Land Before Time: Twilight Valley

Serris · **Reply #440 on:** March 29, 2009, 04:21:36 PM

The knife wielding Fast-Runner staggered towards Lori.

"Longtail, you are in no condition to fight." the torch bearing Swimmer said. He then turned to Ozzie. "Pick on someone who's healthy!"

Drake · **Reply #441 on:** March 29, 2009, 07:43:12 PM

Lori stepped away from the Fast-Runner, giving a distrusting glare. "Forget about protecting me. If the two of you can beat him down, I won't need any protecting and I'll step back so he can't escape from you and use me as a hostage."

Serris · **Reply #442 on:** March 29, 2009, 07:54:23 PM

"Suit yourself." The knife wielding Fast-Runner said. He sheathed his knife and ran over to Ozzie.

"I have a knife!" he shouted, unsheathing it and brandishing it.

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #443 on:** March 29, 2009, 08:08:38 PM

"Just becuase I can't use my wings does not mean I'm useless! I'll do what I can, but you two will have to distract him." said Longtail with a determined look on his face.

Kit12 · **Reply #444 on:** March 30, 2009, 12:35:14 PM

"Looks like the Calvary Herd's already arrived" Misty commented as she and Kit reached the area as well.

"See, you do need help" Kit said with a slight smile as she swooped down lower to try and help distract Ozzie. Misty wasn't sure where she would be of best use, but she waited for an opportunity to provide a surprise attack perhaps where needed.

Serris · **Reply #445 on:** March 30, 2009, 10:55:19 PM

The knife wielding Fast-Runner drew his knife and slashed Ozzie, leaving a clean cut on his arm.

Ozzie threw Longtail aside and faced the Fast-Runner. He grabbed a nearby rock and squared off against the Fast Runner.

The Swimmer was trying to hit Ozzie with thrown rocks.

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #446 on:** March 30, 2009, 11:10:37 PM

Longtail landed on the ground with a thud, and he gritted his teeth as he felt something else pop inside. He didn't want to think about it, but he knew he was in pain right now...and he slowly tried to crawl away from the battle between Ozzie and the others, making his way over to where Lori was standing.

Kit12 · **Reply #447 on:** March 31, 2009, 12:44:31 AM

"Oh, what'dya do now..." Kit's sigh was a worried one as she swooped over to help pull, as gently as she could, Longtail over to where Lori was. "You can't move, can you?" she guessed and asked once they reached the spot, "well that just figures, what am I suppose to tell your uncle?" she asked rhetorically and not really lecturing.

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #448 on:** March 31, 2009, 02:00:58 AM

Longtail gave a grimaced look as he said, "I don't know...what'cha gonna tell my uncle...I'm just...glad I can't feel any pain right now....but I know I'm hurt....and not moving...well....it stinks."

Kit12 · **Reply #449 on:** March 31, 2009, 12:03:05 PM

Kit sighed again, her worry becoming worse as well. "Well come on, first thing we gotta do is get you safer and off the ground...um..." she tried to figure out how to do that without adding to his pain, since despite what he said, it would probably hurt when he was moved.

"M-Misty" she called, "Could you come help me?".

"Oh sure" the egg snatcher, who wasn't needed with all three of the others attacking Ozzie, she realized, rushed over to help Kit lift Longtail and begin to move him over.

"What he d--" Misty began to ask, even if she should have seen it too, but Kit shook her head now was now the time.

She sighed again as they helped Longtail find a more secluded spot, but he was still in really bad shape now, she figured.

"Oh Longtail, I don't know how you're gonna recover from this?" Kit had to almost fight back tears with how bad this looked, "it's like that time we almost lost Grand--". Kit paused.

Then, in barely a whisper, "The nightflowers...".

"What what?" Misty asked. "Nightflowers" Kit answered, turning to her, "they all but a legend thing, but I saw them work once and, if anything could help him".

"Magic...flowers?" Misty asked. "I saw them work!" Kit insisted, "they might be our only shot!".

Serris · **Reply #450 on:** March 31, 2009, 07:26:44 PM

Ozzie grappled for the knife with the Fast-Runner but ended up getting slashed multiple times. He did not notice the hail of rocks had stopped.

Ozzie then grabbed hold of the Fast-Runner's wrist and placed him in a wrist lock forcing him to drop his weapon.

"Now!" the Fast-Runner shouted.

"Huh?" Ozzie asked. The shock caused him to loosen his wristlock on the Fast-Runner, who simply pulled his hand free from the lock and kicked Ozzie in the groin. The Fast-Runner then assumed a fighting stance.

"Argh! You'll pay for this!" Ozzie shouted. He ended up with a strong right hook to the temple as a response and dropped to the ground, dazed but still conscious.

Immediately after the Fast-Runner punched out Ozzie, the Swimmer, who had been hiding behind a bush, burst from his hiding spot and grabbed Ozzie in a chokehold.

Ozzie was too dazed to resist and eventually slipped unconscious from the Swimmer's chokehold.

The Fast Runner picked up his weapon and grinned. "Kit, Misty, Lori, someone help me bind Ozzie."

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #451 on:** March 31, 2009, 08:35:24 PM

Longtail was laughing for a moment as he looked up at Kit and said,
"Don't worry about me....you have to remember I used to live like this almost everyday. He smiled again until Kit mentioned the Nightflowers. He turned his head and replied, "No...not a chance! You and I both know....that where they grow....is off limits....even if you could find some....here in the valley, you may not get back...without help."

Kit12 · **Reply #452 on:** March 31, 2009, 09:03:04 PM

"On it" Misty ran over to help bind Ozzie, "Here, you're gonna want to tie his arms like this" she said, all but instructing them in a few points, "tying up us egg snatchers is like tying up hatchlings sometimes, lots of loops that if left open we can just wiggle ourselves out of" she grinned, "trust me I know".

"You've broken nearly every bone in your body before?" Kit asked rhetorically, "since I gather that's what happened; I mean, what else is gonna help you through this?" she asked. Longtail did mention help though, as if if she could think of someone she could go through with it.

"I'll just have to find Twiz again" she all but shrugged, "I mean Mysterious Beyond or not I think I know where his loyalties lie and you can't argue with someone who's been raised by sharpteeth and can fly" she grinned, even if she knew Longtail quite possibly could. "Plus I'm sure he's got herd members he could talk into helping us out too, I'd have like a herd of ground sharptooth fighters protecting me".

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #453 on:** March 31, 2009, 10:09:00 PM

Longtail closed his eyes for a moment and sighed.
"Just do what you need to do Kit. I'll be okay...I hope." he said with a waver of uncertainty in his voice.

Kit12 · **Reply #454 on:** March 31, 2009, 10:26:04 PM

"You will...all going well" Kit said, "I--I'll be back before I can hardly be missed, probably" she said with her own uncertainty.

"Misty...watch Longtail" she quickly told her friend as she flapped off. "W-where are you going?" the egg snatcher asked.

"I'll explain later, it'll be easier then" the flyer said with a frown before continuing on towards the wall. Misty sighed, Kit didn't seem impulsive like this, so it must be big she realized.

Drake · **Reply #455 on:** March 31, 2009, 10:32:14 PM

"Magic flowers?" Lori repeated skeptically. She shook her head in disbelief, turning and padding away. It was depressing to see Longtail injured, even if she didn't know him very well.

She frowned over at the others, who were currently occupied with tying up Ozzie. They were covered in bruises and scratches from the various scuffles that had taken place just that day. A thoughtful expression appeared on her face.

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #456 on:** March 31, 2009, 10:40:05 PM

Longtail tried to move his body, but it just wouldn't listen. He wanted so badly to get up and do something other than just lying around...but it seemed that for the moment it was all the poor flyer could do.
"I hope....she doesn't do anything....drastic." said Longtail with a frown.

Serris · **Reply #457 on:** March 31, 2009, 11:53:12 PM

The Fast-Runner had finished binding Ozzie's legs with multiple strips of vines. "So, shall we carry our captive to Mr. Longneck?"

Ozzie began to stir and finding that he was being bound, began to struggle. "Why you..."

The Fast-Runner held his knife to Ozzie's throat. "I'd shut up if I were you." He then turned to Kit and Misty. "Kit, Misty, got his arms?"

The Swimmer was keeping watch. He had no weapon and his torch had burned out.

Kit12 · **Reply #458 on:** April 01, 2009, 12:47:01 AM

Noticing her look, Misty frowned, "Hey Lori, you doing ok? Something up?" she asked. The fast runner's next words caught her though. She didn't bother to try to explain where Kit had gone, since she couldn't even if she tried, but she nodded that Ozzie's hands were succesfully tied. "Yep, he's good" Misty said.

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Meanwhile, Kit paused at the wall to the Great Valley, looking out to the Mysterious Beyond, only now was the total weight of how hard this could be sinking in...but then...the hope that it might just work beyond anything else pushed her on. "All I have to do is find Twiz and his herd first, surely someone must know of them" she said to herself as she took flight.

The many other times she was out here as a hatchling had been with the group, and recently when she'd just been lost she'd been trying to find her way back to the Valley as quickly as possible, it was an odd thing to be willingly and singly flying off into the Mysterious Beyond.

"Oh well" she said to herself, "it's been like how many cold times since the last time any of us saw the Land of Mists, it might not even be the Land of Mists anymore" she chuckled to herself, and the flowers might not be there still the thought hit her, but she had to push this aside.

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #459 on:** April 01, 2009, 12:49:27 AM

Longtail spoke aloud as he took a breath.
"I just got a really bad feeling....Kit. Don't pull a Longtail and do something crazy or I'll hunt you down myself...as...soon as I can move."