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[h1]Evac Team[/h1]

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[h2][color 00ffbb]Lawrence[/color] | [color 33ec06]Marcus[/color] | [color crimson]Savanna[/color] | [color BD892F]Sophia[/color][/h2]

[hr][color=silver]𝕄: 𝕊𝕖𝕡𝕥. 𝟙𝟜, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟘   / /   𝕎𝕚𝕤𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕕, 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕪𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕   / /   𝕋𝕠𝕨𝕟   / /  ~𝟙𝟟𝟜𝟝[/color][hr]
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Marcus stood by the APC's back door as Lawrence loaded up their current cargo. He was one of the people who gasped in surprise; Halvost Team had done quite a number on the poor guy. His mind flicked to Ernie - the source of Xmas's beaten and bruised face. He wouldn't do this sort of thing without a reason...would he?

For now, he was forced to assume that there was a method to the apparent brutality. Whatever had gone down to leave the captive in this state, Marcus had to think that Ernie was in the right. Still, he couldn't shake the slight sliver of doubt from his mind. Perhaps there'd be questions later.

The ground shuddered underneath them, throwing Marcus slightly off balance as he righted himself. As he held up his hand to protect his eyes from the cloud of dust that billowed over them, he found himself hoping that the tremor signaled something good for their little group.

The next series of actions happened so quickly. The new survivors, the 'nothing' behind Lawrence, and the immediate ambush. He stared wide-eyed at Lawrence as he rose into the air, his brain beginning to piece together the situation.

As suddenly as the realization hit him, a spike of asphalt jutted into Lawrence's body. His own mind recoiled, ears becoming deaf to the sounds of the passengers screaming. From his position behind Lawrence, he could see that the damage was bad. If he wasn't dead yet, Lawrence probably would be soon, unless he helped.

But he couldn't help. There were three subnaturals facing them - no way they could stand up to that kind of enemy by themselves. Trying to help their fallen teammate was basically suicide at this point. Not only suicide for themselves, but the death of all the passengers in the APC. They [i]had[/i] to leave him behind.

He couldn't help Lawrence when the dog jumped him, and he couldn't help him now either.

Whipping the pistol from his belt, Marcus took only a brief moment to try and steady his aim, letting off a shot at the closest mage, before diving into the APC, slamming the doors behind him. The black haired girl tried to duck the shot, but swore loudly as the bullet grazed her shoulder. 

"[color 33ec06]GO![/color]" Marcus shouted, the panic in his voice clearly evident. Yet, even as he shouted the order, he could see the driver rushing around the side of the vehicle.

[i][color 33ec06]No, no, no no.[/color][/i] This was bad. They were stuck. What he had thought was protection was actually just them locking themselves in a trap. Their only way out of this was if the driver heard him after he launched over the bench and began pounding on the window.

But it was too late. The soldier leveled his rifle at the trio as he came around the corner and spotted Lawrence's prone position. He immediately bent his knees and took a step back-- prepared to use the truck as cover. Through the window, Marcus could only watch as a metal spike shot out from the side of the APC, piercing straight through his Kevlar vest. Pinned in place, he lifted his head in agony and gave a wet shout just before the young Middle Eastern man fired a round into soldier's face.

"[color f7976a]Jesus,[/color]" Dean growled through his teeth. Lauren gripped his arm tightly, her complexion pale like most of the others in the trucks.

"[color f7976a]What are we gonna do?[/color]" the brown eyed girl looked to Marcus with exasperation, "[color f7976a]We're sitting ducks in here![/color]"

Throughout the arrival of the trio and their attack on Lawrence and the driver, Sophia remained motionless in her seat. Only a gasp escaped her when Lawrence was lifted up into the air, the rest of the time she remained tense with eyes wide, gaze darting from place to place as she realized they had no where to go. She didn't need to see the faces of the people around her or the blood to understand what was happening, and her imagination filled in the parts she could not see. 

It filled in what she could not see too well, in too much detail. A faint ringing had begun in her ears when Lawrence went down, getting louder as her heartbeat quickened when the soldier was killed. Killed. Who could have survived that? 

She didn't want to see the motionless bodies of the two men for any longer. Bending over and resting her forearms on her legs, she put her head between her shaking hands. Attempts at taking deep breaths soon followed as she tried unsuccessfully to stop her heart and mind from racing.

His blood ran cold as the metal from the APC shot through the driver like he was made of butter. When his head exploded, Marcus looked sharply to the ground, his body growing shakey. His mind raced, trying to come up with some sort of plan. But there was none; at least, none that ended well for him or the occupants of the vehicle.

There was one thing he could do...but...

A soft sigh. Preparation for the inevitable.

He turned to the man with the shotgun, holding his hand out expectantly. "[color 33ec06]I've got a plan, but I need your gun.[/color]" he said, his fearful words becoming forceful. 

"[color 33ec06]As soon as that door opens, I'll take out whoever's there and try to get the other two. I might be able to keep their attention on me for a little bit. Someone needs to hop out and get into the driver's seat to get you guys out of here.[/color]"

"[color f7976a]That's it?[/color]" the one eyed man queried as the man in the green hat handed over his shotgun with a curt nod.

"[color f7976a]Don't you have a superpower or something?[/color]" the girl pressed.

"[color f7976a]Don't pressure the boy,[/color]" the older man cut in, getting up from his seat as he drew his pistol. "[color f7976a]I'll help. I may look old, but I'm a good shot,[/color]" he insisted, "[color f7976a]Dean-- you're probably the quickest one here.[/color]" 

The man didn't seem too happy with the plan, but nodded nonetheless. He quickly moved towards the doors, waiting behind Marcus and the old man.

The voices of Marcus and the people around her seemed distant, but nevertheless Sophia caught the plan. What was supposed to be a good and working plan but probably was not. Listening to the people get in position, she couldn't help but lift her head up and shift so she could see where they were waiting. As much as she didn't want to see... at the same time she [i]needed[/i] to see what was going to happen. It was scary not to know what was happening. 

[color=BD892F][i]Be careful.[/i][/color] Useless wishes. How could one be [i]careful[/i] and stay [i]safe[/i] in this situation? She wasn't doing anything to help either.

Marcus sighed. It wasn't a perfect plan. It wasn't even a good plan. But it was all they had left. He'd messed up time and time again, and had backed themselves into a corner. Maybe if he'd done something about the dog, Lawrence would have had enough alloy to not get speared. Maybe if he'd done anything other than jump back in the APC, they'd already be gone.

He had a superpower, the only reason he [i]might[/i] get to see tomorrow if this all played out well. The only one he could protect was himself. He gave the old man a thankful nod, checking the shotgun and readying himself. A mournful glance to Savanna and Sophia that said more than he could. 

His finger nervously shook as he held it near the trigger, aiming at the doors.

One thing he could do...but...he'd felt this feeling before. A sinking feeling of despair in his gut.

[i]He wasn't ready[/i].

[hider=Interaction Tags]I'm too lazy to go through and tag everyone: Lawrence's cuff is transmitting right now, so give it a read, figure out which bits you want to hear. Add to post. Bake at 450 degrees for 7.3 minutes.[/hider]