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[i][u]Location:[/u] The Woods
[u]Interacting With:[/u] [hider=LIST]Jade Taylor [@Altered Tundra]
Jay Hunter-Darling [@McHaggis]
Katalina Hargrave, Nina Jelen [@kittyluna45]
Austin Williams [@Wade Wilson]
Alicia Smith [@Nallore]
Ashton Bryant [@Undine][/hider]
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The next outburst came as a surprise to Scout, and she dodged to the side just as a fissure broke through where she had been standing. Jay’s screams faded into white noise as Scout hit the earth that tilted down directly into the forest behind, and as branches clattered down from above she held herself in the fetal position and withheld a scream of panic. Thanks to her stress-made shields, however, she sustained little damage from the trees above. The ground beneath her, however, seemed to crumble and shift slightly from the tremors and added weight, and Scout felt her throat betray her as she wound up tumbling down the hill, crashing through undergrowth and tall grass until she collided with the side of a tree. Her right ankle snapped against a log beside the tree, letting out a sickening crack as her body settled messily on the roots below. 

Pain filled her body, and the small teen sucked in deep breathes in order to fill her lungs and force herself back onto her feet. Jade was still screaming, and the earth rocked with each stomp of her foot, leaving Scout little time to limp towards the others before another shake threw her off balance. Landing on her hip, Scout let out a loud, pain-ridden scream, throwing wild and unsure glances over her shoulder. Jade appeared in threes at first as Scout felt her eyes shake and water in fear, and in one last desperate effort to calm down the girl Scout shrieked,


[b][color=436EEE]“Stop it!”[/color][/b]

Taking only a moment to catch her breath, Scout once again got up and began trudging towards the others, sweat and blood and dirt freely coating her arms and face and clothes. She kneaded at a sore spot on her head, wincing as she felt warmness seep onto her hands, and her chest heaved with a mixture of fear and exhaustion. Whatever calmness she held before had faded into a small light, and all she wanted to do was cling to another sane person and pass out. They were so far though, Scout could barely see them within the shade of the forest, but her eyes were sharp enough to see their stiff, huddled shadows and her ears easily picked up on their desperate cries despite the grinding earth. The added lightning managed to help outline their shapes, and Scout wasn't sure if nature was trying to help her out, or get her killed.

As she closed in the space between herself and the others, Scout felt the hair on the back of her neck rise, and heat suddenly filled the air. Glancing back, her mouth fell open in shock as she saw light glimmer from the fissures made by Jade. Lava, that had to be lava! Scout thought that she was simply some kind of earthquake-maker, but no, she was using [i]lava[/i] to cause this wreckage. Scout stumbled slightly as another tremor curled the earth around her, and she grabbed onto the closest tree in an effort to steady herself. The others were so far already, and Scout winced as she realized she was still in earshot of Jade’s wild screams. Not good.

[i]curse these short legs[/i]

Scout pushed herself off the tree and, despite the fact that her ankle might be sprained or worse, broke out into a labored sprint. Her breathing quickly became detached and hoarse as she felt her leg tremble and burn with each hard step she took, and she tried her best to call out to the others but her throat was raw with misuse. Scout broke through the woods quickly, ignoring the fact that the undergrowth and low-hanging branches were tugging at her clothes and face, sending long, red scratches across her bare flesh. 

She wasn’t sure if she was crying or not, her face was already drenched with sweat, and the cut on her head spilled messily over her right eye, half-blinding her in a sticky veil of red. She thoughtlessly rubbed at her face, trying to clear her vision, and as she did so her bad foot twisted awkwardly on a few unsteady rocks, causing a blinding-white pain to fill her body. 

Scout stumbled and shrieked, though instead of falling flat on her face she shot her hands forward and picked herself right back up, ignoring the sudden sharp feeling of pebbles and twigs digging into her palms. Her sprint shifted into a zombie-limp, but she tried her best to keep up whatever speed she had retained. Jade was now much farther behind, and Scout felt as though heaven was blessing her for once as she saw the backs of her friends not too far ahead of her.

Glancing at the state of the others, she thought against calling out for help, and instead gripped her bad leg with both her hands. Using the added support, she once again quickened her limping pace, ignoring the fact that her lungs were currently on fire and her head pulsated like a beating heart. Scout just wanted to get away, to safety, and her aching body wasn’t going to stop her. Instinctual fear burned in her chest, blocking out any wishes of staying calm and collected, and Scout merely had one thought in mind.

[i]RUN[/i]