[M] Shifting Stars .:{Argon Jaden & AsharaSahara}:.

[Argon Jaden]

The only one who seemed pleased with the situation was Tala, and that was a bit wrong in a sense. He was released from his handcuffs and was merrily humming along as they tugged him towards... Wherever. At least he managed to snag a piece of candy from the ship. That was a plus. Peeking up at the others, he offered them candy before allowing himself to be tugged away. "I hope you didn't hit Seij on the face. He gets sulky when someone attacks his face." The blonde said randomly as they approached the others.

Green eyes keenly observed his surroundings, landing on the isolated civilian. A snicker played on his lips before he tore his gaze away, watching the others approach. Already, he could feel the other members of his squad and a cheerful smile once again placed itself on his face.

Cap didn't mind the rough treatment, but she was getting quite impatient. Tala should be here but she sensed neither head nor tail of him and that worried her a bit. Suppose he went on a rampage and made the ship explode? Or worse, made the planet detonate? Who knows what that child could do when he gets too excited. Huffing to herself, she was seconds from ripping her binds when Seij let out a small cheer, followed by a blur of blonde.

"Seij!!! You look as ugly as ever!!" Tala chirped, knowing the grazes on his face was placed their by their Captain. The dark haired tertian smacked his lips and gave the blonde a blank look.

"And here I was thinking you actually care." He drawled, pushing the smaller male off him. The blonde simply laughed, the sound not belonging to a ruthless killer the boy was known for back in their hometown. Next victim of course, was their Captain, and unlike Seij, he had the guts to remove her binds before cuddling up to her like a cat. Cap just chuckled and rubbed her knuckles against his head.

Neither planned to escape so while Seij complained about Tala not caring, their Captain scolding him and the crew cheerful returning their third-in-command's greetings, Tala snuck another look at the civilian, a mischievous glint flickering in his eyes before it vanished and he went back to talking with his squad. To others, it may seem unnerving that this handful didn't act scared, or at least disappointed, and they weren't. From experience, acting as if the world had ended would never work in their favor, Si they acted like they normally did, and more times than naught, this became the root of retaliation.

[ArtisticVicu]

No one was quite sure what to do with the odd batch but Col. Matthews barked the order to move out and the soldiers herded the Terrians toward Trion Base, Demetri leading the way. He hadn't thought twice of the last Terrian to join the group's gaze on him. All the Terrian, at one point or another, had looked at him in many different ways. Heck, the soldiers did too. The trek was slow due to a few that needed support but they eventually made it back to base and another batch of soldiers were waiting to help with escort to the holding cell that was nothing more than an old storage room that had ceilings 30 feet in the air, no windows, sparse lighting, and even sparser furniture. All that reside within was a pile of folded blankets, a couple of plastic chairs, and a couple of bed rolls.

Demetri broke off from the group as soon as they had touched the clear ground past the forest. Though it seemed as if the group was following, Demetri broke left partway to the other soldiers and didn't look back. Col. Matthews didn't even react to Demetri's departure.

[Argon Jaden]

"Ah... So the escort finally leaves." Seij said in mere observation. Tala simply nodded and snickered to himself before following the humans into the holding cell that was supposed to contain their little posse, not that they minded, but as soon as they entered, Cap seemed to make a beeline for the bedroll, laying it out and fixing to somehow look like a bed, until Tala had a way in it.

"Can we make a circular bed? Please?" He asked, completely ignoring the soldiers. "It's more comfortable that way." He added, making their Captain payse before giving him a strange look.

"Tala, you're not a child. And this is not M school where we all sleep in a circular pile." She chastised, making him pout and nod, obviously not pleased.

The men settled down after that, letting the blonde sulk in the corner, knowing full well that he'd be fine. But as usual, Seij took pity on him and settled down beside the blonde, ruffling his hair. "Hey. You wanted to enter the base, right? We're inside at least." He said, offering the young terrian a smile while the other pouted.

"Yeah, but I wanted to play around with their hacker, not sit here while Cappy wants girl time." He sulked before his eyes lit up and he leaned closer to the dark haired male. "But it really was fun. They even tried to fool me with another back-up, but I got it into their system." He whispered with a grin. "They'll have to scrap everything, including the corrupted back-ups and try to find the source." By now, his green eyes were twinkling. Seij only sighed, knowing that the blonde had enjoyed himself with his new playthings.

"As long as you make sure this place doesn't explode, we're good." He told him with a wink. "I'll help you out if you want, but don't make the generators explode again. Or worse, don't make the base explode. In short, nothing explodes. Period." He said seriously. Tala seemed to think about it before grinning, showing his teeth.

"I'll try. No promises."

[ArtisticVicu]

Demetri entered the room to find utter chaos. With a sigh, he wandered over to Dr. Straus. The man moved from behind Abe and Tenner. "How did it go?"

Demetri shook his head. "I think this is a very bad idea but no one listens to me." Dr. Straus arched an eyebrow and Demetri sighed, explaining, "Look, you didn't see them, how they fought. A part of me is still so alert from the fight, I'm gonna have to go run laps."

Dr. Straus nodded. "Anything of use?"

Demetri shrugged. "For the project? If we could get a few blood and tissue samples, we may be able to move forward if the product stabilizes."

Dr. Straus happily clasped Demetri's shoulder as he hurried passed to talk to Col. Richards. Demetri glared at his back, not pleased. He only knew what they were working on but he also knew just what their project could be used for. He did't need to hack the systems to guess what it may be a part of. After all, war was nearly on the horizon and they were working for the government. Still, as Col. Matthews came storming in and raising hell, Demetri hoped he was wrong.

[Argon Jaden]

"Tsk. That's not reassuring at all." Seij muttered with a sigh, earning a loud bark of laughter from the blonde. "Fine, I'll take my chances. What do you need–"

"A computer."

"That is available." The dark haired terrian strained, making the younger purse his lips in mock defeat. No computer then. Fine. He glanced at the door, then at the ceiling.

"Boo. Seij, you're no fun." He complained, making the other shake his head at the childish behavior. "But.... Think you could break the door? You and Cappy could do it, but I'm wondering why you guys haven't tried." He said, raising a brow.

Seij snorted, eyes resting on Tala. "Cappy wants girl time, like other gi— OW!!!!" A shoe flew at him, nailing h at the back of his head, followed by a loud Shaddap Seij!!! I wanna sleep!! from the only female in their group. Rubbing the back of his head, he growled and shot Tala a glare when he giggled.

[ArtisticVicu]

Demetri growled as he threw a rock into the lake, shattering the pristine image of the two, almost full moons almost six hours after the Terrians had been brought in. He took a breath, forcing himself to calm down as he realized just how hard he had thrown the rock. His arm shook as the urge to shift rattled through his body. He hadn't in years and he wasn't about to slip now. He rubbed at his left eye where a headache was growing.

With a swift turn, he took off running back to the base, pounding the ground as hard as he could, running as fast as he could under his own strength. He came to a stop just outside the building the Terrians were housed, his breath coming in short, full gasps. His eyes narrowed.

The door clicked open as his keyband passed over the electronic lock with a soft beep. Demetri slipped in, finding the building nearly dark. He stuck to the shadows till he was reached the room the Terrians were held. He peaked around the corner to see three guards outside the door. He looked down the hallway he was in. It crossed the hallway the room's door was on. He slipped across the open space to the other part of the hallway he was in. He kept the right wall, the wall he knew the room they were being held in was behind. He placed his hand on the wall, unable to see clearly. He dragged his fingers along slowly.

[Argon Jaden]

"So... Way out?" Tala asked, before flushing slightly when Seij leered at him and licked his lips. "Seij, you look like a pervert." He chastised, earning a laugh when the dark haired Terrian reached inside his pants and let out a soft groan, forcing Tala to close his eyes until Seij poked him on the shoulder.

"Seriously, what the hell did you think I was touching?" Seij asked when his eyes locked on Tala, who have him an unamused look. The blonde did notice the tube like item in Seij's hands and he sighed. "Hey, guards don't grope their prisoner's crotch. Best place to hide a weapon."

Tala chuckled. "Yeah, but that doesn't make it any less grosser." He chirped, earning a huff and a light smack as a blue blade was produced.

Made from adamantine, the blade easily cut through the walls, opening a small tunnel for Tala to slip through. With a thankful wave, the blonde ducked into the escape and stretched leisurely, knowing that the guards were on the other side. Remembering that, he slunk into the darkness.

[ArtisticVicu]

He felt it before he heard it. Granted, it was beyond faint and he didn't put two and two together till after he heard the disturbance. The nice thing of being on a base that has cut power to the majority of the buildings, the place was quiet enough for him to make it out. He peaked around the corner, seeing an adamantine blade slicing through the wall. A nice trick, but due to the lack of noise in the building, Demetri still heard it.

With a soft sigh, he slipped form his corner and moved towards the hole, keeping to the opposite wall. Demetri sneered. It was the hacker.

'Great. Not only did one of the prisoners escape, it had to be the one with the enormous IQ,' he mentally grumbled as he crouched. He slinked backwards till he was hidden behind the corner some ways and activated the keyband on his wrist. It was already dim but Demetri lowered the light till it wasn't all that visible and shot a message to the stupid guards at the door and everyone else on base. He turned off his keyband and moved to follow the hacker.

[Argon Jaden]

Trained in battle, Tala easily figured out that he was being tailed, and a small smile graced his lips. Back then, he was quite used to enemies trying to sneak up on him that when it was done by an amateur, it was too obvious. Whoever his stalker was, he probably alerted the entire security system too, if the pitter patter of feet wasn't a telltale sign. Tala knew he was being a little too bold, but he was enjoying himself. Remembering the place layout, he continued walking in the dark before disappearing completely.

Patience is something the blonde honed himself to develop and surely, it didn't let him down this time. As soon as his 'stalker' took a step into the room, he closed the door, dashed towards the man, tackled him to the ground and gripped his wrist, pretty much destroying the wristband and possibly injuring his prey. A predatorial gleam flickered in his feline green eyes as he held the other down.

"Hi. I remember seeing you before." Tala chirped, the look switching to that of an innocent child's. "What brings you here? Oh, and try not to yell. Wouldn't want to have your vocal chords ripped out, right?" He said innocently, as if merely greeting someone a good day rather than threatening them.

[ArtisticVicu]

Demetri really, really hated this situation. Fully expecting to walk into a trap, he took a short pause at the door before stepping in. The next thing he knew, he was on his back with the hacker on his back, breaking his keyband. "Hey!" he exclaimed as he felt the microchip break in the band.

Demetri gave no other sound as the hacker talked. Annoyed and not up for games, he merely stated, "You didn't have to break my band. And, honestly, it was a stupid move to begin with. With no signal, they're going to sweep the base from top to bottom looking for you. Col. Matthews doesn't need much more or a reason to shoot you dead."

He shifted, making a face as he got into a bit more of a comfortable position with the Terrian on top of him. He didn't find one and stopped squirming. "Now, are you going to hold me hostage or take me out, because, really, I have a headache and would rather not have to deal with the science team whining about getting me back nor the military personnel making fun of me for getting caught so if you're going to hold me hostage, we'd better leave now or would you slit my throat already."

Seriously, could Demetri's night get any worse? He mentally cringed. He just had to go and think that, didn't he?