Tyra was about to move the rifle to see if she could find those guards when another beam of light came back to her through the lens of her scope. It was only there for a few moments before it disappeared. She listened closely hearing the soft footsteps on the roof figuring that Lyric was getting ready to go inside the makeshift tent. "It would seem our message was received. Once things get going there will be no way of stopping it. If I had better line of sight or a higher vantage point we could pick them off with no trouble." She looked around to see if there was anything remotely useable.
Alexandria was glad that things were going well for the moment. Once the action did start there was no way in hell she was going to miss it. "Hopefully we can get a few more allies and then after that see what we can get from saving these people. I don't want to have to finish what these guards started." Having a hatred from the guards that reminded her of the facility far trumped the need to gain that ship at any cost. If it all went well that ship would be theirs as payment. This would also be a good chance to figure out if this would be a good place to trade goods at least for a short time.
Having her cutlass out just in case it was needed. She crawled through the window as quickly as possible. There were at least a dozen people inside the makeshift tent. The girl that had stuck her head out was standing near the door weapon in her hand. While the others stayed behind her trying not to make a sound. Lyric needed to make sure she didn't freak them out appearing out of no where. It might have been better if she had just come through the door. Shrugging her shoulders a soft giggle escaped her lips. Everyone in the room jumped as the girl turned to the direction of the sound pointing her weapon in that direction. She had a worn out saber that wouldn't cut a blade of grass.
"Who is there? I am not afraid of you." Her words came out strong but Lyric could hear the slight shakiness in her voice. Taking a step forward touching her cutlass to the saber appearing to everyone in the room with a finger over her mouth and a soft smile. "Shhhhhhh there is no need to get excited. I am here to help so bringing the guards down on on us isn't advised." The fear was still there but thankfully everyone took the advice as the girl lowered her saber.
Keeping her weapon raised she went to the door peering out to see if there were any guards near by. Thankfully for the moment they had not made it too the area just yet. However it wouldn't be long before they showed up. Turning back around to really see who was in the room. Aside from the girl no one else had a suitable weapon. Most of them were just standing there shaking trying not to scream. Lyric wasn't used to having this many people around. She needed to do something quickly before all hell broke loose.
"Is there anymore of you out there moving around? We killed one of the guards from a far before arriving here. I didn't see the body while moving through the settlement." Lyric was hoping there was at least one other person there besides the girl who had something to offer in a fight. The girl with the saber stepped up tilting her head to the side. "There is one person missing but they don't live here. They come by to trade from time to time. I haven't seen her in awhile though."
So there was someone else moving about the settlement. How in the hell was she getting past the guards unseen? Of course whoever this person was they knew the area better then she did. That would be the one person they needed to make contact with since that would give them at least one more good fighter. There is a chance she was just smart and was hiding out for the moment until the danger past. Shaking her head it was time to do something since this group couldn't stay here much longer. "Alright we need to move everyone to a safer place. Do you have anything that is underground or something that is steady used for storage?"
Everyone thought for a moment as the young girl spoke up again. "There is one place we could go but it is close to were all the dead people are at the moment. We are here since the guards are in our path." Lyric could understand why they are hiding at the moment. The guards had automatic weapons along with better armor. She needed to come up with a plan since there was no where to make everyone invisible. Starting to pace a bit running through a few different plans in her head based on the layout of the settlement. The only other option would be a distraction which now that there was no need to be completely quiet she could rely that to Tyra and Alexandria.
That would be a simple fix since she just had to go to the window. Lyric figured she was watching the makeshift tent like a hawk. Moving over to the window she poked her head out taking in a deep breath. "Tyra I found a group of people in here. There are about a dozen of them. They have one worn weapon. We have a place to hide them but we need a path to get there." She stopped for a moment realizing that may be to much to say at once. Going back inside the window waiting for some kind of response.
Tyra saw Lyric's head peak out of the window. She closed her eyes focusing on the sound of Lyric's voice listening to every word. Letting out a soft chuckle she leaned down speaking calmly. "There are a few people in that makeshift tent we found. Only one worn weapon between them. She needs a distraction it would seem to get them to a safer place." Alexandria was glad to hear there was someone left. While it would have been easier to pick the bones of the dead, information was also extremely helpful. A distraction shouldn't be something hard to do. There was only the matter of coming up with a good one.
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The simple answer would be for Tyra to fire a shot to make the guards come running. Of course that would only hold interest for so long. She needed something that would draw them out and keep them there. There had to be something around that could give her the answer she needed. Looking up at Tyra rolling her shoulders which made V shift a bit. "Keep me covered I am going to find something to help with that distraction. If I am going to be a captain the work needs to be put into it."
Adjusting her rifle peering down the sight. "I will have no trouble with that. Just stay in my site. Keep an eye out for the light beam that will let you know I am watching. If you don't see it I can't see you." Alexandria nodded moving forward into the settlement.
There really wasn't much to it. The ground squished beneath her boots scanning the area as she walked. V's head darting around the area looking at the bodies all over the place. Alexandria made a mental note to get some bones for her after this was all over. There was no way she wanted the survivors to see their loved ones getting feasted on by a vulture.
After taking another few steps she heard scratching sounds turning her head to see what was there. At first all she saw was a mound of some kind rising up from the ground. She didn't see anything at first and then heard the scratching again. A slurping sound floated her ears as two eyes glowed from on top of the mound.
Looking closer at the creature a smile crept across Alexandria's face. There was a creature in front of her that seemed to have long claws and didn't have a problem avoiding the guards. Every other living thing in the area was gone but this creature remained. She wasn't sure what it was eating but the mound it was standing on looked pretty solid to her.
Taking in a deep breath turning to V. "Go on and fly back to the ship. I will take the distracting from here." Cocking her head to the side V flapped her wings and flew away staying low and for once not a single sound came from her beak.
She watched for a moment as V took off back to the ship. Turning back to the other creature focusing all her attention on it. After a few moments her body started to twist and contort taking on the form of the creature. Her tongue zipped out of the long nose on the body. Moving the paws under her feeling the weight of the claws. The creature disappeared into the shadows as Alexandria looked around.
The center of gravity wasn't as long but she did feel smaller then the sailfish. Shaking her head moving forward in the direction of the makeshift tent. Now it was time to find out what she could do with this new creature. Her sense of smell seemed to be amplified which was a good thing since she was able to follow the smell of weapons fire.
Coming to a curve she stopped since the sound of footsteps echoed in her ears. Keeping to the shadows of the nearest building peering around the corner. It was the guards that Lyric had mentioned before. There were at least half a dozen. She wasn't sure how many more there could be. However the only thing to do now was get their attention and not get killed. Looking around trying to find the beam of light Tyra told her to keep an eye out for.
At first she wasn't able to see it. She was just going to have to kill them all herself. Moving her head up a bit spotting the small dot hitting one of the buildings in the area the guards were now standing. Moving them into the line of fire was important. Of course she was going to get some kills in too. Tyra had already drew first blood and there was no way Alexandria was going to miss out on this.
There was the fact that the creature she saw didn't even reveal itself until it wanted too. Alexandria could do that if she had enough time practice. There wasn't time for that but it was all about the distraction. Letting out burst of air from her nose she decided to just rush forward. Feeling the way the creature moved reaching the nearest guard.
The guard didn't even notice her until she started ripping into his leg. Clawing the guard until they were down on the ground. Their firearm shot off a few rounds accompanied by a blood curling scream. Blood was flying everywhere as the other guards almost jumped into the air at all the noise. Alexandria didn't want to hear the scream scurrying to the guards head thrusting a paw full of claws into the guards mouth. A gaggled gasp and silence followed as she pulled out blood soaked claws with some spraying into the air looking at the other guards.
At first they didn't move trying to figure out what the hell just happened. This gave Alexandria a moment to find the beam of light. It was not far behind them and killing all those guards in the same way would be difficult. It was time for a little follow the leader. Of course she needed to make sure they didn't just open fire on her.
Lyric heard the scream running towards the door of the makeshift tent. Opening it up a bit and peering outside. She could hear the faint boot steps of guards racing to the area she had found that small group not to long ago. A soft giggle escaped her lips as she shut the door. Turning to the group as she spoke, "Alright we can make our way to that hiding place. Of course there is one more question I need to ask."
They all nodded looking at her not speaking so that she could ask it and they could all get going. "Once this is all over we want that ship in the harbor. Do you think your lives are fair trade for it?" Lyric let out another soft giggle tilting her head to the side. The group looked at her for a moment before the young girl replied. "You can have whatever you want. Of course that ship doesn't really belong to anyone. So after this is all over check it out."
Lyric was happy with that answer for now as she turned back to the door opening it wide. "Alright then lets get you all out of here. You lead the way saber girl." The young girl nodded as they started to file out of the makeshift tent heading for the safe area.