They're all inside the small electric helicopter. There's a good chance they've had this ride before, one of the few upkept and powered by RSX and Zephyr. The pilot has a RSX badge on their shoulder. "We're reaching the limit of how far the copter can go and still get back on one charge," comes his voice, not directly, but through a speaker.

Meanwhile Smolder is currently happy to have a ride since walking was quite hard after meeting a certain fennec fox while attempting to patrol her home turf from intruders. Even now however the dragoness was eyeing the others up in the helicoptor, even leaning over to sniff at them as the vehicle moves along. Snuffsnuff!

Bilyso relaxes on his seat, looking out the window.

just sits their

Looking at his COMM unit, he got a bit amused. It looks like the Zephyr need some agent for a hunt... a big hunt. And right now, sitting on a helicopter, he is travelling to the site, fully gear up, try to get himself calm for his first ever big mission.

Zacdailey just sits their

Zophah is in her seat, going over the tools in her bag to make sure she can handle things. "This is probably our last chance to go over things. If anyone has questions, now's the time." For once Zophah is wearing power armor, if only to get that extra layer of protection from infection. "And if I have to go over it again, DON'T GET SCRATCHED. packmind wolves are more infectious than anything you've ever encountered."

Bilyso dooks, "So I may have been napping through part of the briefing, what was our mission again"

"That's a copy," comes the pilot's voice, seeming to agree with Zophah. "Lucky you, that's exactly what we found. On the positive, we're in the null zone. Nanites are about as good as dead, and that works for them as much as you. They _should_ have a harder time getting you, but don't rely on that. We're going in." The helicoper begins to descend, hearts and bellies rising with the acceleration. "Thank you for flying RSX."

Bilyso Puts on his power armor as well

Smolder goes to lean towards Zophah when they sneak and snuffles at the weird thing on them only to paw it it a few times as if confused by the power armor since she'd not yet encountered one before. However the mention of getting scratched causes the dragon girl to puff up and look all imperious at such an unlikely thing happening.

Zacdailey realizes they are going to be very slow out here at this size

The wolf beast sits there idly, before being interupt with Zophah questions. "Err I have sine some research on the Packminds. They are extremely dangerous upon contact, is it right?"

As the helicopter is landing Zophah adds: "We need to recover Packminds for research, but due to how dangerous they are RSX has few opportunities. They need to be captured alive, and that's hard to do when even a slingle claw might cause you to lose your form, your mind, everyhting."

The heilcopter touches the ground, rotors slowing their spinning to a low murmur. The motor is quiet, as electric motors tend to be, but such large rotors can make all the noise on their own, warning of their presence over their heads. "Good luck out there. I'll head back and recharge. Put in a radiocall if you need evac one way or the other. I'll come back in 8 hours if no word comes before then, just in case."

Bilyso dooks, "how many packminds are we hoping to capture?"

Smolder goes all squinty-eyed when they arrive--she had been hoping the ride would be a little longer given her trouble walking post fennec-lovings but ends up sliding out of one of the doors to land on the ground with her feetpaws. The dragoness walks a little bow-leggedly for the effort, looking around suspiciously to see if anything was already coming to investigate the sounds of the heli landing.

Bilyso hops out of the copter and starts sniffing the air

Zophah double checks her bag for rope, netting, and tranquilizers. "We need four packminds, and no lost agents." She too looks around and sniffs the air to make sure the landing zone was clear before double checking on the group. "Everyone got enough gear to take them down?"

Bilyso double checks his supplies. "Yup yup!"

Zacdailey checks his supplies and responds i got what i need

The air is a curious mixture of dusty and fresh. The touch of man has pulled back from much of what was once America. The scales tip towards dusty as the heli lifts, blowing up the debris. The area appears to be grassy more than dirty, but the wind of the helicopter appears to have created a momentary disturbance. The sound of retreating wildlife can be heard, most having the sense to avoid being near this. No human, or mutant, scents touch the noses besides the agents, so far.

"Roger that". He nods at Zophah, while checking his gear up, before looking around the area.

Bilyso stretches after the long flight "So, which way do we want to go?"

Smolder appears content that the area isn't in any danger of being attacked though she puffs up at the mention of gear and goes to flap her wings to make sure they're still functioning, then goes to wait for the others to get ready.

Zophah quietly yips, "We need to find the pack first. Any trackers in the group? We need to make sure we get the jump on them before they find us."

Zacdailey says i can see pretty far from my height but im no good at tracking

Fluffess sniff around the area, indeed there is only the crew scent around, nothing more. And faraway, sounds of other mutants going to their hiding place could be heard. "Right, we are clear... for now" Fluff nods.

Bilyso dooks, "I'm also not too great at tracking, I tend to get a bit distracted."

A deafening bang comes from the south. A peek reveals a human, young, maybe 18? She's holding a shotgun firmly in her hands, already loading another shot to replace the one she used. "Stay right there," she barks out across the way. "Ya don't move!"

Smolder puffycheeks in frustration when her wings don't seem to work like they should be but ends up looking at Zophah with another squinty expression after they ask if anybody can track. She relies on being able to fly around and spot things so that's kind of out of the deal. Upon hearing the gunshot however the dragoness is quick to use the others for cover while looking for the source.

Zacdailey just stands there

Bilyso freezes and yells "We mean you no harm! Please lower your weapon!"

Zophah stands still as the human shot out, raising her hands. "We're with RSX, no need to shoot!" She looks over the woman to try and read her, adding "We are here on a research mission."

While trying to calm himself after a long ride, a sudden bang came up from the south, making hin rolls back, trying to find a cover. "Oh heck, why didnt my nose caught that? Calm down, we are not mutants!"

"Ain't no research here t'find," she bitterly retorts at Zophah, eyes darting to the others. "Up to me if yer trouble or not. Come flyin' in here like things're like the Before Times... Bet ya living pretty wherever ya from. Ya don't look like ya work fer a livin' none." She snaps her shotgun closed, ready to fire again. Even standing in plain view, she smells much like any other wild animal. Does she bathe?

Bilyso dooks, "Who are you?"

Zophah thinks to herself, 'I teach at a school, work an emergency room and make minor repairs for ten hours every day and she says I don't work for a living?' but she decides not to press the point. "There are a pack of wolves more dangerous than typical that are moving through this area. I suggest you keep that gun ready for them instead."

When spoken to Smolder puffs up in quite a bit of annoyance at being called 'fancy' since she is hardly carrying or even wearing anything other than the scalepaint that denotes her tribal nature to the rest of the shadow dragons in her area. She doesn't make a move, yet, but is still ready to pounce.

"Holy fucking shit," comes her eloquent response as Zacdailey transforms with an unnerving howl. In an instant she has her gun directed at the strange not-fox-but-clearly-vulpine-thing and it roars with the thunder of the shot, sending shrapnel flying at what startled her. In the blink of an eye, red sprays, the shot landing true and embedding painful bits of metal in Zac's chest in a fine display of marksmanship. "Stay back!" It seems that commanded her attention.

The wolf beast try to keep himself upbeat, as he crouch down, ready for any combat that is imminent. "And I do trade for living. So don't SHOOT, we are just doing our job...

Bilyso dooks, "You okay Zac?"

Zacdailey says Sarcaticly ,Ive never felt better

Zophah looks over as a shot went into Zacdailey. "@#$%!" she swore, running over to them. She checks the wound and starts picking medical supplies out of her bag.

Fluffess facepaws in a deep sorrow. "Zac! Try to heal your self eh? And you, dont just shoot anyone like that. We are doing a mission, not invading or somewhat"

The young lady is already working on reloading her gun. "It don't even feel pain," she mutters under her breath, peering at Zac as if they were some kind of demon sent straight from hell. "Look, what 'xactly do ya want? This here's the family land. It ain't much but it's ours, ya hear? The wolves ain't caused me no trouble I can't handle so far. Yer the ones trompin' on here with devil magic like it ain't nothin'"

Bilyso gives him some of his surplus nanites

Zacdailey says thanks that was stupid of me

Zophah spends 10000 builder mass for RP reasons.

Bilyso dooks, "yeah no shit"

Zacdailey asks can anyone give me a relitave distace that women is from us

The lady is about 30 yards away, give or take.

Smolder meanwhile spitty-hisses at the woman after she shoots one of the others though she doesn't try to pounce her yet since the others are being weirdly civil despite what happened.

Bilyso tilts his head, "The family?"

Zophah uses some nanites she has on hand to help with her medical expertise, surgically removing shrapnel and patching up the holes. "ok, that should work. Now, don't be stupid and you won't get shot again." She then turns to the woman. "Do you have access to a radio? If you can get in contact with our superiors this mess should be cleared up. Otherwise we can just leave you alone."

Fluffess crouches there, waiting for any movements from the woman, while leaning on Zophah to settle this all up.

"Ain't no radio work since I was old enough t'know what one was," she sneers out, frowning at Zophah. "Ya know how to handle a hurt person, that's good at least..." Most of her attention is on Zac, expecting trouble it seems. "Look... We may not like each other much, but ah could use a medicine person right 'bout now. Can I get ya to come without the devil wolf thing?"

Zacdailey mummbles under his breath if that asshat was close enough i would knock her out with a tentacle

Zacdailey says to Zophah I will stay here,see if you can get any useful intel

The wolf beast sigh... finally relieves some of the tentions between the crew and the one army girl. " Zophah, thank goodness it works." He smile, but still his eye doesnt leave the girl in front of him any sec, since... he doesnt want to receive those sharpnel too.

Zophah glares back to Zacdailey and says "Don't antagonize the lady. Stay here near the LZ and try not to rip open any wounds. Nanites won't patch you up out here." She then gets up to walk over to the woman, making sure here medical gear is still in plain view. "Yes I am a doctor. Who's hurt and what's the problem?"

Bilyso Interjects "I know a bit about medicine too!"

The girl lets out a little breath, her gun sagging a little. "Promise ya won't hurt no one. Ah ain't afraid of ya, but ah got people ah'm responsible fer, ya know? Promise yer here as a doctor." Her eyes dart to Bilyso and back to Zophah.

Bilyso dooks, "I promise I won't harm anyone."

Slowly, the wolf stands up, from his crouching state, holding his hands up showing him as no harm, before going near Zophah. " You sure you want to go with them?"

Zophah quietly yips, "I help work the ER in Clairmont. Yes I'm here as a doctor." She looks to Fluffess and adds "I'll need you to keep Zac safe, since those wounds will make running difficult if the Packmind show up. Same for you, Fluffess. Bilyso, an extra hand will always be a help in a medical situation, so you can come with me."

The gun lowers, still held but pointed at the ground instead of at any person. "Alright, this way then." And she starts off, but not without checking behind herself fairly constantly to see who's following her, and who isn't, to make sure the right ones are doing each.

Bilyso follows along

Putting a hand on Zophah shoulder, he nods. "Alright then, I will stay with Zac and Smolder here then. Stay safe both... and be back early. This place is creeping me out." He waves his hands at the leavers, while maintaining his position in the LZ. "Remember, if anythings happened, just ping the COMM and we will be there ASAP. Ok?"

Zophah nods to Fluffess holding up her comm, then follows the woman with Bilyso. "You may call me Zophah, doctor, or Misses Baker. What's your name?" She uses her calm voice, to try and further defuse the situation.

Bilyso dooks, "I'm Bilyso or Bill for short"

Zacdailey says Im Zacdailey Just call me Zac

"Zopwhatnow? That's a funny name." She shrugs as she ambles along, seeming to relax when Zac is far enough away. "Look, ah get it, ah do. Some people, like you, got the whole fur thing goin' on. Don't like it none. Wouldn't want fleas, thanks. Name's Patty, an' ah ain't got no tail."

Meanwhile, the wolf returns to the LZ with Smolder and Zac, patting at two of them. "You guys ok? We gonna need to stay here for a while, so be ready for any situations. I can do some basic field medic, but not as good as Zophah, so try not to get hurt ok?"

Zacdailey wantonly purrs, "ok"

Smolder seems to be chewing on her own tail-tip when the wolf returns though she squints at the mention of being ready for trouble. The dragoness doubts anything could be worse than a hooman that shoots at them for no apparent reason.

Zophah continues her walk with Patty and Bilyso, asking "So what's the problem you need medical attention for, and is it important enough that we should be walking a bit faster?" She goes through her head on what should be done if a Packmind is encountered, or even the chance that a Packmind is the problem.

"Me? I'm fine," she assures, throwing her gun up so it's slumped against her shoulder, the barrel directed skywards. "Look, it's mostly just me out here, usual-like, but mah folks taught me to not be... t'be nice when someone needs it. Some folks needed it real bad... But ah can't barely do nothin' for 'em but give 'em a comfy place to wait to finish dying... But then y'all showed up like God said it had to be... or the devil." She glances in the direction she left Zac. "Still ain't sure which."

The wolfs sits down on the ground, while ready his weapon. "Our intel said there is a pack of Packminds roaming around this area, and they are listed as an extreme dangerous creature to dealt with... If you touch them, you die immediately, so be ready..." The wolf instinctively pulls out his shovel, trying to dig himself a trench. But he suddenly halt, because it is not a war anymore, and the packmind would surely... overun this really fast, so he put the shovel back in his bag.

Zacdailey says well now that i have already been shot i guess i should do what i was atempting in the first place

Zacdailey puts on his Armored Vest

Zophah holds back a chuckle, having met quite a few supernaturals already and thinking on how they might have sent dedicants to save people. "Even the angel of death is still an angel. If giving them a quiet, peaceful send-off is all I can give them, then that's what I will do. But if given the chance to save a life, I'd do whatever I can." So Zophah speeds up her pace, hoping to get to those in need faster.

Bilyso dooks, "I'll do whatever I can to help"

Noticing the picking up of pace, Patty accelerates similarly. She points up ahead, where a two story ranch house resides. "They're on the couches in the livin' room. I didn't want to go tryin' ta get them up the stairs in their condition... Please help them. Ah don't want no more people dyin' in my house... The last one was bad enough."

The wolf pats at Zac, seeing them becomes an Uber Fox in just a blink. "Right... but dont do that with an armed person the next time ok? Especially they have a bit of antagonize looking on their face. " He just smirk, while keep looking around his area

Zophah gets to the house, pausing just enough at the door and looking inside in case something dangerous was inside and Patty didn't realize it. Who knows? Maybe the ones Patty was trying to help got infected by the wandering Packmind and are now close to losing it? Either way, Zophah has a hand on her comm in case she has to call in the rest of the group.

Bilyso follows along closely, deep in thought trying to remember his medical training.

The inside of the house isn't well lit. There are lights, but there isn't a hint of electricity. Makes sense enough, with power across the continent stopping being an assumption a long time prior. "Let me get that." She tucks her gun to the side just inside the door and soon has a candle in hand, lit deftly. "They're in here. Susie, Paul? Ya 'wake?"

Bilyso sniffs the air in the house

Zacdailey says i wonder how long they will be gone

It smells of must and old wood and a few canines, also Patty.

The wolf try to relax himself a bit , as he pulls out from his fluffy fluff a thermos as he pours out some coffee while waiting for the medic to returns. "Want some everyone?" He waves at Zac before sipping it. "Well I hope they would come back soon. Treating should be fast, right?"

Zophah puts a hand on a tranq in her pocket, and stays close to Patty in case she needs saving. "How many need help?" She asks, before noting the smell herself and quickly grabbing Patty back. "Wolves are here!" She says, moving her hand from tranq to her comm. "Get to my position!"

Bilyso Jumps from the sudden shouting and quickly readies himself for combat!

Patty scowls at Zophah. "'Course their are wolves here. They're the busted up ones." A weak noise issues from the next room. "And at least one of 'ems 'wake... Got a doctor fer ya. Who is a _doctor_ and not a scary agent of the devil, right?" She gives Zophah a hard glare.

Zacdailey jumps up and starts running towards Zophahs location

Bilyso sighs and puts his weapons back in their holsters "So is it just these two who need help?"