«We Could be Heroes»

[Rubysword]

(I can't find the chat thread. Can somebody post a link?)

 

[Rose Quartz]

(I can't find the chat thread. Can somebody post a link?)

( ^U^ https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/«we-could-be-heroes»-chatterbox.1207797/page-155 )

 

[HeavensHens88]

Crow blinked, surprised that Jayne had let him go that easily. He knew it would be dangerous to follow him, but he also knew he couldn't abandon his friends. He waited, listening until he couldn't hear Jayne's hurried footsteps anymore. Then, he crept slowly down the stairs after Jayne, his sword out and ready.

Sammy looked to her left and was startled to see Dryden right there. Where did he come from?! Can he teleport now or something?

Sammy nervously followed, glancing behind her at the dragon girl. Why isn't No-name bringing her...? She froze as a sudden gunshot rang out, looking around wildly to try to pinpoint the source of the noise.

Ruby looked at No-name, looked at Sammy, and looked back at No-name. What the heck do I do now???!!??! She thought, panicking inside. She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself. So that one's the bad guy, because she just took that dude, and that one looks like he's having way too much fun with this, and she's been on her phone this whole time. That doesn't give me anything, does it. She has a gun pointed at him. First order of business:get the gun. She crouched, then lunged at the gun.

The Nameless one let out a cry, and before Chase could spin around, she plowed into him. Instinctively, he grabbed her right arm as they went down, pinning her beneath him and peeled her pencil thin fingers from the gun.

Ruby scrambled up from the ground, taking up an attack stance in between the tussling duo and the other two people. She wasn't sure if they would help no-name, but she couldn't be to careful. She let out a low hiss, not moving.

Sammy stood still, frozen to the spot. Here was the chance that she had been waiting for. Here was the chance to be a hero. No-name had been caught off-guard. Dryden didn't seem to be paying attention. But still, she hesitated. Dryden was right there, and he would soon realize that he had to help his comrade. No-name would surely get over her shock and transform into some creature that Chase couldn't hold down... And then all three of them would be captured, or worse. In her indecision, Sammy automatically lit two fires above her hands.

No-name let out a cry as Chase landed an elbow in her ribs, and her vice on the gun faltered. At once, the man wrenched it out if her hand and turned it on her.

The shifter's eyes grew wide, and her smile became crooked. She shrank back, and kept shrinking. Her clothes puddled around her, and she stared up at them, starry-eyed. "No." Said Noel.

Dryden's eyes started glowing red as he watched the scene.

Ruby's gaze flickered toward the melting no-name, then back to the two silent people. One of them had fire in her hands. What the heck?! She gave a warning hiss.

(I'm back! I probably won't be able to get on that often anymore, but I'll try!)



"Yeah, but he hasn't been answering." Mikki said, feeling slightly betrayed. "No, Chase isn't a telepath, but you know that Gabriel guy back at the Silence? He is. And lastly, I was thinking that I could use my telekinesis to help you and me to fly and look for Chase from above. No-Name doesn't know that I can fly."

(Can Ash fly already? Do you like that plan, or should I change it?)

No-Name, now Noel, grinned down the barrel of Chase's gun. "You can't do it, can you?" She sneered. "Come on. Pull the trigger. I dare you."

Chase glared at her. His eyes were cold, trained, but his hand was unsteady. How could he hold still? When he was pointing at the mirror image of his little girl?

(I is here.)

Ruby did a double take as No-name changed form. Who is that? Confuseld and unsure what to do, her attention wavered.

(Confuseld xp )

Slowly, he lowered his weapon and sighed, rubbing his face as he stuffed the barrel in his pocket. "Alright, somebody grab her. I can't stand to look at her, let alone touch the dirty beast." He growled.

Then he caught movement out of the corner of his eye

Ruby pounced onto no-name. She had no qualms about it; she had never met Leona.

"You are!" Noel spat. Then paused for a moment, squirming under her foot. Then realized at that moment, so was she. She felt something churn inside her, but wrote it off as being stepped on. She couldn't think about that now. But they did save you. Came the stubborn thought. Whether they knew you were you.

Crow quietly followed Jayne down the stairs, his hand clutching the handle of his sword so tightly his knuckles turned white.

Sammy gave Dryden a nervous look. What's stopping him from killing them right now? She wondered, certain that Chase and the dragon-girl stood no chance against Dryden's powers.

Sammy took a frightened step back, and realized with a jolt that she was standing right next to Dryden. Great, now I definitely look like a bad guy!


Sammy tensed, bracing herself for the shot she was certain was to come. But nothing happened. Why is he hesitating? She's evil! Surely he must know that more than anyone...


"You.. you're with him?!" Sammy squeaked, completely surprised. Her eyes widened as a bird waddled out of the bushes. Is that a mini forest penguin?!

Crow got to the bottom of the stairs and was about to peek out when he heard heavy footsteps above him. In a moment of panic, he turned into a crow and zipped around ten corner, disappearing behind a flowerpot.



Crow wanted to run out and help, but that would make him an easy target for bullets. Besides, his vision was swimming and he felt shaky. He obviously had shifted too many times today, and shifting again would only make it worse. I'll just... catch my breath for a second. They should be able to handle these soldiers without me, right?



Sammy stood there silently, watching Dryden out of the corner of her eye. Why wasn't he attacking?

She watched the fear grow on the dragon girl's face and almost pitied her.
How had she come to be known as the Nameless One? It hadn't always been this way...
She pushed the thought aside. She was about to have a lot more problems than a troubled past. Firestein would have her head if all the inhumans escaped!

Gabriel glanced at Noel. "She did the thing again, didn't she?" He asked, aloud for once. "You know, one of use could-"
"No one that looks..." He cast a venomous glance an No-Name, and grumbled, "Like my daughter is getting shot. I don't care who they are."
Then he strode off toward the Silence. "Let's just bust some bubbles, shall we? I'm in the mood for some revolution."

Sammy stood there, feeling slightly hurt that she was being ignored. She also didn't understand why Dryden seemed to be frozen, and why he was also being ignored. Did he glitch or something?... She slowly crept away from him, eyeing the dragon-girl warily as if to say, I'm on your side... please don't eat me.

(Sammy needs to slap someone.)
Gabriel grabbed Sammy's arm and pulled her towards the Sound. "Look, we've got thousands to free. When you get them out, teach them the code. Each bubble has a number on it, and to get the code, you have to solve x=2⁴(4(x))e² got it?"

"What?" Sammy said, her voice sounding oddly squeaky. She looked back as they ran towards the Sound, hoping Dryden would stay frozen long enough for them to free the inhumans.

Crow stared at Gage in horror. What... what is this? What sort of horrible creature could do such a thing?! He hopped off Rex's shoulder, landing by Gage's side. He pecked at his shirt gently. "Caw??... caw?"

Dryden's eyes were red, but no matter how hard he tried his lasers wouldn't shoot, and none of his other powers would work either.

Sammy nodded, then ran to the nearest pod, reading the number and projecting it to Gabriel with her thoughts. It's 17. Any idea how many there are in total?













Crow blinked, utterly stunned. Did he just... shoot Firestein?!











Crow let himself be dragged over to the others, shooting a glance behind him at the... thing. "Jayne... you-you just shot Firestein." he stuttered, still shocked at Jayne's sudden change of heart. "In the head. With a gun."

Sammy tapped in the code, then watched, fascinated, as the pod opened. Inside, an inhuman with feathers all over their body slowly blinked their eyes open.



"What?!" Crow demanded, who had finally snapped out of his trance. "You're gonna burst into Starbucks with a half-dead Gage and a gun?!"

"We are just going to get him to the closest safe building, then call an ambulance. We need to move him as little as possible." Said the soldier on Gage's right.
So they turned into that closest safe building, which just happened to be Starbucks, and laid Gage on a table.
The barista screamed.

NZL GROUP

The pods opened, one by one at first, then ten by ten until the Silence was broken. And what a welcome break it was. People shouted just for the pure joy of using their vocal chords once again. Howls and song, lilting voices and screeches all rose to the sky in a most joyous roar. They danced and laughed. One Faun was so caught up in it, he hoisted a merman up and swung him around.
When at last the Silence had been checked so that they were sure no one had been forgotten, they made for the sea.

Sammy, with the help of a few flying inhumans, had been able to locate Ash and Mikki. (@Thing2LovesChickens @HeavensHens88 ) But there was still someone missing: Aero.

TBEDITED. XD

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

After finally making it out of the building with Thomas & Misty, Rex flew up & grabbed the back of their shirts with his claws. Where should I take them? Rex wondered, flying out of the building. He glanced down at them, looking at the shock & discomfort written across their faces. Didn't they say something about taking Gage to Starbucks? It's worth a shot. When he arrived at Starbucks, the ambulances where just leaving. He set Thomas & Misty on the ground carefully, & landed himself.

(That's all I got right now)

(*Blinking hard* I`m... I`m awake)

Her heartbeat pounded in her ears. Terror ripped at her body. She was going to loose Zen and Gage just like everyone else she had...
Blood blurred her vision, causing her to stumble, it was just the blood that was causing her to stumble, right? Her head burned with pain as if there was fire in it, and it felt light. She could barely feel her feet hit the ground. Yes, River was a far cry from who she used to be.
She stumbled forward, barely able to get out of the Starbucks. She stopped and let her eyes roam over the crowd, and they froze on a light-skinned, midnight black haired, blue eyed girl. "Tayn." She croaked.

(Sorry if this doesn`t make sense, I`m really tired)

Crow, still kneeling by Zen, watched as the medics came and took Gage. "Hey! Over here!" He called, though unsure if they heard him over all the excited voices of the crowd. He glanced at River, seeing her stumble. "River?" He asked uneasily, but she was already out the door.

 

[Rubysword]

(Umm... Slight issue... on the chat thread I've decided to pretend I didn't put Ruby in this one so I could develop her character better in WCBHII.)

 

[Rose Quartz]

(Umm... Slight issue... on the chat thread I've decided to pretend I didn't put Ruby in this one so I could develop her character better in WCBHII.)

(She can stay here with a name change )

 

[RiverStorm]

Crow, still kneeling by Zen, watched as the medics came and took Gage. "Hey! Over here!" He called, though unsure if they heard him over all the excited voices if the crowd. He glanced at River, seeing her stumble. "River?" He asked uneasily, but she was already out the door.

River didn`t hear him. I`m fine. I`m fine... I`m not fine. She thought.
River stumbled towards Tayn, and stopped when they were face-to-face to that they could talk. "Tayn. Are," She paused to catch her breath. "you," Another pause. "okay?" She croaked.
(@Rose Quartz )

 

[Rose Quartz]

River didn`t hear him. I`m fine. I`m fine... I`m not fine. She thought.
River stumbled towards Tayn, and stopped when they were face-to-face to that they could talk. "Tayn. Are," She paused to catch her breath. "you," Another pause. "okay?" She croaked.
(@Rose Quartz )

Tayn put her hands on Rivers shoulders to steady her.

"I'm fine. Are you? What happened?"

 

[RiverStorm]

Tayn put her hands on Rivers shoulders to steady her.

"I'm fine. Are you? What happened?"

River shook her head to try and clear it. She paused to get her breath so that she could explain. "We fought Firestein. We won but Gage was hurt, and so was Zen and me." She paused to catch her breath. "And Misty, Rex, and Thomas are..." Her voice trailed off.

 

[Rose Quartz]

River shook her head to try and clear it. She paused to get her breath so that she could explain. "We fought Firestein. We won but Gage was hurt, and so was Zen and me." She paused to catch her breath. "And Misty, Rex, and Thomas are..." Her voice trailed off.

"That was Gage?" she said her heart sinking. "You need to go to the hospital." Tayn turned her and walked her toward the Ambulance that was still there. "Where are the others?"