event: portal four | the mountain

[mayfield_mods]

The fourth portal, as might be expected, can be found atop the hill known as Makeout Point. The other side of the portal isn't altogether that much different from the side you're entering from, save for the thicker trees and somewhat darker lighting.

The other side of the portal is significantly colder than the Mayfield side; frost covers the ground, and although it's not quite freezing, you'll want to bundle up. A glance at the sky reveals what you might have been dreading: glitch holes, in varying size, litter the skyline. The sun is hidden behind a set of thick clouds, creating a melancholy atmosphere.

The landscape around you is relatively flat, and you can't see too far beyond the forest ahead of you. It isn't until you turn around, facing the portal that you entered from, that you see the rising slope of the ground. The mountain rises high, higher than you can see from its base. There's a rough, primitive path heading up its slope, and for now simply hiking will be sufficient. As you get further, however, simply walking won't be enough: you're going to have to climb...

Somewhere, closer than you might prefer, a single wolf howls, and is shortly joined by more.

Better get moving.

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[mayfield_mods]

[The memento has been found!

The mountain shivers ominously, before it suddenly erupts in a volcanic explosion of lava and rock. Better get off the mountain and back to the portal at once!

Everyone tag your (attempted) escape under here.]

[donttellmetheodds]

Ooooh, sith spit. Time to hoof it!

[Corran starts sprinting back down the path and fervently hopes that anyone else isn't falling over. Because if they are, he'll be stopping to help them up.]

[mayfield_mods]

[Searing hot rocks are raining down from everywhere, the air is rapidly heating to the point of being unbearable.]

[hawkeward]

[continued from here!]

Howe could you be so--

[Hawke's quip is cut short as the mountain shivers and rumbles - definitely not a good sound. She stops dead in her tracks, holding up one hand to let the others know to do the same, and stares up just in time to catch the eruption.

Well shit.]

Looks like we have a lot more to worry about than wolves and puns. [Despite the smart remark, her voice is slightly panicked.] In fact, I think it's about time we headed back to town. Run!

[3wayforjustice]

[And where Hawke looks, so too does her mage.]

[Shit, indeed.]

[He turns, right as she starts speaking again, reaching for her hand as he does so. Hawke likes danger. Therefore, it makes sense to haul her along with him. Not that he thinks she's crazy enough to stick around for an eruption, but still.]

Nathaniel, move!

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[bestwishes]

Oshawott, go! Water gun!!

[A small blue otter will emerge from a red and white ball and start spitting water at the lava and rock in an attempt to slow it down for escaping.]

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[mayfield_mods]

[The water hisses on the rocks causing steam, but it doesn't stop the flow of lava at all.]

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[cosmicbond]

[continued from here]

This is so cool!

[Gen'll look behind him from the safety of Beast Boy's pteradactyl form. Well...safety being relative.]

And...kinda scary. Let's go faster, huh?

[thebeastwithout]

[Easy for you to say. Beast Boy will screech again and clutch Gentarou a little tighter; he'd had to settle for grabbing the man around the shoulders with his claws, given that sitting on top would impede his ability to fly. Pterodactyls didn't exactly work the same way as falcons, but Beast Boy will tuck his wings back and dip forward in a dive nonetheless.]

[soulless_soldier]

[In a moment of panic at the explosion, Barton uses her telekinesis to float herself a few feet inches off the ground so she doesn't fall down or get knocked over. It won't work for long since there's rubble headed their way.]

Holy shit. GO! [Time to run!]

[justdumbluck]

[The sudden tremor knocks Firo to the ground; he hardly has time to notice Barton floating before he spots the rocks and lava headed their way.]

What the-!? Why the hell did that-?

[He hauls himself to his feet, narrowly avoiding some of the rubble flying through the air, and takes off running beside her.]

[doudemoe]

[Shit. He's still smarting from fighting off wolves (off screen) too.]

Let's go!

[woodsiequeen]

[Here comes a stranger running in your general direction!]

I think the roar of the mountain was warning enough!

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[pursuitofcappiness]

[ So like, his shield would be really nice right now but it's too late for that. He scans the mountain to look and see if anyone's still up there, looks around for the people he came in with. ]

Everyone move out, and keep cloth over your face!

[ OOC: Eek, quick question! Should we still backtag our threads or are they considered interrupted? ]

[fatherangeldust]

[Oh, well then. There really wasn't much he could do for the others further up, which frustrated him greatly. Shaking his head and with a hiss, he turned to run back to the portal.]

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[infourbooks]

Blimey, a broom would be useful right about now.

[This calls for running.]

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[logic_and_magic]

[You had to be kidding. It erupted. Well, just going to run away from the giant wave of lava towards the portal.]

Of course it had to be a flaming wave of death!

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[adventurerextraordinaire]

[Cade unfortunately didn't get to explore the mountain much because he was waiting to male a rendezvous with someone who never showed. But when the mountain starts to erupt, Cade moves quickly, looking for anyone who needs help getting back to the portal home!]

[waiting_for_the_worms]

[Kariya comes tearing down the mountain as quickly as he can, holding onto April's hand as he scrambles back toward the base of the hill. Thankfully, they hadn't gotten that far to begin with, but he's not taking any chances here.]

[chalicejoker]

[Continued from here...

As soon as he's got Natalie's hand, Hajime pulls her closer. Easier to fly that way.]

Just hang on. I've got you.

[And fly he does. He's booking it at Dragonfly Undead's top speed down that mountain. It's much faster than running, at least.]

[battlestations]

[Well, Nigel went up the mountain with his jet boots, and now he's escaping the same way. Although occasionally he has to swerve to avoid flying rocks, he seems to have a good handle on it.]

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[butterflyinfojk]

[ Woa woa woa, now what was going on! He knew he had said to Yukko he didn't think it'd be fun up here, but he wasn't expecting something like this!

And he'd gotten quite a bit up the mountain too. At least he hasn't climbed very far, since he's not used to that. He starts climbing down as fast as he can, but now that he's starting to panic, it feels like it's even further down than it was before! ]

[forgotten_titan]

[The heat in the air presses into her, and she nearly crumples in pain as a flash of memory stabs into her brain.

Lava. Titans. Slade.

Rock and earth.

It was just like before. Exactly just like before. A scream tore from her lungs as she turns and runs as fast as she could, the fear flooding her system with adrenaline. She needs to get away, before the rock covers her and the earth claims her yet again.]

[vedaandme]

[Momento or not, since Tieria couldn't be sure from where he was if it had been found, he wasn't going to stay on an erupting volcano to find out. If the portal had been big enough, he could have had Seravee, which would have made things infinitely safer and faster, but he didn't. So, running on foot back to the portal it was!]

[tsunkinesis]

[There's no running around screaming from Lili. Immediately she turns around and creates a ball of psychic energy. Thank goodness for having levitation back. ]

There's just no end to this!