Wanderlust (Marina Elemento x Kiyiya Sakura)

[Lunoh]

Kaine(Rust) Parker



Rust had expected them to leave after he had handed the notebook back through he bars. He could not help but nibble at his bottom lip as no face leafed through it. At the creep's words, Rust's heart leaped into his mouth. The lab? That didn't sound good! What was the lab?! Was that where he would be working? But what about... He looked around at his pack, who were all looking back at him with a mixture of concern and hope.

The cage door opened and judging by the way Crybaby swirled the baton, Rust had no choice but to follow. He gathered up his paper, stealing one last look at Estelle. "Just remember what I said, Okay? I know you can do it. " he leaned in as far as he could to Estelle's cage and whispered, "I love you. I'll get us free again." He looked at the rest of his pack and forces a smile and crawled out of the cage, keeping his limbs close to his body. He didn't want to give theses goons any excuse to use that baton. He waited for a command, not sure where they were going.

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Marina Elemento

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[RedZeroFive]

Crying-Face stood swinging the baton as Rust leaned forward to speak to one of his pack-mates. When he was done Crying-Face motioned for him to move forward as Sensual stepped toward the entrance. They led Rust out into the dusk air and began making their way towards the center of the carnival. A light breeze danced around them, tossing fireflies in lazy circles as they flashed.
"Im so glad to be out of that stuffy room" Crying-Face said, taking a deep breath behind the mask. Sensual looked back but didn't respond to Crying-Face. "You look nervous." She said to Rust as they walked. "Don't worry, we all were when we fist ended up here." She was silent for a long moment. "Ekkeheardt-" She began, but was cut off by Crying-Face "-Doesn't like us talking with the newbies. Now shuddup before we both get in trouble." Sensual looked back at him, but stayed silent as they continued their walk.

 

[Marina Elemento]

ℰstelle Dominique ℒareau


Estelle really didn't like those goons, but it wasn't even the way they looked at her, or at each other. After all, their faces remained the same, though their body language gave a lot away. She wondered if they were human. Soon she found herself clinging to the bars of the cage like an animal, curious and wary of the strangers that surrounded her love's cage. One appeared to be afraid of the one that had left, and the other was rather placid for someone with a mask that had such a face. Perhaps not all the masks matched their personalities. Her mind seemed to race with a mixture of curiosity and terror. No, Rust, don't do it.. don't go. When she caught his gaze, she didn't break away until he turned away from them and crawled out of the cage. Words caught in her throat, where she failed to say three simple words in return. He knew it though. She had told him many times before. And she would many times later as well.

Estelle's glinting topaz eyes followed Rust and the two figures as they disappeared from view, her fists clenched tightly in her lap. Kylie could see her distress, her helplessness. She felt a connection to the girl now, even though they still didn't know each other much at all. She was like her big sister after all; she didn't want her to be alone. "Estelle?" she said softly. Estelle turned to look at her with a slightly frightened look in her eyes. "He'll be fine. He's smart, and incredibly clever. He'll get us out of here before you know it." The comment made Estelle smile, but only for a moment.

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[Lunoh]

Kaine(Rust) Parker



Rust remained silent, not sure what to make of the two escorts. They seemed like they had been forced into servitude as he had, judging by they way they spoke, but he could be wrong. In any case, he needn't concern himself with the rest of the carnival staff. He had enough to worry about with getting the pack out of here.

As they walked, he took note of his surroundings, looking for anything that could help in case things went south. He followed along obediently, and tried to keep eye contact with anyone passing by to a minimum. A flash of red caught his eyes, somewhere on top of one of the tents, and he looked up at it. A pair of striking purple eyes stared down at him, and he felt a shiver go down his spine. He knew those eyes. They were the same as the griffin lady's. Who was that up there? It was a very small, very skinny red headed... Boy? Girl? He couldn't tell. It too was wearing a mask. The mask was split in two, one side showing the innocent face of a lost child, the other looked like the same face of the child, but pulled up into a devilish smile. The violet eyes were bright against the plain white of the mask, and they never left Rust as he was marched through the camp.

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Marina Elemento

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[Lunoh]

Bongo



Bongo, during all of this, had been quietly discussing what the pack should do in the meantime with Garrett. However, when the masked henchmen reappeared, he stopped his whispering and watched them. What were they planning? Where were they taking Rust?! Bongo wanted to yell at them to stop, to let them go, but after that last shock, he knew better than to raise his voice. Watching Rust, it seemed the boy had a plan.

Bongo glanced over at the cage Estelle was in, wondering how she was fairing. She had just gotten over her turning, and now she was stuck in here. He needed to teach her about control, both Rust and Estelle, before the next full moon... His eyes widened with an idea. If in fact they were all stuck there for the next month, there were two untrained members of his pack, and though it would be extremely dangerous for everyone, Bongo was thinking of a backup plan, just in case. The ringleader didn't know who was trained and who was not.

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As one of the new arrivals was herded towards the center of camp, the little redhead could not help the curiosity that bubbled inside. It looked towards the tent the boy had been pulled out of, and once the goons were out of sight, it expertly made it's way to the tent, climbing down from the rafters of the tent like a squirrel down a tree.

It's head popped into the dimly let tent, and it saw cages, many cages, with bodies in them. A brief shimmer of gold in the violet pools that were the kid's eyes shown, and it could see better in the dim light. A smile spread across the face under the mask, though no one could see it. It entered.

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Marina Elemento

RedZeroFive

 

[RedZeroFive]

The trio reached a large and uninteresting looking shed and the Sensual one puled a ring full of keys from her belt, slid one into the lock of door, and popped it open with a "CREAK". They led Rust into the building and the woman smacked a button to the side of the door. There was a loud buzz, followed by several pops as large bulbs of light sparked to life along the ceiling and walls. The room was even larger than it looked from the outside, with one wall covered ceiling to floor in large supply cabinets, and the next wall laid out with large work benches, tools pegged on the wall behind. The room was fairly messy, with unfinished projects scattered about.

Crying -Face stepped forward and looked about. "Where is he...?" He mumbled. "HEY! Max!" he shouted. There was a loud THUMP and a yelp from beneath a workbench as a tired-eyed and messy haired young man pulled himself from where he'd obviously been sleeping. He rubbed a knot on his forehead. "Yeah yeah, Im here, whatcha need?" he asked as he pulled himself to his feet. Crying-Eyes prodded Rust forward. "I've got a new friend for you to play with" he said with a sneer that could be heard. "The boss has him working on something special and figures you can give him a hand." Max looked Rust up and down and held out a hand. "Pleasure to meet ya in this fine little slice of paradise."

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Marina Elemento

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[Marina Elemento]

ℰstelle Dominique ℒareau


Estelle decided to take a rest and lay down on the cold ground, even if it was dirty and hard; she could have cared less. Right now, she needed to tune out and remember those songs, and think positive thoughts, if she could manage to cram them in along with everything else that was in there at the moment. Just as she closed her eyes and breathed out, she heard Kylie speak up from her cage. The little girl's voice was light as a feather, but it carried in the big, echo-y room.
"Bongo, it must be some kind of luck you happened upon when you met Rust and Estelle. Imagine how stuck we'd be if they weren't with us during all this..."

That comment made Estelle's eyes slide open, coupled with an unfortunately sad smile as she stared at the blackness. Or are we the cause of all this mess? she thought to herself. But, either way, they'd never know the difference. What was done was done. And she was a new person, almost.... a new person who had to remember songs from her past, she reminded herself, and got right back to it. Her moment was interrupted, however, when a slick of light poured into the place, sending shadowy stripes of cage bars against the ground beneath them. Slowly, Estelle sat up, looking around for the person who'd come into the tent, but she could hardly see anything. "What the heck was that?" Her nerves were edging on impossible to calm now, as she glanced around the shadowy room fervently.

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[Lunoh]

Kaine(Rust) Parker



Rust's attention was pulled from taking in his surroundings when it seemed they were approaching their destination. It was a dirty, what was that? Grease stained tent in the center of the encampment. Pushed inside, his eyes had to once again adjust to the dimness, coming from outside. The place was a mess! Bits and bobbles scattered about cluttered desks and what seemed to be unfinished, mechanical projects piled here and there. Rust jumped when Crybaby shouted for a Max, not expecting such a violent cue.

A sleepy looking man, surprisingly not in a mask, came up to them and Rust, absently, extended his hand in return and shook Max's in greeting. "Yeah... Er, pleasure." He murmured, not really sure what else to say. "Rust. Rust is my name." He added, remembering some of his manners.

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Bongo smiled at the pup, "Lucky indeed. Now just remember what Rust told you. You are going to be in a show, so you gotta make sure you do your absolute best. Make us proud Kylie." he told her, but in a reassuring way.

Light blinded him from one side and he turned to see the flap of the tent exit close back up, taking the light away again. He squinted in the dark, one eye spotty from the sudden flash. "I dunno, but we're not alone in here." He answered his new beta's question.

A giggle came from behind Estelle's cage, "Well o'course you ain't alone. There's what? Eight of you in here?" The voice was high pitched, either very young or female, or both. It was a bit rough, like a young boy's, but the giggle sounded feminine. Even in the dim light, the eyes shone brightly, like an aurora of violet and a shimmering of gold. They stared at her through the hole in the mask, curious, yet predatory.

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[Marina Elemento]

ℰstelle Dominique ℒareau


The strange giggle caused Estelle to jump, covering her mouth in a slight yelp that escaped her lips. She felt like a frightened puppy, cornered and quivering with its tail between its legs. Immediately she spun around to see where the childish voice was coming from, and her eyebrows raised. The eyes she met were frightening, to say the least. They made her uneasy, giving her that gut feeling again, the instinct to want to run, but she wasn't entirely sure why. Plus, there was nowhere to run to. Her brows knit together as she frowned at the newcomer, eyes narrowing. "Who are you?" she asked, trying to focus on the person's form. It looked like a child.. barely any bigger than Kylie, who was just as frightened if not more than Estelle.

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[Lunoh]

Bongo



Another giggle sounded and Bongo's neck hairs rippled as the child's laugh seemed to echo and bounce off the canvas walls of the tent. It spoke, "Who indeed!" it jumped back, flipping backwards in the air and landing to curtsy, "They call me Little MissUnderstood. But that's not my real name." the name suggested the child was a girl, so that was what Bongo decided to label it. "But who are you? New arrivals need new names, but names come from talents, and talents better be there or you won't be anymore." She came back to the cage Estelle was in. "You're pretty, be a shame for you to give it up to someone else, so you better be good." She sounded like she was smiling, but no one could tell with that mask off.

"What are you getting at?" Demanded Bongo angrily, not liking the fact that this whelp was seemingly threatening a member of his pack. The violet eyes turned to stare at him, "I'm gettin at that is she ain't any good, someone else will put her beauty to better use. Some talents here have been here for so long, their meatsuits are starting to wear out. A new one," He gestured to Estelle, "Like this pretty thing, would be quite the prize!" A dark chuckle shook Little MissUnderstood's shoulders.

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Marina Elemento

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[Marina Elemento]

ℰstelle Dominique ℒareau


Estelle raised an eyebrow when the child revealed her name, and she was pleased that she at least knew something about the thing, no matter how cryptic. She felt incredibly uncomfortable though, still making her way toward the other edge of the cage so she didn't feel so trapped. This goal wasn't quite reached, considering she was in a cage. Her eyes narrowed at the apparent threat, and as scared as she was, the beast inside of her was growling in frustration. It, she assumed, was just as trapped as she was.

She glanced at Bongo when he spoke up, and the response was nothing close to what she'd hoped the girl meant. Estelle held her legs close to her to stop herself from quivering so she could relax herself long enough to speak. "You know, you shouldn't be so quick to judge. What's your talent, huh? Creeping people out?" Not a very clever comment, no, but she had to balance the anger that bubbled inside of her with something.

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well dayum. this kid's all kinds of creepy. o.o

 

[Lunoh]

Bongo



Little Miss stopped giggling, but the twinkle in her eyes said she was still smiling that creepy grin. "Oh, I'm not judging. I'm just giving you all a helpful tip in case you hadn't figured it out yet. I like new arrivals! I like to play with them! Everyone else here got tired of my games." She shrugged. "And I have many talents, but yeah, creeping people out is easy and fun. If you want to know the rest, you should see my act! There will be a show tonight, so you better practice too! Maybe, after the show, the ringleader will let me play with you!"

Bongo refrained from growling, but this kid made his skin crawl and neck hair prickle like mad! "Well, shouldn't you be practicing yourself?" He sapped at the child. Little Miss turned towards him and sauntered up to his cage. "I don't need practice. I'm the best already, let me show you." There was a dark tone prevalent in her sing song voice. She raised her arms and the darkness in the tent seemed to grow and move, shadows dancing in the forms of misshapen beasts with dripping smiles and sharpened claws. She laughed, and the shadows, though silent, seemed to laugh with her as they closed in on Bongo's cage.

Marina Elemento

Why thank you. that means I'm playing her well. She is an old favorite of mine so I hope you like her. Red knows her well.

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[Marina Elemento]

ℰstelle Dominique ℒareau


Estelle had been hoping to catch the creepy child off guard, or at least annoy her a little to the point she'd go away. But it seemed she was the type who liked to play around, specifically mess around with other creatures and or humans and the like... It made her incredibly on edge, and Estelle hated it. Her heart was ricocheting off the inside of her chest, and she could almost feel the rest of the pack grinding their jaws with anxiety as well. This girl was bad news.

When the girl began the display of her "talent", Estelle raised an eyebrow, unconvinced. It was only when the swarm of cackling shadows approached Bongo that she flinched in indignation. "Leave him alone!" she barked at her, but in the same moment, Kylie had rushed to the edge of her cage, desperately gripping the cold iron bars. "BONGO!" the little blonde girl yelled, her eyes wide and desperate. Her hand was outstretched then, balled in a fist, as if she tried hard enough, she'd be able to crush the masked one's bones to dust. The anger and terror in her eyes was evident.

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[RedZeroFive]

Max took Rusts hand and shook it firmly with a metal right-hand. "Ill leave the two of you to talk machines, or whatever it is you types do when you're alone." Crying-eyes said, pivoting on a heel and leaving the tent. Sensual was hesitant, however. "Max," she said, her soft voice barely above a whisper, "Help the new kid out, he's got a bunch of friends counting on him. Think of it as a favor for m-" Max waved her off, "Ya know me, Im not the type to do half measures, or turn anyone who needs help away. I'll teach 'im well and he'll be fine." She looked at Max a moment longer before ducking out of the tent. Max, stood looking at the door she'd exited for a long moment before patting Rust's shoulder. "Follow me and I'll give ya the grand tour." he said as he made his way to the nearest table. Over the next half hour he showed Rust the layout of the workshop, what he could and could-not touch, and the empty desk in the corner that he could call his own for the time being. When all was said and done, he pulled himself onto one of the work benches and crossed his arms. "So, Rust, what exactly does our generous Ekkeheardt want ya to work on?" he asked.

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Marina Elemento

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[Lunoh]

Bongo



That chilling giggle echoed about again when the two cried out for their friend who was being engulfed by the dancing shadows. Little Miss snapped her fingers and the shadows sank into the ground, leaving them back in the dim lighted room, the same as before. "That was only one of my tricks. Are you convinced now? Or should I show you more?" There was a dangerous dip in her voice that said the next trick would quite possibly leave a deeper impression, literally.

Bongo did his best not to show it, but the dancing shadows had freaked him out. They were evil. Pure and unmistakably evil. He knelt, forcing himself to stop shaking, and glared at the child, who was now approaching Kylie's cage. "Stop it! Leaver her alone! We get the idea, so you can leave now!" He yelled at her. His words were ignored. Little Miss came up to the bars of the cage and peered in at the little girl, luminous violet eyes pouring into the girl's sea green ones. "How old are you?"

Marina Elemento

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