The Story Begins
Since this is not a first person story, please choose a character to follow:
Jake Warrens: the leader of a small refugee group that has converted an office building into a hide-out.
Laura Hawkins: a forest-ranger who's avoided detection by avoiding major cities since the invasion. She's mostly a loner.
Rysthin Dor'Vool: A seasoned radinri scout and hunter, recently assigned to earth.
Ry William: A 10-year-old mature kid who trained himself to fight. An excellent fighter, and not too shabby with guns and bows. A kind spirit. Doesn't kill. Is a peace-maker, but likes to punch first and ask questions later. Believes peace can be made between humans and Radinri. Is very good with animals.
Matteus Spail:Survivor from Africa
Written by on 01 July 2008
Jake's Story
Jake Warrens' room was a small cubicle that had an old cot in it and a hamper full of dirty clothes. He sat at the desk tonight scratching out notes by candlelight. Food was getting scarce, and by his estimates, the small group holed up with him in this office building would be completely out of it within two weeks. They'd had their reserves fall this low before, but each time it had become increasingly difficult to bounce back. Especially lately as more and more Radinri hunters had been seen in the area. Based on his calculations he and his small group had two options. They could attempt to break into an old grocery warehouse on the opposite end of the city, or they could flee to the south in hopes of better prospects in the neighbouring city.
Written by LorikFurdin on 03 July 2008
not your average shopping trip!
Time was running short for Jake and his refugees. The grocery store was the closest and the south was not garunteed to have anything for them, as it could be completely picked clean by any other possible survivors. He decided to take two people with him to help him carry things... if they made it back, that is. There wasn't much ammunition, so they wouldn't be able to defend themselves for long if any Radiniri hunters showed up, which was highly possible.
So, packing light, they set off cautiously en route to the grocery store. It was a long, taxing journey getting there, the small group jumping at every pebble they heard skitter accross the ground, and every twig that snapped in the distance. But they did eventually make it to their destination.
Pizza, chicken, toilet paper, toothbrushes and paste, and several other such necessities later, they decide that there is enough to last a few more months in the cubicle. Quietly sneaking up to the broken automatic glass door, they see that outside in the parking lot is exactly what they had been dreading: A Radinri hunter!
Jake began to pray silently while the other two silently drew their pistols and began to creep forward in the hunter's direction, taking aim. He appeared to be the only one around, and was patrolling the parking lot, seemingly off guard.
Written by Kibaoftheleaves on 05 August 2008
They get discovered...
Jake prayed silently while the other two screwed silencers onto their pistols, slowly creeping forward and taking aim at the predator's head. Unknown to the three of them, the security system of the store was still working, and a toothbrush that was in the female's pocket triggered the theft alarm.
"BBBBRRRRIIIIIIINNNNGGGGGG!!!!!!" it said.
The hunter quickly lept up and turned around with a snarl. "Who goes there!?!"
"Screwed! Run!!" cried Jake. The three abandoned the grocery cart full of supplies and ran into the store, the alarm still going off.
"Find a place to hide, quick!" he shouted to the other two, grabbing a spray bottle of that liquid that keeps cats off of furniture and spraying it on himself and the other two.
The dive behind one of the many displays scattered throughout the superstore, the hunter not far behind.
"Oh humans... come out and plaayaayyy...." he teased tauntingly.
They were racked enough with stress as it was, and the impending doom of being transformed into a trophy-animal was almost too much. Each of them were fighting back tears, thinking how this just wasn't right. Humans weren't supposed to live in fear like this.
The hunter slowly stalked through the store, searching for the small sqaudron, purring as he thought of getting three prizes at the same time.
"I know you're here, humans. Why don't you come out and just give up? It'll save you a lot of pain."
An unbalanced soup can fell and clattered to the ground to the left of the hunter. "There!" He swung around and pointed his laser in the direction of the sound, immediately firing and blowing the entire section of the aisle to bits.
He hisses in frustration at his mistake. "Damn! I know you're here, so come out!" he says, stalking further into the store on his silent four padded feet.
Meanwhile the humans are huddled underneath the display, saying their final farewells to each other. Things definitely did NOT look good for the three.
But suddenly, Jake saw something... a hole where there was once an air conditioning vent, leading outside. But unfortunately, they would have to sneak past the Radinri.
There appeared to be another option. It might be plausible to slay the creature, for the display they were hiding under happened to be one of none other than hunting equipment. Bow and arrows, shotguns, and a whole arsenal of weapons. But there was no garuntee that they would even work right, having been here for many, -many- years gathering dust...
Written by Kibaoftheleaves on 05 August 2008
The end (for now)