Toybox - Introduction
Characters:
James - A very quiet but very proud boy. He's known Ery for 3 years, and even dated her for awhile. He loves to read, play card games and do anything else that's nerdy. A good friend when it counts he always manges to make Ery hit him. 
Ross - Not many words can explain Ross. He's goofy, loud, has angry problems, loves card games um...yeah thats alot right there. He's a good friend of Ery and loves to annoy her till she hits him. Well, he likes to annoy everyone. 
A Droll - drolls are ugly muthereffers that have taken over the world with the help of teroist. They are very smart even though they are ruthless. You have to kill them he first time, other wise next time you're dead. Toybox
Quest for Brendon
Day break. Ery stepped outside of the rotten home that once belonged to Cris. He and Bri were still inside, apparently "talking" about something important. A smirk came to her pink lips as she kept looking around. Even though it had been ten years and they were all much older now, they still hadn't change a bit. Ten rough years of fighting monsters, avoiding capture and just trying to stay alive seemed rather small.
She took a deep breath of the autumn air and took off her beret. Everything was so quiet now. Once upon a time this place was always full of life. Even at night when all you could hear where men drinking on the corners and cars zooming past railroads. Now it was just as dead as she was. Nothing but an empty shell, abandoned on the road side.
Cris came outside with her and sat on the banister. He seemed tried and was panting slightly. Ery just rolled her eyes and looked over the scene more, not really in the mood to scold him.
With a hand behind his head he looked at what she was looking at and smiled softly, "Looks much better now huh?"
She didn't reply.
The young man looked at her, "Are you mad at me?
Still she stayed quiet, avoiding his eyes.
Cris just sighed and placed a hand on her shoulder, "Look Ery, you know I didn't mean to leave you alone like that. If I had known you manged to escape from those men before they deported everyone I would have stayed to help you."
Ery looked at him then with a sad smile, "Yeah I know. It's not that though. I just wish that..." she paused then shook her head as she looked back over the neighborhood, "Never mind." With a great sigh she moved away from him and went back into the house, "Come on then. We have to make a plan"
Cris looked at her, "A plan for what?"
She looked over her shoulder to him and smiled brightly, "A plan to find Brendon."
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"You want to do what?!" exclaimed Bri. She looked at Ery in disbelief. Ery just sat there calmly, a leg crossed over the other and her hat sitting on her knee. How could she just sit there like that, after saying one of the most craziest of things!
Ery shrugged as she looked at Bri, "I don't see a problem with it. Odds are the tracks around my old school still work. We could use them to get past the Drolls with ease. We can take them out to the airport and steal a small plane then fly to Washington. If we can't get a plane, I know that their will be a turk or van or even a car there that can get us there just as well."
"Are you crazy!" yelled Cris, "There's no way that can work. Both the airports have been raided by the Drolls, and theres no telling what will happen."
Still Ery stayed clam, looking at them like they were the crazy ones, "We can and we must do it. Brendon is my bro and I won't rest until I find either him, or his bones in some unmarked grave. Now you're either with me or not. I leave in 1200 hours."
Both of them were bewildered by this. Ery wasn't gonna budge on her idea once, and they knew they wouldn't be able to come up with a better one by noon.
Bri sighed then smiled a little, "Fine then."
Ery jumped to her feet with a triumphed smiled and placed her beret on her head in style, "Then let's get ready! Times a wasting."
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They left the broken down home behind by noon and were well on their way down town to the loop. On the way, they talked about random things and picked on Cris a lot. Ery felt good to be able to talk and laugh with someone. 10 years had left her wondering around like a mute.
It was past 4 when they finely got to the loop and jumped the tracks. They decided to take the orange line way, since it would be above ground and the crank cart they were using was set on that rail anyway.
They took turns cranking the cart. One would sit and watch out for Drolls and other monsters while the other two cranked the cart right on down the rails.
When they made to turn to head out of the loop, something caught Ery's attention. The air suddenly smelt like dead rats. She looked up and swore under her breath. Drolls where behind them, and they were catching up fast.
"Bri! Let Cris take the crank! We gotta get pumping!" She began to move her arms faster. They grew sore but she kept going, along with Cris helping her. The fear of the Drolls kept her going, but pretty soon she could see the tips of their horns. It was only a matter of moments now before they were all lost.
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James sat on the edge of the tracks looking over the old police station behind his old school. He shifted slightly in the cold but other wise didn't move much. He didn't want to give away his position and lose valuable time and effort. The young black man wonder if his friend Ross was keeping a good ground watch. He was known to screw up a lot of things but then again when didn't her screw something up? It was as simple as that. The two stooges.
He sat there and looked over the city. Everything looked so strange now. What was once grand now laid in rebels. Nothing seemed to be the same anymore. Even the school laid in shambles. Hopefully, if he couldn't change hearts, he could at least change cities. Homes. Whatever.
A noise came from behind him. It sounded like screaming and pump carts. He looked up to see a group of people coming his way. With a few choice words he jumped to his feet, but it was too late. They derailed and hit him, all of them falling off the tracks.
The Drolls behind them stopped in time and laughed as they watched them fall. They didn't see Ross as he aimed his laser swords at them and took two good shots on both of them. They're bodies laid on the rails, cooking in the plasma rays.
Ross ran over to the mess of people and a pump cart, "You okay James?"
James pushed Ery off of him and got to his feet, "Yeah man. Them folks just came out of no where."
Cris quickly checked on Bri, making sure she was alright, ignoring the fact that his left arm was broken. Bri had fainted and was breathing lightly, her hat slightly covering her face.
Ery jumped to her feet and looked at James and Ross for a moment then shurgged, "Sorry 'bout that y'all. Drolls just started chaseing us out of no where."
Ross took in a sharp breath as he looked at Ery, "Ery?"
She looked at him then James then back at him, "Ross? James? Oh hell!" She laughed as she hugged them both holding back her tears, "Oh my God. You guys! I didn't even..oh my God."
They all hugged and laughed but it was soon cut off as Cris grunted, "Ery. Drolls are on their way. I can smell them."
With a quick nod Ery put Bri on her back then looked at Cris as he began to protest, "Your arm is broken. Don't even think about it" She looked at Ross and James, "You guys got a good place to hide?"
James nodded and began to run ahead, "Yeah. The base isn't to far from here. We'll take the Monster."
"The who..what the hell!!" Ery gasped as Ross dissapred into the police station then drove out a huge monster truck. It was black and blue with the star of David and a dragon on the side doors. "No way."
"Way." grinned Ross. He opened the door for them. When everyone was in he drove off. The Drolls were just rounding the corner.
Toybox:
Huh?
Ery and the others go with Ross and James to the rebel base. They have a plane but will they give it to her? Do they have informational on the Drolls? Why is Ery suddenly hiding her feelings more? Next time on Toybox.
