Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25924729-20150904075152/@comment-25924729-20150924003123

All she felt was a sharp sting on her wrist before Vale's entire arm exploded in white agony. Pain surged up the limb, drawing a shrill scream the scared the birds off nearby buildings and made Laura look back nervously from a distance.

She quickly located the sniper and prepared to fire in retaliation, but all she managed was a small spark in her palm. Out of Dust, crap... The hesitation enabled the sniper to shoot her again in the chest, thankfully with a regular bullet this time.

Lungs pierced and bleeding out quickly from the arm wound, Vale retreated in panic. Flashes of light and pain filled her vision. Struggling to breathe, she staggered back, and stumbled off the roof. Falling... then a loud "thump" as she hit metal.

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Laura mused at the thought of having Azzie as a half-brother. She already had a half-sister, and they got along quite well. ''Would dad agree? ''She imagined Sir Cedric's reaction if he ever met Azzie, then groaned when she realized her father would probably like him more than he ever liked her. ''"The son i never had..." ''he would announce proudly.

The depressing thought followed her as they finally reached the bus stop and hailed a passing bus. Open roofed, and it would send them back to Beacon within half an hour. But as she stepped on, her expression paled visibly. There was a trickle of red flowing down the stairs leading from the bus' second deck.

"Uh guys... is that... blood?"