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[Renren]

((sorry Mike, I just absolutely can't it was fun but I've been disconnected from the story for about the last 25 pages at least. It's alright))

[Magus00]

((I understand. It was great having you with us, though. I'm sure everyone agrees that if you decide to come back that there will be a spot for you.))

[GerkinMcGrimley]

((sad to see you go Mia but i understand. Come back with a new character anytime))

[GerkinMcGrimley]

Gavin smiled slightly. Faye was alright.

Thank you lord he thought and looked around at everyone who was in the car. Terrence was missing. Great fantastic he thought looking at everyone else. Then one of them caught his eye. She wasn't moving, budging, or opening her eyes. Mia

Gavin walked over trembling. "M-M-Mia.....c'mon Mia." he knelt and put a hand on the back of her head. He pulled it back as quick as he put it there. Blood. Covering his hand. No, no, no, no, no He was crying, bawling in fact. Mia was gone.

"Guys.......Mia......"

[GerkinMcGrimley]

((sorry to see you go Mia. Hope I gave you a sendoff that shows you how sad I am ))

[Renren]

((Haha thanks, I appreciate it If we do another one I may come back for that, but school's busy right now. Such is life ))

[GerkinMcGrimley]

((I gotta go to school eventually so someone post to give me a smile 4 the day))

[raelyn]

((AWWW MIA I'MMA MISS YOU D: And Terrence, I just caught up, hell yes Masky fist fight. And now I shalt RP until my AP Bio 2 class starts. Then I shalt doodle our characters. Instead of working.8D))

Faye, groggy and disoriented, felt the world spinning around her. She heard Gavin saying something in a horrified voice, and her eyes fell upon Mia.

NO NO NO NO OH GOD NO NO NO her brain bleated at her frantically, but Faye stayed frozen in place, too devastated to move. "Oh...oh god...oh god.." She scrambled to Mia's body, ignoring her body's protests and the dizziness that accompanied the movement, fumbling for Mia's wrist. No pulse oh god no no no why why Tears welled up in her eyes, and Faye's hands closed slowly into fists. Why? Why? Faye was shaking, violently, as she stood back up, closing Mia's eyes with her index finger and thumb. She tried to speak, but she couldn't force any words past the lump in her throat. Jake pushed past her, eyes glossy, face grim. "Go, Faye. Don't look."he murmured.

Turning away, hand over her mouth, she saw a flash of white hair, blending in with the leaves and mast on the ground. Her eyes traced out a human form, lanky, and battered. Terrence! She dropped to her knees next to him, forcefully quelling the urge to throw up as the world spun weirdly around her. Her back was one massive bruise, and her head felt as if it were about to explode. Faye didn't notice, nor did she care. Her panicked eyes were fixated on Terrence, who seemed to be saying something to himself.

"Te-terrence. Terrence! What's wrong, oh god..." Faye hesitated, distraught, for a moment, before soothingly putting a hand on Terrence's back. He was crying. Terrence, crying. Something is wrong, nothing ever got to Terrence like this. What HAPPENED to him?

Faye leaned over him, using all her strength to drag him into a sitting position. Her body screamed in pure agony as she hauled him up, supporting him with an arm around his shoulder, one of her legs supporting his back. She brushed his matted white hair out of her face, too scared to get words out. This wasn't good at all.

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[Magus00]

Mike had walked for a long time. He was sore and his vision hadn't cleared up. All he could make out were colors and blurred shapes. His memory of the last few days was, at best, fragmented and confusing, so, to try to take his mind off the pain of trudging through the forest, he tried to remember what he could.

He remembered the fight that got him kicked out of high school. A sore loser in his latest brawl pulled a knife. Mike, in self-defense, grabbed a broom, snapped it in half, and, while he was no Kali Stick master, proceeded to pummel the murderous kid. One of the kid's friends grabbed the knife and it became a his-word vs. his-word situation. Not to mention Mike willfully destroyed school property, Mike was expelled.

Finally, a shape that looked like a house came into view. He found the door opened and called out for assistance. Hearing nothing, he let himself in. Other than a sloppy red paint job in one corner, everything seemed OK. He proceeded to look for alcohol to pour on his wound and some sheets to tear up to create a bandage.

[GerkinMcGrimley]

((Mike where exactly are you?))

[Magus00]

((Your house. That red paint? That is actually blood.))

[GerkinMcGrimley]

((My house?! Nice what a plot twist. I guessed the blood but I didn't know which house. Dang that's nice))

[Magus00]

((Hehe, thanks. I figured the cliched pseudo-amnesiac wasn't enough of a twist. As Mike can't really see so well, he can't make out your parent's corpses. All just looks like sloppy red paint.))

[raelyn]

((Daaayuuum nice plot twist there, Mike))

[Serenity]

Kate heard some crying from outside and went to inspect, the entire time, reciting the Ranger Creed so she could get a hold of herself. Letting out her emotions was good for her mental health, but it just looked bad for her. She was a Ranger, damn it.

Recognizing that I volunteered as a Ranger, fully knowing the hazards of my chosen profession, I will always endeavor to uphold the prestige, honor, and high esprit de corps of my Ranger Regiment.

Acknowledging the fact that a Ranger is a more elite soldier who arrives at the cutting edge of battle by land, sea, or air, I accept the fact that as a Ranger my country expects me to move further, faster and fight harder than any other soldier.

Never shall I fail my comrades. I will always keep myself mentally alert, physically strong and morally straight and I will shoulder more than my share of the task whatever it may be, one-hundred-percent and then some.

Gallantly will I show the world that I am a specially selected and well-trained soldier. My courtesy to superior officers, neatness of dress and care of equipment shall set the example for others to follow.

Energetically will I meet the enemies of my country. I shall defeat them on the field of battle for I am better trained and will fight with all my might. Surrender is not a Ranger word. I will never leave a fallen comrade to fall into the hands of the enemy and under no circumstances will I ever embarrass my country.

Readily will I display the intestinal fortitude required to fight on to the Ranger objective and complete the mission though I be the lone survivor.

A small tear escaped her right eye because of the last part, but she dried it off. She saw two bodies on the other side of the vehicle. One was the girl from before, Mia, who must have been thrown out of the suburban during the fight. The other was the white haired man, who she hadn't even seen for a while.

It was clear the girl was dead. The white haired man looked bad but he seemed treatable. Faye was over exerting herself trying to get him into the suburban so she lent a helping hand. "Faye, go lie down, press the icepack to your forehead, I can carry him," she told her, making sure she had a secure grip on the tall man.

With a grunt, she walked him over to the suburban and sat him down on a seat to check him for wounds.

With a grim face, she whispered the last bit of the Ranger Creed. "Rangers Lead The Way..."

She checked the man's pulse and sighed in relief. He was relatively okay, doing better than the others. "You're gonna be okay, sir," she told him quietly.