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Post by Dex Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:33 am

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I nodded and walked over to the group Dax following me. "So where to now then?"

Dax

I looked around scanning the area.
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Post by |]_/-\_|\| Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:37 am

There was something hiding nearby. It had an anti-heat system on, preventing any heat-sensors to track it, even if nobody was using a heat sensor. Miyo paused for a moment, perking her ears.
"... Something's nearby." She said, looking round.
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Post by Dex Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:42 am

Both me and Dax span arouns scanning the area. I made a small shield around the group, while Dax drew his golden handgun spinning from sight to sight.

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"Where?" I raised both my arms up.
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Post by |]_/-\_|\| Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:45 am

"I don't know... but I definitely heard something move." Miyo said. Vlad and Atika both readied their weapons, with Ramsten taking a look round. He caught a slight glint from something in one of the treetops.
"..." As he squinted, a very loud gunfire was heard before a bullet tore through the shield as if it wasn't there and just missed Ramsten and Miyo.
"Holy--!" Ramsten ducked, as did Miyo.
"How the hell could they fire through a damn shield?!" Miyo questioned, alarmed.
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Post by Dex Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:49 am

"BINGO!" I span around in a twirl something blue crackling in my hands. I then fired it at the spot.

Dax began firing as well with his gun, making small rock walls around the group for cover.

"I don't know but what ever it was it's deadly"
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Post by |]_/-\_|\| Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:55 am

A short and quick shout of pain came from the tree, and seconds later a figure fell from the tree behind some bushes, a rather small sniper rifle dropping down quickly after.
"Let's go see who it might have been." Ramsten said. He and Atika started to run round the side of the lake and towards where the figure fell.
"I bet it's another Dark Army soldier..." Atika thought aloud.
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Post by Dex Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:58 am

Dax grinned running after them.
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"Who's the Dark Army?"

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I teleported to the figure and glared at them making my sword appear pointing at them.
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Post by |]_/-\_|\| Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:03 am

The person was on the floor, unconscious. The sniper rifle had hit him on the head too hard. Atika and Ramsten found their way over, taking a look at the person.
"Hm... that't not some new kind of Dark Army unit, is it?" Ramsten asked, noticing the red O on the helmet, along with the armour looking thinner and more shiny than the regular Dark Army armour.
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Post by Dex Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:06 am

I made my sword vanish and knelt down. "Not that I'm aware of. This looks like something different"

Dax appeared nxet to me.

"Must of been hit hard to be knocked out"
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Post by |]_/-\_|\| Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:09 am

Vlad and Miyo finally arrived, with them both looking down at the unconscious stranger.
"Hm..." Vlad took a step forward, crouching down and twisting the helmet to the left a bit before slowly sliding it off. It wasn't anything like a living thing... as a matter of fact, it was a robot.
"Woah... a robot." Ramsten gasped, completely awestruck by this.
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Post by Dex Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:13 am

Dax frowned as did I

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"A robot that cries out in pain? Well thats new to me" He looked at the robot more closly.

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"Hmm" I bent down again.

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Post by |]_/-\_|\| Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:16 am

"Maybe it's zome new expeviment. Like, pooting emotions into zhe robot and all zhat." Vlad suggested.
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Post by Dex Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:22 am

I shook my head.
"Could be but why would the Dark Army do that? They would think for themselves then and with that could revolt not wanting to fight for them"

Dax

"Also pain would hinder an army along with other things. A robot with emotions would not do well"
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Post by |]_/-\_|\| Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:24 am

"To be honest, that wouldn't be something D.A would do at all... I'm pretty sure they drain their soldier's emotions instead." Miyo suggested.
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Post by Dex Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:27 am

Me and Dax both nodded. "Exactly"

I frowned. "So what is this thing then?"
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Post by |]_/-\_|\| Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:29 am

"Well, I dunno." Atika said, pulling out one of her submachine guns.
"But I think we should end it." She added. Ramsten thought about this.
"... Maybe we could interrogate it?" He asked, looking at the soldier. Miyo looked to Dex and Dax for their opinions, seeing as she had no idea herself.
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Post by Dex Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:35 am

I frowned again. "Hmm well seeing as it is NEW I guess we should try to see who and what it is"

Dax

I nodded. "Sounds like a plan. When it wakes up we interrogate it"
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Post by |]_/-\_|\| Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:51 am

"Should ve force it avake?" Vlad asked, readying Sasha, his sledgehammer.
"Hey hey! None of that!" Atika stopped Vlad.

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Post by SauronRevo Mon Nov 01, 2010 8:30 am

Heart reached the robot just a few seconds after Vlad and Miyo. She didn't say anything, wondering what the new robot was created for.

(Man! I wanted to do something but I missed you guys, and with it, my chance to do it)
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Post by |]_/-\_|\| Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:24 am

(Sorry about that.)

The robot didn't appear as if it was going to wake up at any time soon. Vlad shrugged, then crouched down before picking him up and laying him over his right shoulder.
"Ve should continue. Ve still got him." He said.
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Post by Dark Sage Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:08 am

Peter fell asleep on the concrete, cold.
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Valen lost his way through the water to find them, and resurfaced. He had no reception, but he had a small radio. He managed to contact a few people to get here. 'The Orbital's' As most people call it. He got two people there. Ryst has a prosthetic arm, as with gold-painted armor. His armor was tough, and able to withstand atleast one hit of a rpg. Cube was the main sniper of the team, he held a sniper- Barret fifty-cal. They made a fire out of some bark that was there. Valen sighed. "What's wrong? Is it your friend's?" Cube said in a displeasing way. "Yes, i just dont know where they are." Valen replied to cube. Ryst said nothing, as he was mute. He was fiddling with the fire. "What's wrong with him?" Valen said, curious. "He's mute. He got striked in the neck and Sarona had to do surgery on his neck. He barely survived that, and the outcome's managed to be pleasing, but bad at the same time for him. He want's to speak, but he know's he cant." Cube explained. Valen looked to the ground. "I hope they're alright."
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Post by SauronRevo Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:21 am

(I'm on the chat, hero)
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Post by |]_/-\_|\| Tue Nov 02, 2010 3:32 am

"Right... let's go." Miyo said.

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Tati was still looking through her scope towards the entrance of a nightclub in the distance. Nobody appeared to be leaving yet.
"Is he out yet?" The man's voice spoke into her earpiece. She growled a bit, her ears pointing back slightly.
"No..." She snarled, still looking through the scope. However, after a few seconds the door began to open, and out walked the figure of what appeared to be a male bat with a trench coat on and some rather wild hair. She could only see the silhouette, but she knew that this was the target.
"Found him," Tati spoke into her headpiece. She readied herself, knowing that she only had one shot. She breathed in shortly before holding her breath and aiming down the scope to keep her aim steady. She gently slid her index finger onto the trigger, keeping her breath held. Just before the bat turned round, she squeezed the trigger, causing a very loud gunfire sound as an empty shell popped out of the side. In the milliseconds that the bat had, he managed to sense the danger before the gun was even fired, and tilted his head to the side a bit as the bullet whizzed past his large right ear.
"Damn it!" She snarled, not expecting that to have happened at all.
"Did you get him?" The man asked, his voice sounding slightly rougher due to his curiosity and anxiety.
"... No." She growled, hitting the concrete next to her.
"WHAT?!" The man yelled, but Tati took out the earpiece, still hearing the vulgar words that were being yelled through the earpiece. She pressed her hand to her head in disbelief with what had happened. The bat was gone, and she failed the mission.
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Post by SauronRevo Tue Nov 02, 2010 3:38 am

(I think I know who that is...)

Heart looked around, wondering if there were more of these robots around.
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Post by |]_/-\_|\| Tue Nov 02, 2010 3:47 am

(You will do... although if you have the wrong idea you'll still find out later.)

"Think there might be any more around?" Atika asked. Ramsten thought about this.
"... Nah." He started walking off, and Atika followed. Vlad shrugged before walking after the two, and then Miyo followed shortly after.
"Come on, Heart." She said, calling her over.
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