Adaptation - a story of Rukah's

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this chapter’s kinda short
Chapter 11
Kekris grunted as she gunned down another of the attacking Vacans with her sonic cannon. Beside her, her cousin Wardi did the same with his heat blaster, scorching the creatures’ armor. Despite the pair’s vailiant efforts, they weren’t having much of an effect on stopping the invaders, as the Vacans got back up almost as quickly as they went down.

“Suged, we need an out.” Wardi said, just missing a swipe from one of the creatures.

“Working on that!” the irritated Azurin replied, frantically searching through his documents for a map of their base.

“Well, hurry up!” Kekris said, knocking over another creature with a swift kick.

“Found it!” Suged proclaimed triumphantly, holding up his map. He immediately looked it over, searching for a potential exit. Of course, the eastern entrance was out, as getting through there would require fighting through a dozen Vacans, and the heightened intelligence of these particular creatures made the task nigh-impossible. Wardi and Kekris were busy holding off said creatures so that the medic could find an escape route, so Suged knew he needed to work fast. “Here we go.” he murmured to himself as he located what he was looking for.

He called to Wardi and Kekris, “I’ve located the emergency exit! Follow me!” and rushed off to the western side of their base.

“Finally.” Kekris said in satisfaction as she blasted another two Vacans down with her cannon. Wardi smiled, and the two quickly followed behind the medic, working their way deeper into their base.

“What about Nardus and Trinos?” he inquired as they ran behind Suged, busy shooting down approaching Vacans. “We can’t just leave them!”

“We’re gonna have to!” Suged said. “We just can’t get past the Vacans!”

“But–” Wardi started, but was interrupted by Kekris.

“There’s no time! Face facts, Wardi, we can’t get to them and even if we tried we wouldn’t stand a chance! I like it about as much as you do, but we’ve gotta get out of here!” She looked at the ground in shame and anger. Wardi nodded grimly, and the three continued their journey through their base’s tunnels…

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Nardus slashed another Vacan into submission, fighting a desperate one-man battle against half a dozen of the things.

“Trinos! TRINOS!” he shouted, but it was in vain as his friend was no longer listening. Just then, he heard the sound of their elevator door opening, and who stepped out was someone Nardus had never expected to see again.

“You!” he shouted in surprise and hatred.

“Me,” Kanar said as he stepped out of the elevator, “and I’ve brought a surprise for you, old friend.” He gestured to someone else still inside the entrance, and Nardus’ jaw dropped as Vekra stepped out, his eyes a strange metallic blue in place of their usual green. Noticing this, Kanar’s maniacal grin grew even wider, and he grabbed Nardus with his mental powers, telekinetically slamming him against the ceiling. Dazed, Nardus felt himself falling into unconsciousness, his vision slowly fading to black…

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really rukah?

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did you even read all of it

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I don’t know, did i?

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Well, you should’ve.

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ok here’s another
Chapter 12
Kekris blasted another Vacan into oblivion with her sonic cannon, though a few seconds later it got up and came right back at her again. She shook her head in defeat. Wardi and Suged weren’t having much of an effect on the black-clad invaders either, and the three were desperately rushing towards their breached base’s emergency exit.
“Over here!” Suged shouted as he located the tough door in front of the stairway that led to the surface. Wardi grunted.
“Finally.” he said, exhausted. Suged looked the door over, then produced a card from inside his tan work coat. The medic then plugged it into a slot on the door, and it rose up and out of sight. Suged waved the other two up the stairs.
“After you.” he said, though his voice betrayed the fear that he felt. The three rushed upwards, with Wardi having to heat-blast another Vacan near the base of the steps.
“Uh, what’s to stop them from just following us?” Kekris asked as they rushed up the stairs and toward the surface.
“You’ll see.” was Suged’s cryptic reply. After a few more minutes of scrambling up the many steps, the trio finally made it to the top, the ground a rocky, barren plain with little vegetation that stretched for miles until it rose into mountains and dipped into crevasses. Suged quickly turned right back around and jammed his card into a slot next to the stairway exit. A rumbling sound was heard as the stone ceiling of the tunnel caved in, blocking off entry or exit.
The Azurin grinned, pleased that his work had succeeded.
“There you go, Kekris.” he said. Wardi grinned and clapped him on his metal shoulder.
“Always knew you could do it.” he said as Kekris shared her cousin’s grin and let out a giant sigh of relief. Suged smiled.
“It was nothing.” he replied, “But we have other problems right now. For one, where do we go? And two, where do we get supplies?”
Wardi rubbed his chin with his hand as he considered these questions.
“Hmmm. Maybe we should head for the Taina Mountains.” He gestured to the far-off mountain range to the group’s left. “Maybe some of Trinos’ species survived the disruption.”
Suged glanced at the rocky ground all around them.
“Not like I’ve got anything better, either.” he said. “Kekris, what do you think?”
Kekris considered this, rubbing her chin similarly to Wardi.
“I do know some locations that are still active, but they’re too far away for us to reach before we die of lack of energy.” She shrugged. “Sure. Let’s just head for the mountains.”
Just then, Suged muttered, “Aha!” and started looking around some of the rocky mounds that were all over the area.
“What are you doing now?” Wardi sighed as the medic poked around the boulders. While he searched, Suged replied,
“I’ve just remembered that my Stonecrawler is hidden around here somewhere. We can travel, but let’s travel in style.”
Kekris laughed.
“Haven’t seen one of those since the disruption!” she said, “You really still have one?”
“Well, if I find the right rock, maybe you’ll find out. Aha!” Suged said again as he located a small button on one of the rocky crags. He pushed the button, and a rumbling sound was heard as the ground opened up. A shining, black and purple powerful-looking vehicle rose up out of the rocks, and Suged smiled as he laid his eyes once again upon his old, reliable Stonecrawler.
Kekris’ and Wardi’s eyes grew wide and their mouths dropped open as Suged’s grin grew.
“Well, there you go, Kekris.” the medic replied with satisfaction.

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desperately searches for OOC material

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How do you think the story’s coming along so far?

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Ah whatever here’s another one.
Chapter 13
Nardus groaned as he sat up. Well, attempted to sit up at least. He quickly found that his body was bound to where he lay by thick metal bands. He looked around. His friend Trinos was similarly bound to a table next to him. Nardus wondered why they were both held captive in this mysterious place. However, a sinister and familiar voice snapped him out of his stupor.
“Ah, so he awakens.” said Kanar.
“You!” Nardus spluttered as his memories returned to him. He struggled in vain against his bonds. Kanar chuckled.
“You won’t be able to break out of those, Nardus,” The scientist put particular venom into the name, “they are made out of focused erastum.” He grinned. Nardus grunted and swore, but stopped struggling.
“What do you want?” Nardus asked calmly. Kanar’s crazed grin grew wider.
“Stop stalling. You know what I want.” Nardus shook his head vehemently.
“Well, too bad for you because you’re never getting it.” he said resolutely. With that, he shut his mouth and refused to say anything more. Kanar’s grin turned into a frown.
“I guess I’ll just have to tear it out of you, then!” With that, he delved deep into Nardus’ mind with his mental powers. Well, attempted to at least. Nardus smiled as he felt Kanar poking around unsuccessfully in his mind, his memories blocked from the scientist’s probe.
“I thought you would remember that, old friend.” he commented sarcastically, “We’re the same species, of course I have the same powers as you.”
Kanar grunted as he withdrew his telepathy. Then, he turned his gaze to Nardus’ teammate, Trinos. The Tainian still did not stir.
An attack by Vacans can do that to you, Kanar thought as he began telepathically searching Trinos’ mind. Sensing the intrusion, Trinos abruptly awoke and began to grapple against the tough metal straps binding him to the metal table.
“AAAAAAAARRRGGHH!” he screamed, for Kanar’s mental searching was very painful as well as effective. As soon as it had started, Kanar’s quest for knowledge was over. Now that he had what he was seeking, the insane scientist’s grin returned, and he cackled maniacally to himself. Nardus looked, horrified at the treatment of his friend, unable to tell if Kanar had fractured his mind completely. He attempted his own scan of Trinos’ mind, but found that he was unable to do so.
Noticing this, Kanar chuckled.
“Focused erastum. A tricky substance. Have you already forgotten it blocks your powers, have you forgotten over the decades gone by?” He laughed crazily once again.
“Of course, I have no use for either of you now that I know the location of the disruption. In fact, I rather wish that I would never see your disgusting faces again.” Kanar called to his assistant, Verac. The multi-armed, twisted creature stepped out of the shadows, head bowed.
“Take care of these two.” the scientist said. “Make sure they don’t come back.” he continued ominously, severing the focused erastum straps with a small knife.
As soon as the bindings fell away, Verac nodded and seized the pair with all four of his arms. Nardus and Trinos attempted to struggle and break the servant’s fingers, but quickly found that his grip was solid as virasteel. Kanar grinned and cackled as he watched them being carried off, with Verac heading towards the high, rocky cliff that his facility rested on.

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I’ve found tons of out of context quotes in this one but they’re so suggestive that I fear they might not even be allowed on the site

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Can’t you just enjoy the story? :stuck_out_tongue:

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Look on the bright side, now I have to read it closely to find quotes.

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That’s true. Thank you for reading

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i agree
still good story tho

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ok here’s the next chapter
Chapter 14
“Alright, let’s look it over.” Suged said, moving next to his vehicle. The medic circled around it, his critical gaze assessing the Stonecrawler and making sure that all the components were still operational. He sighed in satisfaction.
“What is it?” Kekris asked him.
“Nothing.” he replied. “Everything appears to be in good condition, but then I guess I should have known that given it’s stayed sealed here for quite some time.”
“Alright then, let’s get going!” Kekris exclaimed, walking towards the vehicle. Her cousin, Wardi, held up a hand and said,
“Wait. Suged, does it have provisions? What’s the fuel level at?” Suged turned to the Yroi and replied,
“Oh, it has plenty of provisions. I’ve prepared the Stonecrawler for quite a long journey. Now as for fuel, it runs on icium batteries, and those won’t run out of energy for at least a century, if not more.” The medic sounded very self-assured about all this. “Since that’s out of the way, I say we should get moving as soon as possible. Who knows, the Vacans may show up again.” Wardi nodded, satisfied.
“Alright then.” was his response. Suged grinned and jumped into the driver’s seat, the cockpit opening to accommodate him. Then, he took out his activator card and inserted it into a port next to the steering controls, and the Stonecrawler hummed to life.
“Hop in.” Suged said, gesturing to the other two. “Let’s see if I still know how to operate this.” He unlocked the passenger doors, and the two Yroi complied, seating themselves in the passenger seats in the back. With that, Suged grasped the controls, the old way of driving coming back to him as he started it forward. The Stonecrawler had a purple and black paint job, with the black being the main color while the purple was an accent. The vehicle was formed in two segments, with one being the driver’s seat with all the controls to operate it, and the second being the passenger and cargo space, where Wardi and Kekris were at the time. Since both parts were connected, it was possible to go from one to the other. To move around, the Stonecrawler had a dozen mechanical legs on each segment, insectoid in appearance. Because of this, the vehicle resembled a giant mechanical centipede as it whirred and rumbled across the rocky ground.
“I’d almost forgotten how it felt to operate one of these!” Suged cried with glee from the driver’s section. Both Wardi and Kekris smiled, in spite of the situation.
“I almost forgot how it felt to be riding in one of these!” Kekris called to him, enjoying the rather jaunty movement of their transport. Meanwhile, Wardi was not so happy, as the bouncing made him feel sick.
“Suged?” he asked the driver, “do you have any, like, motion sickness bags on this thing?” Indignantly, Suged called back,
“Open the window, and don’t get it on the paint job!” With that, Wardi activated the moving window and it slid down and out of sight, unbuckling his seat belt as he did so. He leaned his head out of the gap and splattered a nearby boulder with bright orange goo, taking painstaking precision to make sure the stuff didn’t get on the Stonecrawler. He ducked his head back inside and then strapped himself back in, groaning and moving the window back up. Kekris chuckled.
“I’d also forgotten what a Yroi’s puke looked like.” She laughed again. “Well that should have you feeling better at least.” Kekris patted her cousin on the shoulder, his face still downcast.
“Yeah.” he agreed sullenly.
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The rest of the journey progressed smoothly enough, with Suged only having to steer around some particularly large formations of stone jutting up out of the ground. Other than that, the Stonecrawler made good time across the barren plain and the three hadn’t yet run out of energy. Soon enough, in a few days they could see the rocky peaks of the Taina Mountains fast approaching.
“Taina Mountains ahead!” called Suged to his passengers.

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hmmm? does atobe want to tell me something?

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apparently not

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Should I continue this? Seems kinda lame to leave the story on a cliffhanger.

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you should definitely continue it at all costs

how else are we going to get our out of context goodness

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Yes…
Give us more story…

And also what Mongolia said.

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