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Flint clipped two short lines from locks saddle to his own belt, which had steel rings on each side. He was prepared for storms, being a traveller. And lock was adept to flying in harsh, stormy weather, being a Night Fury. But this. This was beyond anything they had ever seen. He now moved lock closer to Lea so he could pass her the tube that contained the elf owl and called over the ever increasing gusts of wind.saw a cave in the next Island that way!" he gestured towards the general direction of the island. "it looked stable! I'll try meet you there! Keep her safe!" he said, and steered lock away. The storm now blotted out the sun over the island, and wind kicked up debris that became larger things by the minute. Flint and lock took off. Flint had to hold on tight as the wind picked up even more, since he had been sheltered from the harsher gusts by the trees. They flew up, and visibility swiftly hot zero as the rain arrived. Instantly soaked to the bone, they kept going up. Lock then took a dive without flint ordering him to. He let out the spine chilling scream that was once the sound of death to many. Flint clung to the handles of the saddle. He couldn't see anything. The rain felt like nails on his face. Lock was apparently guiding himself and his rider directly into the storm. He dodged the twisters, keep enough distance that he could use the winds to slingshot the pair deeper into the storm.

 

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Lea's eyes went wide as the storm rapidly approached them. Being handed Chip in her tube, Lea felt extra care as she hugged the tube to herself and then lay flat on Falarion, one of her hands clutching a spike for extra help. Falarion huffed in understanding and spied the cave that Flint had pointed out. Wasting no time, Falarion took to the skies, staying just above the forest canopy as the storm grew worse. Luckily they'd trained in flying in storms countless times so this was easy for Falarion. Nevertheless, this storm seemed worse than ever and Lea's eyes went wide as she saw Flint and Lock disappearing into the storm, Lock's shadow appearing briefly with a lightning strike. She cried out, "Flint, Lock, no!" but her voice was lost in the storm. Falarion whined as she felt her rider's grief, but focused on keeping her rider safe. They soon arrived at the cave and Falarion flew directly inside before skidding to a halt. Lea was soaked from head to toe while Falarion was soaked from snout to tail. Shaking and teeth chattering, Lea slowly climbed off of Falarion before putting Chip's tube down in the center of the cave. She then slowly made her way back to Falarion, who promptly shook like a dog to get most of the water off of her. Lea was sprayed by this and glared at Falarion, who wilted under such a glare. Lea then sighed and put a hand on Falarion's side, it wasn'ther dragon's fault. Falarion whine and nudged Lea who then put a hand on either side of Falarion's head and then gently pressed her forehead against Falarion's. These were troubled times indeed.


Over the ocean, Kurt had managed to break his free fall just in time before the storm hit them. Quickly losing sight of Keani and Ice, Kurt let out a distressed cry as the winds picked up and he was in a tight place. Kurt and Manjano were soon thrown agaisnt a nearby rock pillar, which quickly turned into a domino effect as it fell. Manjano cried out in alarm and Kurt jumped into action as he began swiftly flying skyward and dodging the falling rock formations. Manjnao hugged Kurt's body as they continued their ascent, until the lightning struck. There was a bright flash and then both Kurt and Manjano were struck by the lightning. There was a brief moment of pause and then they both slowly went into free fall, Manjano separating from Kurt's saddle and they both fell, limp, to the torrential ocean below and the rocky formations that were scattered below.


 
Lea's eyes went wide as the storm rapidly approached them. Being handed Chip in her tube, Lea felt extra care as she hugged the tube to herself and then lay flat on Falarion, one of her hands clutching a spike for extra help. Falarion huffed in understanding and spied the cave that Flint had pointed out. Wasting no time, Falarion took to the skies, staying just above the forest canopy as the storm grew worse. Luckily they'd trained in flying in storms countless times so this was easy for Falarion. Nevertheless, this storm seemed worse than ever and Lea's eyes went wide as she saw Flint and Lock disappearing into the storm, Lock's shadow appearing briefly with a lightning strike. She cried out, "Flint, Lock, no!" but her voice was lost in the storm. Falarion whined as she felt her rider's grief, but focused on keeping her rider safe. They soon arrived at the cave and Falarion flew directly inside before skidding to a halt. Lea was soaked from head to toe while Falarion was soaked from snout to tail. Shaking and teeth chattering, Lea slowly climbed off of Falarion before putting Chip's tube down in the center of the cave. She then slowly made her way back to Falarion, who promptly shook like a dog to get most of the water off of her. Lea was sprayed by this and glared at Falarion, who wilted under such a glare. Lea then sighed and put a hand on Falarion's side, it wasn'ther dragon's fault. Falarion whine and nudged Lea who then put a hand on either side of Falarion's head and then gently pressed her forehead against Falarion's. These were troubled times indeed.


Over the ocean, Kurt had managed to break his free fall just in time before the storm hit them. Quickly losing sight of Keani and Ice, Kurt let out a distressed cry as the winds picked up and he was in a tight place. Kurt and Manjano were soon thrown agaisnt a nearby rock pillar, which quickly turned into a domino effect as it fell. Manjano cried out in alarm and Kurt jumped into action as he began swiftly flying skyward and dodging the falling rock formations. Manjnao hugged Kurt's body as they continued their ascent, until the lightning struck. There was a bright flash and then both Kurt and Manjano were struck by the lightning. There was a brief moment of pause and then they both slowly went into free fall, Manjano separating from Kurt's saddle and they both fell, limp, to the torrential ocean below and the rocky formations that were scattered below.

 

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Ice let out a sharp cry, fighting against the storm to get Keani to safety. The pair saw Kurt and Manjano fall after being struck by lightning, and Ice instinctively dove under to try and help them. Keani jumped from her back and yelled over the storm for Ice to get Kurt while Keani swam to get Manjano. After nearly five minutes of fighting against the waves, Keani reached where he had gone under. She dove beneath the water, her eyes open against the stinging, cold water as she searched for the boy. She saw him after a moment, and swam over. His shirt was caught on a rock. She swam over, fighting against the waves, and got Manjano. They surfaced and Keani looked for Ice. The dragon was attempting to get Kurt to safety.

 

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Lock continued deeper and deeper into the storm. The roar was deafening, and Flint could feel himself, and the saddle, being almost ripped from locks back. Lock screeched. And again, a few moments later. Flint kept his eyes tightly as the rain blasted him from every direction......... Suddenly, everything went calm. The rain had stopped, the wind had died down significantly, and Flint could see sunlight on the back of his eyelids. Flint opened his eyes slowly. What he saw chilled him to the bone more than the rain ever could. Lock had flown them right into the eye of the storm. And it was literally raining fish. Lock was dipping and diving, catching them out of the sky. "LOCK, NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR FOOD!!!" Flint roared, and he steered, much to his own dismay, back into the storm. They headed back for the eye wall. "Kurt and Manjaro!" he ordered lock, and they plunged back into the storm. Lock dived low to the water again, screeching often, as though calling out. He would soon be close enough to be heard over the almost contact thunder and the roar of the wind. The swell was increasing. The waves were becoming bigger and bigger as the storm got closer yet. They entered the twister zone and weaved amongst those, using the same slingshot technique to get the speed they need, without using up to much effort. As flint was blind yet again, lock had long since assumed control. To the others below, his screeching would grow closer and closer.

 

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Venice let out a sharp cry. The rain and fog smashed hard against the two, the winds and fog that the storm created completely blinding the pair. That's when they saw it. They were to late. The disorientation of the storm leading them in the wrong direction, pressing them further into danger. Venice and Autumn has spotted Kurt and Manjano's descent, and without warning Venice attempted to dive and help them, but her actions were wrong. Within seconds they were being pulled. A twister that was made up of several tornados hurled at them, snatching them from their flight. Venice screamed and as much as Autumn tried to keep her cool, the tears were flooding out of her eyes. She knew what was to come, and the pain of the realization caused the girl unimaginable amounts of sorrow. And just as quickly as it happened, Autumn could feel her weight being completely pulled, before it smashed her down. Her forehead collided with the saddle, gnashing through her skin. The blood mixed with the constant waterfall of rain, and now Venice had no rider. The twister took the pair and then they were gone, pulled with the twisters as it carried on. Venice curled her wings into her sides and gave up, and the massive twister took its time before eventually spitting them out. It whipped them across the dark sky, smashing them against the rocks and trees that surrounded the shore of the ocean several miles away. The rain left them freezing, death threatening to take them with every wheezing breath, the blood from the many of the girls wounds and a few from the dragon's pooling around them.

 

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Lea froze when she heard dragon cries in the distance amongst the shrill screams of the powerful winds outside of the cave and the storm itself. Falarion whined and nudged Lea's side, though her frown only deepened. Where was Manjano, Flint, and the others? Was everyone okay? What was going on? Lea nervously walked over to the tube that Chip in and she gently pulled the cork out of one of the ends so Chip could come out if she wanted to. Lea then sat down, indian-style, with her face towards the opening of the cave so she'd see the first people to appear at the group's meeting place. Falarion sensed her rider's unease and ambled over before curling up behind her rider, wrapping her body and tail around Lea and Chip's tube in order to keep both of them warm.


Manjano was completely unconscious at the moment, but Kurt had woken up after sinking for a bit. His joints and wings were in pain and his wings really didn't seem to want to work with him. Soon, Kurt felt Ice's presence and then saw Ice approaching him. With Ice's aid, Kurt soon resurfaced, gasping for breath, but only breathing in the torrential rains and crashing waves. Struggling to breathe with drowning imminent, Kurt realized he needed to get airborne to catch his breath and fast.

 

[HonestlySurviving]

Keani pulled the limp boy with her towards land, her whole body trembling. Ice dived under and put Kurt on her back, lifting the dragon enough that it could breathe. She started working her legs quickly, towards land. They weren't far away, but with the storm, the trip seemed to take forever. The exhausted dragon got Kurt to the shore and went to find her rider. Once she found the pair, Keani made her take Manjano as the boy was in more danger. Keani didn't even see the large wave forming behind her until it was too late. Not only was Keani thrown into the wild water, but so was Ice, still carrying Manjano. Keani tried to gasp in air once she surfaced, but was immediately tossed back beneath the waves.

 

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Lock followed the dragon cries closely, and continued with his own calls in between. He tried to follow the calls, but hey soon stopped. Lock began to dive again, a little faster than flint would have like, if he could have even seen anything. Moments later lock pulled up, narrowly missing a tree that was promptly struck by lighting and ignited. The rain put it out as fast as it had been lit. Lock continued on, weaving amongst the trees until they came upon the girl and her dragon. Lock landed and stood over autumn, shielding her from the wind. Flint, having felt the landing, removed one of his safety lines and rolled to the side that was still clipped on. He looked under the wing, and saw the blood that was now able to pool in the protected area. He was momentarily frozen. Once he could act, he did. He grabbed her arms and pulled her up onto locks back. He unclipped the second line, then clipped the two lines to themselves, holding autumn to the saddle. It would be enough to get her to the cave. "lock! To the cave!" Flint ordered. Lock was hesitant. "go! Now!" lock finally took off. Flint turned to Venice. He ran to her head and began nudging it roughly. "wake up!" he yelled over the wind. She had to wake up. Otherwise, they would both be doomed.


Lock was beginning to reach his limit. His wings were starting to hurt, and he had to fight the wind to make progress. He eventually cave into sight of the cave and powered his way towards it. He gave a few more power strokes, and dived into the cave, right over Lea's head. He collapsed from exhaustion.

 

[Obnoxious]

Venice was frozen, the freezing winds causing her to quake violently. She raised her broad head, her usually bright eyes clouded with grief as she blinked away the rain water that cascaded down her head. Slowly, her body weak, she stood, turning to face Flint and looking him dead in the eyes. It almost appeared if though the dragon was crying, even though they were incapable. The storm raged behind him and Venice could clearly see it though she kept her eyes on Lock. The beast whispered, huffing slightly as it flicked away the rain that rolled onto her feathers, with the rain the blood that remained on Venice's back.


With a sad sigh the creature just waited. If Flint could pull it off the two would live, and if not they would die. She understood this, but barely knowing the boy would prove to make it difficult for her to trust him.

 

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Flint rubbed Venice's head, running his fingers through her thick fur as their gazes locked. To the pair, the sound of the storm subsided. "come on, Venice. One more burst of energy, a short flight, and we'll both be safe, with our friends. Just a little more. Okay?" he asked her.

 

[Obnoxious]

Venice simply nodded, her big eyes closing for a moment as she drew a long breath. The storm was calming, but there was no doubt that it would still be a major challenge. The Dragon opened her eyes, nodding her head slightly. She inched forward, lowering her head to the ground before pressing it through Flint's legs. She then raised her head, bringing the boy with her as she brought it up completely. She could feel Flint sliding down her neck, giving him time to adjust himself before she took off. She flew hard against the wind, her massive wings flapping as much as she could push them. As the rains and winds whipped the pair she set her direction towards the island, which was at the time impossible to see, and hoped that Flint would be able to get her there safely.

 

[HonestlySurviving]

Keani's world at this moment was a mess of confusion. Cold waves hit her from all sides, tossing and turning her this way and that. She was not even quite sure which way was up. Each time her head broke the surface, she attempted to gasp in the sweet air her lungs longed for, but water from a fresh wave stole it's place. A cacophony of thunder, crashing waves, and her own heartbeat filled her ears. As the storm slowly calmed, the waves seemed to get more violent. Keani's large dragon had more luck than her master at getting out of the waves due to her size, and in a cage made of her claws kept Manjano from being tossed out into the water. The exhausted dragon struggled through the remnants of the storm, collapsing in the cave that she had seen Lock disappear into seconds before. Keani continued to be berated by the waves, and black dots danced in front of her stinging eyes. She slowly sank, and as she did, she felt as if the waves had decided to stop now. That, of course, was not the case. Keani had simply sunk far enough that she was not as strongly affected by the strength of the tide. Her lungs seemed as if they would burst, and she didn't have enough energy to try to swim back up, and even if she did, she would not be able to fight against the waves once more. Ice let out a long, wailing, pitiful cry for her rider as she tredged back from the safety of the cave in an attempt to find Keani.

 

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When Kurt was finally able to get aloft in the air, he flew to the nearest rock pillar in confusion and landed, crying out for his rider. Not seeing Ice carrying away his rider to safety, Kurt saw Keani sinking and assumed it was Manjano. Grief struck Kurt's heart and he swiftly dove into the ocean again, though he wasn't designed for swimming specifically. He quickly grabbed Keani's limp body with one of his claws before swimming upwards to the surface, utilizing his wings like fins in a sense. He soon broke the surface and with a surge from powerful strokes of his wings, Kurt slowly rose from the ocean with Keani in claw. He wasted no time to check if it was Manjano or if the rider was okay before he turned and began flying inland. He flew aimlessly, the storm pelting him from every direction as he let out a distressed cry, lost and confused.


Lea yelped and hit the deck when Lock came barreling into the cave. Flatiron merely lay her head down on the ground to avoid Lock as he barreled past her body. Lea then quickly jumped up, while saying, "Falarion, stay with Chip!" Flatiron huffed at this and sighed before looking down at the small tube the owl was in, curious about the creature now. Lea quickly rushed to Lock's side and then saw that he was holding Autumn. She looked deathly pale and Lea wasted no time grabbing a blanket from Falarion's saddlebags. She picked up Autumn bridal style and then walked over to Falarion before laying Autumn down so her back was against Falarion's warm body, since she hadn't endured much of the storm and was already dry. Lea then wrapped Autumn up in a blanket before walking over to Lock and putting her hand on his side. She looked at him, unsure if he was injured or just exhausted and said softly, "Lock, are you okay?"


Mansion remained unconscious when he was rescued until they arrived at the cave. Upon being deposited in the cave, Manjano began coughing up saltwater and seemingly choking on it at the same time. Lea looked up at the sight of a dripping Ice and her brother, who looked like he'd just been to hell and back. Lea felt tears brimming as she sprinted to Manjano's side, sliding the last of the feet as she dove to her hands and knees. Lea looked over Manjano's body quickly, seeing his torn shirt and the fact that he was soaked from head to toe like Autumn. Not sure what else to do at the moment, Lea did the same she'd done for Autumn, but for Manjano now. She then ordered Falarion to keep the pair warm, which Falarion responded with draping one of her wings over the two shivering bodies.


Lea stepped back to give the pair and Falarion room as she looked back over at Lock before looking at Ice in turn, not sure what was wrong with the two dragons other than them being soaked and cold from the harsh weather. Lea then saw Ice trying to go back into the storm and Lea ran to Ice's side before crying out, "Don't! You'll only endanger yourself further." Then realizing that she didn't know the dragon that well, Lea took a step back before adding quietly, "Surely whoever aided you can save Keani...right?"

 

[Obnoxious]

Autumn was out of it. Her wheezing breaths were raspy and loud, her mind blank. The blood from her forehead and several other cuts still pooled with the water, the blood running down her face and pooling in her mouth. Her lungs were sore, she was completely soaked, and parts of her body were unnaturally bent. Though cold and pale, the blanket helped, but only the worse could be assumed. The impact had broken many bones, and if they were to pierce a vital organ then Autumn wouldn't make it through. She could be lost by night, but if morning were to come and she were to have survived, it would be a while before she wasn't completely useless.


By now the storm still raged on, but was clearly beginning to settle. Perhaps it was merely the eye of the beastly hurricane from hell that was passing over, but that time spent in the eye could be utilized. Venice knew this. She could make it through to the island if she was quick enough. As she began flying as hard and as fast as she could she was distracted by the distressed calls of a nearby dragon. Though never having heard them before, the beast knew that this dragon was one of the ones she had met previously. She let out a mighty roar, completely ignoring any commands that Flint might have given her to reach the lost dragon. Fighting against the wind she reached Kurt's size, letting out a yelp to get his attention through the harsh winds and rain that whipped them. With a chirp Venice did her best to attempt to lead him, nodding her head towards the island, trying her absolute hardest to show him where it was and lead him whilst still staying in the time limit the eye had granted them. A few moments of calm before more of that wicked storm. Venice was losing strength and hope.

 

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Flint clung to the saddle as best he could. He had no safety lines in this saddle. But if there were, he doesn't know which of the lines are those and not ones that keep the saddle attached to Venice. He dared not tamper with them now. The rain battered his eyes, to he could not look to see if there were safety lines. He clung nonetheless, for both their lives depended on it. "atta girl, Venice. That way!" he steered her to one side. The storm battered them hard the wind picked up significantly as the neared the eye of the storm. What they had suffered was only half of what this storm was. Realising they were close to the eye, and knowing which water the air circulates in storm in this part of the world, Flint attempted to steer Venice towards the eye. If they could reach it, then it would be easy flying and they could find the cave if the eye passes over it.


Lock grunted, and raised his head. He was uninjured, but he was totally exhausted. All have did was fire a couple of plasma blast at the Smith stone floor to warm it, and he curled up. The heat would spread throughout the cave floor, warming it gently.

 

[HonestlySurviving]

Keani coughed weakly, sputtering and shaking hard. Her hair was sticking to her face, and it felt like sandpaper was being rubbed down her throat with each breath. "Ice...has...Manjano..." she gasped, knowing the dragon was looking for its rider. She looked slightly as Venice flew over, black dots dancing in front of her eyes. The girl passed out a moment later.


Ice cried out in misery, wanting to go find Keani, but not wanting to hurt the girl in front her. She cried out louder, shifting from foot to foot, her head bowed slightly.

 

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Lea could tell that she seriously needed to check on her brother and Autumn's conditions, but she knew that if she moved aside then Ice would bolt and potentially hurt herself. Lea could only heal so many people and dragons before she was too exhausted and would have to rely on Kurt's healing green flames. Problem was, Lea had no idea where in the world Kurt was or if he was still...okay. Lea winced at this thought, but kept her focus as she remained planted firmly in front of Ice.


Kurt looked down, upside down at Keani as he heard her comment. He continued to feel extremely anxious since he had no idea the condition of his rider, but knew that the very least he could do was get Keani to safety. He flew backwards in surprise at Venice's sudden appearance, but leveled out and huffed at her in response. He quickly assumed position behind Venice as he let out a small shriek, signaling that he was ready to follow Venice. Hopefully she knew where she was headed, because Kurt was about as lost as he could be currently.


Manjano's coughing eventually subsided, and he slowly opened his eyes, but only saw the leather of a wing over and in front of him. He weakly looked to his side to see an unconscious Autumn beside him. Manjano weakly reached his hand out towards her, taking Autumn's hand. She felt as cold as he did, but looked far worse. She certainly didn't look like she'd last long, or through the night for that matter. If only Kurt were here...his healing flames could speed up all of their healing processes in seconds. On the downside, Kurt could only heal so much before he needed rest. Autumn clearly needed the healing first though.

 

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Venice was fast, swift through the storm that threatened them. She was so concerned for Autumn that she didn't really pay attention to her surroundings, but she was certainly careful. The eye would soon be passing, and the dragon could certainly feel the pressure change, so she kept her speed, using all her possible force and might to push through the wind and clouds. From above Venice let out a shriek, warning Kurt who had followed her that she'd be diving towards the island's location. It wasn't too far of a drop, and luckily if they got down there quickly she knew that the eye would pass, but they would be safe in the cave.


Echos of the screams of Autumn rang in her ears like an everlasting loop of a nightmare she wished she didn't have. Once she got there she would not pay any attention to her own injuries, because the beast knew the girls were far worse. Her large ears pinned to her head and rang relentlessly as she landed on the soft sand of the island, her wet paws sinking into it. She made room for Kurt and rushed in to where Autumn lay. The dragon let out a soft whimper when she saw the girl. She could understand why she was in such a bad state. Venice was too weak to protect her during the crash, and the force of such a fragile girl caused her a lot of damage. The dragon wanted to be by Autumn's side, but she didn't want to injure her further. She just sat, staring at her as if the girl would miraculously wake up and be alright.

 

[HonestlySurviving]

Ice whined softly, prancing slightly, wanting to find her rider. She let out a long, pitiful cry, the sound echoing in the cave. She kept crying for Keani, not knowing that she was safe in Kurt's care.

 

[azimuth]

(oh, right my turn. *derp*)


Flint, who had arrived with Venice, climbed off the saddle and went to the entrance of the cave. He looked to Lea. "get your dragon to roar!" he called to her. The roar from the wind is still pretty loud. "they were right behind us on the way in! They might be able to navigate their way here!" he explained.

 

[Lioness075]

Lea turned to see Venice and Flint's arrival. Without thinking twice about her actions, Lea rushed forward and gave Flint a quick hug before pulling back and saying softly, "Sorry, I, uh, wasn't sure if you were okay." She blushed slightly at what she'd just done and then blinked as she remembered what Flint said. She quickly responded to cover up what she'd just done by saying, "Uh, right!" She looked over at Falarion and said, "Falarion, let out your loudest roar for Kurt and Keani!" Flatiron met Lea's gaze and nodded before looking towards the mouth of the cave and letting out an ear-splitting roar. The roar echoed out of the cave and into the nearby area, hitting Kurt's ears.


Kurt heard the resonating roar and flew straight towards it, landing at the edge of the cave before carefully carrying Keani inside and laying her down beside Falarion. Lea wasted no time in dragging Keani to Manjano and Autumn, where she set Keani up like her brother and Autumn were. Then looking over at Kurt, Lea said, "Come here, Kurt. I need your healing flames." Kurt instantly understood and ambled over to Lea's side, peering down at Autumn. Lea took a step back and then Kurt opened his jaw before carefully enveloping Autumn in his green flames, healing not damaging her. The effects would be immediate and while Autumn would still be slightly injured, all of her mortal wounds would now be healed.

 

[HonestlySurviving]

Ice ran to protect Keani when she saw flames, thinking they would hurt her unconscious rider. She lightly picked up the girl with her teeth, pulling her away before standing protectively in front of Keani, her teeth bared.

 

[Obnoxious]

Venice let out a roar, directed towards Kurt who was seemingly attempting to burn her rider. Tears welled in the massive dragon's eyes as she wanted to run to Autumn's side, but was too weak to do so. She dropped onto her stomach, her large legs spreading out from under her with a thump. She whimpered, covering her eyes with her massive paws so she didn't have to witness the morbid scene. She didn't know that it was actually helping Autumn, and her distress was obvious.


Autumn couldn't exactly feel the healing. She was so battered and bruised and numb from the cold that even if she was conscious none of the healing would be felt by her. Within her body a few bones moved back into place, but were still very much cracked. Outside, several of her wounds healed, cuts and bruises alike seemingly disappearing. A few wounds that were too big to heal remained, but there is no doubt that the improvement would certainly help her. Dried blood still caked her skin, her usually soft freckled face now looking rather morbid. Her eyes remained closed, her body still since she was too weak to move.

 

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Flint was frozen for a moment after the radom hug from Lea, but he quickly snapped out of it. First Kurt began torching autumn with green flames, and Ice took Keani off into a corner and bore her teeth at them, then Venice collapsed and curled up. Flint walked over to her and kneeled, rubbing her head. "it's not what you think. Those flames aren't burning her. They're helping her." he said softly. "look again."

 

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Kurt stopped breathing the flames as he saw the healing powers taking effect. He closed his jaw and stepped back a few steps, blinking as he was beginning to feel a bit tired now. Lea put her hand on his muzzle and quietly thanked him before walking past him and kneeling in front of Autumn. She looked the girl over, seeing that minor injuries had healed and her broken bones, while they were still injured, had certainly healed to an extent. Lea smiled at this and readjusted the blanket on Autumn carefully so that she was still okay. Lea saw Ice perceptively standing over Keani and said with a sad smile, "We're not hurting anyone, Ice. Kurt's flames can heal as well as damage others."


Manjano's eyes slowly opened, his vision hazy while his ears were ringing. As he glanced to his side, he saw the dissipating green flames from Kurt. 'He must've healed someone,' Manjano calmly thought to himself. He then saw Lea kneeling in front of the injured girl. Lea was looking away from Manjano currently, but he wanted to make sure she was okay. The ringing finally died down so Manjano could hear again, and his vision finally refocused after he blinked a bit. Focusing on Lea, Manjano open his mouth and attempted to speak, but ended up groaning instead. With the ringing gone and his vision back, Manjano now felt the pain in his joints all over.


Lea looked sharply at Manjano when she heard him groaning and she dove at him, embracing him and not wanting to let go. She couldn't stop the tears as they streamed down her face, as she said to Manjano, "I thought I'd lost you. Don't ever do that to me again." Manjano chuckled at what Lea said and replied with a cracked voice, "Trust me, I didn't intend on doing anything like that." Lea then leaned back and frowned at Manjano before asking him, "What did happen to you anyway? Did you get cut by some rocks or something? Your shirt's torn." Manjano furrowed his brows and replied, "I'm...not sure. There was a bright flash and then I woke up in here." He shrugged and then Kurt ambled over, leaning forward to nuzzle Manjano, who chuckled and hugged Kurt's head in response. Lea positioned herself so she was sitting beside her brother, laying her head on his shoulder. Falarion snorted and twisted her head around so she could see the siblings before laying her head on her leg. Kurt curled up beside Falarion so he could also see the siblings, his back angled away from the siblings. On Kurt's back was what appeared to be a large tree, its branches going out onto his wings slightly, though that was hard to see since his wings were tucked against his body. Yet, the tree trunk and roots could be seen along Kurt's back. The tree itself seemed almost like a tattoo, but it was actually a scar from the lightning strike. While it wasn't noticeable right now, Manjano had a similar scar/tattoo on his back with the branches over his shoulder blades.