Iroh was beginning to wonder if waking up in a strange place without remembering how he got there was going to become a feature of his life.
Not that he hadn't woken up in strange places without remembering how he had gotten there before, but quite frankly, at his age, those days were supposed to be long over.
Still, this valley was a more pleasant place to be than the one he had found himself in before, with the sterile white walls and strange machinery. Iroh took the opportunity to soothe his anxieties about his absence from the Four Nations by enjoying the clear view of the stars, and the fresh breeze that blew along the riverside, which he walked during the day, on the principle that if there were other people in this country, they would be near fresh, running water. It was a tactic that had not failed him yet, and if there were any humans to be found, he believed it would not fail him now.
And it didn't. Once again, Iroh woke up in the ring and a banished prince came to him.
There was some rustling in the plants behind the old[er] man that gave Ashitaka away. The prince recognized him already and wasn't trying to hide. When he got the man's attention, he bowed his head down briefly. "How long have you been here?" he cut to the chase.
"Ashitaka." A familiar face so far away from anything that could be called familiar. Would wonders never cease? "Hello. Not long at all - a little more than a day." He bowed, beaming pleasantly. "I don't suppose you could tell me how I got here . . . ?"
He smiled "No more than I can tell how I got here." he stepped forward. "Are you hurt at all? We have a small group four of us. We have a camp a little ways away. Follow me." Ahsitaka turned on his heels, motioning for the old general to join him.
In the plants behind them came a few squawking noise, quick and swift-and very heavy running could then be heard, like a chorus of loud bass drums. Bursting through the brush, even louder running steps could be heard. The herbivores, two legged and duck billed, moaned and called each other.
Run! Run! It was a warning to any and all creatures in the way of whatever it was behind them.
Then he emerged, calling out in a thunderous roar, displaying dominance over those in his wake.
Oh, by the way- you are meat. Please scurry.
Still perusing the plant eaters, he slowed, eying the smaller, slower mammals that, due to his smaller size, he could probably afford to be an easier meal, considering the numbers he had mistakenly set off into a run. Ambush failure.
Oh well- the reasoning behind a Apex predator wasn't rocket science. He changed his direction, growling as he made a quick stride over.
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Disoriented.
Lost.
Noin hadn't known for HOW long she had been caught in what she could only describe as limbo, hanging in space, hanging in...time. In...
Her stomach unloaded what she had left as she tried to miss a tree and yet grapple its bark for support as she heaved. Oh how her head swam - it was worse than being so drunk you puked. It was worse than over-dosing. It was everything nasty you could think of, coupled with the drugs that Crane had childishly unleashed into a plethora of skunk spray.
Wiping drool from her trembling lips, she looked up, her eyes glazed. God...where the hell...?
Her first thought was an old text book about the Cretaceous period - broad leaf ferns, enormous in size and...
Her head slowly tilted to the side, even as she felt a very dull rumble and could have sworn she heard talking.
That tree...is a big tree...She couldn't have sounded more drugged to anyone else than she did to herself at that moment. It was all very...odd, really. Aheh
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He wouldn't have even looked if it wasn't right on his heal, practically. He heard somewhere that you weren't supposed to move with dinosaurs, but then there was no telling how accurate that was!
"Oh shit!"
A step behind Toph, and he was running from that giant jaw of gnashing steak knives, thankful for his lithe form and all that running practice. Suffice to say, running was his specialty.
Ashitaka's eyes grew very wide in the realization as to what was upon them. Well, it introduced itself so definitively. He had scarcely heard Toph's uncharacteristic shriek when his feet were already moving, carrying him away, pulling Iroh with him. "Hurry, this way!" Into some heavy forestry, the large animal would be slowed down by the uneven rock and large-trunked trees of the woods.
Running. Toph hated having to run away. If she could get the others clear, she might be able to do something about the monster. Maybe rocks to the face and shaking earth might scare it off.
She wasn't as fast as Duo, unfortunately. Blind earthbenders weren't suited for fleeing. And she was short, too, so she was falling behind Duo a bit, and the thing was gaining.
More noise, more disorienting sounds, and Noin's world was swimming, it couldn't have been worse at this point. The bark she had clung to for support while she unloaded yet again what remained of her stomach was sharp and cutting. Thick.
Where the hell was she?
What exactly had happened, anyway?
First the meeting, then some time later with some sort of toxin.. a room and... Her mind was sufficiently fried, and she couldn't have been more useless if she had two left feet.
Noises, rumbling.
Noin stared.
Holyfuckit'saT-Rex. That meant a very strange thing had happened - they had ended up somewhere in Cretaceous period, either that or someone had actually been conducting secret experiments in order to create a theme park all centered around the world's favorite dinosaurs
( ... )
He was aware of what was going on, for the most part. He wasn't about to just leave Toph behind, but then again, he was under the impression she was capable, that she was a super hero. Apparently that didn't mean she could outrun a T-rex.
A quick draw of the gun, he looked to Toph then the dinosaur, "Toph!"
He started running back for her, firing off a few bullets at the dinosaurs face. Probably felt like a few rubberband snaps.
"Dig a hole!" Duo he shouted as he moved. Use the beasts size against him.
Well, if she hadn't been worried about knocking him over or burying him, she would've just ridden a wave of earth to safety. Hmph! That said, short blind girls were short and had small legs, which made running all the more difficult.
At Duo's yell, she whipped around, sliding into her stance easily, then 'bending the ground just in front of the dinosaur not down, but rather, straight toward it in spikes, hoping to let its own momentum knock it out for the count against them.
Just in case, she 'bent up a pit just after the spikes.
He could commend her ability later, right now he was wondering if he could shoot out that thing's eye ball. Worth a shot, or two. He took aim, staying right where he was.
Ashitaka was hurrying quickly in a zig-zag path through the woods. He dragged Iroh along and was about to rush by the woman getting sick... until he didn't.
"This way! Come on!" he knew from her look she was one of the ring members [as opposed to who?] and he hadn't the time to stop and check if she was evil or no. He grabbed a hole of her as he flew by, continuing his criss-crossing path.
He looked back once he heard Duo's yell. "Wait here." he stopped and about faced, leaving his charges in a safe opening in the trees. When he surfaced from the forest, the monster was thrashing against a spiked rock plane that had pierce it along its chest.
Not that he hadn't woken up in strange places without remembering how he had gotten there before, but quite frankly, at his age, those days were supposed to be long over.
Still, this valley was a more pleasant place to be than the one he had found himself in before, with the sterile white walls and strange machinery. Iroh took the opportunity to soothe his anxieties about his absence from the Four Nations by enjoying the clear view of the stars, and the fresh breeze that blew along the riverside, which he walked during the day, on the principle that if there were other people in this country, they would be near fresh, running water. It was a tactic that had not failed him yet, and if there were any humans to be found, he believed it would not fail him now.
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There was some rustling in the plants behind the old[er] man that gave Ashitaka away. The prince recognized him already and wasn't trying to hide. When he got the man's attention, he bowed his head down briefly. "How long have you been here?" he cut to the chase.
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Run! Run! It was a warning to any and all creatures in the way of whatever it was behind them.
Then he emerged, calling out in a thunderous roar, displaying dominance over those in his wake.
Oh, by the way- you are meat. Please scurry.
Still perusing the plant eaters, he slowed, eying the smaller, slower mammals that, due to his smaller size, he could probably afford to be an easier meal, considering the numbers he had mistakenly set off into a run. Ambush failure.
Oh well- the reasoning behind a Apex predator wasn't rocket science. He changed his direction, growling as he made a quick stride over.
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Something huge.
She paused to feel what it was, and went very stiff, eyes getting huge for a long few moments before breaking into a run.
"HEY! You guys! Run! It's a monster!"
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Lost.
Noin hadn't known for HOW long she had been caught in what she could only describe as limbo, hanging in space, hanging in...time. In...
Her stomach unloaded what she had left as she tried to miss a tree and yet grapple its bark for support as she heaved. Oh how her head swam - it was worse than being so drunk you puked. It was worse than over-dosing. It was everything nasty you could think of, coupled with the drugs that Crane had childishly unleashed into a plethora of skunk spray.
Wiping drool from her trembling lips, she looked up, her eyes glazed. God...where the hell...?
Her first thought was an old text book about the Cretaceous period - broad leaf ferns, enormous in size and...
Her head slowly tilted to the side, even as she felt a very dull rumble and could have sworn she heard talking.
That tree...is a big tree...She couldn't have sounded more drugged to anyone else than she did to herself at that moment. It was all very...odd, really. Aheh ( ... )
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"Oh shit!"
A step behind Toph, and he was running from that giant jaw of gnashing steak knives, thankful for his lithe form and all that running practice. Suffice to say, running was his specialty.
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She wasn't as fast as Duo, unfortunately. Blind earthbenders weren't suited for fleeing. And she was short, too, so she was falling behind Duo a bit, and the thing was gaining.
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Where the hell was she?
What exactly had happened, anyway?
First the meeting, then some time later with some sort of toxin.. a room and... Her mind was sufficiently fried, and she couldn't have been more useless if she had two left feet.
Noises, rumbling.
Noin stared.
Holyfuckit'saT-Rex. That meant a very strange thing had happened - they had ended up somewhere in Cretaceous period, either that or someone had actually been conducting secret experiments in order to create a theme park all centered around the world's favorite dinosaurs ( ... )
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A quick draw of the gun, he looked to Toph then the dinosaur, "Toph!"
He started running back for her, firing off a few bullets at the dinosaurs face. Probably felt like a few rubberband snaps.
"Dig a hole!" Duo he shouted as he moved. Use the beasts size against him.
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At Duo's yell, she whipped around, sliding into her stance easily, then 'bending the ground just in front of the dinosaur not down, but rather, straight toward it in spikes, hoping to let its own momentum knock it out for the count against them.
Just in case, she 'bent up a pit just after the spikes.
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He could commend her ability later, right now he was wondering if he could shoot out that thing's eye ball. Worth a shot, or two. He took aim, staying right where he was.
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"This way! Come on!" he knew from her look she was one of the ring members [as opposed to who?] and he hadn't the time to stop and check if she was evil or no. He grabbed a hole of her as he flew by, continuing his criss-crossing path.
He looked back once he heard Duo's yell. "Wait here." he stopped and about faced, leaving his charges in a safe opening in the trees. When he surfaced from the forest, the monster was thrashing against a spiked rock plane that had pierce it along its chest.
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