Smash City: A Hero's Fight

[Luhood]

The two worms behind the young hero was perhaps even more confused than him, considering they were not even from around here. The new setting in which they now were was completely unfamiliar, and the way that people who passed the two of them looked dumbly at their for them silly apperance, Sarge read that as if they probably hadn't seen them both before.

"I'm pretty sure those citizen were just "helpful citizen". As in not really being helpful, but just setting the heroes in a worse situation than they were in before. Or what do you think Kid?" Sarge had returned from his angsty mode, now a bit irritated for being lost even more now than they were before. He didn't blame the kid though. It was still his own fault for not memorizing the way in the first place.

[Native One]

Kouen did not reply (it's like him not to) and looked around their current location. There were a few buildings here, a few being shopping malls and others being restaurants. The people walking around them did give them an odd glance, but Kouen simply ignored them.

After a few minutes of thinking, he turned to Sarge.

"What was the area like where you first came here?"

[Luhood]

The army worm tried to remember if there had been anything that was out of the city's ordinary, using what he had up till now seen as a reference, but couldn't think of anything in particular. It was only that huge screen that seemed out of place, but there had to be more of them in this place! But it was still worth a shot though...

"Well, the only thing strange I can remember is a huge screen, but I guess that is a pretty common feat in this city, right?" Not that he had seen any recently, but what was shown at the screen the few glances he got showed that it was probably a pretty big event that was going on. There must at least be some temporary screens around, to show the public eye what was going on.

Grogh, on the other hand, had no real idea of what he was after. He only remembered the big red machine-man, as well as that short spiky-haired kid. But the ship... THE SHIP!

"Any hear of Red Ship, Kouen?" Grogh asked the kid, poking his head out from over Sarge's shoulder. Sarge looked confusedly back at the caveworm, still not really following what the skull wearer was talking about.

[Native One]

"A Red Ship..." Kouen briefly pondered this, thinking over today's events. Not much, he had no recollection of seeing or hearing about a red ship.

"I'm sorry, but I cannot remember." He told the worms, "However, it would be a good landmark to go by incase we near it."

[Luhood]

With a nod, the caveworm answered the boy and his statement, and seemingly ignored the confused look upon Sarge's face. The army worm shook his head, focused his mind on following Kouen, while still pondering on what the caveworm was talking about.

Then he got it! "Just remember: With ship we meant as in big, round, saucer shaped space-faring kind, and not the water travelling kind." Sarge added soon afterwards, now finally understanding what Grogh had meant before. 'Red Ship' must've meant the professor's space-shuttle, and considering it seemed like they landed their ship in the middle of a crowded street, it must've made some kind of stir.

[Native One]

Once again, Kouen nodded, the ship in his mind changing from a pirate ship to a flying-saucer/UFO kind.

He started thinking again. It would take too long searching on the ground like this. If the worms don't mind, Kouen could fly up in the air and search for the ship. If it was red, and saucer-like, it would be easy to spot in the air.

But... What would happen to the worms? He could tell them to stay here and wait, because carrying them would waste too much energy. And not only that, if they did stay on the ground, Kouen would, too, lose where they were, and he'd have to start searching all over again.

Then he made an agreement with himself.

He turned to the worms, "Wait here." He simply put. He closed his eyes for a second, and when he re-opened them, his pupils were glowing a bright red. Suddenly, a trans-parent sphere encircled him, small electrical currents flowing around it. Kouen started to lift up into the air, high above their current location. People walking around them started to stop and stare, and some were gathering around them.

Up in the air, Kouen stopped suddenly, and started to look around the city. It was somewhat difficult to spot anything because of the big buildings, but he did see somethings close-by. The worms couldn't have run that far from their ship, could've they?

[Luhood]

When the kid told them to stay, the both worms simply nodded. Who were they to question he intentions of their guide.

But the young kid suddenly went skywards, the eyes of the caveworm opened wide. He followed the kid up into the air with his eyes, until Grogh suddenly stared right up into the sky. His skull-helmet fell off of his head, and landed on the street with a thud.

Sarge, on the other hand, just looked amazedly at the kid, before taking notice of the crowd that started to gather around them. This was apparently not a normal feat, considering that so many citizens stopped to stare at the flying young kid.

[Native One]

In the air, Kouen looked around his surroundings. There were a lot of very tall buildings, and they were very hard to see over. Sadly, Kouen could not see anything that resembled a flying-saucer-like ship. When he stopped looking, he started to gently descended down to the ground.

"I did not see anything." Kouen said to the worms when he landed.

[Luhood]

With a sign and a shake of his head, Sarge proceeded to answer the kid. "Well, that's bad! Thanks for trying Kid." he said, taking out a cigar and blowing out some smoke in a direction not reaching any of his current two travelling companions.

"Yeah, thanks!" Grogh said as well, not wanting to look like the bad one of the two worms.

Right as Sarge were to ask if they were continuing onward, a scream could be heard in the distance. The two worms immediately turned their heads in the direction from which it came, wondering what could've caused it and why.

[Native One]

Kouen, too, turned in the direction of the screaming, but said nothing otherwise. Instead, he started to walk towards it at a brisk pace, motioning towards the worms to follow him.

[Luhood]

With a nod the two worms started following rapidly, curious about the madness that was the cause of the screams.