Apocalypse With a Twist! (Jump In)

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    ((Sorry for this late reply...lol...))
    ((Splitting them up is fine...and I'm okay with whatever when it comes to making teams...lol))


    Sterling had to remind herself not to allow the bots in her body to try and remove the foreign object lodged in her neck. She ran her fingers over the bump, but quickly retracted them when a sudden ache rippled through her neck. Hissing in pain, she decided to leave the chip alone, since fiddling with it could potentially kill her. The bots which swam around in her body swarmed to the site of pain in an attempt to fix whatever was hurting, but before they could do so Sterling canceled the program, so they backed off and continued floating around aimlessly. They varied in shape and size, but the majority of them were small enough to swim freely in her bloodstream. Growling quietly, Sterling leaned her back up against the wall, but quickly recoiled when yet another ache rippled through her body. The robotic limbs attached to her back were starting to ache again, and if she used them too much the dull pain would turn into burning agony. Sometimes, she wished she was normal. The limbs did help her in a sense, and the bots were cool, but sometimes they did more harm than help. She couldn't maintain the limbs properly, so she frequently experienced malfunctions. The cables keeping them together were loose and vulnerable; one slash and said limb would be useless...for good. All the materials needed to repair the limbs were scarce, so maintenance was impossible. Hissing lowly, Sterling bared her teeth at a few prisoners who got a little too close, and raised her tail in a threatening manner. The needle embedded in said tail could inject a paralyzing toxin into whatever it grabbed, but the effect duration couldn't be relied on. It could last a few hours, a few minutes, or just a few seconds depending on the person. Even she wasn't immune to her own toxin, but thanks to her bots, the effects were short. The longest duration was about 24 minutes...maybe 25. She couldn't remember. All she did know was life was going to be different from now on. Much different.


    She had picked up a few pieces of armor from the crates, and she was already set when it came to weaponry. Her limbs subconsciously flexed, and her tail coiled in on itself. Carrying any extra weaponry would be excessive, and even if her limbs did malfunction, she could still manually operate her tail. By pulling the arms on the tail back, the needle would come out, and she could inject the toxin in herself. The only issue was...the tail was heavy. Very heavy. She could still walk with them; they carried their own weight in a sense. Lifting them up was like lifting a dead body. Her limbs subconsciously flexed again, but this time they fully extended, which caused her to hiss in agony and use her arms to pull them back down. She'd need to find some sort of material that could loosen the joints; it was getting harder and harder to move them in a fluid motion. The two pieces of metal screamed when they scraped up against each other, and hissing angrily, Sterling tugged down roughly and they finally clicked back into place. She flexed them again, just to make sure.


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    Like Sterling, Chimera only picked up a few pieces of armor as well. He also managed to get his hands on some throwing knives, just in case his 'powers' stopped working for some reason or another. He was currently in his favorite form; horns of a ram, arms of a lion, and an Anaconda for a tail. The lionesque forearms were modified, of course, since he needed thumbs to...well...operate things. Chimera leaned his back up against a wall and curled his living tail around one of his legs, since it had a habit of lashing out at anyone that got too close. It hissed quietly and opened its jaws, revealing its sharp teeth to those around him. The snake had its own brain, instincts, etc. Whenever he 'retracted' it, it 'fell asleep' in a sense. When used, it would wake up. Same for any other snake or such he'd use as a tail. Gazing at a few of the prisoners around him, he searched for Sterling. She would normally be easy to spot, but he couldn't find her. "Must be hiding," he thought, and crossing his arms, he sighed quietly.

    Hahaha, good to know, Literal Dogfish. :D ))


    It took a bit of waiting before Jay realized that names were already being called and groups were forming. Some of this was hard for her to understand though. She had so many questions she wanted to ask as well as so many people she wanted to punch or even kill because of how annoying they were being and because of how they confused her so.
    It's funny how they expected everyone of the prisoners to be docile and ready for command. Jay witnessed many guards tackling and beating and immobilizing or the prisoners due to their poor behavior. Fights broke out and gunshots were heard, but things still went on as if nothing was happening, for the prisoners who acted up were then quickly eliminated and deleted from the records immediately. Jay lightly shook her head. It was sad to see how many people lacked the inner self control it took in order to survive in such a place and moment such as this. For one, you would need to keep a level head in this situation, because you could end up dead with just the click of a button.
    Golden eyes watched as the groups formed along the walls, she counted them silently, 6 teams already made. Most of the teams looked to be well balanced by Jay's standards, well, except for one. Though, she shouldn't worry about others now, if anything, she should be listening for her name and for further instructions.
    "Prisoner #152, Jay Ekta Cabell.." Jay stood in high alert, listening intently as she scanned the crowd, wondering who would be her partner in a death trap that was this world. "... Jackie Marie Slyman. Report to the South-most wall. You are known as Squad 7; code name Delta." Well, this was unexpected. Jay never heard of a person by the name of Jackie, then again, she was rarely ever let out of her cell due to her anger issues. No matter.. Jay took a breath and quietly began walking to the wall the was located South of her and leaned her back against it when she reached it. Her eyes darted from face to face, waiting rather nervously for her partner to meet her. But in the noise of the room, she listened in curiosity as other names and groups were called.


    ".. Wilson Adrian Slyman.. Chimera.. Report to the West-most wall. You are known as Squad 11; code name Alpha." Many groups were taking form in the distance and Jay watched them intently as she crossed her tattooed arms over her chest. ".. Osiris Belfoire.. Sterling.. Report to the East-most wall. You are known as Squad 13; code name Omega." Jay forced out noise after that and slowly closed her eyes as she began delving deep into her thoughts. 'Hmm.. I see what's going on now...'


    Sterling emitted a metallic hissing sound as she pushed herself off of the wall she was leaning on, and letting her visor cover her face, she approached the East-most wall and leaned her shoulder up against it. Her eyes flickered from person to person; the visor scanned each and every person, displayed their vitals, and picked up their heat signatures. "Where are they..." she hissed quietly, flicking her tail. She wanted to see her new teammate, study them, and see what they could do. Sterling could carry her own weight, and could potentially support another if need be. Flexing her metallic limbs, Sterling gazed around once again, and with a quiet sigh her visor shrank back. "This is going to be interesting..."


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    Chimera immediately pushed off of the wall and approached the western wall, and humming lowly he looked around for his new teammate. While waiting, his form slowly shifted, and he took on a few new animal parts. The ram horns grew in size and curled even more, his lion arms were replaced with those of a tiger, but the andaconda stayed. He changed the parts around a few more times, but eventually came back to the original.

    The two casually stood, leaning against one another. When people were being called, they both looked at the other in worry. When Jackie heard her name, she looked around to see the girl they had ran after seem alert. Wilson pulled his sister into a right hug, "I swear if you die, I will personally find your body and burn it." She laughed, a pure laugh that she always kept in the face of all this hell they faced. They smiled, and Jackie walked off toward the other timidly, her face was fairly open with her emotions. She stopped a little away from Jay, unsure if that was who she was supposed to be with. Wilson watched her leave, and put on a blank face, waiting for his name. When it was called, a small growl escaped his throat, he didn't know who he was working with, but it was whatever. He stalked over to his spot, waiting for the other to come.

    Chimera stared at who he thought what his new partner, and narrowing his eyes, he crossed his arms and stared at them. He didn't speak, but he did hum in a curious manner, and uncoiling his "tail" the reptilian flicked their tongue at the prisoner and tilted its head. The Anaconda hissed quietly, then recoiled around Chimera's leg and closed its eyes. Chimera kept their eyes locked on the prisoner, though, and flicked one of his goat-like ears. He morphed into those only a few seconds ago, so if the prisoner was paying attention, he'd notice. After a few moments Chimera looked away, continuing his search for Sterling. He seen her at one of the walls, and raising his ears, he opened his mouth to speak. However, his voice died in his throat, and he remained silent. He had no idea what came over him, but whatever it was, it didn't want him to speak to her. Maybe, since they were threatened with death at any given moment, he was afraid of repairing their ties? He didn't know.

    She was so lost in her thoughts that it surprised even her when her senses felt that someone approached her. Jay opened her eyes and they quickly landed upon a girl. She was shorter than Jay was, so the taller white-haired convict had to slightly bend her neck to look downward just to greet the darker haired woman before her. Her lips lightly curled in a rather amused smirk, her eyebrow quirking. "Are you the one I'm supposed to be meeting here?" She suddenly asked, her voice somewhat husky yet with a touch of silky and suave lightness to it. "I'm Jay.. And you're..." She trailed off to silence before lightly laughing to herself, soon pushing herself off the wall to stand totally upright. "Sorry.. I didn't catch your name." She admitted as she extending her left hand out for a cliche handshake. It was all she could think of in order to sort of break the ice. Though it would have to do, no matter how lame she thought it was.

    Wilson walked up to the other, his multi colored eyes obviously finding much interest in his partner. Walking up, he ran a hand through his hair, stopping when it hit the horns that proudly sat on his head. He smirked at the other, and purred inna teasing manner at the other, feeling giddy about being able to leave the prison. "Glad to see we're in the same boat."


    She felt rather intimidated by the taller female, and it showed easily on her face. Nonetheless, she smiled at the other openly, although her eyes betrayed her saying she was strongly confused. She couldn't help but relax as the other spoke, it was a father nice voice, and she nodded. She laughed, another whole one, and took the hand, "Jackie. Can't wait to work with another convicted person." She purred teasingly, trying to help lift he mood as well. She couldn't help the blush that cane across her face as she looked at the other, Jay was rather attractive.

    Chimera chuckled in response despite the fact he wasn't sure what his new 'partner' meant by that. Was he referring to their animal-like traits? Or the fact they were all getting out of here? At the moment, he really didn't care. He flicked his ears once again and hummed quietly, turning his head to face the prisoner. His 'tail' uncoiled itself from around his leg and opened its eyes, staring at Wilson. Hissing quietly, it flicked its tongue at him again, but instead of backing off it continued to examine his form. The snake maneuvered around to face the prisoner, and staring into his eyes, it quickly moved back to its original position at Chimera's side. It rested its head upon his shoulders, and kept an eye on the prisoner next to them. Chimera chuckled quietly, then spoke up. "You must be Wilson?" he asked, tilting his head to the side. "I'm Chimera, but you probably knew that already," he hummed, smiling. His teeth were sharp, sharper than normal, and looked like they could tear through flesh with ease.

    Wilson merely watched the head with interest, he didn't really feel any fear as any normal person would, he'd seen enough weird shit already. Plus he was sure the other wouldn't try anything drastic since they both were watched very carefully. He smiled as the other showed off his teeth, "Charmed to meet you." He offered a friendly nod, before chuckling, "By the by, nice set of pearly whites you got there." He couldn't help but nervously talk, he had no clue what they were going to be doing.

    Chimera hummed in reply, a flicking one of his ears, he smiled. "Thank you," he chuckled, lifting his lip to display the dangerously pointy teeth once more before hiding them behind a closed smile. Crossing his arms, he tilted his head off to the side. "Nervous?" he hummed, quirking a brow. Like most animals, Chimera could sense peoples emotions to an extent, but this time he was just analyzing their speech patterns. His clawed fingers drummed on his lion-like arms as he waited for a response, but he was careful to keep the claws sheathed. He could hurt himself just as easily as he hurt others. Chimera eyed Wilson's horns, and humming curiously, he mimicked them. His own horns bended, split, and thinned out in an attempt to mimic Wilson's, and they did a pretty good job at doing so. After a few moments, Chimera sported a daunting set of antlers as well, but only for a few moments. They eventually morphed back into the ram horns he was sporting before.

    Jay gazed at Jackie intently, slight interest gleaming in her molten gold eyes. She lightly smiled as she detected a hint of teasing playfulness from the other's words, shaking her hand slightly before gently pulling her own hand back to let it slide back into her pant pocket. "Me neither, Jackie. It'll be a breath of fresh air knowing that I'll be around someone I can trust.. Since our situations are basically treading down the similar paths.." She said as she brushed some of her white hair away from her eyes. She then tore her gaze away from Jackie and inspected the room, seeing that all of the people were organized into many squads of their own. Jay looked back down to Jackie and lightly arched a brow. "So.. What's your take on all of this? You scared, Jackie?" She suddenly asked, trying to make conversation even though her tone lightly lifted and dragged off to a purr at the end of her sentence. Even though the room was getting kind of quiet, Jay still wanted to talk to Jackie. The girl relaxed Jay's tension and.. Well she had to admit that the girl was very nice to look at. But, physical appearance aside, Jay could tell that the two would make a good team further on.

    Wilson smirked, "Sure. I mean, being stuck, almost losing your sanity and then having a chip shot in your neck is always a little nerve wrecking." He said smoothly, as he leaned against the wall next to Chimera. He closed Hus eyes, just smelling all the different scents, but he soon stopped, worry about having an overload. He opened his eyes, scanning the room until he found his sister.
    Jackie nodded, "its going to be fun just to get out there again." She said, as she giggled softly at the comment. The shorter female watched as her partner in crime, or should we say partner in heroic work, looked around, before she looked at the ground. When the other spoke, her eyes shot up, admiring the golden color of Jay's eyes. She fleet her face get hot as she nodded, "I wot lie, I'm nervous as hell. Never worked with another person other then my brother. But I'm super excited." She said smiling, keeping close to the other, weary of having to deal with other people then Jay. She looked around the room, her eyes locking with her brother who gave a short wave and nod, relaxing.

    When Osiris heard his name called, he instantly perked up. He headed to the area specified to him, the eastern wall. As he walked, the drugs that had been administered in him were worn off completely, allowing him to walk with a certain spring to his step.


    He arrived to his destination, and found a girl waiting for him, one that he could've called a cyborg. Her limbs caught his attention with their metallic luster, something he couldn't help but enjoy, catching himself staring longer than he should've. He looked up to meet her eyes, offering a friendly grin. "You're..." He stopped, trying to recall the name they'd announced alongside his, "...Sterling? Is that right?" He asked.

    Jay lightly nodded as she listened to Jackie, finding that her voice was getting more and more easier to listen to the more she spoke. "I see.. So, you have a brother as well?" She asked and gazed off in the distance as she continued speaking. "I'm assuming that he's in here with you too then?" She lightly chuckled. "So, it's not just one child, it's both of them that were so naughty naughty." Jay remarked playfully before she softened her expression to gaze down at Jackie again, her eyes slowly tracing the girls facial features curiously before settling to rest upon the girl's dark brown eyes that were accented by her glasses as well. It felt nice to be playful around someone who wouldn't inject all these drugs and chemicals into her. "Jokes aside.. Who's your brother?" She asked, her voice drifting to a lower tone just to match the hushed volume of the room. Though, it was then that one of the guards began speaking to the room rather loudly, the rest of the room going silent as to listen.


    "Listen up! We're going to call the teams up one by one, and from there on you will follow your guide and listen to their instructions.." The guard then smirked. "But remember, one screw up out there.. And you're finished..."


    Jay lightly growled in anger, but then remembered about Jackie, so she cooled her temper just a bit. "Huh.. Well.. It'll be a couple minutes before we're called up.." She informed as casually as she could before her back rested against the wall again, her arms crossing over her chest once more as she stared off into the distance while biting her lower lip out of habit.

    Chimera growled quietly when the guard finished his sentence, and baring his teeth, his ears lowered. This act didn't last long, though, and he quickly replaced his aggressive attitude with his normal, relaxed one. His eyes followed Wilson's gaze, and eyeing the girl he was looking at, Chimera hummed in curiosity and gestured to her with his thumb. "Friend of yours?" he asked, tilting his head off to the side(he had a habit of doing that). "You're always around each other...siblings maybe?" he chuckled quietly, flicking an ear(another one of his habits).


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    Sterling stared at Osiris with hostile eyes, and she emitted the same metallic hissing sound. "Yes," she responded, narrowing her eyes. "You must be Osiris," she hissed, and lifting her tail off of the ground, it coiled around her feet before lying still. She noticed him eyeing her metallic appendages, and she subconsciously pressed them against her back. They compressed surprisingly well, which made her proud. Usually, she'd have to push them down herself, like last time. Her gaze didn't remain on his form for long, and it quickly snapped to the guard. She narrowed her eyes and hissed quietly.


    She smiled as the other spoke again, quickly gathering her attention. It was easy to tell she enjoyed listening to it, her eyes just had the softest of glimmers. She lifted her head up slightly so she could look into the other's eyes, but was a little too late since the other was looking around. "Yeah," she said with a soft giggle at her last comment. She couldn't help but greatly love how easy going they were with one another. She moved a few loose strands of her hair out of her face, feeling rather nervous as the other inspected her face. When Jay spoke in a lower tone, she moved closer, before responding, "Wilson, he's over there with the antlers." She then mimicked her brother's horns with her hands, laughing ever so softly. She stopped when the guard started talking, and then placed a light hand on the other, trying to offer some comfort. "At least we get a little longer breather."
    Wilson had a deep, quite growl as the guard talked, which continued until the other spoke up. He smiled and nodded, "Little sister. She's a brat sometimes, but I love her." He said, it was easy to tell he was protective of his sister.

    Chimera hummed in reply, then gestured over to Sterling, who didn't notice. "See that girl over there, with the metallic arms? She's like a sister to me," he chuckled, then crossed his arms. "We helped each other out when we lived on the streets, and ever since then she's been like a sister to me," his voice suddenly died out, and with a quiet sigh, he continued. "Then, she got arrested. We were separated for awhile, then I got arrested myself. I hoped we could become friend again...but we never did...she's so distant now," when he was done talking, Chimera looked down at his feet and flicked an ear, humming to himself. He went over his memories quickly; they were broken up and some were fuzzy, but he could just barely put the picture together.

    Jay felt herself gaze down at the face of Jackie, soon feeling her entire body relaxing and soothing itself ever so softly just at the touch of Jackie's hand. It was strange that her body reacted this way to someone she doesn't really know, but then again, this entire day was strange enough. "You're right.. You're right.." She breathed softly and offered a smile before she glanced away to Wilson just to see what he looked like, then lightly laughed as she finally understood what Jackie was imitating with her hands from before. "Wow.. Large set of antlers he has there.. But, I've heard of your brother before.." She turned her gaze back to lightly trail off in the warm chocolatey brown hues of Jackie's eyes. "He was fused with an animal's DNA.. At least, that's what I heard at the time.. It's.. rather unique to say the least.." Jay lightly mused before looking away once more, the sound of a voice pulling her attention once more.


    "Squad 4, approach us at once.."


    Jay lightly frowned and softly bit her lower lip in thought. "We're getting closer, Jackie.. I wonder what they'll have in store for us.." She sighed.

    Jackie smirked as the other relaxed, it made her feel better. She took her hand away and nodded, "Don't worry, if you get flustered or anything. Do want my big bro does, squeeze my hand or something." Jackie actually just wanted to make sure Jay wasn't under too much stress. As she talked about her brother, she agreed, "Yeppero." She couldn't help the dorky smile that came across her face at the laugh. As the voice spoke, she leaned against the other, feeling rather nervous.
    Wilson chilled, and nodded before frowning, he could never stand to be lost to his sister. It was one of the things that kept him sane. He offered a small nod, "I could never imagine."