Day Eight - Reavers! (Outside)

[rf_reavers]

Who: All
When: Noon
Where: Outside
Rating: NC-17, I'm sure. Reavers rape. We didn't though. Huh.
Invasion: ... no.
Notes: Track, please, and find your tree. Consult us if necessary.

Status: Closed.
Summary: Group effort. And by group effort, I mean, Mandy totally called itThe Reavers invade DauphinMare, as predicted, and the warning stones set

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[ashes_like_sand]

When the racket of stones broke out all around him, Chase wasted no time at all getting outside. He didn't know where outside he should have to be, but he reasoned he'd find out soon enough.

His eyes were black already, his power close to the surface ... and he could hear the thunder, the hooves, the feet.

Chase stared at the oncoming rush of people, both invaders and the residents that were emerging from the dorms, from wherever they'd been, running across from town.

Ice strode from the town hall, her hair bound behind her, blades drawn. She offered a nod to Chase before she stanced behind him, where she reasoned the edge of the shield would eventually be.

There, she watched and waited for the others to emerge, and join them.

[sevensecondtour]

Up on one of the rooftops, a sparrow shook itself free from a nice nap as the stone lashed to its leg began giving off a sound* that grated against its nerves. It sighed (quite an unusual thing for a bird), and took flight, making straight for where it could see two people already gathered.

Upon reaching Chase and Ice, it dropped to the ground, taking on Nathaniel's form as it did.

"Did I miss anything?" Bartimaeus asked evenly, flicking a glance toward the oncoming rush.

* 'Sound' didn't fully encompass how annoying Bartimaeus found the noise to be, but he had no time to be more skillful in his descriptions.

[torngloves]

They'd been told to listen for their worry stones, but they hadn't been told where to go, and Silvara had been worrying about that until she heard the screaming sounds of the attack on the horizon. She was relieved that they'd stuck around nearby. Fingers already glowing with power, Sil started running in the direction of the noise.

Severus winced and pinched the bridge of his nose when the stones started going off. Could they have picked a more annoying sound to warn everyone with? He dearly hoped that they would turn off soon, though he imagined that they wouldn't.

Surprised to discover that he had inadvertently guessed the location the attack would come from, he pulled his wand out of his sleeve and prepared to attack, one eye ready to keep track of Lily's location.

[ashes_like_sand]

Lily had been in the cafeteria with Cedric when the noise erupted. She felt her stomach twist, and she was glad she hadn't actually eaten yet. Withdrawing her wand, she started out with the others in the cafeteria who were heading outside.

She was shaking a little, trembling, and her eyes sought out Severus' taller form, and she made her way over toward him.

He'd meant to tell her about James. He really had, but before he'd gotten a chance, the stones had started beeping, and they were leaving, and it was awkward to yell after her that James was around.

She'd find out soon enough, he reasoned, and winced.

Once out the door, Cedric cast his eyes around for Silvara, and once he spotted her, he moved toward her.

Chase didn't think they'd have much more time before he'd have to put up his shield, so he turned slightly to yell so most of them would hear. "Stay behind me! Stay behind the shield!"

[shiny_captain]

Mal's breath caught in his throat; this was it. Hands moved to his guns, instinctively, pulling them from their holsters as he moved toward the epicenter of town. He had no reason to believe that's where they'd come from, but gorramnit, he'd come out shooting if he saw even the white of an eye as didn't look like it belonged to a human.

Pressing a last kiss to Bella's hair for now, Edward ran preternaturally fast to whence the disturbance had come, ready for when he was needed.

[ashes_like_sand]

Charlie jumped when the stone started beeping. It was worse than a pager. Terrified and less than inclined to head outside, she did so anyway. Pausing just outside the door, she frowned at the sound of thunder, the darkness of the sky ... and the complete lack of feel of anything else remotely thunderstorm like.

Shuddering in fear, she made her way over in a hurry to where the others were.

Jake, with Oy trotting along, hurried up from the shore, a gun drawn and two slung at his hips. His pockets were full of shells, and he was as ready as he'd ever be. Despite his darker thoughts earlier, he found himself seeking out Cameron, knowing she was here, somewhere.

"Sounds like showtime," Tristan said, grinning to Kat as he started out, tugging her along with him. He grinned, because this wasn't real yet ...

though when he stepped outside, it became slightly moreso. Because there was a giant black sea surging toward them. "Oh, holy shit," he swore as he drew his wand, blue eyes widening in fear.

[johnnyflameon]

"Flame on!"

Already outside, Johnny ignited the entirety of his body, having lucked out in discovering he'd managed to retain the flame friendly boxers he'd come with. He joined the cavalry, grinning.

Mal had found the group, and stood near the girl he recognized from their meeting, guns at the ready, eyeing up the monsters that headed towards him.

"Just once let it go smooth," he muttered, the scene before him somehow reminiscent of Serenity Valley, a sobering thought.

Edward lingered back from the wave of animalistic thoughts that thundered in his head. He could easily have just run out swinging, but if he survived, he'd have Bella to deal with. Strange how that seemed worse

[and_snow_fell]

They were still some distance away, but the emotions coming off of them in overwhelming waves were about to drop Jasper to his knees. His hands lifted to his head as the rage, the hunger, the wanton desires surged and roiled within him.

Teeth bared and venom flowed, and he wondered if he should not be on the other side of the shield, the side with all the beating pulses, the side that smelled so good.

Topaz eyes lit on the boy yelling about the shield, and he thought he'd do more good on the far side. It wasn't as though they'd be able to hurt him. Not really. No worse than he'd been hurt before.

He wondered what Alice saw in this battle. ...

Charlie glanced to Johnny when he came out, but it was brief. A flick of eyes, no more. Her attention was on the dark mass swarming nearer, the blanket of darkness draping the land. She took a few steps back, but she felt Chase's shield against her back and knew she could go no further.

Jake made sure his guns were loaded, and he glanced grimly at the oncoming tide. He lifted his gun,

[decisionreader]

As she had suspected, she didn't see the Reavers until the stones did, and along with the piercing shriek in her ears she found herself suddenly overwhelmed with the rapid fire decisions the creatures were making. She clutched her temples in pain, almost falling to her knees as she tried to absorb the onslaught, sort through the pain.

Though what she saw didn't make her feel much better.

Still not completely in control of her visions, Alice reclaimed enough strength to sprint rapidly in the direction of where the heat of the battle would take place, trying to sort through the gruesome images of the upcoming attack to find something useful to draw on.

[et_pur_si_muove]

Draco jerked out of his half-sleep state almost instantly, and moments later wished he had just passed out. It hurt, right inside his temples and made his vision blurry. Gritting his teeth he took the stairs down to the streets two or three at a time - inside fighting is the worst, there's just no space.

He didn't feel brave, energized or terrified. He barely felt anything at all, just worried ; he didn't like that. He should calm down, get his head on straight. Draco tried to look around for people, and saw a short haired girl sprinting in the same direction, and ran towards her.

[biscuitforblack]

Sirius had started running as soon as the stone in his pocket had begun to go off. He was hindered a little by his map, but he considered it worth it to be able to track down exactly who he was looking for.

Alice's dot would be right around... this corner!

Sirius skidded around the corner, already folding the map and stuffing it into a pocket of his robes as he pulled his wand free from his sleeve.

And almost came to an abrupt halt.

He stumbled, then continued to race toward Alice and the blond boy. "Bleeding hell," he swore.

Until now, this hadn't seemed quite as big a deal.

[i_call_9mm]

Gun held in a single hand, Cameron strode purposefully to join the group, silent. She nodded to Chase's words and stood behind him, but if she ran out of ammo, she'd dive into the fray herself, beyond the reach of his shield.

James sauntered toward the commotion, still not sure what was going on. Sure, it had been explained to him, but when 'it' sounded like a lot of rubbish, it tended to make one casual about things.

Then he spotted the figures racing for them, eyes widening.

He withdrew his wand.