Over Hill, over Dale.. (overland crew)

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The Doctor had converted Blaise and Daniel's communicaters. They looked a bit silly, but they worked.

The Doctor kept Blaise's, as he couldn't speak Aramaic so that simple code excluded the marine.

The Doctor saw Chris take Jack to the camp he was to help guard, and waited for the young man’s return to be sure the trip went well, then he took off in the direction Damon and Scott had marked on a crude map.

At six foot two the Doctor had long strides, and found himself cutting back just a bit, because losing his volunteers would not help the mission.

They didn’t follow a trail, except the one he broke in as they shoved through underbrush and grasses. If it weren’t for the rough map and the occasional sight of the far off whisp of smoke, getting lost would seem an easy thing.

They ate up ground at a stride that had most of them getting a stitch in their sides and a burn in their lungs long before the first ‘break’. It had been hours of walking over uneven ground, through brush and trees and pressed upon by tropical heat. The water was a godsend. The terrain would have been beautiful if they were able to pause and appreciate it.

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Re: [Scott] Getting off the angst train (open tag)

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The break was twenty minutes. Not a second more before the Doctor handed his water bottle back to Molly, who had offered him one with dire warnings of heat, pace and stubborn aliens in leather. He had barely broken a sweat thus far, but he took the water anyway.

Any longer and human muscles would start to cramp without stretching them as they rested.

"Yeah, the smoke is kinda light, but visable against the blue sky. I'm not going to ask how you set that to burn, Scott. But you made a good job of it." Molly answered May's question as she took the water from the Doctor.

"Breaks over. We're still heading north and east. I want to be well over the half way point before stopping for the night." The Doctor checked the radio first and made the hourly radio check. If Daniel's group were ready they'd let him know and wait until this group got into place. He hoped. A two front attack would devide enemy rescorces.

"Twas brillig and the slithy troves, did gyre and gimble in the wabe. Ten." He skipped the Aramaic for hourly checks, so there was less chance of the kidnappers figuring it out. He and Daniel announced the closest hour as well, so time shifts would be noted.