Maverick always knew when the time was right to make a move and begin scout duty. By the time the sun was just beginning to set, he had managed to gather up around ten people. Six men and four women to be exact. It was not quite what he expected but in times like this it wasnâ€™t wise to get picky about the company even if he felt there should be at least a few more people. He just had to bring himself to trust they knew what they were doing and hopefully things would be alright. The neighboring town has been rather hostile lately, bringing people here and there to harass this town, and if these people were expecting an easy mission they had better go home right now. He made that clear to them the moment they showed up. Maverick was not going to have any pansies on this mission, who are unable to hold their own and piss themselves at the slightest movements in the woods.<br/><br/>There was no set â€˜defenseâ€™ for the town so the people had to take it upon themselves to defend what was theirs. If they didnâ€™t then they would be killed and that was that. There have been attempts to establish and rebuild a police force for the town but all efforts ended in failure so it became volunteer work for those who cared.<br/><br/>Richard was a man who has been doing this for quite some time with him and he was glad to have him by his side again. Lucian was also here, as was that Jerry kidâ€¦ and then there was Meg. Meg was an older woman who was a bit too trigger happy for her own good and sometimes acted out to be as dumb as a box of rocks. She was also one of those women who had about a million and one stories for every single thing you can think of. The hag just didnâ€™t shut up. And he was stuck with her while he walked along the outskirts of the city, listening to how her grandsons use to be in the military and this and that. Maverick could care less about it. It was annoying him.<br/><br/>â€œKeep quiet,â€ Lucian finally spoke up, â€œunless you want a bullet in your head.â€ Unlike Maverick who could just shut everything out with selective hearing, Lucian tended to have a bit of a temper and made it clear to pretty much everyone in the group. It worked quite well, too, because Meg kept her mouth shut for the time being. The other two in the group seemed to be relieved as well.<br/><br/>The rest of the night was quiet, without much activity. Maverick kept in touch with the other half of the group via radio just in case they discovered something but even their end was silent. It was quite a relief as well, seeing as the past few weeks have been nothing but bloodshed with everyone being on edge and all, tensions continuing to rise and patience being lost when it came to the violence situation. In fact it was almost enchanting, hearing nothing but the sounds of the insects and other animals that came out during the night instead of constantly worrying about gunshots or finding dead bodies. Other than that the town was almost eerie at night that it almost made him nervous; the same streets during the day were completely different at night. The place almost became a ghost town of sorts and was especially eerie along the outskirts.<br/><br/>A sound caught his attention, but it only turned out to be a snake retreating to the tall grass for hiding. Snakes were good at hiding, he told himself, looking to his group. â€œItâ€™s quiet tonight,â€ Jerry â€“Maverick wasnâ€™t sure if he liked the kid or not- spoke up, and not very quietly he noted, probably figuring he was looking at him. The kid was a bit too jumpy for his own good and Maverick knew he had to keep an eye on him.<br/><br/>â€œNo shit,â€ he said under his breath before continuing on. Suddenly, there was noise on the radio and Maverick immediately turned his attention to it to see what was up. â€œAdrian?â€ He called but there was only static on the other end. â€œFuck. Adrian? Adrian, you there?â€ Maverick called again. The radio only provided static. â€œAdrian if you can hear me, is there a problem with your radio?â€ While he was worried, he also knew the man was a bit of a joker and it really pissed him off. He had better not be doing anything stupid. Then again, as much as he wanted to believe he was, something told him the man was not playing around; there was a gunshot on the radio or so it sounded. At first he was skeptical but then the sound of gunfire shouted across the skyline.<br/><br/>Maverick looked to the group. They all seemed to have the same thing in mind as they followed him to Adrianâ€™s location.