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Its Ok To Be Afriad Sometimes-Defenders log

Zolomon and Leafeyes head home with their friends Xander and Cynthia,

This ICLY happens LATE ON TUESDAY MAY 16TH just posting now as may be busy next couple days.....

The weather was staying fair most of the week, one time a light shower came around and it was refreshing as it was hot. The ship captain keep the boat sailing, even sailing at night a couple times when Xander took over just so they could make up for lost time and get home sooner, he was so-so at keeping the boat on a good path, and one thing that help or maybe made him nervous was the wing picking up and blowing harder, yeah the boar moved faster but he didn’t want it to go too fast.

Zolomon stepped outside and yawned “So making good time Xandy? I sort of wanna get back soon and have some good Redwall food, not that Cynthia’s food isn’t good, it is we seriously need to have her join the Mossflower Defenders, we will need a cook right?”

Cynthia comes up from below deck and frowns “You seemed to like my cooking earlier.” She sighs “I sort of want the trip to end soon too, don’t like the idea of being on top of water and not been in a boat before”

Leafeyes is on a barrel of apples as she mainly just watches the beasts chat with one another.

Xander sighs, he looks up at some gathering dark grayish black clouds as he speaks “Yeah good time as we are a couple days ahead of  where would normally be thanks to all this wind, I dislike the wind and the clouds right now” He goes to wake the captain who groans and rubs their eyes “Hey…wot lad?” The badger frowns “You should take over” He says sounding nervous as thunder crashes in the sky and light rain starts. The wind also picks up its speed.

Zolomon smiles at the mouse maid “I do LOVE it, just one gets tired of cucumber soup and fish, need some hot root stew ya mentioned being good at making it and we could find shrimp in the river…”He jumps slightly at the thunder and gets a good look at the sky “Well, that can’t be good”

Cynthia frowns and backs away from the railing of the boat, “We..wait where do you go from a boat during a thunderstorm?”

Leafeyes leaped off the barrel and quickly went below deck, she may be a frog and like water but storms, that’s another story.

Xander gets more nervous when the rain grows harder and the boat starts to shake some as the wind seems to try its best to tip the boat over or send it towards rocks! The captain barely steers the boat out of the way of a large rock and gulps “I have to get it to shore now!” The badger only nods.

Cynthia screams as she slams into the railing and then groans as, yep she is ill motion sickness, been on the ship 5 days so was bound to happen sooner or later.

Leafeyes stays below deck, yep safer there.

Zolomon is a little worried now “Ok..land, land is close at least so that’s good?”

Kurt was flying and cussed aloud when he got caught in the storm, great flying in a storm again and he spots the boat and manages to land on a barrel that tips over and he shakes off water and avoids apples spilling all over. “Kurt is hating weather!!”

Xander blinks “Kurt!” He has noticed the robin “What are you doing here?!” He gasps as a lightning and thunder clap together and yep heavy rain and wind, it may as well be nighttime instead of late afternoon, he gulps as he tries to stay calm. He is basically a grown beast  now and he is not letting a fear of storms get to him.

Zolomon looks to Xander and then goes to help the captain get the boat to the shore best he can.

Cynthia  hugs her knees to her chest muttering for the boat to please stop rocking back and forth, just stop before she barfs again…and too late she does as she coughs and just does her best to relax as she has seen storms and late Spring ones don’t last too long…right?

Leafeyes peeks out and watches the rain, sees the wind blow the sails and sees the lightning, hears thunder and is just glad she is below deck.

Kurt looks at the badger “Kurt found Xander…now Kurt wanna home go!”

The captain finally gets the boat to shore safe and sound and glazes at the badger who  has his eyes shut tightly and is muttering something over and over again as he is pressed against the main support beam of the ship, he yipes as a loud thunderclap with lightning sounds and lights up the sky. He lets out a whimper. The sails have been torn and they got pushed upriver by a good deal before they made it to land. They are  not too far from the bridge now in fact, day or day and a half!

Zolomon edges over to Xander “Xandy, ya alright?”

Cynthia frowns “Did we stop moving…I feel sick” She blinks and slowly goes over to Xander “Xander?” She reaches out to touch his paw.

The wind slows some as does the rain to more of a shower. A thunder clap further away and still a little lightning is in the sky. The storm is moving away from where they are.

Leafeyes is quite. Well asleep now is what she is it seems, asleep on a chair below deck.

Kurt shakes off the water, not that it helps much as he is still getting wet.

Xander jumps and his eyes snap open, fear oddly shows in his eyes as he looks to the hare and mouse maid while the captain checks the sails. Yeah they can be repaired. He looks away and frowns “I..the storm…hate them, when I was a dibbun. When me and my birthmother and birth father was on a boat…a bad storm..s..sank it, my birthfather sank..drowned in the sea and me and my Birthmother barely made it to shore, she died keeping me warm and sea gulls almost killed me but that’s when Sister Zinnia found me and helped me, adopted me…” Tears go down his face “And I ..I don’t have her around thanks to Quade, even Takeo left with the twins to some far off island….”
Zolomon ears droop as he listens to his friend. He never really knew all of his friends history.

Kurt just tilts his head, well beasts have good and bad pasts and he has heard of both, he flies to the crow’s nest, he will stick around for now and talk to the badger later.

Cynthia gives a gentle smile “Its ok to be afraid sometimes and sometimes things can trigger a memory weather it’s a good or bad one.”

The storm has stopped and some sunlight shows through the clouds, light drizzle helps a colorful rainbow show in the sky and the badger manages a smile and wipes his eyes “Let’s..let’s get below deck, dry off and figure out things from there.” He stands and a quick talk to the captain as he decides something and nods to the others “Ok it’s safe to walk from here, bridge is a couple days away walking…just a day extra. The old hare is going to repair the sails, we will get some dry clothing. Supplies for two days and get to Ferravale. We could get to a good camp site near Camp Willow in like 5 hours if we do it now”

Zolomon nods and then hugs his friend.

Cynthia nods “Sounds good and maybe I can make some hot root stew…even if draws a couple otters they made good company”

Xander nods and lets them have a half hour to change and waves bye to the old hare, supplies in paw and his friends Zolomon. Leafeyes and Cynthia along with him they head on up river and closer to home.

Cynthia smiles and walks along side them.

Zolomon smiles and follows along, also just in case acts as a real guard.

Leafeyes stays on the badger’s shoulder.

Last edited by oz (2017-05-17 11:46:45 AM)

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