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by Safisan on Fri Mar 19, 2010 5:26 pm
So they were off. They rode, and rode, and then rode some more. With the chance to have idle chatter, introductions flew here and there, as well as menial facts about one another. Following the dirt road, the group had the chance to see the dusty layer around the sun dye itself pitch black, the moon erecting itself under its confines. Poorly lit, Annie realized she carried nothing for such a purpose. At least, not until that day.
Rummaging through the copilot seat, she awkwardly moved the static body to the edge, its arms drooping over the half sphere that contained him. After a few seconds of scrambling the miscellaneous items, the handgun emerged. Masterfully, it was spun around each finger but the thumb, then set as if to fire. They'd been fortunate: it had a cannon-lantern. The small tube latched above the barrel lit up, a tiny spec of optic green flowing outside, forming a steady beam that lit up about the size of an average eyeball.
She sighed. A small wheel was turned on the mouth of the gun, the dot expanding to a large circle, resembling a household door now. With the way lit for them, they should have been just fine...
Far into the night now, unknowingly how much so, she saw a rock protruding from the horizon. It seemed rather even, but the most odd thing was the fact that it was visible from such a long distance.
"Everyone, be on your guard! We're on the right road, but I don't remember this thing being in the way!"
Ten to fifteen minutes later, she was skidding to a stop in front of it. Gargantuan: the metallic orb possessed various glass screens and subtle white lights - too large for a fighter ship, and definitely too small for a battlecraft. Anything else likely belonged to Europe, as nobody else had any military might and the Empire didn't custom anything like that. It was easily ten meters in height, the lights about as large as a soccer ball.
Curiosity had reached its maximum, Annie simply got up and off, walking a short distance to the ship. "I hadn't seen anything like this. I'm guessing half this cake's underground still, judging from the seamless skin it has." It just looked too futuristic. Such a simple design, and yet so sleek, so awe-inspiring, so... Sinister. Her first instinct was to near it, resting an ear over the hull. "Huh." No sounds of an alarm, or electronic security. Knife drawn, it was set to strike away at the armor, stabbing it and piercing the layer of steel, or whatever it was.
Said and done, she was amazed to see the inside of the vessel with just one attack. This weapon was made for that purpose, but Annie thought it'd last more. "I'll have a look-see, you all cover me from outside." The handgun was kept close, for the intimidation factor if anything. "Ungh." Her toe was stubbed on a safe. Once more, she listened into its contents. Nothing. This wasn't an ordinary cargo ship if it had nothing of value in its safes.
-KRRGH- The two, three layers of tempered titanium were ripped to shreds by the knife. She shook the contents out, hopefully they'd find food or water - the village would happily receive the others if they brought in a gift. "Well that's downright lucky." The barrel of a SR pistol protruded from the gap. They were the most rare amongst the rarer of weapons. Handed out to the best of tacticians only, they were capable of regenerating ammunition from the air itself. They were all that, but they weren't food.
"Well, it'll be real handy."
The sounds of banging, then ripping were heard, as Annie came out of a larger hole than the one she'd gone in through. "This is either a top secret military vehicle or a very convincing hallucination. We oughta get a closer look in." She pointed to the hole carved out of the hull. "After you guys." Annie gripped the SR pistol with a hint of glee in her face. A real live soldier...
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