The Great Plague

Sleeping-force's-inside · **Reply #180 on:** July 21, 2013, 02:01:18 PM

"I don't think we need to look for trees anymore." Chomper pointed into the distance where some of the Grown-ups were appearing already. "I guess they heard us scream." He blinked a few times when noticing just how slow they seemed to be.

Kor · **Reply #181 on:** July 21, 2013, 04:08:40 PM

"Yeah, we can rest here and talk to them. I'm sure at least some of them will head here." Cera said. "Likely grumpy."

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Mama Swimmer & flyer having heard their kids started to head in the direction where they heard the sounds of their kids coming from. Mama flyer flew, using the thermals to glide as much as she could, and tire herself as little as possible. Mama swimmer walked at a fairly even, slow, pace, wanting to get there but knowing tiring herself out before she could get there would not do any good.

StrutEggStealer · **Reply #182 on:** July 22, 2013, 03:15:25 PM

Ruby swallowed upon catching sight of the grown-ups. They moved so slowly, and they looked so weak! She was fired with a sudden zeal to get to the bottom of this illness as soon as possible! She moved beside Chomper and waited.

Ducky123 · **Reply #183 on:** July 22, 2013, 05:22:45 PM

As Ducky saw her mommy walking almost zombie-like she remembered the thoughts she had earlier that day. She felt sadness again and worries floaded her head.

LoyfeCycleProtector · **Reply #184 on:** July 22, 2013, 05:34:00 PM

Panting, Littlefoot carefully drew himself to his feet. He did so with all the slow deliberation of a man walking on thin ice, his eyes squinted in fear that something was going to break. But to his relief, aside from the same raw, slightly burning feeling in his lungs, he didn't feel any differently than normal. He saw his grandparents fairly easily out of the crowd, and in that moment, Littlefoot saw they looked exactly like he had a moment ago. They moved slowly, deliberately, and with the same expression that was if they were afraid something in them would break if strained too hard.
Littlefoot tightens his lips, but quickly reaffirmed his stance with a glance at his friends'd worried looks.
"If they were able to make it this far on their own, I don't think they're in any serious danger yet," he said a loud, in some part to his friends, mostly to himself.
"Uh... Let's not mention what just happened to the adults. I don't think they'll be too keen to let us go find medicine if they knew."
The bright circle was now in the final phase of setting, and their parents were throwing shadows against the ground that were longer than they were as they got closer and closer.
A sliver of the night circle was rising behind him. Littlefoot didn't look. He was too afraid he'd see some giant winged thing flying underneath it.
"You have the supplies?" Littlefoot whispered to Ruby, and realized with some stab of self accusation that he still didn't trust the adults to make the right choice when they got here.

Sleeping-force's-inside · **Reply #185 on:** July 23, 2013, 08:31:09 AM

Chomper scooted just a bit closer to Ruby, suddenly wondering if this sickness had also appeared in the Mysterious Beyond. What if his parents or Ruby's had gotten it too? They'd never find out on time!

StrutEggStealer · **Reply #186 on:** July 23, 2013, 04:43:36 PM

Ruby heard Littlefoot's request and she slowly nodded. "Well, more or less. Less probably is more right." She replied, grimly. "I do not know how long this will take, but if we are to help the grownups, we must leave for this Night Flower soon."
She glanced down at Chomper, noticing the worry in his face,a nd she smiled, comfortingly, moving to clutch his little claw in her own. "It will be all right, Chomper. You will see it is so."

Dosu2Dinner · **Reply #187 on:** July 24, 2013, 03:33:50 AM

Spike was getting impatient - the way he saw it, the grown-ups were ill, and so it was vital they get moving as soon as possible. On the other hand, Littlefoot had just almost died...if it were that dangerous, what should be done? In an attempt to calm himself down, he began to eat a nearby clump of grass.

Kor · **Reply #188 on:** July 24, 2013, 10:32:31 PM

"Looks like we can tell'em we're going to help them whether they want us to or not." Cera said, with a determined look on her face. "We just have to wait till they are all here, then we can tell'em and set out." Cera said.

StrutEggStealer · **Reply #189 on:** July 25, 2013, 10:00:45 AM

Ruby was worried. "Do you think they will let us? Because, all those times before, they did not want us going by ourselves."

Sleeping-force's-inside · **Reply #190 on:** July 25, 2013, 10:14:47 AM

Chomper looked from the grown-ups to his friends. "Did we ever bother with what they wanted?" He wondered, remembering all those previous times where they had gone out after all.

Ducky123 · **Reply #191 on:** July 25, 2013, 11:41:04 AM

"Yep, yep, yep!" Ducky agreed. "We have to go out to the Mysterious Beyond to bring them the beautiful Night Flower because I do not want to watch my mommy getting weaker and weaker, oh no!"

Dosu2Dinner · **Reply #192 on:** July 25, 2013, 11:47:47 AM

Spike grunted and nodded in agreement, and licked Ducky in reassurance, forgetting his tongue was still covered in grass.

Ducky123 · **Reply #193 on:** July 25, 2013, 05:16:59 PM

"SPIKE!!!" Ducky screamed. "You are unmannerly, you are!"
Slighly pissed off she walked away from her little brother plopping to the ground beside Petrie.
"He always teases me and I do not like this, no, no, no!" she said to Petrie.

The Anonymous Person · **Reply #194 on:** July 25, 2013, 05:36:53 PM

"Yeah!" said Petrie. "Me no like it neither, especially when he not swallow food yet!" He was going to add, "He too much of a glutton!", but he kept his beak shut about it.

LoyfeCycleProtector · **Reply #195 on:** July 25, 2013, 06:08:02 PM

"Guy's, cool it" rolled towards the tip of Littlefoot's tongue so fast that he only barely stopped himself from saying it. Instead he sat, watching as the adults grew closer and closer and closer. It was miserable watching them move so slowly and so weakly.
'Alright,' he thought to himself, eyeing the others. 'We've done this a dozen times. Downplay the danger, tell them it will only be a few days, there's no other way, we've been there before, we'll be extra careful-- the usual stuff.'
And Ali. Ali will be there... right? Or will she be
(eaten)
off with her herd somewhere else?
He hesitantly opened his mouth to ask if anybody had any strange dreams, but couldn't. Not now-- not so near the adults. Maybe he could ask that when he was alone with his friends... but that would mean telling him his dream, too. He clasped his mouth shut, turned to his friends, and gave the advice to his friends he had given a dozen times before:
"Remember-- we're a team. Team's look stronger when we're united. Let's try to look together when we tell the adults. Okay?"

Kor · **Reply #196 on:** July 25, 2013, 10:55:11 PM

"Yea," Cera said, determination on her face, "Remember, we tell them we're going to help them whether they like it or not." Cera said nodding her head as she got into a determination stance as well.

Sleeping-force's-inside · **Reply #197 on:** July 26, 2013, 03:47:51 AM

"And they won't let us, most likely..." Chomper murmured. Finally he couldn't stop himself any longer. "You guys think this sickness is with all the grown-ups? Even those outside the Valley?"

StrutEggStealer · **Reply #198 on:** July 26, 2013, 04:02:13 PM

Ruby shook her head. "I think this sickness is being kept in, while keeping other sicknesses out. But I could be mistaken, that we are not the only ones who are sick."

Kor · **Reply #199 on:** July 26, 2013, 05:38:23 PM

Mama swimmer walked to where she could see the kids, but not walking all the way over to where they were since they looked mainly ok and she did feel very tired. "Are you kids ok?" She asked, tired but attempting to not show it as much as she could. "We heard some screaming and thought the worst." She said.

Mama flyer walked up a bit to stand beside where she was.