[IC] Academy of Heroes and Villains

[MarshiestMallow]

Connor fired off three shots quickly at Estella not looking to see if they hit

[Mistress Dizzy]

Devika waved slightly at John as he spotted her, then looked to Estella. It didn't look good for the girl. She was well out in the open, and between John and the other boy,she was going to go down quick. She held still, making sure not to make more noise. The last thing she wanted was to ruin the boys' plan.

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Kijani started walking, her footsteps light and careful. She too was keeping herself crouched, as she would present a pretty good target with her tall height. Every so often, she'd turn her head and check behind herself with her peripheral vision.

[KatherinWinter]

Griffin spotted Estella out in the open. He didn't know what her plan was, but it didn't seem to be working. She already had two people firing at her. He would make sure his team took out atleast one of the two guys. Griffin gave the agreed upon signal hoping that Anthony and Matt saw the two boys from their locations.

[knight125]

Anthony hears the signal and holds up a hand to have his group stop. He makes eye contact with Griffin and points to a tree just above Estella, silently telling him to go there. He motions for Matt to sneak behind Connor, then signs to Sue and Kijani. "I'm going to go behind Devika. You two quietly approach Estella from this direction. If she doesn't get out, shoot at her. While John and Connor are distracted, Matt and I will shoot at them and Devika. Griffin will assist where needed." He begins walking toward Devika as quietly as possible.

[MarshiestMallow]

Connor knew he was out in the open, so after his shot he moved to a more concealed area, glancing about he hears movement. He cursed to himself. He shrugged off his pack, and in seconds had his suit on.

[KatherinWinter]

Griffin traveled silently through the trees. Getting as close to Estella as he could. He couldn't get directly above, since she was out in the open, but he figured he was close enough. Griffin wasn't sure if he should shoot or not. So he waited keeping an eye on his team so that he can shoot anyone who appeaches them while they are engaged.

[knight125]

(How would the suit help him at all, besides letting him fly? And he's in a forest, not exactly a lot of flying space)

[SomeoneSomewere]

Austin remained remarkably still up high in the trees. His eyes didn't focus on anything, just staring out towards the ground, simply on the look out for movement. His ears and nose on the other hand, were very active. His ears the most. He pinpointed the puffs of the gun shots, carefully judging the distance for them. They were relatively close. He kept his gun at the ready, though knowing he wouldn't have much of a shot. The leaves would get in the way of his shots. He stayed still, one of his hands on the branch, his feet not far behind it. He didn't stay pressed up against the trunk of the tree, knowing that due to the lack of leaves in that area that he could be seen and shot easier. So, he was in the thicker part of the leaves, which also provided some protection against the gun shots

[twave]

Both John and Connor's shots got caught up in an invisible catch of wind. They spiraled around a couple feet from Estella. "Gotcha." She said as she turned. Scanning where the shots came from Estella counted three targets. Assessing the situation she took aim at John. He would have the most agility from what she'd seen. Firing in three shot bursts she pushed the air in front of the first shot creating a draft and accelerating the pellet without crushing them. Not able to directly target Connor the pellets she'd caught were force fired by the wind at him. Who needs a gun. This was a scatter shot though.

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Wow, just like that huh? "Well you're out not Maxine." Maxine thought to herself. Finding a source of water she cleaned off the mud and paint before heading back to the starting point. She could head more shots being fired. Things were getting intense out threr.

[Mistress Dizzy]

Kijani nodded, and started heading toward Estella with utmost quiet.

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Devika shifted from foot to foot, wondering what to do now. She knew she had no business trying to keep up with the hero types. Before she could get too down on herself, her senses picked up someone closing in. She didn't hear them, or see them- rather she felt them- an emotional pattern of someone who was detached. It was a different pattern from all of the others, and it stuck out pretty well. She spun in the direction of the feeling, fumbling with her gun. "I see you!" A lie, but hopefully it would scare them into movement. "You can't hide from me!"

[MarshiestMallow]

(Flying. Yes. Idea!)

Connor shot into the air, Ignot skillfully directing him out of tree branches. He shot into the air "find john!" He told Ignot scanning the trees

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Phoebe let out a cry as a scattered paint pellet hit her.

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Kalimda stood still, hidden in the shadows watching. Let them get rid of each other.

[Dioxide]

Sue

Sue followed Kijani, mirroring her movements, equidistant to each other.

She heard shots being fired, and flinched at their high pitch, a natural human reaction that ensured survival amongst the poor-hearing.

She heard a scream out of nowhere. It sounded so familiar, and she turned to the general direction of it. It sounded much like Phoebe.

Phoebe!

She had to choose between staying in formation and looking to find Phoebe. She had to know if that was actually Phoebe.

Though she never took her eyes off the target, she broke formation, passing Kijani towards the source of the sound. Her red hair a violent contrast to the green colour, she crouched lower, and soon she was out of formation, her rifle aiming just off of where Anthony wanted them to go. She didn’t want to disappoint the team, but if it was Phoebe, she had to know.

[knight125]

Ben sees leaves quiver in another tree and, knowing that the wind wasn't blowing in that direction, focuses on it. As he stares intensely at the clump of leaves, it suddenly seemed much closer, sort of like he was looking through high-powered binoculars. With this close up view, he is able to make out small patches of fur through the leaves. With a smile, he slowly begins to climb through the trees toward Austin, being careful to distribute his weight in a way that wouldn't disturb the leaves or sway the branches too much.

Anthony steps into Devika's view, holding his gun casually at his side. "Sorry Devika," he quietly says with a smile, "I didn't mean to scare you." He approaches her slowly and whispers, "I'm just after the men, I won't shoot a woman in the back, even in a game. Can I trust you not to shoot me as I go for my targets?"

John dives to the side, only getting hit once, and hides behind a bush. He quickly pokes his head over the bush to shoot Estella, but pauses as something catches his eye. Far away in the trees, he sees a redheaded girl watching them. "Is that Phoebe?"

[Mistress Dizzy]

Kijani got distracted as Sue rushed past her, going in the wrong direction. "Sue? Where are you going?" She kept her voice low, wondering just what Sue thought she was doing.

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Devika kept her grip on her gun, but knew it was shaking anyway. "...you're... not on my team." She seemed to be having trouble making the choice. "If you're going to hurt them, you're going to hurt people who are helping me." She shrugged very slightly. "I'm sorry, Anthony. I guess I have to shoot you." She fired a few shots all at once, with no particular sense of aim. She honestly couldn't have hit him unless he was standing in arm's reach... or she was very lucky.

[twave]

With John diving out of the way Estella took aim at Devika and fired off three shots. Whipping around she pointed where she heard the scream. Phoebe? She'd disappeared she thought. Someone else had to have heard her scream as well. Should she take advantage of this opportunity or was Phoebe the priority. Personally she didn't know the girl very well. Not wanting to waste time Estella lowered her gun and retreated to see what would happen..

Edit: Correction, Devika.

[KatherinWinter]

Griffin saw a girl talking to Anthony and then she aimed her weapon at him. Griffin growled low in his throat and aimed at the girl. No one was taking out his teammate that easily. After carefully aiming at Devika Griffin fired three rapid shots. Then moved his potion so that the sound would not give him away.

[knight125]

While Anthony had walked toward Devika, he had slowly migrated toward a tree with a thick trunk. As she fired, he spun around the tree, getting shot twice before appearing on the other side and firing a quick six shot burst at her.

[Mistress Dizzy]

Devika got hit with so many bullets at once from every direction that she had no idea what to do. She just slumped, covering her head in a show of panic. She should have known better. With her body size, she was a massive target. She sighed, kneeling on the forest floor in a defeated pose.

[knight125]

After Devika goes down, Anthony stands over her and signals to Griffin to move on to the next target. With Sue and Matt distracted, Kijani and Griffin were the only ones he could count on. He sneaks up behind John while the giant stares into the distance, and fires four shots at him before ducking behind the same bush to reload.

Ben, now on the same tree as Austin, but several feet higher, watches the half-feline silently.

John, now out, glares at Anthony, and walks off to join Devika.

[SomeoneSomewere]

Austin tensed, smelling Ben and hearing him. He focused on his direction, raising his gun. He kept his balance, looking closely at where he heard and smelled him. He quickly saw the movement and he moved to a slightly clearer area to shoot. He shot three times then moved back into the leaves then he quickly moved to the other side of the tree, taking a deep breath.