Last swim of the year
As they heard their family from such a great distance Gaia would urge her cardinal companion to fly ahead and see what might be happening. His bright form would take off from the silver woman's shoulder as she continued her journey. The red bird made his way to the beach, immediately catching sight of Voltage, with purpose the bird would land on the man's shoulder, concerned chirps spouting from his beak.
Gaia would appear on the beach then, her timid form in a rush as she made her way to Glacier and Current's side. Where was Illume? She'd whine softly as she nuzzled into Glacier's neck in obvious confusion. The question had already been asked, she just needed to wait on the answer.
Glacier was there, next to her litter-brother and sister, as well as Gaia and Current. Current alone. It was odd to see one of the sisters without the other. Locha's blue eyes looked to Voltage, his call being the one that she heard first. The tears in her brothers eyes sent her stomach plummeting. Oh no oh no oh no. What was happening?!?
Before the girl could stop running completely, she splashed into the water, her paws sinking in the black sand. A gust of Autumn wind let her hear a snippet of her brothers gasps.
"Illie...gone." Illie was gone?
He would only swim and search for a little longer, the cold already chilling him to the bone. He could only dive so many times, only search so many places before he, himself felt like he was drowning. Every second that went by without finding her the chances of never see his little girl again kept climbing. He turned back to the rock, climbing up onto it, panting heavily. It was all his fault...everything. He should have spent more time with them, should have taught them how to swim better…should not have…coddled them so much. It was all his fault. With a growl he'd turn to look at the beach. Everyone was there...Everyone. Gaia...oh, how could he tell her their little girl was missing? It was then that he felt the familiar weight of Freewing and he'd turn his head to glance at the stark red bird. "Something terrible has happened." He choked before looking back at the beach, at his brother surrounding his terrified daughter, his mate searching for answers. Gale and Locha and Terrae were there...locha would probably be able to search the waters much better than he could. "Freewing, im going to go back to the beach. Can you do a sweep of the territory from the sky?" he asked with as much strength as he could muster before turning to the ocean. He made sure the bird had gotten off of him before he moved back into the water, paddling towards his family. He panted as he emerged from the ocean, his brows pinched and fear in his eyes. "Gaia..." he called, padding through the little crowd that gathered. (Where was everyone?!) He wanted to reach her, to hold her close. "Oh my little cloud, something terrible has happened…" He whimpered before looking at his family. Every second mattered. "Current had fallen in the water and Illume jumped in after her. She got Current to the rock but…she was swept away." He said softly, looking at his brother for the strength he needed. Stormy eyes were so wide in his fear, in his panic. "We need to find her! Gale, run along the beach, any shore you can find. She may have reached land by now..." Hed whimper, turning to look at Locha then. "Please, search the waters….I..I looked as best as I could…but I am not as strong of a swimmer as you are." He wanted to cry, wanted to break down and cry. But there were matters the needed to be handled first. "Terrae, look at Current...she may need treatment. And stay on standby for if…when! For when we find Illie.…" They had to find his daughter…dear God, please say she was okay.… (Posting Order slows things down do don't follow it =P) |
Momentarily, the rest of his family hurriedly arrived as the scene turned chaotic, not to mention overwhelmingly worrying and stressing. Voltage paddled back to shore where he explained the gripping story, one that caused the healer to fret and panic. It couldn't be happening; why did he have to guess correctly all the time? Illume gone? Out in the water? At that moment of realisation, his heart plummeted. Had she gone missing on land the search would have been easier, though in the water it's almost near impossible. The ocean was such a powerful and violent force; the child could drown or be pulled out to sea. Even as brilliant as a swimmer Locha was, would she be able to find their neice? He only could pray so, or else the family would forever be emotionally torn apart. They didn't need, or at all want, a tragedy.
Inwardly shaking the plaguing thoughts away from his mind, he settled down to his task - checking on his other neice. His nose couldn't pick up the metallic scent of blood, which was good - he didn't need to worry about cleaning wounds and preventing infections. However that didn't mean the girl was safe from harm, as she could have acquired bruises or sprains that could be equally as bad. "Silvius, bring herbs," he whispered the command to his companion, feeling tiny claws slide down from his body and scurrying away towards his den. He turned his gaze to his neice, lowering his body so he could level with her height. "Do you feel any pain?" he gently inquired to the pup, softly nudging her shoulder with his muzzle. Only then did he realise that pain from a head injury diminished rather quickly though that didn't mean the victim had recovered, for they could lose consciousness if left untreated. That was why he quickly added, "Do you remember hurting yourself anywhere today? Did you hit your head or sprain a paw?" He needed to get the full picture - an honest response from the girl. Any injury left out and it could worsen over time.
"Speech" |