Revenge

[Adder]

(I think we worked out that either Drake destroyed the actual generator or it's backup, but I guess it could have been a decoy. Interesting twist, Dave.)

Nig: *to Drake* "Well, at least both times it was an ally and not some Glukkon's tool. You're lucky you've been in a group, even if it does make you a little uneasy. Just relax and trust others. Ten years isn't enough to remove your social side."

[Dave]

(ooc: Thanks, Adder. I thought it may spice things up a bit)

The remainder of the walk is spent in relative silence, and Rope eventually spots the entrance to his Grotto.

Rope: Alright people, step lively, we're just about here. Keep quiet, and keep low.

[the brew master]

drake:"*to nig*yeah well you have no idea...what it's like being an outcast running from glukks and sligs for TEN YEARS!......even if you did know maybe...just maybe you would now what has happend to me!"

[The Red Muse]

Pyre followed Rope to his hideout. He felt anxious and unsure what to do or what to think. He didn't trust Drake at all and just the thought of him and his absurd plans made Pyre shiver.
And now that they had to sit around in a old, stuffy cave didn't make Pyre feel any easier.

He sighed loudly. He slumped against the moist wall and sat down, his back sliding against the wall and looked at his shaky hands. He closed his eyes and clenched his fists.

He had to get out.

**Pyre's thoughts**

"It's happening again. I can feel it."

*sigh*

"The flames burn deep inside me... deep down in my heart. I'm not longer the master of myself."

....

[/I]"...help..."[/I]

**end**

Pyre's eyes shot open and he looked around. They all were there.
Pyre couldn't help not to smile, he liked all these fine mudokons around him, even Drake.

[Adder]

Nig: *to group* "Okay, we need to work out our next few moves. Since the area is swarming with sligs, we can't just go on an all-out attack.
Anyone got an idea on how to get into the factory, and the best thing to do when we get there?"

[Dave]

Rope thinks about telling evreyone about the food and (however crude) furniture he had a little farther in the cave, a little down the way, but decides not to. The others wanted to talk business. He makes his way over to where Drake has seated himself, and leans against the wall behind him.

Rope: Yeah, Nig's right. They're probably on full alert, and will be for a while yet. I'll bet my feathers that there'll be slogs crawling out of every crack.
So we need to find a way to sneak past the sligs unnoticed ... and if you want to risk it, I might--strong emphasis on might--have a way around it al ... who's interested?

[the brew master]

drake walks over to rope

drake:"ok sounds like a good idea im in"

drake grabs his pack and goes and sits down and takes some food from his pack

[Adder]

Nig hands his water skin to Drake.
Nig: "I know how you seem to need it more than the rest of us."

Nig sits in silence for a while, before talking to Rope.
Nig: "So... how risky is this way you have? And what is it?"

[Dave]

Rope shrugs.
Rope: Well, remember that project I told you about when we met (ooc: look here, I'm not making it up now), the one about the camoflage body paint?
I'm willing to try it out, if you guys are game. I mean, it's not perfect, in that it probably won't last too long ...
Wanna try it out?

[the brew master]

drake:"thanks nig...."

drake fills up his pack and throws it over his shoulder.drake turns to rope

drake:"ok...im in"

[Adder]

Nig: "Well... I guess it's the best thing for not being seen. All we need to work out is where we're going to, and what to do there. I doubt it'll be very effective once we're inside, unless you have a second coat for industry."

[Dave]

Rope winces--he hadn't thought of that ...

Rope: Uhh ... no. But at least we can get inside now. And that's good, right?

[the brew master]

drake:right

drake goes over to a patch of sand and starts drawing in it.drake starts mumbling to himself quietly

[Adder]

Nig: *to Rope* "It's great that you can even get us to the factory walls, but..."
*get's distracted by Drake*
Nig: *to Rope* "But... uh... we still need to plan out what to do... when inside, and how to get inside as well"

[Dave]

Rope takes the opprotunity.
Rope: Well, as you may or may not remember, I mentioned more than camoflague; I have been studying the outside of the factory for almost four years. I know the permiter pretty well, and I know the basic security patterns around the outside.
So, when we finally decide to make our move, I can get you to the factory, most likely into the factory, but I'm not in the slightest bit sure about what to do when we are in the factory. Like I said, I know the woods. But I don't know that place inside-out.
Anyhow, I think we should hit the factory itself at about two in the morning. That's when the guard sligs change shift. If all the sligs aren't already on patrol, looking for us. We should make a break for it through the shipping port, where they send all their goods to be sold. Security is at a minimum there as it is, and with the shift change in progress, we'll have an easier time slipping by.
But when we get inside, I can't play Mr. Tour Guide anymore.

[the brew master]

drake thinks to himself and decides to tell the group something

drake"um....theres something i should tell you guys...when i was running from the sligs and glukkons......when they cought me they took me to the factory....they wanted to make a killing machine out of me to kill my own people......they had completed half of the process....while i was there i saw the generator and i know the place like the back of my hand....and then i escaped from the factory and the shamans had heard about me...thats probably why they chose me to come on this mission"

[Seargentbig]

Cursuv: *Stares at Drake for a moment*
"... so... how far has this process taken you? You're not likely to spontaneously kill us, are you?"

[Dave]

Rope listens to Drake's little confession, and decides that what Drake destroyed in the woods probably wasn't a decoy generator, after all. If he knew the place like he said, then he'd know it was a backup generator.
In the mean time, Rope keeps quiet.

[Adder]

Nig: *after thinking about Drake's little bomb-shell announcment*

"Okay... so we've got someone who knows there way around the outside, someone who knows the way around the inside, now all we need to do is work out what we have to do. I don't know about the rest of you, but since I was late reaching the Shamen, I don't actaul know what the overall objective is.
I was told that Kryynt and Pyre would be leading us towards the ultimate goal, but I don't know what that goal is. Care to enlighten us, Pyre?"

Nig's thoughts:
Okay, Drake is a slightly bigger risk than I thought. Maybe that's how the Glukkons are finding us, what if Drake has a tracker on, or in, him?
I bet I can trust him, but he might be a flashing beakon when we're trying to hide

[The Red Muse]

Pyre lifted his head and saw Nig looking at him. He looked Nig straight in the eyes, before brining hin gaze back to the ground.

"We are supposed to sabotage the factory and so aid Abe's mission. The Shamans said that Abe has done a great job, as we all know, but it is not enough. We are kind of a back-up for Abe.", Pyre kept his eyes at the ground, "That's all I know."

[Adder]

Nig: "Okay, so it's basicaly seek and destroy... Uh... is estroying the generators enough, or should we try to overload them and cause some major structural damage as well?"

[Dave]

Rope: I say structural damage. I want my damn land back!

Rope continues before (what he expects to be) silence sits in.

Rope: I wanted to start a village with my girlfriend, Leya, and we came to these woods ten years ago to do it, with fourteen followers. Soon, the sligs came and destroyed our small village. We fought, and only I survived, but it cost me my eye. I've been in refuge since, and been trying to plan an infiltration.

Rope, surprised that this came out, sinks back against the wall. He sits quietly for a while.

[the brew master]

drake sits down against the rock wall
drake's thoughts:"hmmm....should i have really told them about my secret"

drake looks at cursuv
drake:"no....i think they only completed the super killer part they hadn't finished the part of hatred for muds...but im not sure"

[Seargentbig]

Cursuv: "Great, so we have a possible phycopath on the team"
*Sees the expression on Drake's face*
" Uh, sorry, I meant it as a joke... wish I hadn't said it now... but don't worry, it's fine that you tell us, if that's what you're worrying about. Probably even benificial."

(Ooc: Please note that mind reading is not a power of Cursuv's but that perception has revealed this insight to him.)

[Adder]

Nig doesn't do much, he just stares into the fire thinking.
Eventualy he realises something is trying to get his attention. He looks around, but only sees the others talking to themselves.
Something's... wrong. Fell's like...
Another vision, but it's... dark. *sigh*

Nig: "Um... I need to... focus a little, guys. Um... just... try and not touch me for a while, okay?"

Nig adjusts his sitting position to be more comfortable (and outside falling distance from the fire)
Okay, relax and focus...
Clear thoughts...
Now nothing...

[Seargentbig]

(Ooc: Oh, yeah, that reminds me. I should have noticed it earlier...)
Cursuv: *After Nig goes to his trance, he realises that he should also be on sentry duty.*
"Ah, me too. Try not to disturb me..."
*Goes into a trance, to try and detect any enemies nearby*
...
*Leaves the trance after the most terrible feeling of nausea and horror.*
" I... we... it... we're... dark..."
*Trails off, unable to get his sentence complete*

[Dave]

Rope is concerned by Nig and Cursuv's trance. But, if it's what they had to do ...

Rope: I'll go find that body paint. Be back in a few.

He turns and hobbles deeper into the cave.

[Adder]

Nig's visions:

*I'm running... must run... it's behind me!*
"Drake!" *that sounded like Pyre*

*Where am I, it's too dark*
*Wait... this isn't real, it can't be.*
"You again?!" *No, not him*
"I am you, Nig. And you know that"
*You are not me. You're just my evil side... Why am I inside myself, I should be looking further*
"I'm not going to let you see anything until you leave me in charge."
*Dream on, you'll never control me*

"Oh, we'll see about that"
Nig's evil half (symbolised by a grey mask) floats towards the inner Nig.
*Never...*
inner-Nig moves his hand sharply into his chest, causeing him to fall backward.

Nig falls backwards, gasping for air.
Nig: "Not... a... vision...
... just... winded... to get... out...

I've got to find a safer way to explore."

[Seargentbig]

Cursuv: *Calms himself for long enough to talk coherently*
"I felt a really evil presence when I started feeling around. It jumped at me as soon as I started. It was so powerful to my sences that I couldn't feel anything else... It was terrible..."

(Ooc: I've tried to stay as flexible as possible with this, so that it may co-inside with as many people as possible.)

[Adder]

(I don't mind if Cursuv finds out Nig's secret.)
Nig: "Okay... I can't tell anything about what's gonna happen.
Uh, I feel so useless." *covers eyes with hands and sighs*

Nig: "We need... to act. How long before we should head off, Rope? Oh right, he's not here..."