Redclaw's Gang

Kit12 · **Reply #320 on:** December 28, 2009, 02:13:26 AM

Twiz frowned, at first worried he might have done something wrong and close to removing the leaves, but Rita's words helped assure him.

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #321 on:** December 29, 2009, 02:39:27 AM

Longtail tried to smile at Rita's words, but then noticed that the pain was going away. He then gave a sigh of relief as he finally could stand straight up again and wiped a stray tear from his eye.
"T-thank you...Rita." he said in a tired and worn out voice.

Terri praised Rita with her knowledge.
"Very well done Rita, you should be proud of what you've learned."

tempestwheel · **Reply #322 on:** December 29, 2009, 11:30:40 AM

"Thank you, Mrs. Chomper's mom," Rita smiled back, "And don't mention it Longtail."

Chomper gave Rita a kiss.

Kit12 · **Reply #323 on:** December 29, 2009, 11:32:13 AM

"Yeah, all I know is to run away from stuff trying to hurt me, same as the prey I help spot I guess" Twiz said with a shrug, "but those leaves will really come in handy".

tempestwheel · **Reply #324 on:** December 31, 2009, 09:46:04 PM

Meanwhile, Ichy noticed something that made him smile.

"Dil, the egg's shaking, it's starting to hatch!" he cheered

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #325 on:** January 03, 2010, 05:21:40 AM

Dil stepped back carefully off the egg and grinned widely as she heard Icky speak those words. She then nuzzled the sharpbeak and replied, "Icky...we're gonna be parents! This is...the happiest moment of my life. And I'm glad I'm here sharing it with you."

Terri smiled.
"You're welcome dear."

Dein then turned to Longtail and asked, "Are you doin' okay kid?"

Longtail looked up and nodded his head as he sat down and asked, "Can we eat now...maybe some food will make me forget about the pain."

Terri and Dein laughed lightly as Dein turned to Red Claw and asked, "Would you like first dibs?"

tempestwheel · **Reply #326 on:** January 03, 2010, 11:31:49 AM

"Certainly Dein, Redclaw smiled to his brother, taking the first portion of the spiketail, but there still was enough for everyone.

"Me too, Dil," Ichy smiled as well.

Kit12 · **Reply #327 on:** January 04, 2010, 08:06:23 PM

Twiz smiled at Longtail's being ok, yet as Redclaw dug in more of the scent of the kill drifted their way and...Twiz was shocked to find he felt a momentary bout of nausea.

Of course now that he thought about it this was the most he'd hung around a kill after helping to scout it out, and the biggest he'd been around personally, a spiketail vs. some of the smaller furries and of course buzzers, this last being the main staple of the glider's diet.

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #328 on:** January 07, 2010, 03:21:37 AM

Longtail smiled faintly at the smell of a fresh kill and slowly bit into the carcass of the spiketail being sure the leaves didn't move or fall off while he ate. He then turned to see Twiz looking rather nauseated and he felt the need to see if his friend was okay.
"Twiz you feeling alright? If the smell of the kill is making you sick, you can go and stand down wind of the kill. That should help."

Dein stepped forward and ripped a large chunk off of the spiketail and stepped back letting the other children get their fill as well. He turned and shared his piece of meat with Terri.

Dil gently nuzzled the shaking egg, hoping to coax the little bellydragger inside to step out and see the world around it. "Come on little one. Say hello." she cooed motherly.

tempestwheel · **Reply #329 on:** January 07, 2010, 08:40:50 AM

Finally, the shaking began to pick up until one little leg burst out of it.

"It's here," Ichy smiled. Ari didn't look that interested.

Rita ate her fill, and satisfied her stomach, as did Chomper.

Kit12 · **Reply #330 on:** January 07, 2010, 09:50:52 PM

Twiz gave a laugh, one of those covering sort, as even he realized something was up. "Longtail please" he laughed, "I am a proven scout of bigger sharpeeth kills and all, I don't get...", the fumes hit again,

"...be right back" Twiz waved at the fumes again and stepped off.

As he did so he sighed, "Great, I get sick at the scent of a kill but we know I can't stomach green food so I gotta be one of them and...oh what is wrong with me!" he plopped back to lay on the ground, looking at the sky.

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #331 on:** January 08, 2010, 12:03:04 AM

Longtail sighed and stopped eating for a moment and made sure Twiz didn't fly too far away. He then turned his attention to the sky for a moment and thought about something that had been upsetting his mind for a while. He stepped over to Twiz, after wiping the blood off his beak and asked, "I understand you want to find your father, but what was the real reason you came out here?"

Terri and Dein continued to share the meat from the kill.

Dil actually squealed with joy as she watched the egg hatching. "Come on little one, push show that egg it can't stop a bellydragger!" she commented with a smile.

tempestwheel · **Reply #332 on:** January 08, 2010, 12:12:22 AM

Chomper and Rita, woh had headed back towards the herds, came running back soon after.

"Ms. Dil's egg is hatching!!" Chomper smiled.

The baby bellydragger broke through the egg and it's vision was blurrly at first until...well, being a bellydragger, it only got less blurry, but could see a little better entirely.

Kit12 · **Reply #333 on:** January 08, 2010, 02:04:41 AM

Twiz sighed, "I don't know, I mean...I guess I do, it's just...". He sighed again, "Is it bad to want to be both, both a good scout and helpful to Redclaw's herd even if with this odd shape clawing eyes is about all I can do" the glider sighed, "but apparently I can't ever be that since I can't stand the scent of what I help kill so I probably couldn't stomach it".

He sighed. "Maybe that's where finding dad will come in handy" Twiz glanced up. Sure in terms of blood family, Twiz was lost to that answer, but that one flyer, Trip, to have saved him had been adopted by the then very little hatchling on the spot, and since getting lost, it had been the sole pursuit of Twiz' life thus far, with detour into helping hunt...

Twiz glanced to Longtail, "but I probably shouldn't talk like this, if I say I don't want to be anything but a grass guzzler it could get me in big trouble...I'm not even that though" he admitted, absently picking up and popping a crawly into his mouth, "that makes me gag too".

He sighed and flopped back again, "Is there such a thing as an in between ya think?" he asked Longtail rhetorically.

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #334 on:** January 08, 2010, 03:41:31 AM

Longtail for a moment felt his heart skip a beat. Here by sheer chance was another flyer who felt like he did about being both a sharptooth and a regular flyer. He then took a deep breath and replied, "Twiz. I gotta be honest...I wonder that question myself since I visited the Great Valley. That's when I too learned I was half sharptooth and half flyer...but that's where things got hard for me." He took a breath and continued.
"I was seen by the grown-ups as a threat because of the way I was born. When I tried to explain that I can eat green food, they still didn't believe me...and that's why I cam searching for Redclaw's Gang....so I could learn to use my sharpteeth skills in hunting. And not be pushed away like before."

He then sighed and replied, "But don't worry, when we find your real father, I can promise you, he'll be proud of the choice you made. As for what you can eat...in theory you should be able to eat both meat and plants. I suppose you could hold your breath and try eating some meat...." he looked over to Twiz and then asked, "Would that be okay with you?"

Dil grinned brightly as she gently licked the little bellydragger hatchling to help clean him up. "Hi little guy, I'm your mommy." she said as she nuzzled her hatchling. "I suppose we should name him huh Icky?" she asked with a light laugh.

Kit12 · **Reply #335 on:** January 08, 2010, 12:17:51 PM

Twiz sighed, "It's the best plan I got...ok, I'll try it" he said. He then smiled, "Thanks Longtail...not just for 'cheering me up' but...telling me, something that personal".

"I'd say your in with Redclaw's gang after that success though" he said, "but yeah, let's go see if I can keep my place and swallow down an actual kill" he said.

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #336 on:** January 13, 2010, 03:48:41 AM

Longtail smiled as he followed after Twiz.
"We flyers gotta look out for each other, and it felt good to finally tell someone about my exile. To be honest, it wasn't totally one sided...I was actually allowed to choose for how long I stay away from the Great valley."

Dil nuzzled her hatchling again and whispered, "My little wonder. I'll always be here to protect you. I promise."

Kit12 · **Reply #337 on:** January 13, 2010, 11:08:39 PM

"Wow" Twiz looked surprised then thoughtful, "that sounds like it would be a tough one, picking your own exile time...uh no offense" he smiled.

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #338 on:** January 14, 2010, 01:42:04 AM

Longtail smiled slyly and asked, "So guess how long I exiled myself for..."

Terri stepped over towards Dil with a smile on her face.
"You must be so proud Dil." she commented.

Dil nodded her head in reply.
"I am. This is such a special moment."

Dein grinned remembering the day he and Terri retrieved Chomper from the Great Valley.

tempestwheel · **Reply #339 on:** January 14, 2010, 06:30:57 PM

The little belly dragger nuzzled his mother while Ichy smiled proudly.

Chomper nuzzled his own mother's leg.

"So cute.." grinned Rita.