Huyana: The World of the Water Wolves

Oh. Kyo sighed. He didn't really care what the wolfess did too much as long as it didn't hurt anybody. Okay. He didn't read auras and was a guy.... he wasn't really sure of what to say much else.

The steely blue-gray fae was laughing happily at the edge of the water, splashing Caspian with sprays of water she conjured with her tail and ears.

Sorry Teak! Really bad writers block.

Taima lifted her head up. What was that? She stood up abruptly, straining her ears to listen to the sound. Was it...? No, it couldn't be. She'd driven those elk in the other direction. But she poitive she could hear the thundering of hooves, and the ground vibrating minutely. Great. "I think the elk are stampeeding this way! I don't think they could fit inside the cave entrance, so that's the safest place. I'll stay out hear and try to turn them around. Again." She huffed, taking a defensive position, prepared to effectively herd the elk.

My brain is all fuzzy D: sorry

Kyo jumped to his feet, just a bit in awe, a bit afraid, and even a bit amused. And your mate will just ssit here doing nothing? I think not missuss Taima. We're in this together. He grinned his half smile before too falling into a defensive stance. His pelt shifted to a focused blue and his tail flicked some water into a large bubble. Anything for defense. Besides, he wasn't too thrilled to have to use his mouth if he didn't have to.

Coal put the two pups in the very back of the den, in one section to where it curved. She nosed both comfortingly and then walked about out a ways, just tipping her nose out of the den. She wasn't sure of what was going on, but a distant rumbling never seemed to bring up anything nice. Her eyes spotted Kyo and Taima, both seeming to be in a stance and attack mode. She blinked, unsure.

...

Suddenly an onslaught of hooves seemed to raidiate out of the trees. Birds called and crawed, flying away from the branches that were disturbed by the thundering beasts. A few moments later the first three elk came bursting through the clearing, bellowing and braying the whole way. A few seconds later, the herd came bursting out. Chaos ensued as they ran around aimlessly, trying to find a way back to their beloved meadows and clearings. Heavy feet stamped, threatening to crush little pups, or ever adult sized wolves.

No problem. I'm fuzzy too.

Taima sighed. "I don't want you getting hurt. Again. But if you must. Take the other flank. Use water and general vicious actions to lead them away. Water is our best bet. If we make a wall around them... She trailed off, musing upon this idea. Her thoughts were shattered by the sickening sound of hooves, making everything quake. Taima leapt up onto a rock, out of the way. She reared up threateningly, bringing up water with her with an swipe of her tail. The elk were further terrified, scampering away from the lurching water.

Ah! But the essessenccce of danger makes it all the more fun! The fact that Kyo slurred the word 'essence' so bad, it almost made him laugh out loud - that wasn't exactly the punch he was going for. However, his funny mistake was soon dropped and forgotten at the first sight of elk. He growled and lept forward, trying to cover the caves and Cavern, while still leaving an exit point for the hooved beasts to flee out of. He splashed water at any creature that seemed to stray from the fleeting group and growled at anything else. So far so good.

Taima rolled her eyes. "Oh, well aren't you macho?" She chuckled, surging forward along the flank, lashing and snarling at any elk that daredtry to run past her. Switching up and down the flank, she lead them closer to the river's edge, so they had no place to run, unless they crossed the river or went back out intp the forest. Fleeing hooves flew everywhere, and Taima had to concentrate hard to dodge them.

Coal panted heavily, basically slumping herself over the now lifeless body of the bull. However, she couldn't help but feel a bit of pride.

Kyo was beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel, literally. He could tell the herd was beginning to thin out. He and Tai seemed to create a system, him diverting them as they came into the camp and keeping them away from the caves while handing them off to his mate where she got them the hell out of camp completely. Whatcha need Tai??! He called out, as she called for him. The herd continued to thin.

"Just keep driving them out!" She called back, continuing to push the herd out. She could see them swiftly filtering out, their eyes still wild as they surged through the forest.

Minutes later, yet it seemed like ages, the last elk fled into the concealment of the forest. Taima halted and exhaled deeply, thankful for the trauma to be over. Or was it? She rushed to the entrance of the Pack Den. "Coal?" She called. The entrance was block by the seemingly dead body of the bull. She could barely see past it.

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Gotta go to bed now! Bye :3

Kyo chased the last elk out of camp, barking and howling at it, almost having fun. Once it was gone he turned around, remembering the bull that had escaped. He cringed. If anything happened it was his fault.. He walked slightly behind Taima after catching up to her, ears a bit down. Coal? He echoed her voice.

Coal's ears perked up. The thundering seemed to disappate and she heard a faint voice. She sat up, clambering over the bulls body. Squeezing her nose through a crack she sniffed the sunlight, trying to push herself out the rest of the way. Out came one paw, then another... then she slowly eased her head, neck, and front half out. There was a little blood around her maw, but that was only from the bull. You guys okay? She asked, looking them over as she continued to squeeze out of the tiny hole provided.

Alright Teak! Goodnight!

Taima peered through a small gap through the bull carcass. To her surprise, Coal's nose poking through. She retacted her head, her ears perked forward, her head tilted to one side. "Um, we could drag the bull out before you try and get out...." She suggest, but it was too late, Coal was already attempting to squeeze through.

Indeed Coal was squeezing out... slowly, but squeezing out all the same. It took a minute for her to get her hips through, the pelvis being one of the thickest parts on the body of a wolf. However after she wriggled that out it was a piece of cake for her tail and back paws. Clambering down off the body, she huffed a sigh of relief. You guys look okay, thank goodness. As to affirm her statement she quickly glanced them over, glad to see that she was correct.

Kyo raised an eyebrow as Coal squeezed out. He shook his head and just chuckled.

Taima raised an eyebrow. "I was more concerned about you and the pups. We need to move this bull. It'll make a good meal, too. I'm impressed you took it down. Well done." She nodded to Coal and procceed to inspect the dead elk, thinking of the best way to pull it out.

Kohana woke up suddenly. He had heard hooves... but everything was silent now. He slunk out the den, leaving Cove still sleeping soundly, and out into the clearing. He tilted his head. "Why is there a dead bull in the entrance to the Pack Den?"

lol Kohana's post made me laugh really hard. XD Oh Ko...

Coal bowed her head a bit to the fae. Uh, thanks. She licked her face, clearing it of anything from the bull. Now that all was said and done she wasn't sure of what to do. So she waited by the hindquarters of the beast, waiting for a plan to get it out.

Kyo padded next to Kohana. Stampede again. This time right here in the camp and clearing. Taima and I averted best we could. Coal nabbed this straggler though. He smiled a bit to her, he could see the sparkle of pride behind her eye that she had gotten the beast by herself.

Lol! Tai clearly has the brains of the family x3

Taima rolled her eyes as her brother. "Well done Ko, you slept through a elk stampede. Now that's an all-time high for you, isn't it? She shook her head; sometimes her brother was just so clueless. Tai turned back to the bull. "Well, you can redeem yourself by helping us drag this bull out. You take the right leg with Coal, and Kyo and I will take the left." She explained, figuring it was the easiest way to get the thing out. Kohana was strong, so his presence would certainly help.

Kohana nodded at Kyo, in thanks for his polite explanation, and huffed at his sister. I was tired, okay? Anyway, Tai, you can't tell me you haven't done something like that..." He trailed off, because in reality Tai did an annoyingly excellent job of avoiding doing silly things. He just sighed and stood by Coal to help tug the bull out.

Kyo just snorted as the brother and sister bickered. Oh sibling love. He chuckled, padding up to the back end of the beast and picking a good spot to start from. When he bit the back leg however he was given a nasty little reminder. He cursed under his breath, grinning and bearing it.

Coal obligingly grabbed part of the flank of the bull, getting ready to tug when everyone else was ready. While still bit down she turned her head and eyes, marking when the others were going to start.

Taima mimicked her brother's huff, threw him a quick grin and bent down to latch her jaw around the bull's hind leg, waiting for Ko to get into place before she told everything to start pulling.

Kohana just laughed slightly and got a good grip on the other leg. Once everyone was ready, Taima commanded, her voice muffled due to the fact her jaw was clamped around the bull's leg: "Pull!" And she heaved with all her might, as did Kohana, already feeling the large animal shifting.

Teak I'll be right back, in like half an hour or less! Sorry! I gotta get home!

Tai heaved and heaved, her tail lashing with the effort. She could feel the bull sliding along the rough ground at a painfully slow rate. She tried to pull even harder, her legs aching.

Kohana had his eyes squeezed shut with effort, pulling with an immense force. He was probably the strongest amongest all the wolves present, and he tugged even harder when he realised just how slow the thing was moving. It seemed to speed up only slightly. His shoulder began to throb with pain, but he ignored it.

Okay don't worry!

Kyo's throat started burning, the pain growing down his jawline. He felt quite responsible for the situtation of the bull in the first place, and now he felt bad that he was such a weaklink in helping too. Getting almost angry, his pelt began to flush a bit of blue-ish purple, a growl radiating from the very place it stung the worse. It was like a personal mission now, to finish and get this hulking thing out of the way. He tugged harder and harder, getting hotter and hotter, with each pull. The corners of his maw began to lather up again, first spit, then as he worked harder, a bit of froth. This was going to get out...

Coal saw that the progress was slow. However try as she might, it wasn't getting much better. Balling her muscles, she closed her eyes, practically envisioning the cave to become clear. Then an idea popped into her head. She stopped pulling and instantly let go. Uhh, guys... what are we doing? Aren't we water wolves? Can't we figure something to do with that too?

I'm so sorry for the delay... took MUCH longer than I thought. We had to stop at the bank.. blah, blah, blah....

Taima continue to pull, her eyes narrowed to slits. She paued when Coal spoke. How could we pull a bull with water? She questioned uncertainly, glancing back at the bull's position, just out of the entrance, but still inconveniently placed.

Kohana paused too, thankful to have a short break to catch his breath. He tilted his head at Coal's question. "Hmm, how could we use water though?"

it's okay. Sorry for the bad reply, I headache and I'm kinda tired