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Post by The Hive on Jul 14, 2009 17:08:20 GMT -6
24020 shook his head, not even bothering to answer Ty's first questions. To be honest, he didn't really understand the question about his Master's identity. In his two years alive, William Simms had simply been "master". The Hive had no other word for him, besides the queen. The queen was the only Hive that knew William by his first name.
"You follow," he said. "Bring friends. Friends no get hurt when with us." After thinking for a moment, he added "Us swear."
It took Hannah a moment, but she raised her gun, too. Her hands weren't so steady, though. Her shot wouldn't be very good.
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Post by Sarah Broughton on Jul 14, 2009 17:15:20 GMT -6
The whole talking cat/dog/whatever these things were was freaking Sarah out a little bit. But she was a professional... mostly... and she managed to swallow her fear and face these things down.
When it told Ty to follow and bring her and Hannah with him she glanced at the other two agents. Honestly, she didn't trust the thing as far as she could spit but she was kind of in the mood for some answers. She clicked back the hammer on her gun for good measure and took aim. She'd go if Ty said to... if not, she was shooting the talking one right between the eyes.
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Post by Ty Smith on Jul 14, 2009 17:22:32 GMT -6
Ty sighed. "Why them? All he wants is me, right?" He let out an angrier sigh. "Fine, we'll follow." he said, motioning to Hannah and Sarah to keep their eyes peeled, just in case.
He had his gun ready, just in case he'd need it. "Where is this Master of yours, anyway?"
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Post by The Hive on Jul 14, 2009 17:27:18 GMT -6
"Good. You follow. Master be happy." 24020 gave a stupid grin, obviously quite pleased with himself. His small stubby tail wagged, and he turned and led the way. His companions walked slightly behind Ty and the others, flanking the group.
Hannah blinked, but lowered her gun and put it in its holster on her belt, following. She had no idea what they were getting into, but it certainly wasn't going to be pleasent.
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Post by Sarah Broughton on Jul 14, 2009 17:33:18 GMT -6
Sarah allowed the hammer on her gun to click back into place as Ty agreed to follow, and lowered her arm, but did not put the firearm away. Her gun was staying right where she was until she was sure she didn't need it. She raised an eyebrow at the strange creature in front of her as it seemed extremely pleased with himself. It almost would have been cute had it not been slightly terrifying.
She was not entirely comfortable with the other two creatures behind them... for all she knew they could be waiting to pounce on them and kill them. Something she doubted she'd make it out of.
"I hope you know what you're doing," she muttered to Ty.
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Post by Ty Smith on Jul 14, 2009 17:48:01 GMT -6
"I'm positive." Ty muttered back. "If he wants to see me so badly, then there's no reason they'll attack. Apparently, they're also very obedient."
William stood outside, waiting for his "babies" to deliver "fast man" to him. He grinned as they approached, accompanied by two women.
"Very nice of you to join me," he said to the three humans before turning to his creations. "Nice work. Now...I take it you," he pointed at Ty, "are 'fast man,' seeing as you're the closest thing to a man of the three of you..."
"Well," Ty snapped, "you sure give 'Crazy Cat Lady' a whole new meaning...Cut the crap. What do you want?"
"Just to chat..." Will said with a sick grin. "After all, you gave my babies so much trouble a while back, I figured you'd be worth checking out. By the way, how's the arm healing? 24020 says you taste rather well...
Ty glared, but realized he'd have some explaining to do later. That is, assuming they were all still alive by then.
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Post by The Hive on Jul 14, 2009 17:56:37 GMT -6
24020 grinned, rubbing his against the side of his master's leg like a giant, sabred housecat. He then turned and lay down next to William, head up and eyes fixed on the three humans. The other two Hive remained behind Ty and Sarah and Hannah, ready to strike if commanded to.
Hannah's head snapped over to look at Ty, and she frowned. "Arm?" she whispered. "What's wrong with your arm?" She looked severely confused.
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Post by Sarah Broughton on Jul 14, 2009 18:03:35 GMT -6
Watching the giant cat thing rub itself on the crazy guy who had invaded her home was just plain weird. Sarah couldn't help but stare at the man in front of her. A part of her kind of hoping this was some messed up dream and she wasn't missing out on much needed sleep for this weirdness.
At the mention of Ty's arm she looked at him and frowned. She hadn't thought about how Ty had known so much about the creatures when the rest of them had been clueless. But she supposed a run in would make sense.
"You've actually seen these things before?" she asked. "And you didn't feel the need to tell anyone we had packs of crazy sabre toothed talking dog things running around the city?"
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Post by Ty Smith on Jul 14, 2009 18:17:46 GMT -6
Ty sighed. "I didn't want to worry anyone. Besides, I didn't know if they were truly evil. I mean, I just saw the vampire brother of my gir-uh...friend...having trouble with them. He's not exactly Little Mister Sunshine...."
"But, yeah, I had a little encounter with them. That one," he motioned to 24020, "did this..." He pulled up his right shirt sleeve, revealing the still visible holes left by the Hive's fangs.
William smirked. "Keeping secrets, eh, fast man? That's not good..." he shook his head mockingly. Then, he let out a sharp, shrill whistle, calling the rest of the pack. "Make sure they don't try anything."
With that order given, he quickly jabbed Ty with the cane, holding it on Ty's ribs for a minute. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZAAAAAAAAAP!
Ty didn't have time to react, his body just convulsed as electricity surged through his body, very high voltage, but not enough amperage to kill. He pulled the cane back, and Ty fell to the ground. With a smile, Will pulled out a needle, and stuck it into a vein in Ty's arm, taking a blood sample.
"Well, I got what I'm here for. Thanks to all of you for being so cooperative. Let's go home, babies!" With that, he turned to leave.
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Post by The Hive on Jul 14, 2009 18:34:46 GMT -6
Hannah stood there, shocked for a moment. Then, as soon as William was leaving, she dropped to her knees over her bro, tears in her eyes. "Bro?" She opened a vial and manipulated the water into the air, and then into Ty's body, a healing trick she had learned a while ago.
The Hive screeeed and followed William, the obedient pets they were. A couple of them had blood on their maws, but none carried any disembodied limbs. They all filed out, then separated into the two different packs. 24020's back stayed with William, but the other pack went in the opposite direction, probably off to hunt.
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Post by Sarah Broughton on Jul 14, 2009 18:42:30 GMT -6
Sarah winced as she looked at the wound on Ty's arm... that had to have hurt. She was still unimpressed, however, that he had neglected to mention these things. They might have been better prepared if they'd known.
As William electrocuted Ty, all she could do was stare in shock, her hand to her mouth. She stared after him as he left with his creepy pets then, coming to her senses she ran over to Hannah and Ty, watching as Hannah used her water thing to try and heal him.
"Come on," she said. "We should get him inside."
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Post by Ty Smith on Jul 14, 2009 18:51:53 GMT -6
Ty groaned as his eyes rolled open, starting to feel the effects of Hannah's healing technique. However, he was still weak. "Si...sis?" he asked weakly, trying to stand, but to no avail. "I...I'm sorry...I feel like...this...is my fault..." Ty didn't know what hurt worse, getting stuck with that electrically charged cane, or the feeling that came with knowing he could have gotten his friends and fellow BPRD members killed. At the moment, he'd rather have been on the other end of that cane...
William strolled back to the lab, 24020's pack behind him, and his prize in tow. He patted the leader on the head with a smile. Good work. When they got to the lab, he started his research, seeing what made 'fast man' so special.
He turned to the pack. "You kids go play. Get something to eat. You put in a good day's work." he turned to the vial of blood. "Now, let's see what makes you so special...."
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Post by Hannah Wolfblood on Jul 14, 2009 19:02:09 GMT -6
Hannah smiled, glad he was alright. "It's ok, Ty," she murmured, helping him up. She let him put his weight on her. "Come on; let's get you inside and tape you up."
24020 grinned, nodding to William. He led hid pack out of the lab and into the city, ready to feast on whatever they could hunt down. It certainly wasn't going to be a peaceful night in New York City...
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Post by Sarah Broughton on Jul 14, 2009 19:09:55 GMT -6
Ty was conscious and talking so Sarah allowed herself to relax slightly. Her mind was still working furiously, however as she followed him and Hannah back inside. Going back to sleep was completely out of the question, it didn't matter how exhausted she was, she definitely had to find out what those things were, starting with the collar.
Her mind flashed back to William taking some of Ty's blood and she frowned deeper. That couldn't have been good... not good at all.
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Post by Ty Smith on Jul 14, 2009 19:20:15 GMT -6
Ty shakily got up with Hannah's assistance, letting her take him inside. Once inside, he sat down, holding his head. "Man...I feel like crap." He looked from Sarah to Hannah. "I can't remember...when we got outside, what exactly happened?" He rubbed his forehead. "Sorry I didn't tell you guys about those things..."
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