Darwin's Soldiers: Disruptive Selection

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #1360 on:** April 20, 2010, 02:01:00 AM

<Beats me, I'll look it up.> Shelton switched gears to Shakila. <Yeah, I'll stick with you for now. Avoid the gun-crazy wackos, at least for a while. Maybe make it up to Hailey. I also need to borrow the computer again.>

As he walked back to the car, he re-contacted James. <Also, James, we've got another situation. Aimee has discovered a 'childhood friend,' who apparently has renounced her life of crime and wants to be on our side. I'm at the car with her and Shakila right now.>

MrDrake · **Reply #1361 on:** April 20, 2010, 02:09:21 AM

<Well, the computer is in the car, and as for Hailey, I guess you'll have to ask her on what you could do to make it up to her> Shakila replied back.

Hailey was pretty much quiet, looking over to where the competition was to take place, to where Trinity was as she looked away straight away, giving off a small gulp "She's going to kill me if she finds out what has happened...." she muttered to herself some.

Shakila looked to Hailey "Who are you talking about? I do have sensative hearing after all"

Hailey sighed some "Trinity is who I'm talking about"

"Trinity? Oh boy, that's not good...." Shakila begun as Hailey interupted again.

"I know, but Aimee said she'll protect me from her" Hailey said with a small smile as well "I just hope that Trinity doesn't win...." she muttered some.

Shakila of course, heard what Hailey had said "Wait a second, you mean....she's....here?" she asked her, as Hailey gave a small nod back <Uh guys, small problem.....you know that woman Trinity....she's apparantly here somewhere.....> she spoke to everyone.

Nick22 · **Reply #1362 on:** April 20, 2010, 05:04:28 PM

Aishs had waited for awhile before it was her turn to resigister.. she was further delayed while her weapon was process ' finally s the receptionist smiled at her.. " You're in miss tennes..' Good lucjkk to you.."
Aisha nodded and headed back towards the enterance to the arena, which was surrounded by bleachers on all sides. various groups of contestants milled about, waiting for their turn..

Serris · **Reply #1363 on:** April 20, 2010, 06:32:06 PM

Spc. Crota's tail was twitching with excitement, producing a very distinct rattling noise.

Neville looked around and spotted Aisha approaching. "Hey Aisha! Ready for this?" he asked.

"I hope it's starting soon," Cobalt Leader said.

Suddenly a drum roll was heard. And the announcer spoke from a box high in the stands. "In just mere minutes, you will witness a dazzling display of firearms mastery by our contestants! Welcome ladies and gentlemen of all species to the 2010 Forest Cup!" his voice boomed out across the arena though several loudspeakers.

Several contestants cheered and applauded but they could not be heard behind the heavy bulletproof glass of spectators' boxes. Loudspeakers in the boxes let the spectators hear the announcer's every word.

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Dr. Zanasiu was sipping come Coke when the drum roll occurred and announcer spoke. The central TV screen shifted from a view of the various test arena to Forest Cup's emblem: a stylized rifle cartridge placed horizontally on a forest background.

Alfred was ignoring an excited Kangaroo boy who was kicking the back of his seat.

"Joey! Stop kicking the man's chair!" his mother scolded. The boy stopped. She then turned to Alfred. "Sorry about that, sir," she said.

"No problem," Alfred replied.

Noname · **Reply #1364 on:** April 20, 2010, 06:35:34 PM

Corporal Stern arrived at the contest just in time. Nothing had begun yet, so there was still an opportunity for him to act, albeit a small one. <Can anyone hear this? Come in! I'm at the contest grounds now. I've missed much of the action around here, so can someone give me an update?>

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #1365 on:** April 20, 2010, 09:54:19 PM

Much of the metal deck on the ship's side, melted and dripped over the side into the water, but there was no trace of the Dragonstorm superweapon, one the first batch ever created and perhaps the last to die. The tanker continued to dip its stern deeper into the water and causing the bow to emerge almost completely out of the water. Snow did not waste another second as she too jumped from the sinking wreckage into the water.

The corvette finished picking up the rest of the Crimson squad and turned away from the battle. Vic quickly moved to help the ship's medic tend to the other team member's injuries. Snow was the only one to look back at the sea-bound laboratory as it bursts into flames...

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Back at base, Dr Joe waited anxiously for results from the allied ships. The news that came back gave her mixed feelings. The tanker was confirmed destroyed as well as the tugboat, but two of Crimson Squad are not accounted for, and they haven't confirmed who...

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High above in the sky, a satellite watched the entire event, recorded the results and sent the news straight to the Dragonstorm base and Dr Branston...

[S.S. Surrounded Sea and S.S. Floe Rider confirmed sunk. Unknown number of casualties. All potential sponsors of Dragonstorm funding have diverted course back across sea. Mission is a failure...]

Serris · **Reply #1366 on:** April 20, 2010, 10:08:28 PM

Dr. Branston swore as the announcement came up on the view screen. "F---! All that money spent on converting that supertanker was for naught!" he said.

Dr. Zenarchis watched the announcement as well. "There are other bases. Let us remember the brave souls who bravely defended Dragonstorm to their last breath," he said.

Dr. Branston and Dr. Zenarchis as well as some of their technicians closed their eyes and bowed their heads for a moment of silence.

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<I hear ya!> Hans replied mentally to Cpl. Stern. <The competition is starting real soon but I think registrations are still open. Neville, Spc. Crota and Cobalt Leader are competing and Shelton's staff.>

Noname · **Reply #1367 on:** April 20, 2010, 10:11:18 PM

<I'll be right over!> Stern rushed over to sign up, and was the third-to-last contestant admitted, at least, at the table he applied at. <Alright. I'm in. Now what?>

Serris · **Reply #1368 on:** April 20, 2010, 10:17:46 PM

<Follow the signs to the center of the area, where Spc. Crota and Neville are located. You should have something that identifies you as a competitor. If not, go back and ask for it.> Hans said mentally.

Noname · **Reply #1369 on:** April 20, 2010, 10:20:09 PM

<They gave me some sorta red badge. I'm not sure what that means, but its all I've got. I'll head over there now.> And Stern did. Within a little while, he was facing Crota and Neville, in the center of the rather spacious complex.

Serris · **Reply #1370 on:** April 20, 2010, 10:24:01 PM

Spc. Crota turned to Cpl. Stern. "Ah, so you're competing too?" he asked, swaying back and forth slightly. His tail twitched excitedly, giving off that distinct rattling noise.

Neville looked around and gulped. He was somewhat nervous but he constantly reminded himself that he was head of Pelvanida security and he earned that job.

Noname · **Reply #1371 on:** April 20, 2010, 10:32:13 PM

"Stay calm, men, -er... you know what I mean. No offense, Crota. We all know what to do, and more importantly, how to do it well. We should be able to skin the competition alive." Stern hoped that mentioning loss of skin was not somehow an offense to the snake in his presence.

MrDrake · **Reply #1372 on:** April 20, 2010, 11:25:51 PM

Kiara stood waiting with everyone else, however, she didn't really say anything to anyone else as she just kept to herself for the time being as she stoodby waiting.

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Trinity stoodby as well, her arms folded as well as she looked at the crowds who was watching before looking over to the comentator. She had gone by a different name in the competition, the name Raven was what she was going to be using if the comentators and referees were to call out her name.

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Meanwhile, Aimee had returned to Hailey and Shakila, giving Hailey a uniform she had found for her "Here, put that on"

Hailey gave a nod back as she put the uniform over her own clothes as did Shakila, the three of them were now all dressed to help out back as the three females looked over to Shelton.

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Jayden on the other hand, was walking through the crowds, keeping an eye out on anything suspicious that was going on, noticing Rhino in the carpark as well who wasn't even moving from his spot, to which Jayden shook his head some, ignoring Rhino at the moment.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #1373 on:** April 21, 2010, 12:42:19 AM

"If you all have nothing else to do, you could help me set up the fields," said Shelton. "Two of the competitions will be held in buildings, which I think are being filled with crates and stuff for cover."

Serris · **Reply #1374 on:** April 21, 2010, 12:58:09 AM

Inside the "clearing house #1", some laborers had finished moving in the stove and refrigerator; the last objects in the house.

One of the laborers, a burly Human took out a portable radio. "Paul, Clearing house #1 is ready to go," he said.

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"How does skinning someone alive have to do with winning this competition?" Spc. Crota asked. Being a snake, he routinely shed his skin so the figure of speech was lost on him.

"It's a figure of speech," Cobalt Leader said, drinking some water that was helpfully provided by the staff.

Neville returned from the bathroom and he had a bottle of water to drink. "All right, Crota, Stern, Cobalt, let's give it our all!" he said.

A nearby King Cobra competitor with an unloaded pistol in a holster draped across her chest rolled her eyes at them. She slithered off to use the bathroom before the competition.

MrDrake · **Reply #1375 on:** April 21, 2010, 01:07:26 AM

"Sounds like a plan" Shakila mused as she walked over to Shelton.

Aimee looked to Hailey and motioned for her to follow as she too walked over to Shelton "Just tell us what actually needs to be done, I mean, on how to set everything up and what have you"

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #1376 on:** April 21, 2010, 01:26:36 AM

Shelton had typed his password into the Schultzhund website and copied down his assignments. "Righto, we're setting up the searching and clearing fields first, which are both inside. Looks like the "Obedience" test, which takes place in a half-finished building, is first. We can head over there now; I saw that building on the way in."

MrDrake · **Reply #1377 on:** April 21, 2010, 01:34:17 AM

"Well, lead the way then" Shakila told him.

Aimee gave off a small nod as well "Yeah, let's get this over and done with" she added on.

Hailey just stayed quiet for the time being, still worried on what Trinity would say or do if she ever knew what she had just done.

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Outback where everything was being setup, Marcus was around, helping out as one could say as to not give away why he was actually here, moving a refrigerator into position by himself. He stood up after moving the refrigerator as he looked to his partner who was suppose to be helping him move stuff, a Zebra who was just watching on in awe at how strong he was "What?" Marcus asked with a small smirk.

"Er, nothing, nothing...." the Zebra answered back as he went back to what he was doing.

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Trinity pulled out her pistols and looked at them to make sure they were in working order, glancing at everyone else who only had a single pistol on them while she was still weilding her two pistols for the competition.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #1378 on:** April 21, 2010, 01:38:27 AM

Shelton started walking into the building. <James, I'm going to keep Hailey in my sight for the time being; she hasn't done anything yet, but I'm still hesitant to trust her. I'll keep you posted.>

Noname · **Reply #1379 on:** April 21, 2010, 01:39:01 AM

"We should move into those buildings, then. Who wants to take point? Should I do it? I've been trained in such buildings before. It ought to be simple for one such as I." Stern told the others, careful about his plans to advance into the structures. "Has the competition even started yet? I see some other teams going around. We aren't alone here." Stern looked, and for a moment, he could swear that Aimee was one of the other competitors. It was a vulpine, but not her.