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Akane
“Jeez, Tech sure did a lot of work here.” Ranma said, his arms crossed behind his head. What had once been a thin path attached to a small central pillar was now a wide street leading to a landing where Tech had pulled the portal open to resemble more of a doorway, allowing us to go through five at a time.
On the other side was a devastating sight. The ground was a disturbing mixture of puce and gray sand; with some scorched black rocks lying around. There was no plant-life, and the smell was enough to make most normal people puke. The sky was a cloud black mess, no sunlight pierced the clouds. We huddled closer together as we passed through that gate, even at my level I could feel an overwhelming presence in the air; something was watching us.
As the last group passed through the portal collapsed behind us, removing the happy view of a green world. I shivered a little as people around us began setting up a camp; A few people were organized together to go searching. I was asked to help with the tents. A few minutes later; Raven, Syndil, Neko and Sally were sent out using a tracker to find where Sonic's signal was coming from.
A few hours later they hadn't returned, and we were starting to set up another group of people to go find them when the ground opened up, swallowing the camp whole.
Sally
After an hour and a half of following the signal we found a small cave dug into the ground, there was a single armored guard at the gate, It had crimson armor, painted in gold stripes; and a large blade strapped to its back. We were hiding a few feet away behind a rock.
“Alright, plans...” Neko asked.
“Nothing good, the terrain is wide open, he'd be able to see and hear us long before we could get to him.” Raven said.
“Sounds like a straight up fight then.” Neko muttered. “Well then, Raven and I will rush it, you two break for the cave. If its more dangerous inside, come right back out.” With a signal we were all running right across the open plains, Neko broke off, looking to attack from an opposite side, however in a single motion the guard caught Neko's hand and stopped Raven's blade. I didn't stop, and charged right past into the cave.
Inside was a dim lit room, making the tile on the floor look gray and lifeless. In the center of the small room was a machine, one that looked like a tanning bed. The top was a clear glass, I could see Sonic lying inside; he was breathing slowly.
“Nicole, can you get this thing open?” I asked my pocket friend.
“I think so Sally.” She responded, her machinery churning from the calculations. I waited, watching, then the capsule began to sink into the floor. As it did it seemed to create a torrent of wind, trying to pull me in. I saw Neko flying down the tunnel towards me, we collided and fell into the darkness.
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