[FFRP] The Black City...

[Zoey]

Caine chuckled. "I wish you weren't" he said as he noticed he only had 2 magazines left. "But yeah, Im a sell sword. The name's Caine, pleasure" he said

[Knight Errant]

"..." He glances at the building, before reaching down, holding her face up so he can look into her eyes. "Is there anythin I can do for you, girl?"

[muffinstud]

Perhaps it's just a trick of the light, perhaps it's the strange things that have been going on today, but the rubble that used to be the building shudders for a moment before going still again.

[Brnin8r]

The girl looked up, with some effort, and stopped crying. Her mechanized voice replied, "S-s-s-s-saaaave Me...." she held tightly to his leg as if goblins were going to come out of the dark alleys and take her from the one person that she's with.

***

"The pleasure of mine'll come after we survive today. Those were scouts, and as you can see Max has been trying to concentrate their forces on my hidden position. I've been trying to rebuild the city somewhat before I attempted another excursion to the center...where my way out is." Damian explained as they turned the corner at a reckless speed. "But that plan's a little screwed with you as my guest. We'll need to circumnavigate around the edge of the city without getting too close to the edge, that's where the witchblades are."

[Knight Errant]

He nods. "I'll do my best... Do you know the way out of this place?"

[Zoey]

Caine tried to keep his ground as the van moved at reckless speeds. " Why the rush?! You'll crash if you continue like this!"

[Brnin8r]

The girl paused, another gout of sparks shot from her wrists and knees, "N-n-n-n-oooo waay ouuuuuutt." she said shaking her head. "H-h-h-h-iiiidiiiingg plaaace." she attempted to get up, as she did tubes and wires were exposed at her knee joints. "H-h-h-uuuuurts." she said as she grabbed one of her legs.

***

Damian laughed, "We have too much to worry about to let speed get in the way. If I go any slower or orderly, those cameras," he pointed to a small object hanging from a street corner. It was hard to see it as they rushed by, "will trace us and our next hiding spot will be discovered before we even get there."

[Knight Errant]

"Hold on." He slings his gun on his back, and picks her up in his arms. "Point the way."

[Brnin8r]

The girl struggled for half a second in reaction to being picked up. Sparks flew and she spasmed until she found herself fitting in Jack's arms. She paused a moment, confused at her current predicament. Her blank stare was almost eerie as small symbols, words, and numbers ran past her retinas. It was as if her thought processes had been displayed for the world to see. The symbols went away and she pointed off to the side, into a dark alley that seemed thinner than the others, "Th-th-th-th-th-eeeerrree."

[Knight Errant]

He starts walking down the alley. "Calm down... I'm not going to hurt ya you know."

[Brnin8r]

The girl's body, as if in defiance of her mind, nestles into Jack's arms, her head leaning onto his chest. Her arm remained perfectly straight as she pointed down into the alley. "H-h-h-huuuuurrtss..." she looked down to her knees as she said it. The two came to an intersection and the girl pointed to the right. "Th-th-th-th-theeeerrre." down that alley led to an eerie archway. No door. Where it led, no one could say.

[Knight Errant]

Jack looks over the archway, then glances down at the girl. The thought he may be doing something extremely stupid crossed his mind, but he pushed it away. He had started this, so he would see it through.

He continues through the archway, his cybernetic eye switching to night vision!

[Brnin8r]

The archway led to a dismal stairway leading down into the basement. Once down the stairs, Jack found himself in an odd room. On the furthest wall, a chair sat. The chair had several outlets for plugs and several wires that seemed to be able to connect to particular places on the girl's form. There was a fridge left open. The fridge looked like the old nuclear versions people bought in the 1950's but the inside was a sophisticated glass shelf with lasers above, below, and around it. Other than those two things, there was a large monitor with a radar system. By a quick sight, the radar detected as far out to the city as a mile. The girl finished pointing, "H-h-h-h-hoooooommme."

[Zoey]

"Why? Who's after you?" replied Caine trying to catch a glimpse of the camera and where their headed.

[Knight Errant]

He looks around. "I see... anything here that will help fix you up?"