Flyers of the Mysterious Beyond

Pterano · **Reply #140 on:** May 22, 2011, 12:22:34 AM

Whatever was going on out there, it was certainly making a lot of noise. Rinkus thought he heard signs of a struggle starting to erupt, which was unusual because things had sounded rather peaceful not that long ago, so it seemed as if events were taking a turn for the worse.

"Should we... maybe go and take a look?" Rinkus asked Jared, wanting to know if it was alright with his friend first before he moved.

Sierra refused to budge. "I ain't takin' one step towards that cave entrance. That crazy Luke can go and get himself killed for all I..."

"Please... just pipe down. We don't know what's going on out there." Rinkus said. He suddenly noticed that Redback and Tero had arrived on the ledge, but he wasn't able to see them too well due to the distance. Rinkus looked at Jared. "Wait here. I"ll be right back." he said reassuringly.

The pink flyer began to walk forward, trying to show confidence in his stride as he neared the cave entrance. "Hello? Who might you two be?" He asked, taking note now that one of them for certain looked like a sharptooth. His heart started to beat a little faster, but he only that this sharptooth hadn't simply chewed through Pterano to get here. He could see little else of what was going on outside after all. But the sharptooth was with a flyer, and that put him somewhat more at ease, though he didn't lower his guard just yet.

Allicloud · **Reply #141 on:** May 22, 2011, 03:39:38 AM

In the brief lull in action, Tero made his move.

Swooping down between Redback and the other flyers, he spread his wings wide, separating them.

Redback would stand for this no more, and let out a mighty roar that shook the cave. All froze as the last echoes died in the cave. Crossing his eyes, he licked his lips as he spotted the treesweet that was now perched on his snout. Sticking out a sinuous tongue, he lapped it into his mouth and swallowed it.

"MMM, delicious!....Erm, now, would you guys mind telling us why yer attacking innocent dinosaurs who were just gonna come introduce ourselves to ya?"

Tero glared sternly at the group of flyers facing them.

"You can relax, we're not gonna eat ya!"

Jrd89 · **Reply #142 on:** May 22, 2011, 04:11:41 AM

*Wow!

so many new characters! And Devon, too!! Yes!

Hopefully, i'll remember who is who, and not get anyone confused.

*

bushwacked · **Reply #143 on:** May 22, 2011, 06:33:47 AM

*Actually Jared, I'm outside. You're all alone with Sierra

*

Luke picked up another rock, started to throw it... then paused. "You're not... going to eat us?" Lowering his weapon, he crept forward cautiously. Looking at the strange pair, he had little doubt they could have caused him serious harm already if they wanted to.

Deciding he could trust them, Luke stepped forward. "I'm Luke. Sorry for throwing that rock at you earlier..." he said, red-faced. "The last couple of times me and my friend crossed paths with a huge sharptooth like you, they weren't so... friendly."

Allicloud · **Reply #144 on:** May 22, 2011, 08:40:56 AM

Redback gently pushed Tero out of the way, who flapped up to perch on his shoulders.

"Heh, no big deal. Me and him get that alot. My name's Redback, and my quiet friend up here is Tero." He added, gesturing upwards at Tero, who nodded.

Looking around at the large group of assorted flyers who crowded the area, he chuckled.

"Quite the squadron of flyers you got here. Any room for a pair of young misfits who are down on their luck?"

Jrd89 · **Reply #145 on:** May 22, 2011, 12:24:23 PM

Jared stepped outside the cave. "Is everyone ok out here, Luke?" he asked to the green rhamphorhynchus.

bushwacked · **Reply #146 on:** May 22, 2011, 12:42:29 PM

"It's ok, Jared," Luke replied, "They aren't dangerous. At least not to us". Placing a reassuring claw on Jared's shoulder, he pointed at the two newcomers. "The big guy's Redback, and the flyer's called Tero. He doesn't seem to talk much. This is Jared," he said, indicating his friend.

Clearing his throat, he glanced around at Perano. "I don't see why they couldn't stay. What do you think Pterano?"

trulyfantasticme · **Reply #147 on:** May 22, 2011, 06:26:32 PM

Artie cradled the child in her arms, smiling. "Well, I'm glad you're okay." She patted the kids head. "Don't worry, Pterano and I will protect you from the sharpteeth." Her smile grew wider when she felt the kid scoot closer to her chest, listening to her smooth heartbeat. "So what's your name?"

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"Devon!" Pterano called.

"Pterano! Catch!" the blue flyer shouted as he passed the older flyer a vine. "Let's do this!"

Before Pterano could do anything, he remembered about Rinkus. He craned his head towards the pink flyer staring back at them in disbelief. "Rinkus! Run, get out of here!"

The pink flyer's shocked look turned into a confused, worried look. "We've got this! Just go and help Luke and Jared. They're gonna need you!" Pterano continued.

Rinkus just didn't know what to do. He didn't want to leave his old friend to the mean sharptooth. But he also didn't wanna leave Jared either. So he decided he should fallow Pterano's order for once and flew off.

Pterano and Devon smirked at eachother. "Let's do this!" Devon repeated as the red flyer nodded at him. Devon tossed his vine in the air. Pterano did the same. Devon's aiming for the legs and Pterano's aiming for the jaws.

The sharptooth jerked its jaw, pulling Pterano near its mouth. "Be careful, Pterano!" Devon shouted in worry.

Pterano, ignoring the blue flyer's call, used his feet to jump from the sharptooth's bottom jaw to fly to the top of its head, tying the vine around them tight.

Devon tied his vine around the sharptooth's leg as it looked down and saw him as a good meal. So it lowered its head and opened its jaws, despite the vines. Only to taste a certain pteranodon instead.

"Pterano!" Devon shouted as he tied his vines around both of the sharptooth's ankles, pulling them together so it won't go anywhere. "Let my friend go, you heartless bastard!" He pulled on the vine, causing the sharptooth to fall on its stomach, knocking it unconscious.

Devon took a couple breaths before racing up to the sharptooth's closed jaws. "Pterano?" He called worriedly. "Pterano?" Are you in there?"

He received no answer as the atmosphere remained silent around him. Assuming that the sharptooth had already swallowed his friend, tears of grief formed in his eyes. He turned around to face the setting sun, thinking his friend was in a better place now.

Until he heard a silent groan coming from behind him causing him to turn back to the unconscious sharptooth. And guess what he saw.

Its jaws opening...wide, until they revealed a certain red flyer holding them up with all of his strength. He smiled. "Pterano!"

Pterano jumped out of the sharptooth's jaws as Devon jumped into his arms right after. "Are you okay?" he asked the blue flyer, breaking their reunion hug.

"Am I okay? Am I okay? No. The question is, are you okay?"

"I'm okay. I'm okay..."Pterano groaned, holding his wing in pain. "I hope..."

"Oh my! Will you be able to fly?"

"I'll try. But probably not that far though." Pterano replied, still clutching his wings.

"Should we go tell the others we're okay?"

"Sure. Just don't fly too fast." Pterano replied, being the first to spread his wings. "I'm not as young as I used to be."

Devon smiled at the older flyer worriedly before spreading his wings. And they took off together.

Pterano · **Reply #148 on:** May 22, 2011, 10:35:28 PM

Rinkus was inwardly relieved to find out that the sharptooth wouldn't hurt them. He exhaled, thought tried to pass it off as normal. "Ahem, yes, well, as said, that's Luke, and Jared. And my name is Rinkus. And..." he glared behind him, at Sierra, who hadn't budged.

"THAT fellow is Sierra. Though I guess he prefers the cave at the moment."

Sierra, who was too far back to hear anything, only caught Rinkus glaring at him. "What's his deal?" he muttered. No way he was getting tricked into walking out there with some sharptooth.

"Why don't you come inside then?" Rinkus suggested, hooking a claw behind him to the cave. "And er... have you seen Pterano by any chance? I thought you would've ran into him since he flew out to see what the noise was... and I assume the noise was you?"

trulyfantasticme · **Reply #149 on:** May 22, 2011, 10:47:14 PM

"Here I am!" Pterano interrupted, landing next to the pink flyer along with Devon. "Is everybody okay?"

Everyone nodded. "Well now, everyone, I would like you to meet a friend of mine, Devon." he put his arm around the blue flyer and pulled him close.

Devon just waved nervously. "Hello."

Pterano · **Reply #150 on:** May 22, 2011, 10:57:05 PM

"A friend of yours, you say?" Rinkus asked, regarding Devon with a rub of his chin. "You look... a little familiar. Do I know you from somewhere?" he asked, raising a brow and studying the blue flyer, trying to place exactly where he'd seen him, if he'd seen him at all.

trulyfantasticme · **Reply #151 on:** May 22, 2011, 11:00:42 PM

"Yeah, you look a little familiar too." Devon scratched his head.

"Devon, this is another friend of mine, Rinkus." Pterano introduced.

Pterano · **Reply #152 on:** May 22, 2011, 11:08:31 PM

"It's a pleasure." Rinkus said with a smile and a nod, and tried to motion for Sierra to walk closer.

The brown flyer, who was still way in the back of the cave, groaned in an annoyed fashion, and started ambling towards the cave entrance. "That there is Sierra." Rinkus said to Devon, pointing at him as he closed the distance between them.

trulyfantasticme · **Reply #153 on:** May 22, 2011, 11:19:17 PM

Devon's eyes went as wide as plates as he clutched onto Pterano's arm like a child would if they were scared. "Devon, what's wrong?"

"Hold me," he squeaked. Pterano just stared at him confused. (In this story, Pterano doesn't know that Sierra is Devon's father) But he could tell that for some reason, Devon was scared outta his wits and he needed some kind of comfort. So he wrapped his arms around the boy, despite the pain it sent to his wings as he buried his face into the older flyer's chest, still clutching to him. "Keep me safe."

"Of course I'll always keep you safe," Pterano told him comfortingly, though he didn't know exactly why.

Side note: Well Jared, looks to me like yer not the only one scared outta his wits of Sierra.

Pterano · **Reply #154 on:** May 22, 2011, 11:23:57 PM

((Good!

))

Sierra raised a brow as he noticed who the blue flyer was that was clinging to Pterano. "What in the... you!?" he demanded, running forward and drawing even with Rinkus, who moved aside. Oh NOW he comes out... Rinkus thought, rolling his eyes.

"You... you're Devon... right?" Sierra asked, mostly shocked by this revelation. "And just... what are you doing here? Where have you been?" He barked, pointing a claw at the agitated flyer.

Rinkus only gave Sierra a confused look.

trulyfantasticme · **Reply #155 on:** May 22, 2011, 11:29:00 PM

Devon just clinged tighter to Pterano, who held his hand up. "Now, Sierra, show a little self control. You're just scaring the poor thing." He said, tightening his arms around the boy for he had a bad feeling about this.

Pterano · **Reply #156 on:** May 22, 2011, 11:31:22 PM

Sierra clenched his fists, and bared his teeth. "Pterano..." he growled, in a low voice. "You DO know... who that is... don't you?" he couldn't remember if he had ever mentioned his son to Pterano or not.

Rinkus was studying the two of them, squinting. Was it just him... or was there a resemblance between Sierra and Devon?

trulyfantasticme · **Reply #157 on:** May 22, 2011, 11:35:20 PM

"Yes, he's my son. And you're only scaring him even more by clenching that fist of yours!" Pterano told the brown flyer sternly.

Devon gazed up at the older flyer with with great shock and a hint of admiration. Did he just call him his son?

Pterano · **Reply #158 on:** May 22, 2011, 11:43:00 PM

"SON?" Sierra almost roared. "Are you NUTS? Did you like... hit your head or something, Pterano? SON? I think you got that a little backwards. Oh wait... I see, hahah." He said, in mock laugh. "Very funny. It's a joke, right? OK hee hee, ha ha, laugh laugh, good one Pterano." Sierra rolled his eyes.

"Um... Pterano... I think that Devon might actually be..."

"Shut up!" Sierra said, cutting Rinkus off when he tried to speak. "Pterano... you ever look at Devon? He just happens to be MY son!" Sierra jabbed a claw at his chest. "And I'd like to know what he's doing here and where he's been." the flyer placed his hands on his hips, glaring at the blue flyer in a knowing manner. "Go on. Tell him Devon. Tell him who you are." he said gruffly.

trulyfantasticme · **Reply #159 on:** May 22, 2011, 11:48:14 PM

Pterano's eyes opened wide then he gritted his teeth. He knew Devon had a cruel father, but he never knew that it was Sierra. He pushed the blue flyer away from him and stepped protectively in front of Devon, glaring at Sierra. "So you're his father that had abused him all his life." Pterano told Sierra coldly.