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Post by Vapor on Mar 17, 2009 23:15:18 GMT -5
Her vision hazy with pain, Vapor wove drunkenly though the air, trying to ignore the searing waves of pain from her left wing at odd intervals. She quickly glanced back. Something could be broken- she couldn't be sure. But she definitely had at least one serious injury. There was no way she could remain airborne for another few meters, let alone retreat orderly.
"Vapor!"
Sarn... She whispered, whipping her head around wildly. Sarn! Vapor tried desperately to right herself in the air. Her wing beats were irregular, and she tried to remain airborne my gliding, dispute the burning from her left side. Without warning, her left wing gave out and buckled underneath her, leaving her body spinning wildly out of control.
Vapor hit the dirt with a wet, sickening thump. For a moment, Vapor lay still, squeezing her eyes shut against the sharp pulses of pain. Forcefully, she opened them, and began to rise stiffly, heavily favoring her right. Vapor swiveled her head, half-blind, as she tried to spot a feathery golden figure amend the trees. There! A golden blur in the darkness.
Vapor limped to the aid of her loved one. Sarn. She said, quietly, trying to hide the pain in her voice. Get on my shoulders, darling. I'm stronger than I look, and I can carry you.
Not waiting for an answer, she pulled the injured 'bloider to her shoulders, grimacing when he brushed the socket to her injured wing.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2009 0:13:51 GMT -5
Vapor had pulled him onto her back before he had noticed her crooked wing. She was pushing herself through the trees of the forest before he felt her quivering muscles straining below him.
"Dear-Heart," he breathed in sympathy. He reached out with his mind, touching hers and accepted some of her pain into himself. He cringed as the full force of it hit him and he had to close off some parts of his mind to keep a hold on conciousness. Empathy was his strongest power and Sarn hoped that it would give Vapor a better chance of getting them both out of there.
"Mage Manorm" he directed his beloved.
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Talai ran through the forest, frightened beyond belief. He kept a firm grip on Reith's hand and together they forced the trees apart to make a path for themselves. They had no idea where they were going but they knew that they had to get away from the mass of Spikelings.
Reith's hand was slipping from his, he grasped it tighter but he was losing his grip. Her hand slipped from his. He stopped, looking around. He couldn't see her, everything was a mass of forest and the noise from the explosions was getting louder in his pounding ears.
He saw someone standing there, watching him. Thinking that it was Reith, Talai called out and started toward her.
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Post by lysanor on Mar 18, 2009 4:10:10 GMT -5
"Calling everyone fools as they run away" "Lysa, do you think I am strong enough to go and attack her?"Candy said weakly
"Run away? What has Evil Melody done? Are they okay??" Lysa asked.
"No." Replied Lysa bluntly. "Not by yourself anyway." Candy was very determined to hurt Evil Melody, given she even asked in the state she was in, Lysa thought. "Could Drew, Azzie or any of the other bloiders heal your strength?"
Teigra was still restless, she stalked a fat black bird searching for worms on the ground. She lowered to the ground and arched her body, a ripple of tension traveling from her nose down to the tip of her tail. She jumped at the bird but a distraction came through the trees causing a flick of her ear and she missed the bird by half an inch. It was a battleworn Chris, coming through the trees. Teigra sniffed in greeting and led him to where Lysa and Candy were.
"Chris?" Lysa asked. "Are the others running back here?! What have you been doing?"
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Post by ♥ Azzie on Mar 18, 2009 5:55:31 GMT -5
Azzie stood, hoping she had the energy to escape. To her relief, she felt fine. She heard someone yelling to head to Mage Manor, and was glad. She beat her wings and searched the crowd of Spikelings and retreating Bloiders. She spotted Nevar, running from a small group of the hideous Spikelings. She swooped in to grab him and succeeded, but not before being clubbed on the foot. She winced. "Okay, Nevar, brace yourself. Going up," she said. And she flew up, high above the forest. She began zooming in the direction of the Manor, hoping that everyone would be okay. She felt slightly better as she noticed that Nevar was looking at the forest with something like awe. "Glad you're not afraid of heights," she said, smiling.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2009 19:20:41 GMT -5
((Azzie, Nevar is an NPC character so you can control him more if you like, or I could just keep going like this. XD This is all rather fun.))
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Post by ♥ Azzie on Mar 18, 2009 19:28:05 GMT -5
((I know ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) I could've done more but I wanted to give the other characters a chance to act because I'm not entirely sure how far from the Manor everybody is at the moment ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png) ))
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Post by drewb59543 on Mar 18, 2009 21:10:02 GMT -5
Drew was gasping for air by the time she reached Mage Manor. Looking behind her, the Spikelings must still be behind, she thought. She hoped her friends were okay as she went inside.
Chris was now standing straight, having caught his breath. "The Spikelings," he muttered, dizzy. He knew that Candy and Lysa would be confused by this. "Evil Melody's minions.." his head was spinning. He looked behind him, though the world was spinning like a top for him. Not seeing ghostlike white skin and the signature spikes, he breathed a sigh of relief, sitting down, head in hands.
Melody was still foolishly trying to fight off the remaining creatures in the area. The Spikelings now laughed at the attempts to stab their eyes, growing more aware of this. Still exhausted, but not wanting to give up, something lingered in her mind. Nevar had earlier shouted to go to Mage Manor, as a place to hide, she thought. Taking a step back from the approaching creatures, she was greeted with a club to the head. I should've ran for now instead of fight... She thought, She bit her lip, trying not to scream in pain. She ran in an awkward backwards/sideways way, trying to escape. A Spikeling tripped her, then bashed her with a club around the ribs. This time, she did scream in pain, feeling some ribs shatter like glass. She crawled back, and got to her feet, trying to run back to Mage Manor.
Drew, now inside Mage Manor, saw Melody burst through the doors, a tear running down her face. One question was in the back of Drew's mind. Where's Chris? Did he make it?
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Post by Cyborg on Mar 18, 2009 21:42:02 GMT -5
Chaos was still trying to hold back the Spikelings as best as he could, very few made it past. He was a good distraction it seemed. He would need to leave at some point though. To get to safety. He started to fly off towards Mage Manor. He arrived at the Manor. " Is anyone left behind? I'll go try to find them."
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Post by Vapor on Mar 18, 2009 22:38:24 GMT -5
Vapor labored through the trees, limping heavily. Panting, she glanced back at Sarn and her injured side. Searing pain tore through her again, and Vapor took a sharp intake of breath, her thoughts dull and drunken with pain. Things were almost better, some, with Sarn near. He had a comforting touch, an open mind and aura. The pain was blunted somewhat with his soft golden feathers brushing her back.
Still, the pain tore through her in dull waves, her mind turning feverish. Sarn... She gasped. How...much further is it? I think I have to- have to r...res... Shuttering, Vapor lurched forward as her left side buckled underneath her.
Vapor almost curled up in submission to the pain, her various scrapes and deep cuts throbbing in unison to her shattered wing. Managing to swivel her head around to look for Sarn, she panted out what she hoped were lucid thoughts. Something's wrong...I feel-I feel feverish...and...hot... an' I'm...cold-blooded. Vapor gave a dry chuckle, then spasmed in pain. I think... something got to me... that was poisoned... or maybe... sleeping p-potion...
Vapor bowed her head, beginning to lose consciousness. Forcing her head up, the last thing she saw was a dark outline before them, towers forcing themselves up into the sky. Mage Manor. Salvation.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2009 23:35:38 GMT -5
Vapor keeled over, her mind awash with pain. Sarn jumped from her back before she rolled onto her right side and hurried to her head, sinking slowly to the ground.
I think... something got to me... that was poisoned... or maybe... sleeping p-potion...
Sarn saw Mage Manor a short way away, slightly blurred. He put a hand to his eye and felt a warm tear. He shook his head, wiping his eyes and stroked Vapor's head, gazing at her wrinkled eyelid. A single tear fell onto her green scales and glinted in the early evening sun.
"Help!" he cried out, hoping that someone inside Mage Manor would hear them. Vapor twitched and Sarn remembered her injured left flank, moving around her claw to inspect the damage, knowing full well that he could do nothing for her.
He touched her mind, opening his as wide as he could and found hers closed off. She was not dead, of that he was sure, but the was either in a deep coma or very sick. Either way, she needed help and she needed it fast.
He stood up, brushing his hand against her before he turned off and ran for the entrance hall.
"Help!" he cried again.
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Post by Cyborg on Mar 19, 2009 19:07:07 GMT -5
Chaos was getting impatiant waiting for an answer when he heard yelling. " I'll be back." he flew off towards the source of the yelling. He saw that winged thing again, and an injured dragon. " Umm, I don't think I can get a dragon on this board. Any suggestions?"
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Post by ♥ Azzie on Mar 19, 2009 19:36:07 GMT -5
Azzie was close to Mage Manor by now. She heard somebody wailing for help. "Sarn!" Nevar said. Azzie nodded, swooping around until she saw Sarn's golden feathers and the figure of Vapor beside him. "Sorry, Nevar, but we've got to see if they're okay," Azzie said. "Sure thing," Nevar replied. As they got nearer, Nevar spotted Chaos, and hoped that Azzie would give him a wide berth. To his dismay she flew down right beside him. Vapor was injured. "We've got to get you two to the Manor," Nevar said. "I can't carry you, and I'm only able to teleport myself," Azzie said, sighing. "And I don't have any energy left to heal you. What do we do?" Nevar's heart sank. Life just wouldn't be simple today.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2009 20:07:50 GMT -5
He saw Mage Manor, its turrets and towers rising to the evening sky. It seemed so close. He gazed down at Vapor, in desperate need of help. Help which now seemed further away, hidden behind the task of moving her to safety.
Nevar was inspecting her wounds but Sarn knew that something else was effecting his beloved. He stroked her head gently, trying to think through the haze of fatigue that was sweeping over him.
"We could lift her together," he said finally, hoping that they would all agree to help. "If Azzie and Nevar support her legs, Chaos and I could lift her body." Sarn pondered for a moment longer, judging if he could lift her or not and then decided that love could life anything. He waited for their replies.
Nevar nodded at once and moved behind Vapor, ready to hoist her onto his shoulders.
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Post by Cyborg on Mar 19, 2009 21:21:18 GMT -5
" I could place my hover board under her stomach to help. And then you and me can lift her upper body." Chaos stated. " But I'd do it quick, because the spikey things are coming." he added as he slipped his hover board under the dragon's belly. He turned it on, and adjusted it to lift her as high as a human could. " Let's hurry." Chaos said as he started to try to lift the dragon's upper body.
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Post by ♥ Azzie on Mar 20, 2009 18:25:57 GMT -5
Azzie picked up Vapor's right foot and made a face. It was heavier than it looked, even with the hoverboard beneath Vapor. Nevar grabbed the dragon's left foot, and was able to do so with less struggle. He was stronger than she was. Azzie looked at Sarn and Chaos and sighed. "Ready, guys?"
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