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Post by knightc3 on Mar 14, 2008 3:28:30 GMT -5
(Private: Me and Zyphan)
The military transport vehicle passed over a rough patch of road shaking its cargo violently. This cargo was considered much more important than anything it had ever carried before. The crew of the transport had never received an escort like this before. There was even a high ranking General traveling in front of the convoy. He was supposed to have been responsible for the capture of the two they were holding now.
There had been some minor protests about the capture of these just like there had been with the others in the past, nothing that had warranted more than 5 minutes of airtime in the media. The transport crew didn't know their destination but they assumed it was one of the remote and isolated, high security 'research facilities' in Alaska.
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Scoltun had been dreaming; he had been flying high up in the clear sky when he felt short of breath and weak and started falling to the ground. He suddenly opened his eyes and took a deep breath from the mask that was covering his mouth and nose. His vision was still hazy and he could just make out someone in dark, military uniform, face covered by a gas mask, holding up the small oxygen mask to his face. HE breathed in what he hoped was clean air from the mask. As his vision began to clear, his eyes started to dart around trying to identify the other shapes in the well lit 'prison'.
Directly in front of him there were two soldiers with their guns trained at him. He hadn't 'come quietly'. It had taken them quiet some time to hunt him down and eventually capture him. He tested his hands, feet and wings slowly and heard the chains hitting softly on the wall of the truck. He could feel that his prison was on the move. By the size of the room, he figured it must be something like a 18-wheeler.
He saw two more guards facing the other way with their backs to him. He couldn't see past them as their bodies blocked his view. He imagined he was not the only unfortunate victim of this hunt.
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Post by zyphan on Mar 15, 2008 1:00:55 GMT -5
Zyphan hurt, everywhere. She opened her eyes and sat up, and instantly heard the click click of rifles being cocked. She realized that two military personel were aiming at her, and she was chained to the wall and floor of a rather large moving vehicle. A mask covered her face, and when she tried to reach for it, the chain tether rattled and kept her hand within three inches of the wall. Similar chains were attatched to her legs, and two bands of some sort of indestructable material wound around her torso and across her wings.
Glancing around, she saw another set of guards, and another someone or something moving slightly behind them. Seeing this other being remined her of why she was where she was. ----------------------- She had seen the commotion from up high. A lone flier was battling his way away from a large group of militia who were trying to possibly capture him. A few flying machines were being used as well, firing electric pulses at the fleeing form to try and knock him out.
Curiosity grew in Zyphan, and she flew closer, but having done so, brought attention to herself and one of the flying vehicles turned to face her. Realizing her mistake, the phoenix hastily turned to flee, but was knocked out mid-flight. ------------------------ She must have been captured along with the other guy in the armed transport. I should've just stayed away....Ayden said this was gonna happen if I kept being so d**n curious about everything.... She tried to sit up at bit more comfortable, but one of her guards poked her with his rifle. "Hey. Quit movin' so much." She glared at him, but sat still. It wasn't worth a little movement to get shot.
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Post by knightc3 on Mar 15, 2008 3:08:16 GMT -5
His eyes were locked in front of him. He was curious to know who his companion would be where they were being taken. He could hear the chain make sound on the voice. He looked up at the guards who had their guns trained at him. He decided to not speak right away. They were being too good to him which was something he didn't understand. He was sure they had lost a few men in the burning building which they had set on fire hoping to drive him out. He had waited till the last possible instant before flying through the crumbling roof. They had come into the building to flush him out when he didn't come out even as the building burned. His break made the roof collapse inwards definitely some of the soldiers under it.
The soldier in front of him removed the mask and he was able to breathe normally. Another soldier approached from the corner. Scoltun turned his gaze, following him till he stood right in front of him, "You breathing? Good..." Before Scoltun could respond the soldier took hold of his shoulders and drove his knee into his stomach. His eyes went wide with the pain and his body buckled over in response just to be pulled back to his original standing position due to the chains. He coughed.
"That was for Adam who died because of you... release him from the chains." He pointed at the two soldiers who had the guns trained at him.
"But Captain..."
"Just do what I say!" he shouted at the soldier who had expressed doubt. He fell to his knees curling up from the pain as he was released. The Captain took hold of his shirt and brought him up. Scoltun had only one thing in mind, to escape, to fly away. "You try anything and those two there will spray with you armor piercing bullets. I am sure even you can't stand those you freak...", he said and slammed his head into the titanium lining of the wall of the truck. Scoltun lost his balance and fell to the ground, his wings pinned under him. After a few minutes, the Captain had let out his anger and ordered the soldiers to place him back in the chains. By then, he was too tired to fight it as he was lifted up into his bonds yet again. His bruised body now hung from the chains as his legs didn't have any energy to support him.
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Post by zyphan on Mar 15, 2008 20:15:25 GMT -5
As another man walked in, the two soldiers watching the phoenix briefly looked away, but she was too hurt to do much, and the chains would give away any movement she made no matter what. This is ubsurd. I wish I could be somewhere more comfortable, at least. And without the mask, too. Thing's getting annoying. Zyphan tried once again to reach it by leaning down torwards her hand this time, but the who she assumed to be captain caught her attention as he strode to the other captive.
She heard him speak, and realized that the man in the vehicle with her wasn't much different from herself. He had wings as well, though they were black and he had darker features and was obviously not fully human. Zyphan watched intently, wondering why he was release, but flinched as she heard the captain knee him in the stomach.
Worry and yet still some curiosity enveloped her, but she didn't dare speak until the captain was gone. He didn't seem to notice her all that much, but before he got too far, he seemed to remember that there was more than one non-human in his company.
He turned to Zyphan's guards. "How is she? Still awake after a little shock-therapy?" He was trying to be funny, and didn't really care if the phoenix was okay. It just brought better pay if his captives came in one piece, both physically and mentally.
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Post by knightc3 on Mar 15, 2008 20:31:50 GMT -5
The blows hadn't broken any bones or caused any internal bleeding but he still felt the pain. As he got used to the pain a bit more he raised himself to a standing position, cringing at the pain from the movements. He looked up at the other prisoner as one of the guard turned around to report to the Captain. She was a winged creature as well but a lot different from him. Her skin and wings were pale blue gray in color. Her hair were on the shorter side, reaching till just above the shoulders with the same colors mixed in them.
He wanted to speak to her but didn't think it would be wise to do so in front of the guards. He looked around trying to think of how to get out of here. He could probably break down the door on the back of the vehicle but that still left the the problem of the chains he was in.
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Post by zyphan on Mar 15, 2008 20:39:24 GMT -5
Zypha ignored the guards, but movement of the other captive caught her eye. She looked up and caught him watching her, somewhat the same as checking someone out, but without the creepy.
"She seems fine. Keeps wanting to remove the d**n mask," Here, the same guard poked her again, keeping her from leaning down to get the mask off with her chained hand. "Well, she'll be a surprise for the boss. He expected one, and instead got two!!" The captain elbowed the guard in the rips, and said with a smirk, "Think maybe these two had a thing goin'? But either way, keep them apart. I don't want this other one planning anything with the female."
And with that, he left, and the guards went back to watching their prisoners. Zyphan peeked around the one that had spoken, and caught the eye of the other captive. She tried to speak, but the mask made it difficult, came out all fuzzy. "Are you okay?" Is what she ment to say, but, "Aaumm Ouuo Ooaay?" is what it sounded like.
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Post by knightc3 on Mar 15, 2008 20:55:58 GMT -5
He looked up at the captain as he mentioned about them. As the captain left, the guards got back to watching them, the guns still trained at him. He looked back at her as she tried to speak through the mask. He nodded in response. There was a chance he could probably free himself if she helped. But it was impossible to plan anything as long as the guards stayed there and they weren't going to let them out of their sights anytime before they reached their destination.
Even if he did manage to get free, she might still be bound by the chains and he wasn't cruel enough to leave her behind in the hands of their captors. For the time being there was nothing they could do except wait. "I am Scoltun, what is your name?", he asked.
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Post by zyphan on Mar 15, 2008 21:13:44 GMT -5
"I'm Zyphan. Got caught because I was in the wrong place at the wrong time..." She was still on the floor, and her muscles still hurt, but if escape was possible, she was all for it. She had only heard rumors of what happened to those taken by the humans....and even that she didn't want to talk about.
Glancing around, she saw that there wouldn't be much chance of escape the way things were right then. If anything, the best (and possibly only) time to gain freedom would be when they unloaded them from the vehicle. Still, unless the band holding down her wings was severed, there wouldn't be much in the way of escape anyhow.
She sighed, and wondered how Ayden was faring. He had warned her as she flew off to see the commotion around...Scoltun? Was that his name? He was probably worried to no end about her, but there wasn't much he could do unless he followed the truck undetected. ------------------------------ He had warned her, and yet she just had to go inspect the commotion. Just had to go and get herself captured as well as the other avian.
Ayden sighed, and warped to the base of the pine he was previously sitting in. He walked to the clearing not far from where the limp form of Zyphan was being loaded (and chained) to an armored transport vehicle, along with the intended victim, who seemed to be momentarily put out. Should he go after his friend and the other guy as well? It wasn't fun living alone, and that phoenix made things a lot better, especially with that ice power of hers.
He decided to go after her later. The Shifter knew where they were headed; he had been there himself not too long ago, before he escaped. Warping back to the place he and Zyphan shared out in the middle of this forest, Ayden had no idea that someone was waiting for him, that he was about to be in the same predicament as the phoenix.
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Post by knightc3 on Mar 15, 2008 21:26:21 GMT -5
"Is there even a right place for us in this world?", he asked not really expecting an answer. He was fascinated by her. She was different yet they were similar in some aspects. She looked weak, might have possibly bee injured during capture. He just hoped she would still be able to fly if they did get a chance to escape. Even though he knew he could probably carry her, he wouldn't be able to control his flight that well with the extra weight in case the soldiers followed him again.
One on the guards suddenly spoke up. "I am bored. We can't let these freaks out of sight... lets do something..." he said with a smirk to the other guards. "Any ideas?"
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Post by zyphan on Mar 15, 2008 21:44:15 GMT -5
Zyphan shook her head. "Who knows...And half of us didn't even do anything wrong." Her strength was slowly returning, but it wouldn't be easy to get out with the electricity of the pulse blast still running through her. When the guards talked about being bored, she wondered what they would do, and was afraid for only a moment. She was female, yes, but also not human, so she hoped that... Zyphan shook her head. She was being rediculous again. They wouldn't go for her, that was ridiculous.
The phoenix watched them warily, glancing at Scoltun once or twice to see if he had any ideas going through his mind. Especially since he was much more able to do anything than she was, and that the guards would soon be paying not as much attention as they perhaps should be....
(don't really know what you've got planned. just throwing things in for filler. will put in the post for ayden's capture in a little bit. trying to decide how it should happen.))
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Post by knightc3 on Mar 15, 2008 22:01:05 GMT -5
"I got some cards...", said one but quickly shut up as the the others turned towards him with a smile of their faces. "What?", he said annoyed. The one who had spoken first laughed and spoke, "Seriously, you got no imagination. Cards, when we have these two to entertain us?" He looked with a grin from Scoltun to Zyphan and then back at the guards. "I call this game, 'Scream n' hit'." He paused smiling proudly at the others. "We take turns pulling at her wings. Whoever makes her scream, gets a shot at this one here. What do ya think?"
The rest just shrugged and slung their weapons on the back, the first one approaching Zyphan. He took hold of her left wing as it was hanging from her side and pulled hard using the wall as a leverage point.
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Scoltun couldn't believe what he had just heard. He looked at her, their eyes meeting. These were not bounty hunters but they were certainly coming close to what they did. He remembered hearing stories about how the bounty hunters tortured those they captured. It was a worst fate than death, especially for their female victims. They were ensuring they would leave no marks of the torture on either of them and yet have their 'fun'. He felt he would no have any problems killing them if he got a chance.
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Post by zyphan on Mar 16, 2008 11:48:24 GMT -5
Fear instantly swept through Zyphan's veins, but all she could do was look desperately at Scoltun as the first guard approached. She braced for the pain, but gasped when it felt like her pinion was being brought close to the breaking point. One thing the guards didn't know that might help her, though, was the ability to freeze the miniscule water particles in the air.
Hoping her strength would hold, Zyphan made a slight motion with her hand, and blew a small breath of frozen air. A thin layer of ice wove a pattern under her torturer's feet, and he lost his footing. With her wing let loose, she instantly pulled then tight to her body, and readied for more from the other guards, keeping an eye on the one that fell, but she didn't know how long she could keep this up for in her current condition....
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Post by knightc3 on Mar 16, 2008 17:21:16 GMT -5
He watched in horror as the guard tugged at her wing. He could see the pain on her face as her wing was pulled. He became curious as he saw her move her wrist within the constraints of the chains and saw as the guard fell down. He was surprised to see a thin coat of ice on the floor below the guards feet. He was pretty sure that hadn't been there before.
The guard got up and looked at the ice as well. "Why you b****..." and took the gun in his hand. He raised the gun to hit her with the butt when Scoltun called out from behind. "Hey! You liked that barbecue I left your friends in back at that house? Sorry I had to leave early" He did the only thing he could think of at the time in hopes of saving Zyphan from a beating.
The one holding his gun up turned around to face him, "You will pay for that you disrespectful freak!" The soldiers scowled at him and seem to forget about their game. They approached him together. He realized he had probably gone a bit too far. As he braced for more beating, he hoped they wouldn't shoot him.
((You gonna write about the capture, or should I?))
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Post by zyphan on Mar 16, 2008 23:45:08 GMT -5
Zyphan first glared at her captor, but then grimaced in preparation for pain. When Scoltun spoke up and drew the guard's attention away from her, she became worried that instead of her taking the pain from one person, he would get it from all four. I'll see how far they go, then add a little more ice to make standing difficult for them... She watched, her hand ready to form the flick that would sheet the floor of the vehicle in ice. -------------------------------- As Ayden warped home, he was instantly grabbed from behind by muscular arms, and a knife blade was pressed threateningly to his exposed neck. Glancing around, he saw that the entire place was swarming with more soldiers, similar to the ones that took Zyphan, but these ones looked....different. Like they had special training or something. Elites.
As Ayden tried to think of a way out of this mess, of places he could warp to, a voice spoke up from behind him, and hate suddenly overwhelmed his senses. He knew the voice; had been trapped with it the entire four years it took to finally break out and find a home again.
Ayden prepped for a warp up to a niche close to ceiling, almost thirty feet up. There was no way he was going to go back. And it would take all the power his enemy had to put him in that nightmare of a place again.
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Post by knightc3 on Mar 17, 2008 0:23:31 GMT -5
As the guards approached his eyes were set on Zyphan behind them. She was getting ready to cover the floor again he guessed. He shook his head slowly and slightly to tell her to hold it for the moment. He realized that with this power, there was a good chance that he could overcome these four soldiers if they released him again.
He snapped out of thought as the guard in front hit him across the face with the butt of the gun and it hurt like he had just taken a hammer to the face. He looked up immediately and glared at the soldier that had hit him hoping to provoke him enough to let him out of the chains like the Captain had done earlier. He just hoped Zyphan could guess what was going through his mind.
The soldiers hit him a couple of times more before they began to think that it wasn't hurting him enough, judging by his reaction. "Ok, lets release him...", one of them finally said frustrated. The difference this time was that nobody was keeping guard on Zyphan as two of them pointed their guns at him and the others got ready to beat him up. When he was standing, unchained in front of the guards, with his back to the rear exit, he looked sideways towards Zyphan.
He looked past, at the guards pointing their guns at him, then back at Zyphan and nodded slightly. He hoped she understood what he wanted her to do and she had enough energy to do it. The two in front of him wont be able to bring their guns around to shoot him in time. If only she could get the other two distracted even for a second, he would do the rest.
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