IC-SWORD-Family Reunion(Lara/Bells/Sven/Tricia)

[Dave Syrinx]

"Well, not. It out of gas. We need to carry the items we can use. Maybe you have extra gas? Or a carry-wheel?" She gets ready to walk/run to the gates.

[SSior.27]

"Uhh, we'll have to push it. We petered out on the road as we neared the gate. But we should probably get the truck and our supplies in before we attract someone's attention."

[Mr. Handy]

In front of the house-
"Well, we do have a gas pump over by the barn," said Clyde as he led the women down the front walk. "We can push your vehicle over to the pump, or we can grab a jerry can from the barn, fill it up, and bring it out to your truck. Up to you."

[SSior.27]

Caitlin thinks for a moment before deciding. "It might be safer to push it in the gates quietly. It would require a couple more people, but we wouldn't make as much noise trying to get the engine to catch as the gas cycles in."

[Dave Syrinx]

"Yes, four of us can push it. Then we inside we fill it." Lara exits the house and starts off towards the gates.

[SSior.27]

Caitlin stays there for a second, stunned at Lara's sudden action. Picking up her gun and following after, she turns to her family and shrugs. "She does that sometimes."

[Mr. Handy]

Outside the barn-
The sky was already starting to lighten with the dawn. Sven joined Clyde and the others outside while Veronica stood watch at the front door. Clyde unbarred and opened the gates, and they followed him out to the road. The four of them had no problem pushing the truck, though it was slow going. Once they got it back through the gates, Clyde secured them again. Then they continued pushing the truck, as it got brighter still. The sun was visible in the east by the time they were a couple of minutes from the barn.

OOC,Everyone, please roll Spot Hidden. The base skill is 25%.

[Dave Syrinx]

Having her head tilted downwards while pushing the truck, Lara sees nothing more than the road beneath.

[SSior.27]

Impale,[url=http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3298591/]8% out of 41%[/url]... it is an impale when <1/5 the total score, right?

Seeing something in a mirror, Caitlin turns to see the source of the reflection, her heart jumping into her chest at the sudden unexpected sight.

[Mr. Handy]

OOC,The term "impale" is only used in the rules for attacks in combat, but yes, it is an exceptional success and you'll see a lot more detail.

Caitlin Bell,[b]Caitlin[/b] happened to glance back at the road outside the ranch's front gates when she saw three horsemen approaching from the west. They also had a dog on a leash, which looked to be a German Shepherd. All three men wore military-style uniforms and caps, though they appeared to be either bald or shaven-headed. The leading horseman had a pistol and a saber on his belt, and the two that followed him carried M16 assault rifles. The leader's cap had a single gold vertical bar indicating his rank. [b]Caitlin[/b] noticed that they all had insignia on their collars as well: twin lightning bolts, the emblem of the notorious SS.

[SSior.27]

Handy,Got it. Cheers!

Caitlin hurrily whispers to the rest. "Guys, we need to hurry."

[Dave Syrinx]

Lara keeps on pushing the truck. "Da, pushing..." She lowers her head and gets a better footing and makes a good effort to get the truck some momentum.

[SSior.27]

"No, really. We're not alone." She points to the approaching figures.

[Dave Syrinx]

Lara stops and looks down the road. She stoops and grabs a rock and puts it behind one of the rear tires. She stays low and circles the truck to hide behind it. When she gets to the other side, she lays down and peeks at the approaching riders of the apocalypse from under the truck. "Have they seen us?"

[SSior.27]

Caitlin kneels by Lara and hisses, "What are you doing? I said move FASTER. Hide in the cab, don't hold us up. If we keep moving, we might not fight. We stop here, we definitely will. And we might not all make it."

Handy,What does Caitlin know of this group... Similarly... what do [i]I[/i] know about 'em?

[Dave Syrinx]

"I´m not pushing more. They shoot me in the neck." She leaves the truck and runs for the house instead. "Come, Caitlin!"

[Mr. Handy]

Caitlin Bell,[b]Caitlin[/b] only knows what her family and [b]Tricia[/b] told her earlier in this thread. She hasn't spent a whole lot of time here on the ranch, and she has never encountered the local skinheads before, so she doesn't know any more than that.

Outside the barn-
Clyde saw the skinheads too. "Crap!" he cried. "Run, Caitlin! I'll cover you." He raised his rifle and trained it on the fast approaching horsemen. Sven also caught sight of them and followed Lara back to the house.

The three horsemen trotted along the road. One of them pointed at the small group of people gathered near the barn, and then all three of them broke into a gallop and unslung their weapons. They quickly reached the front gates.

On the front porch-
Lara and Sven bolted for the front door of the house. They reached the porch, where Veronica stood ready with the shotgun. Veronica looked confused by their panicked flight. "What's wrong?" she asked.

[Dave Syrinx]

"Some skinheads on horses come to the gates with rifles. I have not much ammo..." She tilts her almost useless gun. "We are more than them. If we walk at them with guns - they might ride away. We seven they three. No good match for skins..."

[SSior.27]

Caitlin follows suit and follows the rest, muttering to herself that they just can't catch a break, can they?

OOC,Of course they can't! What fun would it be if they did?

[Mr. Handy]

Outside the barn-
"Hold it right there!" shouted Clyde. "This is private property!"

"We're not on your property!" called back the lead horseman from outside the gates, some fifty yards from the ranch house and well out of effective pistol range. "Now lower that rifle before someone gets hurt."

On the front porch-
Caitlin ran onto the porch just as Veronica stepped outside, hefting her shotgun. "Clyde, be careful!" she cried.

Lara and Sven darted through the open door and into the living room.

In the living room-
Jake, Mary, and Tricia came in from the dining room in time to see Lara and Sven burst in, gasping for breath.

"What's happening out there?" asked Mary.