"Good," R.D. said, falling back into a seat. "So, any theories on what nasty monster is gonna be awaiting us when we try to leave?"

"R.D., this isn't a giant video game," Alasea scolded lightly.

The amnesiac teen snorted. "This whole adventure has been one big cliché."

"Yeah, that's true," Matt mused. "I mean, this whole quest has been travel somewhere, go through it, fight the boss, rinse and repeat. Everyone once in a while we do some sidequest to ease the standard routine."

"...god, it IS like a giant video game," Hugo sighed, shaking his body in shame.

"If that's the case, how far along the 'game' do you think we are? And how much closer to the 'final boss'?" R.D. asked.

"Hell if I know." His arms still folded, Matt tipped his head backwards. "Though level skip would be pretty cool."

R.D. sighed. "You know, I'd say this adventure has been a real eye-opener for me... but..."

"But what?" Alasea asked, cocking her head to the side.

"Amnesia, of course," R.D. said, shrugging, "How can something be an eye-opener if I have nothing to compare it to in my memory?"

(OOC: *looks at Juno with big, bloody eyes popped out of skull* I don' really care...)

After a not too long time, they all arrived at the mentioned oasis and started to set up camp.

(OOC: If you want the characters to talk some, alright. If not, we could just skip straight into the morning.)

(I vote for skipping.)

Bryant glanced at the shakles and grabbed a pair. He put them on quickly without a word and tossed the other to Brandon. Brandon hesitated as he remembered his inprisonment back at New York and the bruises these things can give. He shrugged and put them on.

Bryant turned to the demon. "Very well...let's go." He said stepping out with Brandon following behind.

(OOC: Well, I don't have any ideas for conversation, and if you don't either, we have little choice, no?)

"Long time no see." Bryant said first, nodding. He had a smirk, showing no fear. He didn't plan to as it would only lead to things of humiliation. Brandon however kept a plain face again showing no fear but no amusment as well.

"You have a point," Matt remarked.

Feeling antsy, Hugo walked up the aisle, eyeing the windows, his pickaxe ready to fire. He hoped nothing would try to attack them-though he liked violence as much as anyone else, he didn't appreciate the way he felt so tense about it. Maybe it was the Ing themselves-they didn't react like normal opponents. It felt like they died, then pulled themselves back together and came back for more.

They heard a muffled thump from the front of the train, and looking out the windows, they saw particles of dark matter streak by.

"I think we just ran over an Ing," R.D. muttered.

A few more thumps were heard. "I hope they don't figure out how to get in," Alasea said, getting nervous.

Hugo chuckled. "I know how they're gettin' out," he said, sliding the chamber on his pickaxe with a satisfying click.

"Yeah, we can take 'em," Matt added. "We can just chuck them out the door if we need to."

OOC: Anything else to add for our time? Blazen? Dranzer? If not, i'll just skip to sunrise and continue this thing.

(@Fallen: i got nothin)

Brandon and Bryant shrugged at the same time. Brandon spoke first however: "The beds are hard, the food is terrible, but better than either of us could expect." Brandon both insulted and complimented. "Oh and servise is enough to make up for some of it."

The rest of the ride was uneventful, and they soon arrived at the next station. The area they disembarked in was again crawling with the mutant bugs, but they didn't hear any Ing. A rather large entryway was in front of him.

"Um, anyone else getting a feeling of foreboding here?" Alasea asked. Her skin had broken out in goosebumps.

"All right, if this is a game..." Matt glanced around in a comical fashion. "Where's the Save Point?"

Helena sighed. She had no honest clue as to what the others were talking about. "Let's just go."

"Seriously, there may be a bad guy past there," Matt said, gesturing to the entryway. "We can't rule that out, at least."

Kalmar awoke with a start, the images that had haunted his sleep slowly floating from his mind as he sat up. He looked around and realized it was still dark, but he got his cloak from where he had fastened it and threw it around his shoulders.

He walked to where Blazen was still sitting, "You may sleep now, I will take watch from here." Daylight was still a few hours off, judging by the darkness still surrounding the camp. If Blazen chose to sleep now, they could be awakened before they set off, or they could wake Kite and Blane and continue their trek.

Blazen looked over to see his comrade, Kalmar there. Apparently he could not sleep either. Blazen nodded, not about to argue.

Because of this event Blazen closed his eyes once more laying hit thoughts to rest before falling asleep.

"Let's get going," R.D. said, motioning the group forward. As he did, he drew a Phase Blade. They entered a dimly lit foyer, and the bugs scattered from the pale light Matt's orb emitted. The air was as still as death, but R.D. could feel the presence of something else in the foyer. It was making the hair on the back of his neck stand up on end.

"R.D.," Alasea whispered, "Don't you hear it?"

"What?" R.D. whispered back, concentrating. He heard it then.

Something was breathing quietly.

Matt's eyes narrowed. "We ain't alone, kids," he whispered.

Helena held her claws out somewhat in front of her, ready to fire if needed. "Let's get out of here."

The foyer was long, wide, and rectangular giving them decent room to run around in should things go wrong. Several pillars went in columns along the sides of the foyer, and there were several benches here and there. The entire place had the same ruined, dilapidated look as the rest of the transit station, and in fact the rest of the world. On the other side, they could see another archway with stairs, and the faint rays of light that told them that they were near the exit. However, the rest of the room was frighteningly dark.

As the group progressed halfway through the foyer, things finally went wrong. They heard the distinct sound of stone grinding against stone, and they saw that stone doors were sliding down across the exits to bar their path.

"Run!" R.D. shouted, racing towards the stairwell. However, before they could get there, the heavy door had closed completely, leaving the foyer in darkness.

"FUCK!" Matt snapped, his expression visible with the orb of light. "It's a trap!"

"Then bust us out!" Hugo shouted, pointing his pickaxe at the darkness.

"I'm workin' on it!" Matt said. He approached the stone door, rearing back his fist, and lashed against it with a mighty blow.

Despite Matt's punch, the sturdy wall took the blow soundly. However, it seemed as if the attack reverberated through the foyer. Silence fell, but it was soon shattered by a low, menacing growl, almost like a hiss.

The hair on R.D.'s neck stood up again, and he slowly turned around, looking about cautiously. "That can't be good," he muttered. He could see a faint movement up above, at the other end of the foyer. Whatever it was, it seemed to notice the group, as it launched through the air and hit the floor halfway through the foyer with a mighty crash. The pale light of Matt's orb illuminated the creature's face, and Alasea blanched.

It was a spider; the biggest spider she had ever seen, and it was larger than a tank. Its legs were long, thick, and powerful, covered in bristles and ending in slightly curved, cruel black spikes. Its abdomen was long, lithe, and muscular, and covered in a hard shell that sported alien designs and what seemed to be a strange, kanji-like symbol. Then it opened its eyes.

Unlike normal spiders, which had anywhere between four to eight eyes, this one only had two--two that glowed a frightening, malevolent reddish-orange. Its face was framed by six large mandibles that curved in a half-circle around a gaping mouth lined with thin, sharp teeth. A sickly fluid dripped from the mandibles. The World Eater spider demon took a cautious step forward, then reared back and shrieked.

Edited by RisingDragon on February 25, 2007 at 19:24:22.

Rather than act in surprise, Matt's eyes narrowed as he took in as much detail of the giant spider monster as he could.

"...oh, bloody hell."

"KILL IT!" Hugo shouted. Smashing his pickaxe on the ground, his armor became a bright yellow, and a thin rod formed from the end of his weapon, crackling with electricity. Two more electrified rods, angled into a V shape, extended from Hugo's helmet. Without hesitation, the Mettaur raised his pickaxe and shot a powerful burst of lightning at the demon.

Gasping, Helena hopped backwards, raising her hands, but the pure size of the monster was so frightening, she shook without firing, her eyes wide in fear.

Matt quickly turned back to the wall-they needed out, fast. "ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORA~!" He rapidly attacked the wall with a series of high-powered punches, trying to break through as quick as possible.

"So that's why there were so many bugs in here... we found their king," R.D. growled. "Come get some!"

R.D. shot forward, bringing his blade around to attack. As he neared in his charge, he whipped the sword up and brought it down hard just as the spider curled a foreleg in front of it.

The World Eater's blow sent R.D. flying through the air, slamming him into a wall hard enough to leave a crater. The lightning burst struck the demon, but it merely hissed and turned back, only to get struck by Alasea's light beam in the face. That time, it screeched and charged forward with surprising speed.