The darkness was overwhelming. it was rare on Rubi-ka that there would be a area so dark, what with the continued city development, and ships flying overhead...but here, in the desert..it was almost like someone had caused a fearfull blindness on those who ventured this far out.
It wasn't like Lily to go this far out usually. She liked to stay close to Borealis, or her organizations city. When she wasn't out whacking things, she prefered the confort of her friends in Shattered dreams, by a late night campfire...or a dance in the HQ bar. She liked to watch the stars from the cafe...she always enjoyed the night..the way the sky was neverending....
Lilyflie did not like the sky here however. As much as the night was a confort, this place made her shiver. Lily didn't get scared often...in fact, many who know her would be hard pressed to find a time she was ever scared. But if they saw her now...they would see a frightened litle girl..alone in the dark.
And lily was by no means little. The reason she could whack things so well was her odd size for a Opifex. Most of her breed were martial artists, or agents due to the smaller frame and sense of stealth. Not lily. She was always different. Larger than most..clumsy....and yet strong. Very strong. It is rumored she once carried a wounded Atrox to safety when the two of them were in battle. That has never really been confirmed, but those who know lily, didn't question it. With her, it seemed anything was possible.
to top off the difference in Lily, she did not seem as smart as most of the other opifex breed. Fixers and agents specifically were popular for opifex, because they were able to access information in thier minds, that only others could have dreamed. This is one reason why Omni-Tek developed the opifex. Quick, smart and sly. this is also the reason most people don't trust opifex.
But in Lily's case, she seemed to stop developing her mind. To the natural eye, she would appear to be a young woman..perhaps 20 years....but when speaking to her, her manner was in the way of a 8 or 10 year old. She liked to whack. She liked to look at the stars. that was usually how far her train of thought would go.
tonight however, her mind was racing. "lily doesn't like this place" She said to herself out loud, and caught herself in a shiver. She was lost. Not too uncommon for Lily to get lost really, but usually she got lost close to a city, which meant she was never REALLY lost...just misplaced. tonight she was sure of it though. She was really lost.
She kept moving forward, wishing she had her Yalmaha with her...unfortunatly she had a slight accident with it a couple hours earlier, and thought maybe there was a nearby city she could get some help.
but there was no city. there was no help for Lily.
Moving forward was all she had. And she didn't even know where that was taking her. North was west, east was south. It was all very confusing. now and then she thought she heard something, and would try to look around her...but it was too dark to see.
She tried her com unit "lo? Rai Guy? Jaja? Boss lady? Anyone?" but all she got was static. Something was interfering with her com...or it was broken. She wasn't sure. She didn't know of these things.
a hour past.....two hours...Lily was tired...but the thought of stopping worried her. in her limited thoughts she felt moving would keep her safe. She wasn't even sure what she was trying to stay safe from....just knew whatever it was, it couldn't be good.
Just when it seemed there was no end to the darkness, there was the sound of something moving nearby. Lily gripped her bats tightly as she slowly stopped to listen. She was shaking. if you can imagine what it was like when you were 4 years old and couldn't find your parents....and you didn't know where to go, or if you were going to be ok...that was how lily felt right now.
The sound moved closer. Lily started to whimper slightly. closer it came...the sound of many small feet....it would stop now and again for a moment and then start...almost as though it was moving around her....examining her.
lily took a breath "1.....2........3." She started counting. She was trying to find her courage. "6...7..." The creature moved closer...she could here the feet louder now "11.....12......13..." Closer still....and then, almost running at her.
Instict took over. She spun herself around and with all her strength brought her bat downwards, striking the creature head on, knocking it back. She only caught a small glimpse of it in the dark, and when it fell back, it fell outside of her vision.. It was quiet again...
Lily waited.....perfectly still. She was about to let down her guard when she head the feet again, coming at her. She closed her eyes and listened. *Whack* again she struck the creature, and it fell back...this time however it came back at her right away. *whack, whack* she hit it a coupld more times, but it let out some kind of gas from its body, and she found herself choking on it...she took a coupld steps back, and shook her head. "come on Lily...focus!" she screamed at herself.
Again the feet came. She flipped the bats around in her hands, and brought them around to meet the creature on either side. This time, It would not come at her again. It exploded between the bats, getting all sorts of gooey stuff on Lily. "ew ew ew" she said as she backed away.
She sat on the ground and wiped the goo from her face. "slimey little.....grrr" She said to noone. She let out a little sigh and waited, making sure the thing would not come at her again.
She sat waiting...for what she wasn't sure...but the adrenaline started to vanish, and her fear began to set in again. she could still see nothing in the dark. She was still lost...and she had just been attacked.
She put her pack down and pulled out a bonfire kit. She had been trying to save them, as she didn't have many left, but now she didn't care. within moments she had a Lily fire(tm) going and the area seemed to brighten up slightly
Now she could investigate what had attacked her. She saw all the little feet marks in the sand around her, and could see the remains of the beast. "hrm...aliens" she muttered to herself and kicked the dead alien. "lily hates Aliens..."
Almost as if her comment had cued it up, the sky began to brighten...a green glow...getting bigger....and the humm of a craft....getting louder.
Lily looked up, and though at first she thought maybe she was saved...she soon found her fear again. It was a Alien craft. and it was heading towards her.
She looked at the body of the alien spider "oh crap..." then looked at the bonfire "agh...crap crap..." and then back up at the sky "crap!!"
The ship was almost overhead. Again she tried her comlink "Ms Falikos? Rai guy!??" to which she again met static. She looked left...she looked right....there was nowhere to run
"this does not bode well for lily...." she said.
The bonfire kit expired.....the green light filled the sky...and lily heard the sound of many little feet on the sand again.
"....crap..."
to be continued.......(and feel free to add your own entries and stuff :P)