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Post by Erista Howlett on Mar 12, 2014 23:26:42 GMT -5
It had been forever since he last saw the sun or the trees again. But here was one problem; he wasn’t in the Savage Lands anymore. He was far from them. None the less it seemed to do the best for now. He’d just have to settle the fact that there weren’t any dinosaurs around. Just normal wild animals roaming about before this forest, but what he had hated most about it was the fact that they had made him wear these unusual clothes. They were too tight and barely breathed underneath his skin as he had tried to take it off more than once as they continued to fight him on the way to Canada that he had to keep it on him. Erista didn’t really understand the point of this trip it had something to do about meeting someone who may know of his origins and someone that Weapon X was interested in. Neither one of them would be good in his understanding.
If his father had ever wanted him he should have been there years ago. He had never been there for him. All that he had to rely on was his mom and as well as the members of the fire tribe members. But other than that he didn’t know much about his father. His mother had said he was an outsider, so he knew with that, it was probably a bad idea that they were going to follow someone who had trespassed onto his lands. They were his mother’s lands for crying out loud. He should have been killed or kicked out of the lands when they had the chance. Once the doors opened of the loud jet that Erista had been put in they tossed him out as well as one other. But it hardly seemed to faze him as he seemed to be lost in his thoughts still.
Erista was known to be a quiet one and would rarely speak. Otsama was one of the few who understood him and she had been the first one who was there to speak to him in a long time. She hadn’t been one of the scientists or one of the workers that was there in the Weapon X program to actually care about him. He sighed as he looked back at Otsama as the jet began to start turning away as they were to start their search for this person that they knew almost nothing about.
Erista muttered something in his ancient language but it was probably a curse word, a not nice one since he hadn’t wanted to go on this mission. “Sorry Otsama…I do not want to be here… I don’t have any choice…” He said realizing that she probably heard his curse in front of her. It was almost embarrassing now and he hoped she’d at least forgive him for doing that. Or understand his situation. “I guess… we go…” He said trying to find the right words to say for this. He had been trying his best with the English language since the last time he had seen her but it hadn’t done much good.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2014 11:17:25 GMT -5
Otsama gently pulled at the collar of the full body suit she wore as well, which was a leather one that was actually sleeveless and one she could zip up. She left a bit of the front unzipped so she could breathe at least but she could tell what some of the personnel were hoping to see and merely growled towards them. Seeing them flinch made her smirk slightly, knowing that despite her, Erista and others being mere tools and at their mercy from time to time the staff and scientists were still afraid of them as well. That gave them some advantage and leverage to some degree, not much but it was reassuring that if the time came they had a chance to escape than there was no one to really oppose them unless they had loyal agents.
When it came to the Canadian wilderness though Otsama was use to such places, having been ti similar forests before and could see some of the wildlife below form where she was from. Sadly, she could not enjoy the freedom of the outdoors as she was there with Erista, the other feral mutant at Weapon X, on a mission to chase someone down. And before she knew it she was being pushed out of the jet ceremoniously and growling softly in annoyance towards the man who did it but easily landed on her feet in a partial crouch to soften the landing slightly.
"Don't worry about it Erista, I've been in your position way too many times when I was younger and working for Weapon X and have been after my capture. In fact, I don't want to be here now." Otsama said, caring little for the curse word as she looked around the wilderness, having a feeling finding their target would not be an easy task as she sniffed the air. This man could be as dangerous as they were or more so and probably an expert in the wild himself. "Right now let's just get the target and get the hell out of here, this isn't quite what I had in mind when I wanted to show you the outside." She sighed as she began quietly moving forwards making sure her leather wrist bands were dark enough to blend in and she nodded to herself. Her suit itself was dark in color, being mostly black with dark brown accents and black boots with a dark gray belt with a silver X buckle. In retrospect, she would be hard to spot and she knew enough of living in the wild to stay low, stay down wind, and to keep alert.
Though, the one thing she did hate was not knowing so much about their target. Really they knew next to nothing about the man, only that he was currently there and likely lurking in the wild or had the same experience as her and Erista. So, they were in for a long day.
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Post by Erista Howlett on Mar 13, 2014 21:28:59 GMT -5
Erista nodded as he looked back at Otsama as she understood. So she had been in the same position as he had been now. This wasn't at all the savage lands, that he understood. There was a different feel to the air as far as he was concerned. "Agreed." Erista said with a soft nod again as he listened to Otsama. The faster they found this guy the faster they could go home again without being nagged for awhile on another task that had to be set forth. Erista wanted to get this done as soon as they could but of course that was not going to be as promising as he hoped, finding some targets would be like looking through a needle in a haystack. of course their haystack was a large forest. Erista bent down on one knee as he put the other one on the ground as he put his hand down to test the air with his sense of smell. There were clear signs that animals had been down these areas such as deer and the occasional bear or moose. But other than that they pretty much were in a cloud. There was no sign that even a human had walked through here.
However as Erista stood once more something caught his eyes as he looked at one of the trees that were nearby. "Otsama...something doesn't look right with a tree." He said as he guestured for her to follow him as he came up to it. There was a large gash in it that looked like it hadn't been made by a bear or some sort of clawed animal. The claw went through it deeply. Erista checked the scent again but it was clear that the scent had gone cold. Whoever had made this was clear to keep their scent hidden or it had gone stale already. "No animal would make this kind of mark.... It almost goes... through the tree." Erista said as he was curious enough to see what would make such a mark. There was some explanation for it as he considered the possibilities. There had to be away to define it.
Something sharp should have cut through this branch and it was certainly not done by an animal. A machine may have been there but there should have been tracks in the dirt to show where the machine had been. And not to mention there should have been a lingering scent of oil or rust in the air. There was none of that either. So if machine didn't make this, did perhaps a human attempt it that was real good at covering their tracks? Erista also thought of the idea that maybe a mutant had done this. With such powers now a days almost anything was possible. "We can rule out a machine... did it." He said. "There should have be... heavy tracks but...none." Erista said as he tried to figure it out. Maybe Otsama had an idea or two...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2014 10:36:12 GMT -5
Nearby Otsama was sniffing around, crouching down once in a while to get a closer check on one smell or two she would catch but they'd only turn out to be animal ones. This only caused her to sigh and stand once more, seeing so far her and Erista were having no luck at all in their search for their target who likely could have been long gone by the time they detected this man. It almost seemed a useless search until she heard Erista.
Looking towards the tree he had indicated she frowned and followed the slightly older mutant towards the tree, noticing the scratch marks. Indeed, they were far deeper than a bear's claws and wolf claws never went that deep, no where close to it and no other animals she knew had claws such as that. And sure a machine could have done it but as Ersita said that could be ruled out as well. Somehow it might have been a knife, another sharp object, or some mutant that obviously was making their presence known in this part of the forest. "You're right on all of that Erista, which means it's some kind of other mark, maybe even a sword or knife." She said as she rubbed her chin in deep thought. That was when the thought popped into her mind and the sound of her claws ejecting could be heard.
Walking towards another tree she quickly slashed her claws into a thick tree like the one they were examining and compared the two. "Erista...look at the similarities! Whoever made these marks might have the same claws as we do!"She was shocked now, realizing they might not just be up against just some other target.
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Post by Erista Howlett on Mar 14, 2014 13:46:20 GMT -5
Erista was just as surprised when Otsama had made similar markings in the tree that was near them. So whoever they were facing had claws just like them. He was sure of it now. "Well... certainly explains why Weapon X... after this person...There's a mutant out here..." Erista said though they still didn't know much about this person. They had sharp claws enough to cut through wood. But that wasn't an entire surprise. Erista didn't know to many others who had sharp claws like they did but it was clear that they weren't entirely telling them everything that was going on. There was Sabertooth, Daken, Alora, Mystique's daughter who had claws...and there was one more there was Wolverine. But Erista didn't know any of them. He hadn't met any of them.
"At least we... Something to look for..." Erista said wondering if there would be more tree marks like this one on their search. Whoever this person was they were good at hiding their scent and as well as their trail. They pretty much had nothing to go on by now except for paying attention to their surroundings. This was just one part of the mystery that was being solved on this person that they were looking for. Out of habit he seemed to bring out his own claws which were covered in black carbonadium as he brought them out. They were different than Otsama's in a way so it was strange that they were being forced together.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2014 16:10:30 GMT -5
"Somehow, I have a bad feeling this person may be running from them for a reason." Otsama said, now thinking this was no ordinary person they were after or even an ordinary mutant. She was now looking around carefully, her eyes shifting around the trees for signs of more claw marks but at the moment didn't see any more but wasn't quite so confident in this mission. "We have something but that doesn't mean a thing."She muttered softly as she turned on the spot before finally deciding they had to move rather than standing around and becoming easy targets themselves and looking towards Erista.
"Erista, from this moment on we need to watch each other's backs and be on our guard. This person may be far more dangerous than we have anticipated, especially if their claws can make that damage as ours can." Otsama said as she began moving again, picking a direction the claw marks might be again. Her senses were also on high alert as she moved, her entire body tense and poised to strike as if she were a predator waiting to strike it's prey. But twenty minutes went by with nothing until she finally saw more signs of the claws, and a faint scent this time catching her attention. "Erista! I think I found something!" This time she spoke in cherokee, saying this without thinking a she moved towards the claw marks.
Like the others some were deeper, deeper than bear claws. This had to be a sign they were on the right track but this also meant they were closer to a possible dangerous target.
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Post by Erista Howlett on Mar 17, 2014 18:14:33 GMT -5
"Same here." Erista agreed knowing that Weapon X didn't just target anyone. There had to be a reason why they were after this person, but obviously they were left in the dark with only a few clues to a puzzle on who they were after. Erista looked at Otsama and nodded, even when he was back at Weapon X he had always been on his guard. So that was sort of something that came natural to him. Except around Otsama things were a bit different, it was like he could be himself without having to constantly worry of those weapon x members breathing down their necks. "I understand that one Otsama. Back in the Weapon X building I was usually always on my guard. Didn't trust really anyone there." He said in his language back to Osama. "But you've got my word I'll watch your back." He assured her.
Erista hadn't been far behind from where Ostama was, he figured with a second set of eyes they could perhaps find something that they missed the first time. However he was cut off from what he was doing and focusing on when Otsama called out for him. He quickly came rushing over to where she was to see he very same claw marks that had been made on he tree from before. Clear as day. No one could miss them this time. "I guess we have to follow the path of the claw marks to find out who we're looking for." Erista said as he came close o he bark and tried to sniff out a scent but there was none here. Nothing as always. "And this person is pretty good a hiding their scent. A skilled hunter and tracker would know that."
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2014 22:02:37 GMT -5
"I did catch a faint one, but your right there is almost nothing here to go on except those claw marks. Still, a faint scent is better than nothing and from what I can gather it's not exactly an animal." Otsama said, crouched slightly as she looked at the area she had found the scent but once again found nothing, no foot print, no trail, nothing. Whoever this was definitely wasn't a stranger to these woods and not a stranger to being evasive, someone was purposely trying to avoid being caught. Of course, she couldn't blame them and wouldn't have minded waiting a few days somewhere then coming back to the meeting point saying they had found nothing. Though she knew they'd likely catch on they were lying and she couldn't out Erista through a punishment like the what Weapon X normally brought out.
Sighing she finally stood, "Let's keep going down this path, it seems like we're on the right way so far. But keep on your toes." She said in her own language, knowing Erista understood her Cherokee language better which is how they communicated. As he felt comfortable around her she felt more comfortable around him as well, feeling like she could be who she was almost. In a way, she felt like there was something there but she never knew what it was, maybe a crush or affection of some kind, a feeling somewhat foreign to Otsama. For now though she didn't say anything still and quietly but quickly kept going.
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Post by Erista Howlett on Mar 29, 2014 0:04:01 GMT -5
"It might be human most likely. Or Mutant." Erista said as he agreed with Otsama as they continued to search for this mystery target. He wished that they could go on more than just a few claw marks and a scent that was stale from the start. Not to mention Weapon X wasn't a big help either. He clearly wondered if they were hiding information that they probably should have known about. Erista looked back at Otsama as she spoke about following the single path through the forest, he had to agree they had to be prepared for anything. His eyes and ears were fixed to listen to any odd sound that could be heard from the shadows or even further depths into the forest. "I would agree with that one." Erista said with a soft nod to Otsama.
However as they went down the path something seemed out of place. A low growl could be heard as something seemed to be creeping through the shadows, the figure looked human but the growl did not belong there as it would and should have come from a wolf or canine like creature. The person knew that they were being followed so he tried to be a s quiet as he could without stepping on a branch or something small that'd be enough to alert them of his presence. Logan had lived in the forest of Canada for years and they were on his turf, so they'd play by his rules. Once the two mutants got close enough logan had his eyes set on the male. He rushed forward before Erista said anything and tackled him to the ground with a sharp thud and claws raised out ready to strike however something made him hesitate.
As the boy struggled with his grip and as well as the man that had adamantium in him there was recognition in Logan as he saw the young savage land member. They were his eyes. His eyes? How was that possible. Unless, there was one word for it that came to mind, but he wanted to make sure it was truly the truth. "Who's your mother kid? Got any parents?" He asked as Erista rolled his eyes. What an odd statement to say as he had his own claws poised out ready for a counter strike. "Just a mom and a dad that doesn't care about me." He said not realizing he was speaking face to face with the very one that had created him. How odd of a reunion it was. And Otsama got right in the middle of it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2014 2:08:21 GMT -5
They had not gone far before Otsama heard the growl, making the feral mutant pause for a moment to try and listen. It seemed they had found their target but the problem was she couldn't pinpoint them which was a first, she rarely could never find her target or someone who was close by. They were no longer the stalkers though this person was stalking them. And before she could warn Erista she suddenly saw her fellow mutant talked by someone else out of no where, her eyes widening with shock then there was a look of disbelief at the man's questions. How stupid could those have been? Everyone had a mother and father, sometimes they just weren't the best or they didn't know them.
Shaking her head though Otsama snarled and lunged forward, this time tackling the man in retaliation for doing so to Erista and actually scratching Logan in the process on his chest a little. The scratches though were shallow and not really much to worry about, only like getting scratched by thorns. Even then Logan might notice his healing factor didn't heal them immediately and Otsama snarled as she pressed her claws near his throat, "You know if you really don't want carbonadium in your throat old man I'd suggest you watch your actions carefully next time."She warned him, but his scent hitting her nostrils suddenly reminded her faintly of one that had been around her father once.
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Post by Erista Howlett on Mar 30, 2014 20:47:46 GMT -5
"Never come across a woman and her scorn I learned that long ago." Logan said not at all afraid when Otsama had her claws up against his chest. yes he was a bit worried but he wasn't about to show it in front of the others. There were other matters at hand to deal with at the time. "Unfortunately I'm not exactly to play games here. I thought you were enemies at first you still are under my circumstances. The one thing that I can't get over is your scent." Logan said pointing his own claw towards Erista as he was standing up as he glared back at his unknown father. "At least I don't stink like you." Erista said in with a bit of a struggle as English wasn't his first language and it was enough to make Logan growl.
"Well you can at least tell your Weapon X friends that I'm not interested. You wreak of them too." Logan said as he looked back at him. Perhaps here this was a bad time as the two groups were fighting against each other in this moment as the tensions were high. The next thing that was bound to happen was blood being spilt and Erista wasn't exactly looking forward to that. He seemed more to be on the calmer type as he had gotten tired of Weapon X's ways with their training and constantly having to keep up with the battle routine. It was killed or be killed and he didn't want to live that way anymore. "Otsama I think this was the person that Weapon X wanted. The claw marks match perfectly with him." Erista said back to Otsama in his own language. However Logan had a surprised look on his face when he heard Erista speak like that. It brought back memories.
Memories back to when he was in the savage land. "That language it's a rare one found in the savage land. One person taught me it in a short amount of time. Is it possible that you know a person named...Ghack?" Logan asked as Erista was stunned. He did know about the savage lands. He did know about his mother. His heart sank to the bottom of his chest and he just froze. He found his father. He was sure of it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2014 0:31:42 GMT -5
"Guess your not completely stupid," Otsama said as she moved her claws back enough, making sure Erista was alright from the corner of her eyes but still also keeping an eye on Logan. But she was trying to figure out why Weapon X wanted this man so badly, badly enough they didn't give any information on the man. That was until Erista began to speak up about what they found and how the man spoke of their "employers" to which she looked at Logan much more closely. His claws though were what she studied most of all and what made her eyes widen, ignoring their banter of how Logan stank and everything else.
All the pieces then and there clicked in her mind. She knew who this man was and why they were after him, she knew because she had overheard her father talk of someone with such a description. "They're after him because he's the original Weapon X or Weapon 10, the one they used adamantium on which is where they got the idea to infuse carbondium into others like you and me Erista." She said as she moved off Logan, but a low growl of distaste then escaped her, "We were probably sent by Him because he obsesses over you all the damn time. Probably because of your existence so many agents end up dead." She said, retracting her claws as she now began to put the pieces together more and more of why they were after Logan. They wanted their prized experiment back, they wanted their top agent and they sent the two who likely could do it. But would Logan catch Romulus' scent from her? Is that why she was paired with Erista since he might not put up a fight?
Come to think of it Logan didn't even attack her, he went right for his son. Which it seemed Erista knew but Logan hadn't quite yet, "You haven't figured it out yet have you? Erista is your son, your scents are so alike it's almost hard to tell you apart form here." Otsama said towards Logan before she moved beside Erista and rested a hand on his shoulder, "He didn't have a choice of being here. Neither of us did, we were forced to pretty much come and hunt you down X, and I think I know why." She said, using her cherokee language so Erista could understand her better and wondered if Logan would understand.
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Post by Erista Howlett on Mar 31, 2014 22:48:14 GMT -5
"Ah Romulus you can tell him I said hello, obviously that's more of a mock if anything. I've managed to evade contact from him for years." Logan said with a shrug as he knew the name all too well. "I thought he'd at least be happy with Daken or even Sabertooth but that's clear it's not enough he'll still chase me until the end of time." Logan said seeing that Erista still hadn't said a word since he had the realization hit him moments ago. However that changed a bit when Otsama said that they were both forced to be in it. They gave Logan a choice sort of anyways. It was made when he had no choice to fight Sabertooth after killing one of his many girlfriends in the past for revenge. They turned him into a monster accoding to what he thought.
But he looked back at Erista closely seeing all the features, "Bone claws, brown eyes, black hair and a similar scent it's all me in you. I don't see much of Gahck though." Logan said but Erista still didn't seem so sure about what to say to his father. The stunned moment was there still as he couldn't form a single word in his voice as he looked back at Otsama when she mentioned that they were forced. Maybe he could do something for the two of them one of them was after all his son. He had been a horrible father to many like X-23 and Daken and he knew that trying to right things with Erista would be even harder of a task. He let out a sigh as he looked back at the two, "I'll tell you what." Logan said as he looked back at the two. "Can you trust someone like me? I have an idea that might be able to help all three of us out of this problem we have. You two can run free from Weapon X like I did years ago." Logan said as he looked back at his son who was still silent but he finally spoke up towards Otsama as he felt his hands shaking.
"Otsama should we trust him? I know he's my father but... I just met him. He's like a stranger to me. I don't know what to do in this situation." Erista said in a whisper back towards Otsama. She was one of the few that he trusted around here. It was going to take a lot to trust his father. "But I've wanted to run free since I set foot in the Weapon X building for years This may be our only hope in a thousand chances."
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2014 21:12:31 GMT -5
"The only thing my father will get is my carbonadium claws through that twisted skull of his the next time I see him." Otsama growled without really thinking, knowing she hadn't said anything to even the likes of Erista that her father was pretty much behind much of what Weapon X was. Or at least a good portion of it and likely one of the ones who had taken interest in Erista for the fact he was the son of Wolverine. Though it was obvious in her tone that there was nothing but fury, anger, and bitterness towards Romulus, especially for everything he had ever done to her along with his precious Weapon X projects he had been doing for years.
Trying to shake all of this off Otsama tried to focus on what the two men were saying, listening to Logan as he confirmed that Erista was in fact his son. Not to mention gave them an offer to go free which like Erista she would have loved to take up the off. But she knew she couldn't. "Erista, I'd say to sooner trust your father then me right now." She sighed, before looking at him. "I have to admit I have not been completely honest with you, I've known a lot more about the Weapon X program then I've ever let on and who might have taken you from your mother and your tribe, from your home, from everything you've known. Likely the same man who has been after Wolverine all these years and sent us after him. He'd still hunt us down even if we ran." Otsama admitted before she looked at her left arm and rubbed it slightly. "They'd still track us anyway, they injected a chip into my upper arm so they knew where I was at all times so..."But that was when Otsama stopped in her tracks as a thought occurred to her and she immediately looked at Logan.
"Wait...Wolverine, this is going to be a crazy request but I need you to use your claws to get this tracker out." Otsama held out her arm as she said this, showing Logan where the chip was and looking at him seriously. "I don't know for certain if I will run away free with you and Erista but if I did at least this will prevent them knowing any exact locations."
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Post by Erista Howlett on Apr 2, 2014 16:57:53 GMT -5
"I can also help you guys cover up your trails. You two had a hard time finding me right? Well I can do the same." Logan said as Erista still seemed silent but he showed that he was at least listening to what Otsama said as he nodded back towards her as she explained what was going on. It seemed that Weapon x made things far more difficult but that didn't mean it was going to be for that long. Logan had evaded them for years and he could probably give that knowledge back to Erista when he needed it in order to stay on the run and head back home. He shrugged not seeming to be bothered by it by what Otsama suggested since he had seen worse. In fact it was Jean who had asked him to kill her once since she couldn't control herself in the Phoenix Force state.
"I've done worse with my claws than yank something out of someone's arm." Logan said. "But if you insist." Logan said as he came over to Otsama's side as he brought out his claws, there was slight bleeding when they came out but it dissolved in a matter of seconds with his healing factor. "here it goes. But your boyfriend may want to look away." Logan suggested as Erista was a bit stunned when Logan said that. Did he really mean it or was he just kidding? He wasn't entirely sure about it as he shook hs head. "I've seen worse also..." He trailed off not minding it one bit as he looked back at Otsama showing some concern.
"Otsama has... healing factor... right? It'd be nothing to... worry about." He said as he tried to speak again showing that he wasn't completely withdrawn. They'd be free, finally free though. The idea floated in his mind as he thought about it more and more. Though he wondered if this would be the last time he saw Otsama, as his heart pounded in his chest. He had come to like her but he wasn't so sure if boyfriend and girlfriend was the right word for it. She was really the only one that he was close to in the Weapon X group, he even failed a test just to try to see her and got out with some severe injuries. But he wasn't about to tell her that part.
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