Thread: I'm scared of the dark(Traveler and I)

Minerva Striker. She took his hand and briefly shook it, then adjusted her backpack some more. So something did happen...and somehow she had gotten off course...for an entire month. In a month, anything could have happened. When she left, she didn't know if she would find her friend alive. However, it irritated her that this mishap had happened, especially if she found out he passed during the time she had been lost in space. She seemed lost in thought as he looked at her, smelled her even. He would have been able to tell just from her scent just how fertile she was, and right now she at the peak of fertility. No doubt he would find that intoxicating. Minerva snapped to attention when she heard that horrible howl, followed by a shriek that made her bring her gloved hands to the outside of her hood. She pressed against her ears in attempts to try to drown him out. She didn't know what that was, or even where it came from. However, when Zander turned to her and asked if she had a weapon, she immediately dropped her backpack and unzipped it, pulling out the strange weapon. Hold on, let me figure out how it works. She told him as she studied the strange device. There didn't really seem to be a compartment for bullets, but she did find a switch near the safety of the gun. She pushed it forward and a beam of light shot out of the gun. It was in the shape of a thin blade, and it was bright. A beam sword? Though why is attached to this gun? As she studied it, the Devourer quickly came out of the forest and into the clearing. It was also heading straight for them. Hmm..if this gun has the power to create a blade of light...then perhaps it doesn't need bullets like I first thought initially. She stood up, leaving her backpack on the ground. Let's see. If I am correct then this should work. She turned off the blade and then aimed at the monster that she had only seen in pictures until just now. Pulling the trigger, a small blast of energy left the barrel of the gun and shot at it, hitting the monster in shoulder. It was enough to make it flinch and cry out in pain. Well that doesn't seem very effective against this type...It just stung it a little. It was truly strange to see a woman this calm in the face of danger, trying to figure out how to use a weapon. She actually did know how to shoot a gun, and the fact that she was in danger hadn't immediately hit her. Oh! She said as she pulled the trigger once more, seeing that nothing was coming off. I'll just let it get closer, I think I figured it out.. She continued on as the monster once again headed right towards them, panting heavily as it charged. Minerva held the gun steady as it began to vibrate and get warm. So her theory was right. Finally, she released the trigger just before the monster had gotten within striking range, and a large beam of light shot out, going straight through its heart. It dropped dead on it's side and she cocked her head to the side a bit, looking at the gun. They haven't given anyone these weapons before..must be experimental. I could make a few modifications to it, but overall it's pretty useful. She popped the safety back on and then looked at him, sticking out the gun sword. Hold this. She didn't wait for him to comply, she merely shoved it into his hand and then dug into her back pack some more, taking out the notebook and a pen. Then she closed the pack and once again picked it up by the shoulder and then opened up the book to begin a short entry on what she had just witnessed.