([b]Hasaku[/b] lands on ground level to see a decent-sized army of S.S. members setting up areas to place traps by the bridge to [b]Dyphinix[/b] and the entrance to it.) [b]Hasaku:[/b] Could they be planning to lure the [b]Nyterunners[/b]? [b]S.S. Member:[/b] *to another member* Yeah. Place that turret over there. *points to a location* [b]Ashe:[/b] *walking through the street, blocking oncoming cars* This street is off-limits. You will have to use the tunnels. *signals them to go somewhere else* [b]Stranger:[/b] *in the car, looking at [b]Ashe[/b]* Goddamn. Come oooonnnn. *turns his car around, every other driver turning their car* [b]Samina:[/b] *walks over to [b]Ashe[/b]* How long do we plan on keeping this area restricted? [b]Ashe:[/b] Not too long, as much time we need to lure them. [b]Hasaku:[/b] *spying on them from behind a wall* Hindering their plans seem fun, but their only hindering themselves. The [b]Nyterunners[/b] can't fall for this. _______________________________________ [u][b]*Cliche-ass opening theme plays*[/b][/u] _______________________________________ (Next Day, in [b]Sakrisen[/b], Sai is walking around the city. He hears his cator beep and pulls it out.) [b]Saitonia:[/b] *answers* Yes, Cat? [b]Hasaku:[/b] *on the cator* I'm not a cat, silly. *weirdly laughs* [b]Saitonia:[/b] You're that [b]Hasaku[/b]. How did you- [b]Hasaku:[/b] Nevermind that. The [b]Saitranovia Syndicate[/b] is planning to set up traps by [b]Dyphinix[/b]'s bridge and entrance. [b]Saitonia:[/b] Cool. So they're luring them? [b]Hasaku:[/b] Yeah. If you ask me, it most surely wouldn't come to any sort of fruition. Those [b]Nyterunners[/b] are way too clever and cunning to fall for a trap like that. [b]Saitonia:[/b] Sheez. How you say it, they might as well set traps in every 4 cities. [b]Hasaku:[/b] Yeah, but it'd take too much time. [b]Saitonia:[/b] Where even are you? *Sai passes a building, not realizing that [b]Hasaku[/b] is leaning right on it. She grabs his arm and pulls him to the wall. They both put away their cators.* [b]Saitonia:[/b] What in the? Why are you hiding? [b]Hasaku:[/b] Not trying to appear suspicious. [b]Saitonia:[/b] *scoffs* I can see that. [b]Hasaku:[/b] One way we'll catch them is if we search the alleyways at night for them. They love traveling on the top of abandoned buildings, and most of them are in [b]Dyphinix[/b]. [b]Saitonia:[/b] Yeah, okay. Sounds like the S.S. wants them as soon as possible, so we'll make our move one of these nights? [b]Hasaku:[/b] Yeah...but I got planning to do. *evily smiles* I'll contact you. *runs up the building* [b]Saitonia:[/b] *looking up at [b]Hasaku[/b]* Yeah, okay. _______________________________________ (On top of a building in [b]Paladuras[/b], with [b]Dr. Titan, Ronin, Hammer, Rex, and Adidas[/b].) [b]Dr. Titan:[/b] *playing with some fire in his hands* It seems there's been a decline in hunters lately. I usually see them scouting the streets of the city. [b]Ronin:[/b] It's most likely those [b]Spektral Nyterunners[/b] who's the big topic of the city currently. Must've wiped them all out. [b]Rex:[/b] Concurring your thought there, [b]Ronin[/b]. [b]Adidas:[/b] It's so boring, I honestly don't feel like hunting down those twins [b]Terranova[/b]'s so focused on. [b]Hammer:[/b] You know he'd kill us himself if we didn't follow the order. Yes. Shamefully, he's that malicious. [b]Dr. Titan:[/b] *turns to the 4* They'll turn up soon....I bet. _______________________________________ (At a traditional-like house off the edges of [b]Sakrisen[/b], [b]Sakiro, Tenerus, Kasaro, Himeki, and Junos[/b] are training their fighting skills against dummies.) [b]Tenerus:[/b] Training is good and all, but don't you think we should be training for [b]Terranova[/b] rather than the [b]Spektral Nyterunners[/b]? [b]Junos:[/b] *sitting in a meditating position, surrounded by dummies* Silence, useless. *opens his eyes* Training is training, regardless of what kind of opposing threat we come upon. *slowly pulls out his sword* So when the time comes...*bolts up and slices up all the dummies surrounding him in a split second* we'll be ready. [b]Tenerus:[/b] Ugh, you really had to call me useless too? [b]Himeki:[/b] Would unskilled be a less offensive way to describe you? [b]Kasaro:[/b] He'll get offended regardless, [b]Himeki[/b]. Catch! *punches a dummy as it goes flying towards [b]Himeki[/b]* [b]Himeki:[/b] *slices the dummy with her [b]Imperibellum[/b] fan* Caught it! [b]Sakiro:[/b] *jumps from 1 dummy to another and slices it with her energy blade, repeats this action on 4 more dummies, latches onto 2 dummies and slices them in a torpedo-like motion, jumps down and runs to 1 more dummy, latches onto it, and slices it then jumps up and flips over it* [b]Tenerus:[/b] *looks over to [b]Sakiro[/b]* And look who's really attentive into the training. [b]Sakiro:[/b] *latches onto a dummy, throws it up, and kicks it at [b]Tenerus[/b]* [b]Tenerus:[/b] *covers himself but still gets knocked down* Arrgh, what the hell, [b]Sakiro[/b]?! [b]Sakiro:[/b] *walks over* You're either too distracted or too clumsy to even react. *sighs and sits down* [b]Tenerus[/b], it's basically a big game of survival in this world. If your head's not up for it, death will take you in a heartbeat. At least put in some effort, and show you want to survive whatever comes your way. [b]Tenerus:[/b] *smirks* Why thanks for the pep talk. [b]Vandren:[/b] *leaning on a pillar, then walks up to the 5* What a show here. *all 5 group up* [b]Junos:[/b] [b]Vandren[/b]. Shouldn't you be training too? [b]Vandren:[/b] I get enough training out in the city. [b]Himeki:[/b] Very funny. [b]Vandren:[/b] The training isn't all that necessary if you're fighting a notorious night gang, but it's worth it for divine overlords. You just gotta be tactical, clever, be knowledgeable of your surroundings. [b]Sakiro:[/b] Reasonable. We just might have to see what everyone will be doing to catch the [b]Spektral Nyterunners[/b]. *Everyone starts exiting the grounds* _______________________________________ (Later on, hitting dusk, [b]Pyrus[/b] is on top of a building, scouting the bridge and entrance to [b]Dyphinix[/b], where the S.S. are setting up traps.) [b]Pyrus:[/b] *sighs* Really, S.S.? You're still setting up traps? Waiting for them to just fall for it? ([b]S.S. Member:[/b] *to another member* No, actually, bring it in here.) [b]Pyrus:[/b] This is so not gonna work. *jumps down to a lower level and exits the scene* _______________________________________ (Night time, at the group safehouse, with the twins, Cat, and Kav. Cat is out on the balcony, looking at multiple S.S. ships flying towards [b]Dyphinix[/b].) [b]Kavita:[/b] *enters outside on the balcony* What could they be doing now, Cat? *sits down* You gotta be kidding me. The more they put into setting up all this sh[b]i[/b]t, the less they'll fall for it. They're not like a planet-level threat or anything. Just send a big-a[b]ss[/b] army. [b]Cathera:[/b] Yeah, this is pointless. [b]Saitonia:[/b] *slides open the door, Aino at his side, they both look up at the sky* So-....and they've just started yesterday. [b]Ainotias:[/b] Might as well trap and catch them ourselves. Don't get the point of all this. [b]Cathera:[/b] Whatever they're doing, they better hope that they succeed in capturing the [b]Spektral Nyterunners[/b], [b]because I can't sense any progression with this plan.[/b] [i][b]*fade*[/b][/i] _______________________________________ [u][b]END:[/b][/u] [spoiler][b]Erased....[/b][/spoiler]