caughtinanetwork | 019 || video

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[...krrzt.

Zzzzkk--

The signal's not that reliable on this particular transmission. Something's wrong with the SFC, and there's a good chance it'll just die out altogether. But in the brief flashes the little device manages, one thing could be seen as clear as day.

Crimson stains on the ground. Blood, splattered everywhere.

Krrrzzttt--

Finally, the picture stabilizes for a few, agonizing moments, showing more of the sight on the ground, trailing up past the stains to a large white lump, fur idly bristling with the light wind. It continues to pan up, following the form.

And it stops, on a familiar face, foam drizzling from the side of the Elder's face and eyes holding just a fraction of life. He stares out at nothing, pupils clouded and dilated, giving the faintest breath of a moan...

Silence then reigns until the picture violently cuts out.]

[ooc: ratchet and rin for the first action post, please! others can join in a bit later~]

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[At first Rin can only stare. He feels like his heart as left him completely, that there's nothing inside him except a hollow cave. Is he relieved, afraid, both? He can't even tell. He's just... in shock, staring, mouth open but soundless.]

Jiji...

[When he finally does speak, his voice is tiny, cracking. All at once that empty feeling is destroyed by a weight he can't even begin to describe. Relieved as he is to see Alister alive, he's just as horrified to see the state he's in.

Some one did that to him. Some one left him like that.]

ALISTER!

[That scream is all the Villa gets as any sort of warning that Rin is flipping his shit. He grabs his sword and is out the door before anyone can say or do anything, tearing through the streets without any idea as to where Alister might be.

He'll find him. He'll find him if he has to turn the entire city upsidedown to do it.]

[He was slinking through the dark alleys with a completely different purpose in mind. He wanted practice and was pondering hunting locals when he came across the trail of blood. Looks like someone had a bit of fun before him. He followed it curious to see what poor fool probably were eaten or injured. He wasn’t expecting was finding Kimblee’s little “buddy” looking like hell a dozen times over. Vanitas noted the look in the space cat’s eyes.]

The lights are on .[His tone was even and without any sort of malice.] Anybody home? [He’ll stalk around the General looking him over carefully.] Looks like met that killer.

[Vanitas will help himself next to Alister.] Are you going to expire any moment? You survived your ear being taken off and a fight with him.

[There was no hint of any sort of awe in his tone. It was as if he was stating facts straight off a book. Vanitas was trying to entice some reaction or recognition from him. Just sitting there and dying was kind of...boring.]

[Ratchet hadn't been in the apartment when the video went up. He was out looking for Alister himself. He had been trying everywhere he could think of to find him but nothing had turned up; until today. He rushes through the streets, hoverboots blazing. He zooms passed Rin without thinking to say anything.

He knows that location in the video. Being bored has lead to a lot of walks around the city and he recognizes that place. He turned the corner and stops dead in his tracks. Wait. He wasn't alone. That masked person has to be the murderer right?]

GET AWAY FROM HIM! [Ratchet isn't in a asking questions mood. So he pulls out his Constructo shotgun and fires at Vanitas. Shoot first, sort out the mess later.]

[Because Rin had been at home, it takes him longer to get there, even scrambling over roof tops just to cut down on travel time. As he nears his ears pick up Ratchet screaming and he sees the bright flashes of the shots. He can even hear them, the sharp, sudden cracks echoing over the rooftops of the city. That gun is big, and loud, and whatever he's shooting at must have deserved it to invoke that much wrath from the Lombax.

It's not until he gets closer that he sees the familiar black shape.

Vanitas. What the fuck is he doing around Alister?!

That's all it takes for Rin to pull his sword, and what was just a teenage boy running across roof lines is now a blur of blue flames. He barely waits to land before launching a wave of blue flames across the way at Vanitas. He hits the ground next to Ratchet, the Kurikara pointed directly at the masked boy.]

Vanitas! He ain't a toy for you to play with! You want some one to fight, fight me! Just leave Alister alone!

[Man, you’re interrupting petting times. Vanitas had just reached up to place a hand on Alister’s crown when he was shot at. His helmet was stuck with enough force to shatter it, pieces flying off. Vanitas gave a cold laugh, as the pieces seemed to melt off and vanish in to darkness. Good job, Ratchet, you shot at someone who looked close to sixteen.]

Are you really sure you want to do that? [Summoning Void Gear as fire was aimed at him.

Awesome. Vanitas countered it with a dark blizzaga spell, hopefully that'll get most of it. Whatever he didn't get counter, he'll take. Pain wasn't something knew. He wasn't sure about swinging his keyblade without getting Mr. Kitty.

Huh. Now there was an ideas. He’ll tug the white cat he was accompanying in front of him.] You really wouldn't want someone to get hurt would you?

[The General's body was no more than a ragdoll, heaved off the ground and hanging limp from Vanitas' grasp as streams of fresh blood began to pool underneath. And all the while, his expression didn't change. He didn't make a sound. He was just there with no semblance of recognizing what was even happening around him.

Oh, but he knew. It was simply not what was.

The situation is reversed, in his hazed state. He didn't see two friends attempting to free him from the clutches of a madman, oh no. These were two beasts, threatening to drag him deep into the bowels of Oblivion itself. And the 'madman', so to speak...

Heavy, shaking arms extend out, in a protective gesture.

Alister was protecting his captor.]

[Ratchet growls at Vanitas and keeps his shotgun raised. He is about to pull the trigger but then the General stirs and...shields the bastard? What was going on?!]

Alister, move. You listen to me, Vanitas or whatever your name is, put him down and I promise I won't kill you here. If you hurt him though, I will dunk you down in incinerator. If that doesn't kill you, I'll cryofreeze you then shatter you into tiny pieces. Put the General down.

[Damn! Alister was too out of it to realize just what the hell was going on. And in this state it's unlikely that reason is going to get to him.

Rin glares and snarls, fangs bared and blue eyes narrowed at gold ones. Were this any other moment he might have noted how he was actually able to see the bastard's face after so many months of not even knowing what he looked like. But right then he was far too concerned about Alister to care.

He wasn't sure what he could do that wasn't just going to make the situation worse, though. And for the first time in... probably ever, Rin Okumura actually lets his pride get shoved to the side and lets Ratchet do the talking.]

I'd listen to him if I were you... he's got a lotta guns and he doesn't play nice.

[And Vanitas glanced down at the bloody cat and brows shot up just a moment. The gesture surprised even him.]
You attacked me first, morons.

[He maintained that composure, even after getting hit twice now. Vanitas was avoiding summoning his critters. Just imagine how fun it would be to be buried in a small alley with his critters. Cozy thought, huh?

He pointed the keyblade at Rin and allowed for a moment to pass before lowering it.
Vanitas looked down at the cat’s blood.] He’ll probably wind up getting himself killed at this rate.

[One of the voices... where did he remember it from?

He tries lifting his head and everything kind of blots together in a fuzzy, sticky mess. Shapes are moving around him, their voices clear but the words foreign, the Lombax squinting slightly to try to focus his hearing better. And then, the first voice clicks. Some part of him that wasn't entirely gone finally snaps into place, and the General's unseeing eyes momentarily widen.]

...aaaa... kkkk--eenn...

[One of the arms at his sides shake with effort, bloodied hand starting to curl into a fist. Now he knew what was really going on. And he could fix it.

He would fix it.

CRACK!!

The General elbows his captor in the head as hard as his strength will manage, trying to shove him off at the same time.]

[But that was all he could do.

Not long after, the arm slides down and he spits at the mouth even more, choking until his head drops forward and the General falls limp once again. He didn't have much to spare, but maybe that would help at least a little.

The rest, now, was up to Rin and ~~Kaden~~ Ratchet.]

Alister!

[The anger ebbs quickly when more foam and spit spills from Alister's mouth. They don't have time for a fight right now, despite how badly he wants to beat this kids face in.]

Give him to us now!

[Rin winces when he sees the hit. He knew Alister wasn't a pushover but he didn't expect him to still have that much kick in him when he was so out of it.

But when he collapses, Rin can't help but cry out in fear.]

Jiji! Let him go, Vanitas!

[Thank you for the gift of an elbow to the face. He’ll be sure to pay you back for it.

Now wasn’t the time though. Not only was he faced with one who has already left a physical scar on him, but another angry cat. Vanitas’ face is going to have a pretty bruise, on top of the already bleeding lip. There was a smirk on his feature as the old cat sank against him nearly taking him down too. Keyblade vanished as he regained his balance.]

Only Rin. [Gold eyes were on the demon. He wasn’t afraid, but there were other things he had to get ready for before dying again.].
Just you. Come get him off of me, idiot.

[The shorter Lombax growls but he can't argue with an opening. He looks to Rin but keeps his shotgun raised.]

Go get him. I'll cover you. Alister is more important right now.

[Rin snarls under his breath, every fiber of his being wanting nothing more than to lash out and stab Vanitas right there in the face.

And this time, he might actually enjoy it.

But Ratchet is right - Alister is more important.

Rin hesitates, but eventually the sword is returned to the case, flames extinguished so they won't burn Alister. He moves forward, slowly, watching Vanitas for any funny movements.]

Just hand him over. Okay?

[Gosh drama queens. It was tempting to just end the cat to teach them a lesson. ]

You're the ones who started it. [Can't a guy hang with a dying animal in peace? He'll shoot Rin a look. If Rin only knew how weird it was for something living to be against him like this. Vanitas didn't really do physical and he'll have to deal with it a bit more in order to give the one eared wonder over to the some times flaming moron.

Vanitas took a tentative step forward, being actually careful as he tries to give the cat over. This was even more awkward with him being Vanitas' height. Awesome night.

As soon as Rin had the cat, he'll step away carefully. A portal opened up behind him.]

[Ratchet keeps quite for now, his shotgun pointed right at Vanitas. He has half his mind to blast the guy through the portal with another blast but he doesn't need another enemy right now. That doesn't mean he won't find him later. There is always later.]

[You started it, Vani. :| You could have just left the dying cat alone but noooooo...

Alister feels a lot heavier than Rin remembered him, but he's able to heft him up, keeping his gaze on Vanitas as he puts an arm under the Lombax's legs and gets him off the ground as gently as he can manage.

He almost says something snarky. Almost.]

... come on, Ratchet. We can take him to Yukio.

[Yeah. Sitting next to a cat and then getting hit by stuff was totally starting it.

Yup.

Good guys and their logic, man.

The visor will just slowly reappear like liquid going over his hair and face before it hardened like new. Not even casting a look back as he vanishes through a portal.]

[Once Vanitas is gone Ratchet puts his weapon away and moves to help Rin with Alister.]

Yeah, let's get going. We need to hurry.

[Rin continues to glare at the spot where Vanitas was, watching the last black wisps of the portal fade away before deciding it was safe to move.]

... I can call him from the Villa.

[And with that, he turns and heads out of the alley, steps moving with urgency. They had to get a hold of Yukio, fast.]

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