«We Could Be Legends»

[FrankieDoodle]

Bleddyn increased the painful pressure that she bit down on her trembling lip with. "I don't think Mom or River can do much more than any of us," she ventured solemnly, sliding to her knees into the shattered mess of building material that smothered her father. Almost immediately, her legs began to surrender blood to the vicious metal and glass scraps that penetrated her jeans. Connor's drooping eyelids lifted for a moment to let vibrant blue irises greet his daughter, then slipped closed completely. Bleddyn slid her hand beneath his muzzle, but there was no more response. Her heart seemed to anxiously flip to the rhythm of his erratic pulse that vibrated from his grimy fur to her palm. "Dad."

Ash finally appeared then and just stood there. After letting her husband's dire state register and combine with the innumerable threats pressing down on them all, simple fear had her begin to jerkily run her hands through her hair. "Alright, we've got to just get him and go."

Wolfram briefly wondered, after Ash had arrived, if his heart was going to burst. He wished he had the calm composure of Bleddyn's mother, but his inbred, cat-like instincts caused his level of fear to spike to the highest level possible.
He nodded stiffly at Ash's words, pleading the crack he had heard was nothing. "I...we have to hurry." He croaked, "I think...I think she's watching us...someone is, I can feel it."
He suddenly heard scrambling behind him, and he turned, ever so slowly. Nothing was there though. Nothing but piles of fallen buildings. "Let's just hurry."

"But... how? How can we get him out?" Toby asked, looking at Ash. He turned around, in a flash the safety of his gun was off and he pointed it where the noise came from. Even though he didn't see anything, he kept the gun pointed in the direction of the noise. "I agree with Wolf. Does anyone have any power that can lift it? I know Brisa has telekinesis. Anyone with super strength?" He asked. Hmm... I made the shadows solid.. maybe I could- ha, what am I thinking? No way. There is not a chance I'm using my powers again. Someone else can do something.

 

[Thing2]

Bleddyn increased the painful pressure that she bit down on her trembling lip with. "I don't think Mom or River can do much more than any of us," she ventured solemnly, sliding to her knees into the shattered mess of building material that smothered her father. Almost immediately, her legs began to surrender blood to the vicious metal and glass scraps that penetrated her jeans. Connor's drooping eyelids lifted for a moment to let vibrant blue irises greet his daughter, then slipped closed completely. Bleddyn slid her hand beneath his muzzle, but there was no more response. Her heart seemed to anxiously flip to the rhythm of his erratic pulse that vibrated from his grimy fur to her palm. "Dad."

Ash finally appeared then and just stood there. After letting her husband's dire state register and combine with the innumerable threats pressing down on them all, simple fear had her begin to jerkily run her hands through her hair. "Alright, we've got to just get him and go."

Wolfram briefly wondered, after Ash had arrived, if his heart was going to burst. He wished he had the calm composure of Bleddyn's mother, but his cat-like instincts caused his level of fear to spike to the highest level possible.
He nodded stiffly at Ash's words, pleading the crack he had heard was nothing. "I...we have to hurry." He croaked, "I think...I think she's watching us...someone is, I can feel it."
He suddenly heard scrambling behind him, and he turned, ever so slowly. Nothing was there though. Nothing but piles of fallen buildings. "Let's just hurry."

"But... how? How can we get him out?" Toby asked, looking at Ash. He turned around, in a flash the safety of his gun was off and he pointed it where the noise came from. Even though he didn't see anything, he kept the gun pointed in the direction of the noise. "I agree with Wolf. Does anyone have any power that can lift it? I know Brisa has telekinesis. Anyone with super strength?" He asked. Hmm... I made the shadows solid.. maybe I could- ha, what am I thinking? No way. There is not a chance I'm using my powers again. Someone else can do something.

Brisa anxiously glanced in the direction of the noise but didn’t really look, her eyes flicking over the groups’ surroundings while her vision had turned to somewhere deep inside her. She got like this sometimes, hearing and responding numbly to people’s voices and actions, watching without seeing, while her inner world was buzzing with activity. It helped her focus all her attention on the task at hand. She turned back towards Connor and the others, and unbeknownst to her, her eyes were shifting, almost pulsating, between green and black.

 

[Amer]

"But... how? How can we get him out?" Toby asked, looking at Ash. He turned around, in a flash the safety of his gun was off and he pointed it where the noise came from. Even though he didn't see anything, he kept the gun pointed in the direction of the noise. "I agree with Wolf. Does anyone have any power that can lift it? I know Brisa has telekinesis. Anyone with super strength?" He asked. Hmm... I made the shadows solid.. maybe I could- ha, what am I thinking? No way. There is not a chance I'm using my powers again. Someone else can do something.

"I agree with Wolfram too, I guess," Sherri said, looking at the unyielding piles of concrete. "It almost feels like we could lift all that, but we really can't. That's thousands of pounds of rock. Her eyes flitted to a thin plaster wall on the pile so weak, a good jump could collapse it. Below was a piece of styrofoam insulation, no heavier than one of her cats. There was a lot of other stuff in the way though. "Unless..." She glanced at the other rocks, but it was hard to judge if they were moveable. Having a strong person on their side would really help right now. "If we move all the light stuff, there is a way in..."

 

[Cluckcluck1215]

Brisa anxiously glanced in the direction of the noise but didn’t really look, her eyes flicking over the groups’ surroundings while her vision had turned to somewhere deep inside her. She got like this sometimes, hearing and responding numbly to people’s voices and actions, watching without seeing, while her inner world was buzzing with activity. It helped her focus all her attention on the task at hand. She turned back towards Connor and the others, and unbeknownst to her, her eyes were shifting, almost pulsating, between green and black.

"I agree with Wolfram too, I guess," Sherri said, looking at the unyielding piles of concrete. "It almost feels like we could lift all that, but we really can't. That's thousands of pounds of rock. Her eyes flitted to a thin plaster wall on the pile so weak, a good jump could collapse it. Below was a piece of styrofoam insulation, no heavier than one of her cats. There was a lot of other stuff in the way though. "Unless..." She glanced at the other rocks, but it was hard to judge if they were moveable. Having a strong person on their side would really help right now. "If we move all the light stuff, there is a way in..."

"There is?" Wolfram crept over to Sherri, narrowly avoiding shards of glass. He glanced uncertainly at Connor and Bleddyn, before looking back to Sherri. "If we get move the light stuff, we can try and lift the concrete as much as we can without hurting him, and Bleddyn can help pull him out, yeah?" He frowned. "But if we can't lift the concrete we might hurt him more..."

 

[FrankieDoodle]

Brisa anxiously glanced in the direction of the noise but didn’t really look, her eyes flicking over the groups’ surroundings while her vision had turned to somewhere deep inside her. She got like this sometimes, hearing and responding numbly to people’s voices and actions, watching without seeing, while her inner world was buzzing with activity. It helped her focus all her attention on the task at hand. She turned back towards Connor and the others, and unbeknownst to her, her eyes were shifting, almost pulsating, between green and black.

"I agree with Wolfram too, I guess," Sherri said, looking at the unyielding piles of concrete. "It almost feels like we could lift all that, but we really can't. That's thousands of pounds of rock. Her eyes flitted to a thin plaster wall on the pile so weak, a good jump could collapse it. Below was a piece of styrofoam insulation, no heavier than one of her cats. There was a lot of other stuff in the way though. "Unless..." She glanced at the other rocks, but it was hard to judge if they were moveable. Having a strong person on their side would really help right now. "If we move all the light stuff, there is a way in..."

"There is?" Wolfram crept over to Sherri, narrowly avoiding shards of glass. He glanced uncertainly at Connor and Bleddyn, before looking back to Sherri. "If we get move the light stuff, we can try and lift the concrete as much as we can without hurting him, and Bleddyn can help pull him out, yeah?" He frowned. "But if we can't lift the concrete we might hurt him more..."

Toby lowered his gun and turned around to face them. "So, uh, Wolfram. Please don't hurt me for suggesting this, but uh.. Taylor has telekinesis too, right? Between Brisa and Taylor, they might be able to move it without dropping it on him." He said, taking a step away from Wolfram and tilting his head to the side, so if he got punched, only the side of his head would get hurt.

 

[Cluckcluck1215]

Toby lowered his gun and turned around to face them. "So, uh, Wolfram. Please don't hurt me for suggesting this, but uh.. Taylor has telekinesis too, right? Between Brisa and Taylor, they might be able to move it without dropping it on him." He said, taking a step away from Wolfram and tilting his head to the side, so if he got punched, only the side of his head would get hurt.

"When will you people learn? I'm not going to hurt someone over a suggestion!" Wolfram hissed, turning to face Toby. "I...think she does. It might work. But the question is, where is she? She left with Lily, and the phone lines are down, so I can't text her."

 

[FrankieDoodle]

"When will you people learn? I'm not going to hurt someone over a suggestion!" Wolfram hissed, turning to face Toby. "I...think she does. It might work. But the question is, where is she? She left with Lily, and the phone lines are down, so I can't text her."

Toby flinched. "Sorry." He mumbled, relaxing slightly. He looked around. "Oh, I thought she was here. I mean, not here, here, b-but at the cars..." He trailed off. He knows what you mean, dummy, you don't need to explain. Of course she's not 'here here'. He thought.

 

[Cluckcluck1215]

Toby flinched. "Sorry." He mumbled, relaxing slightly. He looked around. "Oh, I thought she was here. I mean, not here, here, b-but at the cars..." He trailed off. He knows what you mean, dummy, you don't need to explain. Of course she's not 'here here'. He thought.

"Not your fault." Wolfram assured him. He glanced around, a sharp snap making him flinch and jerk his head around. "No need to apologize, really." He turned to Brisa. "Do you think you can move the concrete enough for us to get Connor out?"

 

[FrankieDoodle]

"Not your fault." Wolfram assured him. He glanced around, a sharp snap making him flinch and jerk his head around. "No need to apologize, really." He turned to Brisa. "Do you think you can move the concrete enough for us to get Connor out?"

"I... guess I've spent so much time around people that will turn violent over the smallest thing, that it's now what I expect with everything." Toby said, and then looked at Brisa, hoping she could get Connor out.

 

[Cluckcluck1215]

"I... guess I've spent so much time around people that will turn violent over the smallest thing, that it's now what I expect with everything." Toby said, and then looked at Brisa, hoping she could get Connor out.

Wolfram swung his head back around sharply to look at Toby, fixing a stare on him. But it wasn't one of fear or pity or even sympathy, just of understanding. Slowly, he looked back at Brisa, musing the words over in his mind, and shuddered slightly. People that will turn violent over the smallest thing...