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For the Stone, or For Friendship?

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OOC:( It's great!  :^.^: )
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Shera saw a tree nearby. "I might try to make the tree fall down... so we can use it to get to the next side, but I will need some help.. Maybe you can help Cera? Or don't you think it is a wise idea Zaine?" she asked.

She was a bit afraid of water, so she wanted a clear plan how to get to the next side. She relaxed while listening to Ducky's voice and thought If something goes wrong they will probably help me out of the water. Slowly she started to sing along.


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After being hugged by Chomper, Longtail smiled and said "Hi Aunt Mim, I'm okay. Really." He then looked around and said "Well I was expecting some of you to come, but I wasn't expecting all of you!" He then looked over and said "It must be your fault that they got here so slow right Hunter?" The Alimon smirked and said "Oh please...you wish, it was me and Chomper that lead the way here, so HA!"

Longtail smiled and said "That doesn't mean anything...besides if it hadn't been for me screaming like that I don't your nose would be able to find me." Hunter then walked over and patted Longtail on the head and replied "I'm glad your safe squirt."

Cera walked over and said "Yeah...that's great! Now that those silly egg brains are gone can we go meet the others at this other fake stone now...I wanna go home!"

Both Longtail and Hunter had to laugh at Cera's remark as Longtail said "Although she is kinda right. As nice as this rescue is we do need to get moving."

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When Cyrix saw the problem they faced, instead of throwing out ideas he simply went about collecting things like vines and rocks...just in case anyone's idea's needed a little work to put together, he would just be making it easier to do.


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Dante looked at Zaine and Shera, then said...
"Well, I think that taking that log down'll be the fastest way across.  But d'ya think we should wait for the others?  I think I heard those egg eaters getting knocked around a little.  The others may be on their way..."


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Cyrix smiled and said "It wouldn't surprise me if they beat us to the stone. But Dante may have a point, perhaps we should wait. After all we have a sizable lead on those egg eaters anyway."


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"I think we should wait" Shera knew she was going to need some help with the log.


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Ducky having finished her song goes over to the three.  "I do not think I could push down the tree, no, no, no." She said.

Petrie looks at it as well while standing next to Ducky.  "Me no can push down tree that big. "He said.  

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Mim nods, "If both of you are ok then we should be heading towards the stone.  Those eggeaters may be heading there once they recover from their shock and the others may need our help." She said.

Littlefoot nods, "We should go there.  Longtail and I heard him tell the egg eaters where the stone is so we know if the rest of you do not." He said.


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Mitch called over the bushes to the others:
"Hey Littlefoot, Longtail! Did these pathetic beings hurt you?"
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Littlefoot shook his head, "They chocked me a little, but I saw then hit Longtail with a stick and I think one of them stepped on his neck.  he got it worst then I did."


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Chomper called back to Mitch. "Don't worry about them! They're gone now, but if we run into them again we'll take them down!" He then turned to Longtail. "Yes it's true we wouldn't have known exactly where you were had you not screamed out, but my sniffer caught Littlefoot's scent, so it wasn't really necessary." He then laughed. "Although I will admit, I thought that yell was so funny."

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Zaine nodded. "We should definitely think this one through. I'm not so worried about the egg eaters getting ahead of us, because I'm sure Longtail and Littlefoot are slowing them down right now." Of course, he didn't realize that they were already rescued and on their way to meet up with them. He then turned to Shera. "The log might be a good idea, but the only problem is it might get carried away by the water."


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'I think that we should try to catch up with the other group. We should let them know that we were successful.' Vylor said.

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'I agree on waiting, and that we should see if the others are going to get here. If they aren't here by midday tomorrow, then we should move ahead without them. They'll catch up to us eventually.' Argaya said.


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Longtail smiled and asked "What was so funny about that scream?" Hunter smiled as she knew where this was going. She walked over and whispered to Chomper "Don't let his response get to you...he takes pride in what he can do."

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Cyrix nodded and said "Well then in that case we can worry about crossing this gap tomorrow then." Cyrix then sat down and smiled as he said "I'm sure they will be fine and once we regroup we can press on."


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Shera sat down and was going to wait for the others. "We will have to do something to get them here... Or do they know where to go?" She was thinking of a plan.


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Mim thought for a moment.  "The others should be easy enough to find.  Some of us know where the stone is and their ultimate destination."  She said half aloud and partially to herself then she turned to Chomper, "Do you smell where Ducky or Petrie, or the others are.  If so then we can head directly there and join them faster.  How about the rest of you sharpteeth.  If we can follow the scent of the others in the other group we can head directly to where they are instead of just towards the same destination.  What do you others think?  Would you rather join up with them or head directly to the stone?" Mim said.

Littlefoot thought for a moment, "I'm not sure, both are good ideas." He said then waited till the others would speak.


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Petrie nods, "Maybe rest is good, no good being tired." He said, not tired himself but guessing some of those who walked maybe tired.

Ducky nods, "Maybe tomorrow we will get an idea, yes we may." She said.


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"Why are you still standing here?!"
"Get out of here, and don't you ever come back if your bodies are precious to you!"
Mitch turned away, he walked out of the bushes and rejoined the group.
He placed himself next to Mim.
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Ozzy and Strut managed to get a certain distance away from the group. "That was a disaster," Ozzy said. "We lost our bait, and now there are more of them. We have to find a way to slow them down."

"Just how do we do that?" Strut asked. Ozzy thought for a moment, then he had an idea.

"If we can't kidnap one of them, then we'll just have to perminantly disable them, starting with the source."

"What does that mean?" Strut asked with a confused expression, and Ozzy rolled his eyes.

"We take out the little green longneck. He knows where the stone is, so if he were unable to lead them, then we'd have a chance."

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Chomper thought for a moment. "I think we should just go ahead and try to find Zaine and the others. They can't be too far from here since we're all heading in the same direction." Then he caught Ducky's scent. He sniffed the air and looked around. "I actually just caught hold of Ducky's scent! It's down this way!" he pointed in a direction.

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Zaine nodded as he walked over to a nearby bush. "Also, it wouldn't be a bad idea to get something to eat." He then began to chew some of the leaves off of the branches.



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Flapping hard Soar brought herself above the foliage and took a look around for the two escaped egg-snatchers. She felt a need to prove her worth to these people, to show that she could be helpful and useful. She gently swooped over the tops of bushes and the like, keeping an eye out for the villians.


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'Petrie, why don't you go and find them? We could get a message to them quickly.' Argaya said.


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Longtail and Hunter both sniffed the air and immediately Longtail said "Hey, you were right Chomper! Way to go!" He flapped his wings and then said "Maybe I can fly ahead and find the others faster. That way I oculd give them a message or something." Hunter smiled at the idea and said "Good one! What do you guys think?"


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Zaine continued to eat off the bush, but then he noticed a rustle right next to him. "I wonder what's back there." Suddenly, something grabbed him and pulled him through the bushes. He looked up to see none other than Ozzy and Strut. "Oh no, not you two again!"

"Today is your unlucky day little longneck," Ozzy sneered.

"Time to have some fun with you..." Strut laughed.

"You won't get away with this," Zaine said. "Longtail and Littlefoot will be rescued and we will get the stone before you."

"Of course, your little friends won't be able to get the stone if they don't know where to go," Strut argued. Zaine was about to mention that he knew where the stone was, but then he realized where this was going.

"Say goodnight Zaine," Ozzy said. With that, he whipped his tail at Zaine's face. Zaine stumbled over to the side and tried to regain his balance. Unfortunately, Strut was already lunging for him. The egg eater used his feet to trip Zaine onto the ground. Ozzy then walked over, grabbed Zaine by the tail, and swung him against a tree. Zaine felt a huge rush of pain flow through his body as he fell to the ground. Strut then picked him up by the neck, and began pucnhing him in the face multiple times. Zaine tried to fight back, but the strength of the two egg eaters overpowerd him. Ozzy then grabbed a sharp pointed rock and slashed at Zaine's front legs. Zaine yelled out in pain as his legs crumbled in front of him and he fell back to the ground. Once again, he tried to get back up, but he was unable to move his legs. "Time to die little leaf eater," Ozzy said. He then kicked Zaine in the stomach, and Zaine felt all of his breath knocked out of him. Finally, Ozzy pushed Zaine so his underbelly was open, and he took the rock and stabbed Zaine with it.

Zaine's eyes widened from the pain, then they slowly closed and he lied limp on the ground. Ozzy bent down and checked for a pulse, but there was none. "He's gone," he said looking towards Strut.

"Did we really just kill him?" Strut asked.

"He's not getting back up ever again." The two egg eaters then looked around to make sure nobody was around, then they slipped away undetected.

Fortunately for Zaine, Ozzy's aim was off and he missed the heart. Within a few seconds, Zaine slowly began to regain consciousness, but it was very little. A trail of blood flowed from both his legs and his underbelly, and a even smaller trail was coming out of his mouth. There was no chance he could stand up, but he tried anyway and only received even more pain. I...can't...die now...

"Mom...Dad...Longtail...Littlefoot... I'm sorry..." were the only words he could get out.

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Chomper all of a sudden became worried. He knew he had track of Ducky and Petire's scent, but now he caught Zaine's scent. Only, this one was mixed with blood. With a horrified look, Chomper pointed in the direction the scent was coming from. "Guys, I've picked up Zaine's scent. He's in grave danger. We have to find them!"

He then turned towards Longtail. "Longtail! Fly ahead of us and see if you can find them. We'll follow behind you as fast as we can. Go now!"