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Post by Vim on Aug 15, 2013 20:07:02 GMT -8
Vim saw Boethiah fly up to the top. He desperately wanted to talk to her, to help him sort out these feelings he had. He connected with her better than any other of their group. He steeled his nerve and flew up to the top of the volcano. He needed to apologize.
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Post by oldrockgod on Aug 15, 2013 20:10:57 GMT -8
Shadow wing descended next Metal and landed next to him, he put his shirt back and and with his left hand lifted himself up onto shadow, forgetting it was his injured hand he fell onto his back and into the lake, he scrabbled for air but to no avil, Metal cursed loudly which caused him to lose breath under the lake a small air pocket had formed where Metal reemerged he cursed again making a sound this time as he tried to think of a way out.
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Post by Boethiah on Aug 15, 2013 20:12:30 GMT -8
The one thing she wasn't going to do was cry. That would be a total fall and then what would she do. Her head raised up to the night sky, stars glimmering like diamonds. She just wanted everything to be back to normal. Why did she have to help them with that trader? Why couldn't she just have minded her own business like she had been for the first days they were there?
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Post by moonlight1393 on Aug 15, 2013 20:13:41 GMT -8
Dotta finished her meal as best as she could. After that she left the dinner hall and whistled for Lil' Blackie to follow. She walked around the grounds in a daze. With no general direction in mind Dotta started talking to her Nightmare.
"Oh, Blackie. I'm scared as heck, too." Dotta's voice was soft and breaking. "I always thought talking things out would help but not this time. Stupid" Dotta smacked her palm against her forehead. "I sure screwed this one up." The Nightmare warbled. Her amber eyes were big with worry. Dotta petted her snout affectionately. "But don't worry. We'll make up for it tomorrow. We'll do so good, you'll see. You'll see-hic," Dotta fell to her knees and started crying. Lil' Blackie curled her body around Dotta. Dotta dug her face into the side of her dragon. Lil' Blackie extended her wings and then tucked them back in to blanket Dotta as she cried.
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Post by Vim on Aug 15, 2013 20:14:21 GMT -8
Vim landed at the top of the volcano where Boethiah was laying with her dragon. "Hey," he said, "sorry about earlier. I was just... Frustrated."
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Post by moonlight1393 on Aug 15, 2013 20:14:41 GMT -8
After crying herself into a stupor, for at least an hour, Dotta finally managed to pull herself together. She mentally slapped herself a bit. Now that she had vented her anxiety she felt oddly refreshed. Some of the tension had been relieved at last. Dotta felt like she could better focus at last. She turned to her dragon. Lil' Blackie could sense the renewed determination and vigor and gave her trainer an upbeat growl.
"Right." Dotta nodded to her dragon. "Let's go kick some Outcast butt!" Dotta raised herself up and headed for the armory. Seeing how she was already out, she may as well get some quick practice in before bed. Dotta picked up a battle axe. She then turned to her dragon and smiled saying, "You know, I'm pretty good with these. Let's see if I can get any better."
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Post by Boethiah on Aug 15, 2013 20:17:42 GMT -8
She looked up, hearing a voice other than her own. She shrugged and just looked down at the rocky top. "I noticed. Don't worry about it."
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Post by Vim on Aug 15, 2013 20:20:58 GMT -8
He sat down next to her. He shivered and wrapped his bear fur around himself. "It's cold." His Nadder understood and blasted a fire in front of them. Vim let out a sigh.
He looked up at the stars next to his friend. "I'm scared too, you know." He said. "Everyone is. We won't think your weak if you show fear. In fact, if you didn't show fear, I'd be a little concerned." He said with a nervous laugh.
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Post by Boethiah on Aug 15, 2013 20:25:45 GMT -8
At least it made her feel a little better. She felt some kind of tear pressure in the back of her head, but she tried to suppress it. The heat from the fire was nice. A faint smile spread her lips. "I just...when I was on that boat on the way here, I didn't think it'd all go like this. End up fighting an enemy that was already hard enough, but is now tougher with dragons. It just...it's all so screwed up."
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Post by Vim on Aug 15, 2013 20:28:17 GMT -8
"We're Vikings. It's an occupational hazard." He clapped her on the shoulder. He felt little drops of water squeezing out of his eyes. "We'll survive. I promise. I won't let anybody hurt you."
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Post by oldrockgod on Aug 15, 2013 20:31:52 GMT -8
Metal was starting to feel cold, if he didn't hurry hypothermia would set in, this thought flashed through his head when he saw a strange light coming from the bottom of the lake he dove down to find it wasn't a light at all but a rock that was connected to a chain, Metal pulled on the chain, but nothing happened there was another item that caught his attention a small bag he grabbed it and swam to the surface but the current was too strong and it forced him back down into the air pocket "why on earth is it always me?" Metal checked inside the bag was a pile of books that had, had so much water damage that what was on them were unreadable, suddenly an idea came to Metal, he placed the bag in the air hole turned it upside down and fastened it, he then used the bag as a flotation device to float to the top where Shadow plucked him out the water and rested him on her back, and curled round him to keep him warm "why am I plauged with bad luck today?"
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Post by Boethiah on Aug 15, 2013 20:32:14 GMT -8
She looked up at Vim and tried smiling, but it wasn't a time for that. "I won't let anyone hurt you either. We're going to make it out alive, right?" A few tears started down her cheeks and she rubbed them away with her hand, looking back out into the never ending sea.
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Post by Vim on Aug 15, 2013 20:35:42 GMT -8
"We'll live. Nobody hurts my friends." Vim promised. He just wanted the battle to hurry up and happen so he could stop worrying. "My biggest fear is that I won't get to see my sister get her own dragon." Vim admitted, trying to cover up the tears.
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Post by oldrockgod on Aug 15, 2013 20:46:29 GMT -8
Metal limped back to the dorm room soaked from head to toe and changed to his, Archery gear which consisted of black shirt and trousers with a brown shoulder guard that covered his right arm, shoulder and hand. He looked up into the starry night sky and saw a single cloud in the sky, he grabbed his bag and harness for Shadow and clipped himself in, Shadow took off almost instantaneously and climbed higher and higher into the sky reaching into the cloud and stopping Metal un-clipped himself from the harness and jumped he closed his eyes and let his body go limp as memories flashed through his head that he rather forget he pulled out a small pouch from his pocket and was about to pull it but stopped and replaced it as his limp body soared through the air
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Post by Boethiah on Aug 15, 2013 20:47:41 GMT -8
He really was scared. At least she wasn't the only one admitting it and actually showing it. Then he talked about his sister and she felt bad. "I just want to be able to get home after this. See my mom and dad." Even if they had put her here, she missed them more than ever. She just wanted to be home. "We don't have to do this," she said quietly. "We could always just run or head back to the island."
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