Werewolves (RP 5): Secrets in the Orchard (01/13-04/14)
Quote from Indy on August 22, 2018, 1:50 pmDez:
The gunshots claimed the air. For a breaths moment, everything seemed calm; everyone, even Timothy it seemed, being distracted. And then back to their slow and broken conversation.
What some seemed to simply shrug off was enough to set Logan's mind into a frenzy. After her efforts to keep her form from reducing to a beast in both figure and attitude, it only took two gunshots to send vile memories flooding into her thoughts, bashing her human mind and enticing her beast mind to come forward.
In an attempt to distract herself, she focused on whoever was talking. The alpha, followed by Sabrina in response; they were talking about the strange wolf, but in her current mindset she only scarcely grasped what they were saying. Her own eyes crept from their place at Sabrina's figure back to Timothy, at which point she flinched and moved back.
"Kratos..?" she gasped, her eyes locking on Timothy immediately after. In the passing of a heartbeat, her posture became hostile, and a snarl escaped her throat. As quick as it had appeared it was gone, and she backed up further and further until she met with the bark of a tree. And in another instant, Logan was pulled under the surface of her own mind, a brutish werewolf left standing in her wake. With a twisted muzzle and tensed body, it remained, its focus settled on Timothy.
Dez:
The gunshots claimed the air. For a breaths moment, everything seemed calm; everyone, even Timothy it seemed, being distracted. And then back to their slow and broken conversation.
What some seemed to simply shrug off was enough to set Logan's mind into a frenzy. After her efforts to keep her form from reducing to a beast in both figure and attitude, it only took two gunshots to send vile memories flooding into her thoughts, bashing her human mind and enticing her beast mind to come forward.
In an attempt to distract herself, she focused on whoever was talking. The alpha, followed by Sabrina in response; they were talking about the strange wolf, but in her current mindset she only scarcely grasped what they were saying. Her own eyes crept from their place at Sabrina's figure back to Timothy, at which point she flinched and moved back.
"Kratos..?" she gasped, her eyes locking on Timothy immediately after. In the passing of a heartbeat, her posture became hostile, and a snarl escaped her throat. As quick as it had appeared it was gone, and she backed up further and further until she met with the bark of a tree. And in another instant, Logan was pulled under the surface of her own mind, a brutish werewolf left standing in her wake. With a twisted muzzle and tensed body, it remained, its focus settled on Timothy.
Quote from Indy on August 22, 2018, 1:51 pmAim:
Chime was gain ground on Levi, she could make out his tail. It was then the light and shots happened. Chime ducked to the ground, though kept moving foreword in an almost crawling motion, it was almost like the brute was reading her thoughts and then putting them in action somehow! Then again both had a pretty high chance of happening.
Running mostly on an adrenaline rush, Chime hardly noticed the women's screams, though when they came into view, she more then noticed them. Where were the men?! She knew it shouldn't have surprise her, living here she the knew the women to be just as capable as the men but isn't hunting usually a men sport?
Casting these thoughts aside, she noticed the panic movement of the ladies, how close they were to the cliff, it looked like a disaster waiting to happen! Her reasoning was gone, she bolted from her position, she couldn't remember how she got there, she must have moved faster then she had ever in her life. All she knew was now she at the cliffs edge, reaching desperately for the fallen girl. Her tail was between her legs, she was whining.
Aim:
Chime was gain ground on Levi, she could make out his tail. It was then the light and shots happened. Chime ducked to the ground, though kept moving foreword in an almost crawling motion, it was almost like the brute was reading her thoughts and then putting them in action somehow! Then again both had a pretty high chance of happening.
Running mostly on an adrenaline rush, Chime hardly noticed the women's screams, though when they came into view, she more then noticed them. Where were the men?! She knew it shouldn't have surprise her, living here she the knew the women to be just as capable as the men but isn't hunting usually a men sport?
Casting these thoughts aside, she noticed the panic movement of the ladies, how close they were to the cliff, it looked like a disaster waiting to happen! Her reasoning was gone, she bolted from her position, she couldn't remember how she got there, she must have moved faster then she had ever in her life. All she knew was now she at the cliffs edge, reaching desperately for the fallen girl. Her tail was between her legs, she was whining.
Quote from Indy on August 22, 2018, 1:51 pmSoar:
Trees seemed to fly behind him as he ran, faster faster to some unknown purpose. Theo had long ago stopped trying to figure out his next plan only that somehow he must catch Levi like greyhound running after a mechanical rabbit. He could tell Chime was somewhere beside him as well—too far to see directly, but not too far that he couldn't smell her scent or hear her running. It seemed the forest was almost entirely devoid of life save the two of them their breathe marking the air as a thick white vapor and their paws rustling up thick blankets of leaves. For an instant, Theo felt as though they existed in their own strange world. Until
Pah-kow! Pah-kow!
The gunfire seemed to rile down into his blood, feeding into a sort of frenzy. A dim light was ahead, a small gathering of people? Women? And not too far from that, their prey, frantically trying to evade the bullets Theo no longer was consciously aware of what he was doing or why, only that some urgent action was required of him.
He couldn't think, he couldn't hinder, all he could do was launch himself from the forest cove as a speedy brown projectile, barreling down on Levi with every ounce of strength in his body until the two were flattened, just as Mildred reached to pull the trigger for the third time.
---
Jackie remained guarded throughout the remainder of the exchange; although her posture had relaxed slightly once she saw Kratos had the ordeal under control. She heard the gunfire in the distance, but offered nothing more than a quick flick of her ears to the sound. It was only as Logan began backing into a tree her attention seemed divided, her eyes quickly flashing between Timothy and Logan.
With a snort she turned to see Logan tensed and her muzzle drawn up. She considered her for a moment, as if amused or interested, then exhaled deeply.
"Behave,"
After which Jackie turned her back, as if nothing had been said, and returned her attention to Timothy.
Soar:
Trees seemed to fly behind him as he ran, faster faster to some unknown purpose. Theo had long ago stopped trying to figure out his next plan only that somehow he must catch Levi like greyhound running after a mechanical rabbit. He could tell Chime was somewhere beside him as well—too far to see directly, but not too far that he couldn't smell her scent or hear her running. It seemed the forest was almost entirely devoid of life save the two of them their breathe marking the air as a thick white vapor and their paws rustling up thick blankets of leaves. For an instant, Theo felt as though they existed in their own strange world. Until
Pah-kow! Pah-kow!
The gunfire seemed to rile down into his blood, feeding into a sort of frenzy. A dim light was ahead, a small gathering of people? Women? And not too far from that, their prey, frantically trying to evade the bullets Theo no longer was consciously aware of what he was doing or why, only that some urgent action was required of him.
He couldn't think, he couldn't hinder, all he could do was launch himself from the forest cove as a speedy brown projectile, barreling down on Levi with every ounce of strength in his body until the two were flattened, just as Mildred reached to pull the trigger for the third time.
---
Jackie remained guarded throughout the remainder of the exchange; although her posture had relaxed slightly once she saw Kratos had the ordeal under control. She heard the gunfire in the distance, but offered nothing more than a quick flick of her ears to the sound. It was only as Logan began backing into a tree her attention seemed divided, her eyes quickly flashing between Timothy and Logan.
With a snort she turned to see Logan tensed and her muzzle drawn up. She considered her for a moment, as if amused or interested, then exhaled deeply.
"Behave,"
After which Jackie turned her back, as if nothing had been said, and returned her attention to Timothy.
Quote from Indy on August 22, 2018, 1:51 pmMay:
There was a careful look in Kratos' eyes as he gathered Sabrina's words to thought and furrowed his brow debating, all while his gaze pinned Timothy down.
Then the situation began a dramatic change in the form of Logan slipping from control, and the Alpha found himself powerless to prevent it. In one moment it was observed that Logan seemed to be mastering the werewolf form with ease, which given her First Generational traits was a marvel, but within the next moment her balance was caught off and the instinct took over.
As his name was breathed shortly before Logan's behavior altered, Kratos turned to look at the grey and white werewolf. His sharp yellow eyes were focused and intent, his ears erected and a deep earnest filled his features.
Whatever had happened to cause the sudden change in Logan was unknown to Kratos. At the first he might have believed that she had seen the subtle glances by Sabrina and realized that she was being hunted, but for whatever reason Kratos knew that not to be the case... He sought the answer in a fleeting glance as he searched Logan's eyes, but in vain, he could not see what had caused the change.
"Logan." Kratos said. His voice was so deep and mingled with the low bellow of a great animal, yet there was a gentleness there which could not be mistaken. He could think of nothing to prompt Logan to continue the struggle within herself, but he saw to his right the eager turquoise eyes of Timothy and knew that something indeed must be done.
*******
Ulric turned his face to Logan when she had spoken and shortly thereafter came her snarl.
Timothy had lifted his eyes too and a deadly light had entered therein. He did not retreat from Logan's gaze, and now that Kratos' eyes were turned there seemed a tenseness come over him which perched him on his toes and a strange energy mounted up within his legs. His hackles raised so slow and steadily that it went almost unseen, except that the ferocity of his eyes and stance seemed to increase.
But Timothy did not move, not yet. He was waiting and his attention, though his gaze was set on Logan, seemed divided. Then Jackie spoke and her position was made clear. In that moment Timothy's eyes narrowed on Logan and his face curled ravenously!
Ulric would have moved then and there; He could understand Timothy's posture perfectly, and was of the mind to defend Logan who appeared to feel cornered, though Logan was larger than he and would likely prove the better in a duel. Yet Ulric did not rise, for just then he caught a look in the Alpha's face which was a silent communication to him, and bid him be still.
Lest the authority of the Alpha be challenged again, Ulric could not ward Timothy without command.
********
Mildred had saved her third shot. She had heard Tammy's cry which drew her attention last moment and stayed her finger a second too late! The creature which had fled out from the woods and escaped in earnest just as another had darted out and behind her!
"Adelaide! Your gun!" Mildred had called, her riffle taking to another target!
But Adelaide did not reply, and a moment later the light swerved off-point and fell with a clack to the dirt path! Adelaide, in her fear of seeing one of the 'bears' rush so wildly at her, and unknowing that it intended to get beyond her to where Tammy fell, had herself now collapsed in a moment of terror.
Mcgordner turned aside in an instant upon the two beasts that had collided. It seemed to matter only a very little which one would feel the bullet first, and Mildred made no attempt to discern between the two as they tumbled to the ground.
Pah-kow!
The least gasp of a breath was not wasted in time before the third shot hit the air and so too its target. Then came the click of another shot, and Mildred took aim for the fourth time in a heart beat.
********
What had happened on the way down the mountainside, Tammy could neither say nor guess. The light fell up away above her and many hard and sharp points met her back and sides as she tumbled down the rocky slope. She did try to stop herself, and that was how she came to rest on her hands and knees wincing from the venture. She had just sat up feeling numb all over when Adelaide's flashlight cast a beam overhead and shown bright on trees level to the platform.
Immediately Tammy jumped and snatched the hat which had fallen from her head and hastily turned to look up the mountainside. What she saw and heard was alarming. Kneeling at the edge of the path was a large furry figure, and though silhouetted against the moon, Tammy could see it bent down with an arm reached out and strange paw extended. Its voice was whimpering and whining, and Tammy felt her heart stand still.
It was then that Tammy began to feel the pang to her left arm and back.
"No- No! Run! Quick!" Tammy shouted up to the creature urgently, and she was hesitant, but waved her arms frantically! "Go now! Run!"
It was then that Mildred's third shot rent the air, but Tammy was unable to see anything beyond the ledge.
May:
There was a careful look in Kratos' eyes as he gathered Sabrina's words to thought and furrowed his brow debating, all while his gaze pinned Timothy down.
Then the situation began a dramatic change in the form of Logan slipping from control, and the Alpha found himself powerless to prevent it. In one moment it was observed that Logan seemed to be mastering the werewolf form with ease, which given her First Generational traits was a marvel, but within the next moment her balance was caught off and the instinct took over.
As his name was breathed shortly before Logan's behavior altered, Kratos turned to look at the grey and white werewolf. His sharp yellow eyes were focused and intent, his ears erected and a deep earnest filled his features.
Whatever had happened to cause the sudden change in Logan was unknown to Kratos. At the first he might have believed that she had seen the subtle glances by Sabrina and realized that she was being hunted, but for whatever reason Kratos knew that not to be the case... He sought the answer in a fleeting glance as he searched Logan's eyes, but in vain, he could not see what had caused the change.
"Logan." Kratos said. His voice was so deep and mingled with the low bellow of a great animal, yet there was a gentleness there which could not be mistaken. He could think of nothing to prompt Logan to continue the struggle within herself, but he saw to his right the eager turquoise eyes of Timothy and knew that something indeed must be done.
*******
Ulric turned his face to Logan when she had spoken and shortly thereafter came her snarl.
Timothy had lifted his eyes too and a deadly light had entered therein. He did not retreat from Logan's gaze, and now that Kratos' eyes were turned there seemed a tenseness come over him which perched him on his toes and a strange energy mounted up within his legs. His hackles raised so slow and steadily that it went almost unseen, except that the ferocity of his eyes and stance seemed to increase.
But Timothy did not move, not yet. He was waiting and his attention, though his gaze was set on Logan, seemed divided. Then Jackie spoke and her position was made clear. In that moment Timothy's eyes narrowed on Logan and his face curled ravenously!
Ulric would have moved then and there; He could understand Timothy's posture perfectly, and was of the mind to defend Logan who appeared to feel cornered, though Logan was larger than he and would likely prove the better in a duel. Yet Ulric did not rise, for just then he caught a look in the Alpha's face which was a silent communication to him, and bid him be still.
Lest the authority of the Alpha be challenged again, Ulric could not ward Timothy without command.
********
Mildred had saved her third shot. She had heard Tammy's cry which drew her attention last moment and stayed her finger a second too late! The creature which had fled out from the woods and escaped in earnest just as another had darted out and behind her!
"Adelaide! Your gun!" Mildred had called, her riffle taking to another target!
But Adelaide did not reply, and a moment later the light swerved off-point and fell with a clack to the dirt path! Adelaide, in her fear of seeing one of the 'bears' rush so wildly at her, and unknowing that it intended to get beyond her to where Tammy fell, had herself now collapsed in a moment of terror.
Mcgordner turned aside in an instant upon the two beasts that had collided. It seemed to matter only a very little which one would feel the bullet first, and Mildred made no attempt to discern between the two as they tumbled to the ground.
Pah-kow!
The least gasp of a breath was not wasted in time before the third shot hit the air and so too its target. Then came the click of another shot, and Mildred took aim for the fourth time in a heart beat.
********
What had happened on the way down the mountainside, Tammy could neither say nor guess. The light fell up away above her and many hard and sharp points met her back and sides as she tumbled down the rocky slope. She did try to stop herself, and that was how she came to rest on her hands and knees wincing from the venture. She had just sat up feeling numb all over when Adelaide's flashlight cast a beam overhead and shown bright on trees level to the platform.
Immediately Tammy jumped and snatched the hat which had fallen from her head and hastily turned to look up the mountainside. What she saw and heard was alarming. Kneeling at the edge of the path was a large furry figure, and though silhouetted against the moon, Tammy could see it bent down with an arm reached out and strange paw extended. Its voice was whimpering and whining, and Tammy felt her heart stand still.
It was then that Tammy began to feel the pang to her left arm and back.
"No- No! Run! Quick!" Tammy shouted up to the creature urgently, and she was hesitant, but waved her arms frantically! "Go now! Run!"
It was then that Mildred's third shot rent the air, but Tammy was unable to see anything beyond the ledge.
Quote from Indy on August 22, 2018, 1:52 pmKaqurei:
--What did I just do?!
It dawned on Levi only a split second after his leap out of Mildred's immediate aim, just as the sound of Chime's whine reached his ears. He had just run those two perfectly good kids right into the open and waiting arms of the hunters! Even if he somehow dodged the bullet, Theo and Chime were right behind him. They were going to get hit! No, no, no! That's not what was supposed to happen! As this realization hit him like a kick in the stomach, his bound skipped to a stop and he turned, with the full intention of wheeling around to disarm the hunter. That was suddenly priority one. Down the hunter before she downed Theo or Chime. He certainly couldn't just leave them like that! But in an instant, he saw three things. He saw Chime leaning over the cliff side. He saw Adelaide faint and her flashlight go flying through the air. Most importantly, he saw Mildred, gun cocked and aiming her deadly load, almost as though it were in slow motion. She might have said something. Maybe not. The one thing he didn't see was what hit him.
Not a bullet. Theo. What?
No sooner had he turned than Theo's full weight and strength slammed into Levi's body like a furry freight train and knocked him flat on his back to the ground. Any sort of shock he might have felt or thought he might have had were swallowed by the absolute urgency of the situation. He struggled, his wide eyes jumping from Theo's, to Mildred, Theo, Mildred--and in that moment it was like all he could hear was the sound of his own heartbeat, pounding hard, faster and faster, in his ears. It was a sickening feeling that gripped his heart, knowing what he had to do, not knowing if he was strong enough, knowing there was no time to think about it--he just bunched the muscles in his hind legs and gave Theo a swift, desperate kick to the middle in hopes to throw the balance of their tussle just so, at just the right moment before Mildred's weapon fired. That someone was going to get shot wasn't a question anymore. Now it was just who. And if he could possibly help it, he couldn't let it be Theo.
Pah-kow!
***
Logan went under. That she ever held her own against her wolf to begin with was more surprising to Sabrina than that. But the situation had just gone from "breathe and figure out what to do next" to "Red Alert" again. Her eyes shot towards Timothy, and nothing was said, the meaning behind his every movement couldn't be more clear. She had seen him in action several times before now. Size was not much of a factor to him. He was too smart for that. His strikes were calculated and quick.
For her part, she could see no way that the Alpha could handle this situation on his own. Though she understood that the image of the Alpha should remain as the sole figure in charge, and that anything anyone short of his betas did to try to handle the situation would only be seen by Timothy as a disregard to the Alpha's authority--there was a definitive flicker of disapproval in her chest at the exchange between Kratos and Ulric.
Then direct someone to handle the one or the other, you fool! she wanted to scream at him, You can't do this on your own! But, for the same reason Ulric did, she too held her peace and waited tensely. The Alpha could not let the situation slip if he were to keep Timothy under control. If she had to intervene, she could and would... she pleaded within herself that it would not come to that, that somehow Kratos would be able to rise above himself and be an Alpha beyond his years or experience!
Kaqurei:
--What did I just do?!
It dawned on Levi only a split second after his leap out of Mildred's immediate aim, just as the sound of Chime's whine reached his ears. He had just run those two perfectly good kids right into the open and waiting arms of the hunters! Even if he somehow dodged the bullet, Theo and Chime were right behind him. They were going to get hit! No, no, no! That's not what was supposed to happen! As this realization hit him like a kick in the stomach, his bound skipped to a stop and he turned, with the full intention of wheeling around to disarm the hunter. That was suddenly priority one. Down the hunter before she downed Theo or Chime. He certainly couldn't just leave them like that! But in an instant, he saw three things. He saw Chime leaning over the cliff side. He saw Adelaide faint and her flashlight go flying through the air. Most importantly, he saw Mildred, gun cocked and aiming her deadly load, almost as though it were in slow motion. She might have said something. Maybe not. The one thing he didn't see was what hit him.
Not a bullet. Theo. What?
No sooner had he turned than Theo's full weight and strength slammed into Levi's body like a furry freight train and knocked him flat on his back to the ground. Any sort of shock he might have felt or thought he might have had were swallowed by the absolute urgency of the situation. He struggled, his wide eyes jumping from Theo's, to Mildred, Theo, Mildred--and in that moment it was like all he could hear was the sound of his own heartbeat, pounding hard, faster and faster, in his ears. It was a sickening feeling that gripped his heart, knowing what he had to do, not knowing if he was strong enough, knowing there was no time to think about it--he just bunched the muscles in his hind legs and gave Theo a swift, desperate kick to the middle in hopes to throw the balance of their tussle just so, at just the right moment before Mildred's weapon fired. That someone was going to get shot wasn't a question anymore. Now it was just who. And if he could possibly help it, he couldn't let it be Theo.
Pah-kow!
***
Logan went under. That she ever held her own against her wolf to begin with was more surprising to Sabrina than that. But the situation had just gone from "breathe and figure out what to do next" to "Red Alert" again. Her eyes shot towards Timothy, and nothing was said, the meaning behind his every movement couldn't be more clear. She had seen him in action several times before now. Size was not much of a factor to him. He was too smart for that. His strikes were calculated and quick.
For her part, she could see no way that the Alpha could handle this situation on his own. Though she understood that the image of the Alpha should remain as the sole figure in charge, and that anything anyone short of his betas did to try to handle the situation would only be seen by Timothy as a disregard to the Alpha's authority--there was a definitive flicker of disapproval in her chest at the exchange between Kratos and Ulric.
Then direct someone to handle the one or the other, you fool! she wanted to scream at him, You can't do this on your own! But, for the same reason Ulric did, she too held her peace and waited tensely. The Alpha could not let the situation slip if he were to keep Timothy under control. If she had to intervene, she could and would... she pleaded within herself that it would not come to that, that somehow Kratos would be able to rise above himself and be an Alpha beyond his years or experience!
Quote from Indy on August 22, 2018, 1:52 pmCathannah:
Toby gone ahead with Zeit, intent on leading the hunters away. However briefly a face or two appeared amid the bramble, Toby felt funny. He knew these people, not only by sight, but by name. It felt weird hiding instead of calling out and shaking their hands, knowing their intent was to kill instead of borrow sugar or geeking out over a 50 year old rock band album he'd discovered in his Grandmama's antique shop.. It was surreal, and despite being in danger right now, Toby couldn't grasp the seriousness of the situation even now. To him, it was like they were playing an extremely intense game of hide and seek.
Somewhere down the hill, they had left Chime and Theo with that strange spy-guy, possibly to mislead any other hunting parties following up the rear. Nothing had really happened.. In fact, Toby was actually thinking this might not be such a bad night.
Then....
Pah-kow!
Toby's heart nearly failed, for in that second, it seemed to him the horrible nightmare became real-- Furthermore, someone was probably dead. And that someone wasn't too far away, in fact, they were actually quite close... Maybe too close.. Like close enough to be Chime, Theo, or spy-guy!!!!
Pah-kow!
Another one!.. Was it Chime of Theo this time? Perhaps it had been both! Toby couldn't believe it. They were dead, his buddies had killed his.. Well, other buddies!! Or severely wounded them at the very least!
In an instant, and probably at a pace that was too swift to go unnoticed by the following hunting party, Toby sprang away back down the hill. Adrenaline drove him, though he had absolutely no idea what he would do when and if he found anything. Tree branches and sharp bushes beat him viciously in his run and narrowly avoided putting out his eyes, thanks to the protection his glasses provided. Nevertheless, he still couldn't see anyone amid the thick forest foliage.-- He'd have to sniff them out.
After a few minutes, Toby paused to afford himself a minute to breathe and locate their scent.. Only as he did, he noticed there was a problem. He couldn't find them. In fact, he couldn't find anyone! There was no smell on the breeze, not wolf or human, not even blood. How was that possible?
His alarm hadn't been misplaced, he wouldn't believe that. So, Toby rapidly searched his mind for any and all possible solutions to the curious lack of scent. What blocked a dog's smell? Many things were quibbled about, but nothing had ever actually been proven, and a werewolf's sense of smell was a little bit stronger than a dog's anyway. Whatever it was, it would have to grow here naturally-- Then something stood out: Phantom Herb. His Grandmama had showed it to him once before. It was plant that grew all over the mountain and somehow blocked a werewolf's sense of smell.
There was a patch growing nearby! He'd seen it a little earlier when--
Pah-kow!
The loud sound echoed from his immediate left! Toby raced toward it, using the same battle strategy as a person mad with panic: Go, go, go, go, go!
No sooner had the chaotic scene come into view, than Toby noticed Mildred cocking her gun and aiming it for a final shot. He wasn't sure who had been shot already, if indeed anyone at all. He barely even noticed the other human girl and Chime reaching toward something over the cliff. Most of all, he completely overlooked the other weapon laying on the ground within Mildred's reach-- All this was a second thought to his subconscious mind. For now, everything was happening too fast; the first thought that his Toby's mind was the thought he acted on, whether it was wise or not.
Click!
The gun was ready!
"Mildred DON'T!" Toby screamed, though it came out more like a tangled yelp where one could only hear words if they were listening for them. Toby flew forward, grasping Mildred's gun by the barrel and tumbling over the poor woman even as he did so. In an instant, he fell over Mildred, hit his head on the ground, dizzily rolled into a sitting position, then stood on two legs and began to mercilessly beat the gun against the stump of a nearby tree. His logic now? Destroy it, destroy it, destroy it, destroy it, destroy it!
Cathannah:
Toby gone ahead with Zeit, intent on leading the hunters away. However briefly a face or two appeared amid the bramble, Toby felt funny. He knew these people, not only by sight, but by name. It felt weird hiding instead of calling out and shaking their hands, knowing their intent was to kill instead of borrow sugar or geeking out over a 50 year old rock band album he'd discovered in his Grandmama's antique shop.. It was surreal, and despite being in danger right now, Toby couldn't grasp the seriousness of the situation even now. To him, it was like they were playing an extremely intense game of hide and seek.
Somewhere down the hill, they had left Chime and Theo with that strange spy-guy, possibly to mislead any other hunting parties following up the rear. Nothing had really happened.. In fact, Toby was actually thinking this might not be such a bad night.
Then....
Pah-kow!
Toby's heart nearly failed, for in that second, it seemed to him the horrible nightmare became real-- Furthermore, someone was probably dead. And that someone wasn't too far away, in fact, they were actually quite close... Maybe too close.. Like close enough to be Chime, Theo, or spy-guy!!!!
Pah-kow!
Another one!.. Was it Chime of Theo this time? Perhaps it had been both! Toby couldn't believe it. They were dead, his buddies had killed his.. Well, other buddies!! Or severely wounded them at the very least!
In an instant, and probably at a pace that was too swift to go unnoticed by the following hunting party, Toby sprang away back down the hill. Adrenaline drove him, though he had absolutely no idea what he would do when and if he found anything. Tree branches and sharp bushes beat him viciously in his run and narrowly avoided putting out his eyes, thanks to the protection his glasses provided. Nevertheless, he still couldn't see anyone amid the thick forest foliage.-- He'd have to sniff them out.
After a few minutes, Toby paused to afford himself a minute to breathe and locate their scent.. Only as he did, he noticed there was a problem. He couldn't find them. In fact, he couldn't find anyone! There was no smell on the breeze, not wolf or human, not even blood. How was that possible?
His alarm hadn't been misplaced, he wouldn't believe that. So, Toby rapidly searched his mind for any and all possible solutions to the curious lack of scent. What blocked a dog's smell? Many things were quibbled about, but nothing had ever actually been proven, and a werewolf's sense of smell was a little bit stronger than a dog's anyway. Whatever it was, it would have to grow here naturally-- Then something stood out: Phantom Herb. His Grandmama had showed it to him once before. It was plant that grew all over the mountain and somehow blocked a werewolf's sense of smell.
There was a patch growing nearby! He'd seen it a little earlier when--
Pah-kow!
The loud sound echoed from his immediate left! Toby raced toward it, using the same battle strategy as a person mad with panic: Go, go, go, go, go!
No sooner had the chaotic scene come into view, than Toby noticed Mildred cocking her gun and aiming it for a final shot. He wasn't sure who had been shot already, if indeed anyone at all. He barely even noticed the other human girl and Chime reaching toward something over the cliff. Most of all, he completely overlooked the other weapon laying on the ground within Mildred's reach-- All this was a second thought to his subconscious mind. For now, everything was happening too fast; the first thought that his Toby's mind was the thought he acted on, whether it was wise or not.
Click!
The gun was ready!
"Mildred DON'T!" Toby screamed, though it came out more like a tangled yelp where one could only hear words if they were listening for them. Toby flew forward, grasping Mildred's gun by the barrel and tumbling over the poor woman even as he did so. In an instant, he fell over Mildred, hit his head on the ground, dizzily rolled into a sitting position, then stood on two legs and began to mercilessly beat the gun against the stump of a nearby tree. His logic now? Destroy it, destroy it, destroy it, destroy it, destroy it!
Quote from Indy on August 22, 2018, 1:54 pmDez:
A silent standoff. Only two words had been uttered in the last few moments. It would seem now everyone had retreated to their thoughts, and quietly they were all considering the situation. Logan too, or rather her beast, was silent and unmoving. She acknowledged the five in the area briefly, considering each member of the group in a new light.
No more than a second did she rest her eyes on each pack member, and then it would seem that she came to some sort of conclusion regarding them before again she focused on Timothy.
Her throat rumbled and a growl erupted from between her teeth! She took three strides forward, each steady and calculated, her posture growing more ferocious with each step. And yet there was a certain hesitance to her movements, a pull at her heels. Nearing Timothy, she examined him closely, briefly taking in account the minute details of his demeanor.
For the instant, it might have seemed she would make the first move of attack. She stood opposite Timothy, more or less at an angle with the Alpha still in between. When again the blow of the gun rang out, she gave a deep and hostile bark in Timothy's direction, and then plunged to the side, dropping on all fours and making her way into the thick of trees and brush!
Running in no specific direction, Logan barreled through any obstacles. Hardly being lithe or graceful, simply avoiding everything would certainly slow her down. Already she was barely average in speed, and she had to make up for that in any which way possible. Whether or not Timothy would give chase, or if the pack would allow him to, she could only guess at. But should he follow, he would certainly be upon her at any moment! She had to use the forest to the best of her advantage to keep her headway.
Dez:
A silent standoff. Only two words had been uttered in the last few moments. It would seem now everyone had retreated to their thoughts, and quietly they were all considering the situation. Logan too, or rather her beast, was silent and unmoving. She acknowledged the five in the area briefly, considering each member of the group in a new light.
No more than a second did she rest her eyes on each pack member, and then it would seem that she came to some sort of conclusion regarding them before again she focused on Timothy.
Her throat rumbled and a growl erupted from between her teeth! She took three strides forward, each steady and calculated, her posture growing more ferocious with each step. And yet there was a certain hesitance to her movements, a pull at her heels. Nearing Timothy, she examined him closely, briefly taking in account the minute details of his demeanor.
For the instant, it might have seemed she would make the first move of attack. She stood opposite Timothy, more or less at an angle with the Alpha still in between. When again the blow of the gun rang out, she gave a deep and hostile bark in Timothy's direction, and then plunged to the side, dropping on all fours and making her way into the thick of trees and brush!
Running in no specific direction, Logan barreled through any obstacles. Hardly being lithe or graceful, simply avoiding everything would certainly slow her down. Already she was barely average in speed, and she had to make up for that in any which way possible. Whether or not Timothy would give chase, or if the pack would allow him to, she could only guess at. But should he follow, he would certainly be upon her at any moment! She had to use the forest to the best of her advantage to keep her headway.
Quote from Indy on August 22, 2018, 1:55 pmMay:
Timothy did not hesitate. Logan barked and Timothy lurched forward, all the energy mounted under him was released in a single moment!
Logan was larger, and that meant slower by nature, but Timothy's movements had always been so calculated and strange that his run used every inch of his body to propel him forward at an even quicker pace than he seemed physically capable! He was on her heels in mere seconds and then he was alongside her and shortly then pacing slightly ahead. Tactically unmatched, Timothy trained his eyes on the terrain and manipulated it to perfection; there was not a branch or bush, tree or twig that was not planned into his calculations! For every obstacle he avoided he grew faster, and some obstacles proved only a greater advantage.
Timothy knew that he would be pursued, and he did not want Logan to stop. Weaving about the forested terrain he navigated quite close to Logan's side and snapped at her paws with his teeth, growling terribly, and then came a series of sharp yowls and yips that taunted and mocked Logan's pace! He was challenging her speed and criticizing her strength, all the while just outside her reach and always moving faster!
May:
Timothy did not hesitate. Logan barked and Timothy lurched forward, all the energy mounted under him was released in a single moment!
Logan was larger, and that meant slower by nature, but Timothy's movements had always been so calculated and strange that his run used every inch of his body to propel him forward at an even quicker pace than he seemed physically capable! He was on her heels in mere seconds and then he was alongside her and shortly then pacing slightly ahead. Tactically unmatched, Timothy trained his eyes on the terrain and manipulated it to perfection; there was not a branch or bush, tree or twig that was not planned into his calculations! For every obstacle he avoided he grew faster, and some obstacles proved only a greater advantage.
Timothy knew that he would be pursued, and he did not want Logan to stop. Weaving about the forested terrain he navigated quite close to Logan's side and snapped at her paws with his teeth, growling terribly, and then came a series of sharp yowls and yips that taunted and mocked Logan's pace! He was challenging her speed and criticizing her strength, all the while just outside her reach and always moving faster!
Quote from Indy on August 22, 2018, 1:55 pmDez:
Even sooner than Logan had anticipated, Timothy had caught up! What's more, he was perfectly capable of running circles around her and had no intent of hiding it! Her lips peeling up, she snapped towards the blackish wolf, though her jaw clamped onto nothing but the air and it only served to throw off the rhythm of her gait. Now she pushed forward with every bit of drive she could to recover, and still she could not compete or at best come even with Timothy's pace!
She wondered, what was his strategy? He stood no chance against the alpha, and yet he seemed confident in his ability to challenge herself. Perhaps there was something more at work, but that much was beyond the wolf.
Now she shifted so that she was running behind Timothy for the time being, more or less mimicking his movements with the intention of gaining some ground on the werewolf. Certainly he would grow tired and slow eventually? Where Logan's wolf lost in speed, it reclaimed in endurance, and had the stubbornness to match!
Dez:
Even sooner than Logan had anticipated, Timothy had caught up! What's more, he was perfectly capable of running circles around her and had no intent of hiding it! Her lips peeling up, she snapped towards the blackish wolf, though her jaw clamped onto nothing but the air and it only served to throw off the rhythm of her gait. Now she pushed forward with every bit of drive she could to recover, and still she could not compete or at best come even with Timothy's pace!
She wondered, what was his strategy? He stood no chance against the alpha, and yet he seemed confident in his ability to challenge herself. Perhaps there was something more at work, but that much was beyond the wolf.
Now she shifted so that she was running behind Timothy for the time being, more or less mimicking his movements with the intention of gaining some ground on the werewolf. Certainly he would grow tired and slow eventually? Where Logan's wolf lost in speed, it reclaimed in endurance, and had the stubbornness to match!
Quote from Indy on August 22, 2018, 1:55 pmAim:
Feeling her shoulders relax, Chime felt slightly worn but happy the individual seemed fine, at least not dead. And even with her yelling, the relief she felt made everything seem alright.
Pah-kow!
Chime about jumped out of her skin as she was brought back to reality, she gasped in horror as she realized in which direction that shot was headed!
No!
She felt her breath catch in her chest, though turned her head as Tobi came in. What in the world was he doing?! She watched as he smacked the gun into the rock, what if.. what if it went off as he bashed it? Oh please no!
She fall frozen in place, what should she do? Her mind raced between Theo, the spy, Tobi and the girl! She wanted to help, she wanted to flee, but she ended up staying where she started, at the edge of a cliff. Only now her face strayed away from the drop.
Aim:
Feeling her shoulders relax, Chime felt slightly worn but happy the individual seemed fine, at least not dead. And even with her yelling, the relief she felt made everything seem alright.
Pah-kow!
Chime about jumped out of her skin as she was brought back to reality, she gasped in horror as she realized in which direction that shot was headed!
No!
She felt her breath catch in her chest, though turned her head as Tobi came in. What in the world was he doing?! She watched as he smacked the gun into the rock, what if.. what if it went off as he bashed it? Oh please no!
She fall frozen in place, what should she do? Her mind raced between Theo, the spy, Tobi and the girl! She wanted to help, she wanted to flee, but she ended up staying where she started, at the edge of a cliff. Only now her face strayed away from the drop.
