Part 2

[lucetimods]

Who: Everyone!
What: Tunnel Digging
When: Any time after ANI's message
Where: Probably all over the place, mostly along the quake lines.
Summary: Here's the secondary log for the quake; anyone and everyone can feel free to dig around and interact, organize search parties, even have a follow-up for the events of the quake itself. Free-for-all. The main purpose is to progress the plot.
Rating: G/PG for maybe violence and language again. IDEK.




[This is pretty much a free-for-all; if anyone has questions about what you'll find in the tunnels, contact one of the modsquad \o The first thread will be the official Finding John thread; this thread is limited to Jacob Black and his team. Thanks, guys!]

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The Main Rescue

[malnosso]

[It's cold, and dusty, and dark, and getting harder to breathe by the moment. Just what the hell had happened? There hadn't been enough time to do anything.

The barrier failed. That's all he knows. He has to get out.]

[sortabeautiful.livejournal.com]

[ saving people was what werewolves did best. the enormous wolf springs over wreckage, nose to the ground, trying to find the trapped man. this is all a mess. but, unlike the third party, the malnosso have never actively tried to kill them.

he doesn't know the man's scent and even if he did, it would be impossible to pick it out over the dust and dirt. it's hard to miss a beast like that skulking along the main fault line. still, there it is. it's better to try than to leave the poor bastard to suffocate.

Cullen! I know you can hear me, get the hell over here! the thought goes out, and then those big paws are sweeping over the ground. no time for guess work.]

[orchidsandfire.livejournal.com]

[Wonder Woman herself is searching for the missing man, but as the hours pass she grows more and more frustrated. According to ANI, John is somewhere underneath the main fault line, but she can't dig through almost half the village.

So, when Diana seees a giant wolf digging around a specific area, she decides to approach him. Perhaps he has a lead.]

Excuse me.

[dayofcentury.livejournal.com]

[ Edward is on the other side of the town when he hears Jacob's thought. He excuses himself from Bella, knowing that if he doesn't answer Jacob it's going to be hell later down the road. In a minute he comes to a stop near Diana and walks up to her, looking at Jacob, then over at her. ]

Someones under where he's digging.

[ He nods to Diana then moves over to Jacob. ] Anyone we know?

[sortabeautiful.livejournal.com]

[ aha, so he did pick the right spot. instinct must be more useful than he thought. he turns that massive head to edward, annoyance clear across his face. ]

Weren't you paying attention? Just start digging, get her to help too. We don't have much time.

[and with that, he shuffles away from his new companions and starts seriously digging down.]

[orchidsandfire.livejournal.com]

[Without Edward telling her, Diana moves a few feet from Jake and starts digging with the shovel she brought. The ability to communicate with animals will be convenient in this mission. She can dig with her bare hands, but that's just impractical. Her each strike to the ground brings up a significant amount of dirt, so it won't take too long before they're able to reach underground.]

[dayofcentury.livejournal.com]

[ Edward moves to the side of Jacob and starts heaving rocks out of the way, shooting the wolf a look. He glances at Diana, then slips underground. ]

[sortabeautiful.livejournal.com]

[ speediest rescue mission ever. jacob can't fit down there, unfortunately. he can only dig that hole deeper and deeper and make sure that it's sound and another tremor doesn't come and kill them all. edward is much faster, he'll have to do the grabbing - he's just hoping that john isn't bleeding all over the place. ]

[orchidsandfire.livejournal.com]

[When you have three people with super strength and speed, any mission is bound to be over with quickly. Diana follows Edward underground, letting him lead for now.]

[dayofcentury.livejournal.com]

[ He moves along, moving faster as they get closer. ]

[ricecakes]

[Hello there, folks. What with all that speedy digging going on, before too much time passes, a tiny, dusty cave becomes accessible, where a man in a dirty labcoat is half-trapped under a pile of rubble and broken machinery. He seems to be unconscious, but one arm is curved protectively around a fishbowl, where a small orange guppy is swimming frantically.]

[sortabeautiful.livejournal.com]

[ the enormous wolf is pacing around the mouth of the hole. ]

[orchidsandfire.livejournal.com]

[Wonder Woman matches Edward's speed, but quickens when she hears erratic breathing a few yards away. She moves past the vampire, breaking into a run when the tunnel widens into a cave.

Once inside, Diana slows down and approaches the figure cautiously, not wanting to disturb the already unstable foundations caused by the earthquake.]

I think he's unconscious.

[dayofcentury.livejournal.com]

[ Edward glances behind him to make sure the area isn't caving in before joining Diana's side. He looks at the man on the floor then around the room. ]

I can't hear his thoughts, I'd say you're right. [ He steps forward once and pauses. ]

Do you want to lift or pull him out?

[ricecakes]

[About that time is when the figure stirs slightly, trying to sit up - grimaces - and slumps back down again. Before he passes out again, if Edward's paying attention, he should hear a quiet thought:

Don't leave the fishbowl.]

[dayofcentury.livejournal.com]

[ . . . Alright then. He blinks and turns back to look at Diana. ]

He doesn't want us to leave the fishbowl behind.

[orchidsandfire.livejournal.com]

...Fishbowl? [She looks around and -- oh, there it is.

Wryly-] Do you want to carry the fishbowl or the man?

[dayofcentury.livejournal.com]

[ He slowly squats down. ]

What's easiest for you?

[orchidsandfire.livejournal.com]

[...The fishbowl, of course. But she's perfectly capable of lugging John out of there.:|

She also crouches down, carefully easing John's body from the rubble.]

I'll take him.

[dayofcentury.livejournal.com]

Alright. I'll clear the rubble and take the fish.

[ He moves slowly and starts to push the rubble off. ]

[orchidsandfire.livejournal.com]

[She pulls John out slowly as Edward clears the rubble.]

...How ironic that someone from the Malnosso cares so much about his pet.

[dayofcentury.livejournal.com]

As I understand it, he's one of the ones against the rest of them.

[ He's careful about where he puts the stones, not wanting to agitate the situation anymore. Once John is out he slowly picks up the fishbowl. ]

[orchidsandfire.livejournal.com]

[John is lifted up into her arms. It's not exactly the most dignified position, but it serves its purpose well.]

I'll take your word for it.

[dayofcentury.livejournal.com]

[ Edward nods. He doesn't trust the guy either. ]

You go first.

[orchidsandfire.livejournal.com]

[She carefully moves so his body doesn't bump into anything in the small enclosure. The trip back will take significantly longer, as aside from navigating through the tunnels, she has to mind the unconscious and very injured person she's carrying.]

[dayofcentury.livejournal.com]

[ He follows after her carefully, covering the bowl with his jacket, and taking note of the tunnel around them. Diana was focused on John, so he was going to make sure the tunnel didn't fall on them. ]

[orchidsandfire.livejournal.com]

[It is nearly double the time it took them to make their way through the tunnel the first time, but they finally emerge above ground, where Jacob is waiting. Diana is still not used to the red sunlight, and she squints against her tinted surroundings.]

Mission accomplished?

[sortabeautiful.livejournal.com]

[ Giant wolf says hi. Except now he's back to being an tall teenager who is wearing ratty jeans.]

I'll put out the word that we need a bed in the barracks.

[dayofcentury.livejournal.com]

[Edward pulls himself out and nods to Diana and looks at Jacob, holding up the fishbowl. ]

[orchidsandfire.livejournal.com]

Do we have a veterinarian? [Oh Diana, this is not the time to be cracking lame jokes. But wait, where's the wolf--?

She turns to Jacob.] Did you happen to see a wolf around here? He's quite big, and has brown fur.

[sortabeautiful.livejournal.com]

[He's going to finish making that post and then - oh, uh.]

You're looking at me. [wait a second. Cullen, why do you have a fish?]

[dayofcentury.livejournal.com]

[ He chuckles. ]

He's the wolf. And, this belongs to the Malnosso we just dragged up.

[orchidsandfire.livejournal.com]

...Interesting. [Well. Instead of just standing around, she decides to introduce herself.]

Oh -- my name is Diana.

[sortabeautiful.livejournal.com]

[hurr hurr, he knows who you are. he'll man-geek out later.]

I'm Jacob. [And... What. Fish. What.] He's Edward... and that's John. [that's a hell of a sunburn - oh wait, that's his normal skin.]]

[dayofcentury.livejournal.com]

[ He nods politely to Diana. ]

[orchidsandfire.livejournal.com]

It's nice to meet you both. [She glances at the figure she's still carrying.] Where do we take him?

[rubyeyes-ryuhou.livejournal.com]

Ryuhou had barely noticed that his powers had been returned, so focused was he on getting as many people out of the rubble as possible. He did realize after a time that his Alter was not draining him as fast as it usually did, and dismissed the thought as soon as it came to him. If the Malnosso had lifted their limits, so be it, he would use his abilities to help those still hurt by this tragedy.

Flipping open his journal, he thumbed the key to post by voice.

"If anyone is still trapped and can respond, please do so. I can assist."

Pocketing the book again, he summoned his Alter and began clearing a new path to the tunnels, moving the rubble carefully, cutting through the larger pieces with the razor-sharp whips.

[most-talented.livejournal.com]

Logically, Makoto - now Sailor Jupiter - could have stayed with her sisters-in-arms and watched over them with only a few feelings of guilt for not helping others. She didn't even want to help John, or any of the Malnosso, it was their damn fault first place they were even trapped in Luceti. But with this disaster came shreds of hope - hope that this would come in favor of the Malnosso, and earn them a step towards going home.

This there was the tall teenager girl in a fuku skirt, digging around the area, pausing when she had to catch her breath or rest her arms. She nearly wished there was a physical enemy to fight - at least those she knew how to handle.