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[sub][sub][u][b][color=bca346]Exit   [/color][/b][/u][/sub][/sub]
[color=white]”Hey! Are you okay?”[/color] Kanna asked Chu, her voice layered in barely contained panic. As they pulled away from the rest of the cars, she tried her best to secure herself in the bed of the truck, stuffing her backpack into a corner and bracing herself against it with her arms anchored onto anything solid she could hold on to. With no seat available to her, it was the best she could do to prevent herself from bouncing around the interior of the truck like a ball.
[sub][sub][u][b][color=d5a6bd]canaryrose   [/color][/b][/u][/sub][/sub]
[color=firebrick]“I haven’t been okay for the last twenty-four hours, Kanna,”[/color] Chu Hua snapped back, still wide-eyed and, frankly, afraid. All six feet of her was stuffed into the trunk of the Kyoshi across from Kanna. She had managed to wedge herself and her meager things in between some cargo, but it was a tight fit and she felt every single pebble the truck ran over. And, frankly, they were running over a lot of pebbles. Everything hurt, and at this point, the adrenaline caused by the fight couldn’t mask it. She gulped, raising her head to stare out the front windshield. She couldn’t see much, but she did see that awful thing ahead of them. [color=firebrick][i]Oh, we are so dead.[/i][/color] That Earthbender girl had bought them some time with her life, but whatever that was wasn’t stopping for a measly glass tornado.
[sub][sub][u][b][color=bca346]Exit   [/color][/b][/u][/sub][/sub]
Kanna followed Chu’s gaze to the shuttered windshield where a digital display was painting the road ahead in lights and letters. Already, whatever had destroyed the first car was halfway between it and them and showed no signs of slowing down. [color=white]”What the FUCK IS THAT?!”[/color]
[sub][sub][u][b][color=d5a6bd]canaryrose   [/color][/b][/u][/sub][/sub]
[color=firebrick]“The horrifying thing that’s going to eat us alive if we don’t drive faster. Keep up.”[/color] Chu Hua’s words were nonchalant, but her voice was high and anxious. She turned her head from the windshield as it ripped off someone’s face, focusing on anchoring herself in the trunk.
[sub][sub][u][b][color=c9daf8]vietmyke   [/color][/b][/u][/sub][/sub]
[COLOR=lightblue]"If someone wanted to jump out of the car and take one for the team we'd be going faster."[/color] Jin quipped back through gritted teeth. The Kyoshi was meant to be a workhorse, but the weight of half a dozen passengers rendered it more sluggish than Jin would have liked- or was used to for that matter. 

[COLOR=lightblue]"Fuck me, that thing's fast."[/color] Jin cursed, staring down the huge creature as the Kyoshi sped across the sand, the car rattling as the shocks took on dozens of bumps and impurities on the 'road' at once. Jin gripped the wheel with an iron vice as he controlled the vehicle through the rough, but ultimately open terrain. Ahead of them, the sandstorm loomed above like a massive wall of sand and wind. 

[COLOR=white]"We can lose them in the storm!"[/color] Sumire called out, pointing at the growing curtain. 

[COLOR=lightblue]"We need to get past that [I]thing[/I] first. "[/color] Jin said grimly as he threw the wheel to the left and broke the Kyoshi out of its current trajectory and into a wider turn to try to keep away from the monster. He shot an eye at his rear view mirror. The driver named Tikanni was close behind them. Maybe the beast would go after them if Jin could shake them.
[sub][sub][u][b][color=f1c231]KillamriX88   [/color][/b][/u][/sub][/sub]
The whole time the Kyoshi sped across the sands, all Weiyuan did was twist and contort his body, trying to look out whatever window gave him the best view of the chaos behind them. He searched for any glimpse of Chae-Won he could find, but saw nothing. The dust and growing distance robbed him of any evidence of her presence, no matter how frantically he sought it.[/color][/quote]
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[color=9f9f9f]As soon as the Kyoshi broke left, Tikaani’s vehicle broke right in an attempt to further confuse 141. In the middle of the turn, the mounted gun chimed again, signaling that it was ready to fire. He immediately pulled on the trigger and held it down, coaxing a charge into the weapon and aiming it at the approaching beast.

141 hesitated only momentarily when the two cars split, but ultimately decided to keep following its original target. However, when It swung wide to try and match the Kyoshi’s turn and then tried to reach for them, that short pause was just enough to put a few inches of space between them and its outstretched hand. For its efforts, 141 lost its footing and stumbled forward a number of steps, slowing down considerably and becoming an easy target for Tikaani. He adjusted his aim, but before he could release the trigger, he felt something hot press into his back and then heard something smash into the front of his vehicle. Confused, he looked down to see a gaping hole in the hood of his car that was now spewing thick black smoke… and noticed another hole just above his stomach.

The gun in Tikaani’s hand slipped free as he fell unconscious and slumped over the truck. As it swung away, it fired a charged bolt of electricity into the ground just in front of them, erupting the sand underneath and flipping the entire vehicle over.

141 gave the downed truck one look, turned back to the Kyoshi, and took off in their direction. It didn’t take long before it was already gaining on them.[/color][/quote]
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[sub][sub][u][b][color=f5cbcc]Theyra   [/color][/b][/u][/sub][/sub]
Reman was busy inside the Kyoshi trying to stay calm but utterly failing. Seeing how they are being chased by some kind of monster. What is that thing, is the dominant thought in his head right now as all he could do was to trust in Jin’s driving. Nothing he could do and he hated it. Feeling helpless in this situation, looking out what could count as a window and seeing the monster catching up to him His voice alarmed and concerned, [COLOR=red] “we need to move faster Jin, that thing is gaining on us!” [/COLOR]
[sub][sub][u][b][color=c9daf8]vietmyke   [/color][/b][/u][/sub][/sub]
[COLOR=lightblue]"I'm working on it, I'm working on it! "[/color] Jin said through gritted teeth. The Kyoshi wasn't by any means a slow car, but it wasn't a supercar. While they would probably start pulling away from the RSF's attack dog in the straightaway. The dog was already on top of them and they needed to get out now. 

The storm was growing close- in any other situation, Jin would call it mad to just drive headlong into a massive sand storm with little to no preparation, but the storm offered them everything they needed. The sands and winds provided them cover from the RSF shooters, and would hopefully deter any chase. They didn't appear to have any ground vehicles of their own, and flying into it with aircraft would be suicide. They just needed to lose the behemoth and cross the last few miles. 

[COLOR=white]"Uh Jin!"[/color] Sumire quickly interrupted, [COLOR=white]"Jin! Booster!"[/color]

[COLOR=lightblue]"Booster? What the hell do you mean-"[/color] Jin barked as Sumire grabbed the  bobblehead on the Kyoshi's  dash and yanked the base off, revealing a small panel that flipped open to reveal a small set of dials. 

[COLOR=lightblue]"Where the [i]fuck[/i] did that come from?! "[/color] Jin yelled incredulously. 

[COLOR=white]"Later! Hands on the wheel! It pulls to the left a bit!"[/color] interrupted as she quickly turned back to everyone in the back of the vehicle [COLOR=white]"Everybody grab onto something!"[/color]

Jin flipped the dial and the Kyoshi went airborne for a half second as it rocketed off a sand dune. The Kyoshi hit the sand with a harsh thud, sending a wide spray of sand into the sky as it rushed forward, jumping the Kyoshi from 70 to well over 100 in a second.
[sub][sub][u][b][color=bca346]Exit   [/color][/b][/u][/sub][/sub]
Just as sand from the storm began to envelope the vehicle, a white hot bolt of energy slammed into its side, chewing through the outer layer of bullet resistant plating as if it were made of paper and punching a hole through it the size of a ping pong ball. It made a similar sized hole upon exiting the Kyoshi... after also passing through Kanna's neck.
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[table=bordered][row][sub]Prompt:[/sub][/row][row][cell][color=9f9f9f]The Kyoshi has successfully escaped into the storm. Despite being buffeted by strong winds and sand and despite the hole that has been punched into the exterior, the vehicle is holding up well to punishment. All instruments within are working as intended, including the optical system allowing visual through the shuttered windows and the hidden 'boost' system which has increased the speed of the Kyoshi well beyond its normal limit. The engine seems to be straining. Sand is also pouring in from outside through the hole.

Outside, visibility is poor. Sand moves in thick, dense clouds that dance around the Kyoshi in a chaos that is both unpredictable and violent. There is nothing all around but sand and dust and sun light filtered a deep red. Every now and again, a flash of light will illuminate a part of the surrounding storm and the sound of thunder barely audible over roaring winds will fill the Kyoshi.

Additionally, a well placed shot has seen to Kanna being seriously wounded. It's fatal, and what with the way her eyes widen, it's obvious she knows it as well. She tries covering the hole with her hand but blood continues to pour through her fingers, staining her borrowed clothing and beginning to pool on the bed of the Kyoshi beneath her. Her breathing is also drowned in blood as every lungful of air bubbles to her lips in crimson.

This next posting round will allow closing thoughts on what has just transpired as well as any final banter between characters for this chapter.
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