Kelvin gritted his teeth in equal measures embarrassment and frustration at his weakness. The voice echoed for some time before it died away and the high-pitched ring retook its place. The sound was starting to make Kelvin feel sick; the world rolled and yawed around him as if he were on the galaxy's largest see-saw.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Get yourself together,idiot</span>he commanded himself.<br/><br/>He took a deep breath and stared at the ground below him, hoping he would be able to regain his bearings. The sand under his hand compressed down a bit but was otherwise quite unyielding. Kelvin had never been more grateful for a hard patch of land in his life. There was something oddly beautiful about the vivid brownish-red hues in the sand; the granules shimmered even in the low-light of this planet's nighttime. Slowly, the world became motionless once more and the ringing died down to a deep, quiet hum. Though the sound was much more tolerable, it sounded grim, almost melancholy; as if this world had come to accept some dark fate. It definitely wasn't helping his feelings of dread.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">"You alright? Bit cramped or somethin'?"</span>Sitaka's voice snapped Kelvin back into reality.<br/><br/>Kelvin looked between both his comrades and saw the concern in their expressions. He felt pathetic.... but grateful. He gripped his comrade's extended hand and slowly stood to his full height. "Yeah, I'm cool," he remarked as he gave Clarinet's hand an appreciative squeeze.<br/>"We should, uhh, get going, I think,"  he quickly brushed off his pants and hurried forward, his head tilted downward. The village wasn't far and Sitaka was accompanying them so it was better to travel on foot. Honestly, Kelvin didn't mind much. Though this mission could be quicker, Kelvin wasn't sure what was happening to him and he'd be a better asset to the team if he took a moment to gauge the situation; even if he didn't like it.<br/>The humming sound seemed like it wasn't going to go away.<br/><br/>The travel was taking a deal longer than he had expected it to. His group followed closely by, even at his unnaturally hurried pace... or at least he felt as if he was hurrying. They arrived at the source of the power levels; there were only a few crumbling huts and short shambled buildings standing, all of which appeared to have been abandoned. There was a settled layer of brownish red covering large parts of the buildings and paved pathways were nearly invisible. The humming became harder to ignore<br/><br/>"This doesn't make sense," Kelvin remarked irritation seeping into his voice.<br/><br/>He placed the scouter on his face and but paused when he noticed a large smudge on the screen. He deftly wiped at it with his thumb, but to his displeasure the smudge got larger. He tried once more unsuccessfully before looking at his gloved hand. The white cloth had been deeply stained the color of the sand. Kelvin gave a defeated sigh before scanning the area. Not only were they where the power levels were located but the sheer quantity of power levels overwhelmed the scouter's capabilities. The screen crackled noisily before the device gave a loud pop and exploded clean off of Kelvin's face. He only got a quick look at some of the numbers and they were so numerous that many of them overlapped, but Kelvin was almost sure the power levels had all jumped significantly. The humming had become louder; so unbearably loud. It rose in volume but kept its mourning tone, reverberating around in his head like the chant of a million monks. The hum only picked up in intensity; Kelvin gave in. He sucked in a deep breath and covered his ears like a madman, his gaze fixed on the sand below as his body shook. He felt as if his head would explode.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">Make it stop<br/>Get out <br/>Leave <br/>Please!</span></span><br/>.....<br/><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">"Kill Us!"</span></span><br/><br/>Suddenly his head was silent.....<br/><br/>Kelvin turned to his comrades, his eyes wide in terror and his breathing coming in gasps<br/><br/>"We- We need to leave," his voice shook<br/><br/>"N-" an arm burst from the ground and gripped his ankle with monstrous strength. The sudden flash of pain made Kelvin's vision go black for a moment. He tried to yell in pain, but his voice broke. Once he recovered a bit, he quickly threw a ki blast at the gripping arm. The blast exploded with a low bang, throwing Kelvin several feet from his original place. He recovered in mid-air and hurried back to assist his teammates.<br/><br/>The creature punched another arm out from the ground and effortlessly lifted its form from beneath the sand. The creature's body popped and crackled loudly as it stood to its full height. The creature was deep red and cadaver-esque with a head devoid of feature save for a disorganized mass of beady black eyes and holes. The creature was unnaturally thin and intimidatingly tall with a set of elongated-talon like claws for feet. The creature blinked asynchronously and made a wheezing noise before instantly dropping into an extremely low stance on its hand and claws. The creature shook violently until countless tube-like tendrils burst from its back and flailed wildly as they released a blood-curdling scream. The ground shook with the force of the noise, and it actually pushed Kelvin back considerably. Within no time, the sand whipped about violently as creature after creature burst from the ground.<br/><br/><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">"Kill us!"</span></span> </span>