The Warped (2nd Party)

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Unfortunately, for Constance, nothing happened, not even a faint glimmer, since she etched it with her finger. The spider monkey still sat on her shoulder and watched in curiosity, scratching its head. The sound of carriages could be heard in the distance, and not just a few. It sounded like a LOT of carriages. Moon quickly squeaked at the others, running into some thick brush, since there weren't many trees around.

[Goblin Cat 😸]

Mortis perked up when Moon shot into the brush. She heard the carriages in the distance, knowing there was no way everyone would be able to disappear in time. "Guys, disappear." She whispered loudly enough for the others to hear despite her current knowlege. Quickly, she swiped up her bag and wondered if she would be able to blend in given her current clothing. The armor had covered her shorts enough to make it seem like regular peasant's cloth underneath. The chameleon swallowed hard, weighing out decisions in her mind. If she attempted to look "normal" she might could buy the others time and also leave a spot open for the others to hide. But at the same time, that was a pretty big risk. Mortis merely stood there, bag around her shoulder, trying to get a glimpse of what was coming.

[Srgntcuddles]

Constance frowned when nothing happened, aside from the mud tablet crumbling. "Dang it...I thought it would work. Maybe I did something wrong?" she pondered. When Macid was going to get out of the water she quickly got up to go retrieve her bag. He was out by the time she got back, she also saw Moon hide in some brush. The sound of carriages made her ears perk up, listening. "I think we have company..." Just as she said that she heard Mortis telling them to disappear. Constance quickly stowed her bag into a bush and promptly ran up a tree to hide in. Climbing trees was like walking to her, being she was feline.

[Ares the Ram]

"Sorry. Guess I have a tendency to get into sticky situations huh?" He chuckled alongside Max when he realized he was exposed. He quickly covered himself and ran to pick up his clothing and belongings. Luckily the mud covering his legs wasn't dried so it came off rather easy on his shirt and the one Mortis offered him. He was putting Anon back on his hand when Moon ran into a brush. "Guys, disappear." Macid cursed under his breath as he tried to find a place to hide. The brush Moon went into wasn't big enough to hide both of them, but the tree Constance went up into seemed like it could hide both of them. Besides, the next tree seemed too far away to be safe. He ran and jumped up to a branch and clambered his way up just below Constance, slowing his breathing and remaining as still as possible.

[serpington]

max sighed as everyone disapeared, leaving him alone in the water. "curse my lower sence of hearing....." he said as part of one of the carages came into view through the bushes. he quietly hurried back to his gear, eger to not start another fight. he feached ramsey and slid into the bushes, making sure he was as hidden as posible while looking for the others through the twigs. "they had better not see us. and if they do they had better be freindly......"

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

The carriages came passed by where the others were hiding. The caravan was composed of over 20 large carriages, over 30 soldiers in each one. One carriage in the front was made of gold, and a voice came from inside, but it wasn't angry or mad, merely irritated. The door opened and a trembling soldier shakily walked out and started shouting orders to the soldiers make haste to the next town, where the others had just come from. "And make sure they are found and executed!" After that, a tall, dark figure emerged from within the golden carriage. This time it was a black cat, and she sported an extremely large sniper rifle that would make anyone wonder how it fit in the carriage in the first place. "No. Take them alive. Wesker wants to question them, but if they resist, feel free to kill them. We only need the ones named Macid, Kiral, and Mortis. The rest can be wasted if necessary. I'm heading back to Lamasari, so make sure you all do your job well, or else you might have to put up with Jackson. God knows how many people's heads have been blown off by that shotgun psychopath."

[Goblin Cat 😸]

As quickly as the idea popped into her head, Mortis quickly dismissed her temporary moment of stupidity. She found herself in the tree with the other two, camouflaged  for safety's sake. She slid the top part of her armor off and hung downward, her legs hooked around a limb, her tail coiled around another sturdy branch to steady her. The chameleon had hung her leather top as well as her bag in another limb, tied to make sure they wouldn't fall while she was sneaking. She was listening in on what was going on, taking note of the feline's appearance and the names mentioned. So they're headed to Lamasari. I wonder if that's where we're headed... We'll have to check the map. And why just us three? The hell?

[Srgntcuddles]

"How did that thing fit in there...?" Constance thought about the large sniper rifle. "Better yet...How are we supposed to fight someone like that?! And he said someone had a shotgun?? I don't think anyone on the team is an archer! How could Filadius do this?! And why do they only want those three??" Part of her wanted to just surrender, seeing them so outmatched was overwhelming to her. "Oh man...How would we even fight them? They have an army! We have...Two books, sharp cutting knives and a dagger! They would shoot us before we got clooose! Nya! This sucks...." Constance slumped over on her branch, lost in thought as to what they were going to do.

[Ares the Ram]

Macid was frozen in terror. They wanted him alive for questioning. He had watched many war movies and his mind raced thinking about what kind of tortures they had planned for him. "Oh god, what do they want? I hardly know anything about this place or where we're going. The only thing I could tell them is about this book." His eyes moved to Anon on his hand and back to the carriages. "If only I could get their full name, but even then I'd probably only write how much they want us and nothing useful. Why me? Why did you have to drag me into this? He was on the verge of tears now, but did not dare shed any nor make a sound, lest they hear him. He clung to the tree with all his might, watching vigilantly.

[serpington]

max watched in awe as the cat emerged with her rifle. <50 cal....semi-auto....obviously highly trained....man i'd hate to admit it but she looks like shes more of a background support. mortis all over....wonder if they share a namesake.> he thought to himself silently watching from his hiding spot less than fifteen meters away. <i wonder if this wesker is kiral, but who would jackson be....> he couldn't help but try to match bio's as he watched, hoping none of the others drew attention to the small weak group hiding nearby. <if we get spoted....i'm going after that sniper.....and spliting her in two....>

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

The cat snapped her fingers over to a pretty heavily armoured man, who responded and ran straight for her, saluting. "Commander, get your men to move it double-time, and get that coward who gave us the report to head over here. Lead your men, and come back with good news, or dead. Remember." The man saluted and ran towards the caravan. After a few seconds, the caravan started moving, while one lone soldier ran over to the cat's direction. "Remind me of your rank and job." "Private, ma'am! In the infantry!" "And what is your responsibility?" "To fight to kill my enemies or die trying, ma'am!" Fear was beginning to fill the man's face. "So why did you run and come back?" "Because the enemy that your Lordships have been waiting for have arrived!" "That's the scout's job. Are you a scout?" The man was near tears at this point, "No ma'am!" She sighed, "You should probably be one. It was good to hear the report. Run back to the last town we passed and talk to Lieutenant Laori. Tell him I'll be on my way to confirm your change of M.O." The man saluted and turned and ran down the field, happier and even smiling. However, the cat girl readied her rifle, not even resting the monster on anything, and fired. The shot made many in the caravan jump, and those who quickly turned back, were just in time to watch the man's body explode in the distance. "May that be a lesson to everyone! You are given a job, and you are expected to do it! Do I make myself clear!" The unison of all the soldiers was loud enough, "YES MA'AM!" And the caravan double-timed towards the village the party had come from. When they were gone, the cat girl snapped her fingers, and specially armoured soldiers came out of her carriage and bowed, opening a way for her to get in. She entered inside, gun first, and the soldiers closed the door, piling into the rear of the carriage, and it pulled away, heading north.

[Goblin Cat 😸]

Damn, I'm sort of glad that I didn't wait around... I wonder if they know what we look like or if they're just going off of clothing and weapons to tip them off. Mortis quietly thought to herself as she watched what had happened to the soldier who "got out of line." The gunshot made her flinch only slightly. Again, she began to mentally scorn the old man, but by the time the soldier hit the ground from the shot, she was feeling rather numb as if all of this was not really happening. She scratched her chin, and arched her back, allowing her to see the others. I wonder how they're gonna hold up after seeing and hearing all of this... I know I'm certainly intimidated. They have guns. We are stuck with old enchanted weapons. Weapons that are ranged or useless in any kind of fight. Weapons... she exhaled deeply, closing her eyes. Weapons like my book. When she opened them, she noticed that Constance and Macid seemed pretty shaken up by the ordeal. Her attention towards them was brief, however. The noise from the caravan getting on the move again caused her to turn and watch silently. God, I wonder how many there are in the next town... It would be nice to avoid going into town, but I don't know what we're supposed to do. I just want to survive... I don't give a shit what that old man wants at this point. Yeah, he may have been a nice guy and all back in my time... But this... We could die out here and he was quick to throw us out here.

[Srgntcuddles]

Constance was listening to the woman speak to the soldier, she was nervous for him as well as he was. She practically sighed in relief when she told him to run off, what she didn't expect was a gunshot to ring out. It made her jump, so much so she fell off the branch she was sitting on. She only barely managed to hold onto the branch, making it shake. However she didn't make a noise, but the shaking did. "Oh crap! Oh my God! Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God! Did they hear that? I hope they didn't! I bet they did! Oh my God! I'm dead. My friends are dead. We're all dead. Dead dead dead! AH! I BET THAT PSYCHOTIC BITCH HEARD MEEE-EEE-EEE!!!!" The monkey with Constance sense her distress and had a bright idea of all things. It jumped from the branch onto the carriage the woman got out of. If they had heard something maybe they would think it was just the monkey and go along their way. Constance saw the monkey's act of bravery, getting his idea she was thankful and hopeful nothing would happen to the little guy. Tears were welling up in her eyes and she was biting her lower lip to stifle her sniffling. Along with being on the verge of tears and bawling she was clinging desperately to the bottom of the branch she was once sitting on. Even after the people had gone she wouldn't likely come down.

[Ares the Ram]

Macid watched as the cat executed the soldier. He had been watching her the entire time so did not flinch when the gunshot rang out, but was deeply disturbed by it. So much so that when Constance fell down to the branch right above him, he didn't move a muscle despite being surprised. "They're going to kill us. They're not going to even think about it. They'll just do it." He watched as the carriages left back the way they came while the golden one with the cat went north. When he couldn't see them anymore, he spoke out loud to himself. "How the hell are we supposed to get rid of that? What the, what the hell are we supposed to do? What was he thinking sending us back here? Tears began to well up inside his eyes. "If we're supposed to fix his **** mistake, why couldn't he give us something better than a book? Why did he even bring us here if he knew what we were up against? What did we ever do to him? Macid was full out crying now.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

As the golden carriage disappeared, Moon quickly ran over to Constance, standing under her. She squeaked for Constance to let go and braced herself. Meanwhile, the little monkey ran back over to the group, particularly to check on its master. All the while, the gem on Moon's belly began to glow, and as she stood waiting for Constance, Filadius' image popped out in front of Moon.