Like A Giant Cookie
Here on the shore is an ideal spot for setting up camp. There is a berm on the beach from which a lookout can keep watch for approaching ships or approaching vermin, and the sand is packed nice and flat. By what, you'd rather not think about. However, the same mysterious air is here that exists on the rest of the island. No matter the weather, the sun is obscured by a cold, dense fog, and the air is sticky and wet. 'Bones' litter the ground. You can only barely see the forest to the north.
Arden sits on a rock, facing the woods, deep in thought.
Silver comes out of wydrans tent and sighs."Well...he is not doing much better..."
Arden frowns and turns to see Silver. " The sooner you can find yer friend and sail off this blasted island, the better the chance he has for recoveryl
Silver nods and asks the rat."When we do leave...would you like to come with us?"
The rat bites his lip. " Yeh'd take me with ye?"
Gupthie comes out of the forest, carrying a pile of dead wood for the fire.
Silver nods."Well yeah, unless you want to stay on the island full of big lizards that want to eat you!"
At this Arden manages a smile " Good point!" he waves to the mouse " Hullo"
Gupthie waves. "What are we talking about?" He deposits the wood in a pile.
Silver looks at gupthie."I am asksing if arden will come home with us."
Gupthie says, "Oh, you definitely should, Arden."
Arden nods " I suppose It'd be nice to see the mountains and rivers again" He glances at tge woods again " Are yeh still thinking of sneaking into camp?"
Silver nods."Yes I am...we cant leave Byronn..."
Gupthie says, "I've been thinking. If you're going to go rescue Byronn, I'm coming too. Who knows how many monitors you could be facing?"
Arden nods again and stands. " Right, the more the merrier eh?"
Silver shakes his head."No...you sould stay...some one needs to get biff and wydran and holly back..."He frowns."If we are not back by noon tomrrow....leave..."
Gupthie nods solemnly. "Alright then."
Arden picks up his sword and sheaths it, looking at Gup. " Well, If we get chased out, yeh can fight the smaller monitors..."
Silver picks up his swords and daggers and puts them into there places, than looks at gup."Thank you gupthie..."
Gupthie says, "I'll make sure everyone returns home."
Silver nods."Thanks...'
The rat turns and inhales some of the fog. " Shall we go?"
Silver nods."Yeah...I guess..."
Gupthie says, "Be careful."
The rat waves " Careful is my middle name....or is it Malcom?"
Gupthie says, "Is it?"
Silver shrugs."It does not matter..."
Arden grins and shrugs " I dunno anymore"
Gupthie says, "Well, I'll see you both soon, I hope."
Silver nods."I hope so to..."
Arden gives a last wave. " Take care of yer friends"
Gupthie nods, and waves.
Silver sighs as he starts to walk away...
Looming imposingly from the solid mass of the hill is an imposing rock formation, shaped like a massive throne, at least a quarter as tall as Salamandastron itself. It is made of the blackest obsidian imaginable, and the corners and edges are razor sharp. The top is lost in the fog, but you feel as if something insidious is watching you from up there...
Murvrac is hiding in the fog.
Arden walks slowly through the trees, taking care to be quiet
Silver is hideing in some trees looking into the camp
Murvrac slinks along, when he stops, hearing muffled pawsteps.
Arden turns to face Silver " The camp is not much further, Do yeh have a plan in mind?"
Silver shrugs."I dont know...get byronn back than run to the ship...fight if we have to...
Murvrac hears the beasts speak, and softly hisses, "Massster will be pleasssed..." He scurries quietly back to camp.
(The rat nods " Ok, sounds fine to me")
Silver frowns."So should we go?"
Arden nods again
Here on the plain lies what must be the last great infestation of monitor lizards in the world. There are tents, a firepit, huts, shacks, another firepit, another firepit, a regular pit, stalls, all manner of things that constitute this ragtag den of villainy. In the midst of it all, however, surrounded by crusted blood, bones, and general signs of struggle, is the 'Treasure' of Captain Tabuor.
Zurzik is holding his club, "guarding the prisoner", a.k.a. sleeping.
Silver is hideing behind a shrub and looks up over it."Do you see anything?"
Murvrac runs back into camp, shouting, "The other foodbeassssstssss are coming!"
Albruz emerges from his tent, looking properly authoritarian. "What? What foodbeasssstsss?"
Beside the hare Arden spies the running monitor " Yeah...an it doesn't look good"
Murvrac says, "A rat and a rabbit, massster. Mama will make them into exsssselent piesssss..."
Silver spys byronn than looks at arden."Well...guess they know we are here..."
Draconix shakes himself awake,"Huh? Someboody say sumwhat bout food?"
Byronn Is on the ground, his face caked in dirt, unconscious
Albruz chuckles. "Good, good. Quick, errybody hide! An' wake up, Zurzik, afore I beans ya wif mah rock!"
Zurzik startles awake. "hide, right, yeah!" He scurries into a tent.
Albruz says, "I said hide, all a you lotsss, and quiet about it, too!"
Murvrac runs into a tent.
Arden watches the lizards attempt at stealth. " Not very bright creatures..."
Draconix scurries behind a rock...his tail tip showing.
Albruz, satisfied with this, hides on top of the treasure, overly confident in the cover that the night will provide.
Silver sigh and asks."What one of us is going to grab byronn and what one of us is going to draw the lizards away?"
Arden thinks for a minute, " you seem like a capable fighter, I'll get the mouse"
Zurzik scurries out of the tent he's in and into another one. "Ssssssorry big mama!"
Draconix snickers from behind the rock.
Albruz shouts, "Shut up, you!"
Silver sighs."Ok...we lets do this..."And with that the hare runs out into the field waveing his sword,"Hay, anyone ever want try hare?"
Zurzik jumps at the hare. "I WANNA RABBID SSSTEW!"
Arden waits
Murvrac runs out of his hiding place, weilding a big mallet. "Harha!"
Draconix falls asleep.
Albruz shouts, "Geddim!"
Silver pulls out a dagger and throws it at zurzik...
Zurzik is hit by the dagger. "ow! Rabbidsss ain't appossssed ter fight back!" He grabs his club and swings it at Silver.
Murvrac swings the mallet at Silver.
Silver pulls out his sword and swings it at the lizards head than ducks under the mallet and throws a dagger at murvrac....
Murvrac is hit by the dagger, right between the eyes. He stops moving.
Arden darts quickly behind a shack, peering over his shoulder to be sure Silver is holding out
Byronn stirs slightly
Zurzik dodges Silver, and swings his club again.
Silver throws another dagger at zurzik, than he trys to drive is sword into his chest...
Zurzik dies.
Albruz shouts, "You ussselesssssssssss thingsss!" He grabs a big ruby, at least as big as Silver's head, and throws it at him.
Arden grins as he dives behind a tent...Big Mama's tent
Silver is hit by the ruby and falls over...
From Big mama's tent, a loud, booming voice issues. "Aw, now I know someone ain't hurtin' my babies!" The biggest monitor you ever did see walks out.
Albruz shouts, "Get im, mama! 'e be 'urtin usssss!"
Silver blinks a few times as the and looks around than frowns as he sees big mama...
Arden sees Silver fall and winces, great thats two to save, he beelines towards Byronn
Big Mama grabs a really big spatula and swats at Silver.
Ulvart emerges from his tent, and sees Arden. "Ey, de ratssss gettin de other rat!"
Silver crawls back and trys to get up, blood if flowing from the cut on his head but he gets up and swings his sword at big mama...
Byronn Opens his eyes as Arden cuts his bonds " S-sling!" he motions for a sling a few feet from him
Big Mama tries to grab Silver's arm.
Ulvart runs over towards Byronn and Arden, and grabs the sling. He throws it waaaay over there.
Arden turns towards ulvart " Oi! yer the peach that took me eye out!" He draws hus sword and rushes the lizard
Silver is grabbed by big mama and swings his sword at her paw trying to hack his was loose...
Big Mama hoists Silver into the air, and attempts to throw him.
Fishtooth runs to ulvarts aid and says."The rat will...die..."
Ulvart squeaks, and grabs a rock. He throws it at Arden, moments before he's stabbed in the leg.
Silver is picked up and drops his sword, he frowns at this and pulls out his dirk and trys to stabb it into big mamas head...
Byronn Quickly crawls to where his sling is, mashing a stone in the pouch he swings and lets it fly at fishtooth's face
Fishtooth swings his club at arden hopeing to crack his skull..
Big Mama is stabbed, but it doesn't stop her yet as she cries out. "How... how dare you!" She grabs at Silver with the other paw, too, and attempts to throw him waaaaay over there.
The rat jumps between Fishtooth's legs gracefully and slashes at his footpaw
Silver is throwns WAY over there, his dirk sill stuck in big mamas head...
Big Mama pulls out the dirk, but this has the effect of causing profuse bleeding. "Aw, hellgates!" She stomps over towards Silver, licking her lips.
Ulvart claws at Byronn.
Fishtooth keeps swinging his club at arden hopeing to hit him...
Silver pulls out one of his last daggers and throws it at big mama...
Byronn Takes a claw to the side and he winces. The mouse finds his sword behind him and slashes at the monitors flailing arms
Big Mama is hit in the eye. "OW! You li'l whelp!" She stomps over to Silver... wobbles a bit... stomps some more, and... and... and TIIIIIMBER!!! right on top of Silver.
Ulvart starts just slapping at Byronn.
Albruz shouts, "Big mama, noooo!"
Silver rolls out of the way of big mama and pulls his dagger and dirk out of the lizard before runing to his friends aid...
Arden dodges the club again. aiming to kick dirt into the lizards eyes
Fishtooth turns to look at silver and looks down, on the ground is the hares sword, he picks it up and runs at silver swinging it."Die, hare!"
Byronn Jumps back, away from the lizard and aims a rock at Ulvart's throat
Ulvart is hit! Super effective! Ulvart has fai- I mean, he's critically injured, and probably going to be dead within a few minutes due to a crushed windpipe.
Silver trys to block the sword with his dirk but that does not go so well, all you see is silver fall over will a cry of pain...
Albruz shouts in triumph as he grabs a sword and rushes at the fallen hare.
Arden rushes towards Fishtooth " No yeh did not laddy!"
Byronn Puts a deathly sharp diamond in his sling, inhales and swings once, twice and then lets it soar at Albruz
Fishtooth stands over the fallen hare and raises the sword to finsh the hare, all seems to be going well tell the sword falls out of his paw and you see the end of a dirk comeing out the back of the lizard than it happens again, and again, than the lizard falls over dead...
Albruz cries out, as a razor-sharp diamond goes right into his stomach. He falls over. "OOOOOWOWOWOWOWOOWOWOOWOWOWOWOWOOWOWOWOWWOOWO-"
Silver is standing there, covered in blood, some his some the lizards, he looks at his bloody paw and the meny cut acrost his chest...he is going to need a new tunic...and maybe a healer...than the hare falls over unable to stand any more...
Byronn Nearly passes out from all the used energy
Arden turns to face Albruz " Nine seasons Yer lizards have tormented me..."
Albruz squirms as his own blood pools around him. "B-but... we didn' eat you... at'sss... ssssom...thin..."
Silver is still laying there not moveing...
( The rat tightens his grip on his blade. " But yeh hurt my fruends..." )
Albruz gives the rat a quizzical look. "What... are... friendssssssssss...?"
Arden is standing just infront of the monitor king " Something worth doing this for" he raises his blade and brings it down like a righteous flame of vengance and smites the head off the monitor's very shoulders
Byronn Grins weakly at silver before slipping back into darkness
Arden sheaths his weapon before he returns to the mouse, slinging him over his shoulder and speeds to help Silver up, supporting him with his other, injured arm
Arden also grabs the monitor's crown, a gift for Holly
Silver laughs some as he is helped up."I...I got more than you..."
(the rat eyes the treasure " S'pose we come back for the rest of the spoils tomorrow?")
Silver nods."Yes..."He looks at what is left of his paw."But...I say we get back for now..."
Arden starts off towards their camp " Maybe Gup'll have some dinner ready!"
Silver nods, he is not fully there but at least he can walk."Yeah...maybe he made pie!"
Here on the shore is an ideal spot for setting up camp. There is a berm on the beach from which a lookout can keep watch for approaching ships or approaching vermin, and the sand is packed nice and flat. By what, you'd rather not think about. However, the same mysterious air is here that exists on the rest of the island. The fog, notably, has lifted, and a clear moon shines down.
Arden stumbles out of the trees, Byronn, bruised and bleedin, is slung over one shoulder, the other supports Silver
Gupthie shoots up from where he's sitting and runs over. "What happened?"
Silver just kind of falls to the ground when he trys to walk on his own...
Arden helps Silver back to his feet as they enter the camp. he sets Byronn down and gently proceds to lie Silver down as well. " A whole festoon of the blighters attacked us!"
Gupthie looks over the wounds. "Are they following you?"
Silver laughs as he lays on the ground."Nope, killed them all!"He looks up at the moon and laughs."You know...the moon looks like a big cookie..."
Gupthie looks up, and gasps. "The moon is out!" He looks around, and sees that indeed, the fog appears to have lifted.
The rat sits beside the stirring Byronn and looks up at the sky. " Well stick me in a river an call me an otter, It is!"
Silver laughs still."And it looks like a cookie."He puts his paw up in the air trying to grab it....Yeah some one should help silver....
Gupthie laughs a little, and then says, "We should get your wounds cleaned up." He goes and gets some rags that he can get all wet.
Byronn squints as he looks around . " I'm not....dead am I?"
Arden smiles at the mouse " Not really" he tilts his head as he examines the young mouse's face, wiping some dirt from his muzzle he widens his eyes
Silver looks around."Where am I?"
Gupthie returns with some wet rags, and tosses some at Arden. "Help me clean up the wounds."
Byronn raises an eyebrow at the rat before he smiles at Gup
Silver looks around than passes out...
Arden proceeds to dab at Byronn's bleeding side, singing softly as he does so
Byronn Is unable to fight his wounds and he slips once more, into unconsciousness
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