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Welcome to Waterfall Cities newest RP, Blackwoods Safari! Everyone is welcome to RP; however, before you start in this oh so wonderful place, I highly suggest you read the rules. I'm not a bad clan leader with rules galore, I just like to keep things nice here!

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Subject: Testing colors


Author:
Azonthus
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Date Posted: 19:06:54 06/05/06 Mon
(ppp-69-223-137-89.dsl.wotnoh.ameritech.net/69.223.137.89)
Hello everyone! If you have found this message board, please note that this forum is pretty much closed. All Dinotopian RP now takes place at the Temple of Polemic located at http://templeofpolemic.proboards42.com/ Hope to see you there!

RF, SP,

Az

Now, to testing out those colors;)

Azon†hµs
Azon†hµs

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Subject: want to join


Author:
cherie
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Date Posted: 04:07:43 02/11/06 Sat
(ip72-192-43-165.ri.ri.cox.net/72.192.43.165)
uh,hi. i just found your site and like to join. i hope this is the right place to ask about joining.

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Subject: I'm New


Author:
Nova MoonLight
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Date Posted: 14:38:58 01/16/06 Mon
(70-97-90-237.dsl1.wot.mn.frontiernet.net/70.97.90.237)
I'm new to this and info.?

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Subject: *The Skybax lands and looks around* Anyone here?


Author:
Highsoar
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Date Posted: 13:47:52 12/27/05 Tue
(dialup-4.158.93.112.Dial1.Chicago1.Level3.net/4.158.93.112)
I know there have been some here recently, the newest post is only a month or so old. Come out, come out wherever you are!

Fly high, seek peace, God bless
Highsoar

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Subject: yay


Author:
lai saurrey
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Date Posted: 16:21:34 11/05/05 Sat
(dialup-4.231.85.5.Dial1.Houston1.Level3.net/4.231.85.5)
good news on the t rexes we flew to them and in the middle of the night we were ataked by them we were about to give up the i decided to rtie a message in the dirt .i wrote "we dont want to hurt u we just dont want u to attak the rest of Dinotopia"and it wrote bak "even though we dont travel in paks our leader that is basicly the head of us decide he wanted bigger territor yand that wed have to move to somwere else so we got ready to go we werent actually going to atak Dinotoia just see if they would help us."so i talked to his leader and he said that he just wanted more room and i told him that Dinotopia just isnt that big we need to share wat we hav and that we can only hav wat we need and ocasianaly wat we want and he agreed.thats all i hav 2 say.

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Subject: T-rexes


Author:
Lai (also known as Alexa on Dinotopia message board)
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Date Posted: 16:08:01 10/13/05 Thu
(1Cust415.an1.dfw28.da.uu.net/63.25.1.159)
hello u dont no me but i have a very impotant message.First of all my name is Lai I'm 11 and i live in Waterfall City but I was sent to Tentpole of the Sky for schooling.While i was there i met a friend one day we were on our way to class and got lost and acidentally overheard the teachers saying that they were going to have to send everyone home because the tryannasaurus rexes in Rainy Basin were planning on attacking the rest of Dinotopia.So we decided to set out to get our sabertooth freinds to get there dino' freinds and we'd all go defeat the t-rexes(or at least try)on our way to Crystal Caverns and we stoped in Treetown a 13 yr old who insisted on helpingor she'd tell everyone so we had to let her help.we then traveled to Cornucopia then to the The Hatchery and finnally to Crystal Caverns and from there to baz which is were we are right now.But a few days ago i found out we had friends in Rainy Basin (veloceraptors).So now we are waiting for them to get the info on when the t-rexes are ataking.If any one can help we'd apreciate majorly.Brath deep,seek help.thx.

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Subject: Been a while, but here I go.


Author:
Ari Firefang
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Date Posted: 11:30:51 08/04/05 Thu
(64-168-108-181.ded.pacbell.net/64.168.108.181)
Hey guys, I can't remember the last time I posted, and the archives 1 has a glitch, so I'm going to just start from the last post up on the storyboard. :)

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Ari stalked through the bushes, feeling particularly angry. It was bad enough that Sam had to take off like some irresponcible hatchjling on a temper tantrum, but he had left the most obvious trail she had seen in years! Yet, despite being small, annoying, and totally lost, it had for some reason taken her almost a day to get to this fresh a point in the tracks. Of course, the fact that she had had to take several detours because of very small spaces he had gone through, and face off with another raptor who had been hunting him hadn't helped her time or her mood, either.

Ari growled ineffectually at the bushes in front of her. If she didn't hurry, the spunky little human's luck would run out, and he would suffer. And Ari would blame herself. That was the biggest kicker of all. It would be her fault.

She sighed, and started to run along the trail. The ferns brushed her sides, but she didn't notice. Her entire foceus was on the trail of footprints and broken branches in front of her, the warm, spiced scent that was Sam's alone that both tickled and soothed her nostrils. Her eyes, sharp and far-seeing, glowed with a satisfied amber light as she saw the tracks were getting fresher. And then all the victorious feelings fled as she heard him scream.

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Subject: Canyon City


Author:
Oolu
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Date Posted: 13:22:18 07/28/05 Thu
(1Cust1617.an4.sea18.da.uu.net/63.24.102.81)
Who wants to join the skybax corps?

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Subject: I'm going to change what has happened to me


Author:
Allyshar
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Date Posted: 12:28:24 08/08/03 Fri
(24.247.16.114.tvc.mi.chartermi.net/24.247.16.114)
What was posted last seems a little awkward with Fireeyes being able to fly dispite the broken wing and my having a broken leg which I do not know where it came from. So hear it is, a different account that makes a little more sence.

Fireeyes anxious, the little Ornitholestes had been gone for quite a few hours now. "What if she hasn't found those humans, or can't find her way back, or....." dozens of terrible thoughts flooded his mind to as what could have happened but since his wing was broken there was nothing that he could do. Wait! there was something that he could do. A long clear note came forth as Fireeyes called out, if she had gotten lost then at least this would help.

About a quarter of a mile away Allyshar groaned. She had finaly woken up completly, and her shoulder burned feircely. Wondering what it was that had roused her, another pteranodon location call rang out. Oooh, she had forgotten all about him in the confusion and pain of the mollusks venomous bite. "What was she going to do?" "She could barely move and her new pterosaur aquaintence was in need of help too." As she lay there completly sprawled out on cushion pine needles wondering how this was going to be pulled off, the human who saved her returned.

Breathe Deep, Seek Peace, Dream

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Subject: New RP?


Author:
Azonthus
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Date Posted: 18:50:41 10/04/02 Fri
(cache-mtc-ah04.proxy.aol.com/64.12.96.169)
Who's in favor of quiting this RP flat out and starting a new one? Those who RPed the old one just can't get here to work on it and we do need their characters.

Any ideas for a new RP if that's the case?

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Subject: Finally getting this together:D


Author:
Tamith + Lucas
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Date Posted: 18:53:25 09/25/03 Thu
(atl-tgn-ygn-vty12.as.wcom.net/216.192.201.12)
Dawn finally came making a lazy entrance after the stormy night. The embers of the fire Lucas had tried so long to keep burning for most of the night had long since died abandoning him to his fortune half way before sunrise. He hadn’t been able to sleep all night. The pain and the knowledge that if he closed his eyes he might not open them again had been burning in the back of his mind for hours. With the first rays of sun, he was able to survey better his predicament. The first thing he discovered was that he could barely move his torso. After having spent most of the night in the same position, cramped wasn’t quite to word he’d use at the moment. His side was also covered in several bruises that were visible despite the fact that he had not stopped bleeding still. His breathing was becoming raspier by the second and every so often he’d go into coughing fits that would empty his lungs of the blood that had accumulated.
Namir nudge Lucas’ head. He smiled weakly at the great cat and raised a hand to scratch the back of his head. His eyes narrowed on his arm.
White.... He was pale as Death itself.
Namir noticed his sudden change in mood and nudged him again, slightly more forcibly as if urging him to survive.

“I’m working on it...” Lucas whispered, but even then he knew his chances of surviving another night as the one that had just passed where slim to none.

Already he could begin to feel a fever creep into his system ready to shatter whatever defenses his body might have left. He closed his eyes a moment enjoying the warm rays the rising sun was sending his way. Cold as he was, he knew this blessing would soon become a burden as his inability to move would not allow him to seek shelter in the near by trees when the heat of the day reached it’s peak. He smiled at the cruel irony of his situation. He had survived a shipwreck only to be attacked by a shipmate; he had lived through the night just to have to face the day that might prove to be even more merciless than the cold dark. His pain began to slowly melt into numbness as the full weight of the ordeal began to fall on his shoulders and he grew suddenly tired. Perhaps he should rest now, before the beating sun inhibited such luxury.


Allen darted ahead upon Highwind’s wings surveying with sharp eyes the topography below. Kael had sent him to look for the group of people they had been sent to meet and make sure all was well with his younger brother. The urgency in his tone had been evident even though the translator had been trying to hide it. Still, he had known Kael long enough to know better than not to take his hunches seriously. If he said there was trouble with Dylan, then there was trouble with Dylan and he’d make sure the younger brother was alright even if it meant leaving the camp in the middle of the night. Allen knew Kael hadn’t gotten much sleep either. His friend had probably spent the few hours the others had spent sleeping pacing about the camp.

“Somethings never change...” he said his partner. Highwings turned his head understandingly then announced their arrival to shore.

Up ahead Allen could spy a blue horizon that was the ocean. Now in full daylight finding a small camp and a group of people would be a lot easier than it had been at night. He nudged his partner to follow the shoreline. Featherlight had also volunteered to aid the search, but he was just a dark speck to their right as the little flier too surveyed the surface.

It took another hour, but he finally spotted what looked like the remnants of a camp. Highwind circled lower for his rider to get a better view. Allen furrowed his brow in confusion. Something was wrong with the camp. There seemed to be no activity whatsoever, despite the fact that it was almost noon. Not only that but he could spot only two people... where had the rest gone? From what he understood, this camp, if in fact these were the people he was looking for, should be beaming with activity...where were the habitat partners and the rest of the people that there should have been here? He quickly decided to fly lower to make sure he had found the right camp.

His confusion turned to horror as Highwind lost altitude. Both humans bellow him were simply lying on the ground as if lifeless, despite the fact that the arrival of a skybax rider always caused spurs of activity.

“Land,” Allen told his mount and the moment they touched down, jumped from the saddle and dashed to the camp. He had almost reached the human nearest to him, when an orange shadow intercepted his path. He jumped back, startled at the appearance of the saber-like cat.

“Nice kitty...” he murmured taking a cautious step backwards. The tiger fixed his yellow eyes on him like hunter on prey as every hair on his back rose to making it seem twice his size. Allen risked a look behind the cat and saw that he could spy light breathing coming from one of the two men there. He seemed very badly wounded and in need of immediate aid. A low growl made him focus his attention once more on more immediate danger. The tiger seemed to have absolutely no intention of letting him approach, and Allen has beginning to suspect it might no let him leave either.

“Please... I’m only trying to help!” he said in frustration. The big cat paused his approach for a second before lowering his head once again and preparing to pounce. Allen didn’t need more motivation than looking at the bared fangs and claws of the powerful animal to realize he would get no where with this. Slowly, and never taking his eyes off the tiger, he began to move backwards. Almost as if he had crossed the imaginary line of the cat’s territory, the tiger stopped following him after a few meters making it obvious he wasn’t going to hunt him, just prevent him from passing to where the two humans were.

The blonde skybax rider paced back towards his partner and checked his saddle pack. He glanced back towards the wounded humans and realized he didn’t have to medicine or materials to aid them much either. Cursing himself for his lack of vision, he pondered on what to do. The tiger wasn’t letting him get close, and he wouldn’t help the travelers by getting himself killed in the process. It didn’t take long for him to reach a decision. He’d fly back towards the others from Waterfall City, and get Kael to come. Highwind might just let the other human ride him. Heck, if anyone else could ride his mount, it was Kael. His friend had always been the better healer of them too, and by the looks of it, those humans were going to need all the help they could get. Kael might even figure out a way to get past the big cat! He climbed back on his mount and motioned the directions. With any luck, this trip would take him a few hours. It’d take Kael a few hours to get back, so if the wind was with him, he’d arrive at nightfall or shortly after. Allen nodded. So be it. Now all that was left to do was pray that these people could hang on long enough for him to return.

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Subject: sorry about all the muckups, here's a new starting point


Author:
stefan de velociraptor
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Date Posted: 01:04:11 09/17/03 Wed
(dyn-ctb-210-9-245-130.webone.com.au/210.9.245.130)
Okay, lemme get this straight

Az, Hikari, Kael, Ari and Sam are somwhere in the vicinity of the northern flats and sauropolis
Tamith, Ava, Dylan, Rico, Tates, Gareth, Mathaira and some others I’ve probably forgotten are in Chandara
Cl. Wexler and Atlas are just outside Chandara and
Lucas, Jebar, Tony and the un-named sailors (where did they all get to by the way) are in various locations around the flats
Raymond and his wing are in Waterfall City
If I got anything wrong, please correct me, it’s hard to be accurate at a brief glance. Anyways, in the light of the recent problem with my posts, I’ve asked Az to kill the two ones that are in conflict and I am now back in Chandara. Right. Hit the restart button and let’s get going again.

Gareth sat moodily on his bed, fingering Shaura quietly, pinging his nails against the razor blade of the katana. It had taken them most of the night to half wrestle and half coerce dylan back to the inn and the boy was still making so much noise that not even Gareth could get to sleep. He folded his cloak on the bedside and stepped out onto the balcony, looking up into the pale light of the moon. Gareth always felt more peaceful at night, the quiet sounds of waves crashing in the distance and the silvery feel of the night air calming his normally bouncing thoughts to a slow, meditative consistency. He turned everything Dylan had said over in his mind, analysing even the tone of the boy’s voice. He wondered what he should do, every muscle in his body was aching to just sprint out of the Inn and head for the flats at a good pace. He couldn’t figure it out. How had Dylan’s cuts healed, how had he figured out something that might be happening over a hundred miles away. Gareth sighed, it was to much for him to ponder on. There was no rational explanation he could come to, short of breaking every scientific law he had ever heard of.
He was about to turn around when he felt a hand lightly touch his shoulder. Before he could stop himself he ducked downwards, spun and placed a tightened finger spread on the person’s larynx. Tamith almost fell over backwards as she stepped back, glaring angrily
“What was that for!?”
Gareth blushed.
“Sorry, force of habit. Try not to sneak up on me like that, I didn’t even hear you coming. Must be losing my touch.”
“You’re going to lose something else more important if you don’t watch it there, you almost gave me a heart attack!”
“I’ll try not to next time. I can’t promise anything though, old habits die hard and you had to be quick in the colonies”
Tamith raised an eyebrow inquiringly “colonies?”
“oh! No, don’t worry about it. Long time ago. Anyway, why did you come sneaking into my room in the middle of the night?”
Tamith fingered her throat “not long enough, evidently. I wanted you to come up to Dylan’s room and talk to him. Goodness knows what’s gone wrong with him, but I’m worried about him. He almost threw himself out the window at one point and it’s taking all Liquidfire can do to keep him from running straight back to the flats. I don’t know what it is, but something’s gone seriously wrong. I’ve never seen him like this before. I thought you might be able to help, considering you’re sort of the official caretaker for the region” Gareth sighed
“Okay, I’ll have a talk to him. I’m not going to get much sleep anyway with this racket going on. With that he walked to the door and opened it, turning to Tamith as he left
“And I’d appreciate it if you could figure out some sort of search party if you really think it’s that bad, we can’t rely on the skycore, they have more important things to do and the Chandarans are still clearing up after the storm. I think it’s going to be just us and maybe a few of the others if possible. Oh, and I might be able to find a little help around here somewhere if we need it”

In the centre of the city paki’tar stood on the steps of the senate house of Chandara, gazing into the floodlit depths of the great fountain that was the heart of Chandara. Neptune stared haughtily down from his lofty position, gouts of brilliant water shooting from his upraised trident. The deinonychus was troubled. In his entire speakership he had never received a group of Dolphinbacks before and now he received a message that Dylan had been discovered swimming in the ocean in the middle of the night yelling that they were all going to die. He wondered briefly why this sort of thing always happened to him. First storms then prophets. What next?
He sighed and walked back into the senate, the huge building brilliantly lit, as always, by the small sunstone that sat in its Atlas cradle in the roof of the foyer. A few humans and dinosaurs were still visible in the balconies, either engaged in a book or meditating, though some were praying in the small booths near the roof. The senate house was not only the political heart of Chandara, but the social, educational and religious one also.
He felt completely exhausted after spending the day and most of the night alternately organising aid for the town, aiding in the repairs himself or welcoming the new arrivals to his city. Paki wandered back into his office and sat down on his couch, pulling a roll of parchment from under his desk as he did so. Producing a quill from the leather harness he usually wore, he began to write a quick letter to the authorities in Sauropolis, asking them for a few supplies needed for the repair of the sauropod barn and alerting them to the coming of another group of Dolphinbacks. That done, he got up, rubbed his eyes and promptly collapsed to the ground, wheezing gently in his sleep

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Subject: WC company


Author:
Tamith
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Date Posted: 18:19:21 09/12/03 Fri
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The company from Waterfall City had excited the Rainy Basin two days before. Thankfully, and to Ressa’s great pleasure, they had not run into any Basin carnivores. Their baskets of smoked eels and fish and Standtall’s Basin armor, however, had been left in a checkpoint just beyond the rain forest’s boundaries. This meant that now they were making much better time than they had before. The group had passed by Sauropolis the previous day, now the Capital lied to their northeast. To the west, they could barely see the outline of the Forbidden Mountains.

The party had now stopped for nightfall. Kael, Hikari, and Azonthus were busy setting up tents for them to sleep in while Allen and Ressa had taken it upon themselves to start a fire and get dinner on its way. Standtall was taking a break from all the heavy walking and munching on the top leaves of one of the last tall trees they’d be seeing for a while. Some fifteen minutes later, each member had the food of his or her choice and was sitting around the fire watching the still cloudy sky above them.

“How much longer, do you think?” Hikari asked Kael when he sat down for dinner.

“A few more days,” he replied while sipping some of the soup Allen had cooked up. “We’ve made great time thus far, with any luck we should be there within the next three days.”

“We’re lucky to have Standtall with,” Allen spoke up. “I could have already been there, but it would have taken you non-fliers forever to arrive!”

Kael smiled. “Not all of us have the advantage of being skybax riders. Where did Highwind go, anyway? I haven’t seen him since we started camp.”

“He and Featherlight went for a hunt,” the blonde rider replied. “They’ll be back.” He excused himself and went to the near by stream they had found to wash after he had finished dinner. Hikari and Ressa where deep in conversation, swapping stories by the looks of it.

“You know,” Azonthus spoke to Kael for the first time since dinner had started. “You’re nothing like what I expected at first.”

Kael looked surprised. “I’m afraid I don’t understand.”

Azonthus laughed in a raptorian way. “Well, you’re an O’Connor,” she said. “By rights and what I know from your family, trouble follows your every step. And you can be a bit reckless.”

The human laughed. “Oh, I see. My brother’s reputation precedes me!”

“Not in a bad way!” Azonthus quickly put in. “It’s just that I never thought I’d meet a non-hyper O’Connor!”

“I know what you mean, I think,” Kael told her. “Dylan and I are just as alike as we are different. It made growing up... interesting.”

“I bet!” Azonthus said. She watched him a moment longer.

It seemed as if his attention had suddenly drifted from the conversation he was having and focused in a point somewhere in the southern horizon. A cold draft blew across their camp making Hikari run for one of the blankets in her tent before returning to her chat with Ressa. She turned her attention to Kael again and frowned. His complexion had change. It almost looked as if he was in pain, though his attention was still fixed on the horizon.

“Are you feeling alrigh?” she asked getting up and walking towards him. For a moment he didn’t respond, but then, almost as if it caused him a lot of effort, his attention returned to her.

“I’m sorry....” he stammered feeling his forehead and snapping his eyes shut. “It’s just... I suddenly got this really bad feeling about my brother.”

“Dylan?” Az asked.

“Yeah...”Kael answered, though he still looked like he was caught between his thoughts and their conversation. “Featherlight told us he had been injured, but it couldn’t have been that serious, I didn’t feel... point is, something’s wrong with him now.”

“I’m sure he’s well taken care of,” Azonthus told him. “You said Tamith was with him, I’m sure he’s alright.”

“It’s not that,” Kael said looking sideways at the fire. “It’s just...” He seemed to think better of what he had been about to say and stood up. “I’m sending Featherlight ahead as soon as he returns, I hope he’s up for it. We’ll rest a few hours before starting off ourselves, we better move fast.”

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Subject: Back Downstairs...


Author:
Tamith
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Date Posted: 20:51:16 09/08/03 Mon
(66-50-91-209.prtc.net/66.50.91.209)
OOC: WHOA!! Talk about slowness!!! Ok, I meant to post this as a response, but the page wont load! Stefan, don't remeber what species the Speaker was and I can't check either due to lack of loading from Voy, I hope I got it right, if not I'm sooo sorry and pretend I got it right LOL:)



Tamith took a sip of her warm mug as she listen to the two gentlemen sitting across from her. The Chandaran Speaker was discussing the dolphinbacks and their lucky arrival because of the severity of the storm that had just passed, a storm who’s last tendrils still raged above Dinotopian skies. Movement coming from the staircase caught her eye. Recognition dawned on her and she gasped.

“LiquidFire!” she called at the Utharaptor now making her way down the stairs after. Upon seeing the human youth, LiquidFire altered her direction in order togreet the girl.

“Breath Deep,” she said.

“Seek Peace!” Tamith replied happily. “What brings you to Chandara? I haven’t seen you since our unexpected meeting in your Clan’s grounds.”

LiquidFire made a face and Tamith wasn’t sure if she was grinning at the memory or looking at it with regret. “Yes, it’s been a while. And I’m here right now to assist the local healers in what I can with the wounded from the storm.”

“Oh!” Tamith exclaimed, “Then you’re the one upstairs with-”

“You’re companion, yes, sadly that’s me,” LiquidFire responded. “He isn’t the easiest patient I’ve had and honestly, I’ve seen better behave hatchlings!”

Tamith grinned sheepishly. “Yeah… Dylan isn’t very fond of healers…But before I forget,” she said turning towards the other two humans on the table, “This is Gareth, he aided us with the dolphinbacks, and this is the Chandaran Speaker.”

Liquidfire nodded her greetings then turned to the empty water bowl in her hands. “I better go get some more of this to finish disinfecting his wounds and if he spills it again, I swear I’ll spill the contents of a cauldron over his head!”

The rest of the table laughed.

“Is he really giving you that a hard time?” Gareth asked curiously. “He seemed in no shape to complain, let alone cause mayor damage.”

“Oh, you’d be surprised what Dylan can do when he sets his mind to it!” Tamith said smiling.

“I can testify to that,” Liquidfire agreed with a toothy grin.

“Would you like our help?” Gareth offered.

Tamith laughed. “I’m positive he’ll behave if we’re both there to witness is tantrums.”

Liquidfire nodded. “Please! I’ll go fetch some more water, you two can keep him busy for a bit.”

The two humans excused themselves from the Speaker and followed Liquidfire to the kitchens. Once they had all the necessary items, they went back up the stairs to the room Dylan was staying in. Tamith knocked on the door and called to her friend, but to her surprise, no one responded. After several attempts with similar results, they opened the door and stared into the room. Everything was as LiquidFire had left it except for an opened window from which the light rain now poured into the room and no Dylan.

“He’s… gone??” LiquidFire said puzzled.

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Subject: Plot twist! Warning- dark post


Author:
Jebar
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Date Posted: 19:23:42 09/02/03 Tue
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The small group carefully combed the beaches, looking for other survivors. Surely, if they had survived, others could have made it to the shore of this fantastical island.

Jebar shifted the weight of the food and cooking utensils on his back. He was strong, but not used to carrying two days wroth of food for three people. And the heat and humidity didn’t help much either. Still, he was thankful for his dark skin; Captain McGreggor and Lucas were looking fairly pink from the sun. By days end, they’d be quite red.

Suddenly, Namir ran ahead of the group and to the waters edge. The large tiger chased something bobbing in the surf for a moment before finally catching it in his massive paws. Almost delicately, he held the collar of a child’s shirt in his teeth, and dragged him farther up shore.

The captain and Lucas quickly ran to the man while Jebar tried his best to keep up. When he caught a glimpse of what Namir had found, he dropped the pack and ran after them.

“Good boy, Namir,” Lucas praised his pet. He rubbed the cat on its head. Namir purred, then began licking the face of the boy he had rescued.

When Jebar arrived, his heart leapt into his throat. It was his son...

"Kairo. Kairo, wake up." Almost angrily, he shoved Namir away and cradled his son in his arms.

"Here, let me see the boy," the Captain demanded. He practically had to pry Jebar’s arms away from him. But, he wasn’t happy with what he saw. At least the boy was alive.

A quick look proved that the only thing that had kept the young boy afloat for so long was a spar, through his stomach. It was a miracle that he was still alive.

Lucas put his hand on the darker mans shoulder. “Jebar, I’m so sorry.”

“No, it’s Ok. He’ll live.” Jebar continued to hug his son. “I’ve seen worse.”

Kairo coughed up a little blood and looked up at his dad. A small groan escaped his lips.

“Shh-hh-hh… It’ll be OK,” Jebar comforted.

Captain McGreggor shook his head, and began digging through the pack that Jebar had dropped. Quickly, he found what he had been looking for. He kept the knife hidden.

“Jebar, it’ll be better if we just end it for him. The boy’s not going to make it.”

“No, he’ll be fine! We just need to find him a doctor.” He hugged the boy closer, not minding the blood that seeped onto his own cloths. It had taken so much to find his son, then to find enough money to buy Kairo from the slave owner. He couldn’t die now; not like this. Tears began stinging his eyes. Why had he lived, and his son about to die?
Namir had gone back out into the surf, letting the ocean drench his coat and cool him off. He watched the humans going about some strange business with mild interest. Still, the scent of blood made him hungry.

“Jebar, say goodbye. We can’t leave him like this. It’s cruel to let him die this slowly.”

“No…” He hugged him tighter.

It took both Lucas and Captain McGreggor to pull Jebar away from his son. Lucas held him back while the Captain covered the boys face with the handkerchief from his neck, and plunged the old cooking knife into the boys heart. It was only moments before Kairo stopped gasping for air, and was at peace.

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