Hope lost (IC RP 7/7/2020 Dibbun Slavers TP)

BlisaMarshmellow · 2020-07-07 05:42:35 PM

SCENE: On the island of Terramort (known to dolphins and other sea creatures as the Island of Death). In the castle of the wolverine Gorax the Bloody.

LOG:
It has been about 2 and a half days since the dibbuns have been placed in the cell alone, guards came to look at them but no food or water yet,plus its really dark and hardly any light in here. Footpaws are heard that stop at the doorway. Ciana whimpers now.

Isa was comfortable in the dark but after two days even she was uncomfortably hungry. She'd found a muddy puddle in the corner and had been guarding it with her life, hiding it behind her when the guards came and sharing it with the others but cautious that no one have too much for fear it would vanish entirely.

Most of the Dibbuns are dispirited, afraid, and losing all hope. Squirrelbabe has been doing her best to keep their hopes alive, even sort of disobeying the Spirits of Triss and Martin and telling them all that help was on its way! Many of the Dibbuns just argued with her. The Ringleader doesn't know what else to do, especially since she, too, doubts the words of Redwall's guide and Warrior. And so now they sit in the dark, some of the more frail Dibbuns a little sick to their stomachs from the mud in the water the kitten found. At the sound of the footsteps, just as she has every time someone has come, Squirrelbabe gets to her feet, ignoring the dizziness lack of food and clean water has started in her. Shaking a fist, she hollers, "Let us go! We wantsa go 'ome!!"

It's then...the door opens and two monitors at at each side of the wolverine Gorax. He is wearing his otter fur cloak, his silk tunic and pants of purple and blues as he smirks "You are home and you shall begin working today. You belong to me, I hold the power of life and death in my paws."

Mud, diseases and cat fluff! As when she hears the guards coming Isa hides the water with her tail. If there was literally anything else to drink they would. She glares at the wolverine when he appears, or at least near him. She doesn't like looking directly at him. She makes a noise, scoffing at his words but that's all the fight she puts up for now.

Squirrelbabe stomps her foot, but her tail and ears are quaking with fright. There's just something about the wolverine that terrifies her. "Dis no' home! Wedwall is 'ome! An' we wantsa goes back! Now whewe Leigh? She gonna go 'omes wif us!!" Most of the Dibbuns shrink back, huddling together on the floor, when the wolverine enters the room. They are absolutely cowed and broken. The ferret Dibbun, however, along with a couple otters and a mole, take cues from the Ringleader and stand, although they're shaking with fear worse than she is. "S....s....send us back to Redwall!" The ferret manages to squeak out, the otters and mole nodding along with him, even as they huddle together against the back wall.

Gorax smirks, he looks "Leigh?" He tehn smiles coldly"The shrewmaid you mean..so she has a name or "He is slient "She...had a name" Of course he didn't get the update he sort of failed, course none of the vermin or others, least on the island main land...knows the shrew is very much alive.

Meanwhile there is tunnels and they are hidden, an old hamster watches for any signs of where the new slaves are, it seems he saw Gorax go inside and ducks down as a guard passes and frowns, he will have to wait till they come back out of the bulding where a couple cells are.

Isa's fur bristles a little at Gorax's words and she glares at the spot next to his feet "We get it, y're evil an' y're too lazy t'do yer own work. Leave us alone" she grumbles, a little quietly because she's not feeling as bold as she's trying to sound.

"Had?" Some of the Dibbuns start crying -- the murder of Burfy made them understand death much faster than they should have. Squirrelbabe stares in shock, then she shakes a fist at the wolverine. "You lying! She....she okies! You just twyin' t'scawe us! Bwing 'er back!!" The ferret and the others who had been standing along with the Ringleader lose all their courage, and they, too, start crying.
Squirrelbabe feels everything slipping away from her, so she does what she usually does when she's losing control: she gets mad. She gathers up whatever courage she has left and shouts, "YOU LYIN'!!" and tries to attack the wolverine. She's so scared this may be the only time she'll be able to do this for a while, but she is trying by making herself be angry.

Ciana wails now as Gorax grins, he then nods "Chain them, het them working and.."He will get very close to the squiirrel "I don't lie child...I dislike any sparks on my island, maybe yu need to find your place or"He smiles "I be happy to show you where the shrew is"He backs off "Get them working now!"

Leigh is alive, but staying in mostly the tunnel as she follows a mole now, she frowns as it points up and so she climbs the small edge and peeks out showing a view if the grounds, she keeps low and quiet letting weeds and some rocks help hide this entry

Isa takes it as fact but she's been getting pretty used to the idea of caring adult figures being dead. She assumed they'd never see Leigh again the moment she was gone. Besides, he's evil, they do that sort of thing. She looks a little alarmed as Squirrelbabe tries to attack the wolverine but nothing bad comes from it yet so she stays quiet, waiting to see what terrible thing is going to happen to them next.

When he's close, Squirrelbabe tries to scratch the wolverine's nose. "My place is 'ome in Wedwall!" All the other Dibbuns cry and sniffle, but they don't put up a fight as they're chained up. Squirrelbabe, however, goes to kick and hit and claw and bite at the monitors, although a single look at her face would tell anyone and everyone that she is absolutely terrified. "No! No, no, no, lets us go 'ome t'Wedwall!!" She screeches as she fights, even as all the other Dibbuns cooperate, thoroughly defeated and afraid.

Ciana wails loudly as they are taken away to where ever to work, likely a couple, includeing her is made to mop a hallway. Gorax just sneers, the monitor kicks at the squirrel as they are taken outside to move rocks and they are well guarded too.

Leigh gasps softly when she sees some of the dibbuns or least the ones brought outside to work she frowns as a plan forms, maybe she could grab one if they get close or leasrt try as she is willing to risk it.

Isa doesn't put up a fight this time. The chains have made it obvious it's not going to work. She follows with the group, sticking close as close to Squirrelbabe as possible without getting in that fight. She's ready as backup but once they're outside she's just looking around, trying to get an idea of the area with maybe a vague hope of a way to run and escape but perhaps more for the more realistic hope of food.

Squirrelbabe can't avoid the kick, and she collapses to the ground, gasping for breath. She is easily chained up now, and she hobbles, holding her stomach, as she is forced to go outside with the rest. Blinking in the bright sunlight, she, too, looks around, trying to get a bearing on their surroundings. As they are led to where they are supposed to work, she stumbles, falling against the ferret and Isa. She slips Isa and the ferret each a nail, whispering, "Twy....t' scape....." She continues to limp, her stomach bruised from the kick.

Gorax grins and walks off leaving the dibbuns in the care of the vermin who work for him. Meanwhile Kash is in the tunnels and frowns, he then sighs its no good to try and warn her "Be careful"He whispers to the shrew maid.

Leigh waits till the ferret is made to go to the side, she frowns thse vermin are trying to seprate the dibbuns, she takes a chance and goes to grab the ferret and quickly disappear before a vermin passes.

Isa quickly moves to help Squirrelbabe back up and in the process ends up taking one of the nails with a little frown but hesitates. Thinking...and then deciding. She quickly glances around at the guards, making sure they're not looking before she quickly goes to jam it in to the lock of the ferrets collar and roughly shove it around. She doesn't really know how picking locks works "We are gettin' everyone out and gettin' out t'gether" she mutters very firmly to Squirrelbabe. With great surprise something in the collar breaks and releases it from the chain. She's so surprised that she pauses for a moment, then quickly steps away, gesturing desperately for the ferret to run for it as soon as there's a change. She looks quickly back at the guard and by the time she glances back again he appears to be gone, leaving her with no clue that Leigh got him.

The ferret squeaks as his collar comes undone, but he nods to the kitten and darts away...only to be grabbed by the shrew! He shrieks before he realizes it's just Leigh, and then he goes to cling to her and cry with relief. Squirrelbabe smiles slightly, but she's in a lot of pain from the kick, as well as having a headache and mild lightheadedness from lack of food and clean water. She closes her eyes and goes to lean on the cat. "Togevvew," she mumbles before she faints. Looks like she needs some help from a Healer. The rest of the Dibbuns start to work as they cry.

Ciana is inside mopping and outside it seems the vermin did not see the ferret grabed, though a couple monitors breifly fight over...something and then go back to watching the captives. Gorax stays inside and...well does evilish things

Isa smiles slightly as she can't see the ferret any more and the guards don't seem to have noticed. One dibbun free. Plenty more to go. She moves to help Squirrelbabe along and to work when she's lent on. There's no hope of healers to help now but perhaps there will at least be food later.

~*END*~

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#1 2020-07-07 05:42:35 PM

Hope lost (IC RP 7/7/2020 Dibbun Slavers TP)

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