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Message: <blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 1126286" data-attributes="member: 9255">STRIKEFORCE: MORITURISEGMENT 008“Lost”The Captain was the first to step out of the portal.  He looked about and saw no possible threats.  He went through and guarded the portal as Vander heavily stepped through.  He was tired of portals.  The others followed and then the portal closed.“Desert.  I hate the desert.” Replies Christina.  “I get the worse chaffing from my armor in this hot arid air.”Megamania opens his mouth to say something about stripping but stops as her cat glares directly into his tinted eyes.  That cat gives him the hee bee jee bees.  He has seen well trained animal guards and knows they are capable of emotions but this black cat takes it too far.“Everyone have his or her sensor on?” asks The Captain as he shields his wristband from the glaring sunlight.  “How far away?” He says aloud.“I am guessing over two hundred miles” answers Storm Wielder gazing at her magical instrument.  “Yes…200 to 220 miles due North.”Megamania looks at his gem closer.  He understands how to use it but not how it works.  A clear gem.  They are the center of the gem.  It is 500 miles radius to the edges.  An air bubble in the glass marks the location of their target.  The closer the bubble to the center the closer they are to the target it is designed to locate.   He becomes frustrated and squeezes it before placing it back under his protective vest.  He and the others don’t notice the faint glow that comes from his hand and the locator.The cat walks quietly over a bank of sand and twitches it’s tail several times.  It then turns around and sits down.  It’s tail thumping impatiently.  “That damn cat…” says Megamania louder than meant.The Captain climbs up the bank without any effort.  “It’s a road.  Hard packed blacktop.”   Megamania catches on to his term.  Is the Captain from his timeline or reality…?“Should we be walking along the road?  It may be guarded.” Asks Storm Wielder.  “I would believe it better to walk along with it.”“She is correct Captain.  Though our travel would be hindered and slower, we would do better by traveling along side the road.” Offers Vander looking up the road.  “What is that structure?” The unlikely team walk up to a large rusted sheet of metal.  It has dozens of round holes in it from vandalism.  One side is painted green with white lettering.  Both The Captain and Megamania read it out loud in stereo.  “Las Vegas 210 miles”.  Megamania smiles.  “We’re at Sin City.”“What is Sin City?  It sounds…awful,” says Christina with a look of curiosity.“A small town in the middle of no where” answers the Captain.“A gambler’s haven.  Sex, Drugs, Entertainment and of course the Mafia.” Answers Megamania.They move away from the road and follow it as best as they can.  Vander’s and Christina’s armor flashes as the sun strikes it just right.  Megamania wondering if it would have made a true difference to travel on the road or on the loose sand.Each of them at one point or another while walking thinks about the artifact they seek.  It is a headband with jewels.  It is suggested to give him much greater focus and use of magics.  They also think about the warnings given to them.  No one person should carry two items.   Megamania is too hold them only if it is the final piece or extreme circumstancesDO NOT place item on person.  Keep within the null-field located in the bags.Before Megamania could pursue what he was certain was a slight against his person; they were shuttled to the portal.“How will we know our contact Captain?”  Asked Christina.“I was assured we would know when we meet the person.”Vander had seen many wars and looked about.  This entire area reeked of war.  Occasionally he would see unmarked graves and destroyed metal carriages that were burned.  “What is that ahead of us?” asked ChristinaOnly she and the cat referred to as Momma seemed to see it.  Then Megamania adjusted his thin glasses.  “Something coming”A small cloud of dust began to appear.  Shortly the others could see it.  Two figures within the dust.  Running towards them at a high rate of speed.“Hide.” Is all the Captain could say.The two creatures ran side by side.  They were large black panthers with blood stains of bright red on their face.  Their eyes were a bright red and the creatures were obviously dangerous.  They slowed down and looked about.  A few moments go by then one of the two cats growl.  Both look to the rocks where the five champions try to hide.  The gleaming armor has given them away.  It is then Storm Wielder spots a flying creature with similar appearance to the cats.Christina thinks she knows what these beasts are.  They are not natural creatures but can not place them.  The bird suddenly morphs into a third cat.  They move in.</blockquote>

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