forum Role-play where we get drafted into the army, and bad things start to go down (CLOSED)

Started July 04, 2018 by @Oakiin

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"Thanks, Destroy." Ellen said. She took a deep breath. They were free to leave. Wow. This is actually happening.

Destroy shrugged. "Whatever. Where are you guys going now?"

"Anywhere but here. How bout you?"

"Same, I s'pose. I don't know."
"To be honest, I would not complain if you wanted to travel with us," Vin admitted. "At least for a while, anyway. You're clearly a good protector."
Destroy puffed out his chest. "I know I am."

Ellen grinned. "We should probably start walking again. They might send out search squads."

"Yeah," Vin agreed, starting to hike through the trees once more. "Man, it's cold. I sure hope dawn comes soon."
"I hate the cold," Destroy grumbled, following. "I'm gonna find someplace to live that's warm all the time."

Ellen nodded. "I might go find my family. Maybe after the excitement dies down though."

"Yeah, I need to find my fam too," Vin said. "I think most of them are living by the coast right now, so that's my end destination. But at this rate, I might not get there for a while." He sighed in frustration. "So…since we're sharing space with a giant shape-shifter now…. I guess It's okay if I tell you what I am. I mean….I'm not human, first of all."
"Well, duh," Destroy said. "You're a tweety-human."

"A what now?" Ellen asked. "What do you mean by not human?"

Vin gave Destroy a very offended look. "That's not what we're called! We are Hapbringers, thank-you very much. They're a lot like normal humans, but, well, they have wings and control over this special kind of energy called positivity. Some of us can heal or use telepathy or even teleport. No, by the way, we're not angels. Me, I'm not very powerful or anything, so usually I don't bring it up that I'm not human. That and…..I don't exactly have my wings anymore." He looked away, rubbing the back of his neck.

Ellen cocked her head. "What happened to them?"

"It's….kinda complicated. But, long story short, I was a young idiot at the time, and grieving the death of someone who–as it turned out–wasn't actually dead. I gave my wings to a certain nasty person in exchange for losing my memories. Escapism at its finest, I know. Pro tip: wings cannot grow back. Do not make long-term decisions when you're a fifteen-year-old." He sighed. "I've gotten used to it by now, but it still sucks not being able to fly. I could really use them right about now."
(brb, gotta go pick up my sis, back soon)

(Okay :)
Ellen put a hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry."

"Aw, don't worry about me. I've worked through it. Aaaanyway, yeah, Hapbringers. That's my family. We try to keep it hush-hush except around people we trust, but I figured you guys should probably know."

Ellen nodded. "Before anyone asks, I am definitely 100% human."

"It would be totally fine if you weren't, but that's good to know." Vin grinned. "By the way, I think we might be able to start looking for a place to shelter for the rest of the night. The camp's pretty far back now, and I don't think we're being followed anymore."

Ellen nodded. "Maybe a bit father. Just to be safe."

Destroy took a deep breath, testing the air. "There's a river up ahead. No humans or other Deorns that I can smell."
"Okay," Vin said. "Maybe we can find a place somewhere near there, or at least we can cross it to put more distance between us and the army."

"Sounds good." Ellen shouldered her bag. "Let's go."

They walked for another twenty minutes or so before the sound of rushing water reached their ears. Soon the source came into sight, looking more like a staircase of waterfalls than a river as it cascaded down the hill. The frothy water gave off an icy chill, adding to the cold they already felt.
Vin looked at it reluctantly. "Umm….I don't know about you guys, but I'm not too fond of the idea of crossing that right now. Or any time, actually. We could get hypothermia and freeze to death."
Destroy stepped forward unconcernedly. "Ah, it's not that bad. Get on my back." He shifted back into the giant lion and looked at them expectantly.

Ellen smiled slightly, climbing on.

Destroy waited until they were both settled, then gathered himself and leaped powerfully right over the river. His front paws hit the bank, but his hind paws slipped a little and he splashed into the water before quickly scrambling back out. Vin hopped off with relief and took a few steps away from the river. "Thanks, man. That might have taken us all night without your help."
Destroy shook his mane. "Mmh. Yep. Now come on, I see a cave up there a bit."

"Awesome." She followed Destroy.

(Just putting it out there by the way, I hope you don't mind me basically taking control of the roleplay like this, if you'd like to add or change something at any point feel free ^^)
Sure enough, there was a large cave not far away that seemed to be unoccupied. Destroy checked it out first, then said it was safe and let them in after him. Right away Vin started scooping together the dead leaves and twigs on the floor to maybe start a fire. "We shouldn't make a big fire in case it gets spotted, but I think we could all use the warmth. Hopefully this stuff burns okay."

(Okay :)
Ellen sat down and nodded. "I think I've got a lighter we can use."