03-06-2017, 09:18 PM
Amber faintly limped from opening the wall that was the only way out of this room, the rest of her group in the front. If there was a time to rest, Amber would have asked to take a load off, but she was still on mission. Nothing would quench the flame in her spirit. Even if she struggled, she would get through this then find herself in her bed for the next month with nothing but sushi and various assortments of meats, including, but not limited to chicken. Just the thought of meat made Amber’s mind trail, mouth water and belly rubble.
Her mental paradise was short-lived, however. A low-bass sound softly echoed through the cavern, only the group members with animal-like hearing could perceive it. Amber stopped dead in her tracks as did Jade. They exchanged glances as if asking each other if they knew what that sound was. Tell noticed they had stopped and turned to find out why.
“Hey, what are you doing? We have wounded we need to tend to. Let’s g-” Tell was rudely interrupted by a loud shush from Amber. She listened more closely as the sound reverberated.
“Something loud just sounded far into the cave. Jade did you hear that?” Jade answered with a nod.
“Well, what was it?” The captain asked, getting frustrated with such an extraneous conversation. His mind was only on Piers and getting out of this gods-forsaken ruin.
“We can’t tell. It was a really low-bass, the most reasonable explanation-” Jade was cut off as she explained by an even louder boom, much closer than the first one and much different. A successive sound of explosions set off nearby and the cave ceiling shook horribly. It was as if a titan had taken a heavy step right above the cave’s ceiling. Looking up at it, Amber noticed the pointed rocks above them: Stalactites. A rush of adrenaline shot through the faunus’s muscles, and although she’d regret this later, the risk was death. She bolted instantly as they began to fall around the group.
“Run!” The black panther screamed. She didn’t need to tell anyone else twice; the whole group ran as fast as the could, strafing through sharp, falling rocks as they came closer to the staircase. If they could make it there, they’d be safe. Amber clumsily weaved side to side, dodging to the best of her abilities. It wasn’t good enough. A rather larger piece of the ceiling gave way right in Amber’s path, forcing her to hit the breaks. The ceiling cracked around that sending debris down upon her. If it were not for Jade’s quick interventions, she would have died right there. The two rolled to the wall, where there was less loose rock.
“Are you alright?” She asked the frightened feline. Amber took a second to gain her sense.
“Yeah,” she said. In just a few more seconds after that, the rumbling cave stopped trying to murder them. Rocky dust and stone covered the ground. “Let’s…” The faunus scrambled up slowly. “Let’s get the f- Heck out of here.”
The two crawled through the debris after collecting their breath and senses where everyone else was waiting for them. They worked their way up the goop ridden stairway, where the pseudo-slime substance sat soundly. Just the look of it made the panther want to vomit. She was tired of all this bullshit with inhuman fluids and abilities. They made grimm look like a worthless species.
Thankfully, much more of the cave ahead was unaffected by the crumbling ceiling. Dust scattered the ruin’s floor with a few large rocks scattered here and there. Nothing they couldn’t maneuver through, though.
Soon the large door from before reappeared, slightly worse for wear. Of course, it took everyone to budge the damn thing. Amber being too feeble to rip the stupid thing open herself again. Tell was pressing them to move faster, but in her state, the faunus couldn’t move any more quickly that slow, wobbly trot. She couldn’t control her breathing and keep it steady and her throat was extremely dry from the heavy panting. What she would kill to get herself a drink of water.
Pushing those thoughts to the back of her mind, or at least trying to, the panther knew they were close to the exit. Soon they would be out and she could go home and practically hibernate for the rest of eternity.
Her mental paradise was short-lived, however. A low-bass sound softly echoed through the cavern, only the group members with animal-like hearing could perceive it. Amber stopped dead in her tracks as did Jade. They exchanged glances as if asking each other if they knew what that sound was. Tell noticed they had stopped and turned to find out why.
“Hey, what are you doing? We have wounded we need to tend to. Let’s g-” Tell was rudely interrupted by a loud shush from Amber. She listened more closely as the sound reverberated.
“Something loud just sounded far into the cave. Jade did you hear that?” Jade answered with a nod.
“Well, what was it?” The captain asked, getting frustrated with such an extraneous conversation. His mind was only on Piers and getting out of this gods-forsaken ruin.
“We can’t tell. It was a really low-bass, the most reasonable explanation-” Jade was cut off as she explained by an even louder boom, much closer than the first one and much different. A successive sound of explosions set off nearby and the cave ceiling shook horribly. It was as if a titan had taken a heavy step right above the cave’s ceiling. Looking up at it, Amber noticed the pointed rocks above them: Stalactites. A rush of adrenaline shot through the faunus’s muscles, and although she’d regret this later, the risk was death. She bolted instantly as they began to fall around the group.
“Run!” The black panther screamed. She didn’t need to tell anyone else twice; the whole group ran as fast as the could, strafing through sharp, falling rocks as they came closer to the staircase. If they could make it there, they’d be safe. Amber clumsily weaved side to side, dodging to the best of her abilities. It wasn’t good enough. A rather larger piece of the ceiling gave way right in Amber’s path, forcing her to hit the breaks. The ceiling cracked around that sending debris down upon her. If it were not for Jade’s quick interventions, she would have died right there. The two rolled to the wall, where there was less loose rock.
“Are you alright?” She asked the frightened feline. Amber took a second to gain her sense.
“Yeah,” she said. In just a few more seconds after that, the rumbling cave stopped trying to murder them. Rocky dust and stone covered the ground. “Let’s…” The faunus scrambled up slowly. “Let’s get the f- Heck out of here.”
The two crawled through the debris after collecting their breath and senses where everyone else was waiting for them. They worked their way up the goop ridden stairway, where the pseudo-slime substance sat soundly. Just the look of it made the panther want to vomit. She was tired of all this bullshit with inhuman fluids and abilities. They made grimm look like a worthless species.
Thankfully, much more of the cave ahead was unaffected by the crumbling ceiling. Dust scattered the ruin’s floor with a few large rocks scattered here and there. Nothing they couldn’t maneuver through, though.
Soon the large door from before reappeared, slightly worse for wear. Of course, it took everyone to budge the damn thing. Amber being too feeble to rip the stupid thing open herself again. Tell was pressing them to move faster, but in her state, the faunus couldn’t move any more quickly that slow, wobbly trot. She couldn’t control her breathing and keep it steady and her throat was extremely dry from the heavy panting. What she would kill to get herself a drink of water.
Pushing those thoughts to the back of her mind, or at least trying to, the panther knew they were close to the exit. Soon they would be out and she could go home and practically hibernate for the rest of eternity.
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"I've been neglected, harassed, beaten, and diminished all my life. What motivates me to continue? The glory of proving people wrong. Being worth more than the numbing existence offered me. To be a hero." - Amber