Voltages (Closed)

Stella

I react without thinking. Before Trevor hits the ground, I've tackled the other Hidden girl, knocking her flat on her back.

"Mark!" she shrieks, no doubt calling for help. I plant my knees on her thighs, cover her mouth with one hand, and press the other hand to her temple. A quick burst of infrared light was all it would take.

"Ow!" the Hidden girl screams. "Ow! Get your hands off me!"

I see the other Hidden, Mark, running toward me from behind. I hold one hand out to him and flash a bright white light, blinding him for a split second. By the time he recovers, I'm ready. "Stop right there!" I order. "No one move, or you'll both fry!"

"With what?" Mark scoffs, unaware of what my infrared rays are doing to his friend's face. "You don't have fire powers."

"With gamma rays, that's what," I snap. I transferred some of my infrared light toward Mark, making him wince. I didn't want to seriously hurt the girl, and her face was starting to burn. Not badly--just a sunburn. But still...

Twila-
While my face burns slightly, I concentrate all of my strength on a large rock a few feet from us. Finally, I get it to fly from the ground and hit her side, pushing her off me. As she tries to stand again, I make the sand swirl under her feet so she keeps falling.

Victoria

I see a ball of light or whatever it was go into the sky. I hear screaming and can't take it anymore, standing and making my way towards it when Stella stops me.

"No, Tori. I-It's not safe." She begs.

"My sisters there." I said, shrugging her touch away. I ran, until standing behind Trevor. I see Zaen and flash a smile of releif before looking down and staring at the ground to long and a small wild fire starts. I curse to myself mentally and put it out.

"W-What's going on?"

Mince

A Hidden! What was a Hidden doing here? Grinding my teeth at what I was about to do, I cursed silently. I climbed a tree and steathily ran till I was above the Hidden. "Burn!" I screamed launching myself off the tree.

Catching the Hidden by surpise, I launched a fireball at the Hidden. The Hidden launched a larger fireball that broke through mine and slammed into me. I flew through the air before slamming into a tree and crumbling to the ground.

I struggled to my feet just as the Hidden launched a ball of light and fire at me. I dove to the ground just as the tree the balls hit broke and the trunk fell on me.

"Help!" I screamed weakly.

Nephil

I stand there as the battle rages on, I feel dazed now like I'm in a dream. But this dream was real, my anger boiling to a rage I focus as much of my power into Masamune and swing causing a mighty air blast for all to feel.

"Stop all this at once!" I yell angerly.

And all at once, everyone just stopped fighting and looked at me like I had put on a interesting show.

"This battle is futile and not worth fighting, Hidden we are leaving, now." I said sternily as I put my blade away.

"Stay here and die if you so wish but I shall not fight such a useless fight." I said as I turn away and start walking Zaen following close behind, probably scared to say anything.

Mince

As Nephil walked away, I was shocked. Nephil was a Hidden? Coughing, I focused on the tree trunk that was ontop of me. I imagined a flame under the leaves. Instantly, a flame materilized under the leaves, and the leaves caught fire. Soon, the whole tree burnt to a crisp leaving me there alone.

I dismissed the flames. When I tried to stand up, I collapsed again. My leg was twisted at a unnatural position. I saw a bone sticking out, and decided I had broke my leg. Grimacing, I crawled towards Trevor, who was till outcold. I shook him trying to wake him up.

Trevor

Something shakes me and my eyes slowly open, my head throbbing. Mince is above me and everything else is still. The smell of smoke hits me all at once, reminding me of the battle, and I pull myself to sit up.

Nephil and the Hiddens are gone, having taken the girl he'd brought with him. Tori is trying to break free from Stella's grasp, Nikki assisting, while Simon stands off to the edge.

"How long have I been out?" I ask, returning my gaze to Mince.

"A few." He replies, standing.

He helps me up and I realize just how exhausted I am, my body stiff and groaning with such an effort. The others look like they're fairing no better. I dust myself off absent-mindedly, looking at Tori.

"We need to move camp." I say, only Mince and possibly Simon catching word. "They know where we are now."

I sigh, glancing over the shelter. The roofing is misplaced and lopsided, making it unsafe to lay underneath anyway.

"We'll wait until the Shadow calms down." I decide. "Then we'll move out. That'll give us all time to gather ourselves."

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Zaen

Nephil shouts, calling off the fight. The blade he carries amazes me, terrifies me... I stand close to him still, thankful for his termination of the conflict.

"This battle is futile and not worth fighting, Hiddens, we are leaving, now." He orders, sheathing his sword and turning around.

I remove my hand from his proximity and take a step back, watching him warily. He begins to walk off and I don't know what else to do but follow, making a mental note to avoid angering him at all costs.

Where... I hesitate before signing the rest, making sure he can see me. Where are we going?

Victoria

. After that other guy leaves with my sister I watched her longingly.

"We need to move camp. They know where we are now." He says. I only caught have of what he said, confused.

"We'll wait until the shadow calms down. Then we'll move out. That'll give us all time to gather ourselves." He decides.

I look at him, dumbheadead. "What?! My sisters with him! We need to follow him!" I argue.

He shakes his head, "Tori, It's too dangerous."

I sigh, leaning against a tree. "What can I do to help then?"

Mince

When Trever woke up and said we had to move camp, I grimaced.

"What?" he asked me.

"I ended up breaking my leg attacking one of the girl Hiddens. She broke a tree which landed on me breaking it. I can hobble, but I don't know for how long," I said weakly.

Trever grimaced at my news. "We still need to move camp. We'll get as far as we can, then we'll rest," he told me before going to check on the others.

Twila-
We leave, and I skip to catch up with Nephil's quick pace.
"Are you okay?" I ask, "how'd you get caught? What happened? Do you think they'll follow us and ambush us?" I turn to the girl next to him, "hi, I'm Twila, what's your name? Don't worry, you're safe with us. Ooh, what a pretty mark you have! I think we're going to be great friends! That's Mark over there, by the way." The girl gives me an odd look, but doesn't say anything.

Trevor

"I ended up breaking my leg attacking one of the girl Hiddens. She broke a tree which landed on me breaking it. I can hobble, but I don't know for how long," Mince says weakly.

I grimace and glance at him.

"We still need to move camp. We'll get as far as we can, then we'll rest," I tell him. "But take your weight off your leg until we do."

I walk towards Tori and the girls, sending a look to Simon to make sure Mince did as I said.

"My sister's with him! We need to follow him!" Tori argues with me, having heard my previous statement.

I shake my head, "Tori, it's too dangerous."

She sighs, leaning against one of the few standing trees.

"What can I do to help then?" She asks.

"You can stay within sight." I reply. "Do your part and listen. This is my group here. I'm the one who calls the shots. I need you to understand that and respect it."

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Zaen

Nephil doesn't answer my question, the girl on his side coming up and speaking rushed.

"Are you okay?" She asks him, "how'd you get caught? What happened? Do you think they'll follow us and ambush us?"

She turns to me, "hi, I'm Twila, what's your name? Don't worry, you're safe with us. Ooh, what a pretty mark you have! I think we're going to be great friends! That's Mark over there, by the way."

I look at her, not speaking, and then back at Nephil, hoping he could explain why I can't respond.

Mince

I collapses to a sitting position, doing as Trever said; keeping my weight off my leg. I sighed at the thought of slowing them down. I could probably just sacrifice myself to at least slow the Hidden down or let the others get ahead. I'm just dead weight now I thought grimly.

I noticed Simon looking at me and I grimaced. No, I would not let the others down. I will stay strong I thought. I inspected my leg and pulled some scrap metal from my backpack, which was beaten and torn from constant travel.

I put the metal on my broke leg and welded it together, forming a Metal Boot. I stood up and smiled at my work. "Good job, I guess," Simon said.

I looked up to see him closer. "I'm not going to be dead weight," I told him smirking. I walked over to Trever, with a major limp. When I got over there, Trever looked shocked. "Scrap metal welded a certain way can make a boot," I said quickly.

Nephil

I walk as I listen to Twila talk as her usual hyper self. My thoughts contaplating on how were going to do this, I needed to retreave this girl's sister. It wasn't going to be easy in the slightest with only two hidden's, myself, and a shadow that doesn't even trust me.

"hi, I'm Twila, what's your name? Don't worry, you're safe with us. Ooh, what a pretty mark you have! I think we're going to be great friends! That's Mark over there, by the way." I hear Twila say.

"Twila, Mark, Zaen is mute she can't talk, she specks though sing language that I'm lucky that I know. I'll translate as I need to." I said.

I sign to Zaen "Forgive my friends, I'll translate what you want me to tell them alright?" I sign.

Victoria

I nod, "Yeah. But if you get in my way or threaten my sister in any way I won't hesitate to use my powers against you." I told him, climbing a tree and hanging my legs from it, crossing my arms.