18-10-2006, 06:08 PM
Well, the mid-term didn't go so well... at all... so I decided to clear my head with some writing, which turned into a lot of writing, which turned into the completion of chapter 6... so... enjoy! 
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Chapter 6 – Survival of the Fittest
Pink watched with a vicious glare as the male robot put away his weapon and went to pick up his fallen friend. “We’re leaving Pink, just remember we only tried to help.” the robot said, sounding quite annoyed. Damn these creatures trying to help me. They’d betray me and do what they want with me. If one group of them is out to try and capture me, why can’t another one be doing the same? Their actions certainly seemed like they intended to capture me. Pink continued to watch as the three creatures went into the trees, disappearing from sight. I think I can at least believe that there are more of these pests on the way. I’ll have to find a way to get the drop on them.
Pink moved over to a thick set of bushes near the very large tree in the clearing, limping a little on her leg that was bitten. Spreading the bushes aside she climbed down into the little hole at the base of the tree, leading into a small underground cavern. If I am required to escape to a safer location, I will have to leave this comfortable home. Pink looked around to her few belongings, the bag of food she had stolen the precious night, a comfortable air mattress and blanket she had stolen off of another human, and a small, broken stool with a pile of rocks in place of its broken leg. It’s not like I have much that needs moving, although deflating and re-inflating that human device is quite a pain.
Pink walked over to the stool which was placed by a wall, a small bit of light shone in here from a crack that was large enough for her to watch the clearing outside. She sat down and began sharpening her claws and sword while waiting for any signs of further human intrusion. It was by chance I even came across such a suitable home in the first place… I will not be pleased if I must abandon it because of these humans. Pink snarled just at the thought, angered eyes watching the lines of trees outside.
Time passed quite slowly as Pink continued to watch, sparks flying off the tip of the sharpened blade of her Sange. She decided to get a couple of apples to eat while keeping watch, knowing it wouldn’t be much longer now.
Sure enough, after another few moments, several humans started emerging from the edge of the trees outside, along with many more of the strange robot creatures. There must have been at least a good hundred of them out there. Hmm… this will likely be a lot more difficult than I intended. The humans and robots quickly surrounded the bodies of their dead companions that were left in the field, looking to be trying to track Pink. I better prepare while I have the chance. Pink moved over to the human device she used from a bed, starting to let all the air out of it while she lightened her pack a bit by sacrificing some food.
The commotion outside starting getting a lot louder, it seemed the human and robot creatures were quite agitated by something. After the mattress had been fully deflated, Pink folded it as well as the blanket up and put them into her pack. Now the only question is, should I try to flee, or fight my way through? Judging from the numbers, the smart choices would either to be to wait for them to split up again, or to just sneak away from them. Pink moved back over to the thin crevice to look outside once more.
There was a lot of activity outside several groups of the creatures were making large gestures and there was a lot of shouting going on, but Pink did not really know what to make of it. I think I’ll just sneak out of here while they are arguing. She looked away from the scene and made her way outside of her home, keeping herself crouched low to the ground to avoid being seen. She crawled around to the backside of the tree, carefully checking for any signs of human or robot movement on this side of the field before creeping into the trees and making her way away from them all.
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“…and there she goes…” Cranberry watched, seeing Pink make her way around the large tree and out of sight, “I wonder where that pack of hers came from…”
“I don’t think it’s something we really need to worry about. I’m more concerned about how long it’s going to take the rest of the hunters to actually trace her down.” Striker stated with a sarcastic grin when mentioning the other hunters.
Raiden laughed softly and looked at the other hunters, “If they don’t stop arguing she’ll be a day’s run away from them before they find out where she went.”
“Let’s sneak over to the other side of the trees so we can be at least one step ahead of the other hunters. It’ll make it easier to intercept Pink before they catch her.” Cranberry suggested matter-of-factly.
“Someone will probably catch a glimpse of us, but… the fools could use something to take their brains off of their tongues for awhile anyways.” Striker added, laughing a bit himself now. The three of them began to sneak along the edge of the trees, keeping low so the only thing the other hunters would catch is a small glimpse of them.
Sure enough, after getting most of the way around, one of the hunters pointed towards the forest and the arguing began to stop. Once the party was all the way to the side where Pink had gone, they watched the hunters again. The hunters began to start making their way closer to the other side of the clearing, starting to try and trace where Pink had gone.
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Chapter 6 – Survival of the Fittest
Pink watched with a vicious glare as the male robot put away his weapon and went to pick up his fallen friend. “We’re leaving Pink, just remember we only tried to help.” the robot said, sounding quite annoyed. Damn these creatures trying to help me. They’d betray me and do what they want with me. If one group of them is out to try and capture me, why can’t another one be doing the same? Their actions certainly seemed like they intended to capture me. Pink continued to watch as the three creatures went into the trees, disappearing from sight. I think I can at least believe that there are more of these pests on the way. I’ll have to find a way to get the drop on them.
Pink moved over to a thick set of bushes near the very large tree in the clearing, limping a little on her leg that was bitten. Spreading the bushes aside she climbed down into the little hole at the base of the tree, leading into a small underground cavern. If I am required to escape to a safer location, I will have to leave this comfortable home. Pink looked around to her few belongings, the bag of food she had stolen the precious night, a comfortable air mattress and blanket she had stolen off of another human, and a small, broken stool with a pile of rocks in place of its broken leg. It’s not like I have much that needs moving, although deflating and re-inflating that human device is quite a pain.
Pink walked over to the stool which was placed by a wall, a small bit of light shone in here from a crack that was large enough for her to watch the clearing outside. She sat down and began sharpening her claws and sword while waiting for any signs of further human intrusion. It was by chance I even came across such a suitable home in the first place… I will not be pleased if I must abandon it because of these humans. Pink snarled just at the thought, angered eyes watching the lines of trees outside.
Time passed quite slowly as Pink continued to watch, sparks flying off the tip of the sharpened blade of her Sange. She decided to get a couple of apples to eat while keeping watch, knowing it wouldn’t be much longer now.
Sure enough, after another few moments, several humans started emerging from the edge of the trees outside, along with many more of the strange robot creatures. There must have been at least a good hundred of them out there. Hmm… this will likely be a lot more difficult than I intended. The humans and robots quickly surrounded the bodies of their dead companions that were left in the field, looking to be trying to track Pink. I better prepare while I have the chance. Pink moved over to the human device she used from a bed, starting to let all the air out of it while she lightened her pack a bit by sacrificing some food.
The commotion outside starting getting a lot louder, it seemed the human and robot creatures were quite agitated by something. After the mattress had been fully deflated, Pink folded it as well as the blanket up and put them into her pack. Now the only question is, should I try to flee, or fight my way through? Judging from the numbers, the smart choices would either to be to wait for them to split up again, or to just sneak away from them. Pink moved back over to the thin crevice to look outside once more.
There was a lot of activity outside several groups of the creatures were making large gestures and there was a lot of shouting going on, but Pink did not really know what to make of it. I think I’ll just sneak out of here while they are arguing. She looked away from the scene and made her way outside of her home, keeping herself crouched low to the ground to avoid being seen. She crawled around to the backside of the tree, carefully checking for any signs of human or robot movement on this side of the field before creeping into the trees and making her way away from them all.
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“…and there she goes…” Cranberry watched, seeing Pink make her way around the large tree and out of sight, “I wonder where that pack of hers came from…”
“I don’t think it’s something we really need to worry about. I’m more concerned about how long it’s going to take the rest of the hunters to actually trace her down.” Striker stated with a sarcastic grin when mentioning the other hunters.
Raiden laughed softly and looked at the other hunters, “If they don’t stop arguing she’ll be a day’s run away from them before they find out where she went.”
“Let’s sneak over to the other side of the trees so we can be at least one step ahead of the other hunters. It’ll make it easier to intercept Pink before they catch her.” Cranberry suggested matter-of-factly.
“Someone will probably catch a glimpse of us, but… the fools could use something to take their brains off of their tongues for awhile anyways.” Striker added, laughing a bit himself now. The three of them began to sneak along the edge of the trees, keeping low so the only thing the other hunters would catch is a small glimpse of them.
Sure enough, after getting most of the way around, one of the hunters pointed towards the forest and the arguing began to stop. Once the party was all the way to the side where Pink had gone, they watched the hunters again. The hunters began to start making their way closer to the other side of the clearing, starting to try and trace where Pink had gone.
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