middleofsomewhere | Onward: Purple

Rescue Efforts

Progress has been good, with many of the trapped citizens now rescued and parts of the city put to rights. There are only a couple of pockets of trapped people remaining, where it is proving difficult structurally to clear the tunnels. Even so, spirits are high; it’s believed they’ll be able to do so with the Voidtreckers’ assistance.

Work is still done in shifts and continues through the night. Voidtreckers are encouraged to rest after their shifts, and stagger themselves. It’s likely that there’s a mix of people awake and asleep as the sun rises on the third day.

Dawn Attack

Not long after dawn many of the Terran phones begin ringing with notifications and alarms, and there is a general wave of panic that spreads through the adult Terran. Followed by a rush of activity, as those asleep are quickly shaken awake to get ready.

It won’t take long, they’re told. There has been an attack. Not here, but in another segment of the city. Unknown forces, monstrosities of some kind coming down the service tunnels. Forces are holding them off but they need backup. Transport is quickly arranged and any Voidtreckers who wish to go and help can do so.

Transport is a train, one that is sourced incredibly quickly and filled with combat-ready Terran civilians. Not all go, since people are still needed to finish the rescue efforts and prepare for any attack in this sector.

Those that do go will find a battle raging between Terran and monsters. It may be that shortly after the Voidtreckers and their Terran friends turn up they will be joined by some more adventurous members of Orange Team who followed the monsters down the tunnels.

Days of Fighting

Throughout the next few days (G7-G11), fights spring up around the city. Though the first fight was against monsters from the lab, it seems others have found ways of getting into the tunnel system. The Terran are practical and quickly set up systems of transport for quick response. They don’t have much in the way of lights; their own decorative lights are soft, which will drive the creatures back from illuminated areas but be unable to destroy them.

They will happily accept as much help as the Voidtreckers can give. The fighting is lessened as the day goes on, as no new monsters enter the tunnels, but sunset brings fresh recruits.

For those who cannot or do not wish to fight there is plenty that needs doing. Centres are set up for the injured. Fighters need food and water. There are still collapsed tunnels that need repaired and cleaned up. The final trapped citizens need to be brought to safety. Children need to be watched and kept out of danger.

A Rumour

Talking of children, as the days go by the Terran teenagers get more and more agitated. A few times they can be seen trying to approach exhausted and stressed adults, mobile phones in their hands as they try and explain something.

They are quickly dismissed. If asked about it the teenagers will tell literally anyone who listens that they think the monsters are going after The Dweller. They will distractedly explain that it is some lifeform within the planet that ‘those Gry’ worship as a god.

‘Those Gry’ are their primary source of information, in fact, and most of their evidence seems to be coming from dream interpretation forums. Probably why they aren’t getting taken seriously by their stressed parents.

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"Yo! Hard-head!"

As Ichigo continues his attacking in the later days, this time, there comes a burst of light from Tidus's SCA to help stun the monsters that are trying to crowd and get to him, pushed back by his sword skills. The other guy hasn't been around the city 'til now, but his sudden appearance isn't important.

"Knock them down and I can hit them with a stronger light! Can you do it?"

With them grouped so close, if Ichigo can make them topple into each other, then Tidus has just the spell to get them all at once!

"Hell yeah I can!" Ichigo gave Tidus a manic grin before letting Zangetsu's handle fall from his hand. He kept a grip on the white wrapping, preparing to spin the massive blade like a flail. "You're gonna wanna be on my left, though." Slowly, he started to move the white strip in a circle above his right shoulder, moving faster and faster until the blade was fully off the ground and spinning fast above his head.

Heck, whatever's best and doesn't get Tidus in the way of those blades more blurs of motion than anything else is good by him. So he moves as directed, his left hand covered in a build up of white lights dancing around its gripped fist.

"Let go when you're ready!"

And when Ichigo should, Tidus will be too--!

As soon as the monsters were in a loose group, Ichigo let go. He'd already learned that he couldn't wound the monsters, but he could use Zangetsu as a blunt force object. He slammed the blade into the side of the nearest one, knocking it into the next, and the next, and then next. They were all in a great, unblinking pile facing Tidus when they stopped. "Now!"

It takes just one thrust out of his arm, a taunting "Enjoy!" just for his own fun, and it's nothing like thunder or orbs that come, but circular rings of gold enclosing around some of the monsters to a quick destruction, the lights and how they defy physics and go through monsters to ensure those in the back get a face full too making quick and sudden work of them all. It's not even a spell usually aimed to hurt but help, but for the speed a haste spell usually provided, Tidus already knew it was ineffective on the creatures.

But not casting it. They all crumble into nothing, disappearing from sight--leaving nothing but Tidus and Ichigo to reap in the results.

"Alright--!" Relieved, Tidus grins. "Those bastards won't be bothering us any time soon!"

As soon as Zangetsu had returned to him, Ichigo had the massive blade slung over his shoulder by the handle as he watched the creatures disintegrate. "That's one hell of a party trick you've got there, Tidus."

"You're one to talk! That spell's 'pposed to make things go fast, but your blade doesn't need any help there!"

Seriously. Helicopter blade.

Hearing that had Ichigo grinning a little manically. "Yeah, Zangetsu's pretty versatile, inn't he?" Even if it was an old trick. "Think you can pull that light show off again? Because I am willing to bet there are a lot more where those ones came from."

"Being a light dispenser's becoming my main job round here! You lead the way, I'll follow. I don't know where to go 'round here."

That was, if Ichigo even did. But the fiends were sure to come them again at some point.

"'least these tunnels stop them from crowding you as bad as they do topside."

Ichigo nodded at that, doing his best to try and sense the monsters. The problem was, they didn't really feel like anything. "Bottlenecking them isn't a bad thing sometimes. And as far as where to go, I guess just keep going forward? If we keep finding more of the monsters, at least we're heading the right way?"

"Sounds like a plan," Tidus says with a lightness to his voice, a readiness. Nothing much else to do, and between the two of them things should be okay.

"Let's just not get too lost. I dunno if I wanna spend the night in these things--not when that's when more of those things wake up!"

Ichigo laughed softly and nodded in agreement. "Agreed. I'd rather us be back with the group by nightfall, whenever that is. Continue this way for an hour before retreating?"

"No objections here!" And he'll come beside Ichigo, raising his SCA and its light.

"Let's get this done, and then we can go eat!"

With Zangetsu in hand, Ichigo led the way down the tunnel. He was channeling Zangetsu's hollow aspects a little more than usual to be able to see in the dark somewhat better than usual. "Good idea. I have no idea what passes for food with the natives here, but I'm willing to give it a try."

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