Aberrant: Dead Rising - Chapter 9c: Red Hands

z016 · August 6, 2009

Once Gabrielle knew that everyone was moving to their assigned places, she took to the skies again in pursuit of her target. She landed on a roof a few buildings in front of where the truck was heading and pulled her shotgun up. Shooting zombies was one thing, taking aim where she might hit a living person sent chills down her arms; the hours practicing with Caleb had paid off though, her arms were steady and her aim true.

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Jasmine Gentian · August 7, 2009

Jasmine ignored the woman's screaming, other than to note in the back of her mind that she had been spotted, and needed to act as quickly and precisely as possible. She thrust her elbow into the open window at a sharp angle, aiming to knock the man unconscious without actually hurting him.

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He slumped unconscious onto the passenger side of the old bench seat the truck was equipped with. With super-human speed, she hopped through the window, forcing him the rest of the way over with her feet as she slid in, so that hopefully she would be able to reach the pedals, or the wheel, or the gearshift - anything, really, to be able to take control of the vehicle that was swiftly hurdling towards the compound.

Dawn OOC · August 8, 2009

Two trucks shuddered to a stop as their tires blew out. The shooters watched as the driver and the fuel-spewing assistant abandon the vehicles and head away from the compound on foot. One of the hardier assistants turned back and aimed their shotgun at the small fan of fuel they had managed to disseminate. In seconds, they were going to have their fire anyway, though it was more likely to be a fireball, given that the tank of fuel in the disabled truck would like go up too.

Caleb’s group was on foot, and had trouble getting close enough. As a result, the bad guys had a chance to spread around their accelerant more. Still, a couple of well-placed shots took out the tires; unlike the others, Caleb and his people had a fire fight now.

z016 · August 8, 2009

Gabrielle watched the would-be pyros abandon the truck she's shot and run for the south of town. She check back on them in a minute, but a thought had just occurred to her and she needed Dan to do it. She wheeled off towards him, calling out to him when he came in sight, "Dan, can you lift up one of those tanks? We could pour it on the zombie corral headed towards us, then light it up. They're over in the fields to the northwest, so it's likely we wouldn't catch much but the zombies on fire doing so."

She glanced around, taking in the small fire that the truck she'd told Caleb to send men to had started. "If you'll do that for me, I'll do clean-up here. I need to check on my people and on Jasmine."

Jasmine Gentian · August 8, 2009

Her driving skills weren't fully developed yet, but it didn't take much knowledge to slam on the brakes and put the truck into park. Once she had managed that she shoved the door open impatiently and jumped out, making her way to the back of the truck. Her focus was now entirely on the woman with the hose, and her eyes were dark with barely-controlled anger.

Dan Hawkins · August 8, 2009

Dan nods. He knew if that much gasoline ignited next to him he'd likely not survive it, but if those there he was the only one who could lift it up. "Consider it done."

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He swooped down out of the air and took hold of the frame of the truck, near to the tank, but with several inches of metal between it and him. He strained abit with the load, but managed, and took off heading for the incoming herd of Zombies.

Dawn OOC · August 9, 2009

It wasn't hard for Dan to find them. There was a line of slow-moving vehicles that were forming the head of the rotting 'comet'. Their headlights were clear in the gathering darkness, making them easy targets to see.

For Jasmine's trouble, the woman turned the spewing hose on her, sending the stinky accellerant arcing at the teen super.

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Dan Hawkins · August 9, 2009

Dan saw his opening, and hoped this would work as he planned. With a gentle hand he guided the improvised firebomb towards the trucks. He flew ff at an angle to come around at whatever the firebomb didn't handle, Readying his ssault rifle.

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z016 · August 9, 2009

Gabrielle wheeled off from Dan, praying for his safe return and that in destroying the zombies no one living would be hurt. She made her way over to where Caleb's men had just finally gotten to their truck and found enough cover to start taking shots from. She muttered something better left unheard when she spotted Caleb himself far away from the apartment building she'd left him in charge of. Nothing for it now, but she'd have to talk to him about it later. Instead she focused on the man on the back of the truck wielding a hose that was spraying gasoline on the nearby buildings. She adjust her flight path, swooping swiftly down on the man and attempting to lift him back up with her.

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Jasmine Gentian · August 10, 2009

Jasmine dropped into a roll, managing to avoid the stream of liquid fuel. She rolled towards the woman, grabbing her by the legs as she came out of the move and tackling her to the ground.

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Dawn OOC · August 11, 2009

The occupants of the first truck might have heard the classic whistling noise as the tank and truck fell, but they didn't figure out what it meant. The erstwhile bomb landed on them, creating a gout of flame as the gas ignited. The gas tank split, throwing a wave of liquid fire into the air. Some of the fire caught the other truck

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Gabrielle couldn't quite get the man off the ground, but he dropped the hose and possibly worse in his pants as something grabbed him from above with the snap of feathered wings. A brief struggle got him off the back of the truck; Gabrielle gave him just enough lift that falling off the truck didn't hurt at all.

The woman fighting with Jasmine didn't hesitate; as they rolled onto the ground together, she grabbed a handful of Jasmine's hair with one hand while she viciously tried to punch the super in the eye with an extended knuckle.

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Dan Hawkins · August 11, 2009

He had mere moments, and lined up his shots quickly, aiming to halt the remaining truck by shooting out the wheels on the driver side.

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z016 · August 11, 2009

"The other trucks have been stopped and your friends are running to the south." Gabrielle spoke quietly as she glided past him. "You should catch up with them."

She heard the hiss of air as Caleb or one of the others made their mark on the tires; only the driver was left to take care of and if he followed the same pattern as the others he'd quickly be running south. Gabrielle found an updraft between the buildings and took to a higher altitude as she made her way towards the last truck.

Jasmine Gentian · August 11, 2009

Jasmine's head jerked back as the woman's knuckle impacted against her eye, but with a quick shake of her head, Jasmine shrugged it off. It didn't seem to have affected her at all, to the other woman's surprise - other than to test the young super's patience. Out of instinct, Jasmine struck back, and knocked the woman out with a blow.

She cringed slightly as she knelt next to the other woman, checking her over and getting her pulse to make sure she hadn't been seriously hurt. She hadn't intended to do that, but a fist in the eye will do funny things to your instincts, whether it hurts or not. With a sigh of relief, she stood up, and checked on the hose, making sure it was shut off completely. Then she walked back to the front of the truck, and pulled out the keys so that there wouldn't be any chance of the truck going anywhere without her permission. Then she glanced around, listening to hear if there was anything else going on nearby that needed her assistance.

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Dawn OOC · August 12, 2009

Dan's shots were sure and true, but the driver in the truck wasn't so awesome. There was a moment of uncertainity, then the truck, already on the verge of losing control, hit a dip in the field. With a groan, the vehicle heaved over and rolled into its side.

The other truck burned merrily; a high-pitched scream came from it with the suddenness of a horror soundtrack.

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Gabrielle smiled as she saw the man she'd scared running south, followed by the people from the disabled truck. That smile widened when she saw the young girl was alright, and that the attackers appeared to be unconscious, but not badly hurt.

Jasmine heard, somewhere in the distance, someone screaming in pain.

Jasmine Gentian · August 12, 2009

Jasmine's head jerked up at the sound, a look of alarm crossing her features. She glanced between the two unconscious attackers on the ground, and off into the distance where the screaming came from. Finally, the beat of wings overhead permeated her consciousness, and she glanced upward to the angelic super, calling out to her.

"Gabrielle - off that way, I hear screaming! Someone's hurt, and I can't leave these two here - you've gotta take care of it!!"

Without waiting for the other girl's response, she picked up the unconscious woman first, balancing her over a shoulder as best she could. The man was too large, and had to be lifted and pulled by his belt - not for lack of strength but for awkwardness. Strong she might be, but Jasmine was still a slight girl, and too petite to completely carry two grown adults.

z016 · August 12, 2009

Gabrielle hesitated, but the urgency in Jasmine's voice sent her aloft again in the direction Jasmine had gestured in. She flew swiftly, keeping and eye and ear out for the source of the screaming. She'd meant to check up on the runners, but that would have to wait.

Dan Hawkins · August 12, 2009

Dan relocated in the air once again, covering the herd, and being mindful of where the minders on their bikes were. He ignored the screams, he found it fitting they suffered a similar fate that they'd prepared to unleash on the religious refuge.

"Piety and forgiveness are well and good, but these people were here to kill you all, not just with fire, but to allow them to feed upon you."

Then he remembered her words...

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"I.. I understand, Dan. And I don't think we should tell them where we came from.. I don't want to bring anything down on Fox's, because of what we're doing. But.. I intend to do everything I can to avoid anyone dying. It may seem naive, or stupid.. but even if they're injured during the fight.. if they survive, maybe Gabrielle can heal them. And if so.. well, maybe they're realize what she's really about, and leave them alone. Maybe they can even find a home here, if they can let go of their anger and their mistrust, well-deserved though it may be. I'm not saying I don't believe it might not come to worse.. I know it can, and may. But.. I want it to be our last resort. These are people.. and there's precious few of us left, you know? Can we try? They have a right to their anger.. and I don't think Gabrielle or her people here would want it to come to that either, if it can be helped."

"Dammit." He dove down from the sky, his battle rifle fireing into the zombies as he landed by the burning truck.

He took hold of the door and with a grunt ripped it from it's mountings and looked inside.

(OOC assmuing he doesn't get shot he will free whoever's in the truck and evacuate them to relative safety.))

Dawn OOC · August 12, 2009

Inside the flames, he saw a form struggling to move. It appeared to be stuck in the seatbelt, so after ripping off the door, he reached through the flames and jerked the seatbelt away from the interior of the vehicle. Wincing at the heat, Dan pulled a form out of the truck. The second form wasn't moving at all, but he dared to reach in and remove them, too.

The first form was still moving, but they'd stopped screaming. Dan knew that he or she was in shock.

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Gabrielle arrived right as the second form was placed next to the first, well away from the fire. Hanging back, the motorcyclist could be heard, and there were groans from the overturned truck.

Jasmine had no trouble getting her injured back to Gabrielle's.

Dan Hawkins · August 12, 2009

Dan nodded when Gabrielle arrived. "They've gone into shock, heal them if you can, I'll see to the others."

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He moved on to the overturned truck, once again ripping the door off with a groan of metal as the burns from the heat and fire quickly healed.

(OOC same situation, he'll remove whoever's moving first, then anyone else, and if needed will shoot a zombie to keep them away.))

Jasmine Gentian · August 12, 2009

Jasmine managed to get the other two back as quickly as she could. After speaking with a couple of the armed men from Gabrielle's compound, she left the two unconscious prisoners with them for now, and then quickly headed out towards the sounds of screaming she had heard earlier. She was pretty sure she would get there too late to help anyone, but hopefully there would be people left to carry back who had been reached in time.

z016 · August 12, 2009

Gabrielle landed and knelt next to the prone figures, her expression one of deep sorrow as tears started slipping down her cheeks. They'd been doing so well! No one had been seriously injured, no one had died; and now this. The whole world had collapsed and the dead would not stay quiet in their graves, but humanity still found reason to turn on itself. Stupid.

She needed to do something. She could feel all the emotions inside her boiling to the surface. She felt warm. She gathered up her power, the way Han had taught her, and pushed at it. She channeled it along paths it already knew, but she could feel it searing her body as it went. It flowed from her, through her hands, and into the broken body of the woman in front of her.

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Dawn OOC · August 13, 2009

Dan pulled a groaning man out of the wreckage, but the cab was empty. "Annie," he groaned, grabbing at Dan's arm. "Annie... in... back."

Dan stood up and looked at the land in the near-darkness, trying to determine which dark mounded shape was Annie and which was dirt.

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Jasmine ran as fast as she could, surprising herself with her speed.

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Her 'patient' drew in a sharp breath; with a grimace of pain, she started to scream. Gabrielle hadn't been able to heal all of her wounds, and now that she'd fixed the worst of it, the woman had energy to scream. It was a good, if unnerving sign.

But the noise would draw the dead.

Dan Hawkins · August 13, 2009

Dan's eyes adjusted quickly, and found Annie quite a distance away from the vehicle. "Alright Annie, I'm going to get you out of here and to your friend, just hang on."

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He lifted her up in his arms and got her out of there as carefully as he could, narrowly avoiding the oncoming zombies. He shouted to the bikers as he carried her to Gabrielle. "Start policing the zombies, I don't know if your friends will be able to get out of here in time if you don't buy us some time!!"

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z016 · August 13, 2009

Gabrielle was sweating, her breath a little ragged from the effort she'd just expended. The zombies milling around them had seemed confused before, but enough stationary living bodies were quickly reminding them of their primary nature. She'd pulled her machete out of it's sheath, firing into the zombies at this point would put beating hearts too likely also in the line of fire. She sought out anyone in the group that still seemed to be thinking instead of panicking. "Head to the college! Most of the zombies should follow the larger mass. Once we've gotten the wounded to safety we'll come back to help. Don't shoot at the living there and they'll help you!"

She yelled for Dan, "Take the wounded somewhere safe, Dan; if they need medical attention take them to the safe-house. Come back for us as quick as you can." Dan might be strong enough to pick up a truck, but human bodies were much more awkward and bendy, especially if they were struggling - or screaming. Gabrielle waited, blade in hand, for the zombies to come for her and the screaming woman on the ground, praying that this would go well.

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Jasmine Gentian · August 13, 2009

It was Jasmine, and not the zombies, who reached her first. The speed of the darker girl's arrival came as a bit of a shock, but having heard everything that was going on as she approached, Jasmine wasted little time with talk. She gently - gently - picked up the wounded woman directly behind Gabrielle, and after a brief glance and an almost silent moment of communication with the blond angel, she was off. She ran again, as swiftly as she could without jostling the screaming woman in her arms, in the direction of the tunnels - and safety. In the back of her mind, she prayed the young girl would survive against the approaching horde long enough for her to make it back to her...

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Dan Hawkins · August 13, 2009

Dan took one of the doors, and laid Annie on it, removing his belt to tie her to it with at least some semblance of security. The second person he directed to lay down next to her. "Hold onto her as if your life depends on it, Because it does. No matter what, I wouldn't open your eyes until I say so." He then rose into the air, and tlted over at 90 degrees, his hands firmly latching onto the sides of the door. "it's improvised but it will have to do." Using his considerable might, he hefted the makeshift sled into the air and began flying towards Gabrielle's Refuge, moving at not hs full speed but fast enough that both passengers kept their eyes closed."

Dawn OOC · August 15, 2009

Dan flew back to the college, moving as fast as he dared. Annie remained still and silent, very unconsious. Her companion on the other hand, was whimpering loudly. He managed to cling to the door.

Jasmine raced back to the college tunnels. It only took a few minutes to set the woman down in a bed and then turn around, but each moment of delay was a small torture. All she could think about was an angel facing the armies of the dead alone.

Gabrielle smiled grimly as the field was cleared of the injuried. In the distance, she could hear the motorcycles fading away. She wasn't sure where they were going, but they were out of danger, and that is all that mattered. The only light now was from the burning truck; the dancing flames made the approaching zombies turn into red nightmares. And they were coming unerringly for her; she was the only thing left alive here.

z016 · August 15, 2009

Gabrielle watched the small horde approach her; she could try to jump and catch an updraft from the flaming trucks, but the zombies would either just follow her or focus on one of the other few places in town with a living population. Besides, the chance to clear a good amount of the Unclean from the city was an opportunity not to be missed. She jumped and let herself glide over to the other truck, the one not on fire, that was still left in the field. Waiting for the zombies to start packing in close, she checked her shotgun, reloaded it, and took aim at the closest cluster of undead heads she could find.

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Dawn OOC · August 17, 2009

There was a nasty clicking noise from the gun as she pulled the trigger. Gabrielle looked down at it and was surprised to see that a cartridge had become jammed in the slide. She tried to ratchet the cartridge out, but it was stuck fast. Her fingers wrapped around it to yank it out, sure that it couldn't misfire because she could see the end that the hammer struck.

Cold, dead hands wrapped around her ankles and began to pull, trying to pull themselves up or her down.

z016 · August 18, 2009

She let the gun fall to the ground; it was useless right now and the zombies weren't waiting politely for her to figure it out. Instead, she pulled the machete and hacked at the hands holding on to her, though without much apparent effect. She wobbled on the roof and was almost pulled down into the milling mass. This isn't good.

She glanced over at the merrily burning trucks, wishing she had headed that way instead, as kicking some of the drier zombies into the blaze might even the odds a little more in her favor. She felt panic and some of that strange heat the Han had called her power starting to build up in her as she kept struggling against the mass of undead surrounding her.

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Dan Hawkins · August 18, 2009

Dan discharged his cargo into the hands of those at the college, and then raced back to where he'd stopped the trucks at over 200 kph.

Seeing the situation, as soon as he could he lined up a shot on one of Gabirelle's attackers and fired.

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Jasmine Gentian · August 19, 2009

Every moment she ran was like an eternity, but finally Jasmine reached the horde. Without hesitating, she began to cut her way through the mob as best she could, approaching them from a slightly different angle to stay out of Dan's line of fire, and hacking into them with grim determination.

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z016 · August 19, 2009

There's nothing quite like being splattered with zombie goo to interrupt someone's attention; the heat and pressure feeling that had been building inside the angel fled as Dan's shots found their marks. She almost dropped her machete in relief as the two blessed visitors made it back to her. She'd never been fond of violence and definitely didn't like these recent close-ups on it. She nodded in acknowledgement of the two others while still trying to kick or cut off the zombies determined to pull her from her perch.

Dan Hawkins · August 19, 2009

Dan continues firing, providing support where needed by the other two supers, often keeping the zoms off their backs. Alternately he fires at the rear edge of the herd, taking out the ones he can safely.

Dawn OOC · August 19, 2009

It took a while, but eventually, Gabrielle and Jasmine's gore-encrusted machetes fell to their sides, and Dan shouldered his rifle. Bodies were heaped around them, now truly dead. The burning truck now glowed softly, sending off an occasional tick as the metal cooled.

The three supers looked at one another, hardly daring to believe it was done, yet knowing that it was. Were it not, zombies would still be attacking.

z016 · August 20, 2009

Gabrielle took a deep breath, shoved the horror of the past while to the back of her mind and said quietly to the two others, "Thank you, both of you. Let's check on the apartment, and then see about getting people moved back in if it's safe."

She moved back into the mass of dismembered and bullet-riddled bodies though, and with some effort pulled out the cut and burnt remains of one of the invaders from. "Could one of you carry them back? I'm not as strong as either of you and whoever they are, they deserve prayers and proper funeral." She sighed, "A pyre instead of a burial, but we'll do what we can."

Jasmine Gentian · August 20, 2009

Jasmine nodded, passing her machete to Gabrielle to carry back, and then quietly picked up the man. She would have allowed Dan to do it, but he had the gun, and it was better for him to have his hands free, just in case. Without saying anything else, she started to head back towards the apartments. She felt a certain sense of relief in the back of her mind, knowing that most of the area's zombie problem had been, at least for now, taken care of. Nonetheless, this wasn't the appropriate time to voice that relief, and with a glance down at the body in her arms, she sighed softly.

If only the price hadn't been so high.

Dan Hawkins · August 21, 2009

Dan remained in the air, nodding in response to Gabrielle's thanks. "Let's get back." He let his rifle to his side, reloading it again, but carrying it ready as he flew back to the college, keeping a wary eye out for any other suprises out there.

Dawn OOC · August 21, 2009

They returned to an argument. Caleb was standing firm before a shouting man, his arms crossed and his expression stoic. The man was the exact opposite, waving his hands and shouting about how they would release 'her' now.

"What's going on here?" Gabrielle asked.

"We're treating the injured, and he's insisting on taking them," Caleb said. He waved behind him to show that the people being cared for were where their friends could watch and see. "I told him that's your call."

"I want them out of here! Right now!" the man screamed. He looked to be beyond reason.

Aberrant: Dead Rising - Chapter 9c: Red Hands

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