The Facility

Putting his arm around Edens side Skyler agreed, "pretty right, but you look ten times as brighter." Skyler told her standing by her side under the star lit sky. Skyler was never one to enjoy glaring into the nights sky but tonight was different, he stood next to someone who mattered and her joy brought him to peace inside. The cold air didn't bother him much because of his hair, but he guessed this would be a perfect spot for a room, right under the moon. Looking to Eden again feeling the coldness emit from her body, Skyler got a bit closer putting his arms around her from the back to keep her warm. "Hey, where are we going to sleep? I think this place is perfect, its right under the stars." Skyler told her closing his eyes as he felt in peace holding her close.

He yawned and his nose perked up "Shit the food" Skyler whispered to himself taking off into the darkness.Taking the chrispy pieces of deer from over the fire, extinguishing it so he can let the deer cool off. Taking in a deep breath Skyler roared "DINNER IS DONE"

(sorry for not posting yesterday went to go see the avengers... Amazing movie :D)

Kathleen woke from her slumber as Aello walked into her medical room.
"I'm sorry," Aello peeped as she flicked on the lgiht, "I didn't realize you were asleep..."
"No honey it's OK," Kathleen smiled as she stretched, "I needed to get up anyway."
"Have you seen Shane anywhere?" Aello asked, worry thick in her voice, "I have been waiting for him..."
"No, I'm sorry honey...I'm sure he will be back soon though."

Kathleen picked up one of her bags and pulled out a pad and a pen, scribbling down the address to the storeroom, the lock code for her unit, and the code to her safe. She took Aello's hand and they walked out into the main room. Kathleen grabbed a bag of dehydrated apples and popped on in her mouth before tossing a bag to Aello. The two sat and ate as they waited for the others to return.

Kylar shot up from were he was on the ground. He blinked once then twice, but the vision in his left eye would not come. Kylar Yelled out, "Anyone there!?" His head was searing and now he was half blind. Kylar was in a really pissy mood not his usual gentle giant stuff. Kylar slammed his fist into the wall that he was leaned against shattering the cinder-blocks around Kylar making a fairly large hole in the wall. He wondered how long he was out, couldn't have been more than a few hours. He stood up and walked threw the hole in the wall and wondered off towards the city, Not remembering were he was or what had happened in the past few hours.

Shane took a deep shuttering breath as his vision returned to him. He felt dizzy with his whole world in a daze as if he'd just survived nearly drowning. His breathes were coming rapidly and his body was covered in sweat. He looked around but could see nothing but a few, faint strands of light in a dark room. He could just make out a light switch on the opposite wall. He made his was over but not without stumbling over a few things along the way. He reached the light switch and flipped it on and instantly realized something was wrong. His hand had smeared blood all over the white wall and the light switch. He looked down at his hand to see that it was covered in blood, not his own. Both his hands were literally dripping with the crimson substance. His breathing became even more rapid as he struggled to think about what had happened. The last thing he remembered was walking down a stairwell with Jared. He slowly rose his gaze from his hands to the room around and gasped in horror as he stumbled back and looked in terrified awe. Bodies littered the room. Most mangled and hacked to pieces. Others riddled with bullet holes. Some hanging from the ceiling in the tell tale way only Shane could do.

"No... no, no no no no....."

He muttered aloud to himself in disbelief. "What have I done? What the hell have I done? Who are these people? Why can't I remember?!" He thought to himself, franticly. Acting on instinct and fear he sprinted across the room and leapt out of the window into the night air. It was raining hard and Shane was soaked in seconds. He swung his way away from the gruesome sight and kept swinging until he came to a stop on top of a church. He crouched on the top of the steeple and let the rain wash the blood off his body as he shook with fear.

Kathleen

Kathleen stirred from the ruckus, and turned to see Kylar was awake. He was making so much noise, and moving around so much.
This can't be good for his injury...
Spinning to lean out the door she called out to the boy, who was now walking toward the city, "Kylar! Where are you going??? I have to give you a checkup first!"
She hoped he had heard him...standing in the doorway she looked out into the night...a lot of the children are gone...I hope everyone id Ok.
Anger swelled up inside her momentarily, "Come back here!!!" She was worried about them all...and now her head injury patient was walking through a field away from her. A flash of white sped past her as she saw Aello flying out the door past her.
"Where do YOU think you're going young lady!" she called out, stomping one of her boots on the floor. Frustration was all she could feel, she knew there was no way she would make any of them come back...If they wanted to be gone they would go. she sighed and returned to her bag of fruit, resting her chin on her hand in defeat.

Aello

Aello sat and figited in her seat, Where is he... She had been waiting for hours, and worry was spilling from her as she gazed around and twiddled her fingers. I can't wait anymore... she thought as she stood, brushing herself off. Kathleen was standing in the open doorway, so Aello flew right over her, calling back "I'm going to find Shane, I'll be back!"
Looking forward she soared, staying close to the edge of town. Flying higher she thought, I'll be safer higher up.
The city lights shined, and every now and again she saw a human walking down the street, but they never looked up. Most of the ones she saw stumbled around, sometimes even falling to the street. She saw what looked like a small forest inside the city and landed in one of the trees. Peeking out she saw big colorful plastic and metal things, and some humans doing something with lighters and spoons and a picnic table. They were laughing...but sounded really strange. She turned and looked around, there were lots of smaller buildings, they ll had their lights off, and one big building close by that had colorful windows and a cross on top. She wasn't sure where to look, so just perched on the highest tree branch she could find and watched the strange people, waiting for a sign that Shane was close by.

"Not so much lost as, a bit useless" Krein said, following Elesh as her tail pulled him along, "it seems I haven't been able to do much of anything since the escape. I'm not much of the fighting type, my specialty was mostly the silent kill so I wasn't able to help when we were attacked after our escape." He let out a slight sigh, his eyes looking around once more, "even now I'm not quite sure as to everyone's needs" . His eyes turned forward, finding it useless to look around himself as he truly hadn't any idea as to what would be a necessity.

Kylar heard some women yelling he figured it was some scientist at the lab so he picked up the pace, he sprinted down hill at full speed. The city was only a few miles a head of him at the speed he was going he would make it there in just a few minutes. Kylar took off figuring it was better than whatever the scientists would do to him if they caught him.

Watching Eden as she walked off "Night...cuite" Skyler said laughing to himself. Ripping his way through the deer eating one full sized deer alone. Wiping his mouth after feeling satisfied with the meal, pushing off the hunger for now. Leaving the deer above the dimmed fire standing up and making his way down into the side room where he had found blankets. Dragging them to the room where Eden rested making a small cot of blankets on the floor, walking over to Eden and softly placing her on the cot and covering her with blankets. Making his way out of the room smiling to himself softly as the cool air whisked past his bare chest heading outside making sure the rest of the warehouse was locked down and safe from any midnight attack. Aimlessly walking around Skyler returned to the room where he left Eden.

Plopping down on the other side of the room sitting against the wall, the wolf drifted to sleep. His mind fading away, thoughts becoming ideas, actions slowing as slumber overtook him with a smile Skyler was sound asleep.

(It was amazing btw, the hulk is the man)

Shane's entire body ached with exhaustion and soreness. He had spent the night in the rain never once moving from atop the church steeple. His mind struggling to come to terms with what had happened. The only explanation he could come up with was that they had implanted him with some form of chip that could override his bodily functions or worse yet that he had undergone some sort of mental conditioning that could be remotely activities and trigger a response within Shane making him a mindless tool for the use of those responsible. The spider was truly a weapon now. His shuttering breaths barely got enough oxygen to his lungs and his vision was blurred. As Shane struggled to focus on the world around him he began to think he was seeing things as he could've sworn he saw Aello flying by only to perch on a nearby building. He must've been hallucinating. It couldn't be her. He gritted his teeth in pain as forced himself to stand. Exhausted as he was then best he could manage was a weak and wobbly crouch. He stumbled to the edge of the building trying to focus on the figure on the other rooftop. He could still barely make it out. He had to know. He had to know if it was her. Weakly he raised his had and shot out a web line. He would only get one shot at this. It needed to be a single swing to the other roof. He took a deep breath and committed, stepping off the roof and holding on to the web line with all the strength he had left. He swung through the air and let go just as he cleared the rooftop. Shane's body tumbled across the rooftop, landing in a soggy, heap a few yards away from the figure. He struggled to raise his head but managed to mutter one word.

"Aello?..."

Where could he be...where could he have gone...what if something has happened to him...something terrible..."
Tears flowed down Aello's face, rolling over her cheeks and salting her lips before falling to the wet cement below her. Puddles of water reflecting a dark, cold moonless night as she paced across a rooftop, she was nearly spotted while perching in what she now knew was City Park.
What if the researchers found him...

"Aello?..."
Her sharp talons made a screeching sound as she swifly turned, sending water droplets flying in her wake. The black clouds hung low in the sky were once again heavy with rain, and began soaking her feathers. Shane was a few feet away from her, body slumped on the concrete roof.
"Shane!" she cried out, stumbling as she rushed over to where he lay,falling to her knees next to his beaten body. She cradled him in her arms, stroking his face as her wet tears fell on his cheeks, mixing with the frigid rain.
"What happened to you," her voice trembled as she spoke. Stroking his face, she looked into his eyes, tears pouring from her own.

"What I need.." Krein thought for a moment, pulling the blanket that had been put around him in tighter. He thought about it for a moment, honestly he didn't truly need much. "Just food, water, and a heat source" he said, thinking out loud. The foods he ate weren't anything special, meats, fruits, vegetables, although altered to be a snake his diet was quite human. Water, not only to drink but to bathe in as well. Finally a source of heat, although a snake hybrid his body could produce its own heat, but not at the level of regular humans. He would need help at times, the blanket would be more than enough for him, even though his normal body temperature is low if it was trapped within the blanket it would be enough to keep him warm. He gave a slight sigh once more, he tried to think harder a bit as to what else there was that would be essential. "Weaponry?" he asked himself, as he knew he wasn't much for head on combat against a number of opponents greater than one, but is it truly necessary? He held his head, as if trying to physically reach inside and pull out the answers.

Krein nodded his head, "I would very much like that, if I wouldn't be to much of a bother" he said with a smile. The rain fall outside would cause the temperature to drop beyond his own expectations, and if they were going to walk home his body temperature could drop dangerously low. Their makeshift home wasn't to far, but it was far enough for them to get wet on the way back. He was chilled enough as it is, and the night was still young, it would be some time before the warm rays of the sun were to hit him again. He hadn't started to shiver just yet, but he could feel it creeping up on him. He tightened his grip on the blanket that was draped around him, closing it off a bit more. Hopefully his minimal body heat would circulate through the inside enough to keep him at a decent temperature until they were able to get home.

Shane felt safe being in her arms. As if everything was as it should be but in seconds that went away as his mind shot back to what he'd done. Then fear began to creep into his heart as a terrifying realization struck. If the facility had the ability to remotely trigger Shane he was a danger to everyone in the group, most importantly Aello. He couldn't go back. He would be a threat to everyone yet he had to tell her. He wouldn't leaver her alone and broken hearted.

"I... I don't know..."

Shane's words were weak as his strength had all but been used up.

"They did something to me Aello... They're somehow able to control me...remotely. I... I killed all these people... so many people...I don't even remember doing it..."

Shane's voice quivered with raw emotion as he felt as though his entire being was tainted by what the facility had done to him now more than ever.

Killed...so many..people
The phrase rang in her head, pounding like a church bell against her temple. She touched his face with her fingertips, "Maybe Kathleen could help you..."
There is no way she could have that kind of equipment at the warehouse...
"It might take a little time," the pain he felt registered on his face, and it reached her tugging at her heart.
"Hey," she said with a half-hearted smile, tears still welling up, "We will figure something out...Kathleen...she can do anything..." her voice cracked a bit with her uncertainty but she continued this time cupping his face to match his gaze, "And I'll be here with you...no matter what, ok?"
Her heart was pounding, the situation started to overwhelm her...being in a place she didn't know, some one she cared deeply for being in pain...she dipped her head for a moment and a stifled sob slipped. She ran her fingers across his body, not knowing what was even hurting him was killing her...
"I'll never leave you Shane...never..."

I should be able to fly back with him...at least until we get far enough out of the city to walk the rest of the way to the warehouse... she looked around and began formulating a plan to get him back the the warehouse. Back to Kathleen. Back to safety...

Shane gritted his teeth and pushed himself up, in the act pulling himself away from Aello.

"I...can't. I can't go back. It's not safe... Not safe for any of you."

Shane said, the young man's voice shaking with anger, fear and sorrow. Shane's body could barely support him anymore but nearly on sheer will alone he forced himself to remain on his feet.

"Aello... I'm sorry but... They did something to me. I-I don't know how to explain it. I just can't go back to the others... If I hurt someone..."

Joanne slowly opened her eyes. She was still tied to the chair, but was upright and out of the water.
I guess he took a break.
She nearly drowned every time she was dunked. Her lungs felt like they were about to burst. She couldn't speak at all.

She started shuffling around in the chair, moving and moving until the rope gave some space and loosened up a bit. Good! She then started to slowly slip out. She managed to get free. But that was when the pains of nearly drowning took effect. She could barely breathe and move. Joanne staggered towards on side of the wall. Every step added more to the searing pain in her head and lungs. When she coughed, water and blood came out.
Not good. I can't fight in this state. I need to escape unseen.
Joanne moved towards one side of the room, still leaning and rubbing against a wall, until she felt a smooth side pass her shoulder. Huh?
She stopped at the smooth part and began examining it. It looked white like the rest of the wall, but I can feel a frame....like... glass? She raised her hand and began knocking on it. The sound of a glass window emerged. A window! Perfect!
Joanne staggered back a few steps, and then, with nearly all of her energy, ran into the window, smashing through and landing on the grassy earth outside.

"Hey, what was that?" Joanne's ears pricked up. The guards heard the window. She stood up and began to run as fast as she could. I don't know where I am, or where I'm going, but anywhere is better than here. When she reached her maximum speed, her lungs gave another large pain. She tripped and fell, landing in a bush somewhere in the forest surrounding the city. She had managed to run quite far from the lodge. They won't find me.
But the pain was unbearable. It was ridiculous how she was still alive. She was completely inside the shrubbery, but managed to look through the leaves and see her surroundings. In the distance was an old building. It looked like an abandoned factory. She couldn't move, though. She just laid there, lungs full to bursting, and passed out.

((OOC: Little help, guys please?))

Jared's deep, exhausted sleep finally ended and his eyelids fluttered open. His arm was healing, but a dull ache permeated the area and he reached around, trying to figure out where he had put the painkillers. Sleep still clouded his brain so it took several minutes before he plucked the pills from his pocket and then downed a pill dry. Sleepiness slowly eased away he stood up and stretched, the blanket covering him having long since fallen to the ground by his feet.

Jared glanced down through the window and blanched, suddenly glad he usually didn't move that much when asleep. One wrong move and he'd have come tumbling out... There seemed to be some movement in the trees outside. Suddenly on high alert, Jared reached down to his hip automatically. Only when he reached open air did he remember and grimace at the fact that he didn't have any of his guns. But his instincts were telling him to investigate. He had to do something. Jared eyed the spot where the movement had occurred and then ended. He hoped it was just a false alarm, but just in case...

Carefully noting down the area in his mind's eye, he turned and began taking the stairs down quickly - two or even more steps at a time. At his arrival to the bottom floor, Jared paused, his eyes moving towards the medicine room. Maybe Kathleen would let him borrow a pistol... He strode quickly inside. Nobody was in there. On second thought, Jared hadn't encountered anybody. Even Kylar seemed to have been moved somewhere. Brow furrowing with worry, Jared searched through the bags until he pulled out a gun. It was only half loaded, but Jared didn't want to waste more time looking for ammo. Then, turning, and hoping that the emptiness was just a strange coincidence, Jared moved out.

Finding the general area of the movement was easy. Finding the cause was little more than luck. Jared stared at the figure whom he had nearly tripped over. That missing girl! Jo... Joanne? I think that's her name. Jared decided to put away the mystery of the hybrid's name to the side as he quickly scanned the surroundings and then knelt down by the girl. She was unconscious and injured. A chill ran through Jared as he carefully gauged her wounds. A few chips of glass, rope burns... It seemed that the girl had just escaped something. And the fact that she was just lying here... Worst case scenario, the facility knew where they were hiding.

Jared would have to get Joanne out quickly. He switched his gun to his broken arm. "I'm sorry and I'm glad you're unconscious for this," he told her as he used his one good arm to haul the girl over his shoulder. He gave himself a moment to adjust to the added weight before he turned and began moving quickly back to the facility.

He arrived back without an incident and put Joanne more gently down in the make-shift medical room. It was time to clean out her wounds and fix her up. He was glad that at least his arm was almost nearly fine. This time, he would be able to actually do something.

Everything was numb. Joanne was half-conscious when Jared found her. She could barely see, and she couldn't feel anything. It felt terrible, it was as if she wasn't fully on this earth, like a part of her was beginning to float away and never come back. I guess this is what it feels like to be dying.

When she was into the warehouse she saw earlier, her nose was twitching uncomfortably. She could pick up some familiar scents in there, but the excess water in her body was diluting it.
Even though she was placed gently on a table, the pressure on her back pushed around the water in her lungs. Joanne let out a huge cough. Some water came out, but not all of it. It hurt. A lot.
But after the cough her sight became a little better. She looked up to see the man who was treating her. Jared, I think that's his name... He looked like he knew about her burns and glass cuts, but maybe not about the water. She tried to speak, to tell him about her lungs, but instead let out a gargle and another cough.
I hope that's a decent message...

Although in pain, Joanne was glad she was with at least one person she recognizes, as well as him being on the same side as her. She let her mind finally wonder around. I wonder if everyone else is in this place, too. But that might not last. That wretched relative of mine will be coming after me again, and would definitely try to kill me this time. Not only that, but even though he got fired from the facility, he's still in touch with them. He might bring the facility with him this time! That would be terrible! I need to tell everyone about this! No.... I can't do anything right now... I need to heal first.

Joanne stared at at Jared again, watching him treat her wounds. Another cough came out, and she tried to speak again.
"Where's.....S-Skyler?"

The rain was pouring, making the night darker then she was used to. Water in her face and weighing down her hair made it hard to see as she and Krein walked slowly through the forest and back to the warehouse that was their home for the time being. The hunt for useful items was a success, but now getting back was the problem. She had a wing over the serpent boy as they walked. "Why on the first night out did it have to rain?" she wondered out loud, adjusting her bag to keep it from slipping off. As long as they could see the warehouse in the distance, then they should be fine. However, there was ever the nagging feeling that something had been following them this entire time or at least watching them.