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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4215261" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Darkest Calling: Part 1 – The Abandoned Vehicle</strong></p><p></p><p>A Papago State Ranger remembered Kate Draper. He told the agents that Kate was heading down to the southeast corner of the Ajo Range. </p><p></p><p>Numerous dirt roads crossed the monument, so it took time to find Kate’s vehicle. Eventually, the spotted her four-wheel drive parked at the end of a very long road. </p><p></p><p>Pistols out, they surrounded the vehicle. </p><p></p><p>“Clear,” said Hammer. </p><p></p><p>Using one of his lock-picking tools, Guppy popped the locks.</p><p></p><p>A quick examination revealed a Lonely Planet guide to the Southwest, an Apache-English phrasebook, some handwritten notes, a photocopied article, and a torn photocopy depicting a diagram of two stars. Archive took pictures of everything with his cistron.</p><p></p><p>Archive scanned the notes. “She was trying to draw a connection between the missing person cases and the animal mutilations. Tying it to some ancient Kokoham curse.”</p><p></p><p>They took a walking trail that led up through a rocky, mountainous pass east into the Monument. </p><p></p><p>Trekking through the Sonoran Desert was hard work. The trail continued for fives miles, and uninterrupted it took three hours. Though they brought plenty of water, the heat was brutal.</p><p></p><p>“This…couldn’t we have…” gasped Guppy. “Taken a helicopter?”</p><p></p><p>“I thought you Indians were used to hot weather,” said Hammer with a smirk.</p><p></p><p>“I am!” said Guppy. “But this…this is a desert!”</p><p></p><p>They bumped into Blade, who was staring down over the next rise. </p><p></p><p>There before them was the corpse of a woman. She was naked, face up, spread like a star and bound by ropes to stakes pounded into the earth. Her body was decorated with fresh cuts, creating a pattern of spirals, stars, crescents, and swirls. Everything between her abdomen and her knees had been eaten away.</p><p></p><p>Guppy stumbled away, gagging.</p><p></p><p>Hammer leaned down over the body. “This is Kate.” He snapped on a pair of plastic gloves and began talking into his cistron. “No clothes, jewelry, money, identification, or camping equipment. Bleeding indicates the pattern was carved into her skin while still alive, administered shortly before her death.”</p><p></p><p>Blade peered over Hammer’s shoulder. “The patterns on her body are a mixture of Tohono O’odham and Kokoham styles symbolizing creatures from the underworld.”</p><p></p><p>“Some of them are reminiscent of constellations,” said Archive on the other side. He got down on his knees. “See this? There are two gray dots painted on her left foot, one above the other.”</p><p></p><p>“The fatal wound in her midsection suggests an attack by a large animal,” said Hammer. “There’s a thick, orange substance on the wound…” He swabbed it with an evidence kit. “It smells vaguely of bile.” Hammer moved on. “The body is greenish around the abdomen. Her fingers, toes, eyes, and face have withered, and bloating suggests she’s been dead for at least two days.”</p><p></p><p>Guppy, who had been heaving off in the scrub but not actually vomiting, finally returned. “There is a circular depression of sand where nothing grows over there. It looks like it collapsed, like a sinkhole.”</p><p></p><p>Before anyone could respond, the thud-thud-thuding of a chopper overhead interrupted their conversation.</p><p></p><p>Hammer reached for his Glocks. “Looks like we’ve got company.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4215261, member: 3285"] [b]Darkest Calling: Part 1 – The Abandoned Vehicle[/b] A Papago State Ranger remembered Kate Draper. He told the agents that Kate was heading down to the southeast corner of the Ajo Range. Numerous dirt roads crossed the monument, so it took time to find Kate’s vehicle. Eventually, the spotted her four-wheel drive parked at the end of a very long road. Pistols out, they surrounded the vehicle. “Clear,” said Hammer. Using one of his lock-picking tools, Guppy popped the locks. A quick examination revealed a Lonely Planet guide to the Southwest, an Apache-English phrasebook, some handwritten notes, a photocopied article, and a torn photocopy depicting a diagram of two stars. Archive took pictures of everything with his cistron. Archive scanned the notes. “She was trying to draw a connection between the missing person cases and the animal mutilations. Tying it to some ancient Kokoham curse.” They took a walking trail that led up through a rocky, mountainous pass east into the Monument. Trekking through the Sonoran Desert was hard work. The trail continued for fives miles, and uninterrupted it took three hours. Though they brought plenty of water, the heat was brutal. “This…couldn’t we have…” gasped Guppy. “Taken a helicopter?” “I thought you Indians were used to hot weather,” said Hammer with a smirk. “I am!” said Guppy. “But this…this is a desert!” They bumped into Blade, who was staring down over the next rise. There before them was the corpse of a woman. She was naked, face up, spread like a star and bound by ropes to stakes pounded into the earth. Her body was decorated with fresh cuts, creating a pattern of spirals, stars, crescents, and swirls. Everything between her abdomen and her knees had been eaten away. Guppy stumbled away, gagging. Hammer leaned down over the body. “This is Kate.” He snapped on a pair of plastic gloves and began talking into his cistron. “No clothes, jewelry, money, identification, or camping equipment. Bleeding indicates the pattern was carved into her skin while still alive, administered shortly before her death.” Blade peered over Hammer’s shoulder. “The patterns on her body are a mixture of Tohono O’odham and Kokoham styles symbolizing creatures from the underworld.” “Some of them are reminiscent of constellations,” said Archive on the other side. He got down on his knees. “See this? There are two gray dots painted on her left foot, one above the other.” “The fatal wound in her midsection suggests an attack by a large animal,” said Hammer. “There’s a thick, orange substance on the wound…” He swabbed it with an evidence kit. “It smells vaguely of bile.” Hammer moved on. “The body is greenish around the abdomen. Her fingers, toes, eyes, and face have withered, and bloating suggests she’s been dead for at least two days.” Guppy, who had been heaving off in the scrub but not actually vomiting, finally returned. “There is a circular depression of sand where nothing grows over there. It looks like it collapsed, like a sinkhole.” Before anyone could respond, the thud-thud-thuding of a chopper overhead interrupted their conversation. Hammer reached for his Glocks. “Looks like we’ve got company.” [/QUOTE]
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