The long road ahead

[Rebecca Times]

The sun was high this afternoon, sweat beading down Becca's brow, making her lift her hand to wipe it away. The sting of sweat in her eye made her nearly stumble over her own feet as she wiped at her now stinging eye. Her long brown hair was stuffed in a bun and her back pack weighed heavily on her shoulders. Her legs starting to feel like jello, making her feel wobbly. Yes, she could control water, but in this wasteland there wouldn't be much water to drink. The wind that was blowing her way was dry too, sand and dirt debris stuck to her sweat soaked skin. She knew she was gonna die soon, but suddenly something loud roared to her right. This made her look around and ducking for cover under a fallen piece of concrete. It had rue bars sticking out of it, bent in most places. As she hide from the Sentinel she could hear its metallic shell getting closer to where she was hiding.

A Sentinel. out here of all places, she had never been out this far in her life, much less see a Sentinel out here. So now she understands that it's too dangerous but it was too late to turn back now. She had to keep moving, searching and away from the capital. She has always been afraid of mutants, and now that she is one changed her out look toward them. She knew now what it felt like to be one of them; always running, always hiding and scared they will never see tomorrow. She leaned back against the chunk of concrete and pulled out what water she had left and drank it. It felt as if it evaporated before hitting her parched tongue.

Soon the Sentinel left after what seemed like hours of looking. She stood up and dusted herself off but was suddenly jumped from behind, her mouth was covered so she wouldn't scream. Else it would bring back then Sentinel and they would all be in deep shit. But she stomped her foot on her captures instep and was about to run but she tripped over a rock. Falling to the ground made her scream and this attracted the Sentinel over to them again. One of the scavengers had grabbed her feet and dragged her under the concrete, his hand over her mouth as he placed a finger to his lips, gesturing for her to be quiet. She only looked at the man, eyes wide with fear again, their eyes seemed to have focused on each other. Not trusting the other to take their eyes off one another for fear the other person might do harm to the other.

After the Sentinel had gone a second time they both got up and the man did something with his lips and several over other people started to pop up. Not able the move, the man holding her firmly in place. But suddenly several MRD groups came toward them meaning the sentinel must have sent out a signal, since it can't really fit in a place too small for it to explore. So the Sentinel sent the ground troops to investigate and this made the scavengers scatter like roaches when the light is turned on. Becca ducked and ran toward the direction she was going, a few of the scavengers following her, gaining on her as she jumped rocks and crumbled roads as she ran for her life.

[Selene Nox]

The hot sun was shinning down upon the ground casting long shadows. Walking with no destination in mind Selene kept the shadows close around as she walked so that she wouldn't find herself having to take off her coat and undershirt to stay cool. Slowly she walked her way down the road and soon felt the ground tremble. She cursed a bit as she found a hole to sit within and cover herself with until the giant Sentinel passed.

Looking at its back side she sighed as she kept her shadow bubble as she sprinted down as she felt the Sentinel starting to come back. She bit her lip she wasn't ready to press her luck as she found a place that had a deeper plethra of shadows. She sprinted to it and ducked in. She saw some men trying to manhandle a young girl and saw red but when they started to struggle she saw the Sentinel coming back and sending in its ground units.

"Damn it.," she whispered as she saw the girl that the men had tried to manhandle taking off. She could not take it that these men were still trying to get their hands on the girl. She took a deep breath and ran after the girl and said "Wait up!" she had to hide them from the Sentinel. She let her shadows thin slightly as they stretched to cover the girl. She didn't understand why she was exposing herself like this but she had a thing about not letting these scavengers hurt someone because she was worried about getting caught herself. She ran trying to catch up. She bit her lip a minute and tried to trip the scavangers with the shadows she was controlling.

[Rebecca Times]

It was still hot, sweat running down her face as she stopped hearing someone's voice. She looked toward the other female, watching as she ducked in and out of the shadows. Though she didn't want to stop for any reason; the scavengers still following her as she waited, but how was she to trust this woman. She could be one of them, just trying to get close to her in order to capture her. She couldn't be still she had to keep moving but she was glad to run away from the MRD's. Turning around she faced the direction she was going and just ran, the MRD's gaining close and started shooting at her.

Becca wasn't one for listening as the MRD's chased after her and the female running after her as well, shouting for her to stop. She ducked the bullets and the nets they were shooting at her. Being that there wasn't any water near by, she figured it would be way too dark to suck the water from their bodies, humans are in fact made of 70% water. It was a matter of life and death, so maybe she could do a few and scare them off. Severe Dehydration could kill a person, but she never tried it before. And right now her focus was off, she was too busy running to actually focus.

Seeing a crumbled gas station close by, she changed directions and headed inside. Behind her, the MRD's were looking under chunks of concrete, places where someone could hide with ease. But this place was better, it was off road and they wouldn't think to look for her her, there was nothing here to find. not even water. She stood up and looked around for some, but she didn't find any. Everything that is out here had enough time to dry up even the food. Suddenly she heard voices, and ducked under the counter, was it that woman chasing after her, or was it the MRD's and they found her, she ducked under the counter still, not wanting to get caught at the moment.

[Selene Nox]

Selene watched the girl stop and look at her she was still to far out to talk with her. She sighed as she saw the girl getting shot at and resume running. she tried to keep her hidden half way. She wasn't sure what to do but once the girl was in somewhere safe she gathered her shadows back. She tried to keep calm so that she wouldn't have a seize up on her powers. She took a deep breath as she could see the MRD's looking in hiding holes. She reached the Gas station under the cloak of her shadows.

She didn't even open the door as she dropped her shadows and phased through the door. She moved from the doorway immediately. She didn't want to give a shadow. She walked carefully as she took a deep breath and tried to figure out which way to approche the subject of finding the girl. She hadn't been expecting to meet anyone on her travels, more less run into their enemy and worst nightmare. She took a deep breath and said "Im not an enemy," she said as she started to slowly and carefully walk about the place.

"I actually want to help you stay safe if you will let me," she said as she walked about avoiding widows and any holes that might give those chasing them a glimps of her and put both of them into danger. She knew she had to get close to the girl to properly with her shadows. She just hoped that she wouldn't be a normal person and freak out when she gathered the shadows to protect them.

[Rebecca Times]

She made a sigh of relief seeing that it was the woman who followed her. She looked around and threw her hands up and said "Well there is nothing here, not even anything to eat. It's all expired and even the bathrooms are empty." she explained "My name is Rebecca." she smiled hoping it would lighten up the mood a little bit. She didn't know if she could trust her or not but she walked a little closer to her and said "I thought you were one of the MRD guys, that sentinel had me going I didn't know they were out here." she said and then added "The MRD's were a surprise too." she wiped her forehead but there was no sweat and shook her head and sat down, not feeling very well. It was like she was drying out, she needed water.

"Do you have any water?" she asked "I am really thirsty." she added and said "So you're a mutant, like me?" she asked "What brought you way out here?" she asked "I'm headed toward the old x men mansion, I hoped to see or find some one there." she then dropped her head, her knees drawn up to her chest. Becca hoped she had water and said "if you have a candy bar or something that would help. I ate my last power bar a few hours ago." she sighed having to stoop this low for a drink of water and a bit to eat. She hoped that this lady would have at least some water. Else she would be able to siphon it from the earth. But here, there no water, not he ground, not the pipes, nothing, just baron earth.

She stood up now, a little wobbly "So what is your power?" she asked as she waited to see if she had any water. "I can control water. And before you ask, I can't here. It's too dry, not a drop around." she leaned on the wall and feeling a bit weak at the moment.