Various Scenes... -- The Middle of Nowhere

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Date Posted: 15:57:06 03/06/02 Wed
Author: Various Creatures
Subject: Various Scenes...

[Scene - Icza, Blane, and Afkiai]

I heard a faint sound and spun. Out from the thick brush behind me stepped something that I'd never seen before. And, like lessers in the presence of our betters, Tsas and I took a step back. The creature had a reptilian head, a long, flexed neck, and slitted eyes. Behind the powerful shoulders and long, clawed forelegs arched a smooth back, graceful hind legs ending in clawed talons, and a long, coled tail. The creature was a pure grey-green, no fur or scales, but pebbled skin. Its azure eyes watched us calmly with no visible fear. With good reason: it was half again our size...

[Scene Change - Human and Grayk]

Suddenly, a loud hiss sounded from the tree above me. My head swung up and I nearly got it sliced off for my trouble. I ducked and jumped backwards. A thing leaped lightly and gracefully down to face me. It was about seven or eight feet high, and was grey, with black stripes and swirls. A tiger-like head, amber coloured eyes, raptor-like forelegs tipped in wickedly curving claws, and a deep chest were held proudly upright. Powerful hind legs ending in nasty talons and a twitching tail completed the beast. It bared its ivory fangs in a fierce grimace and crouched, preparing to leap...

[Scene Change - Swype and Shinea]

I huddled inside the bush and held my breath. The being was directly in front of me now, and I was terrified. Its smooth movements, alert eyes, and confident bearing made me realize that it wasn't exactly nervous. The paleness of its soft coat blended in perfectly with its surrounding, and its long, serene body made even me look clunky. A reddish crest topped its swept-back head, long sinuous neck, and smooth forelegs. Its longish back seemed flexible enough, and its hind legs were much like mine. I had to breathe, and I let it out as sloowly and silently as I could. Somehow the being heard me, and spun to face me...

[Scene Change - Night Cats and Keninas]

The scout came limping back, half dead. I leapt up, concern plain on my feline face. The scout collapsed at my paws and gasped, "My lady, in-intruders in the west, west valley. K-Keninas, at least a score..." With that, he passed out. "Healers, attend!" I snapped. The two healers rushed over immediately. I grimaced and and motioned for my pack to follow me. Keninas were tough opponents, and they had attacked my territory more than once, but they had always been beaten back. We loped off, and within five minutes we had reached the valley where the Keninas contemptuously waited. My pack numbered only twenty-three; this promised to be a brutal fight. I grinned nastily. My favorite kind...

[Scene Change - Human]

I raised the staff above my head and chanted the Words of Power. The staff began to glow, and I could feel the Power flow through my like wine. But I didn't get drunk, not quite. "Hee-yah!" I shouted, and swung the staff in a downwards motion. With a loud boom, a ball of flame erupted on the field below me. I nearly collapsed. "It worked?" I said shakily. I simply couldn't believe it! Mariana hadn't lied! And that meant she truly was in severe trouble...

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