Endgame Earth

[NovaAurora]

    "No, you didn't hit any of us," Nova said soothingly. "You blacked out, and your car went off the road and crashed. I think it'll be fine, as long as you are too." He turned his attention to Luke, who looked pretty beaten and bloody, but alive. The sights of all the dead consumers and his wounded comrades brought his attention to his own wound at last, a black and red gash marring his fur on his left arm. It had stopped bleeding severely, but trails of dark, dried blood were crusted on his fur, making it look a lot worse than it was. Still, the pain came rushing on all at once and he couldn't help but cry out softly and bring his hand up to it. He knelt down next to Himawari and gazed out across the street. He could see his friends going to help out the others and decided it would be best to just stay still for a minute. Wincing with discomfort he turned to Himawari again. "You know, I know you must feel like crap right now," he said, "but without you doing that maneuver with your car... I dunno if we'd still be here right now."

[Ventus Fall]

The black haired woman was startled to see Nova's injuries and hastily looked around for her backpack, only realising it was still in the vehicle.
She quickly stood up, causing her to feel dizzy and almost faint, but she regained footing and got her bag. She knelt in fornt of him and took out some first aid kit stuff from her pack, attending to Nova's wounds.
"This should help a bit.."
Holding her hand up, in front of her mouth, she started to cough a little, then continued talking. "It isn't much, but you seem like a strong guy. This would probably heal within no time. And knownig you don't... you know... change, you probably won't get infected by their sickness. Only natural things might harm you, but luckily I've got iodine." She applied some iodine before bandaging Nova's wounds.


Once she was done, she closed her backpack and swerved it back oover her shoulders and remained seated next to Nova. She looked at him with her now almost perfectly red coloured eyes. The bloodshot got even worse in the meantime, but she probably had no knowledge of that herself.
"So what now? I assume we drive on with the vehicles and see there what's next?"

[NovaAurora]

    Nova winced as Himawari treated his wound. To be shown such kindness by a human of all things, especially after what happened at the human compound, meant a lot to him. He smiled up at her and voiced his gratefulness, then noticed her weary, crimson eyes. "Yes, we should try to press on, after assessing everybody's condition of course... Are you going to be ok, Himawari? You look to be in no condition to drive." He glanced over her shoulder at the smoldering war zone behind her. The consumers were essentially defeated, and he could make out the shapes of his companions standing amongst the flames and bodies in the darkness. "But if you're sure you are, I should really check on everybody else too..."

[MrRazot]

Warren looked into the remains of the inferno as he scratched his back, feeling for any damage to his jacket from the blaze. The consumers were all effectively dead and everyone was safe. It pondered across Warren's mind what could have happened should the fire not have been as in control as it was and whether anyone would have been seriously injured or worse. This left his mind quickly with the thought that he'd be more thoughtful next time and would try not to risk anyone's life. He checked his sword for any damage and to his joy, it was unharmed. The fire probably strengthened it if anything.

Warren thought about leaving these people, but decided he only would if they didn't notice him and left without him. A quick survey of the area and Warren knew roughly where he was and where one of his foxholes could be found. He could go to one if he was left.

The fire burned on off the corpses of the consumers.

[FurryJunky]

When all the violence was done and over a voice raised over the roar of the flames, shouting towards the vehicle if everyone was ok. "Yes, we are all ok here." Panting softly she opened a side door and stretched from having herself backed against a chair. Looking back at the car all of the metal pannels had various dents and scratches in them, and the windows where a bit scuffed up. But it was in reasonable condition. Being so heavily armored the only damage worth looking at would  be the busted out back window and the twisted steel bars.  In the windows opening instead of there being glass, there was quite a few consumers that attempted clawing there way in, only to be met with a bullet to the head. Frowning at the sight she walked up behind them gripping them by the few articles of clothing they had left on and pulled them out, taking shards of glass with them until the window was clear. Next was the bit angular pieces of glass that still hung in the frame, creating jagged edges. Sighing softly to herself she began checking the humvee's engine, while saying to herself softly. "That... must of been every consumer within a few miles... Got to be more careful next time..."

[Ventus Fall]

Himawari sighed with relief and said: "Yes, you should check on the others now, I'll be fine, just feeling a bit dizzy at the moment, but that should pass."
She nodded when Nova wanted to asses if she was fine and lokoed Nova in the eyes. "Yes, I'm alright. Why do you look so worried?" Himawari frowned when she asked.
She wouldn't dare want to keep him away any longer from his people, but she was starting to feel very uneasy when Nova looked at her in a certain way that made her wonder:
Why is he looking at me like that? Is there something wrong with me?

[Cifero Windtail]

Jared turned around and walked back towards the others. "So what have we got?" he asked, shifting the girl in his arms.

[Takamei Edevane]

Ip dripping with blood from his wounds, staggered along the fire lighted ground. The blood drops hitting the ground with a hiss, from the heat of the fire. He held his wounds with his paw, feebly attempting to so stop the bleeding and held his weapon loosely in his other paw.  He walked made his way over to Nova's humvee, looking to sit down breathing heavily. Ip opened the back seat door, and climbed in as he took off his rucksack. He left the door open, letting the fresh air get to him instead of the fumes that had filled the air. The smell of dead, rotting corpses didn't help. He opened his rucksack and grabbed a reel of tape before he revealed the deep gashes as he breathed in through his teeth. Ip started to tape his wounds back together, breathing in sharply "argh"

[Cifero Windtail]

Ip dripping with blood from his wounds, staggered along the fire lighted ground. The blood drops hitting the ground with a hiss, from the heat of the fire. He held his wounds with his paw, feebly attempting to so stop the bleeding and held his weapon loosely in his other paw.  He walked made his way over to Nova's humvee, looking to sit down breathing heavily. Ip opened the back seat door, and climbed in as he took off his rucksack. He left the door open, letting the fresh air get to him instead of the fumes that had filled the air. The smell of dead, rotting corpses didn't help. He opened his rucksack and grabbed a reel of tape before he revealed the deep gashes as he breathed in through his teeth. Ip started to tape his wounds back together, breathing in sharply "argh"

Jared walked over and gently set the girl down. "Easy there," he said, pulling out some bandages and starting to dress Ip's wounds. "Let me help you, ok?"

[NovaAurora]

    Nova eyed Himawari warily as he stood up. "It's just... well to be blunt, your eyes look like you haven't slept in a month." He grunted as he got to his feet. "But, if you feel like you're ok, then pay me no heed. I'm gonna go check on everyone else." He jogged off over to his humvee, where everyone seemed to be gathering around. When he got there he surveyed everyone: Katelyn, Sarah, and Jared seemed to be in one piece, and Ip was injured but at least being tended to. The rescued furs from the human compound seemed to be ok as well. "Well, that was something I'd like to avoid happening again," he said darkly, glaring for a moment at Ip. "But if no one is seriously hurt, we should press on. I don't like lingering in the middle of nowhere at night." He looked at the smoldering pavement, where Ip's Jeep lay on its side but at least still intact. Then a thought occurred to him. "Hey, so nobody saw where that fox that we rescued went, right? And that fire just started out of nowhere..." He looked around at his companions. "So unless anyone can tell me what happened with that... I'd be willing to bet he's still around here somewhere." He walked a bit away from the congregation around the humvee and called out into the darkness, "Hey! If you're out there, please show yourself. You have nothing to fear from us, and I think we owe you something."

[Takamei Edevane]

Ip gently but firmly pushed Jared away from him "Get off of me." He said glaring at Jared as he ripped another strip of tape and then using it on another wound. "I don't know you" he said as he finished up, and grabbing his equipment after he got out of the humvee. "If you want to help me, go get the jeep back on all four wheels. I can't do it, not now." he said to Jared and looking back at his gashes, still leaking blood. Ip sat back down in the back seat "Ill be there in a moment" he said whilst resting and holding on to his side.

[MrRazot]

Warren smiled a bit to himself. perhaps the fire was to bright in the dark and made it difficult to see him. His fur was roughly the same colour. Regardless, he turned around away from the fire and walked towards nova and hoped he would realise how near by he was the whole time.


"You can call me Warren," he said with a pause
"sorry the fire got a bit out of hand." He continued appologeticly with a bit of a shrug

[Cifero Windtail]

Ip gently but firmly pushed Jared away from him "Get off of me." He said glaring at Jared as he ripped another strip of tape and then using it on another wound. "I don't know you" he said as he finished up, and grabbing his equipment after he got out of the humvee. "If you want to help me, go get the jeep back on all four wheels. I can't do it, not now." he said to Jared and looking back at his gashes, still leaking blood. Ip sat back down in the back seat "Ill be there in a moment" he said whilst resting and holding on to his side.

Jared looked at Ip. "Are you sure?" he said. "I don't really think tape's going to cover those wounds." However, doing as he was told, he started to try to right the vehicle that the badfolk had overturned.

[NovaAurora]

    Nova looked menacingly over his shoulder at Ip and Jared, ready to prevent any further conflict should such action be necessary. It wasn't, however, as Jared stayed away from Ip and instead went to help right the scorched Jeep. Nova had almost forgotten the question he had posed to the darkness a second ago, but was then reminded startlingly as a voice replied from somewhere among the remnants of the flames: "You can call me Warren." And there indeed was the fox they had rescued from the human compound, walking calmly towards him. A smile came over Nova's face as he chuckled, "Ah, I had a feeling you had something to do with this." He approached Warren and held out his hand. "I'd say some of us may have you to thank for our lives... I don't know how you started that fire, but I think I speak for everyone when I say you have our sincerest gratitude."

[Ventus Fall]

Himawari watched Nova walk off to the others.
"Haven't slept in a month? What does he mean by that?" She whispered to herself.
She didn't have a mirror to see how she looked like, when she remembered there were a couple of metallic objects in her backpack. One of them was a very shiny, and unused, pocketknife. She got this from her father. The pocketknife was in the family for generations, perfectly well preserved thanks to polishing it with special scented oil. It kept it sharp too. Should the need arise, and only then, would she use it.


"Himawari, this is yours from now on."
The seventeen year old girl looked up at her father, blinking, not knowing what to say.
"Just take it," he said with a calm voice. "It's alright. It's seathed now and cannot do you any harm now."
"It's not that," Himawari said, "Why do you want to give it to me now?"
Her father sighed and looked away. It took him a moment to respond. "It's been passed through our family for generations. Usually from father to son, but I am happy with just you and would like to keep it in the family. Therfor I am giving it to you." He turned back to face Himawari. "Also, I have a feeling you might need this some day. It might be soon... or not. Eitherway, I would feel safer if you have it."


Himawari sniffed a bit at the memory. It had been 7 years since she had that conversation with her father. Looking back at the whole conversation, it gave her an odd feeling. It was a funny, yet terrified feeling.
How could her father know something like this would happen? That the world would fall to her knees, while suffering from the Consumption?
She didn't think about it any further and snatched the pocketknife out of her bag. She unseathed it and held it so that she could see her own reflection. Her eyes shocked her. The eyes were completley bloodshot, the whole white of the eye was red and... It just seemed as if her eyes were suffering from some kind of infection.
She started to panic and quickly seathed her knife, jamming it back in her backpack.

Himawari calmed down a little, thinking to herself: Calm down, it isn't the Consumption, your eyes wouldn't look like that if you were changing.
She shook her head.
Whatever the case, this isn't good at all. For whatever unknown reason my eyes look horrible.

Something else caught her attention in the corner of her eye and she looked back. She saw the fox anthropomorph they rescued earlier, making his way to Nova.
She was glad that he seemed OK, apparantly the sleeping gas was wearing off. Which made her wonder how the other furry creature was doing.
Himawari stood up and moved towards the vehicle of Nova, remembering he put the other rescued creature in there.
She saw the ocelot having small spasm attacks and fits. Himawri wasn't too worried, she knew some people (and apparantly these anthropomophs too) could have some kind of side-effect to the sleeping gas.
Himawari crawled next to the cat-like creature and aided him, trying to calm down the spasms and preventing form hurting himself by restraining him safely, pinning him to the seat of the car.
now all she had to do was wait for the side-effects to wear off and him to wake up completly.