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Post by tahlise on Apr 26, 2007 12:31:46 GMT -5
Sea Swept was about to follow, unconciously when a huge wave curled over her and her brother, knocking them to the sand. The wave seemed to threaten even the dragon pony, coming dangerously close. Their bodies fully emmersed in the salty sea's water, the mers could not keep thier earthen shape. Their back legs shifted back to their mer tails and they were instantly carried up a ways on shore. When they came to rest back on the sand and the surf left them, they found themselves hopelessly entangled in a bunch of seaweed.
Sea Swept fought with the stuff to free herself and her little brother, but it was such a mass! Everything she tried made her get entangled all the more. She looked at her little brother, hoping he wasn't upset about this. To her surprise, he didn't seem to care. In fact, he was lying there happily popping the seaweed pods and laughing. She couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Foals..." she thought. Then she remebered the dragon pony. Did he get hit with the wave? She scanned for him, but all she could see was seaweed.
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Post by Storm Runner on Apr 26, 2007 13:13:08 GMT -5
Shur'tugal had seen the wave coming. His eyes narrowed to slits as he plunged up into the air to hover well above the hated water. As the wave left the beach he landed and looked about over the wet sand. Where were the mers?
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Post by tahlise on Apr 26, 2007 16:54:47 GMT -5
A huge pile of seaweed rolled his way as the mer mare fought with it for freedom. But all she was managing to do was knot it up around her all the more. Frusterated she stopped struggling with it as her little brother laughed, playing with the air filled pods. "Oh, well. At least he's having fun." she grumbled to herself as she lay on her side inside the mass, thinking. She's gotten stuck in seaweed before, infact all mers do once in a while, but never in her life has she gotten this stuck. "Maybe I could knaw my way out.." she said to herself. She looked at the lines of seaweed. Usually she and other mers ate the seaweed in the sea, but this was old and sandy. Not exactly tastey. Nevertheless, she prepared to chomp into it. That's when she saw something out of the corner of her eye. A red leg? She followed the leg to find it attached to a red pony body that wasn't moving at all. Her eyes wide she calmly pushed her head out of the seaweed to try to get the dragon ponies attention, without scaring her little brother. "Uh, dragon pony..." she called, her voice nice and steady. "Uh, could you- could you come here a moment, please?"
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Post by Storm Runner on Apr 28, 2007 9:34:47 GMT -5
Shur'tugal heard her calling. He walked over, staring at the red pony. Then he noticed that the mer and her brother were stuck in seaweed. With a quick swipe of his spikes tail, the silver spikes cut through the old and sandy mass, freeing the mers. He wordlessly nudged the red one with his leg.
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Post by tahlise on May 2, 2007 14:59:40 GMT -5
As the dragon pony sliced through the seaweed net, Sea Swept grabbed her little brother and ducked out of instinct. That spikey tail ripped through it like it was nothing. Now that they were free from it, Sea Swept slowly stood up. She could see the red pony's lifeless body quite clearly now as the black dragon pony nudged it. It was a flutter pony, a male, red with yellow hair. He was soaked to the bone but didn't appear to be alive, anyway. His eyes were closed as if forever.
By now, Swampy had laid eyes on the flutter. He cuddled up to his sister, eyes wide. "What's the matter with him?"
Sea Swept stared at the flutter. "I don't know." Glancing at the dragon pony, she approached the red male to see if she could see any signs of life. She had saved earth ponies from the sea before, so she knew what to do. With her hoof she pulled his head up to clear his air passage way. To her surprise, she could feel a weak pulse in his neck. "He's alive!.... Sorta." She passed a hoof past his mouth and nose. She could feel a faint trace of his breathing. "He's barely breathing."
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Post by Storm Runner on May 8, 2007 12:32:43 GMT -5
Shur'tugal looked at the sea.
'We best take him up somewhere dry. The tides coming in and i dont think it would be good if he was in the water again.'
He picked up the red pony and took him up to higher ground, though not far from the sea so the mers could get water easily. Shur'tugal gathered some twigs and sticks and blew on them, fire from his mouth and alighting the bundle of sticks.
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Post by tahlise on Jun 7, 2007 12:08:43 GMT -5
Sea Swept and her little brother followed, moving rather like seals as their fins began to dry. Flopping up next to the dragon pony, Swampy was the first to reach his destination, with his sister only seconds behind him. The little mer colt watched with eager anticipation as the dragon pony made a fire. The flames calling to the youngster, like most boys, Swampy started to lean towards the fire in an attempt to touch it.
There was a familiar shreik. "Swampy!" His ears pinned back as his older sister grabbed him, just in the nick of time. The little colt began to pout but could not get away.
Sea Swept watched both Shur'lugal and the unconscious flutter. Amazingly, the red flutter's wings were not damaged, yet they looked so delicate.... and pretty with that pearlescent quality to them. Her eyes traveled back to the black dragon pony. "What do you think happened to him?" she asked.
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Post by Storm Runner on Jun 11, 2007 11:51:17 GMT -5
Shur'tugal glanced as the female pulled her brother away.
'Careful, fire is dangerous to a water-dweller.'
The dragon pony gave the flutter a quick look over.
'He looks unhurt, but his mental state might be in ruins. I'd advise you both not to go near him when he first wakes and we know he is stable.'
The male looked still and dead as Shur'tugal warned the mers. As the female asked him a question he looked at her, red eyes staring.
'I think he fell off of something, or his wings got tired. Judging by the looks of him, I'd say he fell into the sea.'
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Post by tahlise on Jun 18, 2007 15:11:42 GMT -5
Sea Swept, still holding her little brother close to her, looked at the dragon pony. "What in the world did he fall off of?" She looked back at the sea. "Maybe a ship?" She glanced back at Shur'tugal. Her expression a bit perplexed. "Uh, but I haven't seen any ships around here in a while."
Swampy continued to struggle till his sister sqeezed him and he couldn't move once again. He pouted with a sigh. Then, with wide eyes he screamed. "Look!" Sea Swept looked at her brother, following his gaze to the flutter.
On the sand, the red flutter began to move, his body cracking, and shivering as he began to stretch. A cough resounded from him and sea water came out of his mouth as he tried to roll on his side. His eyes fluttered open and he came face to face with the two ponies. "Who are you...?" His ears tried to slide back, but he was disoriented. He tried to get up, but fell over. A fear began to take hold in him. "Where...?" He looked around, but was too dizzy to figure out where he was.
Sea Swept just stared at him, uncertain if he was to be trusted. Her brother watched him with awe. "You have pretty wings." he announced.
The flutter looked at the little colt. "Huh?" He made it to his feet again but fell backwards as the world seemed to continue to spin. On his back now, the flutter shook his head but could not shake the dizzy feeling. He gave a sigh and pulled himself on to his side as best as he could. That's when he saw the dragon pony and the memories came flooding back to him. "The monster..." he whispered, trying to crawl backwards, away from the dragon.
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Post by Demonica on Jun 27, 2007 10:31:00 GMT -5
(can I join?)
A dragon flew over the water. She turned her head breathing fire every so often. Demonica looked back. Her chaser was gaining on her. Soon, Demonica saw an island. "Now go!" a voice said ruffly behind her.
Demonica landed and in the prosess reverting back to her own dralicorn form. She landed with a sumersault and lay in the soft sand her eyes open. Demonica consentrated on one thing. The cliff. And the tide that was slowely seeping around her legs.
She got up and started limping along the line of the beach slowely rising on level ground. As soon as Demonica felt the sand slwely turn to grass, she colapsed. Eyes open, she explored her new souroundings.
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Post by Storm Runner on Jun 27, 2007 14:13:02 GMT -5
((Sure Demonica))
The dragon pony looked confused.
'What monster?'
Then he remembered the monster that he had passed on his way here.
'Oh, that monster.'
He let the flutter get his bearings before he saw another pony. It seemed to be a cross between an alicorn and some other thing.
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Post by Demonica on Jun 27, 2007 14:53:52 GMT -5
Demonica looked up after sensing some thoughts. She sloely got up and looked around until she saw some ponies.
She walked up to them curiousely, "Hey, I'm Demonica,"
She looked at the red flutter pony. He looked hurt, "Are you.....ok?"
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Post by Storm Runner on Jul 4, 2007 12:50:54 GMT -5
Shur'tugal looked at the strange pony, pupiless eyes studying her closely. She had the body and horn of a unicorn, but then dragonic wings. How strange. He turned his gaze to the flutter.
'Its OK, I wont hurt you. I'm not that monster.'
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Post by Demonica on Jul 4, 2007 18:08:23 GMT -5
"Monster? What monster?" Demonica asked getting uneasy. Her used to be crew used sea serpents to scare ponies and catch prey.
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Post by tahlise on Jul 5, 2007 9:46:47 GMT -5
The red flutter's eyes widened when he saw the new pony. He continued to crawl away although he was feeling some pain somewhere. Where? He couldn't tell.
'Its OK, I wont hurt you. I'm not that monster.'
The flutter froze. The dragon spoke to him! This time his ears did slide back but he could not get up. His eyes darted from one strange pony to the next. He did not remember any of them. "Who are you?" he asked, weakly.
"Pretty wings!" Swampy shouted joyfully.
Sea Swept kept hold of him, studying the flutter. "Monster?" she breathed. "What could he be talking about?" she continued to herself.
"Monster? What monster?" Sea Swept stared at the new pony. She didn't mean to. It was just this one was even stranger than the dragon pony, but pretty all the same. She could not speak again. She simply gave a nod and small smile to Demonica.
Swampy remained transfixed on the flutter and his pretty wings.
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