A new world...Same old faces

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #580 on:** December 20, 2009, 01:21:21 AM

Longtail's scales turned midnight blue and he scowled.
"I suppose this could be a bad thing depending on how you look at it." he said with a menacing tone in his voice.

Cyrix was the first to move and grabbed Longtail by the throat and made sure to cut off his airway so he couldn't breathe.

Pearl was the second to attack as she stepped forward manuvering around Longtail, grabbing his tail and pulling it taunt, knowing this would cause him pain. "I...I'm sorry Longtail." she muttered as she shed a tear.

Sweetie looked up at Zaine and smiled lovingly as she flapped her wings and carried herself up to Zaines head to stay clear of the danger. "Thank you...for defending me."

Dil saw a momentary chance and took it.
"Icky keep Greg safe!" she said as she charged straight ahead, and using her front paws pinned Longtail to the ground holding him there.

Diamond was shocked to see Longtail's scale colors change like the skycolors they see when sky water fell from the sky sometimes. "This can't be happening." He said aloud not sure what he could do to help.

Longtail at that moment looked up to Zaine and said loudly, "So....you're going to sit there and let them restrain me like this Zaine...what happened to our creed? Our group saying? Does that mean nothing to you anymore?"

Ruby gasped as she watched Longtail's scales change color and she as if to block out a bad sleep terror she looked away and quickly asked Cera and Ducky, "W-what can we do to stop this so no bad happens?!"

Kit12 · **Reply #581 on:** December 20, 2009, 01:35:57 AM

Kit also was stunned by all that was going on, but her mind quickly switched to about the only thing she could focus on in all the chaos, making sure what family she had left, mainly her brother and cousins, were safe.

She took up Pip's wing, all but pulling him along. "I'm suggesting we might want to move back even more before...something...explodes" she couldn't think how to say what she feared.

Petrie looked shocked, "Kit you can't mean we just leave when...".

"What can we do?" Kit asked desperately. Petrie had to admit, he was at a loss as to that answer.

LBTFan13 · **Reply #582 on:** December 20, 2009, 02:48:07 AM

Shocked by the events, Littlefoot turned to the others in the group. "Everybody back up now! Get the hatchlings safe!" He glanced at Cera and Ali. "You two get ready in case we need to intervene. If Longtail loses control there's no telling what's going to happen."

Zaine couldn't bear to watch everybody restrain his friend like this, but he knew there was no other choice. Zaine sighed. "Longtail, this is for your own good. I'm sorry." Zaine approached the group as they continued to hold Longtail down. He finally reached them and looked down. He could see the anger and hate swelling inside the flyer. If they didn't stop him now there would be chaos. He quickly looked back at Sweetie. "Get near Littlefoot Sweetie. I don't know how much longer we can hold him." With that he looked back at Longtail and gently yet with some force placed his tail next to Dil on top of Longtail. "Longtail, you have to calm down or else things will get bad. Let us help you. We're your friends."

tempestwheel · **Reply #583 on:** December 20, 2009, 06:02:27 PM

"What's happening?" Chomper gulped.

Ichy and Greg quickly hid behind some sturdy rocks. "This can't be good," Ichy shivered.

Kit12 · **Reply #584 on:** December 21, 2009, 02:01:20 AM

Since Dinah was still lost within the group nearer where they were, and the pre-teen almost still counted as a young one of some sorts, same as her brother, Kit moved her along with Pip behind the nearest outcropping of rocks.

"Petrie, Ptyra, I wonder if you two couldn't watch them for a bit?" she looked up at her two cousins.

Petrie frowned, "Where are you going?".

"To get Flip and..." she glanced to where Pearl was busy with what was going on with Longtail, "make sure the other hatchlings are ok".

(ooc: After what I said of changing Twiz in another thread I thought here him fading into the background might be best, but I think I can pull it off actually).

Kit next flapped off to try and find the young ones.

Little Flip (ooc: only change he's a little "glider" like Guido instead of flyer and...I don't know what to do about his mom), with that intuition kids always did have, flapped over to find Longtail's hatchlings himself and much as the little guy couldn't talk very well, he gave an encouraging smile despite all the chaos the grown ups were causing and which their parents were in the middle of.

Ptyra · **Reply #585 on:** December 21, 2009, 02:16:44 AM

Ptyra nodded. "Certainly." She said.

Ptyra turned to Petrie. "It's been so long, little cousin." She said. She looked upward. "So much has happened." She said sorrowfully.

Kit12 · **Reply #586 on:** December 21, 2009, 11:42:58 AM

Petrie's worried focus on Kit flying off was broken when Ptyra spoke. "Yeah I know, There so much chaos I didn't get to say hi before and...that not what you mean is it?" he realized seeing Ptyra's look.

Part of him wanted to ask what she might know about Pterno and her herd's fate but...part of him didn't.

"Well...like Kit keeps saying, there's still some good" he tried, a bit unconvincingly himself.

Dinah sighed, glancing back at the two grown flyers, "Pip I'm gonna be honest" she whispered so only her friend could hear, "as soon as your cousins move off a bit I'm going to find Cera; no one's treating me like a baby!".

Pip glanced to the commotion around Longtail, "N-now, I think that's exactly what Kit doesn't want us doing".

Ptyra · **Reply #587 on:** December 21, 2009, 01:50:02 PM

Ptyra sighed. "Father made me leader of his flock a few weeks before he..." Ptyra cleared her throat. "Before he passed on." She put her hands behind her back. "And I'm starting to think that I am just as irresponsible as he was. When the disaster happened, I abandoned my flock...and my family."

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #588 on:** December 21, 2009, 06:02:21 PM

Longtail closed his eyes for as he listened to Zaine speaking, and then he began to laugh, a dark horrid laugh that echoed through the Mysterious Beyond. Longtail's body then semed to relax and stiffen at the same time.

Pearl however realized what this meant and was going to warn everyone else, and simply out of instinct held on harder to her mates tail which turned out to be a big mistake.

Dil felt it first as Longtail pushed himself up and out from under her claws. She stepped back in order to protect herself not knowing what Longtail was going to do next.

Cyrix however wasn't as perpared for this sudden burst of movement and as such could only watch as Longtail wrecthed his neck free from out of the chock hold. And then to a much greater shame, he turned ready to counter Longtail's next attack, but was forced to instead catch Pearl as she was thrown free of Longtail's tail and collided with him knocking him to the ground.

Longtail was now free to move on to his next move and that came when he jumped up into the air, latching onto Zaine's neck with his teeth, claws and talons with enough force to draw blood. He then growled in sharptooth, <"I will not be held back by a bunch of traitors!">

Ruby immediately stepped back to avoid any injury to herself and to make sure Cera and Tricia were kept safe. But she couldn't find words to discribe how the scene in front of her was playing out.

Diamond looked over at Pip and Kit and then faced Ptyra not entirely sure what to do about the chaos that was going on around them. "W-we have to find a way to help...but what should we do?" he asked them with a frown.

Sol and her younger brother had stopped playing when they noticed the commotion the grown ups were making and when they'd seen their father being restrained both hatchlings had begun to cry not knowing what was wrong, but knowing that it was still very bad.

tempestwheel · **Reply #589 on:** December 21, 2009, 06:51:01 PM

"Oh....crap," Rita gasped, as she, Chomper, Rory, and Myra found a place to take cover for anything about to happen.

"Dad what's going on?!" cried Greg. "I don't know!" Ichy panicked in reply.

"What's going on with Longtail?" Rhett questioned Littlefoot nervously.

Kit12 · **Reply #590 on:** December 21, 2009, 08:44:26 PM

"No your not!" Petrie said, "I mean, I don't mean to say he was...I mean maybe a little, but...". Petrie sighed, collected what it was he was trying to say and went on

"I saw the sky explode and such much as you did I sure, and...anyone would be shocked by that and not sure what to do".

Petrie knew he didn't think Ptyra should be so hard on herself, but he couldn't come up with hard facts to show her that, and then he was distracted from that by the horrid screach and commotion to break out.

Dinah and Pip even backed up.

"Helping both Flip as well as your sister's (ooc: right...) little one's is all I can come up with right now" Kit told Diamond, scooping up the hatchlings. Even little Flip was getting freaked out by all the commotion and started to cry, "Makey no no, A'nt Kit" he said.

Kit wasn't related to the little glider of course, but Twiz looking for a someone to look up to as a hatchling had lead to him latching onto a type of anti-hero worship of Kit's oldest uncle, Cree, and it was enough to give Flip a titling excuse even if Cree never did more than tolerate the young one's father hanging about.

"And idea where we can keep them from seeing the worst of this?" Kit asked Diamond even as the back of her mind wondered where Twiz himself had gotten.

Suddenly, and from the side, an orange blur of feathers launched out to kick Longtail, hoping to give Zaine the option of fighting back due to the shock of him knocking him aside.

The glider making a name for himself in sharptooth circles as well as with such flyers as Cree, had of course learned the language.

<"Maybe that'll knock some sanity in ya!"> he said, yet darted back just in case (ooc: Yeah...I know...he probably really shouldn't have done that/interfered...)

LBTFan13 · **Reply #591 on:** December 22, 2009, 12:52:53 AM

Zaine stumbled back in pain as Longtail was kicked off. He quickly glanced at the glider. "I don't know who you are but thank you. Can you make sure everybody else is safe?" He then rushed towards Longtail. "You asked for this Longtail! I didn't want to hurt you but you've left me no choice!" Longtail spun and whipped out his tail.

Littlefoot could only stare in horror as the fight progressed on. He shook his head out of disbelief. This is all my fault. I shouldn't have given away Cyrix's intentions like that. Then he would have never forced Zaine to reveal his feelings for Sweetie. Littlefoot looked at Cera. "Is this entertainment for you?"

Kit12 · **Reply #592 on:** December 22, 2009, 01:05:16 AM

"Yeah, that more so than this plan probably the smartest anyway" Twiz had to admit before flapping off to...attempt that. It was a big group after all, there were a lot of 'everybody elses'.

The peripheral view of Kit with Flip was enough reassurances on that point so he could focus on everyone else.

Cancerian Tiger · **Reply #593 on:** December 28, 2009, 05:11:14 AM

"What has gotten into Longtail?" Spike asked curiously.

"Have you not heard about Longtail's strange fits of rage? He can become very violent, yep yep yep," Ducky said in a nervous fashion. "He is very scary when he loses his temper. He is, he is."

"Well, in that case, get behind me. Renn, too. I have a pretty bad feelin' things are about to get ugly," Aurelia instructed. The swimmer couple did as ordered, and Spike and Aurelia blocked them off from any possible attacks.

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #594 on:** December 29, 2009, 02:36:17 AM

Longtail turned to face Twiz for but a moment before turning his attention back to Zaine as he was sent sprawling backwards from Zaines tail whip. He skidded several feet and then gave an ear piercing roar as he stood back up and charged Zaine once more this time aiming for his belly.

Sweetie was torn between keeping herself safe, and moving forward to help Zaine. She stepped back knowing that however getting in the way would only cause Zaine more pain.

Pearl landed next to the trio of hatchling flyers and tried to calm them down.
"it...it'll be okay little ones." She then turned to Kit and asked, "I'd hate to ask this of you after all you've done, but could you help me find a safer spot for our hatchlings?"

Dil stepped back over to Greg and Icky with a downcast, and horrified look on her face at seeing Longtail so vicious.

Cyrix was getting annoyed with the violence. And he walked over to Pearl and picked Sol up and held the female hatchling by her neck tightly so she couldn't move. "I need your help Sol." he said without argue.

tempestwheel · **Reply #595 on:** December 29, 2009, 03:10:27 AM

"What's going on mom?" Greg whispered nervously.

Kit12 · **Reply #596 on:** December 29, 2009, 11:25:01 AM

"No problem at all" Kit assured, she'd sort of been doing it so long she was use to keeping an eye on hatchlings that weren't her own.

"Ok Flip, S-" Kit paused as Cyrix walked over to pluck up Pearl's two hatchlings. Flip stepped back a bit in unsureity.

Kit frowned a still mainly worried looking frown at Cyrix's words and actions, and stepped forward, "Cyrix I don't know what is in your head, but I can not stand by and let you use hatchlings to do it!" she said firmly, "what in the whole beyond could you need Sol for!".

The Great Valley Guardian · **Reply #597 on:** December 31, 2009, 11:25:33 PM

Cyrix locked eyes with Kit and sighed as he replied, "My motives should be obvious by now Kit. Longtail is under a lot of stress, and the only thing that might calm him down is to see one of his hatchlings in danger...isn't that the trick you all used the last time this happened to Longtail?"

Pearl would've smacked Cyrix for holding her hatchling so roughly.
"What is wrong with you Cyrix? Are you really this distraught over Longtail's actions?!" she asked tersely.

Longtail finally bit down on Zaine underbelly drawing blood again with his beak, and scratching with his talons. "Fight me you coward!!!"

Kit12 · **Reply #598 on:** January 01, 2010, 11:49:26 AM

Kit still wasn't happy over any of this, even if she'd heard rumors of last time which she didn't have a wing in directly.

"Then I'd say twice would be over do--", Kit cut herself off as Cyrix's point that they had to something to snap Longtail out of this made it's point in her mind too.

She sighed again, but that tense frown didn't go anywhere.

Kit was jumpy herself since she had a strong desire to start forward and fix the awkward way in which Sol was being held as well.

LBTFan13 · **Reply #599 on:** January 01, 2010, 05:59:30 PM

Zaine yelled out in pain as Longtail attacked again. Without hesitation he dropped his head down and grabbed Longtail in his mouth. He ripped the flyer off of his body and flung him to the ground. Zaine winced in pain as blood droppde from his body. Out of the corner of his eye he noticed Sweetie's restlessness. "Sweetie stay back! Don't get involved!" Zaine charged Longtail again. So this is what it comes down to? Fighting my best friend? Well I'm going to do whatever it takes to knock some sense into him, even if I have to hurt him. "We'll see who's the coward Longtail!"

Meanwhile, Littlefoot noticed Cyrix talking to Kit about his original plan. Anger swelled inside of him and he acted without thought. "Leave the hatchlings alone Cyrix! I won't let you touch them!" Littlefoot whipped his tail out and shoved Cyrix away from Kit. "Kit don't listen to him!" He then turned to Pearl. "Get the hatchlings out of here Pearl! The farther away they are from Cyrix the better!"