RPG Torren(Rated R for sexual content, language, and violence)

[Guest Skyechild91]

[FONT=arial][SIZE=3]If anything in the title offends you, DO NOT READ ON!

A small town, small streets, small gangs. A town where everyone knows everyone else. Though some may hate the others, they all live in perfect harmony- until the gang of street fighters show up. They?ve got additude, they?ve got style, they?ve got powers beyond belief. The seven teens can do seven different things: See into the future, control elements, read minds, talk to animals, control them, shape matter, and feel and control others emotions. They come to the city in the middle of a crisis- numorous murders, robberies, and kidknaps have been occuring, and the seven teens know that their help is needed.
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Ryin?s keen eyes peered into the darkness. She felt one of the minds of her gang stir, and knew who it was. [I] Michelle? Whats up? Your not supposed to have watch until-[/I] She looked at her watch. [I] Seven. In three hours. [/I] She was sent back, [I] So. I thought you might want to sleep. [/I] Ryin smiled, which was rare. Michelle always did that to her. [I] Well, your right on. Thanks. I can hold out for ten more minutes. [/I] Michelle sat down next to her. Their eyes met, and Michelle said,? Well, Im already awake, so whats the point? Go get some sleep.? Ryin shook her head, her silver hair falling in waves about her face. ?Thanks again, Mic.? She streached out on the ground, and put her head in Michelles lap. [I] Well, isn?t this a first? [/I]Michelle thought silently to herself. Ryins green eyes closed, and she fell asleep, head in Michelles lap.

OOC: Have at!
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[No]

[i][color=lightpink]Kalipso runs around in her area some, trying clean up a bit, then runs around more around the headquarters, picking up things and putting them where they are suppost to go. Going on this huge cleaning spree and stops when she is done. Sitting down on the couch yawning really big, unsure of what just happened but she needed something to do to keep her from going insane with bordom. Wondering if anyone would notice it being clean.[/color][/i]

[Corey]

Slowly, Lorn stood up. He had been sleeping unusually well as of late, and it disturbed him. Normal sleeping patterns were not a thing that came natural to the empathic man. Usually, he was plauged by the bad dreams of others. Dreams of walking down the street naked. Dreams of being killed while you walk down the street. Dreams of being alone... But these dreams were better than the nothing that he had been dreaming of recently.

Lorn walked toward the bathroom, careful to avoid the creaky floorboards of the house. How boring this whole urinating this was. Why did he even bother to get out of bed? It was just so fucking boring... He pulled his boxers back up and walked back to his room, scratching his shoulder as he went. There were a few people up, and one was bored silly.

[b]Lorn-[/b] [i]Kalipso... Go to sleep.[/i] "You're becoming annoying..." He said the last bit to himself, not wanting to upset her too much. He layed back down, his bed still slightly warm. Lorn pulled the blankets up to his chest and drifted back to a dreamless, disturbing sleep. Hopefully, tomarrow would be more interesting than the dreams he was having tonight.

[Guest Skyechild91]

OOC; Not a bad entrance...

IC: As Ryin was a bit of an empath by nature, not anything major, she was linked to Lorn, and they sometimes shared thoughts more than the others. She heard his comment to Kalipso, and smiled in her sleep. She walked the dream paths, and met Lorn in the middle. The two had dream bonded, and they walked in silence for a while. "Lorn... Are you okay? You seem troubled." DreamRyin's green eyes drifted to DreamLorn.

[No]

[i][color=lightpink]Kalipso sighs deeply having heard what Lorn said about her and glares at him some, laying down on the couch, falling asleep waiting for soemthing to do or happen. It's not her fault that she was bored, just that she didn't really have anyone to talk to. Sos he thought she would sleep and start doing more cleaning tomorrow. Becuase, no one would help clean up so she si going to make it her job to do.[/color][/i]

[Annie]

[color=seagreen][font=times new roman][size=2][i]Michelle tossed her hair over her shoulders and placed a hand ontop of Ryin's shoulder. Michelle's skeptical gaze peered through the thick blackness. She heard a noise and snapped her head towards the sound.

Michelle stared intently, nothing. She sighed and looked around. The noise came again. Michelle then gently picked up Ryin's head and stood up. She put Ryin back down on the bench and walked towards the noise.

Michelle inched closer. She bent down to pick up a stick and squeezed. A small light and flash, the stick shaped into a metal blade.

She squinted her eyes and peered around, nothing moved. Michelle shrugged her shoulders and turned around to walk back to the bench, but was stopped short to hear the damn noise again. She spun around to see a cat jump out of a trash can.

"Fucking animal!" Michelle sat back down on the bench and placed Ryin's head back on her lap.

She lay the blade down beside her and continued to scan the perimeter.[/color][/font][/i][/size]

[Corey]

[b]Lorn-[/b] "I've haven't been dreaming Ryin. You know my dreams. I have other peoples nightmares. Empath curse I guess... But I haven't been getting anything for the past few days, and I've been sleeping well...." He looked at her with a rather sad face, unusual of his stoic self. "I'm getting worried. I'm not used to sleeping well. I'm used to being up four of the five hours I try and sleep. Maybe it's nothing... Maybe I'm beginning to control my power a bit better. I don't know..."

They walked in silence. Neither talking. Nothing but a black void. These were Lorns dreams. Nothingness. Blackness.

[b]Lorn-[/b] "So, you up for a bit of flying?" They were suddenly standing on a rooftop in downtown New York. "It's not the warmest weather, but the view is great."

[Hinata]

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E;eltra stayed at the computer. For th ast3 hours no one had yet been able to pry her away. He latest target, a local bank. All she wanted to do was just a little bit of change from everyone account and tranfer it into the account set- up for the group. So far she has been able to collect about 5 thousand with only another half to go.

As she stared on into the computer, she knew she had gotten wnough out without cause alot of questions. Now all that was need a fake deposit form verified through the computer. It took her only five minutes to finish up and off the computer she came.

"Another days work done, and another persons hard earned money, ours"

She yawned as she walked into the center of the 'house', as she saw it and saw everyone else sleeping, she soon joined the rest of them and gather in front of the rest of the group. Hopefully tomorrow ould offer a bit of luck, and hopefully a better house as well!!![/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

[Annie]

[color=seagreen][font=times new roman][i][size=2]Ryin made some incoherent phrases, Michelle smiled and ran her fingers through Ryin's silky hair. She scooped Ryin into her arms and carried her into the thing they called a house.

Michelle laid Ryin on the soft matress on the living room floor. She covered Ryin with a blanket and walked into a room to see Elektra(? I couldn't see the name, so I assumed it is Elektra, let me know so I can edit) sitting at her desk.

"Hey, finally off that computer?" Michelle sat down on the dilapitated sofa.

"Yep....What's up?" Elektra stretched and yawned.

"Eh, nothing. Just put Ryin down and now I am fixing to go back to my watch. I heard you typing in here and decided to say hi," Michelle stood up and stretched her back.

"Thanks, good luck with your watch."

"Yeah," Michelle walked back outside and sat down.[/color][/font][/size][/i]

[Guest Skyechild91]

Ryin grabbed Lorn's arm. "Whoa. next time warn me, Lorn." Static shocked the two of htem, and Ryin let go of Lorn's arm. She looked out breathlessly at the veiw. " Lorn... Its gorgeous. When did you find this place?" HSe turned to her friend, and a breeze rfuffled her silky silver hair. "This is amazing." She grinned. Turning away from him, she walked to the edge of the building, and leand out. Looking back at Lorn, she asked," Come with?" Then, before he culd do or say a thing, Ryin, lept out off the building, and floated, her hand extended to him. Again she said, "Well? COme with?"

[Muad'Dib]

OCC: yay! its finally here!

IC: There was one member of the gang not present at their "house". Conrad had gotten up hours earlier on Ryin's insructions to spy on a local gang.

They were sissies in Conrad's (hereafter called CR) opinion. They had probably grown up in nice warm houses with their mommies. He rounded a corner and stopped. Reaching out with his mind, he sensed four of them.. all with similar thoughts.

[I]They're gonna get it tonight[/I]

He turned back around and was about to walk back when one of them shouted. [I]crap![/I] CR thought, [I] rule one.... don't get caught![/I]

Now he ran, if they caught up with him, he was screwed. Unfortunatly, they did. Despite his short stature, CR was a good fighter... but not against four.

A half hour later, he was ambling down the street, bleeding and bruised, trying to reach "HQ" before they did... he didn't have a chance. In a last atttempt, he reached out and tried desperatly to connect with Lorn or, preferably, Ryin's mind. [I]Damn... busy...[/I]

[No]

[i][color=lightpink]Kalipso sat up quickly her eyes wide with fear, hearing something not to far away, the voice that sounded like CR's. She got up quickly and ran to where CR was, leaning down and seeing him all bloodied and bruised up. "Hey..shh CR I'm here.."

"they're comming..." CR voice was light and heavily breathing, looking up at her with his hurting eyes, then went limp, blacking out from the pain most likely.

"...who is...who are they...shit.." Kalipso leanded down and picked up CR, carrying his body back to the HQ having some problems, trying to find someone that was awake. Setting him down on the couch, grabbing a cold wet wash cloth, pressing it against his forhead.[/color][/i]

[Guest Skyechild91]

Ryin snapped awake. She thought, [I] CR?! [/I], alerting Michelle. Ryin flew out of bed and raced to CR. She said, without looking at anyone but her friend," Michelle, get linen cloth from the kitchen, Kalipso, you get some ice for his bruises, Lorn-" She stopped and looked around. "Where's Lorn?" She flew into Lorn's mind. Since they had a bond, she coudl do this. [I] LORN! WAKE UP, DAMNIT![/I] She placed one hand on CR's cheek, and whispered," Gods, CR. Im so sorry. This is all my fault. If I hadn't told you to watch them this never would have happened." Michelle came back in the room at the time she mad that remark, as did Kalipso, Lorn in tow. Michelle set down the stuff, and placed one hand on Ryin's shoulder. "Ry, you did what you thought was best. Now, your not going to help him by sitting there crying about doing something wrong." Ryin nodded, and as her gang started to patch up CR, she locked up the house, boarding up the windows against attack. In her outstretched palm a flame danced, ready to be called apon for protection, as did ice in her other. Ryin watched out a small hole for the gang.

[Annie]

[color=seagreen][font=times new roman][i][size=2] Michelle stitched up CR's lip and walked into the kitchen to wash her hands. She flexed her wrist and hands and leaned down beside Ryin's face, peering out the hole.

"Do you want me to go out there? CR's mind told me that there were four, mere triffles for me," Michelle ran her fingers through Ryin's hair.

"No, I am down one. I don't want anything to happen to my successor,"Ryin smiled.

"Ry, I can handle four Panthers. They are toys to me. CR was not prepared. And I seriously want to kick their pathetic asses for messing with a loner, gaining up on someone as small as CR. That was cowardly of them, and they need to pick on someone their own size," Michelle stood up and clenched her fists, resulting in a bright light and two blades.

Michelle controlled the ability to shape matter, metal was her specialty.

"Fine, just be careful. I am sure they are bringing the whole gang," Ryin stood up.

"If that's the case, I will turn heels and come back. But if it's just those four, I will take care of it," Michelle grabbed her leather jacket from the couch and walked into the kitchen.

She opened the pantry door and moved a shelf where a hidden door was revealed. She walked down the steep steps adn into the musty basement. She proceeded until she came upon the cellar doors. They groaned as Michelle used all of her might to push them open.

Michelle brushed herself off and silently jogged down the street, hiding behind trash cans and parked cars. [/color][/font][/size][/i]

[Guest Skyechild91]

Ryin watched Michelle until she dissapeared. [I] Hey, Michelle, can I use your eyes? [/I] She sent to her bud. [I] Yeah, sure. [/I] There was a dizzy moment, and Ryin saw what Michelle saw. [I] Michelle? Careful, okay? I dont want to lose you. [/I] She felt Michelle's initiate shock. [I] After what happened to Cr. [/I] She added, hastily covering up her mistake.

OOC: Okay, here is where it gets serious. Hint hint. ::winks::

[Annie]

[color=seagreen][font=times new roman][i][size=2]OOC: Ah, this is the story you hinted..okay, I am no longer lost.

IC:

Michelle shook off Ryin's last remark. She caustiously paced herself down the street. Her feet lightly tapped the wet pavement, her hair tangled the breeze. Her senses were on alert and she kept her skeptical eyes a glare.

Michelle quickly, but calmly, entered Panthers territory. She climbed onto a fire escape and up to the top of the 3 story building. She hunched near the edge of the building and peered around the vicinity.

Nothing. The fog was thickining, the wind started to pick up, Michelle felt the kisses of rain drops ontop of her head. A movement from the corner of her eye. Michelle sharply snaps her head to the left and sees a figure lurking yards away from her.

"What are you doing in our territory, bitch?" a guys voice echoed through the empty territory.

"I have come to pay my respects for my commadre that your ass munchers beat, and beat the living shit out of them,"Michelle's voice was calm and playful.

*Nice choice of words, Michelle...* Ryin's voice was dry.

"Hmm, well I am afraid that if you want to get to them..You'll have to come through us.." the guy held out his arms as a group of teens emerged from the fog,"Now, I will give you the chance to leave unharmed..."

*Shit, Michelle get back to the base..*

"My quarrel is with only four individuals," Michelle folded her arms.

"If you join me, you will be able to kick their asses. I know of whom you speak, and I will not hesitate to let you have your way. Become a Panther, I know you're powerful and strong. That's why I want you to join," the guy shifted his weight.

"Join your litter of kittens and eat from the cat box? Two words for you, fuck you!" Michelle spat on the ground and spun on her heels.

"GET HER!!!" the leader yelled.

The group of eight teens ran after Michelle. She jumped onto the fire escape and shimmied down the stairs. She jumped from six feet to the ground and rolled. She stood up and darted down into the alleyway.

*Michelle!! This is exactly why I didn't want you to go!! You have a bad temper!!* Ryin's voice hightened.

"Well, it's too late for you to give me this lecture. Get everyone ready! We're going to take this kitty litter down!" Michelle laughed.

She loved to fight.[/color][/font][/size][/i]

[Corey]

Lorn walked into his room slowly, and cautiously. Something was different. Maybe it ws the tension and hatred in the house at the moment, but he doubted it. He had felt both before, and it felt more harsh than simple anger. Almost...

[b]Lorn-[/b] "Homicidal..." Lorn slipped on a pair of black pants and a grey tshirt. He walked over to the bathroom, again, and splashed cold water on his face. He had been jerked extremely suddenly from the dreamscape. He felt groggy and extremely slowminded.

One minute he was on top of the building, watching Ryin go over the edge with a smile on his face. He jogged over and watched her fall. She was smiling with an impatient smile on her face. Just as Lorn jumped off, Ryin dissapeared. He landed gracefully on the pavement. The world then exploded in a white haze of pain and noise. For those that don't believe pain is able to register in dreams, they're extrtemely wrong. Ryin's scream wracked his brain and shot across every nerve in his mind like a bolt of lightning, white hot and searing. The world broke apart and he opened his eyes, clutching his head. Barely restraining the scream in his mouth, he got out of bed and ambled dwnstairs.

He looked at himself in the mirror. He caught Kalipso out of the corner of his eye. She was in the doorway.

[b]Kalipso-[/b] "Are you ok? You don't look to well... I thought you were going to faint back there." She thumbed downstairs. He turned around, mopping water from his face with a towel. "Panthers are coming. Better get ready."

[b]Lorn-[/b] "I'm fine, you should go back and help CR. I don't need worry, he does." A little hurt, for the second time during the night, Kalipso turned away. He watched her go, feeling a small pang of guilt. A few months ago he wouldn't have hurt him in the slightest to make that kind of remark. But Ryin and everyone had changed him a little. Day by day it's a little more. He felt Kalipso anger slightly as she desended the stairs.

[b]Kalipso-[/b] "Asshole," she muttered. He frowned slightly and turned back to the mirror. The groggyness seemed to be lifting, but he still felt rather slow to respond.

[b]Lorn-[/b] [i]By the way Ryin, it was a dream I used to have. That rooftop place, that is.[/i] He walked to his room and grabbed his knives, readying himself for the fight, attempting to clear his mind of the weariness. He'd need to be sharp.

[Guest Skyechild91]

Ryin ignored Lorns comment. The flame in her palm flared, growing larger, as did the ice, except now the ice had a flame at its center. [I] Michelle, I dont care what you have to do, just get your *ss up here! [/I] Ryin said. She was worried, but wouldnt let anyone know that.

Ryin heard one of the guys chasing Michelle say," What is it with those Mages anyway? Why the hell did they choose such a whimpy name? I mean, what the hell does mage mean anyway?" Ryin and Michelle thought at the same time, [I] You are so about to find out. [/I]

OOC; And in case you DONT know what it means, try the term warlock, witch, wizard, whatever. Mage is a non-gender term.

[Hinata]

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Elektra slept balled up on the sofa until at last, Kalipso kicked her out of her sleep.

"Elektra, wake up now, we're under attack, wake up." Kalipso spoke quickly and then ran on toward CR.

Still groggy, Elektra sat up and yawned again, but then see saw it as her eyelids closed between yawns. Her grou was soon to be under attack and she needed to find her weapons soon.

"Shyt," she started jumping up and running over to the computer desk, grabbing her sais and her daggers. "Why does this always happen when I try to rest."

She ran into Lorn on her way out of the room and asked him coldy. "Who started it this time?"

Lorn although a bit rushed for the moment, smirked a bit.

"You know as well as I do, but this time she is only defending CR."

"What? What happened to CR?"

"He got hurt and Michelle saw it fit to make sure the ones who did it paid for it."

"Okay."

"Well I guess we better go back them up."

She followed Lorn back to Ryins postion and there they waited for both Michelle and the Pathers to follow. [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

[No]

[i][color=lightpink]Kalipso sighed deeply, grabbing her 6' chain whip comming out to whre CR was, looking doiwn at him flinching a bit at all of the blood he lost, wondering why she didn't see it comming. She looked up at Lorn and sighed deeply, looking away from him, knowing he is empathic but hopes he didn't feel what she is at the moment. Damn, it wasn't taht she loved him, it was the fact that she did have small burning feelings for him, and never told him, knowing that he would end up catching on to them. And hopefully felt the same, then she heard something in her mind and looked up, "they're here"[/color][/i]

[Hinata]

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Seeing the people run behind Michelle didn't send good vibes through Elektra's head. In stessfull situations her visions had been know to pop up now and agin distracting her momentaryily from the fight.

"Shit," she said shaking her head. "Not now, I have to concentrate."

Lorn seeing the distress coming over Elektra's face, knew that her powers were going haywire, and that he needed to snap her back to reality. There was only one sure way that he could do so.

Before she realized it, Elektra felt a sharp pain coming from her arm. She looked down and saw a small cut right below her elbow. It wasn't too deep but lckily it was enough to snap out of her visions. She looked over to Lorn who has quickly reseathed the blade and was looking out again, now rising to meet Michelle.

"C'mon now, we must go and help her."

Elektra was now able to figth without distractions and she ran after Lorn cathing up with him quickly, only about 50 feet from Michelle.

A few men were at Michelle's heels. Not wanting the men to catch her, Elektra withdrew a dagger and threw it. The dagger missed Michelles head and landed in the center of the first man's chest.

The man still ran for another moment not noticing the dagger in his chest, and soon fell face down on the ground. The other men looked back as they saw their comrade fall and her momentarily sidetracked. Luckily Michelle keep running and was soon side by side with Lorn and Elektra.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

[Corey]

Michelle ran past the two standing there.

[b]Lorn-[/b] "Seventeen... I feel seventeen people. This isn't going to be easy. God I hope they don't have guns." The two heard the screen door clash shut. Michelle was in. "Here they come."

[b]Elektra-[/b] "I only see nine!" Lorn nodded and rolled to the side, slicing through the first mans knee and sending him into a face first fall. He grunted as he hit the ground and began to scream, most of the bones in his face were broken along with a splintered knee. Elektra jammed one of her sais into the chest of the second to show up, lifting him off his feet and landing him on his back, one of his lungs punctured and bleeding a lot. He stared blankly down at the hole in his chest not seeming to comprehend he was dying. Another Panther swung wildly at Lorn with a steel pipe, missing him but allowing for another to come and attempt to take on Elektra. Lorn couldn't get a swing of his knifes in. The pipe was long and it cut off every opportunity. The man with the pipe struck the ground. Lorn quickly stepped on the pipe and slit his throat. He dropped to the ground clutching his gushing neck. Elektra jammed one of her sais into the eye of another Panther.

[b]Elektra-[/b] "There's too many! Inside!" Lorn retreated, barely a step behind Elektra. White hot pain erupted in his left arm. Faintly, he heard the crack of a gunshot. "Lorn, keep going!" He suddenly felt extremely weak. He tipped to one side, was grabbed by Elektra and pulled in. He fell tot he floor, breaking a table and clutching his arm.

[b]Lorn-[/b] "Shit! They fucking shot me!" He tried to move his arm and screamed. From the way it felt, the bone was shattered. He bit his tounge and stood up, grabing one of his knifes with his right arm. They still had a problem to take care of.

[Hinata]

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Seeing Lorn stand up again. Elektra knew that nothing she said would stop him from going out. She had to get in his way though, going out there alone would be next to suciside for him. Although she had not seen anything pop into her mind she knew no matter what that she was not going to let him leave. Not alone anyways.

"Promise me," she said standing next to him.

"What," he said knife ready and seriuos about going back out the door.

"Give me one minute to return, a full 60 seconds. Allow me to go grab my other weapon."

Lorn looked at Elektra, she was seious, and one thins he knew was to never cross her when she got serious.

" Go, you got 60 seconds starting now."

At the sound of 60 in her mind Elektra rushed to her computer stand. [I] Shyt, its not here/[/I] she searched above it and below it, nothing, she rushed back into the main roomand saw the blad poking from underneath the sofa.

Not caring that she grabbed the blade, she cut her hand as she reach for it and the sheath, dangling only a few inches from the tip. She immediately rushed back to his location with only 10 seconds to spare.

"Good timing," he said sarcastically.

"Yeah I'm known for my quickies... when it comes to rushing...." she looked at him. His face talking for him.

"Well are you ready." He changed his mood and looked out the window.

Before he exited another stream of bullets entered the house. He and Elektra stood beside the door. One man came from out of the shawdows, telling his men to stop fire.

He stepped forward a few more steps, and began to yell.

" Come out, all of you. This can be real easy if you allow it to."

Michelle beside them stepped next to Lorn. Now ready for the fight.

"How shall we proceed," Michelle asked. All three of them now ignoring the treats of the leader.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

[Annie]

[color=seagreen][font=times new roman][i][size=2]"How shall we proceed?" Elektra grasped her sais.

"I feel about ten more coming and fast,"Lorn gripped his arm

Michelle looked around at the approaching gang. She clenched her fists together and shaped a sword. The three took their stances.

''Free for all. Take what you can handle.." Michelle crouched and held her blade infront of her.

Then they came, attacking madly with blunt weapons and knives. It looked like a battle scene from Braveheart, the congrigation of fighters, shouts of pain and glory.

One man with a pipe and chain attacked Michelle. He threw his chain around Michelle's neck and jerked back. Michelle flew backwards and lay on her back. The man raised his arm to beat her with his pipe, but Michelle high kicked the man in the balls. While he was crying out in pain, Michelle jumped to her feet and scooped up her sword. She jumped into the air and brought the light, agile blade down into his neck.

Blood spurted out and onto Michelle. The man sunk to his knees and leaned into Michelle. She put a foot on his shoulder and pushed him to the ground, unsheathing her blade from the human sheath.

Michelle was always the bloody one.[/color][/font][/i][/size]

[Muad'Dib]

OCC: wow, you like to fall in love with people, don't you Roxanne?lol

IC: CR snapped into contousness (sp?) and gasped for breath. For a moment he felt pretty good... then his nerves came back on. He had to stop himself from crying out at the pain. One instant, his mind was blank except for pain, then he suddenly sensed all the thoughts of every one in a 50 foot radius. The sudden flood of information made him go numb again, and he nearly passed out.

His senses finaly got in order, and he attempted to stand up. Bad idea. The moment he moved, every cut and bruise on his body flamed and roared back at him.

It was obvious he wasn't going anywhere for a while. So instead, he reached out with his mind and attempted to sort out what was happening. Every one was outside, fighting with some one else... Panthers? Ah... he remembered, that's who he had been spying on... and that's who had beaten him up.

Through sheer anger and will, he managed to stand up and walk, well, more like hobble, to the door of the room. The front door was open, and he could hear the sounds of battle outside.

As he listened, the noise seemed to lessen, and he pulled himself towards the front door and crouched there, unable to do much else. He looked out... the last of the Panthers were being cut down. "Wh..." he attemted to speak... then tried again, "What? Didn't save me one?"