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// chapter 38: Time passes quickly. 
// Story: From the isles of Avalon 
// by The Drifting Bard 
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we realise that all bets are off and no one is safe. And on that cheerful note, enjoy the trip.




As the Small squad lead by yours truly carefully made our way to what looked like an enemy encampment, we took note.
I brought the Squad closer so they could here my voice, above barely a whisper. "Okay, here's the plan, Rocky will go in through the back, see what you can find or... kill, Sweetspot? you and Showdown maintain this position and keep a look out on what they're doing, keep in contact, Blue? your with me, frontal assault" BlueBlood simply frowned, then nodded.  

As we approached the entrance to the encampment, BlueBlood simply looked around nervously. He finally opened his mouth to speak. "S...Sir, I think we are being watched" I shot him a look followed with a small phrase.

"No shit sherlock" I pushed him out of an oncoming barrage of crossbow bolts. I simply jumped backwards. 
As he got up again, he looked over to me, seeing the sword drawn for the first time.
"Blue, set up a perimeter in your area, a small one big enough for both of us, if you know any healing magic, now's the time to remember it" He simply nodded in acknowledgement. A large group of Changelings had appeared in front of us in an attempt to cut us off. I sped towards them to begin a random encounter battle. 





Rocky was creeping along the back wall, searching for a way over, however... he heard the ensuing battle, raising his fingers to his ear, he asked the duo of snipers a question. "he isnt beating the tar out of BlueBlood is he?" upon hearing Alan chuckle saying it was highly tempting, he carried on with his objective. The large Guardsman Continued on his merry way, avoiding conflict unless necessary. Sneaking up behind a lone changeling Guard, he grabbed the creature by the neck. upon hearing a sickening crunch, he snapped the Changeling's neck. "I'm in the large building" He notified his squadmates. hearing a notepad and pen being laid pout on the other end of the conversation he heard Sweetspot hum for a moment. "describe what you see"





Showdown had an uneasy feeling in her stomach as she listened in to a slaughter house being described in full detail.
She looked at Sweetspot, he grimaced as new, more sickening information was being relayed to him, but soon there was quiet as the frontal assault stopped. she raised her fingers to her ear. "Rocky, are you there? Get out of there now!"
there was nothing to be heard for a moment. then a quiet whisper of "I'm on my way" She watched for him through the sniper scope. she began to fire shot after shot to keep the pitch black insectoid creatures off of him. 



 Blue-blood was busy healing my wounds yet somehow managed notice the large bulky Changeling coming up from behind him. He dug one heel into the ground and then with a spin, sent a kick to the beast's chest. "Sir, forgive me but this Ruffian must be taken care of first" 
I was about to thank him for a moment but decided against it. "Blue blood, you do what you've got to do"

I watched as he...... began to heal me again.


"I'm the ruffian aren't I" I threw the sword, getting perfect aim.
the sword embedded itself between the big Changeling's eyes.





Rocky was slowly getting tired. "next time, I'm on frontal assault" he lamented to himself as he ran for his life.
"Showdown, you better switch with Sweetspot, He's got better aim" he chuckled as he ran. 
the funny thing is, the statement was true. Rocky was almost hit 5 times in a row. Rocky ran past the Frontal assault team, but took note that they were having problems of their own. "get to safety, I'll hold them off, and take this with you" Rocky handed BlueBlood a map. "and tell them my story...." 





I wearily look at Rocky, "You better be coming back" he simply shook his head. he removed the sword from the beast's skull and handed it to me, I placed it back in my scabbard, then almost collapsed. "lets go, Rocky, you better be behind us" 
He lied to me, Blue seemed to buy it.