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Started May 02, 2018 by @Young-Dusty-the-Monarch-of-Dusteria group

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As they walked, the tracks became clearer. Not by much but they looked fairly recent. Tanrial frowned but they kept moving forward, she didn’t make any motion for them to stop as the tracks didn’t indicate soldiers had passed through within the hour.
(Bye bye!)

They reached the top of the ridge and stopped short. "The base is just ahead. Let's not get too close since we know the area's patrolled." He pointed to their left. "Let's skirt the area one just to see if anyone's camped out here on the surface, then head back on the double. If we got caught or spotted at this stage, it could ruin our element of surprise."

Tanrial nodded, “The tracks got deeper as we followed them, they could still be people round here so let’s try and be more careful.”

Bernon nodded. "And if we are seen?"
"Just run," Mike replied. "Don't bother fighting them unless absolutely necessary. Oh, and you guys at least should only speak telepathically from now on."

“Alright, let’s get going then.” Tanrial said, starting to walk in the direction Mike had pointed for them to go.

They walked in a giant curve, staying just inside Ryker's property. While there was plenty of evidence that a search had been underway, all the tracks were a few days old and no one was around. At one point they spotted a patrol and had to quickly take cover, but otherwise the area was empty.
Eventually, as the sun was reaching the middle of the sky, they closed the circle and reached the spot they'd started at. Mike paused to rest and scan the trees.
"Welp, looks like they've gone back underground for now. That's good."

(Sorry I couldn’t be on much, seeya)
“Luckily we weren’t seen. We should head back befre we are, though.” Tanrial said, taking a wary glance at their surrounds and towards Ryker property.

(that's okay ^^)
The other two nodded and they started back towards the village.
"You know," Mike said quietly as they walked. "It occurred to me that saving all those kids might not be as easy as telling them we're there to save them. Ryker could be spinning all sorts of stories about us right now. If anything, we're likely to have them attack us."
"Oh yeah," Bernon said. "I forgot about that possibility. We'll have to be careful."

“We know two of them won’t but the others… yeah, we’ll have to be careful. If we win, convincing them is going to be the hard part that we did it for them, and not just out of spite or something.” Tanrial said, biting her lip.

(sorry, was having supper)
"That's why, even though we're amassing a major fighting force, I want us to try to minimize the combat," Mike said. "It would also be nice if we could figure out a way to expose Ryker's plan to all his kids, so they can see how twisted he really is."

(All g, seeya!)
“We could always sneak in and talk to them but that would be virtually impossible.” Tanrial frowned, “I’m not sure what else there is…”

"I think you and me and Bernon will have to be the first ones into Ryker's base. If we can draw out his soldiers and distract them with our little army, then that'll buy us some time to find the kids and try to talk to them."

“That makes sense. But what if they don’t believe us? They’ll fight us in the base and that’ll do more harm then good.”

(sorry I'm late, unexpected shopping trip T.T)
"They're still only kids," Bernon said. "I don't think they'd be able to really hurt anyone. They don't seem that brainwashed. But it would be nice if we could find Wren and Casper first so they can vouch for us, and maybe try to keep Ryker and those older two kids out of the area while we talk to them."
"We could bring in one or two extra good fighters to distract them," Mike suggested. "Although I think we should give Eric and that girl Jackie an honest chance before we treat them like enemies."
"Never thought I'd hear you say that, bro," Bernon remarked with a grin. "You're getting soft."
Mike rolled his eyes, but smiled back. "Says you."

Tanrial smiled, “Aww, look at you two, not biting each others heads off and Mike smiled for once. I’d photograph this if I had a camera on me.”

Mike snorted. "Funny. Next thing you know we'll be singing campfire songs and making each other friendship bracelets."
He was about to say more when suddenly there was a faint rumble from back in Ryker's property. It sounded like it was coming closer. Mike froze, the looked up. "Chopper. Get under the trees."

Tanrial nodded and ducked behind a nearby tree, hoping she and the other two were hidden from view, “Do you think they’ve seen us?”
(Seeya ^^)

"Not yet." Mike kept his eyes trained warily upwards.
The sound got closer and louder, until the bug-like black shape of the helicopter finally looked overhead. It seemed to be heading west, and steadily gaining altitude as it flew. It gave no indication of landing any time soon.
Once it was out of sight and the noise started slowly receding, Mike let out a breath. "Guess they aren't searching for anything on the ground. We should keep moving though."
Bernon joined them cautiously. "It's been a long time since I've seen one of those things. They're bigger than I remembered."

(Okay, I finish school for the term today so I’ll have more time the next two weeks)
Tanrial let out a small laugh, “They look the same to me, I just forgot how noise those things were. I guess that’s what happens when you don’t get out that often anymore.”

(nice! to elaborate on what I said earlier, my fam and I are going on a trip over the weekend so I may not get much chance to be here for a couple days–but I'll be back to normal after that!)
"Yeah, I'm actually surprised there's even helicopters left. I mean, I know Ryker's got some advanced stuff, but still."
Mike grumbled ominously. "Let's just hope it's not built for combat. If it is, that could be a real issue on battle day."

Tanrial nodded, “That’s true, let’s pray they’re not. I doubt it, it didn’t look built for combat from down here but I could be wrong.”
(Seeya ^^)

Bernon found the path they'd been on before and led them into the valley. "It reminded me more of this search-and-rescue chopper I saw crashed in a field a while ago, except this one's painted black. Maybe when we invade we can hijack or sabotage it so we won't have to worry.

Tanrial hummed in acknowledgment, “That sounds like a plan, if we have time for that, that is…”