Jones Sparrow

The Marauders

@Kaalee

If Addy goes down there, may God have mercy on their souls hahahaha

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@Akayaofthemoon

I know, but since Ray is captain and all and Elyse has an intruder inside the airlock, I'm thinking that he should most likely be there hahaha

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I'm gonna try and get a post up soon, but idk if I want Raymond to interact with Elyse and Pip right at the moment though... hmm...I can probably think of something haha

The Mightiest Reborn

Atlas

Eli should have been overjoyed by the sight of people willing to help. He should have felt a bit more comfort tackling on these creatures now that it was three on two... But one of them had what looked like dried blood on her hands, a skull painted on her face, and the comments she made made him a bit uneasy... But the way she stood, and laughed at danger sparked yet another form of familiarity in his mind, but this one wasn't the same as seeing The Sphinx... The second woman appeared almost instantly, which caused Eli to glance over at her with his golden eyes. Her comment made a small laugh escape his throat, grasping his sword a bit harder. "Help would be much appreciated." Eli admitted. This woman didn't look as menacing as her friend. She had the frame of a gymnast, and the looks of an angel, but those thoughts soon left when he heard the growls of the beasts. A giant Crocodile man and a winged lion-man against three rather interesting people...What was the worst that could happen?

With a small nod towards the other two, and they charged to attack. The boulder hit the Sphinx, but the winged creature simply swiped away and gave a snarl. As the dark haired woman pounced at the crocodile man with blinding speed, the Sphinx followed after her. Eli ran and charged at the beast, and with very little thought in a plan he opened his arms to tackle it. The Sphinx was much larger, and seemed much stronger than Eli, but to his surprise both him and the winged creature fell sideways, away from his two allies.

The Sphinx was not happy. It did its best to try and claw at Eli, its serpent tail trying to snap at Eli's legs but he managed to kick it away. The figures tumbled hard on the road, and the Sphinx easily kicked Eli off, sending him to the air again. The golden eyed man fell hard on his stomach behind a car, and desperately trying to stand up. When he looked up he saw the Sphinx flying right towards him at a blinding speed.

Instincts kicked in. Eli managed to sidestep, twirling around in a full circle before bringing his sword down at the place where the Sphinx was. A screech louder than anything he's ever heard filled the air. On the floor a serpent's head twitched and hissed evilly, the Sphinx looked at the place where its tail once was, golden blood escaping from the wound.

Eli started to run back towards the crocodile man and the two allies, he had a feeling the Sphinx was right behind him. In a desperate (and stupid) effort, Eli dove in between the crocodile man's legs, skidding on the asphalt, and turning back to see what his situation was. The Sphinx crashed into the crocodile, both falling over and screaming in rage. Eli continued to back up until he could stand again, and by that time the crocodile had lifted a rusting car, and threw it at the three humans.

But Eli went forward, and brace himself, his hands out as if he could catch the item flying towards them... Confusion hit everyone, including the monsters, when Eli actually had successfully caught the car. The weight of his car made him skid backwards, still on his feet. His arms felt extremely weak, but he had a feeling he's lifted much worse. His golden eyes glared at the monsters, all his pain and anger went through him again, and in a mighty scream he threw the car right back at them.

@Phaesaris@Argetlam350

Robin Hood (EasilyAmused & Jones Sparrow)

"Don't look too surprised, Anderson." Robert said, returning the nudge to her arm. "I was never known for following the rules. Spend one minute with MY old man and he'll tell you all about it." Robert said the last part with a little hint of aggression towards his father. He never liked the man, and especially didn't like how he sold out his own son to keep him from doing the right thing. But he had no intention of talking about his father to Marian. When she started to laugh his heart started to melt, but covered the fact pretty well. He smiled and started to take a sip of his beer, listening to Marian about to list off things she's hasn't done... But he nearly choked on his beverage when he heard the voice of the Governor himself.

Robert met the man a few times when he worked in the law firm long ago, he liked his dad, and would send meaningless Christmas cards every year to them (often getting Robert's name wrong). The governor wore casual clothes, but still looked very wealthy, and very powerful. His eyes were stone gray, his hair was a dark salt and pepper look, and he had broad shoulders. He wore a Yankees t-shirt, a very expensive watch, and he was sure his very expensive wallet was in his jeans... His attention turned back to Marian when she looked at him with her blue eyes. He gave a quick glance of where the Governor was. A VIP section, shocker. He was sitting with what he assumed was his family, and his body guard friends. A small smirk escaped his lips. He was afraid of getting a certain visit by a certain thief?

He could very easily get by those baboons. He could find a disguise, find an excuse to get in, and take a lot of information and goodies.. But if he did that, the Governor will probably shut down the game if he figured out his items were missing. It would ruin Marian's very first live baseball game... He couldn't do that to her. She meant everything to him, even if the feelings weren't mutual.

His gaze was already focused on Marian again, and as she listed the items, he nodded at each one, a smirk on his face. She just might be the most adorable and amazing woman on the planet. He would absolutely keep those things in mind. But the last comment made him raise an eyebrow. "You might have just scared the dude off. Ice cream in the park is like a fifth not-date step." Robert said jokingly.

He wasn't expecting her to ask him the question. He gave a grin, and leaned back in the chair, thinking. "Well lets see... I have never left the state of New York, I have never been to one of those Jazz clubs in Harlem, and... I've never seen the Statue of Liberty up close." Robert confessed, a bit hesitant. These weren't huge jaw dropping secrets, but he was a bit cautious about this stuff. He's spent years keeping things a secret, and now he was back in the social world. He wasn't just Robin Hood anymore, and he definitely wasn't the old Robert Locksley everyone knew.

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I'll be traveling all day again. I travel a lot hahaha

So I won't be on much until later tonight! Just a little heads up

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It's a long post, but I was inspired and had a lot of fun writing it! Hope there's not too many mistakes in it, I wrote it all on my phone, my internet is still down, but thank god for data! Haha

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Raymond and Terry's job was much easier than Rae's in his opinion. He never could understand anything in the medical field, especially when you have dozens of species' body structures to memorize and treat for. Raymond had trouble identifying most of his own body parts, and was sure that he's broken and bruised nearly anything and everything. Elyse's voice crackled into his ear as she asked if she could help with the humanoid issue. He gently brushed aside a piece of debris coming towards the three of them, and then looked at where the object once was. "Your help could very much be appreciated, elyse. I know Tymea has her HERD bots, but some extra infrared vision won't hurt." He replied, glancing over at Rae's progress.

Her next words were calm and very serious when talking about Shasoon. She always had a calm way about her, even when she was floating in the middle of space and dealing with the galaxy's deadliest poison. "Copy, Doctor." Raymond responded. He looked back at his wrist to calculate where exactly the fastest path would be when all of the sudden he was hit.

One of the debris from the ship came towards him fast, and hit him in the back of the helmet, his skull making contact with the glass. His vision turned blurry, his HUD displayed warnings but he couldn't make out the text. For a moment he couldn't even hear his breathing, only the ringing in his head that sounded like crickets... Then everything went black.

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Crickets chirped loudly through the Colorado air. The warm wind moved the large fields of grass that surrounded the modest farm house. The lights shined inside the house, the front porch was filled with an assortment of toys and crayons, but children were nowhere in sight. Inside the house was a very drunk man who had a "rough" day at work and wanted to let his anger out on his family members. Luckily, though, they weren't in the house. A trap door on top of the roof opened, and up came Jamie Chase with a small child in her arms. Her cinnamon colored hair was pulled back in a pony tail, she wore a white t-shirt, and some comfortable jeans. Her lip was freshly cut, and her hazel eyes were just starting to look better from a black eye. With the small girl still in her hand, she used her other one to help another child up. "Come here, sweetheart." she said gently, even with the muffled screams from the drunk down below.

"He won't be able to catch us, baby." The woman assured the young girl in her arms. "He's too round to fit in this small square." She said with a gentle kiss to her cheek. "Come here, RayRay."

8 year old Raymond Chase stared down at the trap door, his fists clenched. His dark brown hair was messy, like any child his age. He had a couple of missing teeth, his t-shirt was freshly rung out, as if someone just grabbed it, and a fresh bruise was on his cheekbone. His intense green eyes glared down the stairs, as if deciding on what to do exactly. "hey." The sweet voice of his mother said. Raymond turned to her, and she had a desperate smile, as if begging him not to do anything stupid. Raymond slammed the trap door closed, and walked over the sloped roof, taking a seat.

The two of them sat in silence, listening to the sounds of the rural night. The stars were shining brightly, to the right of them a large glow was near the horizon, indicating where Denver was. Space ships flew across the sky, and the lights from the civilized moon were glowing brightly. Ray's mother was comforting his younger sister, Anna. Raymond kept staring at the sky though, thinking about his father. Not the man downstairs. His ACTUAL father.

He then felt his mother's hand reach for his face, to examine the numb part of his cheek. Raymond didn't meet her gaze, and turned the other way. "It's okay to be afraid... Your father loved the story of Deimos and Phobos, the greek gods o--"

"I'm not afraid." Ray said flatly, his eyes still fixed on the stars, but his body was shaking. "Especially when it comes to him." he added. His mother simply sighed. "It amazes me how much you look like your daddy. He always scrunched his eyebrows up, and he would push out his jaw when he was upset." Jamie Chase said quietly. Raymond ignored her. Every time they were up there he would hear about his father, and how amazing he was.

Silence.

"If he's so great, why isn't he here?" Raymond demanded. "Why isn't he here protecting you from getting punched, or keeping Anna from crying." His small voice broke as he turned to look at his mom. "Why is his best friend here treating you like shit--"

"Raymond David Chase you watch your language--"

"Where did he go, Momma? Why did he leave?" At those words Raymond's mother grabbed her child and pulled him close, her lips kissing the top of his head, her fingers running through his hair. Raymond fought back tears, as he buried his head in his mother's shirt. Raymond was only eight, but he knew more than most kids his age. He knew that for a while, his mother went to drugs and alcohol to numb the pain, but when Raymond was old enough to take beatings, she stopped cold turkey. He knew that his step father, Brad, was a cheater, a dead beat, and supposedly his father's childhood friend. He didn't care what kids said about him, but whenever someone talked badly against his sister or mother, he would always beat the living crap out of them.

"Your father is the bravest, most amazing man I've ever met." Jamie said against his head. "He never told me where he had to go... But he's out there, sweetheart." She pointed out towards the cosmos, and Raymond looked up, as if trying to see the man himself. "He wouldn't leave us unless he absolutely had to... You are so much like him."

There was a sound of breaking glass from below and a long line of curses that made Anna start to whimper. Raymond clenched his fist again, but the feeling of his mother's arm around him calmed his nerves. "I'm afraid of him." Raymond confessed, looking away from his family again. "And I hate him. I hate him so much, Mommma."

"It's alright to be afraid, baby. The bravest, and best people always have a bit of fear in them."

"He doesn't do anything but hurt you and I can't do anything to stop him--"

"Listen to me. Don't you worry about me. Brad is a man who thinks he's brave, and better than everyone else. But someone who is really brave doesn't do that kind of stuff. They don't go picking fights to start them, or because they think they can and have a right to. They have to be afraid to fight, because when they have to, you know it means a lot to them... And I want you to promise me that when you grow up to become brave and strong like your daddy, you won't come back here and try to fight Brad. I will do anything to protect you and your sister from him, do you understand me?" Jamie's voice was calming like river, but had a serious tone that made Raymond look at her and nod.

"Why don't we just leave? So we don't have to protect anyone, and be happy?" Raymond asked quietly. "It's complicated Ray... Sometimes you have to do things for others that you know is scary... But everything will be okay, and we will be happy."

"Pinky Promise?"

"Yes. I Pinky Promise." Jamie laughed, taking young Raymond's finger and wrapping it around hers. There was another moment of silence before Raymond spoke up again. "I'm going to be better than dad. I'm not going to leave you and Anna ever. I won't let anything bad happen to you guys." Raymond declared, his eyes fixed on the stars again. His mother had tears in her eyes and she simply hugged him again. "I know you won't, sweetheart."

Raymond stayed close to his mother, watching the view, but the moment was quickly ruined with more drunk shouting, and the sound of banging on the roof's trap door. "RAYMOND! RAYMOND! ANSWER ME! CAPTAIN!" The trap door opened, and the light was blinding.

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Raymond woke with a start, his HUD still beeping, and Tango's voice echoed in his helmet. "Captain! Your vitals spiked for a minute. I was afraid Doctor Driani would have to bring back two bodies."

The robotic voice didn't really make Raymond happy, but it was a robot after all, and sometimes had trouble sympathizing for biotic life. Raymond checked the status of the suit, only a small crack in the helmet. Nothing significant, and he felt fine. He was also relieved that his black out was only for thirty seconds. They still had time to make it back safely.

"I'm alright." Raymond broadcasted, looking at the terry, Rae, and Shasoon. "Shasoon is still the priority. Addy, what's our time? I want to see if we can break our record for amount of time we can waste while still getting through this alive." His sarcastic comment was confirmation that he wasn't hurt badly, maybe just a bump on his head.

The four Marauders floated as quickly as they could back to the airlock, and as he did, the thought of what he recently saw while he blacked out filled his mind. He broke his promise to his family, and it haunted him every day. He dreamed of seeing his little sister again, that some day that she would forgive him for leaving. He could blame Brad for leaving, along with a billion other things, but that won't make her forgive him. She trusted that he would be there for her, unlike their real father... He wasn't going to leave his crew members without a captain. He WAS going to make it back to the Monroe on time with his crew. He wasn't going to disappoint.

The crew finally made it back to the airlock. Rae and Shasoon were the first to float in, then terry, and then Raymond. "Tango we are inside. Close the doors, and initiate the pressurization process."

"Copy, Captain." His voice said, and soon the doors closed, and the emptiness of space was filled with high pitched hissing of their artificial atmosphere entering the room. As soon as the green light was given Raymond pulled off his helmet, but Rae didn't wait. She immediately ran towards her medical quarters to help save Shasoon's life.

"All members with medical expertise meet Doctor Draini in the medical wing. Tech team I need a status report on the humanoid on our ship, and everyone else head back to the deck and get into battle stations. Meg, you're doing great. Addy, thanks for keeping this ship intact. As soon as we can hit warp drive let me know. Don't launch warp sequence until I give the green light. I need to know we aren't being tracked." Raymond said all of this as he ripped off his space suit, now back in his shirtless pants and boots appearal, his forehead had a cut and bruise on it from the debris hitting him, and the crack in his helmet got larger the more the stayed in it, but they all survived. For now. And Raymond was thankful for that.

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My internet is down at the moment, which is really upsetting, but hopefully it kicks back on soon! I wanna post!!!

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It's all good, and I hope you start getting better soon!

I'll get a reply up as soon as Akaya does, I've had this idea for a while, and I'm excited to write it out!