"Ok everyone, we have a simple mission, and it shouldn't be hard!" Our leader, Fal Brick, said as he stood at the entrance of the Bullhead. Fal Brick, Human, Semblance is Insane Luck, while his weapon of choice is a mace combined with a pump-action shotgun. He is from Vacuo, born and raised. His outfit is that of a punk with a beret while his hair is in a ponytail of a lot of colors.
"We go in, kill some grim, turn the things back on and get out, should be easy." Em Branson said as he sat against the wall. Em Branson, Human, his semblance is Nullify, basically turns off all semblance's, it makes it great for his weapons, gloves combined with dual-wield light machine guns. He came from Mistral, raised there, but born outside of the kingdoms. He likes to wear his Orange jacket with Goggles on his head, with his hair in a plait.
"Shut it Em, I'm trying to catch up on my beauty sleep." Jessi Marion told Em, who stuck his tongue out at the girl as she laid down on the ground like a Cat. Jessi Marion, Fannus, her semblance is Speed Manipulation, making it where she can make someone either slow down, or speed up, but is unable to use it against the grim or her self, her weapon of choice are flying claws combined with a semi-automatic sniper rifle rounds, wired combo seeing as her claws are the barrels and she has ammunition on her arms. She was born outside of Vale, where she was raised to become a huntress. She likes her frilly cape and thick boots, wont go to sleep without them, said that there of great importance to her, that includes her reason of having her hair is in pigtails, as for her fannus nature, well its lion.
"You are a lot like Dakota over there, keeping your cool." Em said as he pointed at me, with me looking dead at him. Dakota Feichko is my name, and my semblance is Lightning Manipulation, where my weapons are of my own creation, blades that can cut or burn through anything, using dust crystals to do so. I guess you could say that I'm from Vale as well, but I wasn't born here. No, I was born just outside of Atlas. Yet that's a story for another time. As for my uniform, I would have to say I stand out the most.
My Shoulder Armor is made in two pieces, with one piece covering each shoulder and extending up to cover the sides and back of the neck, where the armor has a heavily weathered nickel finish. In the back, the two sections of armor are held together by a pair of dark brown leather straps that are located close together near the bottom edge. The gap between the armor sections is approximately 1.5 cm wide in the back. In the front, the two sections of armor are held together by a pair of side release clips that are located close together near the bottom edge of the armor, a leather strap goes under each arm. The straps are permanently connected to the bottom edge of the back sections of the armor. In the front, the straps are connected to the armor with side release clips. A restraining bolt is located on the left chest plate. Black scoring is present around the bolt, flaring up toward the left shoulder. Two trails of oil stain run down the armor from the base of the restraining bolt. A series of rivet holes are located at intervals around the edges of the armor. The Inner Shirt is sleeveless and black, where the inner shirt has a round, t-shirt style neckline.
The tunic is made of a dark brown material, and fabric with a twill weave pattern such as bull denim is the most accurate. The tunic has a family style V-neck overlap, with the right side tucked under the left. The left side of the tunic is longer that my right, with a triangular shaped extension that wraps completely around the torso. This wrap begins at the left shoulder and goes across the front of the torso, under the right arm, and then diagonally across the lower back. The end of the wrap is hidden by the belts, and can be secured on the front left side in any practical way. The left sleeve is torn off at the elbow. It reaches only to the elbow in the back, and hangs loosely over the forearm in the front. The right sleeve is torn in three places. The tunic fabric is heavily weathered, and is stained to replicate the appearance of dried blood, sweat, and grime.
The wraps are made with the same type of fabric as the tunic and pants. The edges are cleanly cut and should not be badly fraying. The wraps covering the hands and wrists are the same dark brown color as the tunic. The remaining wraps are stained in a heavily weathered combination of tan and gray tones. The strips of fabric used in the wraps may vary in width, but they average around 3 to 4 cm. A wrap around the upper left arm ties at the back of the arm, and has the ends cut short. A wrap around the upper right arm ties in the front, and has a length of fabric hanging loose from the knot. The wrap around the left wrist is tied at the outside of the wrist, and has the ends of the fabric hanging free. The wrap around the right wrist is very long, and wraps many times around the gauntlet.
The belts are made of leather that has been stained very dark brown. Belt One is at the top. This belt is approximately 5 cm in width. It has a metallic silver slide clasp on the front left side, and a side-release buckle at the center back. A tail piece of belt leather approximately 7 cm long hangs down from the right side of the buckle. Belt Two is second from the top. This belt is approximately 4 cm in width. It has thin lines etched into the top and bottom edges of the belt. It has a side release buckle on the front right side, with a tail piece hanging from the buckle that is approximately 15 cm long. This tail goes over belt two, and then tucks under the rest of the belts. There is a metallic silver slide clasp on the back left side of belt two, and a tail hangs from this clasp which goes over belt two and then under the rest of the belts. This tail hangs nearly to the back of the knee. Belt Three is third from the top. This belt is approximately 5 cm in width. It has a side release buckle at the center back. A tail hangs from the right side of the buckle and hangs down to mid-thigh. A silver D-ring is riveted to the bottom edge of belt three. Located at the front left side, the D-ring is attached with two dark brown rivets which are visible on the outside of the belt. A metallic silver hook designed for holding lightsabers with d-rings is also riveted on the left side of buckle three. Belt Four is fourth from the top, and is nearly hidden beneath the other belts. This belt is approximately 4 cm in width. The side release buckle is located at the front right hip. No tail pieces hang from this belt. Belt Five is at the bottom. This belt is approximately 4 cm in width. It has a side release buckle located to the right of front center. A tail piece hangs from the right side of the buckle, reaching nearly to the knee. A second side release buckle is located on the back right side. This buckle has a shorter tail piece hanging on the left side which is approximately 9 cm long. A thin strap of leather is used to attach a silver d-ring to the top left side of the belt. A larger belt is worn draped on a diagonal line over the other belts. This belt is approximately 6-7 cm in width. Lines are etched onto the top and bottom edges of the belt leather. A large silver slide clasp is located at the front left which has holes or rivets located at the top and bottom edges. Shadows on the belt suggest that the slide clasp is attached only to the right side of the belt, hiding the cut edge of the leather, and then the left end of the belt goes underneath it. The left side can then be attached with snaps that are disguised by the slide clasp. A matching slide clasp is located at the center back of the belt. Four large swivel clips are located on the back of the belt, with two on each side of the slide clasp. These clips are riveted or glued to the belt.
The pants are made with the same dark brown fabric as the tunic. The pants are slightly baggy, and they tuck into the boots. The fabric is heavily weathered and mud spattered, and has a damaged area running across the outer right thigh. The fabric used for the loin cloth is a medium brown which is much lighter than the tunic. The loin cloth extends slightly past the knees in the back, and reaches to just above the knees in the front. The fabric is heavily tattered and stained, especially at the bottom edges. The boots are dark brown with low heels. A front panel that is approximately 7cm wide is visible at the top of the boot wraps. The boots are covered with thick layers of heavily stained fabric wraps which cover the entire shaft of the boots, and wrap around the foot as well. The ends of the wraps over the right boot are tucked in at the top. The wraps covering the left boot are knotted near the outer top edge of the boot. The ends of the wrap fabric drape down from the knot, hanging freely to the ankle.
"He's got you there Jessi." Fal said as he looked over at me, with me just reading a book on Aura. "You just lay anywhere and he just reads everywhere, if I didn't know any better I would think that you two were twi-"
I held my hand out, keeping his mouth shut with my force aura. "You know I don't like siblings." I said, looking at him out of the corner of my eye.
"Hey, easy there!" Em said, holding his hand out to me. "No need to kill anyone on the team, we've been together for less than a year and I still want to see the smug look on team CFVY's face when we beat them, again." He said, with me letting go and Fal rolling his jaw.
"Revan, the most wanted person in the world, with her being your twin and all." Fal said, with me snapping the book closed, staring him down. "You two are polar opposites, yet have the same-"
"Enough." I said, standing up. "You may be the leader, but you are not the strongest." I said, with him pulling out a coin and flicking it, with it hitting the wall and hitting me upside the head. "THATS IT!" I yelled, grabbing my saber and turning it on, with the others getting in my way before I could get a step in. "Out of my way!" I demanded, with them getting there weapons ready.
"Stand down "Dakota!" Jessi said, then turned to Fal. "And you, do you really want to invoke a man who brought down a nevermore with a single hand, having ripped its wing off out of anger?" She said, with Fal scratching his cheek.
"I didn't do anything." He said, with me flipping him off as soon as we landed. "Ok everyone, lets rock!" Fal said, turning around, only to trip on nothing.
"Idiot." We all muttered, face palming.
"I'm ok!" He said, jumping back up, now onwards!" He said, rushing forward.
'Were going to die one way, or another.' I thought as we followed. As we ran, we passed three vases that were knocked over, before reaching what looks to be where a bridge once was. Kneeling down, i looked down at the small jump and saw that it was packed with grim.
"You never see so many in a place like this." Em said as he started pointing at them. "I count thirty creeps." He said, with me looking at Fal.
"Your the "Leader"." I said, seeing him staring down at them. "What do you want to do?" I asked as I stood up, with the others looking at him as well.
"What are we waiting for, FOR GLORY!?" He yelled, jumping down and slammed his mace into the head of a creep, where he spun around and smacked two more away that jumped at him.
"He's an idiot, but the leader." Jessi said as she jumped down, where she then held her hand out to Em, who smirked and ran at an incredible speed, shooting his guns at a pack of seven grim as they ran forward.
Sliding down the rocks, I tossed my hand down to the ground as soon as I saw some of them dig, where I sent my semblance through the ground, shocking them back up and killing them. Looking over to Fal, he switched over to his shot gun and shot at three creeps from the air, killing them, where he then landed on one, smacked another and then killed the one he was standing on by blowing its head in.
Holding my hand out, I lifted the pillar that was off to my right, gaining everyone's attention. Laying it on the ground flat, Jessi stood next to me and held her hand out as well, where I then pushed forward, sending it rolling at a fast paste, killing most of the grim as it crushed them flat or against the rocks.
"Overkill." Em said as he walked next to me, where I turned my saber on and stabbed at him, missing his head by a few inches. his eyes were wide, and once he looked behind he saw the last grim there, face melting before dropping. "Thanks." He said, with me putting my saber away, with the far wall crumbling and creating a path.
"See, wasn't that fun!" Fal said, with Em grinning like the idiot he was and me and Jessi just staring at him. "Come on, a new adventure has been given to us!" He said, running forward.
Running along the path, we found that it was connected to the previous path, seeing as there were some broken steps that lead up to where the other end of the bridge was. Once we reached another cliff side, I rolled my eyes as I spotted another army of creeps, this time with about five Alpha creeps.
"The last group must of been strays." Em said as he started counting them once more. "I count five A's and about thirty eight B's." he said, with us staring at him. "Five alphas and thirty eight basics." He said, with us nodding.
"I don't think any of our weapons could break through that armor." Jessi said, looking over at Fal. "Yours maybe, if you hit it hard enough." She said, then looking at me. "Yours...don't get me started, you could cut through anything." She said, looking back at the grim.
"We'll take care of the Alphas, you take care of the rest." Fal said, punching my shoulder, with me staring at him. "There will be a party once we get back, I promise that!" He said, jumping onto the back of an adult and started riding it like it was a horse, with the others going into battle.
'How is he the leader.' I thought as I jumped down and let my saber turn on, gaining the attention of the three alphas. Walking forward, two of them jumped at me, with me swinging my saber, cutting them down while the last one had vanished, with me stepping to the side once it popped out of the ground. It spun around and swung its tail at me, with me cutting it off. It then snapped at me, with me spinning around and cutting its head off, with it rolling on the ground before vanishing like the others.
Looking at Em and Jessi, I saw Jessi standing on a tree stump while she controlled Em's speed, who was running around, shooting all of the creepers, even slashing at them. Looking over at Fal, he was whacking the smaller creepers while riding the alpha, where I noticed the last alpha was missing. Looking around, I couldn't find it, nor could I find any new holes in the ground, witch left one thing. Looking up into the tree, I saw the creeper on one of the branches, along with about ten others, glaring down at where Jessi was. Tossing my saber into the tree, it started spinning around until it ended up hitting the alpha, where it worked its way through the others in the tree as I used my force aura to move it around. Two of them jumped out of the tree and made there way to Fessi, who looked up at them with a smirk.
Em was suddenly on top of one of them, where he ended up cutting its head off, spun around and shot the last one, killing it. "See, we had this!" He said as he sat next to Jessi, who was taking a seat next to him as Fal walked over to us, the alpha he was riding vanishing.
"That was fun, we should go again!" He said, with me rolling my eyes. "But all seriousness, we have to go." He said, placing his shotgun mace on his shoulder, where he started walking away, with us following.
As we walked, we passed some pillars, with me stopping to look at one of them. "Who do you think built these?" I asked, with the others looking at me.
The emerald forest is filled with ruins of ancient kingdoms." Em said with a grim look. "Who knows, we might even find a village." He said, walking away with me shacking my head as we continued on.
Once we reached the second bridge, it was also destroyed, but the other side lead down to where we had to jump, where seventeen beewolf's waited. "This shouldn't be a challenge." Jessi said, looking at Fal. "I'll speed you up, you take care of them." She said, with him smirking.
"See, that's why I love you!" He said, with her eyes turning red at his comment. "As a friend!?" He said in panic, with her crossing her arms. "Whatever." He said, jumping down and cocking his shotgun, gaining there attention.
"Smooth." I said, crossing my arms and rolling my eyes, where I spotted something in the trees. 'A trap.' I thought as I smacked Em's arm and pointed into the trees, showing him the Creepers that were watching, with him nodding. "Lets go." I said, with him nodding as we went into the woods while Jessi and Fal dealt with the beewolf's
"I count twelve." Em said as he jumped at a tree, then backflipped onto a branch, with me using my aura to lift the rock I jumped on to get into the trees.
"You get six I'll get the others." I said as I slashed at one, where I ran across the branch as Em jumped on it to the next. Spinning my saber around, I cut down the branch above me, with the creeper falling and me cutting it down. Kicking the branch, I sent it flying over to Em, who grabbed it and stabbed a grim in the mouth and started shooting it. Seeing two creepers jumping down at me, I held my hands out and started shooting my lightning at them, completely frying them. Letting them vanish, I stabbed behind me, stabbing a creeper that jumped up from the branch below. Looking at the last one, it jumped down towards where Jessi was, where I held my hand out, stopping it. Crushing my hand, I broke its neck, killing it.
"Done." Em said, with me looking at Em as he used the creepers tail to kill the last one before killing the one with the tail.
"Come on, the security control center is just up ahead, all we have to do is cross the bridge and enter the cave. Once inside we can discover what's causing the malfunctions." I said, with me leading the way as Em followed, where we encounted both Fal and Jessi making there way to the bridge. "Have fun?" I asked, with Fal nodding. "Good, because it could get messy once we cross the bridge." I said, with Fal leading the way to the bridge.
Once we reached it, we could hear growling coming from the cave across. "That's a lot of them." Fal said, with a worried tone as he narrowed his eyes. "There's no telling how many there are in there." He said, with me walking forward, with the others following. Coming up to the control panel, we spotted a box on it with a strange symbol on it. "This must be the cause of the malfunctions in this sector, and the attraction of the grim." He said as he crossed his arms. "Jessi, know anything?" He asked, with her pulling her scroll out.
"I'll call professor port about it, maybe he's seen it somewhere?" She asked, with all of us shivering at the thought of how boring that man is, including perverted. After a few minutes, we finally got through. "Professor Port, we located the cause of the malfunctions." She said, showing the screen to the man. "Any idea on what this means?" She asked, with me crossing my arms.
"Hmm. I feel like I've seen that symbol before...Nevermind that! Jessi, I'll walk you through on how to disarm it. Everyone else, make sure your weapons are loaded, because this could get hairy." He said, with me nodding as we stood guard, with us getting even more uneven as we could feel the grim watching us.
After a few seconds, I stabbed towards the ground, just as a creeper jumped out of the ground. Seeing another one come out of the ground, I watched as Fal smacked it away with his mace and started swinging it like a mad man as more of them jumped at him. Jumping over the communication device, I stood on top of it and tossed my saber over to where Em was, where I used my force aura to move it around him, cutting through the beowolf that got closer to him, then making its way through the next three creepers before returning to me.
Looking to my left, I saw two beewolf's crawling out of the a hole made by some creepers, right behind Jessi. Jumping down, I spun around and cut both of there heads off as there hands were raised. Kicking the heads, I sent them at Fal, who smacked them and they turned into dust, where he then turned his mace to its shot gun and shot threw the smoke, reviling two creepers jumping at him. Running over to Fal, I slid under his shotgun and slashed at the ground, cutting through a creeper as it started crawling out.
Looking over at Em, I shot lightning at his area, killing the hoard in front of him. He turned to me, giving me a two finger salute before we made our way back over to Jessi. "How much longer?" He asked as he leaned against the device.
"I would say that were a quarter of the way there, but Jessi isn't able to get this done." Port said, gaining our attention. "Em, I'm to require your assistance this time, your blades will come in handy for this." He said, with Jessi standing up and letting her claws out. "With the right metal, we should be able to remove some of the conductors on the device." He said, with me rolling my eyes as I walked over to the entrance, seeing more grim.
"We got company." I said, walking back to the others as Fal stood guard as Jessi ran out. Heading into the end of the cave, I spotted the rocks being moved, where I then spotted a beowolf paw. Standing there, I crossed my arms as one by one they made it through, five beewolf's and six creepers. Waving at them, I sent the spikes from above crashing down on them, leaving one beowolf who looked at its fallen comrades then charged. Slashing at it, I cut its paw off and then stabbed it through the back, killing it.
"We're just half way there, keep up the good work!" We heard Port as I returned, seeing Fal push Em out of the way.
"Screw this, its just going to keep drawing more and more in!" He said, grabbing the box and trying to pull it away. "Kill them while I try to remove this!?" He yelled, with me looking at the others.
"Well, it went to worse." I said, pointing to the pack of beewolf's that made there way in. "Seriously, this is shit." I said as the other two went to war. Then, from the celling, fell five alpha creepers. Grabbing one of them with my force aura, I threw it into the next one, where I then held them both up and slammed them into the ground twice then into the wall. Holding my other hand out, I caught the three that had jumped at me, where I then shot electricity. "Move." I said, tossing the three into the hoard, with Em and Jessi jumping back as they crashed into the pack, exploding.
"Holy shit, when did you learn to create electricity bombs?" Em asked as I moved over to the device, where I then pushed Fal out of the way and slashed at it, completely destroying it. "There, we're done." I said, turning to the others. "Well, lets get to the next area!" I said, walking out of the cave with them following me.
