Rifts - DMH - Camp Union

[Icy_Drake]

Megana hops back into the APC in the driver side and buckle in after closing her door..."get in buckle in but be ready..."Megana turns on the APC and headlights.

[Manson-Mage]

Vi hops back into the apc and sits down . After she sits she starts to meditate while listening to her sounding as the apc starts to move .

[Chaser1]

Megana hops back into the APC, buckling into her seat as she says, "Get in. Buckle in, but be ready," Megana turns on the APC and headlights. Vi climbs in, buckles up, closes her eyes and tries to calm her thoughts as the APC begins to lurch forward, entering the tunnel.

The tunnel looks as though it's barely ever traveled. Dust and dirt seem to have mostly buried the rusted tracks. Up ahead, a few human skeletons lie against the wall of the tunnel. Megana simply drives by. She spots odd movement along the ceiling and along some of the walls.

Looking out of the back, Dusty sighs, "Whatever they are, they're following us..."

Eventually, the tunnel curves to the right, eventually losing sight of daylight from the entrance, leaving only the headlights and spotlights to fight the darkness.

[Manson-Mage]

Vi sees the day light fade away ," why do I have a bad feeling about this ?"
Vi attempts to use her ecto to reach outside the apc and see if she can see anything .

[Chaser1]

Vi sees the day light fade away, "Why do I have a bad feeling about this?" Vi begins to concentrate to begin excreting ectoplasm.

Dusty just stares at her in complete wonderment trying to figure out what she's doing. As her ectoplasmic arm reaches for the door handle, a blade materializes, from midair, in his hand as he unbuckles and leaps forward, holding the door shut, threatening to cut her ectoplasm in half, "You open that door, you'll kill us all. Keep going and me cutting that slime will actually hurt you. So just sit tight, girl." He briefly glances to the front, then his gaze cuts back into Vi like steel, "Megana, speed up. I'd reckon there's a high likelihood of creatures in the dark that mean us harm."

Megana eventually spots the reflection of daylight on the curved walls up ahead.

[Manson-Mage]

Vi just continues to meditate and and listens to the sounds around her then says abruptly, " next time you stab at my tendrils , there will be hell to pay ."

[Icy_Drake]

"On it and keep it calm back there you two!!" Megana speaks as she speeds up the apc heading towards the light

[Chaser1]

Vi's eyes remain meditatively shut, then says abruptly, "Next time you stab at my tendrils, there will be hell to pay."

"Then stay away from that doorhandle until we're clear, or I'll be tempted to treat you like a child." Dusty sits back down, frowning towards Vi, shaking his head in disbelief.

"On it and keep it calm back there you two!" Megana speeds up the APC, while picking up pace towards the safety of daylight.

The ride becomes bumpy enough to toss Vi and Dusty in their chairs, even buckled in. Eventually, the cab of the APC floods with light as it clears the other end of the tunnel, revealing open plains and hills, covered in deep snow.

Dusty peers out of the front windshield, "You've gotta be kiddin' me. Stick to the hilltops and the west side of the hills. It's where the snow will be shallowest. Otherwise, we're tempting being stuck..."

Vi hears him whisper something about stupidly not gathering supplies before they left the camp.

[Manson-Mage]

After Vi hearing dusty complaining quietly about the supplies, " well thats what happens when your in a hurry dumbass . And we only have you to blame for it !"

Vi stands stretching out her limbs ,appearing like he's getting ready for a fight .

[Chaser1]

Vi hears him whisper something about stupidly not gathering supplies before they left the camp. "Well that's what happens when your in a hurry, dumbass. We only have you to blame for it!"

Vi stands stretching out her limbs, appearing like she's getting ready for a fight. Dusty just ignores her as he moves to the cab and sits shotgun with Megana.

Megana punches it, riding up the west side of the next hill and driving south along it towards the top. Eventually they overlook a stretch of valley that expands for several miles. The snow looks deep going down but manageable after about a quarter mile, yet, Dusty shakes his head, "No keep going south. We can't afford to get stuck out here."

They continue south, driving slow enough for horses to pass them. Towards the end of day, after nightfall, they find another smaller valley dotted with small buildings with their windows lit up by the fireplaces inside. At least two dozen chimneys, each belonging to a family home, billow smoke.

Dusty checks the fuel gauge, "We're running low. Let's park here and scout the town out to see if they're a safe community. They may have fuel to sell or trade for."