PenBlade1326
The Faint Light In The Dark Tunnel Of Life
This place had...less than pleasant memories for Tidal it would seem. At least memory fragments...or are they whole ones? Drew folded his arms at a loss for words as Tidal let go of the wall and wanted out. Before Drew could even extend his arm out to him in support he was outside. Damn, this place clearly upset him. If those names on the wall mean anything? Drew had a pretty clear vision as to why he'd want out of here so badly.
Olivia made the last arrangements with One-Eye and Rusty before breaking from him and contacting her father to update him on the situation. Normal stuff, really.
As nightfall came and the Rangers grouped together for the night inside shelter under a likely-to-collapse roof and funky odored walls. The thought of everybody in a confined space overnight trying to sleep was more exhausting than the days work they'd all got in. Not that Drew or Olivia hated small spaces too much...but God everybody was sweaty and dirty...it got stanky real fast.
Tidal's exposition for why the morphing didn't happen for so long silence Drew. Here he was just about to ask Tidal what the deal was and continue the inner conflict brewing. Not wanting to draw attention to a nearby Rexian facility, thus sparing more lives than lost? Excellent work... Really excellent work. "I understand why you held off on it for so long...but you couldn't have told us that? Ya know...before we arrived?" Drew asked, still a bit salty about everything.
Olivia nodded slowly, just admiring Tidal's growth from the beginning when he was basically mindless. He thought about saving as many people as possible, and then extended the offer of safety to them all...refugees and thugs alike. "I have to say, I'm impressed, Tidal. Truly...what you did? I'm genuinely impressed," Olivia said softly.
Sleeping all together that night wasn't so bad. Not cozy, but not bad either. In the morning as trucks rolled in and everybody was being collected onto transports for the trip back to Inezia, Drew made a few quick checks on the bike since the Rangers would be driving back. He just wanted to see if any sandstorms or anything may have affect the bike he oh-so kindly...borrowed from the auto shop. Olivia lent a hand in reassuring all refugees joining them to Inezia that while the city is safe it is not without conflict. better to be honest with them all. Inezia is safe, and immigration will be easy enough, but the city sees a lot of brutal attacks. These people know that. Hell...some of them may even wish to sign up for the military. Some of these people were bound to want some payback on the Armada, after all. Right?
As they would prepare to make their journey home and deliver the meteor's fragments to HQ and get the refugees taken care of and given shelter, the Captain decided to give the Rangers a break. You see, as everybody was waking up, Olivia discreetly gave the Captain a rundown of what happened. Stuff you would expect for debrief. His response? Captain Scott contacted all of the Rangers via their morphers.
"Rangers: Captain Scott reporting in. It has come to my attention that the meteor is secure and all threats are terminated. I am sure assisting the refugees will come naturally to you all. Also, Tidal. Allow me to congratulate you on a job well done. Your quick-thinking and know-how of the land proved more than useful. Also based on your location, we have determined exact coordinates for the factory near you. We will make efforts into its shut down ASAP. All objectives completed. Excellent work, all of you. And again Tidal, well done. Consider you all dismissed. When you return home, a team will take the meteor off of your hands and allow you all to go home, get some rest, and take a shower. We meet first thing tomorrow morning for training. Dismissed." Captain Scott patched in. So that's it. Drew, Olivia, and the others were now free to go home, relax, and get back to work tomorrow. All in a days work...time to ride off into the horizon ad continue the good fight.
Olivia made the last arrangements with One-Eye and Rusty before breaking from him and contacting her father to update him on the situation. Normal stuff, really.
As nightfall came and the Rangers grouped together for the night inside shelter under a likely-to-collapse roof and funky odored walls. The thought of everybody in a confined space overnight trying to sleep was more exhausting than the days work they'd all got in. Not that Drew or Olivia hated small spaces too much...but God everybody was sweaty and dirty...it got stanky real fast.
Tidal's exposition for why the morphing didn't happen for so long silence Drew. Here he was just about to ask Tidal what the deal was and continue the inner conflict brewing. Not wanting to draw attention to a nearby Rexian facility, thus sparing more lives than lost? Excellent work... Really excellent work. "I understand why you held off on it for so long...but you couldn't have told us that? Ya know...before we arrived?" Drew asked, still a bit salty about everything.
Olivia nodded slowly, just admiring Tidal's growth from the beginning when he was basically mindless. He thought about saving as many people as possible, and then extended the offer of safety to them all...refugees and thugs alike. "I have to say, I'm impressed, Tidal. Truly...what you did? I'm genuinely impressed," Olivia said softly.
Sleeping all together that night wasn't so bad. Not cozy, but not bad either. In the morning as trucks rolled in and everybody was being collected onto transports for the trip back to Inezia, Drew made a few quick checks on the bike since the Rangers would be driving back. He just wanted to see if any sandstorms or anything may have affect the bike he oh-so kindly...borrowed from the auto shop. Olivia lent a hand in reassuring all refugees joining them to Inezia that while the city is safe it is not without conflict. better to be honest with them all. Inezia is safe, and immigration will be easy enough, but the city sees a lot of brutal attacks. These people know that. Hell...some of them may even wish to sign up for the military. Some of these people were bound to want some payback on the Armada, after all. Right?
As they would prepare to make their journey home and deliver the meteor's fragments to HQ and get the refugees taken care of and given shelter, the Captain decided to give the Rangers a break. You see, as everybody was waking up, Olivia discreetly gave the Captain a rundown of what happened. Stuff you would expect for debrief. His response? Captain Scott contacted all of the Rangers via their morphers.
"Rangers: Captain Scott reporting in. It has come to my attention that the meteor is secure and all threats are terminated. I am sure assisting the refugees will come naturally to you all. Also, Tidal. Allow me to congratulate you on a job well done. Your quick-thinking and know-how of the land proved more than useful. Also based on your location, we have determined exact coordinates for the factory near you. We will make efforts into its shut down ASAP. All objectives completed. Excellent work, all of you. And again Tidal, well done. Consider you all dismissed. When you return home, a team will take the meteor off of your hands and allow you all to go home, get some rest, and take a shower. We meet first thing tomorrow morning for training. Dismissed." Captain Scott patched in. So that's it. Drew, Olivia, and the others were now free to go home, relax, and get back to work tomorrow. All in a days work...time to ride off into the horizon ad continue the good fight.