when the whole world trembles and shakes

*Surreal* · 03-31-2014, 06:55 AM

Surreal padded uneasily along the edge of the pack borders along the Whisperers Gorge. Something felt horribly wrong. Her stomach was in a turmoil, and her hackles wouldn?t lay flat, instead rising on her shoulders and spine, as though they could protect her from? whatever it was that was bad. But she couldn?t place it. Ears lay flat to her skull, mismatched gold and blue gaze flicking about, body tensed and ready to fly into action should an enemy fly out at her. A rush of wings from above signaled Battlesong?s arrival, the large hawk floating on thermals above her. ?Anything to see from up there?? Lilting accented voice called up to the bird as Surreal paused to look up at her companion.

Battlesong angled and dipped her wings, coming to land on her land bound friend?s back, beak clicking as her large golden eyes observed the wolf. No. Nothing to-- And then the world turned in on itself. A roar filled the air. Her ears. Her mind. She tried standing still, but the shaking under her paws threw her down. Battlesong gave a shrill cry, wings fluttering as she was thrown with her friend. After a moment of righting herself, she pushed off into the blessedly smooth thermals, gold eyes wide with shock as she soared up, taking in the heaving earth below. From above, she watched helplessly as her silver companion struggled to rise to her paws, only to be tossed and shaken down again.

And then the earth opened its jaws, belching sulfur from an abyssal black depth. On the ground, Surreal thought she heard a howl. Valhallan wolf. And a cry for help. She knew that voice. ?Erion!? The trembling, heaving ground eased it?s rolling for just long enough for her to gain her paws and take off toward the cry.

If it weren?t for Battlesong, she wouldn?t have seen the gaping jaws of the earth before her. The bird saw her friend?s impending danger, stooping swiftly to flash her wings in front of the beta. Follow! Surreal dropped her haunches, rearing back on them, effectively halting her forward progress, in time for a boulder to crash past her, the very same that hit upon Alpine, though she didn?t realize this. Her eyes tracked the hawk, following her movements as the bird scoped out a safe path through the turmoil. Just as the hawk swooped back to lead her, Erion?s scream pierced the roar of the earth. Pain, terror. Battlesong arrived in time to fly ahead of the wolf as she charged forward, weaving through obstacles, until she came to a stop at the edge of the gaping mouth into the earth, in time to see the pale form of Alpine dive into the earth.

Erion was in there? Luna?s teeth. She dove after the male, following roughly the same course, wincing with soft grunts as the shocks ran through her legs, following the sound of his passage. The earth had stopped rumbling? The silence was heavy on her ears, until the male?s voice came to her ears. She followed it. Alpine, the male her sister was fast falling in love with. A cry from somewhere above told her Battlesong would wait to lead her out. ?Erion! Alpine!?

She came to crouch across from the male, looking down at the curled form of Erion. Her eyes were doing their best to adjust, but it was still horribly dark. What would her mother do? Oh Luna, was her mother safe? Panic threatened to rise in her throat, before she quashed it down and stiffened her spine. In the voice of the Beta, she spoke to Alpine. ?We need to find a way out of here and get him home. My Companion can help to find a way out. Are you alright?? Oh how her legs wanted to tremble. She felt one forelimb throb, caught the smell of blood. Her own blood. Nevermind that, she would look at it when they were out of here.

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