Deservire

[Swix]

"A desert area... on a swamp world?" Zila said, scratching the head with the straggly strands of brown hair on it "... Degobah? Huh, never heard of it. You know what, you people are weird. I thought the Amphibians were weird with all their techno-babble, but you guys really take the biscuit"

Zila said, sniffing the air "So uh, you're okay then? Can we leave now he's okay? I'm still hungry" the Reptilian said, impatient to leave and quite willing to just walk off and leave the 'Spirit' there.

[Kazumaru]

Kazumaru shrugged and nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine now... hey, can I come with you guys?"

He grinned hopefully. "I've got nothing better to do, and most of you seem like nice people..."

[Chronos]

Gurt stood up and crossed his arms. "I don't think there should be a problem if you want to come with us." He closed his eyes. He was so very tired. "But hurry. I've got to get home before I croak out here. With that, Gurt turned around and continued walking in the direction of his house.\

((Let me know when it's ok to time warp to Gurt's house.))

[Swix]

((Fine by me Chronos;)))

[alakin1]

((Fine by me too.))

[Chronos]

((Okie dokie then)).


Gurt was dangerously weak. Slowly, doggedly, Gurt drug his feet toward his hut. He was very close to his wooden sanctuary now, but he noticed something out of place. Why was the door hanging open?

Gurt stumbled inside. He gasped as he looked around his home. The place was a shamble. His furniture was broken, the tables had been upset, all the cabinets were ajar, and his wife was nowhere to be found.

Gurt fell to his knees. "Wha-... what happened here?" He struggled to rise and went through the house's food stock.

Bread and water.

After everything he'd gone through to get back home, he was left with the same fare he'd been eating as a slave.

"What am I going to do? Zila, I don't even have any meat to pay you with for helping me! I don't have anything!" He looked wildly around. "Who... who could have done this?!" One of the upturned tables had a deep cut in it. A blade with some length and some power behind it had left this mark.

Gurt's eyes grew flecked with red specks of blood. Those damnable guards had violated his home! They had taken his wife! They had taken everything from him! The ex-slave threw his head back and wailed like he had never done before. The scream was blood-curdling and dripping with the purest anguish. When it was finished, Gurt collapsed.

[Swix]

Zila walked in after Gurt, her stomach complained quietly to her as the Reptilian looked around the wooden hut. The Morphffer had never had much in the way of possessions thanks to her kinds way of life, but even she could tell the place was a mess.

Zila turned her brown eyes over to look at Gurt after he told her he had nothing to pay her with, and winced at the scream of anguish soon afterwards. Such raw emotion! Akin to the shrieks, growls, howls and many other voices she'd hear from both Clan and strangers. They'd violated his territory, why shouldn't he do something like that? Maybe they weren't so different...

But then he decided to collapse, shattering Zilas hopes. The Reptilian strolled over and picked the ex-slave up with strong arms ((hope you don't mind, if it's too much then tell me and I'll edit ))

"Don't you dare give up!" she sneered "You're still alive. aren't you? You can still get them back. They violated your territory, you should violate theirs. Send them a message never to come here again. That's how it works on my world, if you're alive, then you're a survivor. If you give up, then you'll get picked off by the next predator. Don't you dare give up now. I'll still help if you leave the guards to me" Zila told him, then added as an afterthought "If you're just going to give up, then I'll be more than happy to help"

[Chronos]

((Not at all, in fact I was counting on this. Swixxorz to the rescue!))

Gurt looked up at the powerful Zila with faintly violet eyes. They were still somewhat blood-flecked. Those accursed slavers! She was right. "You're right. You're absolutely right. They can't be allowed to do this ANYMORE! They'll pay for what they've done to my family and my home." Gurt nodded somewhat dazedly. "Yes. Yes, I will need some help. Zila, the guards are all yours, but we need a plan first." Gurt looked to the side. "First I need to replenish my strength. I'm mostly dead right now and I wouldn't be much use. There's water enough left for all of us by the looks of it. Bread is substantial. Then we should rest for a few hours. When we're all ready to go, I'll have something worked out... and I'll tell you exactly what it is we're dealing with. Sound good?" Gurt's stare was less pathetic now and more steely. He would have his revenge no matter what. And those monstrous people that had captured him could not be allowed to keep doing this.

He would end it all.

[Swix]

Zila let go of Gurt abruptly, she preferred meat, all Morphffers did, but bread would do for a small amount of nourishment for now. The Reptilian wouldn't be able to fight efficiently if she had a too full stomach, although some of her species particular hunting techniques required only that they wait a few days. This dilemma didn't seem like it was going to need that large an amount of patience.

"Good" the Reptilian said, eyeing the bread somewhat distastefully as she did "I'll do that, then you can tell us your plan. I'll get my payment from the guards". Zilas eyes roved over their small group, a butterfly lady, a half dead ex-slave, and a plant creature that puzzled her. She didn't hold out much hope for their chances on this 'Degobah'.

[Chronos]

((Is everyone else still here? Should we poke them or just cruise through the rest of the rp with just the 2-3 of us?))

[Swix]

((Kaz is around, I'm still here... maybe you should poke Alakin?))

[Kazumaru]

((I'm still here every couple of days.))

[Chronos]

((Alakin hath been poked))

[Swix]

((So, Chronos... you wanna continue? ))

[Chronos]

((I really want to, but with the others gone, how would we manage it? Can we just delete people from the story like that? I don't think Alakin and Kaz will respond to a prod.))