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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Aug 29, 2006 21:04:11 GMT
"Where the h*** am I now?" Ami muttered into her motorcycle helmet.
For the past several hours, Amnesty Lazuli had been riding her green motorcycle, Gunmetal, through the mountain passes towards Midgar, the place where her brothers had last been seen. She doubted she would find what she searched for there, but at least she might be able to pick up a lead in that place.
Unfortunately, she had made a wrong turn somewhere, and now she highly doubted she was headed the right direction at all. She looked for a place to turn off and regroup her thoughts, consult some maps.
She took an off-road trail towards Mt. Nibel and came to a sudden, screeching halt when she head an enormous tussle going on not far off. Her wheels kicked up gravel as she braked and parked the cycle on the side of the trail.
"What the c*** IS that thing?" she whispered into her helmet, watching a huge creature chasing a man with a gunblade.
With a powerful leap, she emerged on the scene, both barrels of her new weapons, the Tears of Heaven, firing fast as she could squeeze the triggers at this new foe. I wasn't raised to meddle with other people's affairs, she thought, but this doesn't look like a fair fight!
The acid splashed on the creature's skin, fizzling as it ate at its hide.A couple lucky shots landed square in the creature's mouth.
How much effect are my shots gonna have on something this huge? I think I made a mistake here! Ami thought as she landed square in between the man and the beast.
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Post by Squall on Aug 29, 2006 21:08:21 GMT
Squall ducked as the shots went of behind him. This thing got a gun?! he looked round and spotted a girl on the ground just behind him. Whered she come from? Squall ran over to her and quickly lifted her to her feet. " Thanks but hitting this things useless?" Squall dragged her away, " So i figure we should run?"
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Aug 29, 2006 21:15:00 GMT
"Oh, yes, let's," she agreed, rolling out of his arms and planting her feet in the dirt. "But whatever happens, just don't let go of my hand."
Time to pour on the speed. GAME ON!!!
She put on some steam, running fast enough to rival her own cycle.
All we gotta do is beat this thing to my cycle, she thought. Then we're free and clear-- we'll make tire tracks and leave this creep in the dust.
She looked back at the stranger she was dragging behind her. "You OK back there?"
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Post by Squall on Aug 29, 2006 21:19:59 GMT
Squall looked down at their his hand, which was wrapped tightly round hers. He looked at her for a second, Ok. Squall opened his stride and ran level with her, " Yeah im ok..." *puff* Could really use a break though! " Any ideas?" Squall cast cure on himself, Bit of an energy boost, this girls got some kind of engine on her!
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Aug 29, 2006 21:23:58 GMT
What I'd give for a Walkman... What I'd give for a Walkman... What I'd give for a Walkman... she thought. I could really use some hard rock right now!
"First part of the plan is to get back to my cycle," she huffed. "We're almost there. Second part is to put as much distance between us and that whatever-the-h***-it-is-back-there as possible-- fast!"
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Post by Squall on Aug 30, 2006 19:08:45 GMT
Hope she doesnt mean bicycle! Squall thought, exhausted. "Where is it!?" Squall turned and looked at the bomb, it was shuddering as it hovered towards them, Whats it doing? Squall turned away for a second then looked back, " Look at it?! Looks like its gonna explode!" *BOOM!!!* Jesus christ! There was an almighty explosion which sent them both flying, Squall held his arms around her to shield her from the flames, then rolled them over so she landed on top of him, *skid to a halt* Better get a big thankyou for that!
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Aug 30, 2006 19:15:22 GMT
Amnesty's ears rang. "Oh, shoot..." she quavered. She lifted her head and looked around.
Thank the Lord! she exulted. We're back on the trail!
"Can you move, man? Look, there's my chopper!"
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Post by Squall on Aug 30, 2006 19:18:09 GMT
No i cant your laying on me. Squall nodded, thinking the other answer would get him frowned at. " You ok? Where you learn to run like that?!" Squall reached behind his head and pulled some grass out from his collar, Grass stains are impossible to get out!
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Aug 30, 2006 19:22:14 GMT
Ami pushed herself up and offered a hand to her rescuer. She wasn't exactly prepared to answer his question... "Er, it's a long story," she evaded. "But unless you're sure there aren't more of those things around, maybe we should make ourselves scarce." She paused. "And on that note... thank you for saving my life."
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Post by Squall on Aug 30, 2006 19:25:58 GMT
"Thanks," Squall took her hand and she dragged him to to his feet. Long story?... Was a pretty simple question? Whatever... Squall walked with her towards her bike, " Its ok, thanks for trying to save mine." Squall looked around hoping he would see another of the monsters, if I hadnt hit it it would have been fine?... oh well. " Where you wanna go? ...Ive had enough of Nibelheim incidently, so someplace elsewhere would be appreciated?"
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Aug 30, 2006 19:29:52 GMT
Amnesty smiled under her helmet. "I'll be glad to have some company. I was headed towards Midgar, or at least what's left of it, but I got myself totally turned around. I pulled over here to try and get my bearings-- don't know how I wound up at Mt. Nibel. Guess it was just our good fortune." She boarded the motorcycle and started the ignition. "This is Gunmetal, and I'm Amnesty." She put out her gloved hand for a shake.
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Post by Squall on Aug 30, 2006 19:34:20 GMT
Squall stared at her hand for a while, Why does everyone do that? He stood motionless for a while then shook her hand, Nice grip... Squall looked around as they raced along on the bike, These mountains are creepy....... Good fortune?! " Midgar? Thats on a different Continent?" Squall said quietly, looking at her reflection in her mirror. Oh dear...
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Aug 30, 2006 19:36:44 GMT
Amnesty raised an eyebrow. "I know that," she said, almost shouting over the air whizzing by her head.. "I'm off to the airport. It's gonna take my life savings to get there, but why earn money if you can't spend it?"
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Post by Squall on Aug 30, 2006 19:42:32 GMT
... I must be insane Squall reached into his pocket and pulled out a couple of thousand gil. " Take this." Cant let her blow her savings. Squall sat silently, shocked at his actions, not like me at all?! Just... Feel like I should help her?
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Post by Amnesty Lazuli on Aug 30, 2006 19:49:03 GMT
Amnesty chuckled. "Thanks, but I can't accept charity, especially from someone whose name I don't even know." She kept her eyes on the road. "I can't ask anybody else to be responsible for my decision."
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