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( Derek in wolf form gets kicked with a whimper back onto the dying hunter into the pool of blood but Josh isn't even close to hit.

As for Josh, he spots the computer set up and leans over, gleaning what he can. (Search 5), he's not a computer whiz. )

[F2 shoots at both the wolves (19 for Derek, 2 for Hayley). Hayley dodges (18), and surges forward to bite at his gun arm (4 vs. 7), but the hunter pulls up at the last second to avoid her clamping jaws.

On the computer seems to be a list of names. Each of those names seems to have a link that goes to another page. At the moment he doesn't see anyone familiar, but if he keeps scrolling he might.]

( Derek cries out in pain, being shot in quite close range, but he goes for F2's ankles (2), but is stunned, hurting, and off balance. Plus, Hayley is also attacking him, too.

Yeah, Josh keeps scrolling before clicking anything. (10) )

[F2 dodges Derek's attack with a very unnecessary (20). Hayley rears up, doing her best to put herself between F2 and Derek. She snaps at him, aiming for the throat (12 vs. 20), and he manages to dart out of the way. But since she's taking his focus, he will take a shot at her (13 vs. 7), and Hayley is pushed back with a whine.

As he scrolls, Josh does begin to catch some familiar names. Rebekah Mikaelson. Vincent Griffith. Davina Claire. The list goes on.]

( Derek darts out around Hayley and goes for the hunter's midsection (19), trying to back him away from the door and further into the room.

"These are our names."

What if he clicks on his own name. What information comes up? )

[F2 goes down finally, leaving the wolves and vampire alone for now. Hayley moves into the next room and tips her head to the side curiously, as though she's trying to figure out what Josh is getting at.]

( Josh looks up at her and an approaching Derek.

"So, they have, like a list of all of our names and names I don't recognize, too. I'll be a bleeding out a hunter that they're all supernatural." )

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[That sounds not good. That's not good, isn't it? Hayley can't really communicate well in this form but there's still that little wolfy head-tilt thing happening.]

( He shakes his head, scrolling further down the list. )

It's not good, it's like -- doxxing potential for us. And not just Nola us. All of us. Mystic Falls is on here.

[Is it something that can be deleted? Can they destroy the laptop? Is this the only cache of information? All questions Hayley would love to ask except her head snaps towards the door as the hunters in the next room start moving towards their room (20).]

( Derek places himself right by the doorway, ready to surprise-attack the first one through, while Josh's eyes turn black, fangs setting in. He's ready! )

[The door bursts open, and three men burst into the room, with two more not far behind. E1 takes a shot at Hayley (19 vs. 12), and she takes the bullet with a whimper before charging the hunter with a snarl (2 vs. 12), the hit knocking her off balance and allowing him to dodge.

E2 turns on Derek, drawing his own weapon to fire at the wolf (13).

E3, in turn, shoots at the vampire, ready to get him away from the computer before he can do any damage (17).]

( Derek dodges the shot (18) leaping at E2 (12).

E3 hits Josh (2). As much as he anticipated their arrival the amount of hunters surprised him. Taking the hit, he seethes, ramping up to grab E1 to slam him into the wall behind, but he is across the room and in pain (4). )

[E1 gets a very unnecessary natural 20 to dodge Josh's attack, and turns his focus to the vampire instead, rearing back and using the gun as a club to smack Josh across the face (12).

E2 is unable to avoid Derek (7), stumbling backwards and flailing to try and push the wolf off to avoid his teeth (3).

With E1 focused on Josh, Hayley turns to E3, rearing up and attempting to get her teeth into him (20 vs. 7). She rips back on his throat, and he doesn't get the chance to attack back, he only falls still.

But E4 steps up to take his place, firing another shot at the hybrid (4 vs. 18). He misses, but Hayley turns and snarls in his direction. He's next.]

( Josh dodges the butt of E1's gun (16, overkill is all over this room and probably in retaliation for that poorly timed nat 20). He tries to draw the hunter close so he can sink his fangs into his neck (18).

Derek just chomps away, going for anything he can bite (17). It's survival of the bitiest today and he's not gonna hold back. He and Scott and everyone not a Mikaelson may mourn losses today but this display of power has been misplaced. It's killing the few to save the many.

It's war. )

[Josh's fangs sink in, and E1 struggles to push away, but he doesn't have the strength (8).

E2 puts up a fight (15), trying to keep Derek's teeth away from vital things, but blood flows all the same, and he cries out in pain. His hand fumbles for a knife, trying to drive it into the wolf above him (11).

Hayley lunges at E4 (16 vs. 13), and sinks her teeth in, but he tries to writhe out from under her. He tries to beat at her with the butt of the gun, but she twists out of the way (2 vs. 11).]

( Josh rips into E1's throat and lets him drop.

Derek howls in pain (4) as the knife digs into his fur, and he all but barks, snapping at the hunter's wrist (14) )

[Derek's teeth manage to grab E2's wrist, teeth sinking in and causing him to drop the knife. The man screams, and tries to shove back to get the wolf to dislodge (6), but he's not doing great.

E4 continues to beat at Hayley (9 vs. 20), but Hayley continues to snap her teeth (6 vs. 9), drawing blood but still not getting where she needs to be.

The final hunter, E5 steps up over the wolves and tries to take another shot at the vampire after killing his friend (20).]

( (3) Josh is hit point blank, like Allison, but he's a vampire so he's just going to take a minute to recover (9).

Derek claps down and tries to tear the hand clean off (14). )

[E2 screams over the sound of bones snapping, now bleeding profusely as his hand is separated from his body (2). He's not going to attack this round, as he's going into shock.

E4 tries to shoot at Hayley, but it goes wide over her head (1). Hayley takes the opportunity to sink her teeth in, finally taking him down for good (10 vs. 4).

E5 goes to take another shot at Josh (19), wanting to keep weakening the vampire if he can.]

( Derek leaves E2 to bleed out and jumps over him at E5 (17).

Josh's (19) zooms himself just enough around the bullet, but braces himself against whatever's nearest. He's still the youngest vampire and he's never had the highest pain tolerance. )

[E5 goes down hard in response (3), not expecting the leap from Derek. He struggles to push back, managing to get the hands against the wolf's shoulders, but he's already fighting a losing battle.

Hayley, on the other hand, will make sure E2 stays down, digging her teeth in to his throat and yanking back (18). When they're dead, you want them to stay dead.]

( Derek's (19) says STAY DOWN.

Josh has recovered enough pain-wise and visible injury wise as he straightens back up, nods to the group and tries to find the door into the next room. )

[And he does stay down (13).

Josh manages to find the door, and Hayley will follow him through it as it opens, and we slide them into the main fight thread.]

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