Aki's eye twitched. "Um please don't anger her..." Haru said taking a step away from her older sister. "Listen here you little punk. I've only known about my powers for a year now so you can back off before I become really peeved and then things start going up in flames. Capeesh?" Aki asked a small insane smile graced her face.

Shade stared at the Hot girl this time. **AHAHA!** *OH MY GOSH, THE KID IS GROWIN UP FINALLY!* (*Sigh*). -He blinked again, but still didn't care, as he was focusing on the girl with the insane smile on her face.... "....Do I look like that when **he** takes over....?" Shade started muttering to himself, not raising his voice enough for most to be able to hear him. Shade then raised his voice and continued with the conversation they were having thus far: "....I am not as you call it, a 'punk'"-Insert finger quotes here-"....I am an Outcast. The same of which, you are. Also, if the mere implication that you could be lacking in mental capacity would anger you, perhaps you should realize, you more like than not **are**." Shade logically poised, completely incapable of understanding not to piss of the hot girls....literally. In both senses.

John looked up at Ice and nodded. He didn't know what the explosion could be but he thought it might be important. He slung his bag over his shoulder and headed up the stairs and out of Ice's house. Once he was oriented he figured that the explosion had come from the forest. He chewed his lip as he waited for Ice. He had a feeling that things were about to change in Redbridge.

Lily woke up, a bit startled. She was not awoken by the explosion, however, but rather she was woken up by a large armed teddy bear. Lily smiled serenely. "What's the matter Pip?" she asked, patting her longtime companions head. It didn't have a face that could make expressions, but for some reason it looked content. The teddy bear lifted a large finger outside the cave the hole they were staying in. It was a dug out by fox and Pippin and Bob made it big enough for them to fit. Dae spoke up. "Weeeeell, there wazza really big boom a few moments ago! The big guy here iza worried about stayin' here, so he wantsta leave." Lily nodded. Explosions usually meant bad things. She was a bit sad though; she was starting to like the hole - it was more comfortable than it looked. The small girl lifted her living toasted and was in turn lifted by the large teddy bear, who placed her on her shoulders. Dae flew steadily next to them. After a few minutes of walking, Dae suddenly squawked: "Headsa up! People! People!" The group stopped and Pippin put Lily down, and she quickly hid behind the teddy, while lifting Bob to cover her face. "What is it, Dae?" she could always trust the birds vision and hearing more than her own. "Lotsa people inta forest, scattered inta lil' broups. Some'r Outcasts, for real," he said, peering at all the different people. "Closest ones to us are Hot, Cold 'n' Crazy, from what I can here from hear."

"Adam, go back to camp and wait for Rusty," a mocking voice scoffed as footsteps moved back and forth in a linear motion in the familiar clearing that he had done so many test trials in, only to fail, time after time. He was a firm believer in the impossible, however, there was no way in hell he had powers. He was simply dumped on the island due to his "traitor-like" nature and that was the end of it. Stopping and shoving his hands in his pockets, he exhaled a sharp breath of evening air. He hadn't noticed Rusty at first, the first thing was the smell. The smell of fresh food. "What are you eating?" He could hear the teenager munching happily behind him. He had imagined the cavalier brown-haired boy smiling and spilling crumbs everywhere as he spoke, "Bread. Fresh baked, I stole it from a baker. Want some?" What kind of question was that? _Of course_, he wanted some. However, he wasn't about to respond in that manner and instead, crossed his hands and said, "Yes, please." Rusty handed him a piece and it smelled so much better than the food that they were used to eating -- rabbit, deer and sometimes, dry leaves, bark or grass. Sometimes, the group would go days without eating, though Taylor was usually too much of a sadist to stop herself from killing innocent animals -- whether for recreational purposes or for food. Shoving the bread into his mouth happily, he turned to thank Rusty and found himself face-to-face with no other than -- "Rusty?!" "Behind you!" Rusty called out, grabbing Adam by the shoulders and warping a few feet away from the Blade. "Dammit, that surprised me," Rusty said with a huff of air. He wished that he could move further away, though when traveling with another, his leygate usage was much more limited. "Where are the others?" Though Adam was about to respond, they could see the glowing armor through the denseness of the forest, "Gaaah, run!" Was all Adam could say as he gave Rusty a push. Neither could fight, so all they could do was resort to flight. And so they did, running further into the forest in hopes of finding another Outcast who can help -- Milla, Taylor, Jude or not!

Accidental double post. Sorry about that!

Midnight fell asleep on the couch without her even knowing. Her eyes snap opened when she heard footsteps out her front door. She sat up, getting up quickly as possible as she walked to a window. She saw people with black suits. For a second she thought it was a Outcast till she saw guns. Outcast do not use guns at all, she thought as she ran upstairs. They must have found out she killed a Blade. Then she ducked as a loud boom echoed and her door was flying into hall way next to her. Her eyes widen and she looked at the Blades who were walking in pointing guns everywhere. She whimpered as she started to remember the dead Blade. She shook it off as she watched them slowly walk to her. Midnight almost screamed but bite her lip from doing so. When a Blade tried to grab her, she grabbed his hand and pushed him in front of her as gun shots aimed at her. The bullets hit her human shield as she used it to not get hurt. She had time to count how many she had here in her house. She looked over the shoulder as she counted. *5*, she counted. Midnight knew she couldn't use the Blade as a shield anymore. But she needed time so her little friends can come. So she pushed it away and grabbed his gun. She aimed at one and shot the guy right in the neck as she ran upstairs. Her house was big enough for her to hide in. So she ran in her room and under the bed, and she could hear footsteps. Only one Blade ran in her room so she kicked the guy off his feet and crawled out just in time to grab his neck and twist. During this, she didn't know the guy had a knife and stabbed her in the leg making her bite her lip harder. Then she finally snapped and twisted his neck breaking it. Then she heard a sound which made her smile. The crawling of corpses walked into the room. Some even fresh. Even the Blade she killed got up. Then she commanded "Kill the other Blades fast." Was all she said as they all walked to the Blades on the house. Luna grabbed a bag and filled it with stuff she needed. During her packing, all she heard was screaming from the Blades and the sound of blood dripping the floor. Which made Luna wince at all the sounds. So she stopped when she heard something. No more screaming at all this time. But she let the spirits free and heard the bodies drop. She grabbed her journal and sprinted out of the house towards the woods away from the bloody house.

Oliver looked up and saw a girl looking at the bodies. She looked younger than Cerys. "Look" he said to Cerys. "It's a kid" Cerys looked up and saw her. They noticed she wasn't alone. There was a teddy bear. A a walking one. And she and a toaster? "Hey!" Oliver shouted. "Are you alright?"

> Oliver looked up and saw a girl looking at the bodies. She looked younger than Cerys. "Look" he said to Cerys. "It's a kid" > > Cerys looked up and saw her. They noticed she wasn't alone. There was a teddy bear. A a walking one. And she had a toaster? > "Hey!" Oliver shouted. "Are you alright?"

Lily jumped and hid behind Pip, who suddenly lifted his sword and glowered menacingly at Oliver and Cerys. The girl lifted Bob the Toaster and pointed it at Cerys. It glowed red hot and bright, while Dae perched on Bobs shoulder eyes narrowed and just daring them to move. "W-who are you!" she said, slurring on her words.

"Hey just calm down. We don't want to hurt you. " Oliver said calmly. He gritted his teeth when she aimed at Cerys. "Just calm down and talk to us yeah?"

Jack was beginning to drift off as his new companions settled themselves down. He was dragged back to reality as Ronan spoke to him. Sliding onto his elbows he thought for a moment. He had been around but he certainly wouldn't call himself an expert. "Well I followed this stream a ways, though not too far. It came dangerously close to the east bridge and I wasn't in any mood to fight blades. Whilst I can keep myself alive, my ability at killing others isn't exactly great. Really I was going to start looking for somewhere decent in the city. I am only using the woods to camp until I find somewhere safe. Whilst the city does get more patrols hiding isn't too hard, and there is a better chance of coming across salvage." As Jack slid back down he covered his eyes with his arm. He was finally starting to warm up and was actually delighted to be getting some sleep now. His smile was wiped off as an explosion ripped through the edge of the forest nearby. The flames were strange, purple but then orange. Jack had dragged himself to his feet and was staring at the receding flames with a look of worry. Looking at his two companions Jack spoke again. "I think we need to go look, what if someone is hurt?" With that Jack was already packing his things away. Whilst he liked these two he wasn't going to not investigate and he didn't care if they came or not. Finally finishing packing he lifted his rucksack again ad begun a steady march off into the woods. The light of the campfire diminishing the further he got.

Midnight kept on running and running finally calming down from her insane moment. She stopped next to a big tree that had a swing on it. She knew this tree too well. It was a tree she used to go when she was sad or in danger. It was too far away from the house but she was still scared. She could see smoke rise off the house making her sigh. Blood stained her clothes from the killing she crossed through to get out of the house. The backpack she was holding felt so light so she couldn't feel it. She even had to look back of her to see if the backpack is still there cause of how light it was. Midnight turned and walked away from a place that held so many memories to her. Her amulet was glowing by now, meaning it knew she was in a lot of trouble.

Jason approached the group where one girl seemed like she was literally about to just burst into flames right there in front of him. She seemed to be hostile towards the other boy there who was calmly responding. The boy decided to stand back a little bit from the group. He was in plain sight, but still a little ways away. Just... watching them.

> "Hey just calm down. We don't want to hurt you. " Oliver said calmly. He gritted his teeth when she aimed at Cerys. "Just calm down and talk to us yeah?" "Nameza first," said Dae, the stuffed bird with googly eyes, "then state yer purpose! No steppin' closah eitha! Or Pip and Bob herea will make fertilizah outta yah!" Lily, for her part, moved her face away from Bob the Toaster a bit, looking nervous but no longer scared.

> Jason approached the group where one girl seemed like she was literally about to just burst into flames right there in front of him. She seemed to be hostile towards the other boy there who was calmly responding. The boy decided to stand back a little bit from the group. He was in plain sight, but still a little ways away. Just... watching them. Shade noticed that he'd been talking for longer than he thought , and quickly scanned the surrounding area for any threats or unknowns . He thought he picked up one guy near the edge of his vision, but visibility in a forest isn't the greatest.

Oliver moved slightly in front of Cerys so she wouldn't get shot if things went wrong. He felt weak and was in immense pain. His arm was bleeding heavily from the gun shot. "My name is Oliver and this is my sister Cerys. We're like you." He said. He could feel the pain shooting through his arm. The bullet was still in there but he'd have to deal with that later. Cerys his behind Oliver. "They don't look like they have guns. So if they're using anything like lasers or something, I can't block oy" she said. She tried to sound calm but in truth she was absolutely terrified. She can't stop lasers. She'd found that out the hard way. "We're just trying to survive. Come on I know you don't want to hurt anyone? You're trying to survive too right?" Oliver said. He felt dizzy and almost collapsed. "Look, I need to sort this arm out, if you dont shoot me that would be appreciated" he said. He leaned back against a tree and slumped to the ground. Grabbing his shirt; he ripped the bottom off. He tied that around his arm tightly to at least slow the bleeding. And it hurt like a bitch. He sat there with his head lying back against the tree.

Philip saw the man slump against a tree and knew he must be in pain from the bullet wound. He looked around for Blades, and when he was sure there were any near enough to see him he appeared beside the man. "Don't be afraid" he said to the little girl that was beside him from behind his Predator mask. "I only dress like this to mess with the Blades. No one will report being attacked by an alien, or they'd look crazy." He lifted the mask off of his face and bent over to look at the wound. "This looks serious." he said, pulling his first aid kit out of his backpack. "Mind if I sew it up?" He held up a sewing kit and bottle of whiskey he planed on cleaning the wound with. ---- Justin saw a girl about his age walk away from a tree swing, covered in blood, her necklace glowing. From the way she walked he could tell she was depressed about something, and probably wanted to be alone, but he had to help. As she got near the tree whose branch he was standing on, he spoke. "Anything I can help with?" he asked.

Midnight heard a voice and looked up eyes narrowed as her gaze landed on a male. She wanted to scream but deep in her, she wanted to cry. The girl cleared her throat then said "Depends really. Can you help a girl who just killed a bunch of people with her powers?" She said leaning against the tree turning her gaze back to the house that still had smoke moving up. Her eyes fogged up slightly but went back to the way they were.

Cerys jumped at the figure that appeared beside them. "Who are you? Leave him alone!" Cerys said, getting ready to defend her brother. Oliver raised his hand and Cerys backed off a bit. "Sure, give it ago" he said as he unwrapped her arm. "Come over here kid, I promise no one is going to hurt you" he called to the little girl