((continued from Without You )) Huy had assumed that he could keep track of Anna simply by her banana yellow raincoat as they trudged through the downpour. Maybe it was the lack of sleep that proved him so dead wrong. Either way, there was no sign of her now. "Anna," he called into the tre...

It was nothing short of a miracle that Zed had managed to find a weapon, but still Nich cringed as he glanced at the sharp claws, whose counterparts had nearly been the instrument of his demise. The feeling gave quickly back over to that of relief; it seemed they weren't completely screwed. Nich eye...

"Can you walk?" Nich inquired, surveying Zed's poor posture and dreading the answer. The mind was willing, it was easy to tell, but even a tough-ass little mother like Foreman would be a sitting duck if the body was weak. Which, unfortunately, seemed to be the case. Nich felt his guts tigh...

"Woah, Z--here...(shit)..." Nich held out an arm to prevent his wounded buddy from exherting himself, then quickly set about gathering up his spilled inventory and stuffing it back in the bag. He noticed that there was no weapon among the items, and his stomach lurched. Had he lost it? Had...

Nich scoffed. "You're welcome." He didn't want Zed to get the impression that he was a threat, so he supported himself on the hand holding the axe to make it less obvious. To be honest, he was relieved that Foreman had kept his wits about him. They'd be lucky if Swainson did the same. He f...

Nich didn't see much point in chasing the bastard now. He was already up and off by the time Nich had gotten to his feet. Besides, he couldn't just abandon Zed after he'd sprung to his rescue a second ago. ' Thank god I saved you! Well, I'm gonna just leave you here bleeding if that's ok... ' The th...

Nich's eyes bugged out of his head as the claw thrust out again, this time straight toward his crotch. He was too far into the attack to back up, and his fatal strike was thrown completely off as he threw himself forward; anything to save Nich, Jr. He landed with a thud on his back off to the side o...

"Ha!" Nich couldn't help but exclaim as he gained the upper hand. He pressed down heavily on the boy's arm and raised the axe again, bringing it down straight toward his opponent's chest. He was aware that such a blow would likely kill him, but Nich was convinced that there would be no oth...

This cat was fast. Fortunately, Nich's first instinct when his enemy hit the ground was to give him a nice stomp, and he raised his leather combat boot accordingly as the claw swept underneath. Nich gritted his teeth together and attempted to introduce his foot to the boy's head.

Nich was expecting some kind of retaliation, but not as quickly as it came. His one arm occupied with his attack, he raised the other as he stepped back in surprise, if a little late. The metal claw made its mark thrice across the defending limb, and Nich retracted it with a sharp yell. "Asshol...

Damn, that kid's hair was tangled something fierce . Nich had showed up in just time to save Zed, although he was in a lot of pain from the sound of it. He didn't want to kill the boy in front of him, but he still felt as if some justice needed to be served for his wounded buddy. He quickly made up ...

It seemed the boy with the claws didn't want to tango, and tried to take his leave very quickly. Unfortunately for him, his long hair became tangled in the branch of a tree. As much as Nich could identify with his predicament, he wasn't gonna get any sympathy from him. This was no game, as much as t...

Nich's heart raced faster and faster as he spotted three figures in the distance, one of which only for a second as they darted into the thick forest and dissappeared from sight. One of the remaining two was definately playing, judging by his relentless attack on-- "--shit, Zed!!" Nich cri...

((Continued from Ghost Tigers Rise )) Nich heard the terrified screams of his unfortunate comerade, unaware of who it might be. He was going at a jogging pace, but froze in his tracks and hit the dirt as the sound pierced his very core. A second later, he shot back up again (wondering why the hell ...

Dan was frustrated to find that his grasp fell short of the fleeing strangers ankle, but he really didn't have the conviction right now to pursue him; once again there was the issue with his opponent having the higher ground, plus he was pretty sure he would be outrun once he reached the top anyway....