Raiding Mossflower( Finished!)

[Skipper Of Sea Otters]

"Did we see the creature? Did we see the creature!? Look what it did to Blade!" The skipper said hauling Blade's limp form to the front. He had a dagger in his hand and was using all his strength to keep it there. Celeron had him lifted off the ground with his right arm keeping him steady. Across his chest were claw marks that were still fresh and bleeding. "It seems to be poison." Celeron's deep voice stated. "I might can heal him...but I want to rip that thing in half and use its skull as my tankard afterward..." He said clenching his fist tightly. " To that to myself would be one thing...But to do it to me best matey Blade is a death wish..." The skipper said, everybeast nodding in agreement behind him.

[Mako]

Fang was laying there on his stomach. His face and back was thriving with pain. He felt himself being treated. He didn't know if he would live. One thing that Fang knew was that he was going to get that creature that did this to him back. He swore on it. Now fire glinted in his eyes. He tried to stand up. He slowly got to his feet. He was standing, but just barely. He signalled Vorai over and whispered something in his ear. Vorai nodded.

[decidingbark]

Rid Stryctor swapped absently at a bug buzzing around his ears. This is why he hated the forest. The fox wished that Skipper had left him on the ship. He had asked to be left on the ship, but to no avail. Not surprisingly, though. Rid had a history of stealing things left under his supervision. Now he was stuck in a claustrophobic forest with no idea where he was, travelling with a pack of smelly otters and getting attacked by large, deadly creatures. Even the otters seemed to smell better at sea.

Rid had been watching Fang struggle to his feet, deeply worried by the wolf's condition. Not that he cared about the wolf; Rid didn't even know him. But anything that hit a wolf like that was serious trouble. The fox nudged the otter standing beside him. "That wolf don't look too good."

The otter, another in a crewful of overly serious beasts, just grunted in response. "Yes, sir."

Right! Second mate! Rid loved watching crewbeasts react to his position. "What do you think? Is he going make it?" The otter, obviously focusing on Skipper, didn't answer. "Well, what do you think? That's an order."

The otter groaned. He responded slowly, as if each word was a challenge. "I think, sir, that's he's a goner."

"Poor wolf."

[Skipper Of Sea Otters]

The sea had not dampened(pun) the Skipper's hearing. His keen hearing which he had trained to hear over the sea, otterbeast and the screams of death that would be heard in his travels, overheard Rid's comment and ridiculous order. Though he didn't approve of it himself, now was not the time to deal with it. Celeron looked at Skipper noticing Rid's remark as well. "Sir...May I go aid the wounded?" Celeron asked knowing already he didn't need any approval by either of them. "Of course..." the skipper said letting go of Blade's arm holding him upright. Celeron with little or no strength at hefted the otter over his shoulder and walked over to Scarlet. "Miss...Might I borrow your friend?" he asked as the shy beast towards her that he was.

"Rid...tell me what you think about that beast...what do you think would be the best thing for them...both of them.....that wolf and...the other beast" he said hinting not to say to much about the creature that had tried to kill them.

[decidingbark]

If Rid knew that Skipper had overheard him, he gave no sign. (He didn't know) He scratched the back of his head with one paw. "The wolf, cap'n? Well, he ain't part of our crew, cap'n. Why do we have to do anything? It's unfortunate, but that's the way of life. As for the 'other' beast..."

Rid looked around at the rest of the crew, then, to make sure nobeast was eavesdropping, took a few steps closer to Skipper. "Wot in the name of the seas was that, cap'n? I don't like marchin' around in the forest, gettin' picked off by some monster. It already got to Blade. Let's get back to the ship before it's too late."

[Scarlet]

(OOC: Sorry it's so short, there really isn't much for me to do....)


Scar watched in wonder as Fang pulled himself up from the ground. She wondered where the strength and energy to do such a simple thing came from within the poor beast. She turned to Undertaker. " Yes." she said simply. She walked over to Skip. " Skip, what do you suppose that thing was? I've never seen anything like it in all my years." In her mind the image of the blood dripping from its snarling snout, its cloaked mass and its demonic voice were still burning.

[Skipper Of Sea Otters]

The Skipper motioned over to Rid and Scarlet to lean in closer. "This beast we're dealing with...is probably one of the most deadly an' foul beast ye'll ever see in yor' seasons. I hate 'em with a passion I do...Though I fear him....Not like me ta' say I know...But me and that Thing...go way back...When I was a young pup....He gave me somthin to remember him by..." he pointed to the scar across his right eye going length-ways. "The damage he's done to this holt before i took charge and before they joined...the losses are massive..." he hung his head. " He's a Wildcat...Goes by the name of Dannarth torlrak...You think you saw him twisted here?....You haven't seen anything..." he looked up with frustration and sadness. " 24 years ago...Many holts gathered in Mossflower...About 13 large holts...and vowed to destroy 'em...3 beast survived...I was one 'em..." he began to grow angry in his eyes. "Those that didn't die...Needed to! It wasn't right for 'em to suffer!" he began shaking in rage. He kicked a nearby rock breaking a lantern on a nearby table. Several Otter's and beast around them began looking but quickly turned thier attention away again. They had never seen their skipper in this kind of mood nor seen him this emotional....when he was emotional...he was dangerous...

[Scarlet]

Scar looked at Skip in surprise. She had never seen he this upset, and she had known him for a while now. She was now extremely shaken. " Well, what do we do about it? That beast can't be let alone. We need to do something....." Even as Scar said it, she had no idea what they could do against such a thing.

[Skipper Of Sea Otters]

"My advice matey...Run...If you see him...run...Dont listen to anything he says...His words are like Poison...they'll rot ya' over time..." he said standing upright trying to be as informal as possible. "Until we build up friends and allies...small bands like us are like grass against his fur alone..."

[Mako]

as Fang pulled himself up, he saw Celeron moving closer to him. "I can walk, don't waste yer time carryin' me." He said with a light chuckle. By now, Some of Fang's abdomen was wrapped. He then said to Celeron. "Don't worry about my face... It's just some....scars." He said. Fang was walking with a slight limp, do to the several injuries he gained.

Vorai overheard that it was a wildcat. His eyes blazed with fury. He hated wildcats. And to hurt his buddy Fang? That needs to be punished with death. He walked over to Skip. He motioned Scarlet to come, too. "I got plan." He said. "Here, we want to try and surround the beast, so we should get three big strong beasts. It should be Firestripe, Celeron, Some other big beast, and me. If we can try and surround him, we may be able create a distraction. Then the two whole crews can jump up and throw maybe a net or two, maybe three over him. Then the whole crew jumps on him, starting with Me, Firestripe, Celeron, and the other beast. Then we can use some form of a trap or something and keep him tied up....good." He said. "Whether or not I get clearance, I'm goin' after that thing." He said. "It hurt my buddy Fang, and just doing that to my friend or just a crewmate, that needs to be punished with death." He said. Vorai's eyes blazed with fury. HE awaited a response from the two captains.