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gREY

That squirrel was a treat...i'm already full...need a few more though. As i look overhead from my gigantic hybrid kill, i heard some shouts from the camp. Not surprise...some of those critters much have leaked out from the forest but anyway...it may test their skills.

ANyway, i laid back for a moment observing some rabbit like creature chewing off the tail of the large hybrid. They had the body of a rabbit but their eyes were red and they have large teeth. Theyc ame in small groups. When they looked at me, they snarled but i only threw a machete for them to leave.
'Easy kill..."

After a moment of resting, i saw a number of them going to the forest.
"Hungry, ain't we..." i grinned as i grabbed my machete from the ground and walked towards them.
"They seemed lost...hehehe...guess i'll act like a guide for a moment!" i chuckled. I placed the Machete over my shoulder and walked towards them.

"So, what do we do now?" i heard one of them say.
"Lost?" i surprised them as i suddenly stood before them. I chuckled to myself.

Very sorry for not posting! I read through everything, so hopefully I can pop right in.

Logan~

I had woken up among some other teens whose names I didn't know. Some of them were already awake when I arouse, but a few were still sleeping. After seeing the other teens opening backpacks I looked around and sure enough I found one for me. It read:

Logan Target
14
Bow and Arrows
Camouflage

After examining the bow it met my expectations. My camouflage ability also worked like a charm. All I had to do was think about my surroundings or what I wanted to look like and it would change my clothes to match the environment. This made me very pleased.

I met a few of the other teens; they seemed nice enough. Occasionally I cut in and offered a piece of advice, but for the most part I stayed on the edge of our temporary camp. It was a hard decision, but I decided that It would be better for me to brave it on my own then stay here with them, but that also came with the decision to stay until I heard learned the extent of their powers and a little more about them.

Archway~

"What do we do now?" I asked Annabelle. She hung her head low staring at the arrowheads of her arrows. I felt bad for her, she had only wanted to help she didn't realise savign soemones life would make her a killer.
She shrugged her brown hair bouncing in the breeze, sighing I stood up arching my back.
"Does anyone here no where we are?" I asked suddenly. This was starting to get old, I hated being soemwhere I didn't know.
Logan stared past me and up into the trees, he shook his head once he realised I was waiting for an answer.
"Just like you we all woke up not knowing anything" he said plainly propping his head in his palms.
"There has to be a reaon for why we are here, I mean who would steal kids and place them in the middle of nowhere with wierd lookign creatures" I waved my hands around in the air the breeze licking at my face.
Annabelle's stomach rumbled her cheeks turning pink as she realised we had all heard. Touching her palm to the tummy she sighed "Venus was right we do need food. But going into the forest can kill us all" she fell back letting the arrows fall around her.
"Well maybe we could use our powers to our advantage" I suggested sitting back down cross legged. "I mean we all have it for a reason. If you think about it the powers we were given will help us survive here. I have water...so we don't get thirsty, you have fire so we don't get cold and Logan you can camoflague what's a better way to catch an animal than sneeking up on it"
"That's what split us up in the first place...killing animals" Logan stared at Annabelle fromt he corner of his eye. "Iffy won't like it"
"Yeah but to live we need meat!" I said hunger clouding my face
"Can't we just use berries" Annabelle suggested
"C'mon you all know that berries will not suffice our hunger and even than they could all be poisinous we can't tell the difference between them"
"I think one of us can" Logan began "I heard someone say that their power was to find and cook food"
"Who?" I asked

*Iffy*

I walked slowly through the forest with Venus and a few others.
"Okay," I whispered without turning around," Let's get something straight. I. Refuse. To. Eat. Animals." A few others laughed until they realized what I spoke was not to amuse them.
"Understood," Venus smiled.
I saw a half rabbit half squirrel thing hoping/running across.
"Mr.Rabbitsquirrel." It stopped and looked at me.
" I'm a Marcew."
" Mr.Marcew, do you know where I could find any edible berries?" He cocked his head and his ears flicked to a bush about three feet away.
" You like boisen berries, kid?" I smiled nervosly.
" Boisen sounds a hella-lot like poisen. And my name's Iffy." It laughed just as wind threw hair into my face.
" You have my word that these will not kill you or make you sick."
" Thank you," I yelled just as he ran/hopped away.
" Iffy?" I turned to Venus.
" Oh, go on. I'll stay here and pick berries." Venus started to protest but I insited that the group move on.
" I have my sword," I reminded them when they didn't budge," Go on." They finially left me to my picking.

*guys,can you let my character in...
Grey

"What are you doing?" I said as i stood behind a girl who was picking berries. the girl jolted in response and looked back at me.
I chuckled.. Though i regret allies...this one will be interesting to find out.
"My name's Grey." i said as i placed my machete by my shoulder.
"Iffy." she replied as she put some berries in her pockets. "Are you one of us."
"Sure, I just woke a hundred meters away the forest. Didn't quite realized where i am until i saw you.," i lied with a smirk.
"You're just a kid."
"I know. Its weird right...anyway, i wonder where are the rest of the group."
The girl was about to reply when one of the squirrel hybrid appeared. It looked at me before it scampered away to the bushes.
"Squirrels..." i giggled, "a bit scared of everything."

*Iffy*

I frowned as the Marcew scurried off into the bush.
" You scared her away," I looked up at Grey's smiling face.
" I think its my hatchet. It looks scary." I shook my head.
" My sword is scarier than your hatchet, and they don't run from me."
" Cause they know you won't eat them. Whereas I might." I shook my head and sniffed his shirt.
"What the hell?" He smelled like Mr.Squirrel's blood.
"You killed Mr.Squirrel." My voice was empty and the smile I previously wore melted from my face.
" The squirrel? Yeah he was tasty." I had half a mind to slap him, or shove my sword down his friend-eating throat.
" But why," I choked out. My emotionless stage was fading away, replaced by sadness and anger. Mostly sadness.
" I was hungry." I hated that he was being all non-chalant about this. He killed and he dosn't care?
" You're sick."
" No I'm feeling quite well actually." I started to walk away. Away from him and his sick ways.
" Where are ya goin' kid?" I stopped. Where was I going? I was alone. I hate being alone. It was still daylight when the group left. Now it was getting dark. I hate the dark. Suddenly I was more aware at the animal's voices and the eyes peering at me from the bushes. I ran back to Grey and pratically clinged to his arm.
"Can we go...please?" He laughed and I shivered. He pulled me towards the forest. "No," I protested," back to camp." He snorted.
" I'm taking you to my camp. Unless you want to take the trip back to the 'camp' alone."
" But the others, i'll worry them."
" They'll live." I bit my nails and looked around. I hate that I have to go with him, but I hate being alone in the dark even more.

Mirus


Mirus blinked and then grinned wildly, "What's this about powers?"

They all looked over to him with a wow-how-slow-stare. Mirus looked ready to burst with happiness, "Is someone gonna tell me, cause I want to know what this is all about!"

He turned to the person who looked as though they were giving instructions, "What camp? Where are we?"

He span around to take in his surroundings, and grew dizzy in the process. With his mind still going around in circles he staggered forward and ran straight into someone whom he managed to unbalance and bring them down to the ground as well.

Mirus' head clonked onto the floor and he rubbed at it with an apologetic grin, "Sorry, I get a little over-excited sometimes."

He stood abruptly, using only leg power, and offered the person his left hand, "I'm Mirus, who are you and what are these powers you guys are talking about?"

*Anyone can be this person. No one has explained anything to poor Mirus yet. *

Grey

Heh...did not rrealized i got one of them in the bag...heh, i could kill ehr at the spot but what happen to good old fun?
"So here we are, at the camp." I showed to her a placed by a large tree. It was located somewhere deep within the forest. On it was a large skelton of what was use to be the hybrid. Before it, the fire was off...no wonder they came here...
"One thing, i'll tell you, girl. Little buggers surround this place...so don't dare even get away from here..."
I left her as i walked to the camp, making fire again.
"You live here by yourself...but your just a"
"kid...did you not notice? Heh, i'm more mature than you are, girl." i chuckled again as ii threw my machete behind a tree where it caught one of the meat eating rabbits by the tail.
"So here's dinner...unless you have some of your own."
"You injured it!" Iffy remarked.
"Better them than us...tell you what, girl. This little buggers are more than what they look like."
"I got some berries..."
Berries, i thought? what am i? some kind of vegetarian...hmph, if i want to get this kid to my side...i'll better play along. I pulled out the machete out of the rabbit's tail and scurry it away.
"Heh...i guess you settled me. No harm in trying, right?"

The day went by fast. Then a boy came up to me and asked me about where we were and stuff. Like I hadn't heard that one enough.

"I'm annabelle. In our bags there are letters that list names, ages, powers and weapons. I've got firestarter. What do you have, Mirus" I asked him.

*Iffy*

I whispered an apology to the animal Grey just hurt before it scurried away. He was creepy and mean.
" I don't want to be here," I whispered. Maybe I could convince some winged creature to give me a lift.
" If you want to leave so much then go. When I find ure bones you can't say I didn't warn you." I bit my nails, something I hadn't done until I got here. They wouldn't eat me. That snake-bird thing did but...
I laid down next to the fire and closed my eyes. I heard the sound of Grey pulling his weapon from the ground.
" Don't you dare kill another animal while I'm sleep." The last thing I heard before I went to sleep was the sound of his laughter. I was leaving first thing in the morning.

~Logan

Some of the others had ventured into the woods to look for food, and a handful of us were still at our makeshift camp. I was sitting about ten yards from the camp and I noticed some commotion, so I decided it would be a good idea to see what was happening.

A new boy had just woken up. He seemed like a very cheerful kid which would be a bit annoying, but I decided I wanted him for an ally. Like me he seemed to act as a shadow. Annabelle was filling Mirus in on the ins and outs, but she looked quite agitated about it. I seized the opportunity.

"Annabelle want me to explain to the new boy?"

"Oh, um sure Logan if you want." She replied bewildered. I guess it was because I really hadn't said much to anyone.

"cmon follow me" I said and we began walking away from a the other kids. "So, what's your name?"

"I'm Mirus and as you can tell I can get over excited sometimes. So we actually get powers and stuff?"

"Oh yes and that is the reason I wanted to talk to you. You are the kind of person that I want as an ally. The others don't really have anything in common with me, and the only one I actually enjoy the company of is Annabelle because she seems like a smart girl not to mention we both share an interest in bows."

"Oh, I guess we can be allies, but wont you get annoyed if I get all excited over something."

"ha, I might, but we can always work something out."

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Light Devil: I left it open, so please decide whether you would like to be my ally.
Jasmine: I included the bit about Annabelle because this could start a romance later on. If you don't want to then do not worry on developing it.

Annabelle

I was talking to the kid Mirus and he was like OVERLY excited about this. ADHD much? Suddenly, Logan jumped in and got him off my hands. If I wanted anyone as an ally, I wanted him. He was smart AND good with bow and arrow. I wanted Iffy but she HAD to betray me and go into the jungle of danger with Venus. The other kids had already made alliances and left so me, Logan, Mirus and two other kids were the only ones left in the meadow. Some idiot had left their bag here so I decided to go through them.

Grey

I sat by the bones of the hybrid watching over Iffy. heh, i could swear that by she would leave me the first morning. I looked at her and took her sword...
"Heh, guess she was right? Not a bad sword either." I grinned as i put her sword by my back. "I don't think you'll need this..."
Suddenly, i heard a sound behind us. I pulled out my machete and saw the eyes of one of the large hybrids. There was not one but a group of them. I thought that it wouldn't be safe for me to stay in the ground. I wonder if they can bury themselves on the ground.
I silently carried myself and the girl up to a tree where i glimpse the creatures below us surrounding the
"Heh, i guess you are to heavy to jump...hehehe...guess that mean's we're trapped..." i chuckled. "or that she's trap...this will be my break. Let's see how she can get herself out of this without her weapons?"

*Iffy*

I stretched out my arms and almost fell. Fell? I sat up straight and almost toppled over.
" What the hell, Grey? Get me out this tree." I looked around, "Grey?" Where was my sword? Where was Grey. That little...
"Ugh." I started to jump down but a bunch of hybrids wait below, three actually.
"Excuse me," I whispered to the largest one, half lion half bird," Mr.Lionbird thing."
" Kelnis."
"Mr. Kelnis can you please not eat me?" The whole group laughed and my heart sped up, " Honestly. I won't hurt you. I'm a vegetarian. I love all animals."
" How do we know you won't turn us in to you're meat eating friend," it was the half snake half rabbit thing that spoke.
" One of you're own, I forgot the name, but it was half bird half snake, tried to kill me, but I still protected it when someone killed it." They nodded.
"What is you're name, miss," a Marcew spoke this time.
" Iffy." The Kelnis whispered something to the others.
" You have my word, we won't eat you. Where is your home? We will lead you there, there are others that would enjoy eating you, I'm afraid." I jumped down and hugged the Kelnis.
" Thank you so much." Now only remains the problem of my sword.

Mirus

Mirus grew serious, his face was still and unemotional as he thought, "Well, allies is a strong word. Mutual companions at the time of need, I suppose."

He turned to Logan, his eyes flaring with a hidden intelligence, "My message said 10 small blades and the ability to steal undetected. I think I'm beginning to understand how important these things may be. I can't promise them entirely to you, but I can say that you're allowed to borrow them if it is convenient for us both."

Suddenly Mirus' eyes went back to normal and a grin appeared on his face, "So, so, so you know anything else about these powers, huh? I think they'd have to be really cool."

Laughing, Mirus slid away from Logan to let him ponder Mirus' words. He returned back to the main place where he had been speaking to someone before.