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[i]Liam pauses at the blender, thinking over the challenge set before him. He thought about if for a while, and then did an anime fall[/i] [b]Liam:[/b] for a fan of RPG's, I have no idea what to write ^^; [b]miniLiam:[/b] *gurgle type laugh* what about Po- [i]miniLiam is shoved straight back into the blender, Liam eyed the surrounding housemates suspiciously.[/i] [b]Liam:[/b] anyone get that? :shifty: [b]LK:[/b] get what? [b]Juu:[/b] HEY! I know! miniLiam was trying to say Pok- [i]Liam clamps his hand over Juu's mouth[/i] [b]Liam:[/b] shhh, no evil be said, or you might become the next ingredient in my plushie juices...:shifty: [b]All:[/b] oO; [b]Liam:[/b] Egads, I might have to sit this one out...bah, I don't think my brain has enough ampage in it to light a light bulb... [i]miniLiam seizes the opportinity to escape the blender and ram a light bulb deep into Liam's ear. A faint glow results in the bulb, and miniLiam again finds himself trapped[/i] [b]miniLiam:[/b] ^^ it was alllll worth it *gets mulched into a million shreds of plushy*

OOC: scary thought is, there is a miniLiam in existance oO; To you he is known as 'marbar' lol ____ [i]Liam wakes up and takes a gulp of his miniLiam and GinGin (cough) miniGinny juice. He continues to sip a while until he notices that the hair on his head is..well regrowing.[/i] Liam: *finishes glass* did it suddenly get dark in here? *parts hair* *looks in mirror* GOOD GRAVY! I LOOK LIKE COUSIN IT! miniLiam: o.o; *falls over laughing* Liam: -.- *snatches miniLiam up and shoves him in the blender*

Liam wanders back out into the kitchen and snatches up miniLiam, intent on making his own brand of 'Plushie Juices' [i]What are you doing?[/i] Liam: Embarking on a glorious enterprise! ^^ [i]Which is?[/i] Liam: *dumps miniLiam and Gin Gin in the blender* *hums a little tune* [b][i]Please wait while our master chef works[/i][/b] Liam: *pulls serviette off a tall glass* Wala! Thickjuice, a 'la plushie ^^ [i]For heaven's sake...Shouldn't you be in class?[/i] Liam: nope. But the plushie in the juice should be oO; [i]That's it[/i] Liam: huh? Flashy activates the stun collar and renders Liam unconcious, Gin Gin and miniLiam reform, except that they both reform...well..mixed up...

When all the guards had entered the hidden compound, Liam prised himself from his position beneath the chopper. All his muscles had tensed from the long journey and seemed to have mutinied against any further movement. He crawled out from underneath the chopper?s belly, not noticing the bloody handprint he left on the skid. He crept into the safety of the jungle and collapsed, falling into a deep sleep. ~~~~ Two of Pizaro?s infamous female bodyguards walked back to the chopper to retrieve the weapons of destruction in it. One dropped her M14 commando to heave one of the crates out when she noticed the handprint. She paused and took a quick glance around, keenly checking for any signs of life. ?What are you doing?? Questioned the other. ?Nothing,? the first replied, but in an undertone added, ?See the handprint? I think we might have company?? ?Should we tell the boss?? ?No, it would trouble him. Dump these crates and we?ll track whoever tagged along for the ride. If my calculations are correct, I?d say he or she has lost a heck of a lot of blood. Shouldn?t be too hard to track ?em and torch ?em.? ~~~~ Liam was woken by the throbbing pain in his arm; the wound had started bleeding again. He groaned and rolled over, checking the perimeter. The chopper?s rear cargo had been opened recently, but it hadn?t been emptied. Odd that. A gut instinct caused him to unholster his MS1, just in case. He eased himself forward, curling his head around the tree he was behind, just as he was going to sigh with smug relief, two something?s pressed hard against his lower back. A harsh voice, feminine, ordered him to drop his weapon. Liam complied, albeit grudgingly, before facing whoever had caught him out. The two bodyguards smirked behind their designer sunglasses. ?Cute.? One said. ?Yeah, pity though eh?? The other replied. Liam was about to question the first when a rifle butt smashed him across the face, sending him back to blissful unconsciousness.

Liam crept up the staircase to the roof, hands tightly gripped around the MS1. The sound of chopper blades was deafening, it seemed like he could barely hear himself think. When at the top, he was caught around the collar by Craig who instantly began shouting into his ear. ?Rae?s going up!? Liam raised an eyebrow, ?What, you mean she?s in there?? Craig nodded. ?That is a huge bloody problem.? Ryan nodded and glanced back at the helicopter, which was slowly lifting off the ground. Ryan turned back to Liam to spout off a plan, only to find him gone. Craig pointed towards the chopper. ?There.? ~~~~~ Liam ran and leapt for the helicopter skid, good arm hooked around it while the other pumped the MS1 for all it was worth at the guards still on the ground, before any word could be said to alert Pizaro. Liam holstered the MS1 and hooked himself under the chopper, safely out of sight. The wind seemed to be screaming into his face as the chopper gained speed, heading towards deep jungle. Liam?s grip slipped slightly as the helicopter abruptly slowed and faced an Apache chopper that was intent on preventing Pizaro?s escape. Liam?s eyes widened as he heard a very loud metallic click beside him, a silk worm missile lowered out of a hidden compartment and ignited, firing off in the direction of the Apache. Liam swung upside down and rammed both fingers in his ears at the deafening explosion. As the smoke settled, the chopper continued on it?s path towards the heart of the jungle. ~~~~~ Siren flipped open a videoconference laptop and slipped on her headset as a message came through. A very irate Adam appeared on the jittery screen. ?Siren, -us report. ?ignal?very?weak?? Siren rolled her eyes and hit the satellite, or rather Niomi who was holding it. Adam continued, ?Ah. Much better. Status report.? ?Well the base is under complete lock down, not a word is going in or out and all is well.? ?Good then. Do you have Pizaro?? ?Well, we have his daughter?Pizaro got away, Ryan reported that Rae is impersonating his daughter and is inside the chopper, and well, Liam managed to leap onto one of the skids. Currently both are being carried to an unknown location in the jungle.? Adam was silent for a while, his face on the screen held worry, not about the situation Rae was in, but the fact that Liam managed to limpet himself into the situation. Adam groaned and sunk down in his seat, trying not to imagine what was going to happen. ?Alright, what is in pursuit?? Siren glanced over at a plume of smoke that used to be an Apache, ?Well. We couldn?t track by air, seeing as Pizaro has more air to air firepower than the entirety of our choppers here, so the SAS is going to be trekking through the forest after them in their troop transports, ASIO is packing up and the same for all the other groups, they all received heavy damage, about ten people lost their lives on our side here. About sixty are injured. All our agents are accounted for and intent on following with the SAS hummer squad.? Adam nodded. ?Alright. Do your best. Adam over and out.?

[i]Liam wakes up smoking and shakes his head[/i] Liam: packs a punch... miniLiam: heheheh! Take that! Liam: *FWAP with the proverbial giant rubber haddock of doom* take it. QA: o_O;; ok then..moving on... Liam: yeah, lets do that... miniLiam: *totters around* ehehe..uh...whoa...ow..x.x

Liam rolled his eyes and slipped in the door, letting it close behind him. Then he heard the click. He turned, and in the dim light, noticed that there wasn?t a handle on this side, just a lock. ?Hooray. Right when I needed to be inconspicuous.? Liam chuckled to himself and slipped out a penlight, letting its xenon bulb illuminate the entire corner it was focused on. A figure lay unconscious, like Rae had said, she had a startling resemblance. Liam knelt down and slipped some standard handcuffs on her hands and feet. Even if she was going to be out for a couple of hours, he didn?t want the risk of faulty tranquillisers. The next challenge was how to get through the door before him, silently. He grinned and reached inside the folds of his jacket, pulling out a soft Velcro case. He opened it and pulled out a chromed lock pick gun. He slipped his finger around the trigger and pushed the pick into the lock, experimenting with the tension wrench on the side of the gun. Minutes later there was a click and the door opened. He packed the tool away and stood; lifting the girl around his back, piggyback style. She dropped her head in her slumber and began drooling on his shoulder. Liam rolled his eyes and stepped out into the corridor, slinking along the walls on his way to the exit. All he had to do now was get out, dump the girl with Siren and Niomi and get back to find Pizaro. ?Piece of cake.? He grunted, shifting her weight around. ?How bloody much do you weigh girl? Honestly.? Liam continued on his sneaky path, ignoring the gunshots and constant explosions coming from the main entrance. He was about to exit the building when he was confronted with a rather nervous security guard. When he saw Liam, carrying a handcuffed Pizaro?s daughter, a let a small squeal and fumbled for his weapon. Liam dropped the girl and was about to reach for his weapon when her handcuffed arms and the handcuffs caught him around the throat. Spluttering, he was dragged down backwards. The guard had just now freed his entangled pistol. Liam reached into his coat for his and whipped the first thing he could find with a trigger?which was unfortunate as that thing was the lock pick gun? The security guard paled; clueless the fact that the object Liam was defiantly holding was in fact a lock pick. Liam waved the gun to a nearby door, ?In there now, before I decide to change my mind.? ?Uh?ok?please don?t, I have a wife and kids.? ?Yeah yeah, whatever, drop the gun and get in there.? ?Righto?? As the door clicked closed, Liam grinned, he couldn?t believe his luck. He spun the lock pick before slipping it back into its pocket. He knelt back down and picked the girl up before running out the door and through to the wall. ~~~~~ Liam dropped the girl at Siren?s feet. ?Here, blindfold her and gag her. That?s Pizaro?s daughter and our failsafe if we can?t get him.? Siren raised an eyebrow, ?uh huh. Well you might want to hurry. I got word from the chopper pilots that they saw Pizaro with his customary troop of bodyguards heading towards the rear section of the building, there?s a helicopter waiting on the roof.? ?Rear section? But I just came from there. Dammitt! Order them to blow the chopper up.? ?Can?t do that. Word has it that it?s loaded up with the arms for the trade. We can?t risk it.? ?Great. Can the troops get through? I at least need some extra back up.? ?Nope. That base was literally riddled with guards, team one have their arms full. I?m all you?ve got.? Liam looked back at the base, pensive. ?Stay here. Niomi is going to need some help guarding this girl. If she is whom Rae says, all hell will break on you two if they find out she?s gone. I?m going back in.?

[i]Liam walks out of the bathroom, wiping the last remnants of his war paint. miniLiam sits on the lounge room floor, holding his bald head and rocking backwards and forwards on the spot. Liam chuckles and flops onto the couch next to him, promptly falling asleep[/i] miniLiam: *evil glint in his eye* heheheheh...all is going to come in a full circle...ssssooon.... Liam: *opens eye* huh? miniLiam: O_o; uh, I mean..ow..^^; Liam: right. You do that. *falls back to sleep* ~~~~~~~ [b]Half an hour later[/b] ~~~~~~~ Liam: *wakes up, stretches* hm..what time is it? *yawn* miniLiam: ten in the morning and all is well..[size=1]for me..[/size] Liam: cool little guy, but lay off the evil bit at the end, it doesn't suit you. miniLiam: from now on I don't take orders from you, you take them from me FWAHAHAHA! Liam: *yawn* right. As if. *scratches neck* hey..what the.. miniLiam: that collar that is around your neck is in fact my own 'human' version of BB's plushie collar.... Liam: O.O uh...ok.... miniLiam: *raises small device* in fact, do anything out of the ordinary, and *poof* no more Liam. Liam: dude, why didn't BB notice? miniLiam: he's too busy seeking revenge..*dark look of evil...* Liam: crap miniLiam: *waggles finger* tut-tut, foul language young man, that might cost you... Liam: that's it. Young man. You are so going down! [i]Liam leaps at the little guy and crash tackles him to the ground. miniLiam frantictly presses the big red button when Liam rolls off him,, but to no event.[/i] miniLiam: O.O oop.. Liam: *grins* Like I said. Down. miniLiam: oh...dear... Liam: *snatches the guy up* that's it. Blender. Now. I'm thinking blind date... miniLiam: O.O

[i]Liam pinned his miniself to the carpeted floor, scissors held in his free hand. miniLiam squirmed, trying to get himself out of Liam's grip.[/i] Liam: If I go bald, you go bald little dude miniLiam: *squirms* nooo! miniLiam stay as miniLiam is! Liam: *raises an eyebrow* what? miniLiam: *huffs* I was merely using comman barbarous language in a last ditch attempt to hit that suddenly reverted-to-caveman brain of yours, and avoid you severing my scalp with that oversized monstrocity that you prefer to call 'scissors.' Which I believe should be referred to with a more apt name of 'hedge clippers.' Liam: *shrugs and snipps his hair off* Big words do not work little guy, after all, you are modelled after me. miniLiam: *rubs his bare plushie scalp* now why do I feel like a two-year-old's barbie doll? Liam: *grins and wanders off, carrying the severed hair aloft and in the general direction of the bathroom so he can remove the bloody black lipstick war-paint*

Liam slipped his sunglasses down, familiar fanged grin resting itself comfortably on his face. He dropped the headset into his jacket and unholstered his MS1. Siren and Niomi, snoozing in the absence of action, didn?t even notice he had gone. Liam shrugged, less baggage, the better. Then he began running. Through the trees, over logs, sprigot mortar booby traps? Sprigot?mortar?booby?traps? ?Oh dear?? Liam quickly raised his hands over his head in defence and increased the pace, as the world was seemingly ripped apart behind him. Offending white-hot pieces of metal flew past his ears and crash-landed into scrubland, setting it alight. ~~~~~ The man at the radar blinked as several large orange circles appeared on the screen, just behind a constantly vanishing little black dot. ?**** the SYF bugger is making it past the mortars, it won?t be long before he?s on the base.? Rae raised an eyebrow, ?Sprigot mortars?? The man glanced back, ?A high explosion shell is connected to a sort of trigger which is bolted into trees, which is connected to a trip wire. Anything that hits the trip wire is instantly greeted with the shell flying towards them?your daddy dug ?em up ages ago. These weapons were made for the Vietnam War, pretty much sunk into the past after that?? ?Right then?? ~~~~~ Liam hit the concrete wall running and manage to climb up on top of it before the momentum failed him. He glanced back, panting. The forest was now set alight and only twisted charcoal twigs remained. He gulped some air down, that was way too close, close even by his standards. He took a quick check of his surroundings. On the inside of the wall was just empty grass; a couple of rocks and then the building began. Liam raised the MS1 and pulled the trigger, giving a heavy spread of slugs through the grass towards the wall. The gun clicked empty just as it?s bullets hit something big, and explosive. Liam toppled off his perch as a ?bouncing betty? exploded and proceeded to do more damage to the grass than he could ever do. Liam climbed back up the wall, ignoring the stinging pain in his arm, he hadn?t fallen out of sight fast enough, a piece of burning shrapnel was now happily burning in away in his flesh. He slung himself back over and walked through the now clear path, muttering to himself, ?This better be bloody worth it Rae.?

[i]Liam rubbed his now highly buffed scalp while looking in the mirror.[/i] Liam: o dear god...what did I do to deserve this? miniLiam: *totters in* *waves* HEY BALDY! ^_^ Liam: .... *glances at the plushies full head of hair* miniLiam: ... Liam: *snatches up a pair of scissors* here kitty kitty kitty... miniLiam: *O.O* AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! [i]miniLiam comes tearing out of the bathroom while waving his arms in the air screaming blue bloody murder. Liam follows quickly behind on all fours, face covered in war paint made from someone's goth lipstick.[/i] All: o.O;; Liam: KITTY KITTY! miniLiam: *still waving his plushie arms in the air* MUMMY! HEP ME! HEP ME! Neil: uh..ok...*chuggs the bottle of syrup* Juu: *holding plate of dry pancakes* :bawl: noooo....

[i]Liam rolled his eyes and prised the lid off before he handed it back.[/i] D_M: I guess we better clean him up... Liam: or we could just...y'know...leave him there, he'd heal right up eventually... D_M: shaddup and make with the bandages. By the way, where is that little plushie self of you? Liam: Starving for oxygen at the bottom of the pool while soaking up the water like a sponge. L_K: well, ok then, as long as you know where he is, I guess it's ok.. Ken: *groan* hey..focus on the bleeding guy here... Liam: whoa there, and to think, I just plumb for- *Is set on fire by one of the avenging imps* Offending Imp: *nyuck nyuck nyuck* *continues making weird enchantments* Liam: *blinks* *runs around waving his arms in the air with his hair consumed in a great ball of fire*

OOC: Thought I might resurrect it, nothing better to do. Please excuse any mistakes or faults, my mind is still coming up to speed.. ~~~~~~ Saethi?s eyes darted around, not a ripple was on the water. Well, he couldn?t wait around here forever for impending doom, so he decided to swim towards the side of the gloomy sewer. Bubbles burst on the water behind him, then something underneath lifted him, flinging him like a rag doll towards the solid brick wall. Saethi gasped as the air was hit out of his lungs, arms flailing wildly for something to hang onto. An ancient rusted ladder was seemingly flung into his outstretched palm as he fell back towards the murky depths, his shoulder cracked in mutiny and stress, but held. Saethi swung for a moment, watching the bubbles slowly vanish. He was safe, for now at least. He glanced around the dark chamber for something of use, his sword and stake claimed by the slime beneath, and then he saw it. Subtly hidden in the shadowed eaves, was a rusty box that could have only held salvation. A rusty metal box bearing a lightning bolt insignia and the customary ?Danger, 20 000 volts.? Saethi grinned and glanced down at the water, still silent, and then began his way across to it, swinging on overhanging bars. One bar away, Saethi swung upside down and began jimmying one of the fat, lazy cables loose. Violent sparks leapt, sending painful spasms up his arm, Saethi winced and the cable fell, a literal explosion rippled through the water. Saethi shielded his eyes from the burning steam, and brushed the exposed cable. Pain beyond pain burnt his body, and acrid smell seemed to fill his mind...then all was quiet. The box?s fuse had kicked in and cut out the current. Saethi hung there for a while, mouth tasting like ashes and his eyes and body seemingly more worse for wear. Not bothering to check if the beast was still alive, Saethi began the now arduous climb to the top. He hefted the grate off the opening and flopped onto the wet bitumen, letting the heavy rain flush the sewer from him. After half an hour, Saethi propped himself up and looked around the suburb, noticing a familiar building, ?Funny to be back here again. S?pose I need a shower anyway...Luke buddy, I?m gonna need another favour...?

OOC: Whoa, lots of pages. Sorry I've been gone guys, I've been up the north coast at Maryborough to see Dad. (He's temp. living up there with work until he gets a transfer, long story) Anyhoo, I'm back after a 3 and a half road trip so nyeh. ----- [i]Liam looks at miniLiam who was busy trying to remove the cumbersome collar containment contraption[/i] Liam: dude, I wouldn't do that if I were you.. miniLiam: *grabs a screwdriver* [b]POOF[/b] [i]Liam spits out a mouthful of plushie grey matter[/i] Liam: don't say I didn't warn you. miniLiam: *reforms* pfeh... Liam: now what did this tell you? miniLiam: GET A PHILIPS HEAD! *runs off cackling madly* Liam: .... [i][b]5 minutes later[/b][/i] [i]miniLiam sits with his back to Liam, who is a bit apprehensive in finding out what the little demon was up to[/i] miniLiam: *evil giggle* Liam: what are you doing? miniLiam: *faces him, holding the head of a Funky Phil Sharpe plushie, which he was clubbing the C.C.C.C with* Liam: *falls over* god, there are so many reasons [i]why[/i] I am going to drop kick you right now... miniLiam: meep o.o [i]miniLiam makes a rather amusing squealing sound as he goes flying through the open door and lands in the OBB house pool[/i] miniPhil's torso: *picks up the head and places it firmly on his shoulders before tottering out of the house*

[i]Liam wanders into the room and sees two people now in ruffly dresses, and one of them looks surprisingly like Ken. He paused and looked her up and down before yelling to the intercom indignantly[/i] Liam: HEY! I thought we weren't allowed to leave the house! [i]You're not[/i] Liam: precisely! So I wanna know why Ken can go and get a sex change, [size=1]however well needed it was[/size], and I'm stuck here 24/7? Kenna: *raises eyebrow* Liam: *grins evilly* [i]Mere moments later Liam goes flying across the room, through the sliding glass doors and lands in the swimming pool[/i] Kenna: *dust hands and fixes the broken glass with a wave of her hand* miniLiam: *walks in for the first time* heeeeeellllooooo sweetcheeks! [i]miniLiam suddenly hits the OBB wall at the speed of sound, creating a very satisfying 'flump' as he was embedded in the concrete walls. At the same time, the semi-comatose Liam mutters for the upteenth time that the horny plushie is not related to him in any way shape or form[/i] Kenna: *yet again dusts her hands*

Liam stood up and brushed himself down, yawning. He looked around at the laughing faces and shrugged, ?What? I?m very, very tired.? Another titter ran through the agents before they face Rae again. Liam unholstered the MS1and slipped his thumb onto the print scan. A small tingle notified him that his print had been accepted. There was an automated click and the weapon armed. Liam amused himself through Rae?s speech by performing several left and right hand spins with the MS1. When she was finished and everyone had mentioned their task force, Liam began a steady pace, breaking off from the third group after a while he started jogging with Siren and Niomi close on his heels. Even though it was late in the evening, the air was still humid enough to cause his shirt to stick to his back. Some where in the distance behind them there was the faint beat of a Blackhawk landing. A shiver ran up his spine. For a split second something gripped his mind...fear...that feeling hadn?t occurred since his first mission...and he ended up in intensive care for three months. He started to slow his pace, footsteps deadened by the foliage. As Siren and Niomi drew up along side, he pulled out his mobile phone and brought up the GPS. They were situated at exactly one klick from the villa. He sat down on a fallen log. All they had to do now was to wait for the choppers to fly over and create a full-blown diversion. Then Rae and her team would pounce on the other side of the villa and take out the communications array, and do what all good hackers do. Then, once Pizaro was out in the open with his bodyguards, Liam would see to it that all hell would break loose. Liam slipped off his long jacket and leant back in his rudimentary seat. The black sleeveless shirt he was wearing continued to persist in sticking to his back. That, and the Kevlar vest, were causing him to roast in the humid air. He leant forward and watched the night?s events unfold through a pair of night vision binoculars.

[i]Liam glances up from his chess game with Neo[/i] Liam: taken? Taken by whom? Juu: .... miniLiam: taken by me! ^^ *runs over to hug Juu's leg before making numerous poses* Liam&Juu: .... [i]Liam walks over and peels miniLiam away from Juu, muttering something about Queen Asuka and her insane creations[/i] miniLiam: *sniffle* nooo! She's mine! You can't have my precious! Liam: -.- miniLiam: *now tied to the table* Oh I see, you want her [i]aalll[/i] for yourself now don't you? Don't you! Juu: *still silent* o_o;; Liam: *FWAP* miniLiam: x.X Liam: *to Neo* now where were we? Neo: *glances at Liam, then at miniLiam...then back at Liam again* uh..crazy..no chess! Chess, yes, uh, that's what we were doing.. Liam:...*moves a pawn forward and steals Neo's pawn* miniLiam: *wakes up* wha..*see's Juu* Juu! No! Don't let him seperate us! Juu: *backs away slowly* miniLiam: awwww...*sees miniJuu* heyyyy..hello gorgeous! miniJuu: *blushes* Liam: *picks up the captured pawn and rams it into miniLiam's mouth* you're a menace to society, you know that? [i]Awww...just when it was getting fun..[/i] Liam: *points at intercom* You. Stay out of this. [size=1]Bah...crazy queen and her creepy concoctions...[/size]

Liam wandered out of sight and sat up at the front of the plane. Bah, why should he call Adam? The weapons were SYF, what of it? Just another clue of Jessie?s treachery. He sighed and started drumming out a song on the handle of his MS1. Ten minutes later Ryan was asleep so Liam ambled back and sat next to the slightly dozing Rae. She snapped out of her slumber the instant he sat down, he didn?t say a word. Rae rolled her eyes and leant against the window, and began to close her eyes when Ryan snapped awake, scream rushing from his pursed lips. Liam didn?t flinch or lift his gaze from the computer, instead he continued reading the screen and used his free hand to wiggle around in the slightly ringing ear. Ryan?s gaze rushed around the cockpit, the other agents were waking and looking around for the cause of the scream. Ryan settled back in his seat again and acted as though asleep. Liam closed his laptop, slipping it into the pouch in front of him. He stretched, yawned and leaned back, hands behind his head and sunglasses down. ~~~~~ [b]LOCAL AIRSTRIP: SANDVIKA[/b] The small QANTAS jet touched down on the dusty bitumen, tires screeching as it tried to gain grip on the poorly created runway. All the agents in the plane slid forward in their seats, despite the tightly strapped belts around their waists. Liam raised his sunglasses to see what was going on. Seeing they had arrived, he stretched and rose up from his seat, making his way the exit. As he stepped down the aluminium stairs, the warm tropical sun glinted off his shades. He grinned and walked to the cargo bay, hefting up his pack and supplies. ?So when do we get to go to our tropical paradise??

OOC: short I know, but it's 9:30 and I just came back from a Julius Caesar performance which I was in. It's the best description you're going to get I'm afraid.. ~~~~~ Saethi marched along the tunnel, several unspeakable objects clinging to his once white pants. His eyes, glowing crimson in the dark, strayed from one end of the sewerage channel to the other. Not a living creature was here...odd. Subconsciously a hand strayed and freed the special stake from it?s rest. He gripped it tightly and freed the blade from his belt with the other. Something was stirring, he could feel it... The steady drip of dirty water echoed round as he continued to slosh through the thickening muck. He paused. He gritted his teeth, fangs slipping out and the rest of his mouth shrinking away. He felt his flesh tense as the spikes began to press their way forward. The harsh pain that had been forgotten returned as the natural armour grew. Saethi tensed and spat at the wall, blood oozing down the side before meeting the reeking floor. Something sparked in Saethi?s mind, causing him to raise a defence when something leapt out from the water and bore him underneath it. Saethi struggled and felt sharp pain dig on the side of his ribs, feeling precious lifeblood float away to the surface. He stabbed out with the blade in his only free arm. It clanged off harmlessly, sound deadened by the water. He felt consciousness slip away as his vision was eaten by an unseen foe. In a last ditch attack, he summoned all his strength and lashed out with his free hand, thrashing with his feet. The grip was relinquished and he kicked to the surface. In a steady circle around him, bubbles burst on the surface of the putrid water. Saethi suppressed a wave of nausea and readied his weapon, treading on the fouled water.

OOC: Late, I know, short, I know, but I signed up ages ago and found myself in wanting of something to do. So nyeh! S?thinay slashed his blade against the boulder in front of him for what seemed the thousandth time. The short sword clanged off it, sparks flying past his eyes. Another minute crack ran along the lengths of the boulder and a few specks of dust drifted from the rocky tunnel ceiling. S?thinay panted, trickle of sweat dripped off his chin. There was no way they would be able to get through to the city, the boulder remained as impregnable as ever. He sighed and sheathed his blade. The only thing to do now was to see if any of the other tunnels had not been blocked. He turned and walked down the finely carve stone passage to where Lal'aith crouched. Lal'aith ran her hand down the face of the fallen once more, muttering the whispered words of remembrance before facing S?thinay. She smiled and stood, running a loose wisp of hair behind her slightly pointed ears. ?They?ve gone to a better place,? she said, ?but if we do not do something soon, I fear we may not be too far behind them...? S?thinay looked grim, ?There isn?t much we can do, with the disturbance in Gaia?s core the serpents will have been disturbed from their sleep. A party of two is no match for a fully grown reptile and you know it. It would be in our best interests to go against our laws and head for the surface.? ?But...no one has journeyed up there for centuries, it is taboo...? ?Gaia is angry, do you not think it an omen that all the passages to the city to be blocked? Thirteen years since the unknown occurred, do you not think it an omen?? Lal?aith was silent. S?thinay knelt down and retrieved a steel, engraved, longbow from one of the fallen. He muttered thanks under his breath and picked up the bulky quiver of brass shafted arrows. Lal?aith followed suit on the other fallen archer and led the way back out of the blocked tunnel. ~~~~~~~ A river of fire flared beneath the rocky crevasse that Lal?aith and S?thinay were climbing. They could hear the chattering of imps all around, already the little demons had loosed their poison darts, but the strong armour that the two wore gave them protection. S?thinay heaved Lal?aith up onto a protruding ledge for a rest stop. As they both sat, checking their surroundings, a hailstorm of metal flew towards them, missing by only inches. S?thinay slipped his bow off his shoulder and loosed three arrows across at the small squad of meat eaters. Lal?aith slipped an arrow from it?s hold and muttered rasping words as she held the head in her palm. She fitted the arrow onto her string and loosed it on the imps. The arrow streaked, reflecting the fire beneath while glowing with an ethereal glow of its own. The arrow pierced the breast of one of the creatures and unleashed a storm of blue bolts. The remaining imps, disorientated, fell screaming into the depths of the river below. S?thinay smiled at Lal?aith and began the arduous climb again to the surface of the broken earth.

[i]Liam grins evilly, steepling his hands. miniLiam on his head follows suit with the same evil leer.[/i] Liam: ah..chess...how I have missed you... Neo: O_o; you almost do that too well... Liam: do what? *moves a the knight(Cloudstrife) forward and eliminates the queen* you mean that? Neo: sunnava..*moves his rook forward and takes the knight* Liam: FUHAHAHA! *brings his rook in and eliminates Neo's, at the same time putting him into check* man I love this game miniLiam: *imitates the evil laughter* Neo: ... if you don't shut that thing up, I am seriously going to kill you...-.- Liam: *grins and twiddles his thumbs, ignoring the fact that miniLiam, seated on his shoulder, was following suit*

Liam: *wanders in with miniLiam sitting on his head, eating burnt tomato, and a bemused look on his face* miniNeil: *sees spider* EEK! *runs and hides behind Neil* Neil: -.-; *squashes spider* For a mini version of me you are awfully pathetic..*looks at Liam* not a word.. Liam: right..not a...*snort* word...:blulaugh: miniNeil: whaddya expect??? It was nearly as big as me! Neil: *fwaps the insubordinant miniNeil* miniLiam: *jumps down and picks up the dead spider before climbing back up onto Liam's head and throwing it into the cauldron* BUHAHAHAHA! Liam: .... he is so not related to me in any way...

Liam wandered ahead to the airstrip and glanced up at the aircraft immobile before them. A twenty passenger civilian QANTAS jet. How very quaint. They must be taking the guise of tourists or something to not arouse suspicion. He chuckled, well whoever thought this plan out didn?t notice the fact that they were all packing proficient first world weaponry and wearing military grade clothing. But, he reasoned, it did pose a very good front, at least to a light inspection. The door hissed shut as all the agents settled down into their over stuffed plush seats. Liam smirked, maybe this aircraft did have a few perks. As he glanced around the craft, he noticed Ryan looking intently at the MS1. Liam grinned and pulled it out of it?s holster and handed it over to Ryan. Ryan checked the weapon, weight, sights, magazine all before he spoke, ?Got a bit of weight to it. very well balanced too. But I don?t know the make...and what?s with the insignia?? Liam grinned, ?It?s a Metal Storm, one of twenty manufactured specifically for the government. No-one knows about them. It took me months to get the application for it, let alone apply. I?m the only junior member to have one, all the rest were given to the untouchables and untraceables in the senior wing. Has a firing capacity of one round every five hundredth of a second, totally manufactured out of a compound metal that deters any form of overheating so I can plug away for hours...? Ryan?s eyes bugged out. ?You do realise I?m not going to give this back.? ?It wouldn?t do you any good. Thumbprint scan above the trigger, I?m the only person on the planet who?s able to use it, and if you try to bypass it or tinker with it in any way, the whole thing will blow up in your face.? Ryan?s eyes bugged out, ?You mean your heat is packing...heat?? ?Yup, I can?t quite remember if it?s C4 or Semtex though...? Ryan hastily handed the MS1 back to Liam. Liam holstered it and leant back in his chair, grinning to himself.

?Uh-uh, no way. Last time you tickled me I had the bruises for weeks. Well...maybe not weeks...a couple of days at least...hey! wait...no...? Saethi doubles over trying not to laugh as Summer starts to tickle his ribcage. After a few minutes of agonising bittersweet pain, Saethi manages to draw enough breath to gasp for her to stop. ?Admit it then,? She said, smile playing about her lips. ?Never!,? he replied, standing defiantly, only to double over again in laughter as she continued the tickle torture. ?Ahem.? A rather haggard and annoyed voice said. All frivolities ceased and both Summer and Saethi, sunglasses slipping, turned to face the voice. ?Tasya, I uh, that is I was going to be there,? Summer started, but she was silenced when Tasya raised her hand. Saethi began to sidestep away, ?Well it looks like I?m not needed here...? Summer caught his wrist, ?[i]Yes[/i], you are.? Tasya sighed to herself and motioned for both of them to follow, where they continued to poke one another when she wasn?t looking. ~~~~~ Saethi leant forward in his chair, pushing his slipping sunglasses back up his nose, ?Look, Tasya,? he said, ?Saethi is back. The bloodlust is coming back over him and Maz knows it, I?m willing to bet on that too, if you want to put it on the record.? Tasya shook her head, ?You have no proof, this whole thing with the dream and the psychic connection is preposterous!? Summer snorted, ?You?re one to talk Tasya.? Tasya glanced over at her, looking down the bridge of her nose, ?[b]That[/b], as you might recall Summer, involved magic in a harboured, sterile, environment. Not some whim of a dream.? ?It had Rhea in it Tasya.? Saethi said, anger rising in his voice, ?I don?t care what you say, something is going on! There have been reports of bounty hunters and vampire hunters flocking to this area, some of which specialise in Slayer exterminating as well. Something is up Tasya and you?d better get your head around it soon or it?ll come crashing down on you like a ton of bricks!? Tasya sighed, ignoring his insubordination, ?Alright, let?s just suppose what you say is true, then what? We go and find your behemoth of a twisted half and slay him? The invincible creature that has already taken many a good man?s life?? Saethi sighed, ?I know the odds. But as I?m [i]technically[/i] not part of the council, I can do whatever I damn well please. Besides, I have a reliable source that has informed me of two possible ways of killing him.? Tasya raised an eyebrow, ?Then if you can do all that without my permission, why are you here then?? Summer joined in at this point, ?Yeah, why?? Saethi took a deep breath and looked away from Summer, ?I want you to put Summer under protection. Chances are, if they?re after me, they?ll be after her too.? Summer looked flabbergasted, to be truthful so did Tasya, for however a short amount of time. ?Fine, it will go under consideration.? She said. Summer still looked shocked, glancing from Saethi to Tasya to back at Saethi again. Tasya continued, ?One condition, you must leave immediately. If what you say is true, you haven?t much time...? Saethi nodded and stood, leaving the room. Summer snapped out of her trance like state and ran after him. When she caught up with him she threw him up against the wall. ?What in the blazing hell were you thinking??? She shouted. Saethi didn?t look at her, instead he carefully lifted her hands of him and said, ?You know. It?s for your own good.? Summer gazed blankly as he walked away and to the front entrance, completely disarmed and unsure of what to say.

Saethi grinned and slipped the sunglasses delicately out of her hair before nestling them comfortably on his face again. For good measure he ruffled her hair and laughed, dodging her retaliating punch and stepping easily to the side. ?To top off the inflated ego, you might want to put in annoying freak.? She laughed. Saethi contorted his face into mocking offended look. He cracked and chuckled to himself as they continued down the corridor, occasionally giving each other a good natured shove. ?Seriously Summer,? he said while placing an arm around her shoulder, ?what is going on? I head something about some vampire hunters in town and some other...things happening...not to mention that the dream was back.? Summer glanced up at him, face suddenly serious, ?Saethi?? she asked. He nodded, ?Yup...whole shebang, not good...he?s getting hungry again...this time,? his voice suddenly became secretive, ?Rhea was there, just in the background mind you, but she was there.? ?Tasya must have got wind of it.? ?That?d be my guess. Wonder if the Watcher?s council ordered the hunters?? Summer looked thoughtful, ?No...they wouldn?t do that, they?re too arrogant to ask for outside help...? Saethi chuckled, ?Besides me you mean?? Summer didn?t return the smile, ?No Saethi, Maz must have put another bounty on his head...if so, there?s probably one on your?s too? ?Well I?m always open for a challenge, besides I was getting bored with the whole ?I?m a normal human ignore me? thing.? ?Funny.? Saethi looked at her again, voice hinted with inflated sarcasm, ?I [i]do[/i] try m?dear.?