[center][h2]En Route To The Northeast[/h2]
[sub]About an hour away from the objective[/sub][/center]
[@FateWeaver][@Sessamaru][@Jensoman]
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	[color=82ca9d]"Nope!"[/color] Luke howled at the top of his lungs, jutting his arms forward like a robot before chuckling at what he did. There was no need for a plan! Not in his mind anyways. The CMAS may have been organized, but they couldn't possibly stand up to a group of trained divers! Most CMAS mages hadn't even fought against others before! Luke paused for a moment on that though, stopping in his tracks and holding his arm back, slowing the group to a halt. [color=82ca9d]"Didja hear that? Sounds like uh..."[/color] Luke stopped talking and reached for his pants for a moment. A few seconds passed before he spun around with a giant smile, and shrugged. [color=82ca9d]"Naw, nevermind!"[/color] He barked, marching back in the direction they were intially headed. Truth was, something [i]was[/i] watching them, or rather, it was watching [i]Luke[/i]. But it wasn't anywhere nearby. Call it a hunch in the moment, but Luke would of sworn it on his artificial heart that he felt a disturbance in his arcane presence for a split second.

[center][h2]Arcadia[/h2]
[sub]Survey Initiative HQ - Command Center[/sub][/center]
[@Unfortunately]
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	Yvette stared at Karida blankly, watching the muscles in her face bend and snap with every word. The stress-torn commander nodded at Karida's assurance with an air of disappointment, looking as if she wasn't convinced, but forced herself to proceed with the debriefing as ordered. [color=9e0039]"We will be pulling our team through the surrounding plains using the provided machine as necessary, as I'm sure you're already aware, before reaching Xena. The grounds there are too treacherous to simply [i]drive through[/i] without possibly damaging the vehicle, so we'll be forced to escort the driver on foot, clearing the path as needed, until we've made our way through the blasted stone-lands in its entirety. Crucial to our success is that we keep the vehicle safe, not only from [i]accidents,[/i] but from the local creatures that plague Xena, and any Divers with an eye for shiny equipment. Not only that, but I'm to believe, or rather, I've been told, that some Divers aren't too fond of the Survey initiative, and may interfere with our mission. Of course, nobody knows about Survey group Alpha except those within it, and the highest order within the CMAS, its council. If we are attacked, it's been asked of us to capture and detain any Divers we come across for later questioning at the hands of Arch-mage Sydney himself,[/color] Yvette explained curtly, swishing the liquid in her bottle around as she did so. The woman then glared at Karida again and narrowed her eyes. [color=9e0039]"It has been ordered that you are equal with my rank, despite your title. But please, don't let that fool you. The only person you are to take command from while out there, is [i]me,[/i] and if you disobey, I'll be sure to enforce my orders with [i]gusto.[/i] Do not acknowledge the pain of our allies, and do not let their weakness jeopardize the mission. Understood?"[/color]