Talents In the Dark [Fantasy/ Human RP]

[Ylva Rane]

((Okay. I'm blank on how I can enter. Anyone have any tips?))

[Smexy Beast]

[[I'd recommend either running into Ford and Selene, or running into Tavish. You would probably want to start with a brief introduction, and then for whatever reason, wait for where they probably will be, stumble onto them, or come close enough and make noise to alert whoever's in your vicinity.]]

[Ylva Rane]

((Sounds good. I assume Ford and Selene are in a forest. Is Tavish there [in the forest] as well?))

[Uruha]

((Yeah. Selene and Ford are in a cave, though, and Tavish is by a stream.))

[Jump.Jump.Fall.]

Selene frowned and then looked back over her shoulder, her gaze landing squarely on Ford. She whimpered softly and then hesitantly turned away from him, wishing that he stay asleep for a while. Selene stood up, her wounded paw pressed up tightly to her body, and then limped out of the cave. She sniffed at the air and then walked towards the smell of fresh water, knowing that a stream was close by. Selene slowed to a stop and then sniffed at the air again, having noticed a faint but familiar scent. She sighed and then sat down in the grass, finding that she couldn't stand without nearly losing her balance. Selene, still trying to figure out the new scent, yawned widely and then inhaled a deep breath of air. The loud sound of stirring sounded behind her, coming from a thick patch of bushes. Selene leaped up and twirled around, staring off in the direction where the sound had come from. She growled loudly, her hackles raised up high and her muzzle curled up into a fierce snarl. Selene narrowed her eyes at the darkness and then took a cautious step forward, curious about what was behind the bush.
Suddenly, the sound of a gun firing rippled through the air and a large dart flew out of the bushes. Selene gasped and then surrounded herself in the darkness of the forest, bending the shadows so that she was hidden. But it was too late, the bullet had already been fired. The large dart flew into Selene's left shoulder, knocking her backwards with an unbelievable force. Selene yelped, and the shadows left her body, and then winced in pain. She shifted to her human form and then blindly grabbed at the dart, which was sticking straight out of her shoulder. Selene wrapped her fingers around the dart and then, with one good yank, riped it out of her body. She let out a loud scream of pain and then she curled up into a ball, bracing herself for another attack.
Suddenly, Selene felt very tired, but she fought back the feeling of drowsiness. She moaned softly and then her ears pressed back against her head, the pain overwhelming the girl. Selene's eyes slid halfway shut and her heart rate began to slow, the dart having inserted a drug into her blood stream. A drug that was powerful enough to leave a grown grizzly bear unconscious for three hours. A blood chilling chuckle echoed from behind the bush, and then slowly the man who had shot Selene stood up. Selene stared at him, her eyes narrow with hatred, knowing at once that he was a human. The man was tall, he had spiky dark brown hair and a thin layer of stubble covered his face. Selene winced and then threw her head back and stared up at the sky. The man smiled slyly and then slung his large gun over his shoulder, thinking that he was the best hunter in the whole world. The man slowly and casually strolled over to Selene, and then crouched down beside the girl.
Selene whimpered and then turned her head and stared at the man, pissed to the extreme. She growled loudly and then her finally closed, the drug having a powerful grip around the girl. The man smiled and then scooped Selene up into his arms, knowing that she wasn't what he was looking for, but he was satisfied with his catch. Selene strained to hear anything around her, but she was unable to hear what was happening.
"Ford..." she whispered under her breath, slowly losing consciousness. "Help me..." Selene finished and then fainted in the hunter's arms.

[Smexy Beast]

Ford watched Selene slowly walk out of the cave, obviously wanting to be alone for a little while. He sat up after a little while, bored. He was often out of the company of others, but he'd been growing used to being with Selene. Only a few minutes had passed, but it seemed like hours. Ford decided to stand up, and start trailing Selene. After all, he was at least quick enough to find an excuse should she find and confront him.

After walking about 30 meters from the cave, Ford heard a soft crack in the distance, causing him to stop dead in his tracks. It sounded like some kind of low-powered rifle, which was his first guess, though it wouldn't make sense to be this deep in the woods with one. After a moment of thought, he shouted "[censored]!" to himself, and began running at full speed towards the location. It must have been a tranquilizer. A scientist, or at least someone hired by one, must have been searching for shifters and humanoids.

[Jump.Jump.Fall.]

Selene drifted in and out of consciousness, fighting the effect of the drug. Her ears flickered back on her head and she caught the distant sound of running. Selene frowned and then closed her eyes even tighter, afraid that another hunter was coming to get her. She winced and then Ford's scent wafted over to her, faint at first and then it grew stronger. Selene eyes shot open and then she looked around, searching for Ford.
"Ford!" she yelled out, hoping that he was near enough to hear her call. The man whipped his head around and stared down at Selene, surprised that she had woken up. He growled loudly and then lifted one hand, which made Selene slip down and her feet touched the ground. Selene turned her head and then stared up into the angry face of the hunter. The man sneered and then slapped Selene across the face, making her faint again. Selene's head flopped back and she fell limp. The man grumbled a curse under his breath and then picked Selene back up into his arms. He quickened his pace, trying to put distance between him and Ford.

[Smexy Beast]

Ford continued sprinting toward the source. He found a trail of heavy footprints leading off to his left, as well as a few drops of blood. Without thinking, Ford continued on in the direction of the footprints. After about a dozen meters, he camouflaged himself, just before he got within sight of the hunter, who was carrying what was appeared to be Selene, unconscious.

As Ford closed, in, it was obvious the hunter had heard him, as the man had began to pick up his pace. He pulled out his rifle, and came to a half-jumping stop directly behind the hunter, forcing the man to a dead halt, with his rifle nearly touching the man's head. "Turn... Around... Slowly..." Ford grunted in an angered tone, still panting from his run. As the man began to turn around, Ford crept out of his camouflaged form. He wanted to see the man eye to eye.

[Jump.Jump.Fall.]

Selene felt the man slow and then finally stop, slowly recovering from being hit. Her eyes fluttered open, and the first thing she saw was a gun. Selene held her breath, too afraid to even breathe, and then she realized that it was Ford's gun. She winced and then turned her head and looked over at Ford, overjoyed to see him. Selene's heart pounded up against the wall of her chest, which made her head swim from the shock of seeing the boy. She smiled weakly and then reached out for him with one hand, her fingers falling just inches short of the boy. Selene's smile turned to a frown and then she turned her head, and stared up at the hunter. A slight growl rumbled in her throat, from anger and hatred, and then her ears pressed back against her head. Selene pushed against the man's chest, trying to get free from his grasp, and then slammed her hands down hard against him. The man winced and then dropped Selene, not wanting to hold her any more.
Selene fell flat against the forest floor, which knocked the air right out of her, and landed with a loud thud. She moaned under her breath and then curled up into a tight ball, blood trickling out of her wound and onto the grass. Selene grabbed onto her wounded shoulder, whimpering softly, and then winced.

[Smexy Beast]

The second the hunter dropped Selene, Ford smacked him across the face with the barrel of his rifle, and fired half the magazine into his face after he fell onto the ground. He would have unloaded all ten rounds if his rifle could keep up with his trigger finger. Ford was furious at the hunter, more so than he had ever been at anyone. His shoulders moved up and down several inches with each deep breath through his clenched teeth.

After staring at his victim for a few seconds he turned around to Selene. Seeing her curled up on the ground, he pulled her to her knees, and embraced her tightly. It was clear where the tranquilizer had hit her, and he could see her shoulder was bleeding again. He moved his head past her right shoulder. He wanted to verbally comfort her, but it seemed like there was nothing he could say to make anything better.