9/10/19 first quick round due, assemble! Yes Theory said, as Shaye knew she would. She leaned forward and kissed her co-alpha on the cheek. They were the same height now, and it astonished her to realise how much growing the girl had done. She just hoped… well… she didn’t know what this day would bring. “We should…” she began to say, before the ground below them began to shake and tremble with a quake. Shaye gasped and spread out her weight to balance herself, looking up just in time to see the plume of smoke that billowed from the volcano just a brisk walk from their territory. “by the gods…” Shaye whispered, before she shook herself back to sanity. She tossed her head and began howling, even as she started to run. ‘Get Eulogy and her children, meet me at the edge of serpent’s plains and sunset falls!” she yelled to the girl, already racing towards her own den and Vail’s children, howling as she ran. Abaven, all of Abaven, get to serpent plains! Was the message she cried. "Talk" "You" Think

Twig wanted to be closer to her young cousins, so had moved her den closer to where Shaye and the boys stayed. She felt terrible for them, having lost both parents so soon after entering the world she wanted to be there for them as much as possible. They were her only family here and they deserved to have some connection to their father. She was asleep in her den when the sudden shaking woke her quickly. Panic threatened to take her, but all she could think about was get to the boys. The Memoire girl raced towards Shaye’s den, it wasn’t too far so she beat the alpha there. ”Tempo, Beat, Pitch!” She called out, trying to keep her voice calm. ”We have to go, come here.” She told them while assuring them from the den.

Void was helped towards the meeting place by Brandr, he didn’t stray from Eulogy’s side the whole time. He still didn’t feel scared, but he didn’t much like the mood of the pack as they gathered. What was going to happen? Where were they going to move to? He watched everyone as they moved about, the uncertainty and fear obvious. Void’s expression remained one of soft curiosity if not blank. His eyes wide as he took everything in. He worried mainly about the stars and their disappearance. The young pup wanted them back, he felt wrong without their comforting presence. He sighed softly and lingered beside his mother while he waited to be told what to do. Hopefully they’d go somewhere with stars.

Noir had conflicting feelings as his blue and lavender eyes watched as the volcano began to erupt. He was at Abaven’s highest point, thinking about how he was going to call together the whole pack tomorrow. He was going to rub it in their faces that he was leaving, and they couldn’t stop him. As the sound of the boom hit him and the tremors moved beneath his paws he saw his fantasy crumbled with the loose rocks around him. Noir grit his teeth as he watched, with mixed feelings, the incredible explosion.

He found a thrill in the chaos of it as he stared over the short distance between Abaven and the volcano. Shaye’s call hit his ears and he realized then how much this was going to disrupt his life. There would be no grand exit for him, there was nothing he could do to overshadow the pillars of doom that threatened to consume the whole pack. A deep growl left his throat. Everything was ruined.

He cried out in frustration and started to run. He wasn’t sure where he was going to go but this was it. He’d find his way in the chaos. Noir sent out a howl to Shaye. His voice didn’t hold the maturity of a full adult but with his huge size it challenged Rhyme’s in intensity. He was leaving, and she couldn’t stop him.

-exit Noir/leaving Abaven-

Odysseus watched with growing alarm as a red glow took over the heavens. The stars in the direction of the volcano were quickly blotted out by smoke and ash. He had just enough time squint at a strange ripple in the clouds when a percussive boom struck him with enough force to push him back a step. For perhaps the first time in his life Odysseus' shock showed on his face.

Though Shaye's howl instructed the wolves to head for the plains, Odysseus wasn't quite ready to leave. He knew one of the newer families denned nearby. The single mother would probably struggle to move her two children quickly and with the volcano on the verge of bursting every second mattered.

He raced to the den of Circe and, finding her trying to usher her pups towards the plains, quickly scruffed the little female after exchanging a look with her mother. Then, pup in tow, he took off towards the plains.

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Reaching the temporary meeting place, Odysseus set the pup down and then stood waiting, his fur bristling and his eyes locked on the mountain.

Something really bad was happening. The boom that shook the thicket caused the little girl to scream but what was even scarier still was what her mother did right after the thunderous sound. Dantalian had never seen her mother move so quickly. She had snapped at Dantalian to leave her toy and booted her towards the den entrance with enough force to send the tiny pup tumbling. The shove itself wasn't scary. It was the face her mother made when she did it that scared the little girl. She looked so scared that Dantalian couldn't help but be scared too.

She screamed again when a red-eyed wolf loomed suddenly out of the fog and picked her up, and proceeded to wail the whole way to the plains, stopping only once she'd been set down. There she sat whimpering, her eyes full of tears, and wrapped her tail around her paws.

"Dantalian!" she cried in exasperation as the tiny pup fretted over the safety of her favorite chew toy. Unwilling to waste time arguing and struggling to move two kids, she booted her little girl in the rump and sent her reeling towards the den's entrance without her toy. "Didn't you hear? We have to go. Leave your toys and go!"

Alright, Dantalian was sufficiently motivated. Time for Killian. Circe turned to her boy and was on the verge of speaking to him when one of the Abaven wolves rushed up. Normally she would have told him to keep his mitts to himself, but she needed the help so when they exchanged a look she said nothing and let him pick up her girl.

Back to Killian. "Miss Shaye is calling. We need to go to the meeting place quickly so come here, I'll carry you." She picked him up and took off, flying after Odysseus as quickly as her paws could carry her.

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Reaching the plains, she set Killian down and turned to eye the mountain.

The volcano continued to spew a bright red liquid along with smoke and something else…something that seemed to fall around them. He didn’t know the name for ash, but the smell was enough to tell him he did not like it. He didn’t like any of this. Ears pressed tight to his skull he followed along with Brandr, Eulogy and his siblings, for once not lagging behind in fear. No, tonight the fear lay behind them so there was an extra pep in his step as he followed along, staying as close as possible to his mother and Brandr. They were headed towards a part of the territory he had never seen before and while usually he would be slower, learning his surroundings so that he wouldn’t get lost, tonight he paid little attention to what was going on around him. All Spirit cared about was the fact that something scary was behind them and for all he knew- it wanted to eat them.

Brandr worked his way toward the Serpent Plains where Shaye had given out her call for the pack. He moved slowly, trying to help Eulogy keep her little family together and hoping his own would be right behind him. He trusted Corentine and Lucine to make their way to the meeting without his assistance but it still made him anxious not to have the duo by his side. They soon arrived and Brandr sat down quickly, staying near the pups he'd helped escort. He looked to Shaye, eager to hear of the plan and their next movements. They only had a limited amount of time and each passing minute felt like an eternity. The earth still rumbled beneath his feet and he just prayed that the winds would favor them and push the ash away.

Desolate followed very close to his mother and the strange man, trembling as he weaved in and out of his siblings to be sure not to dwindle too far back in the group. Whatever was coming was even scaring the adults, and that terrified Desolate more then the odd smell and sights in the skies. He looked up to the man - Brandr - as they came upon the meeting group. Momma had so many kids to look after, and many of them were bigger then Desolate was. Would he be lost in the shuffle? With no dad, could mom make sure they all were safe from mother nature? He moved up close to Brandr, pressing up against his foreleg so the bigger man would know he was here. "Has the fire come back to eat us?" He whispered softly to the man. Desolate had heard stories of the wildfire that took down their thicket before he was born, how it took the life of a pack member and how it brutalized the land mercilessly. Was it angry and back for more vengeance? Where was uncle Rhyme? He'd protect them, Desolate was sure. His ears flattened against his head and he waited for the news to come. "Speech" "Thinking" "You."

By the time she located Eulogy and her children, Brandr as already safely guiding them to the meeting place. She gave him a grateful nod and made sure to keep up the rear, nudging along any wayward pups that may have been distracted by the turmoil. Theory murmured reassuring words or gave nuzzles where needed while she tried to steel herself. This was the time to be brave for the pack, especially for the little ones. No matter how fast her heart threatened to beat out of her chest, she would put on a leader's face. Whatever that looked like. She arrived breathlessly and shot Desolate a particularly soothing glance... or so she hoped. This was all so new to her. Once she'd made it to the meeting grounds, she surveyed the gathered wolves and went to Shaye's side. Theo tried to remain calm even as her eyes strayed over and over to the volcano spewing black smoke on the horizon. "Speech"

Corvus was vastly unprepared for what was happening.. though he supposed no training in the world could've prepared any of them for this. No amount of fighting training, no amount of herbs collected, could help them right now. All that seemed to matter was that they run, as quickly as possible. This wasn't like a storm, something they could wait out - the loud crack that the volcano created was a sign of what was to come, rather than a single, isolated event. The ground shook and shook, the intensity of the quakes only growing stronger and more unpredictable, as snow billowed relentlessly into the sky. Sticking around and seeing what would happen didn't seem like such a good idea. Panting hard, he followed Shaye's call, making sure Theory was nearby. He could only hope desperately that she agreed that they needed to get as far away from here as possible. Even if she didn't agree - he doubted it, judging by the frantic tone of her call - he... wasn't quite sure what he'd do. Panting hard by the time he caught up to the rest, he glanced around frantically to assess who was here. Quite a few wolves, thankfully, but not everyone.. and he could only hope the rest would arrive quickly. Hopefully no one had been out patrolling near the edge of Mount Volkan.. the thought was enough to made him feel more nauseous than he already did. "We need to leave, don't we?" He managed to breathe once he moved closer to the group, though his question was a rhetorical one at best, one he didn't really expect to get an answer from.

She was hurried after Brandr had called them from the den. She knew what was going on was bad news and she did her best to gather what she could think of from her stores. In case anyone was harmed she needed to be prepared and she got quick help from her daughter and her mother’s companion. Brandr went ahead with others before Shaye’s call rang out over the territory. Both continued to rush and when they were done they ran towards the call, keeping close to one another so they would t get lost. They arrived to the meeting much later then Brandr and immediately she moved to his side, dropped her tightly wrapped bundle and gave him a small nuzzle. Her golden eyes then looked to Shaye, wondering where they would go, what were they going to do?!

Panic once more had set in, just like the night of the fire. Although the smells were different, she could still smell fire on the wind. It brought back unwanted memories and visibly made her shrink in her face place. Her father was ushering others and her mother quickly called for her help. Into the herb den she went and began grabbing and bundling what she was instructed to get. She wasn’t a healer, but she at least knew the plants by name and could easily recognize them. It felt like no matter how fast they moved that things took forever to gather and when Shaye’s call rang out the rushed more. Once they were done Eli scrambled onto her back and held on as she took off, running along side her mother with a bundle of herbs filling her mouth. Once arriving she fallowed Corentine to sit with Brandr. She was lightly shaking with both fear and anxiety.

He had been in his den, asleep. It was a night he had decided to take a break from night hunting and to try and get a decent rest, but he was stirred awake yet the ground violently shaking and by his alpha’s urgent call. Urgency rang in it’s tones causing his body to snap awake and his senses spring to life. Standing, a quick stretch, then quickly crawling from his den. Shaking himself out before heading off towards the call in a hurry, but not quick enough to beat the others. He was a bit shaken, but fine other then that and his eyes roved the crowd for his siblings. He grew worried and anxious when he didn’t see either of his siblings and his golden eyes scanned the surroundings searching for their entrance. He needed to know they were okay and they needed to be here so they all can figure out what was going on and what they needed to do.

Shaye made Theory Alpha, yelled at her to grab Eulogy's children, and then went running for Vail’s. She ran to the den as quickly as she was able, finding a frightened confused Beat outside. She grabbed the pup by his scruff, and went into the den. She found Tempo there, and added him to her mouthful. She was just about to wonder how to grab Pinch when she realized Twig had made there also, and was prepared to grab a pup. She had her mouth full of puppies, but didn't need to say anything as the woman grabbed for Pitch. With their precious cargo, they raced back to the meeting point, and found Theory already there. Her eyes scanned through the crowd, and she found a few faces missing. They might have been outside of pack lands when the eruption began, and couldn’t return to the ‘safety’ of Abaven. Not that she could call her lands safe at the moment, not by a long shot. The ground below them rumbled and occasionally shook, and the plumes of heavy smoke in the air told her it wouldn’t be long before this land was uninhabitable. A part of her cried out at the unfairness of it all, Abaven had resided here for three generations, and was about to pass to a fourth. Would they be losing their lands forever? She looked to the wolves around her and knew the truth. Home wasn’t the land, it was the people. Ody appeared carrying a pup in his maw, and Circe appeared a moment later, she gave the man a grateful nod, before pointing at wolves. “Brandr, Samara, Eulogy, Corvus, and Theory take a pup” she instructed, pointing at Eulogies litter of five. She could see Ody and Circe already had her two in hand. That left Vail’s three. “Allegro, grab Beat, Twig stick with Pitch” she instructed. “Alright, Theory, I want you to lead the way, you went to the festival on Ibis Island recently, you know the waters. Find the smoothest course, leave your pup with Eulogy and take Brandr and Ody and start scouting as soon as you get there, find a safe place that can house the pack, Corvus your on guard duty, keep the pups safe and pick a few warriors to help you.” she barked out instructions as fast as she could. “I’ll follow up the rear and ensure no one gets lost. Anyone without a pup your on the sides of the swimming party, your to ensure everyone makes it in one piece, you know your roles, Anyone who can swim come to me right now, everyone else, get to the waters edge” she ordered as a particularly splitting roar from the volcano filled the air, almost drowning out her words. Shaye wanted to stay until the last moment, she wanted to ensure all stragglers knew the way, that all of Abaven made it to safety, but she also Tempo to consider moving across the waters herself. (PP permission given for pups and for Lolaf characters) "Talk" "You" Think

The way Shaye was talking was making Desolate very, very nervous indeed. He didn't like how commanding her barked orders were and he didn't like how all the other wolves looked so worried. Uncle Rhyme told him the rapids were dangerous and he shouldn't go near them, but compared to the rapids the ocean must have been so much worse. He whimpered softly as she spoke, backing away from Brandr to scurry into a cluster of large boulders. He sunk as low as he could to the ground, curling into the cold stone. The way they hung over and hid him was so comforting, and he let himself calm slightly as their cool touch pressed against his fur. There was no way he was going across the ocean. Uncle Rhyme wasn't here and momma had too many of his siblings to look after as it was. He didn't want a stranger picking him up and bringing him anywhere - if they dropped him, momma would probably not notice until it was too late anyways. The pup curled tighter, resigning to stay hidden under the boulders for as long as it took for the angry ash-ridden skies to clear. "Speech" "Thinking" "You." [OOC: Desolate is hiding. <3]

Out of the corner of her eyes, Theory spotted one of Eulogy's puppies wriggling towards the rocks. Hiding, was he? She took pity on him - it wasn't so long that she had felt like the world was slipping out from underneath her, too. But he had his mother and he had Abaven. Theo wouldn't let him grow up in fear. It was her duty to protect and guide these young souls, even if she was barely an adult herself. This was just another challenge for a new alpha. Theo nodded at Shaye's shrewd command. Her puppy would be Desolate. Maybe she could provide some kind of... something. What did puppies need? She wasn't even sure. Rhyme and Shaye had tried to provide her some sense of love and stability, but Tana's death had rocked them all. Shaye had really steered her in a concrete direction with her diplomat training and stalwart presence. Desolate had the advantage of having a mother who was still alive and cared for him deeply. He would be just fine. She darted towards the rocks. "Hey, we're going to go on an adventure!" Theo whispered before grabbing him by the scruff. With that, she headed towards the water to ford the way to Ibis Islands. The festival had seemed so recent. Her happy times there - meeting Thalia, digging and fishing... meeting Thalia... as she carried Des towards the water, she blushed hotly. Let's go on an adventure. "Speech"

Brandr looked down as he felt pressure on one of his forelegs and he smiled gently at the pup, trying not to let his own worry show. The pup mentioned the fire. It really did seem like Abaven was having a horrendous streak of luck. One disaster after another. "No, no. The fire isn't going to get to us. We're going to get everyone to safety before it even gets here." He'd do his best to make sure that is what happened. He was relieved when Corentine and Lucine showed up at the meeting and he leaned over to nuzzle both his loved ones. They were going to be ok. They'd have a plan and they'd get out, he had to believe that. Shaye got right down to business and Brandr nodded sharply. He'd take the young pup at his feet them. Theory would lead the way and then Brandr and Ody could start scouting for a save place. There were several locations that could work for either digging dens or some caves were free but the trick would be finding some without bats. The flying rats had sure had a field day when the fireflies were out. The pup at his feet got frightened by Shaye's speech and scrambled into the rocks but Theory was right on top of it. He'd leave the young boy to the new heir, confident she could handle the situation. He moved to the little black and white male (Spirit). "Hey there, I'm Brandr. We're going to get you safely to the islands. They're really pretty and full of all kinds of wildlife and the fire won't be able to get us there. Just hang tight, ok?" Brandr reached down to grab the pup by the scruff and then he quickly took off after Theory -exit?- "Talk" "You" Think

Eulogy had been silent the entire time. Her ears pressed and she couldn't help the fear in her eyes as she thought of the disaster that now threatened to split her brother from them. He wasnt here, and all five of her children desperately looked to him for comfort when she didn't know how to give it. Right now she knew no way to comfort them. She herself wanted to curl into a ball and just let whoever have their way with her. It was at least a fear she would know how to deal with. As shaye started her barking orders Eulogy folded back into herself and she avoided any eye contact from any one of those present.

Shaye's fears washed off her in droves enough to make Eulogy aware of it even if she could not smell it. The first of her children to be taken from her was desolate. She watched as he ran only to be grabbed by Theory. This one was more a little understandable to her than the next. She watched as the tall man picked up Spirit and took off with him. She opened her mouth to speak but quickly closed it. Rhyme, she needed Rhyme. Hysteria was going to settle in if she wasnt given her brother and her children right now. They were her world and Rhyme her shield and protector.

She looked at her three remaining children. She wanted all three to stay close. The could not be stolen from her if she hid them with herself. Rhyme had left her and she was still a creature of her upbringing. All five children should of been left to her care shouldn't they have? After all they were her responsibility after bringing them Into the world.

She crawled towards her three remaining children and did her best to try to hide that they existed. Only Rhyme may understand the reason why most likely. She wouldn't be the first slave to try to hide her children from their separation from her. She'd never been shy about telling her children the importance of why they must stay with her when she said so. "Stay close, I'll not lose you three to anyone else." she whispered it to the three so none else may hear. And with that she started to slink off with hopefully all three children under her, after theory. Theory would certainly return desolate but she wasn't sure of Brandt as shaye had called him. He may of helped them to shaye's call but Eulogy knew slavers came in all sorts. She scruffed gloom as she went, sure her two largest would keep up with her. Theory was her hope at this moment for the return and such of her other two children. Theory would make certain that they were returned to her hopefully.

(I give permission to someone to steal void and Poltergeist from Eulogy)