::::Forlorn part 2:::: Previously... [i]As the trio led by Ems moves on they come across MOL (ManOfLight). An accident occurs and MOL is fatally wounded. Ems has a hunch that the radiation from the vials has enough strength to revive him. He is revived, but the side effects of the radiation are unknown. [/i] [i]As the group figure out what to do next, a fly zips into the room that housed the nuclear weapons. Removing the nuclear vials from the machines has leaked radiation into the air surrounding the room. As the fly is exposed, a strange mutation occurs. The fly suddenly falls to the ground. Twitching. Writhing. Growing. Growling....[/i] [i]Meanwhile...[/i] _____________________________________________ Guard 1: “Damn it! What the hell is going on now?” (The guard looks up from his spilled cup of cup of coffee as the alarms go off. The facility is in a frenzy with guards and officers running around trying to figure out why the alarms are blaring and who could have deactivated the nuclear codes so close to launch.) Guard 2: “Don’t know. Somebody seems to have pulled the killswitch. Our orders are to go investigate the weapons to make sure that they weren’t tampered with. Let’s go.” Guard 1: “Damn it. Whoever the bastard was that did that will have to buy me a fresh cup of coffee. Unless they’re dead.” Guard 2: *smirking* “Or we kill ‘em.” Guard 1: “That’s not our job. We’re supposed to take prisoners. Not create dead bodies.” Guard 2: “You’re no fun.” Guard 1: “You’re an idiot.” (The two guards make their way to the nuclear launch station where the codes were deactivated.) Guard 2: “Son of a... we’ve got a traitor among us!” Guard 1: “The door wasn’t forced open. Meaning they had a card. Unless they swiped it off of someone, then yes. We do have a traitor among us.” Guard 2: “Can we kill them now?” Guard 1: “That doesn’t change anything.” Guard 2: “...” Guard 1: “Lets get down to the weapons. If they were tampered with them we need to evacuate the center. They could’ve rigged it to explode.” Guard 2: “Wait...” Guard 1: “What?” Guard 2: “Look down there.” (From the guards point of view at the launch station, they can see the nuclear weapons. And something far more terrifying.) Guard 2: “What the hell is that?” Guard 1: “I dunno.” Guard 2: “What are we gonna do about it? Just let it roam free?” Guard 1: *charges energy rifle* “You wanna kill something?” Guard 2: “Don’t ask me twice.” Meanwhile... The group of newfound friends have gotten their wits about them, (and a change of clothes) and are sitting inside the house debating on what to do next. Adidas: “We’ve got four people now. We’re gonna run out of vials if we just use them on the next person on the street.” Ems: “They are mine to use. Not yours. He was dying.” MOL: “I’m right here you know.” Ems: “Look. We’ve got to figure out what we’re going to do next. We can’t hang here forever. We need to move. Find some answers.” Zbruh: “Here. I got some answers for you. We all have some powers that are pretty cool and we should rule the world.” Ems: “You’re such a child. We’ve got to focus on how we can learn to control our powers. Adidas just somehow used his powers, but we haven’t. Neither have you MOL.” Zbruh: “Who made you the leader? No one. Let someone who knows how to lead take over.” Adidas: “Back off Zbruh. She’s doing her best here. If you’ve got any better ideas then you can say something. But we don’t know what to do. So I’m with Ems. We try to control our powers a little more before we just waltz into the world.” MOL: “Well I guess since we’re taking sides... I’m with Ems. She’s the one that got us all here. So I say she deserves to lead us.” Zbruh: “Shit... fine. Fine fine fine. Alright almighty leader. What do you want us humble servants to do for you?” Ems: “Just shut up! Would you? We’re supposed to be finding out how to control ourselves! We can’t be arguing like this!” Zbruh: “...” Ems: *stands up and starts pacing* “Alright. Adidas. When you shot MOL, what were you thinking? Was it just kind of a reflex thing?” Adidas: “I thought he was going to try to hurt us... so I just kinda...” (Adidas holds out his hands. He motions towards MOL like he did when he first shot him.) MOL: *flinches* “Geez dude. You could’ve just almost killed me again.” Adidas: *ignoring MOL* “Maybe it’s triggered somehow.” Zbruh: “Just like me right now.” Ems: “I’m done with you!” (Ems punches Zbruh in the face. But instead of the satisfying feeling that Ems thought she’d feel from crushing Zbruh’s nose, she felt a morphing, growing feeling.) MOL: “Whoa.” Adidas: “My thoughts exactly. Did I just see what I think I saw?” Ems: *looking at MOL and Adidas confused* “What? What’s the problem?” (Ems looks over at where Zbruh was standing only to find that he wasn’t standing there anymore.) Ems: “What the...” Zbruh: *inside of Ems head* “What the hell? Why am I seeing through you?! Why can I see your thoughts? What’s going on?” Ems: “Holy shit. Can you guys hear him?” MOL: “Nope.” Adidas: “Negative.” Ems: “Did I just... absorb Zbruh?” Adidas: “Things just got weird.” (Suddenly there’s a rumble that shakes the house. The group, now only three because Ems and Zbruh are stuck together, rush outside to investigate, only to see fire. Hell on earth. Monsters as large are the house itself wandered the plains around the house. Spitting acidic saliva and digging holes in the ground.) Adidas: “I think that we should probably learn our powers right about now.” (Zombie like creatures dig themselves from the ground. Ems looks at them for only a moment. But a long enough moment to know where they came from.) Ems: “Two of those zombie things are wearing facility guard uniforms. They come from the nuclear weapons facility.” Adidas: “What have you done.” Ems: “Unleashed hell on earth. And there’s only a few people who can stop it.” END PART 2 As the series goes on it will pick up some more action. The next part will have much more fighting as the group discovers their newfound powers and meet new friends... Follow the tags for more!