1st Mixture - Sand + Ink [Video]
[The communication device clattered on the floor and suddenly clicked on, capturing the image of a redhead slowly rising to his feet in the middle of an abandoned baseball field. He was shocked to awareness with a wave of disorientation immediately assaulting his senses, and he blinked to clear the daze in his vision.]
......
[Gaara grunted a noise of vivid pain, and then attempted to take a step forward before he crumbled to his knees, right next to the NV.]
[A few feet away from the fallen redhead, Sai laid unconscious on the ground. He remained unmoving for a long minute before his hand slowly moved, and he awakened. With more effort than should be necessary, the ninja slowly pushed himself up to his knees, a hand immediately pressing against his forehead.]
What happened…?
Sai…
[With effort, he lifted his head to look in the direction of the Leaf ninja. Seeing his condition, Gaara gritted his teeth as he forced himself back to a standing position, walking forward carefully, sore muscles straining from prior compression. He eventually reached Sai’s location and knelt down beside him, worried eyes swiftly sweeping over his form.]
Are you all right?
[Slowly, the fog of confusion lifted and the cogs of his mind began to work. This was not the facility... the third facility?
He turned to the approaching redhead.] I am physically well.
[Using what little strength he possessed, Sai rose to his feet, and looked at the surrounding baseball field.]
We must be in the Third Facility.
[A slight nod of agreement as Gaara glanced around the unfamiliar environment.]
You have full access to your chakra reserves, correct?
[Their collars must be black, he mused silently, and lifted a hand toward his neck… only to find it bare.]
…?
[With a mild frown marring his expression, he stood up once again, his curious gaze shifting over to Sai.]
Our collars… are absent.
[At that comment, a gloved hand immediately flew up, touching the nape of his neck for the first time in a year without the obstruction of his collar.]
…
Hmm… This is unprecedented. [And then, in a very quiet tone, almost under his breath.] Was that their purpose…? …Doubtful.
[Gaara folds his arms across his chest while continuing to look around, attempting to locate other bystanders, finding nothing but foreboding silence in the dark setting. Based on the assumption that the residents had been teleported to a tertiary location, there were immediate priorities to address.]
We need to secure shelter and a food source.
[He rose to his feet as his hand fell away from the collar.] .... Why--[But, before he could utter the question, a dark shadow burst through the far away fence and ran toward them. Sai was immediately on guard and jumped away, pulling out a scroll and brush as he swiftly jumped out of the recording’s range.]
…!
[From the thick veil of darkness stretching over the area, more creatures began to slink forward. The Suna ninja leapt back to gain a bit of distance, one foot colliding with the NV and sending it off to the side.]
......
[Gaara grunted a noise of vivid pain, and then attempted to take a step forward before he crumbled to his knees, right next to the NV.]
[A few feet away from the fallen redhead, Sai laid unconscious on the ground. He remained unmoving for a long minute before his hand slowly moved, and he awakened. With more effort than should be necessary, the ninja slowly pushed himself up to his knees, a hand immediately pressing against his forehead.]
What happened…?
Sai…
[With effort, he lifted his head to look in the direction of the Leaf ninja. Seeing his condition, Gaara gritted his teeth as he forced himself back to a standing position, walking forward carefully, sore muscles straining from prior compression. He eventually reached Sai’s location and knelt down beside him, worried eyes swiftly sweeping over his form.]
Are you all right?
[Slowly, the fog of confusion lifted and the cogs of his mind began to work. This was not the facility... the third facility?
He turned to the approaching redhead.] I am physically well.
[Using what little strength he possessed, Sai rose to his feet, and looked at the surrounding baseball field.]
We must be in the Third Facility.
[A slight nod of agreement as Gaara glanced around the unfamiliar environment.]
You have full access to your chakra reserves, correct?
[Their collars must be black, he mused silently, and lifted a hand toward his neck… only to find it bare.]
…?
[With a mild frown marring his expression, he stood up once again, his curious gaze shifting over to Sai.]
Our collars… are absent.
[At that comment, a gloved hand immediately flew up, touching the nape of his neck for the first time in a year without the obstruction of his collar.]
…
Hmm… This is unprecedented. [And then, in a very quiet tone, almost under his breath.] Was that their purpose…? …Doubtful.
[Gaara folds his arms across his chest while continuing to look around, attempting to locate other bystanders, finding nothing but foreboding silence in the dark setting. Based on the assumption that the residents had been teleported to a tertiary location, there were immediate priorities to address.]
We need to secure shelter and a food source.
[He rose to his feet as his hand fell away from the collar.] .... Why--[But, before he could utter the question, a dark shadow burst through the far away fence and ran toward them. Sai was immediately on guard and jumped away, pulling out a scroll and brush as he swiftly jumped out of the recording’s range.]
…!
[From the thick veil of darkness stretching over the area, more creatures began to slink forward. The Suna ninja leapt back to gain a bit of distance, one foot colliding with the NV and sending it off to the side.]