A smile spread across Morgan's features. It was a cold expression, with little humor in it. Inwardly he prayed he looked as impressive as he thought he did. Can't look weak. Put up a strong front. Image is everything if people you want people to trust you. Animals always follow the strongest member ...

((Continued from A Matter of Time )) Morgan cursed sharply. Forcing his emotions under control, he inhaled deeply, followed be a heavily exhale. He'd been angry when reading his map. Hadn't been paying attention. Now, under control of his frustration, the boy was fairly certain he wasn't any where n...

The fire bomb finally did its duty, spraying burning liquid through the air. Patiently observing the burst of heat and light, Morgan watched as Melina fled as if the hounds of hell were after her. It wasn't much of a surprise when Laeil gave chase, leaving behind her provisional partners. Hmph. Even...

((Just keeping up on my inactivity prevention. Don't mind me.)) Morgan took a moment to marvel at the human mind. In moments of stress, the world seemed to slow down, giving the mind time to assess a given situation and react. The seconds seemed to become hours. Days. Nothing to do but wait until th...

((OOC: What the Llama said)) Hunched in the shadows, watching the small stab of light that would soon blossom into a storm of fire, Morgan waited for his opportunity. His scarred right hand found its way to the razor resting in his pocket. Slowly freeing the tool, he allowed the blade to fall open. ...

((Continued from Black Math )) The gunfire made Morgan's stomach do a flip. He swallowed hard before coming to a stop next to Laeil and the other girl. What was her name? He put the nagging thought out of mind; it didn't matter. Laeil turned quickly and handed the other girl a glass bottle filled wi...

((What the Llama said.)) ((Continued from One Step Forward... )) The moonlight bathed the world in blue. With the clouds receding on the horizon, the clear night sky came into view. The moon and stars shone brighter than Eddie'd ever seen, lighting up the jungle, where the canopy thinned enough to a...

Eyes darting down to the rifle near his feet, Eddie wondered if he was fast enough. Could he drop, grab the Remington, and fire off a shot at Rizzolo before he could do anything to Nicole? Not a chance. All Rizzolo had to do was pull the trigger and that would be that. Eddie had no illusions as to t...

Fire and acid roiled in Eddie's gut. Smoke burned his lungs and electricity pumped in his veins. Rizzolo was really one of them. Eddie couldn't believe that a person really could have done the things he'd seen done to Lyn, but it seemed to be true. The jokes he made struck like razor blades, setting...

Raising her hands to snatch the bottle of water, a flash of movement caught Nicole's eye. Turning to face the threat, she felt the bottle connect, sending the Beretta from her hands and skittering across the cave floor. The shadow had surged to its feet, moving with surprising speed. With a blur of ...

Her grip on the handgun tightening, Nicole felt her heart beating roughly against her chest. The tip of her tongue darting across her suddenly dry lips, she struggled to keep her hands from shaking. The attempt wasn't very successful. The Beretta shivered quietly in her hands as the silence stretche...

((Edward Sullivan and Nicole Husher continued from The Answer )) Leaving behind the fire, the airfield and the slowly decaying body of one Lyn Burbank, Nicole Husher and Eddie Sullivan slowly pushed through the brush of the jungle. The chirp and buzz of insects filled the awkward silence between the...

The boy in the cave was already up and moving by the time Eddie found him. The larger student sprinted out of the cave and into the jungle. Huffing and puffing, Eddie swore to high heaven that if he got out of the situation alive, he was going to start a running routine. Five miles a day. If he got ...

Eddie let out a sigh of relief as Jimmy let the barrel of his pistol fall away from Kimmy. The tension was slowly bleeding out of the air as the sun finally broke over the horizon. The light filtered through the trees and gave the tired boy a vague sense of hope. Until Kimmy opened her mouth. Jimmy ...

((Sorry for the post order, just something to keep Eddie from getting the inactive axe.)) The pistol shaking in Jimmy's hand pulled taught Eddie's nerves. Jimmy was upset, that much was obvious, and when put under too much stress, people were liable to act in haste and do something they might regret...