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Part LXXVIII: On All Sides
Date: Kornun 19th, 114 A.U.
Astrid felt the air breezing by her as she fell, still managing to hold the petrified Hagion in her arms. Astrid managed to point her one arm left, moving her pinky finger down to press the button as she tried to point while clinging onto Hagion, who had been knocked out by the impact of them flying through the window. Instantly, a wire with a small claw on the end flew out, hitting the top of a nearby building and somehow clinging on to it as Astrid suddenly rocketed forward toward the building. She had a metal contraption on her right arm wove all around the outer side of it, almost like a second arm compressed against it but made out of metal, that connected to the metal backpack that fueled her transportation wire. The building grew closer and closer and suddenly they were over it—Astrid releasing the mechanism on her arm as the wire snapped back into place.
Monty was already ripping his cloak off as he was frantically calling in their support via his radio-earpiece. Letting Hagion down for a moment, Astrid quickly took her cloak off to provide access to what was beneath, revealing the clothes and weapons he had kept hidden from the elven guards. Around her belt she had two guns, two knives, and a couple grenades, along with some other assorted tools.
“Why did you bring him?” Monty yelled as he ran toward the edge, his eyes darting to find the next escape plan as Astrid watched the elven airships coming toward him.
“He’ll be useful!” Astrid frantically said as she aimed her right arm toward another building as she hugged Hagion with her left arm to keep him up. “Besides he’s light.” She hit the mechanism and the wire shot out, wrapping around an antenna on the other roof as she rocketed forward, Monty flying beside her as he yelled something into his earpiece that allowed him to communicate with the rest of the group. Gunshots blared around them as the elven airships got closer.
“I need you to change directions in flight!” Monty roared as he gestured at another building. “There.”
“But-"
"Now!” Monty’s wire went limp as it whizzed back into his arm contraption as he fell, turning as he pointed at the next building, the wire again flying out. Trying to hold onto Hagion, Astrid loosed the contraption as the momentum carried her forward, frantically pointing as she felt Hagion slipping from her arms. The wire flung and grew taut on the next building and they were flying again.
“This is code red, please get to your stations,” a loud robotic voice blared. “This is an emergency. Intruders have invaded the camp. Repeat. Intruders have invaded the camp.”
Astrid staggered as she hit the roof of the next building, barely remembering to let the wire mechanism to get back into her arm. A trapdoor in the roof opened, and before Astrid could say anything, Zarien leapt out, slamming it behind him.
"Flek’s coming as soon as possible and Number 994 is safe,” he gasped, looking behind them toward the elven airships that were quickly narrowing the distance.
“Next roof,” Astrid exclaimed.
“Do we have enough wire?!” Monty gestured at the large gap between their building, the last of the apartments, to the other buildings that were farther away from the elven airships.
“No,” Zarien answered for him. “Run for cover!” The trapdoor he had come out of began opening. “I’ll get them!”
Zarien made it to the trapdoor just as the first elf emerged. Zarien socked him on the jaw before slamming the trapdoor on him as Astrid dragged Hagion behind a generator, shots ringing all around. Quickly depositing Hagion, Astrid pulled the pin on the grenade and leapt up, standing atop the generator to see the elven airships nearly on them as she threw the grenade, throwing herself forward for cover as the ground raced toward her.
The hard metal of the roof hit her face as skin tore, an explosion ringing overhead. Astrid rolled, bringing up her arms to try to block the shrapnel, but the airship hadn’t been close enough yet to rain shrapnel done. Her arm still over her face, Astrid looked up as the other airship flew overhead. And ten elves dropped down on cables.
Astrid leapt up, grabbing for her gun as Monty slammed into them. Knocking one off balance, he grabbed the elf’s automatic gun and opened fire. Astrid scrambled back as Monty ducked behind a ventilator, bullets flying into the ventilator as Astrid scooted next to Monty. From the corner of her eye she watched the elves aim their guns at Zarien, struggling with the elves in the trapdoor.
Astrid screamed as at the last moment, Zarien grabbed the last elf fighting him and threw himself behind the elf, using the elf as a shield as the bullets ripped into the elf. The other elves moved toward Zarien and, throwing aside his shield, Zarien slipped down into the trapdoor.
Gunshots suddenly blasted across the roof. Astrid screamed and dove for cover but she was already under cover. A figure dropped from the sky into the middle of the elves and light flashed. The figure leapt and ducked, weaving his corsha blades through the elves before they had a chance to react.
Flek killed the last elf before gesturing toward the ship that had halted above. “Come on!” He yelled. “Number 994 is in there! We don’t have much time!” He gestured toward more elven guardships that were flying closer.”
"But Zarien-”
“I’m in communication with him!” Flek said, gesturing to his earpiece. “We’ll pick him up soon! Let’s go!” A ladder dropped down from the ship, and, running for Hagion, Astrid moved toward the ship as the elven ships drew closer. Monty was there waiting at the ladder and, grabbing Astrid, held her tight as the ladder began lifting up into the ship. And, with merely seconds to avoid being pummelled by the elven airships, it began its flight away. And the chase began.
Question of the Day: How does Number 994 escape? (I don't have any backstory planned for how he does, so let your creative juices get flowing...)
Part LXXVIII: On All Sides
Date: Kornun 19th, 114 A.U.
Astrid felt the air breezing by her as she fell, still managing to hold the petrified Hagion in her arms. Astrid managed to point her one arm left, moving her pinky finger down to press the button as she tried to point while clinging onto Hagion, who had been knocked out by the impact of them flying through the window. Instantly, a wire with a small claw on the end flew out, hitting the top of a nearby building and somehow clinging on to it as Astrid suddenly rocketed forward toward the building. She had a metal contraption on her right arm wove all around the outer side of it, almost like a second arm compressed against it but made out of metal, that connected to the metal backpack that fueled her transportation wire. The building grew closer and closer and suddenly they were over it—Astrid releasing the mechanism on her arm as the wire snapped back into place.
Monty was already ripping his cloak off as he was frantically calling in their support via his radio-earpiece. Letting Hagion down for a moment, Astrid quickly took her cloak off to provide access to what was beneath, revealing the clothes and weapons he had kept hidden from the elven guards. Around her belt she had two guns, two knives, and a couple grenades, along with some other assorted tools.
“Why did you bring him?” Monty yelled as he ran toward the edge, his eyes darting to find the next escape plan as Astrid watched the elven airships coming toward him.
“He’ll be useful!” Astrid frantically said as she aimed her right arm toward another building as she hugged Hagion with her left arm to keep him up. “Besides he’s light.” She hit the mechanism and the wire shot out, wrapping around an antenna on the other roof as she rocketed forward, Monty flying beside her as he yelled something into his earpiece that allowed him to communicate with the rest of the group. Gunshots blared around them as the elven airships got closer.
“I need you to change directions in flight!” Monty roared as he gestured at another building. “There.”
“But-"
"Now!” Monty’s wire went limp as it whizzed back into his arm contraption as he fell, turning as he pointed at the next building, the wire again flying out. Trying to hold onto Hagion, Astrid loosed the contraption as the momentum carried her forward, frantically pointing as she felt Hagion slipping from her arms. The wire flung and grew taut on the next building and they were flying again.
“This is code red, please get to your stations,” a loud robotic voice blared. “This is an emergency. Intruders have invaded the camp. Repeat. Intruders have invaded the camp.”
Astrid staggered as she hit the roof of the next building, barely remembering to let the wire mechanism to get back into her arm. A trapdoor in the roof opened, and before Astrid could say anything, Zarien leapt out, slamming it behind him.
"Flek’s coming as soon as possible and Number 994 is safe,” he gasped, looking behind them toward the elven airships that were quickly narrowing the distance.
“Next roof,” Astrid exclaimed.
“Do we have enough wire?!” Monty gestured at the large gap between their building, the last of the apartments, to the other buildings that were farther away from the elven airships.
“No,” Zarien answered for him. “Run for cover!” The trapdoor he had come out of began opening. “I’ll get them!”
Zarien made it to the trapdoor just as the first elf emerged. Zarien socked him on the jaw before slamming the trapdoor on him as Astrid dragged Hagion behind a generator, shots ringing all around. Quickly depositing Hagion, Astrid pulled the pin on the grenade and leapt up, standing atop the generator to see the elven airships nearly on them as she threw the grenade, throwing herself forward for cover as the ground raced toward her.
The hard metal of the roof hit her face as skin tore, an explosion ringing overhead. Astrid rolled, bringing up her arms to try to block the shrapnel, but the airship hadn’t been close enough yet to rain shrapnel done. Her arm still over her face, Astrid looked up as the other airship flew overhead. And ten elves dropped down on cables.
Astrid leapt up, grabbing for her gun as Monty slammed into them. Knocking one off balance, he grabbed the elf’s automatic gun and opened fire. Astrid scrambled back as Monty ducked behind a ventilator, bullets flying into the ventilator as Astrid scooted next to Monty. From the corner of her eye she watched the elves aim their guns at Zarien, struggling with the elves in the trapdoor.
Astrid screamed as at the last moment, Zarien grabbed the last elf fighting him and threw himself behind the elf, using the elf as a shield as the bullets ripped into the elf. The other elves moved toward Zarien and, throwing aside his shield, Zarien slipped down into the trapdoor.
Gunshots suddenly blasted across the roof. Astrid screamed and dove for cover but she was already under cover. A figure dropped from the sky into the middle of the elves and light flashed. The figure leapt and ducked, weaving his corsha blades through the elves before they had a chance to react.
Flek killed the last elf before gesturing toward the ship that had halted above. “Come on!” He yelled. “Number 994 is in there! We don’t have much time!” He gestured toward more elven guardships that were flying closer.”
"But Zarien-”
“I’m in communication with him!” Flek said, gesturing to his earpiece. “We’ll pick him up soon! Let’s go!” A ladder dropped down from the ship, and, running for Hagion, Astrid moved toward the ship as the elven ships drew closer. Monty was there waiting at the ladder and, grabbing Astrid, held her tight as the ladder began lifting up into the ship. And, with merely seconds to avoid being pummelled by the elven airships, it began its flight away. And the chase began.
Question of the Day: How does Number 994 escape? (I don't have any backstory planned for how he does, so let your creative juices get flowing...)
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