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She ran, seemingly for hours on end in her mind but in reality, it was just a few minutes of adrenaline-fueled sprinting. They all ran, she guessed, from the sounds of feet breaking the soft ground behind her. She trusted J, strangely, and she reckoned that heading North was their best chance but in that moment, their direction didn't matter. What mattered was that they put as much distance as physically possible between themselves and the source of that ear-piercing roar. Those brave enough to turn around would catch occassional glimpses of [url=https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/0a/54/c4/0a54c4a3c832bf677ad1399fd228da56.jpg]it[/url] breaking the treeline before fading right back into it. It was slow and lumbering but its massive strides made up for its lack of speed. What worried Athena from her fleeting glimpses back was that it wasn't focused on the group of teenagers darting amongst the trees; its gaze was focused on something ahead. Which meant that it wasn't planning on eating them and was probably just a herbivore or that there was something bigger it was hunting. Something which they probably didn't want to run into.

It was becoming painfully obvious just how alien this planet was and how the odds were stacked dreadfully against them. They had food and other provisions but if this was the ecosystem of the planet, they didn't stand a chance. Screeches to the right of her woke her from her running daydream and she glimpsed over to find nothing. The screeches seemed to be coming from further into the forest but they too seemed to be advancing towards them. She pushed onward.

After more than enough time in a gruelling uphill sprint, they reached the cusp of the valley where the trees seemed to tighten together, huddling as if some dark predator stalked the edges of them. Almost as soon as it had began, the tremors stopped and they lost all sight of the massive creature trailing behind them. Athena kept running but slowed and turned, her dark eyes scanning the treeline for any sign of movement. After about a minute, she was certain that the thing had given up. Perhaps the trees were too thick for it to get through? It was then that her body chose to remind her how dreadfully unfit she had gotten in prison. Her legs burned and her shins felt like they were about to pack-up shop and move on to greener pastures. It took her a good minute or two before her breathing returned to normal so she spent that time assessing their small group. Around thirty or so were present and as for the others, she didn't really care. They chose to leave so their deaths were on them.

The group had paused to rest, taking a few moments to dig into the rations which they had so carefully gathered. Rationing wasn't her care - being the one with the big guns, she got food whether anyone liked it or not. Unfortunately, Brains would have to work out how he would tell a bunch of terrified juvies that they had to stop eating. A pale beam of sunlight somehow found its way between the gathered trees and from the corner of her eye, she found something glinting. Looking around, she made sure she wasn't being watched before she took slow steps towards the object. As she drew closer, she realised that something was buried in the dirt. Taking another cautious look, she dipped down into a low squat as she reached forward with her free hand and dug away at the dirt surrounding it. Her eyes darkened, eyebrows forming a deep frown as slender figures lifted a small, cylindrical piece of metal from the ground. The bottom was a cylinder, of sorts, with a notch cut from it and as it continued, the cylinder tightened down into a sharp tip. It was old, very old but it looked... human.

She took another glance back towards the group and stood, analysing her newfound-relic. Pocketing it, she swung her rapid pulser round onto her side and walked a small distance away from the group, not particularly looking for anything. She knew it wasn't exactly safe but she was armed to the teeth so if anything stopped her, she stood a decent chance. After a few seconds of walking, she caught sight of the blinding sun blinking through the trees, marking the edge of their tight formation. Blinded, she moved forward, glad to get out of the darkness of the trees but as her eyes adjusted to the light, they went wide. [color=firebrick]"Brains! Get the fuck up here!"[/color] She called out, her voice loud and alarmed as she turned back.

As the trees gave way, they revealed that they were on top of a hill and as they faded, the ground sloped downwards into a large valley, mountains tearing up on each side. That wasn't what alarmed her, however. What alarmed her was the massive tower of metal sitting right in the middle with long legs gripping the ground viciously. It seemed as if the ground itself had birthed it but faintly, on the side of the large structure, a faded [url=http://www.esa.int/esalogo/images/downloads/Logo_Fingerprint/Office_presentation/04_logo_white.bmp]logo[/url] could be seen.