Endgame Earth

[Cifero Windtail]

"No," Jared said. "That's it." Raising a hand, he pointed to an adjacent building which looked exactly the same.


 

[FurryJunky]

Huffing a breath of distast she turned on the balls of her feet and walked to the building he pointed at. Now standing infront of the metal door there where many  slashes and dents in the front, obvously they have seen there share of action. Adjusting the strap of her rifle some before knocking on the door, waiting for an answer from inside.

[NovaAurora]

    Nova heard the knocking on the door and strode towards it. "They must be returning form the rescue mission, damn I hope they're alright." As he opened the door he couldn't help but let out a gasp of astonishment. There were Jared and Axol and Sarah, but there were also several furs he didn't recognize... and one he did. Her shining white coat was dingy and tattered, but there was no mistaking her. "Katelyn! How?! But I thought..." He was at an utter loss for words. He reached out with one paw and touched her shoulder lightly, as if he couldn't believe she was real. "My god... I don't even... come in, all of you!" He hastily stood aside and gestured for them to enter, mouth agape at the extraordinary spectacle.

[FurryJunky]

Watching the door swing open she saw the same black and gray wolf she rememberd from her child hood except for a scar that reached across his right eye. Seeing him alive brought a smile across her face. "Nova!" She said in such joy. Nodding while holding her smile she walked in the room only to find allot of other furrs scattered about. Allot of them seemed to be readying for something, what though she had no idea. Now standing in the middle of the room her eyes would trail across the place, settling back onto Nova as he waited for the others to enter.

[NovaAurora]

    Nova couldn't help but watch Katelyn as she walked in, despite the array of other furs following behind her. But when she looked at him he glanced down at the floor, just for an instant. He raised his eyes again to see her still gazing at him. "Katelyn. Jeez I thought I'd never see you again, I mean after the meteors hit and everything... I know we didn't go out on the absolute best of terms, but you know..." He sputtered a little bit as he looked at her. "I never forgot about you. And now you're here..." He made a sweeping gesture with his arms. "I suppose I should say welcome to the last great fur resistance this side of the rockies, hehe." This time he managed a smile as he said it.

[FurryJunky]

Her mind was abuzz with thoughts before all the chaos as she looked at Nova. He was one of her closest friends before the meteors. She would remember how they would meet outside of her father gun store and walk around the back allies and play games with some of the other kids that lived around the place. It was happy times. "I still cant believe your alive ether, It almost seems like a dream." she said holding her smile. "Do tell, how has the years treated you, and what is with everyone? It looks like your ready to go to war."

[NovaAurora]

    "Well, relative to most of the world I suppose I've done quite well. Everything you see around you, all the people residing here, exist as they do because of my endeavors. But we've grown tired of hiding in the depths of the city, tired of scrounging through the remnants of humanity, tired of not having open land and space to rebuild our world. What you see is the preparation for our greatest mission yet- the escape from the city so we may establish a colony, if you will, from which we can expand and begin to rebuild. Tonight we set out, and our first step is acquiring the vehicles and fuel which the humans on the edge of the city are hoarding and letting go to waste. We have all the other resources and skills we need, we just need a mode of effective transportation. In fact, I was about to announce the final details of our plan when I was told about all of you." He gestured to the large mass of furs by the doorway. "Now that you're all here, I suppose I can begin. But first," he gazed at Katelyn, "I want to hear about you."

[FurryJunky]

Raising an eyebrow she shuffled her feet some. If there was anyone she trusted it was Nova. Nodding she lowered her voice to that only Nova could hear. "When the meteors fell, it was quite at first, as I'm sure you known. But when the monsters started invading the city it spread like a virus. Block after block was consumed and changed as the days went on. When it made it to our gun store, we barricaded ourselves in the back room. We had plenty of ammo and weapons to hold them off naturally, but it was only me and my father, there where too many of them..." Taking a pause she rubs her eyes at a few threatening tears and continues, "When they attacked, I was able to grab my rifle and a set of my basic tools with me, my dad didn't make it... From there I stuck to back allies and the roofs. But I was running low on food, so I went to that old mini-mart we used to go to. My friend..." Sighing she shook her head saying, "I'm sure you can piece together what happened. But I am here now so ill make myself of use, not many gun smiths in the world anymore you know." Smiling lightly she faked her emotions, believing if she acted happy, she would be happy.

[NovaAurora]

    Nova could see she was trying hard not to look upset. He understood what it was like to lose his whole family, but that was a long time ago now. He was numb to that pain. Still, he tried to sound as comforting as he could. "Well if you're even half the shot you used to be I know you're gonna be invaluable to us," he said with a slight smile. "And even if you weren't a gunsmith, you're still invaluable to me... I mean, I have many friends in the resistance but you're the first true pre-war friend I think I've met. Just knowing that you're ok is good enough for me." He trailed off, feeling more emotional than he had expected. After all this time of surviving in a strange world and fighting for every breath, it was wonderful to see a face he could take comfort in, someone he could trust with his life.

[Cifero Windtail]

Jared nodded. "Alright... so what's the plan?"

[Kit Aalish]

Sarah just stood by and watched the quiet exchange between the two friends. Seeing their joy she couldn't help but smile. Maybe she could find happyness with this group after all. Maybe even a mate eventualy. She sighed at the thought of a family of her own. She kicked off the wall egear to get started. "Yeah what's the plan? I'm more then willing to help in anyway I can." She looked around her as she waited for Nova to explain the plan. Her eyes fell on Axoll and her mind began to wonder. 'Hes a handsome one. I can't belive I didn't realize that before.'

[FurryJunky]

Smiling at his kind words she nodded lightly more then agreeing with him. Taking another look around her she saw some other furs walking up to Nova now, most likely seeking an audience or a speech. Letting out a soft sigh her face was full of content now as she said, "I'm going to sit down somewhere, It would seem you have others that need you, and Nova..." Taking a pause she swallowed lightly before saying, "Its... really nice to see you again." Shuffling some she turned around seeking a vacant bed witch she sat down in. The bed gave a loud creek of distaste as she swung her bag off of her back. Next was her rifle as she laid in over her lap, inspecting it over and under once more. Normally she would do her normal dis-assembly and re-assembly, but she did not know any of these other fur's so she was going to keep that on a down-low till such a skill was needed.

[Luke White-Heart]

During all of this, Luke had slipped into a corner to watch the goings on. He had never been one for socializing, mostly because the present situation allowed for no such pleasantries, but also because (he was slightly embarassed to admit it, even to himself) he was scared of other furs. Well, more like interacting with other furs. It was nerve wracking. He would much prefer to fight than talk. Fighting was much more simple.
 
Luke watched intently as he saw the fur who had saved his life, Katelyn, interacting with a fur who seemed to carry great authority and command respect. The leader of the resistance, i'm assuming, mused Luke. Suddenly, all of the day's activities finally caught up to him, and Luke sank to the floor, exhausted. But he didn't sleep. Anyone here could be Daniel, and he had to stay awake.

[VrRaven]

Leaning against the wall as Nova made his speech, then waiting as he was greeted by newcomers or those in need, Phelan crossed his arms and leaned against the wall with his chin on his chest. Intending only to rest a moment, he fell into the first real sleep he'd had in several days.


As usual, the familiar nightmare arrived with an unnatural clarity, as only true memories can. It began with Phelan lying at the bottom of a refuse heap, miraculously without serious injury despite the beating he'd taken. At the time he'd not known how long he had been unconcious, only that it was the very early hours of morning. Before sunrise. Awakening brought the bruises back, but the only thought his mind latched onto was his knife. Unnamed, it had been given to him by his friend Raph, a gift received just hours prior to an attack by the monsters.


Minutes of quiet advance brought the ragged black wolf to the window he been thrown from. He entered and searched the building as quietly as possible, this made easy by the fact that the furs who assaulted him were asleep, Phelan left them that way. He only wanted his friend's knife back. He found it, in the leaders chamber, being used as a spit for some roasted meat. Something seemed very wrong with this scene, but the fox eating the meat wasn't any different, it was the partially carved human corpses laying to the side of the fire pit. Phelan's eyes widened and he gasped, turning his attention back to the leader. Who grinned with his bloodstained teeth as he used the wolf knife as a toothpick. A knowing look on his smug face.


Something broke inside the wolf that night, and with that resurgence of dream-memory the present day Doza comes to his footpaws, hackles raised, eyes gleaming, and lips pealed back. A deep snarl in his throat, dozens of scars revealed across his face and chest that were hidden under the fur.

[Takamei Edevane]

After a while Ip regained some of his energy back thanks to his pineapples, he sat up looking around, realizing where he was. "no.." he whispered to himself. The word seemed to echo endlessly in his head. Ip stood up and took a deep breath before looking at the door. He walked towards the door and paused to listen before opening the door before making his descent to the ground floor. Ip stood at the bottom of the stairway watching Nova and the rest of the anonymous furs. He still had little knowledge of this place and the so called resistance. Ip made himself comfortable in a corner, observing Nova having a conversation with another fur and then onto the rest of the furs who he had not yet seen.