Shane Lawson's Story

Kathleen

"You are more than welcome," she said to Kylar, he smelled like the sweet apples, "We are almost there."
Just then the boy in Skylars arms woke, taking a slash at Kylars chest. She called out in surprise as he just barely missed her leg.

((OOC ill save the rest for later)))

Aello

Aello watched as Eden rushed over to where Skylar had just woken. Finally she was alone with Shane, she hadn't noticed the gaurd in his arms had opened his eyes a crack. She looked over at Shane, not sure what to say but akwardly blurted out, "Lot's of green trees in this forest," she wanted desperatly to break the silence.
Green tree's, really??? What compelled you to say something so silly, she scolded herself, and hoped Shane understood her intentions...even if he didnt understand why she was saying weird things.

Kathleen
Kathleen allowed Kylar to lift her back onto his strong shoulder,"Thank you." This time she was occampanied by the wolf-boy, Skylar. She began asking him questions about his whether his head hurt, or he had any sever pains other than the bullet sites, did he think anything was broken, and how many bullets he think hit him. They would be at the hospital soon, she glanced back to see Aello and Shane. She could tell Aello liked the boy, and Shane had saved her from Arcadian. She looked approvigly at him, How strange, a bird has fallen for a spider.
She moved her attention to Jared, he still wasn't moving and since Skylar was now awake Jared was her top priority. She knew that once she pulled the bullets from Skylar he would heal over time, and they would be able to stay in the underground lab untill they figured out what to do.
Jared however was 100% squishy human, and he should have gotten medical attention hours ago, he wasn't going to heal as fast.

Joanne smiled and watched as Skyler returned to his spot on Kylar's shoulder. I have to remember to thank Kylar for ferrying him. He lent a huge helping hand to us all.
As the group all moved, Joanne glanced around, noticing everyone has basically broken off into smaller groups. Aello and Shane, Elesh and the mystery guy. Eden and Pavel.
She giggled at the thought. The researchers were completely wrong. She remembers hearing researchers talk and talk and talk about the subjects.
"They're so primitive." "They might not make any relationships with each other." "They'll probably kill each other first."
Tsch. That's incorrect. Would they change their minds if they saw us now? Then her gaze fixed on something strange up ahead.
It was a wall of some sort. Almost like the walls of the facility. She called to the others.

"I think I see a building up ahead."

"I think I see a building up ahead."

It was the hospital, Kathleen had actully taken them on a secret path created by her father when he build the hospital in the town. It was large and white and crisp, but the down past it was older with cobblestone roads, and the majority of the people walked. Everything was close together and small, the whole town wondered why anyone would build a hospital there but they were thankful to have the medical care so close. Luckily the path led to the entrance closest to elevators, and the lab.

Kathleen turned to the group and motions for them to stop. She asked Kylar to let her down, and he complied lowering her and setting her down softly. She looked at the group, paying particularly close to Eden as she spoke. "Wait here, I am going to go unlock the door."

She passed through the tree's and walked along the path to a heavy silver door, she pulled the chain from around her neck and slid one of the keys into the door. It clicked open and she pulled it open peering inside. Only a nurse was in the hallway, reading a chart as she walked away from Kathleen, turning heel and walking out of sight. She pushed the open door button for the elevator and stuck her heels over the sensor to keep the door open. She returned back to the exit and pushed the door open to see the kids still standing by the trees. She called out to them, "Alright come quiclky," and opened the door for them, "get into the elevator, but watch my shoes!"

"I think I see a building up ahead."

Jumping down from Kylers shoulder, watching Kathleen leave the group dissapearing into the trees comanding us to stay put till she unlocks the door and comes back . Stretching letting out a long yawn Skyler stands tall feeling much better than he did before glancing over his shoulder "Thanks for the lift big guy" he said to Kyler with a smirk. Pulling back his long flowing silver hair like the first time he met Joanne smiling, Skyler walked toward Joanne as she stood at the front of the group. Putting his hands in the tattered pockets of his pants "Well I'm feeling much better" Skyler spoke softly walking by her side. Smiling awkwardly as a sharp pain ran through his body, concealing the pain with a simple joke. "I've been meaning to ask you... well before all this happened" Skyler spoke seriously looking Joanne in the eyes, pausing then continuing to say "can you braid my hair" He Laughed dropping the serious tone and look smiling at her once again.

"Alright come quickly get into the elevator, but watch my shoes."Kathleen beckoned.

Listening to Kethleens call, he walked forward with Joanne grasping her hand. "I don't want to collapse again, I hope you don't mind" Skyler spoke with a charming smile , following Kathleen inside of the hospital. "Idiot" Skyler thought to himself, "you don't just go grabbing someones hand what if she feels weird about it. you cant be so direct" shrugging off the negative thoughts Skyler continued forward wondering what awaited inside of this new building. Still proceading with caution, even though Kathleen is the main reason they've made it this far Skyler still had his doubts. "what does she gain from helping us... well I'll rip out her thoat if she betrays any of us."

(occ: The itallics and quotes, are his thoughts, I don't wanna confuse any one)

Aello

Aello helps Shane place Jared's body on the elevator and scoots into the corner. It's going to be a tight fit with all of in here...

Kathleen

She holds the door open as they rush past her to the open elevator doors. She see's that Skylar is walking now, which makes her feel a little better about his condition. She turns after them and lets the doors swing shut behind her. She see's them all crammed in the elevator, Kylar looks especially uncomfortable so she hastens to get them out as quickly as possible. She pulls her key out yet again after she slips her heels back on, and slips it into a plain keyhole located above the floor numbers. The elevator starts to move down, though they were on the first floor already. It travels below the basement, and the doors open to a huge lab, much like the ones back at the Facility. A voice calls from a desk on the other end of a lab. There are huge screens in front of a massive keyboard, with statistics and information moving across the screens. A voice comes from behind a chair sitting before the desk. Whoever it is does not turn around when he speaks, "Kathleen, it's been such a long time. And I see you have brought some friends with you today. Calm your nerves children, you are safe here."

The chair spins and a man no younger than 76 sits in front of them. His skin is wrinkled, he uses a walking stick, and he is about 4'8 tall, but other than his elderly features he looks just like Kathleen. She turns to the group and says, "Everyone, I would like you to meet my father."

The crushingly boring elevator music made the long ride to their floor seems like hours. Shane waited in silence. The young assassin had fallen silent long before getting into the elevator. His mind was busy grappling with the realization of the place he now found himself in. Not physically but metaphorically. He was now, technically a free man. No longer bound by the wants or desires of this faceless organization that had robbed the boy of his childhood. Then there was the beautiful, Harpy girl. Shane was quickly building a connection to Aello and there was no stopping. How that connection would play out however was still unknown. Beyond that there was Eden and Jared. He was working to help save a guard from the facility that had taken so much from him while at the same time fearing he would have to stop Eden from painting the walls of this town red with blood. Shane just sighed and ran his hands through his hair as he fell into pace beside Aello.

"Sure, I'll braid your hair. But after you're fully healed."Joanne told Skyler as she giggled to herself, giving her a smile Skyler was happy with her response for he was expecting a no also he was glad that his hair would finally return to its normal look. The braided style gave Skyler more room to move animal like in combat rather then being concerened with his hair being cut up.

Cramping inside of the elevator being forced to cramp his body up with everyone else, but as Joanne got closer to Skyler he felt more calm then ever. Sniffing the air as the elevater makes its slow and time consuming descent, Skyler noticed that Joannes scent changed during the decent it felt as if she was afraid or nervous about something. Thinking to himself why would her mood and smell would change so quickly "I hope Joannes alright, I can feel that shes nervous... But why?" Feeling the discomfort of the rest of hybrids around him Skyler couldn't help but to laugh to himself, unlike them he was used to being cramped in elevators when the scientists would conduct experiments on him as a child.

Still keeping his hand holding Joannes, Skyler and the rest of the hybrids exit the elevator staying close to her side as Kathleen presents the old timeless human a man she claims to be her father. "...Calm your nerves children, you are safe here." The old man ensured the group, Skyler looked around then directly at the older man wondering how safe this place really was, keeping doubts about the underground lab and the safety it could hold. From what was seen their is one entrance hopefully that's not the only exit as well. Again feeling the change in Joannes mood by her lovely scent Skyler softly mutters, "Relax, we should be safe here right? Well hell I'll protect you if anything goes wrong" trying to reestablish some sort of comfort within Joanne.

The elerly man reahed down for his cane and struggled a bit to life himself from the chiar, and he made his way over to the group. Kathleen steped forwad, crouched downto his level and gave him a quick hug. He looked over the injured and lookec over at Kathleen and said "Looks like we have some work to do. He turned to face Shane and sadi, "Please lay the human on the table. I will work in him." He then looked over to Joanne and Skylar, "Will you please walk him over to that table, Kathleen get a set of tools and remove the bullets from the wounds." he bagena to walk toward the table Shane carried the man to, looking back at Skylar he said, "If you would like your bullet removed Kathleen can help you as well, just please sit in the chair, I wouldn't want you to hit your head on any equipment."

Kathleen

Kathleen watched as her father distributed the kids,and made her way over to table with a cloth rolled. She pulled the cloth back to reveal a series of shiny surgical tools, gleaming and sharp. She washed her hands and picked up a pair of pincers These should reach... She stood next to the operating table and awaited her patients. She was eager to get them started, after all that was the reason they were here. She reached down and grabbed a syringe, and pulled the plunger back on some local anestesia and squirted a bit out at the end to allow no air bubbles. She wanted ot cause these boys the least amount of pain while she dug the bullets out.

Aello

Aello stepped off of the elevator to see a lab, much like the one back at the facility. She began to feel uneasy, but knowing that Kathleen was here with her set here mind at ease. She watched as she hugged her father, I have family... She thought as she recalled the last few days. She went from having no one, to being truly with Kathleen, falling for a boy, and meeting her grandfather. It was a lot to take in, so she made her way over to a round table to wait for the others to finish working. It made her laugh, Yesterday I would have chosen to perch somewhere like a bird, but today I have s string desire to sit in comfy chairs and rest my head on tables, how human...

The oldman was directing the kids about with practiced ease. Shane set Jared on the table before took a few steps away, allowing the old man to work. Shane's eyes began darting around the room eyeing the tactical weaknesses of the room, a habit the assassin picked up a while ago. One entrance and no more that Shane could see at least yet. They were at least a mile underground, judging by the length of the elevator ride. Shane saw Aello sitting alone and couldn't help but join her at her table. The two hybrids eyes met for a second after SHane took his seat and he gave her a quick, half smile.

"You think their gunna be ok?"

Shane asked with a quick thumb in the direction of the teams two wounded members.

"Well," the old man said, "Usually I would have some of my assistants help me, but since this matter is quite secret would you like to help me? You look like you could easily pop them back in. Then once we get him stable, I'll get that bullet out for you." He smiled, it just looked like a really deep wrinkle amung the sea of smiling wrinkles.

Jared woke, and began to speak to him. The old man smiled and said, "Welcome back, try not to move, and yes that would be rather helpful."

Kathleen
Kathleen gave Skylar the anethesia, injecting him three small doses around each bullet wound. She looked over at the cat girl, who was smiling at her. It was a small smile, one that said to her "I'm trying to be strong..." She reached out and placed her hand on Joanne's and said, "He will only feel a little pressure and then it will all be over." She smiled at her warmly and then continued to her work. She placed the forcepts in each wound, trying not to dig around too much, and dropped each slug onto a metal pan on the table next to her.
It's amazing how they are controlling themselves so well, and forming relationships though we never imagined they would. All of them are trained killers...but they act like normal teenagers.
The last slug made a thunk on the pan, and she watched in amazement, now that the poisined rounds had been removed, Skylar actually began to slowly heal in front of her. "Thats nifty, how long will that take to finish?"

Aello

"You think their gunna be ok?"

She smiled at him in response, "Of course, Kathleen has always taken care of me. I know she feel the same about all of you guys too." She felt a strong sense of pride toawards the Kathleen. She was happy to know her, and love her. She looked over Shane, I'm happy I know you too...
A slight rose formed on her cheeks at the thought, she asked him, "So...what about your family? or is that too painful?" She hoped she wasn't crossing any lines, but she wanted to know more about him. She wanted to know anything about him, everything.

((OOC: I'm going to disappear now, and I'll be gone after this. If you want to know why I'm gone, go to the OOC page and go to page 7. See you in the summer!))

Joanne dropped her satchel on the floor as she sensed something. She picked up a word. A word spoken from a far away voice.

"Amentes."

At that moment, Joanne's eyes went from a dark brown to a very dull black. She had no full control of her body. Her curiosity increased tenfold. Every new thing in her eyesight piled questions in her brain, but since she saw the room before, there was no effect. Then she twirled around and saw the elevator. She had never seen the door. She groggily walked towards it, and entered the small box. She pressed every button on the panel, and got out as soon as the doors opened, which was the ground floor. She walked through corridors before exiting the front entrance. Since her ears and tail were hidden, people around simply thought she was drunk. As she reached the middle of the square, adjacent the hospital, Joanne picked the word up again.

"Amentes."

Her eyes returned to their dark brown and her head cleared. She looked around. How did I get outside?
Then someone grabbed her from behind. She struggled to break free, only to be apprehended by more men. Several men were now trying to pin her down. She managed to look behind her. Guards! Sh*t! She looked further past the men and into the dark. A middle-aged researcher with dark brown hair mixed with white stood a small distance away, holding a wrench. The feline recognizes his face. Oh no.... At least I know who said that word! But.... Anyone but him! Finally, she was on the ground, and the scientist walked right up to her.

"Joanne. My little doll. Why did you run away? You're going to need to be punished, my dear. And no, we aren't going back to the Facility." The researcher signaled the guards to let her go, but as soon as they did, he grabbed her shirt.
"Now go find the others. They're definitely here." The men then spread around the area. Slowly getting closer to the hospital.

No! They might find them! No, no, no!! I have to warn them! Joanne, still being manhandled by the wretched man, could only do one thing. She charged up every ounce of energy she had left, and pushed it all out in one big scream.

"RUN!!!"

The researcher took no chance. "Stupid girl! You really think they can escape without us finding them?" The man took his wrench and smashed it on Joanne's head. I'm sorry Skyler....The chat is going to have to wait. In one blow, the girl fell to the ground, out cold. The man simply chuckled and still holding Joanne by the collar, dragged her into the dark.

((OOC: Amentes is 'Mindless' in Latin))

Shane's mind screamed at him warning him of the impeding danger. The others were already up, not in a panic but obviously on edge and desperate for a plan. Jared offered to act as a distraction while the others escape. Noble but no very effective. Shane ran over to Kylar and Jared his mind already formulating the intricate web of a plan.

"One man isn't much of a distraction force let alone a wounded member of their team. These wont be regular guards like the ones from the facility. These are going to have to be a grab team, shock troopers. They'll be heavily armed and ready to riddle us all full of holes before letting us escape, you included."

The spider hybrid said, his eyes narrowing on Jared.

"We'll all have to work together to hold them off while the others escape before we can make a run for it. Holding this postion for a slug fest won't do anything but get us all caught or worse."

Shane turned his head for a minute to glance at the others. Shane and Kylar were the most proven and effective fighters out of the group. Eden, while Shane had yet to see her in action had no doubt she was a hellcat in a fight. Skylar was no doubt vicous as well but wounded he woudn't be as effective. As for the rest of the group Shane was worried how they'd react in a fire fight. Shane took a step in closer to the two young men speaking in more of a severe tone.

"Kylar and I will do most of the heavy lifting. I'll need Eden too, and to be safe I'd want Skylar close by in reserve if we need him. I know he's hurt but we don't have much of a choice here."

Shane turned to Jared and locked his gaze with his.

"You wanna help? Prove it."

Shane drew one of his pistols and handed it to the human.

"Don't make me regret giving you this."

The old man chuckled and said, "Don't worry about me, they don't even know who I am. I have a saferoom." he flips a switch on his remote and a door slides open that was hidden before. This tunnel will spit you old south toward the city. There are supplies in a storeroom in teh tunnel, it's my emerceny exit. I do some pretty...interesting work myself. Don't worry I'll seal the entrance after you are allt through. By the time they get down here, it should look like an empty basment lab. But you don't have much time, Go!"

Kathleen grabbed a med kit and ushered the kids toward the exit. "Be safe Father!"

Aello

Aello rushed over to Shane, leaning up to kiss him on the cheek, caressing his face as she whispered in his ear, "Come back to me Shane..." she turned swifty and joined the others through the doorway, taking one last glance at Shane before she passed through.

Seeing half of the group rushing down into the escape tunnel, Skyler rose from off the floor "Well hot damn, I get up and people are already starting to fight" He said. Watching Aello kiss Shane softly on the cheek then retreating to the others, Skyler felt a little envy he had no one that cared and the only person that he thought did was no where to be found. Observing the room backing up a little, and with a cold grin looking towards Shane "I'll rip as many of them as I can apart". He Roared and quickly transformed, increasing his height, strength and power his long sliver hair still flowed down his back while they sprouted all over his body resembling a incomplete transformation of a werewolf that you would see in movies. Growling and snarling as the transformation came to an end, "Shoot and distract... I'll kill" In this state Skyler was barely able to speak well. He looked and felt like an uncaged beast ready to kill everything around him, dashing to the wall perpendicular to the elevator he readied himself on all fours ready to attack.

Shane turned to Elesh with an arched eyebrow. The girl's entire body was practically vibrating with wild fury. Her fur covered tail flicked about hungirly as her claws ripped at the ground beneath her with each step. SHe had a need to kill and Shane could see it. He had been worried about her predatory nature coming into town but now it seemed he's be relying on just that very quality to survive this.

"When they come, kill anything that moves."

Shane said giving her a firm nod. Shane turned back just the elevator hit the bottome floor.

"This is it! Get ready!" Shane leapt to the ceiling and drew his other pistol. CLinging to the ceiling he had aerial advantage over the squad in the elevator, not to mention they wound't be expecting rounds to be coming from there. Just before the doors opened Shane tunred back to where Aello had left from. HIs world slowed as his mind drifted to her. He'd wished he'd said something to her. He'd wished he'd kissed her again. He wished he'd done anything more than just letting her leave. He'd make up for that. Shane turned back to the elevator before calling out to his friends.

"We've got one shot here! They get through us the others suffer! Don't give an inch!"

As soon as the last word left Shane's mouth the elevator doors opened and rounds began pouring out of the elevator filling the room with chaos.

"LETS GO!" Skyler screamed in his deeper wolf like voice, springing from the cover he had taken pouncing on the first two assulters that took cover near the far wall. Slamming the second one into the wall snapping his neck on impact, pivoting ripping his claws into the stomach of the guard cleaving out his intestine. Howling as two bullets pierce his left shoulder Skyler turned leaping across the room onto another guard throwing him into the squad. He was surprised that through the hail of bullets he only was hit twice, glad but still enraged jumping back picking off guards that wondered away from the main squad. Sliding behind cover again after taking 7 more bullets "How...how many... Alive" He said with grunts and grown's. Skyler was embarrassed by his speech, he knew he sounded like a deranged monster with the blood of his enemies satisfying the thirst. Never has Skyler felt this way, so animal like, so primal and viscous.

Roaring again as he leaped beside Elesh covering her side cutting down more guards with killer intent, laughing like a madman sticking close to her as he killed several more guards.

"They have bullet resistant armor go for the limbs and head!"

Kylar shouted as Elesh savagely tore a handful of men to shreds in seconds. Shane put the info to good use and fired off six rounds. Each hitting one of the men in the knee cap. The bone's shattered under the penetrating impact and they fell to the ground clutching their knees leaving them vulnerable to Elesh. Rounds began raining down on Shane's position so he had to be quick to avoid getting ventilated. He dove out of the way and swung to the opposing wall before firing again. This time going for kill shots. One hit a trooper in the throat before his comrade beside him took a round to the skull, leaving his brain splattered on the man behind him. The troopers began charging out of the elevator to close the distance. Shane cut off their advance by swinging down infront of the front line and opening fire while he was still in the air. The rounds caught several in the face and neck slowing their advance before the spider hybrid switched tactis. Out of rounds he holstered his gun began swinging down and picking troopers off. One by one the shadow would swing down from the shadows and take a man away from their comrades and steal his life in seconds. Shane began firing web lines and yanking shock troopers into the darkness in order to slit their throats or stab them savagely. After the eighth man taken Shane grabbed his ninth and took him off into the darkness. He pinned hm to the wall by the throat and put his knife to his throat.

"Is this it?... Is the the best you can do?... "

With that Shane carved through his neck and spinie and severed his head before he tossed the head into the crowd of troopers

Kathleen looked the boy over, he was hurting and she knew that. "Sure, Skylar" she said handing him a bag, "This bag has batteris, electrical chords, and battery lamps in it. I know we can't use the chords, but will you find a common area that is free of windows, and close to the center of the building? We will need to set up there first untill we get up and running.Can you set up the lamps for me? It will be dark before we get there. Then you can help Krein search the building for anything useful" She knew that lingering anymore would just make him think about it more, "Whenever you three are ready to go, come say goodbye. We will wait here untill Elesh returns to let us know everything is safe."

She looked over the group and her serious face came to view, "I have one rule for all of you," she said walking around so she could look each of them in the eye, "Do not, under any circumstances, take an innocent life." Her hands trembled as she spoke, "If I find out that their is innicent blood on your paws I willl no longer allow you to remain with us. I know it's not saying much, but if one of you gets caught, all of us do. I won't let that happen. I promise to try my hardest to always make sure you have food, so please resist the temptation."

Aello made her way over to Shane and stood with him as she listened to Kathleen. She couldn't wait to finally be able to be alone wiht him. Hopefully at the warehouse they could talk...

Aello was busy gathering the bags and moving them to the exit of the tunnel. She watched the skyline for Elesh's. She knew that it would take a couple of trips but once they were in their new home, they would all be happy. The others looks like they were busy making preparations aswel. She made her way over the Shane and asked, "Do you think there is a way you could help keep these bags on me? So i don't accidentaly drop them?" she asked thining of his sticky web.