Point Break

Honestly, he had no idea what to expect and Pepper sneaking through a portal never crossed his mind. Now, the tall student stood outside a door that lead to the basement, waiting for the rest of the group. When he'd heard about a dragon and the saw the mission information, he couldn't help but volunteer. Besides, Pepper was his friend. What if someone else had signed up before him and ended up hurting her? Jake was never one to have many "true" friends, but Pepper and Louis were an exception. They'd welcomed him to Beata and Pepper was a pretty good catch, even if she didn't like him like that.

The Autumn had on a purple t-shirt, tan shorts, and sneakers. He had no idea what he'd need on the island so he dressed himself in what seems appropriate. On his shoulder was a backpack full of necessities. Snacks, water, a somewhat readable map, and sunscreen. Jake heard the island was very hot.

Looking at his wrist watch, the tall student stood by the door that was presumed to lead to the basement. I guess I'm a little early.None of them were aloud to tell anyone where this door was after the mission, and the school administration was surprised that Pepper was able to find it. Ha! So she does have a nose for trouble. He let out a small chuckle, though he knew Pepper probably wasn't looking for real trouble. I wonder what's going on... Louis had told him something about Cayden and Sophia, and thinking about those two made him want to punch them. It wasn't just about Pepper, but he truthfully hated them in general.

"You got here early." From a short distance down the hallway, Richard eyed Jake with a small shrug of his shoulders. He had heard about the mission from administration, and originally, the guardian didn't think this would be that big of a deal. That was until he heard that he was the one who would chaperon it. The thought alone of having to go to this strange island to find a dragon girl who thought it would be okay to break the rules was somewhat annoying, but it gave him a chance to stretch himself out a little bit. Since starting his job, Richard hadn't done much in the way of keeping up his training, so this was going to be nice. His problem was having to watch a bunch of students and make sure no one gets killed including dragon girl. That's what he was stressed out about the most. There were a lot of dangerous things on that island that could easily seriously injure any of them if the students didn't injure themselves with their own powers first.

With a small sigh, Richard stopped next to the door that led to the basement, leaning against the wall and closing his eyes for just a second before turning to look back at Jake. It was strange leading a bunch of students like this, especially since most of them were still around his age. "Are you ready for this?" He asked.

Leo had immediately signed up for the mission when seeing it. It was no wonder that Pepper was gone. Normally he saw her, but that day she was not there. Much to his worry. He would have understood if she was sick, but the girl hadn't looked sick when he had last seen her. The mission had answered his question. While he had been going through a pretty bad time, he couldn't bring himself to ignore his friends who needed his help. Besides, throwing himself into the mission may get his mind off of things.

The blond was the next to arrive. A messenger bag that was pulled to the side hung from Leo. A bow was clutched in his hands. A bundle of arrows were set in his quiver. His face held a determined look to it. There was no doubt that he was ready to help his friend. "Who else are we waiting for?" He asked, hands finding their way into his jacket pocket. The angel wore his uniform, under it was a t-shirt he could remove layers down too if it got too hot.

Myles didn't know what this mission was about other than that he had to subdue somebody or something...it didn't matter, he got very good at hunting and tracking around where he lived and thought his skills might be of value.  All he knew was that he was finally going cold turkey on the drinking and he needed something to occupy his time, the meeting with Kayla was all he needed to perk him up a bit.  He came from the door, a smile on his face as he kept his heavily gashed and scabbed right hand over a sheath for an 11' Tanto tipped heavy duty fixed blade.  His smiled didn't waver as someone asked who was the person they were waiting for as he sounded off "Just your resident hunter and tracker, Myles at your service."  He adjusted the open flannel which sat atop a brown thermal shirt with a breathable under-armor for his last layer in case the place was that insanely hot.  His jeans were over a pair of compression shorts and he had a pair of khakis he redneck engineered to hang off of his belt loop, just incase.  

He also had a black thing in a small little holster hanging off the other side of his waistband, a stun gun which was given to him by the armorer at special request because he needed something to subdue and a taser only had one shot...plus this thing needed something a bit more powerful which the armorer said not to touch himself with it unless he wanted to sleep for the next 12 hours...comforting.

Oh yeah, that's right, this guy was the chaperon. "You must be Robert." The tall student said. Honestly, he wished there wasn't a need for a person to watch over them, but it was too late to complain now. "Ready as I'll ever be." Stupid! Only people scared of the adventure ahead of him say that! Jake wanted to punch himself, realizing what he said was not the most convincing reply. But maybe I'm a bit scared of what will happen... What if Pepper got hurt or his team wasn't able to bring her back?

Snapped out of his thoughts, a new but familiar voice chimed in. "Hey." He said calmly, trying not to show his doubtful thinking. "Just Myles I think." Jake had overheard that the girl they were looking for had something towards the former prefect and although he wanted to ask about it so bad, today was not a good time to ask. Soon enough, the last member of the group came. Good, now we can get this done.

"Well, looks like we're all accounted for, let's get going." An uneasy feeling pricked at the back of his mind, and he looked to Rob, somewhat glad that there was a guide. The door that kept the portal from the outside world was shattered into bits and piece's all around the floor. From judging the door, anyone could see that some mad had come through here. Something very mad. Yellow caution tape blocked their path and Jake wondered why they hadn't guarded it more. I guess other students know the true dangers of the portal. No one was ever able to get to the mysterious island and the fact that the four of them were here was very rare. Shifting the backpack on his shoulder, he looked to the group of guys. "Let's make this quick." With ease, Jake ripped the yellow tape off the door and stepped over the smashed metal and wood. "And remember, don't die."

"Shouldn't I be saying those things?" Richard commented on the side as he followed Jake down the stairwell towards the portal after giving a small nod to Leo and Myles. There was a bunch of tape blocking the way, but it didn't take much for the guardian to get through it... literally. Phasing right through most of it, he sighed as he reached the portal and looked up at the others, waiting silently for them to join him. Already Jake was starting to get on his nerves, but Richard said nothing. He was simply supposed to supervise and make sure no one dies. Of course, there was a spiel that came with the job too.

"As you all make your way down here, I have a few things I have to say before we go into the portal. Of course, I hope you know that this portal is always off limits outside of missions. It is very dangerous and there's no telling what we will run into when we go through it. Several deadly monsters inhabit the island. If you don't watch your back, they will kill you, so don't let your guard down. We have to move quickly and find... Pepper, was it? We have to find her as quickly as possible and get out. I would hope that all of you already know these things so that we can get started." He didn't seem very enthusiastic as he spoke, but Richard knew it was important. He didn't feel like losing anyone today. They already lost one girl in the portal; they didn't need more missing.

A frown made it's way onto Leo's face as soon as Richard had finished speaking. Pepper went into such a dangerous place? What caused her to go in? How did she even know about this place? Leo barely knew it existed until then. Giving Myles a glance, the angel motioned the Texan on before him. Thus taking the last spot, entering last. It was like their simulation they had not too long ago. Except real life. The frown deepened. Had that been real, Leo was sure that he would not have made it out alive. That train of thought did not bode well for his confidence.

Naturally, he brushed his negative thoughts aside and set his gaze forward, determined to bring Pepper back safely. It always seemed that he was there when she was having problems. It was only right that Leo continued that tradition to help her out of her current situation. 'Here we come.'

Myles raised an eyebrow at the angel looking guy in front of him, shrugging slightly as he stepped past him, his hand remaining on the handle of his blade, stopping behind Jake and looking to the other two people, seeing the Guardian and offering his hand for a shake, a small smile on his face saying "Thanks for helping out, sir.  We'll do our work."  He would take a step back after it, looking back to the other kids, sighing lightly.  A little respect could go a long way when it came to the battlefield and everyone deserved it, especially the elders.  He looked to the kid who tried to make himself impromptu leader then the angel, then back to the guardian, well this was quite the odd bunch and they were all going to get a dragon...Myles quietly pinched himself to make sure he was awake and hoped he wasn't high on some type of drug.  Sometimes this school could get crazier and crazier on the daily.

Giving a nod to Robert's words of wisdom, Jake took a deep breath. Here we go. Half scared of what would happen, he stepped into the portal, half closing and eye. Within a matter of seconds, he was standing of the soft earth and opened his eyes. The beach? Looking down at the ground, his sneakers sunk into the soft white sand and the rays of sun lit up the sky. There was barely a cloud in sight and the air was stale with humidity. Some seagulls cawed in the distant and for the most part, it looked like a normal vacation island.

Walking a little ways in front of the portal, he looked back to everyone, a grin growing on his face. "Ya know, I don't get what's so bad about this place!" The Autumn said, curious as to why it was said to be so dangerous. Yeah, the birds maybe. He thought to himself smugly. Before the cocky student could say anything more, the earth started to shake. What the Hell... The thumping sound seemed to be getting louder and louder and turning around, a huge, disgusting monster was charging towards the students. Half panicking, the tall student's arm turned into a mechanic canon/gun thing and pointed at the boar like beast. "Do I... shoot?!" He yelled, but instead of waiting for a reply, he fired. The force of the weapon and his wobbly legs sent him flying backwards onto the soft sand. Landing on his backpack, a sharp pain stabbed his back, but he sat up, looking at the monster in a dumbfounded sort of way.

Fortunately, his aim had been pretty good for the bullet penetrated the boar's side, leaving a huge gash. Unfortunately, it had extremely thick skin and after roaring and bucking its hind legs like a mad cow, it focused back on the students. "Aw shit." He mumbled, standing up. They'd just arrived and were already fighting something? Was Pepper still even alive? She may have been a giant dragon, but the girl would be no match against five of these nasty things.

As the students got ready to go into the portal, Richard glanced at Myles, half surprised when the boy offered his hand to him. Grasping the student's hand, Richard gave him a firm shake before he stepped back. "I do what I can," he said with a small smile. "I sure hope you all are ready for this..." he muttered as Jake was already stepping inside. When the other students followed suit, Richard made sure everything else was good before he stepped in. Of course, he made it through as soon as Jake shot his gun cannon off in a wild direction. With a sharp gasp, the guardian could only watch as Jake flew to the ground from the kickback of his weapon. "What the hell are you thinking? Do you want us to get caught out here?!" he said sternly before the cry of the boar caught his attention. Glancing over, he stared at the creature as it furiously threw a fit from the hit it had taken before it turned back on the group.

"Get ready," Richard commanded, grabbing his weapon and getting ready for a fight. "Let's not kill it if we don't have to. I don't want to deal with things coming to try to eat it in front of the portal."

Leo had not seen the monster before Jake turned to attack the monster. His eyes widened when the boar like animal let out a cry. Maybe this was why they didn't let students in without a guide. He gave Richard a hurried glance, his bow docked with an arrow. They couldn't kill it then? What did he expect them to do? Lose it in the trees? The monster would most likely out run them. The angel took a few steps back, avoiding the hooves of the animal. Mind whirling with an attempt to figure out a plan, his blue eyes spared a glance at the trees. There was just enough space for Leo to get through with his wings.

Maybe he could lead it away.

"I think I can lead this thing away, keep going. I'll catch up in a few." He called to the others, releasing an arrow into the snout of the monster. Embedding the metal tip into the sensitive nose of the boar. There was a flash of light and a gust of wind before Leo was up in the air, leading the monster along. Any time it would try and turn back to the others, the former-prefect would send a few more arrows into it's hide. None of them were enough to actually hurt the thing. Jake's attack was barely enough to hurt it.

Leo wasn't too worried about catching up with them, it wasn't going to take Leo too long to lose the thing. As long as there wasn't any mutant bird vying for his demise, then he was good.

OOC: Sorry peeps, gonna skip Spinny ><

Before Jake was able to stop Leo from splitting up from the group, the angel already started flying off. Well, there goes any chance of a organized plan of action. "Let's go before that thing loses interest in Leo and comes back," the student suggested, starting to run towards the forest. Honestly, the forest didn't seem like the best place to go, but they had to start somewhere. If I were a huge dragon, where would I hide? Thinking about where Pepper could be, he realized that if his guess of her hiding spot was correct, this mission just got ten times more difficult. "She's probably on the mountain," he pointed out. Maybe it was like the movies where the beast hides in a cave on the mountain? Jake wondered, but knew how hard it would be to venture all the way across the island to their destination. For Pepper. He reminded himself of why they were here in the first place. Once they were in the forest, Jake slowed to a stop, looking around. "Any idea where to head first?" The canopy of trees blocked most of the sky and the dense brush was somewhat overwhelming.

Before he could really do thing, Leo was already taking off in the opposite direction, leading the giant creature away from them. For a second, all Richard could do was watch him fly off. That was still one thing he couldn't quite get used to: powers that change the physical appearance of someone. Of course, he had no room to talk. Within seconds, though, the guardian found himself standing there alone as Jake had already darted towards the trees. Richard knew that he was only suppose to be chaperoning this mission, but who had made Jake the boss? Not that it mattered. Richard quickly followed behind the boy, holding on tightly to his weapon as they pushed forward away from the portal. "The mountain?" he asked, looking at Jake, a little confused. "I mean, I'm sure you know her better than I do, so I'll trust you but we have to be careful. I guess we can just head up. It shouldn't be too hard to find a giant rampaging dragon girl, can it?" With a sigh, the guardian started his way towards the mountain. He wasn't exactly in the mood for hiking today, but he needed to get the job done.

The angel lead the creature as far down the stretch as he thought reasonable. Suddenly, in a sharp turn, he flew into the dense cluster of trees. His turn being so sharp, that the tips of his white wings touched the ground. Even then, he flew deeper into the forest, the creature still thundering behind him. It was catching up. Leo had to not only avoid oncoming trees, but also try to find an escape route in the canopy. In fact, he didn't actually realize how close the creature had gotten until its heavy breath warmed Leo's legs. Heart leaping, the Autumn student did not wait to find a gap in the leaves.

Instead he pulled up, crashing through the branches and leaves. As soon as he was above the trees, Leo flew back to where they had first began their mission. He'd like to say that he had a good sense of direction. That was until he found himself in an unfamiliar spot. Cursing his rather poor sense of direction, the angel landed in a clearing. In a caution, Leo held his bow out and docked with an arrow.

A crunch of a twig sent the arrow flying in their direction, embedding itself into the tree right next to Jake. Blue eyes wide, the angel covered his mouth with his hand stifling a laugh. "Sorry, you scared me. I thought I got lost."

For who knows how long, Jake and Richard made their way towards the mountain, sometimes half running, sometimes walking. For the most part, the forest was pretty quiet, and almost looked... normal. "It's quiet... too quiet," the tall student said to the guardian in a somewhat unbelieving tone, continuing to look around for any other monsters. Before another word could be said, an arrow landed an inch or so away from his face, and he looked up to see Leo. "We scared you?" He said in a sarcastic tone, though his heart was still racing from the sudden scare. "Mind flying above and telling us how far we are from the mountain?" The trees hid almost everything, and now it was starting to piss him off.

Finally, the group was back together and could start covering some ground. Unfortunately, nothing was ever that easy. Hearing a low growl, the Autumn turned around to see two glowing orange eye peering out of a bush. Great, just what we needed. Out crawled a cat looking creature, but it's face looked like an owl. "Let's get this over with," he said softly, making sure not to spook the creature as it circled the guys.