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Post by |]_/-\_|\| Thu Jul 28, 2011 2:06 pm

Brego reappeared underneath a desk in a blacked out room. He tapped twice on the floor and, using ultrasonic sound to detect objects with his ears(like bats do, but they emit some kind of sound I don't know what it's called), was able to clearly picture the room. He stood up from under the desk and headed towards where he knew the door was. Opening it, the next room was dark, but one of the doors had a light coming from underneath. He walked over to it, hearing a mechanical whirring from behind it.
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Post by Dex Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:23 pm

(Echolocation :3)

I moved down the hall without making a sound. Mostly due to me levitating myself afew inches of the floor. I looked around a corner seeing two guards and a door.
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Post by SauronRevo Fri Jul 29, 2011 1:19 am

(I knew it was Echo something lol)(Just wondering, but if I made a human or Kingdom Hearts RP would you guys join?)

The room Moe was in a very dark, but there was light cominh from under a door to his right. Moe walked over to the door and listened for anything, he heard atleast two people talking. Moe grabbed onto the doorknob and twisted it slowly.

Heart looked to her left as she heard the door being opened. A hedgehog with blue fur and peach skin stepped inside the room and closed the door behind him. The hedgehog had a black and grey hoodie and black pants. He also had blue gloves and shoes with two white stripes down the middle of them. "Hey" He said as he sat down in a chair next to Heart. "Who are you?" Heart asked, "I'm Mattias, we met earlier today" The hedgehog said. Heart nodded.


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Post by |]_/-\_|\| Fri Jul 29, 2011 4:11 am

(Ah, thank you very much XD)

The two assault troops guarding the door didn't see Dex. However, there appeared to be very faint, almost unnoticeable, movement next to the guards.

From the door Moe was about to open there was all of the sudden the loud crash as what sounded like a Xoliath charged into the room. Both of the voices stopped talking, one firing what sounded like a pistol and the other sounding like a louder and slower version of the regular Assault rifle used. There were a couple of loud bangs as the sound of guts echoed around the room, until all that could be heard was the growling of the Xoliath. It was almost as if it could sense something.

Brego could hear more roaring and shooting from behind the doorway as he got closer, also hearing the sound of a Mecha Panther from outside. He couldn't tell whether the room he was in was literally on the outskirts of the building, but he certainly didn't want to be there before this machine outside was to find him.
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Post by SauronRevo Fri Jul 29, 2011 4:25 am

Moe's eyes got huge and he started to sneak backwards away from the door. Moe accidently made a very loud creek as he walked on the floor.

"So... How's your stomach?" Mattias asked Heart, "It burns a little" Heart replied, "What happened anyways?". "You were shot by an energy beam and it was so powerful that it knocked you out" Mattias said. The door behind Mattias opened and a nurse came in, "Excuse me, but visiting time is over" She said. Mattias noddded, then he stood up and headed to the door. Mattias looked back at Heart, "See you later, Heart" He said, then he left the room and closed the door behind him.
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Post by Dex Sat Jul 30, 2011 3:23 am

I looked the two guards up and down and then at the area around them. "Hmm.." I raised my gun and fired twice sending samll bursts of electric at their necks. (Should knock them out if it works. If not just hurts)
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Post by |]_/-\_|\| Sat Jul 30, 2011 4:24 am

Both of the troops were in a spasm as their entire armour was attacked by electric sparks. They fell on the floor, the lights on their helmets slowly dimming.

The Xoliath stomped over to the door Moe was hiding behind. It could smell him, and was about to open the door. Luckily for Moe, several footsteps came into the room, one of which made the same new robotic roar that Brego heard. There were several gunshots, followed by the finishing sound of a heavy slam against flesh. The short silence after that was interrupted by the sound of what must have been the Xoliath crashing to the ground, either unconscious or dead.
"Strap it up. We need this sent to the slaughterhouse." One of the voices said from behind the doorway. More mechanical whirring sounded as the sound of the body being dragged away got quieter and quieter. There were only a couple of footsteps that still sounded in the room every now and then, still taking a look around the room.
"Get a medic - This one's still alive." A troop said. Again, there was the sound of footsteps running out of the room.
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Post by SauronRevo Sat Jul 30, 2011 4:30 am

"Phew" Moe said underneath his breath. He walked back over to the door and put his ear against it, listening for any noise.
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Post by |]_/-\_|\| Sat Jul 30, 2011 5:48 am

There was some painful breathing near the door and the sound of a single footstep. Maybe the healthy troop was turning round or standing up.
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Post by SauronRevo Sat Jul 30, 2011 6:01 am

Moe slowly and quietly moved beside the door incase if the troop was coming inside this room.
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Post by Dex Sat Jul 30, 2011 6:48 am

I smiled and rushed over to the door opening it.
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Post by |]_/-\_|\| Sat Jul 30, 2011 7:52 am

Through the door was the analysing room - Several rows of computers were set up with several scientists at their stations. There were three much larger monitors on the opposite side of the room, the left one with a large amount of stats about recent events, the centre monitor showing the map of Mobius, and the right one with a chart on resources. There was an assault troop walking alongside a Captain, who was also talking to one of the head researchers.

Around the base, the alarm went off. It was late, considering how the Xoliaths had already breached the area five minutes ago. Without warning, all of the scientists began collecting up sheets frantically.
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Post by SauronRevo Sat Jul 30, 2011 8:00 am

Moe walked back infront of the door and slowly opened it a very little bit. He looked inside to see what was going on.
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Post by |]_/-\_|\| Sat Jul 30, 2011 9:50 am

There was one Engineer who was looking at the wounds of the Assault troop sat against the wall, one side of his body with a large hole in. How he managed to survive the shot was out of the question. The engineer looked up when he heard the alarm, so he stood up and readied the silenced SMG it was carrying. It wasn't carrying a missile launcher.
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Post by SauronRevo Sun Jul 31, 2011 12:44 am

Moe hesitated, he didn't want to kill anyone but if he knocked out the engineer, the assault trooper would probably die. Not to mention that if he had a gun he might shoot it at Moe.
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Post by Dex Sun Jul 31, 2011 2:29 am

I looked about me thinking. Either I take some of the things or... see what those three are up to.. I nodded and headed over to the Captain.
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Post by |]_/-\_|\| Sun Jul 31, 2011 3:03 am

"FOREIGN THREAT DETECTED." An AI voice said in the room. Three turrets appeared from the ceiling, aiming and opening fire on Dex. All the other scientists already began to run out, leaving just the Captain and the Assault troop to help.

There were two other footsteps that came near, through the gap was another assault troop with a medic.
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Post by SauronRevo Sun Jul 31, 2011 3:23 am

Moe finally turned around and quietly headed for a door at the other side of the room. He put his ear against the door and listened for any sounds.
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Post by |]_/-\_|\| Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:09 am

There was no noise at all on the other side. Until, the door slowly opened.
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Post by Dex Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:52 am

I teleported about firing my handgun and the turrets.
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Post by |]_/-\_|\| Sun Jul 31, 2011 7:04 am

The turrets were easily destroyed, but the Captain had a rather powerful pistol, firing a shot. The assault troop also opened fire.
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Post by Dex Sun Jul 31, 2011 7:34 am

I became visible and smiled diving behind a desk.
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Post by SauronRevo Sun Jul 31, 2011 7:39 am

(visible or invisible?)

Moe quietly moved to the side of the door and into the darkest place in the entire room.
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Post by |]_/-\_|\| Sun Jul 31, 2011 8:39 am

The Captain fired again. The bullet shot over Dex's shoulder, luckily. These desks weren't designed to sustain gunfire, and the assault troop aimed at where he thought Dex would be.

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"See anyone?" Perco whispered.
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