Military Log - 013

[dadandgone]

[Launch Bay. Cambot is hovering near Maes as the man stares off. He is standing near one of the pods and it looks like he had been about to launch but why will have to wait. Maes closes his mouth and turns to Cambot]

Uh...guys. Please tell me this isn't a further delusion from the ghost vision thing going on. I mean, if it was I'd already be dead, but...here.

[He grabs cambot and turns him towards what WOULD be the open bay doors and the vastness of space...but instead it's a forest. Maes then turns Cambot back to himself]

It wasn't like that before, right? I mean, Pinkie I've seen you go FLOATING out there. We're supposed to be in SPACE, not, well, in some forest.

[The illogical nature of it all might start to be getting to Maes.]

Comments

[dadandgone]

We'll go as far as we can, but we should probably set a limit...say...one hour.

[He turns to the second Cambot keeping watch from the ship.] If we're not back in an hour or if this Cambot stops broadcasting, go get help, alright?

[Maes then turns and the first Cambot follows as Maes heads towards the trees. He's already slipping a knife from his belt. While Ammy could probably smell their way back he's not going to take any chances. Maes pauses at the first tree they come to and digs an 'x' into the bark.

He then peers into the woods, listening closely. Birds are chirping and it couldn't look less ominous...except for the fact there's a freaking space craft a few feet away. He heads into the woods, trying to look for anything strange but not knowing if he's actually going to find it or not]

[yabigfurball]

[That sounds good to her. As they walk, she occasionally stops to make sure that the Cambot is still following them, and that the Satellite remains in the distance.]

[There's definitely birds around here, and it smells normal. However, the fact that it's so quiet is what's unnerving. Ammy whines a little bit under her breath as they travel, but it's out of nervousness and concern more than anything.]

[dadandgone]

Don't worry. There has to be a reason for this and we'll find it.

[He whispers it, but even his voice sounds too loud out here. He stops and marks another tree as they walk.]

[yabigfurball]

[Yes, they have to find out...if there's a way off the ship through here, it's definitely worth investigating.]

[As they walk and they get further away from the ship, Ammy hears something that sounds like leaves rustling. She perks up and turns her head in that direction...it could just be an animal walking through the leaves. It does seem to be heading away from them, anyway.]

[dadandgone]

[Maes stops when he hears the rustling leaves. Like Ammy, he figures it might just be another animal but typically an animal like Ammy or a dear wouldn't make THAT much noise.

He cuts another 'x' and then looks down at Ammy. He nods in the direction of the sound, indicating that they should follow. He doesn't say it because he wants to try to do so as quietly as possible without tipping the other off. As if to further his point, Maes carefully starts to move after the noise]

[yabigfurball]

[Ammy nods back, and proceeds to follow the sound with Maes. Occasionally the sound returns, although it is always moving away from them. While she wants to run faster since she has the space, the creature could still move away from them, and they have to mark their trail.]

[The trees start to thin out a little as they go forward, but still no sign of the creature they are pursuing.]

[dadandgone]

[Maes makes the marks as fast as he can while still trying to be a quiet as possible. It is no easy task, especially since he was not built for stealth like Ammy was nor is he used to chasing things in a forest.

The woods are thinning our and Maes is sure they'll at least catch a glimpse of what they are pursuing, but so far all he hears are the sounds of the leaves, nothing else]

[yabigfurball]

[They keep going, chasing the sound through the woods, when suddenly--]

[--They are stopped by a large wire fence. It reaches about eight feet high, with barbed wire coiled around the top. Ammy skids to a stop right before the fence, yelping. Where'd this come from?]

[As she steps closer, she notices something like an electric hum coming from the fence.]

[dadandgone]

[Maes drew up short of the fence. Eyeing it cautiously]

Huh. Well, what's this doing here?

[He looks up and down the line of the fence but doesn't see any openings. The barbed wire tells him this is a pretty serious area but which side of it is he on? It's while he is pondering this that he starts to hear the soft hum. This causes him to frown and he puts a hand out to Ammy]

Don't get too close. This fence has an electric current going through it and we can't be sure how many volts are running through it.

[Maes shook his head while he studied it]

This fence is protecting something...but what...and what side of it are we on. Whoever or whatever we were chasing...unless they have the ability to jump really high there is no way they are getting over this fence. We should follow it and see what kind of perimeter we're looking at.

[yabigfurball]

[That was a good question. She did know to stay away from the electric charge...if she just had her brush, then maybe she could direct some of that charge away from the fence. She looks back up at Maes with a reassurance that she knows it's dangerous.]

[Yes, whatever this is for, it's to keep out (or in) something important. She doesn't hear the sounds of the moving creature anymore, so Ammy just picks a direction and starts off around it. Hopefully they'll find an opening in it soon.]

[dadandgone]

[They walk for awhile, following the fence and not really seeing any changes. Maes resisted the urge to start whistling or something. Instead, he kept his ear out for any movement from the thing they had been chasing.]

[yabigfurball]

[Ammy kept her ears perked for any unusual sounds as well. It seemed like whatever they were chasing either jumped the fence or vanished some other way, and that's even more unsettling than them finding it...]

[Finally, they come to what looks like the gate of the fence, although it is chained and padlocked. They can tell from the gate and chains that they're on the inside of the fence.]

[There's a sign posted above the gate, and barely legible are the words NATIONAL NATURE PRESERVE - KEEP OUT]

[dadandgone]

[Maes stopped at the sign, frowning slightly as he tried to process what it meant...it didn't make any more sense than anything else he had encountered and he shook his head]

Okay...so we're on some kind of private nature reserve. Why is a space ship in the middle of a nature preserve? It's not exactly something to be preserved, is it?

[yabigfurball]

[This makes even less sense to Ammy, too. Shouldn't nature be preserved anyway? Why would you need to fence it off to do that...especially an electric fence?]

[Ammy glances back up at Maes with a confused and helpless look. She has no answers to those questions, either.]

[dadandgone]

[Maes stares at it a little longer before sighing.]

We should probably head back. This isn't going to tell us much unless we find a park ranger or whatever it was we were chasing.

[yabigfurball]

[Ammy sighs too...she was really hoping they could find out more from this. But without her powers or someone else they can ask for help, there's not much they can do against a huge electrified fence.]

[She nods, and turns to head back on the path they took, since Maes was smart enough to mark it.]