A Zone of Excursion [IC Thread / Closed]

[Ruskarkand]

Ferdinand looked at Vinchenzo, before opening his jaw, saliva dripping from the roof of his mouth.
He took a deep breath, before bursting out into a roar, sending a small spray of saliva and tainted breath in the Humans direction.

The Dragon reared back his claw, opening it up;
He plunged it into the ground around Vinchenzo, before closing it around him in an attempt to pick him up, whilst being careful not to crush him.

---

Lucy looked up to face Sickle, having dropped to her knees after nearly vomiting, she finally recouperated.
"What the hell were those, why did you do that?!" she asked firmly, wanting her questions answered.

The Squad Leader had his arms crossed, simply looking at her as he answered.
"Well, your gieger counter was registering at fatal levels of radiation, the moment you let go of that artifact, you would of dropped dead."
He sighed, unfolding his arms as he took steps towards her.
"Do not worry, they were only Anti-Rads." he said, as he pointed to the geiger counter on her belt, the number on screen was dropping rapidly, the ticking having subsided long ago.
"I am sorry if I hurt you in any way, but it was necessary."

Lucy nodded before getting up on her own, before taking observations of herself.
The Firefly artifact was rare, but it deserved it's legendary status.
The thought occured to her, out of all places; why did such a good miracle have to occur in such a godforsaken place?
"Well, I believe that a bid of Thanks is in order now." she said, unsure of what more she could say to him.

Sickle nodded to Lucy, before adding on.
"It's alright, just be careful when handiling artifacts, apart from a select few, most of them have a bad property, like the Firefly."
He gently tossed the crystal back at Lucy, who in turn caught it.

"In the meantime, you don't look like you need anything else now, so I will be gone." he said, before he turned around and walked to his squad.


The Dragooness sighed, looking to Carl.
"Well, looks like we are not leaving Pripyat after all, although; where do we go now?"

[Saurisisia]

He watched as Lucy got onto her knees and for a moment it looked like she was about to puke, though she recuperated much to his relief. He overheard the two converse, his eyes widening with shock as Sickle talked about how radiation the Dragooness had absorbed before he stuffed the pills down her throat. After she got up, Nikolai handed her the artifact before bidding her goodbye and walking off to rejoin his squad.

He then turned to Lucy before sighing and stating "Ugh, I have no fucking clue what to do now."

[Ruskarkand]

Lucy thought for a moment, before inquiring.
"Well, we can always tag along with Freedom I think, they are heading further into Pripyat, and we have a fairly good chance of surviving if we stick with them."
She looked over to the squad, Sickle was instructing them, outside, the noise of the vehicles starting up echoed into the halls, it was evident that they would be on the move again soon.

Lucy looked out the window momentarily, before focusing her gaze back on herself.
She noticed that her Tanktop was still tied just below her chest, revealing most of her abdomen.
Most of the bloodstained fabric of the tanktop was ruined, marred with holes from being bitten.
He shrugged it off, she needed a change of clothes anyway, coming across a new armor suit however would be a challenge.

Outside, it had just passed Dusk, the sun was beginning to set, and night was approaching.

[Saurisisia]

Carl nodded at Lucy's suggestion and replied "Alright, that sounds good."

He then glanced at the skin on her abdomen left exposed by her tank top being tied up, which caused him to smirk before looking up at her face before stating "Lead the way, Luce."

[Ruskarkand]

Lucy nodded, before turning and beginning to walk towards the Freedomers.
When she approached them, Sickle turned around and looked to her.
"Oh, back so soon? Do you need something?"

Lucy nodded, before shooting a question to him.
"Are you heading north, by any chance?"

Sickle looked to the other Freedomers, they were whispering stuff to eachother, presumably about the two.
He turned back before replying;
"Yeah, we are, we already have Pripyat by the throat, next task is the NPP itself."

The Dragooness lit up, this was one hell of an opportunity.
"Mind if we tag along? Night's hitting, we don't want to be stuck outside in Pripyat when it's dark, it's not of my interests to find what lurks here at night."
Sickle thought for a moment, inspecting the Dragooness.
Upon closer examination, she appeared to be shivering, he figured it must of been cold without anything on.
"Sure, but I can't have you going around like that, come down to the vehicles, we may have an old uniform for you to put on."

[Saurisisia]

Carl sighed and followed Lucy as she walked up to Sickle and began conversing with him about the two accompanying him and his squad. After some talk, Nikolai inspected the Dragooness before stating that she'd need some more clothes on, due to her shivering in the increasingly-cold environment. The Dinosaur did indeed notice her shivering and sighed at the sight. When he heard that the Freedomers may have had a uniform for Lucy to put on, Carl frowned though he did not bother to say anything.

[Ruskarkand]

Sickle turned to face his squad, before motioning for the steps.
"All right, go down and head outside, let's go!"
Immediately, the men rallied up and began to go down the steps steadily, their movement speed impaired by the Exosuits.
The squad leader followed his group shortly after they began their descent.

Lucy watched on, before pacing towards the stairwell and put her clawed hand on the metal bannister.
The cold was really getting to her, worse yet, in the hallways from which they came from, irregular howls could be heard, before the sounds of a growling creature, getting closer every second.

It put the Dragooness on edge, she turned around and faced Carl.
"We should get a move on now, I don't want to know what is back there, it sounds like a Chimera."
She motioned to the stairwell, before she descended them quickly, to catch up with the Freedomers.

[Saurisisia]

Carl watched as the Freeomer squad headed down the stairs while Lucy began going herself when the Dinosaur overheard eerie howling and growling echoing through the corridors of the building. Lucy turned to him and told him what the creature making the noise was before going down the stairs rapidly. His eyes widening, Carl muttered "Ch- ch- chimera???"

He gulped quietly before he started making his way down the stairs at a hastened pace to catch up with the others.

[New Sheoth VI]

Vinchenzo grunted in pain and droped his gun.

"RUN ANNA!"

He looked the dragon in the face and repeated his question.

"Who are you?"

[New Twinleaf]

Anna listened to Vin, and ran about 400 feet before ducking into cover to watch what was about to happen.

[Ruskarkand]

Ferdinand simply smirked at Vinchenzo as he held him, before looking to the direction that Anna ran in.
He could honestly give a smaller care for her well being.

The Dragon opened his jaw, before he unleashed a blaze of fire that ignited the surrounding forest, creating a ring of fire to trap any life around the inferno.
The fire reflected off of the Dragons eyes, as he turned his neck to face Vinchenzo once more.
He tightened his grip ever so slightly, as the Dragon immediately took off into the air, setting course for Sasha's location, Misha following behind Ferdinand steadily.

---

Lucy ran outside to join the Freedomers, the Squad Leader was on top of a supply truck, browsing through the various stockpiles of crates.
Sickle turned to her as she ran out, frowning at her.
"Seen a ghost or something?" he asked, giving a concerned look.

The Dragooness shook her head, her shivering getting quite severe as she stepped out into the Cold.
Sickle saw this, and immediately he took out a new suit, however, it was not of Freedom brand, nor Duty, nor Stalker.
It was a Monolith PBy-442 suit.

The suit had been tailored to fit a Female Dragoon, she saw multiple other suits in the vehicle, but she assumed that those were for males, or members of other species.
"It's all we have that looks like it would fit you." Sickle said, as he offered it to Lucy.

She hesitated, but the cold was too fierce, she could not pass it up.
Lucy took the suit, and bidded a "thanks" to the Demon.

The Dragooness then looked around, wondering where she could possibly change into the suit.

[Saurisisia]

Carl came down to see Lucy and Sickle standing by a truck. He noticed the latter giving the Dragooness a grayish suit as he approached her. Noticing her looking around, the Ceratosaurus glanced down at the suit itself and, noticing that it seemed shaped to fit female Dragoons like Lucy, commented "Uh, nice suit, Lucy."

[Legital]

Ten saw Ferd take off in air with Vince. He began to run towards the direction Ferd was flying in; towards Sasha.

[New Sheoth VI]

As the dragon took off, Vin once more grunted in pain.

OOC: Hes going to need new guns. could he get a guass rifle since its used as a sniper? Sorry im doing it like this, i dont have steam at the momment.

[Ruskarkand]

Ferdinand gritted his teeth, the pain coming from his wing was intense, the Dragon finding it difficult to cope with, but he knew that for now, there was nothing he could do about it.
He could see Sasha in the distance, the tiny figure looking at the two Dragons, both of them banking downwards as they were beginning to approach the spot where they would land.

Suddenly, Ferdinand felt his abdomen rumble, his insides making a groaning noise.
With his free hand, he felt his stomach, before looking to Misha and asking the Dragoness a question.
"Hey, Misha; What is it that Dragons eat exactly?"
Misha frowned slightly, before she slowly replied.
"Well, vast amounts of Humans or alternatively, a couple of Pseudogiants..."
She trailed off, tilting her head to the side slightly as she followed on.
"...Why?"

Ferdinand reached up, scratching the back of his neck as he spoke back to Misha.
"Well, I'm sort of hungry, wondering what it was that Dragons ate."
Misha gave a blank look to Ferdinand, before sighing.
"..Oh boy, looks like somebody's going to have a bad day."

Ferdinand frowned, as Misha carried on.
"I will explain more when we are on the ground."

---

Lucy saw Carl exit the building, and smiled at his comment.
"Thanks, I hear these suits are part of a trend up north, if you know what I mean." she said, smirking.
She shuddered, the cold was really getting to her;
"Right, I am going to change into this, I will be inside for a moment."

Lucy then strode back into the building and moved down the corridor, proceeding into the barracks, where they resode originally.
She entered the bunk room, and walked over to where her bed was and put the clothes down upon the sheets, but as she sat down, she noticed that she old glass of vodka was still there, and her backpack.

The Dragooness smirked, reaching over to the glass and picking it up.
The vodka was still clear, and without a second thought, Lucy put the glass to her mouth and finished the rest of the alcohol off.
She then looked to the suit and began to inspect it thourighly, what she would be wearing for the next few months.

[Saurisisia]

He nodded in response to Lucy's statement, though he didn't understand what she meant. "Sure thing, Luce," he said to her as she walked back inside. After that, he sighed. "God, what I wouldn't give for a smoke or drink..." He grumbled.

[Ruskarkand]

Lucy opened the door to the barracks, emerging in the PBy-442 suit, the trademark look of the Monolithians.
She sighed, but she noticed there was a small compartment on the suit, hidden behind it was a small cyan glow, similar to the Firefly, but it was a lot more luminescent.
The Dragooness reached to the suit, opening the velcrow and reaching inside; taking out a small crystal.

It glowed intensely in her hand, it made her thoughts surprisingly clear, she could only hear herself breathing, no ambience whatsoever.
She smiled at it, it was a beautiful little relic, too good to throw away.
Lucy put it back in it's pouch before sealing it shut, it was certainly one thing that she did not want to lose.

She pulled her backpack onto her suit, before clipping it on, she slid the vodka flask into it's slot and made the final adjustments to the harness, before she exited the barracks and walked back outside to meet the Freedom squad.
As she stepped out, Sickle took notice and sighed.
"Well, my fears are true, you look exactly like a Monolithian."

Lucy nodded to him, but she added on.
"It's warm atleast, and I got to admit, the harness is not that different from my old one, I sort of like it."
Sickle looked at her dead on, before giving a harsh warning...
"That's good, but you will be seen by an enemy in the eyes of most, so just be ready for that."

The vehicles then began to move forward slowly, the convoy grinding to life.
Lucy looked on, before looking to Carl.
"Well, I look like one of the religious fanatics, but at least it keeps me warm."
The Dragooness turned to face the convoy, which was moving further down the road.
"Let's go, wouldn't want to fall behind."

[Saurisisia]

Carl smiled in approval at the sight of Lucy in her suit. He watched as she took out a small relic from a pocket on the suit itself before putting it back in and, after adjusting the harness and backpack, continuing her way towards him, Sickle, and the other Freedomers. He listened to the two converse about her outfit before the vehicle Sickle and the other soldiers were in rumbled off at a steady pace.

He nodded at Lucy before stating "Yeah, well, I ain't dressed like one, so I guess I'd have to be the one to explain that you're not one of those theocratic fuckheads."

The Ceratosaurus then sighed before replying "Yeah, let's get a move-on."

[Ruskarkand]

Lucy smirked as she walked on, just by the side of a covered supply truck.
Darkness was drawing in quickly, the eyes of the Dragooness adjusting to the darkness, a gentle red glow beginning to eminate from around her pupil.
"I think they will quickly drop their aggression when they realise I do not speak in Monotone."

She sighed, taking the flask of Vodka from her belt before she carried on.
"Call it a hunch, if you would."
Lucy took one of the cups from the lid of the flash as she opened it, and poured out some of the Vodka into the small metal cup.

The nights of Pripyat were eerie, the only surrounding light came from the Freedom Convoy, and from a glance, it seemed as if creatures lurked in the Darkness.

[Saurisisia]

With a chuckle, Carl replied "Yeah, I guess that's true!"

He sighed as he walked with Lucy as the Freedom convoy, noticing that she was taking a swig of some Vodka. He then glanced at Lucy's uniform before commenting "Hm, not bad. It's not really the best looking suit, though I guess it beats the hell out of walking around the Zone wearing nothing but a bikini. Although..." He smirked, not wanting to say anything more.

[Ruskarkand]

Lucy nodded to Carl, hiding the fact that the statement made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.
"Yeah, I guess."
She put the small cup to her mouth, before immediately drinking the rest of the vodka.

The Dragooness lowered the cup to her chest, before she looked at the covered supply truck next to her.
"Hold on, I have an idea." she said, as she slunk back and went behind the truck.

She ran up, and leaped onto the truck, grabbing onto the back and hauling herself up and over into the vehicle.
Lucy landed on a few boxes, and oil drums, it was completely dark inside the cover, but it she preferred sitting down to walking.

The Dragooness peeked her head out of the back of the truck, from behind the cover and called out to the Ceratosaurus.
"You should come in the back of the truck, beats walking, that's for sure!"

She then slunk back into the Supply truck, making a seat out of a few of the boxes and beginning to relax and unwind.

[Saurisisia]

Carl sighed as Lucy finished her Vodka before suddenly running up behind a nearby truck and jumping up onto the back. Surprised, the Dinosaur smiled before reply "Sure! I'm coming!" He then ran up behind the truck and jumped up onto the back. Sitting beside Lucy, he sighed as he stared at the vehicles moving behind the truck.

[Ruskarkand]

Lucy leaned back against the sheet that covered the Supply truck, it was surprisingly warm inside, much to the preference of the Dragooness.
She reached up to the pouch and took out the small crystal, and gently, she breathed a small lick of flame onto the crystal, igniting it with a small orange flame.
The Dragooness then put the crystal on one of the crates, the flame creating a gentle heat as it bathed the area in a feint orange glow, but it did not burn the crate, another of the relic's mysterious properties.

Lucy reached to her belt, taking out the flask of Vodka and putting it onto the table next to the small stone.
She sighed, leaning back against the cover once more and closing her eyes.
The Dragooness felt like she could drift off to sleep at any moment, finding it hard to stay awake, for the events that she had been through had drained her of what little energy she had.

She gave a sigh, before leaning forward and rubbing her eyes, the gentle motion of the truck moving relaxed her.
"Any idea's on how to pass the time?" she asked as she turned to face Carl.

[Saurisisia]

Carl watched as Lucy leaned back before taking out the artifact in her pocket and then lighting it with her fire breath. After setting it on a nearby crate, the Ceratosaurus smiled as he felt the heat emitting from the artifact. Sighing, the Dinosaur sighed before stating "I don't know, doesn't seem to be much to do besides talking. Though I can sing some marches they had back in the Saurisian military."

[New Sheoth VI]

Vinchenzo looked up at his handy work. A small, but sufficient size hole in the dragon's wing.

"Man, i figured that bullet would do a bit more damage."

He then looked up at the dragon's face.

"You still have failed to mention your name."