Life with Koda: Cont'd

[Truttle]

OOC: No problem Ken'ichi. I had fun re-enacting your story. Good character there Nikiski. He sounds like he'll be fun to have around.

BIC:I walk back to my sleeping brother with a salmon in my mouth. I grab it with my paw and place it on his muzzle. "Heh heh. This'll be good." I lower myself and wisper in his ear. "Wake up. Wake up Sioul." He only mumbles something but doesn't get up. A devilish grin gleams across my face. I inhale a lungfull of air and yell "WAKE UP!!!". Sioul wakes up with a jolt. Causing the salmon to fly into the air and smack him straight on his face. I roll over laughing. "HA HA HA HA! You should see the expression on your face!"

[Nertuark]

OOC~ Hi all!

BIC~

A long way from home, I find myself in an area I'm not famaliar with... "Where Am I?" I think to myself.

The scent of human catches me. I turn around and see hunters chasing after me. Hopeless I yelled.

"HELP!"

What am I thinking? There's nobody around... that I know of... I jump into the bushes, hoping that the hunters will not find me and they will go away...

I was wrong, they are slashing the bushes with their sticks, trying to find where I'm hiding...

One of the hunters is getting closer and closer to me... I can feel my heart beating faster and faster... ready to scream or... attack any time soon...

Right before the hunter can find where I am, I smell wolves! Adult wolves! I feel relieved while keeping an eye on what's going on...

[Sioul]

I get up in suprise I cross my eyes to look at the fish on my nose. I smell the sweet smell of it.I grab it without haste.First
I a take nice sweet taste then I gobble it all up.....burp.

I look up at truttle and say "did you want some?" I laugh and then i see a glowing figure near by I follow it in amazement
I start going through a unfamiliar part of the woods when I turn around I notice that am far from the river.

I keep following the figure then I see it go in to a bush i follow it when i get to the other side of the bush i start to fall.i feal my head slam on the floor when i get up I see a large glowing bear i say in a weak voice "a forest spirt" then there is a flash.

when i come to I am alone I sit there and think....suddenly I smell humans I follow the sent to find a small pup being chased by hunters.in anger i let out a rour the hunters notes me I tell the pup"run kid"I start to slash at the hunters.I turn to see the pup gone then I let out a loud rour.It works I scare off the hunters.I let out a deep breath.then my nose twitches I smile I can smell the river.I wonder if i'll meet the pup there.

[Ken'ichi]

OOC: Welcome Nertuark

BIC:
As I see the wolves pad away, Niki asks me to hold out my crystal, I nod and hold it out. I watch as Niki starts comparing his crystal with mine, then he pulls back his head and tells me how our crystals are similar to each others'. I blink and look at my crystal, then Niki holds his crystal closer to me. I check my crystal and his.

"You're right, they're the same. But why?"

I think how our crystals could be the same. I found my crystal with my brother when I was little, then when I met him at the mountain he carved the figure inside the crystal and made it into a necklace. But Niki got his earlier than I got mine, coincidence? No, there's more to it. But what?

[Nikiski]

I look closer to the carving... I am not sure about what to do, then Ken'ichi suggests that we go back to our den (yes, OUR den!).

As we walk by the tree that has slash marks on, I ask Ken'ichi.

"Hhm... What are those marks for... you made them?"

I stop as I examine the marks.

[Ken'ichi]

"Wanna go back to our den?"

Niki nods and we pad back to our den, but on our way we pass the tree which has my slash marks and my brother's. Niki stops and asks me about them. I pad slowly to the tree and look at my brother's.

"This happened when I was little, my brother was training me how to slash without making the wound worse, just for defending myself without having to kill the attacker. I just had to slash this tree without my claws without touching the tree with my paw." I pointed to the slash mark under mine, "My brother did this one, showing me how it's done. I really had a hard time doing this, so he showed me one last time and did this one." I pointed to a spot behind the tree, "This is where my brother hid my crystal." I pointed to my brother's name below his slash mark, "And with it, I carved my brother's name below his slash mark. Afterwards, I decided to give it another try at the slash, I did and I succeeded." I say as I point to my slash mark above, "And to give the final touch, I carved my name below my slash mark." I took a few steps back from the tree, "I can now call this tree my Brotherhood Shrine. It sounds dumb but this way I have a little something from my brother and myself in this world forever."

I look at Niki and wait for what he has to say about the tree.

[Nikiski]

As Ken'ichi explains, I look at the slash marks, thinking about how great it was to have an older brother... And...

As Ken'ichi finishes up with his story, I look at Ken'ichi and give him an assuring smile.

"You had a great brother, Ken'ichi... and so did I..."

I'm not sad, or anything... It's just... a loss... yeah, that's what I call it...

"Do you want me to show you what my brother did for me?"

I'd love to show Ken'ichi the piece of dry clay with me and my brother's paw prints on... but something catches my nose before Ken'ichi can reply...

"Something is not right..."

[Ken'ichi]

Niki gives me a smile, assuring me that I had a great brother. I nod at that comment. I look back at the tree and I smile even wider as I remember the day again. Niki asks me if I want him to show me something that his brother did for him. I turn to Niki and was about to say something when Niki starts sniffing.
"Something is not right..."

I start sniffing too, my eyes widen and I stop sniffing when I realize what I just sniffed. Humans. It's smell is recognizable, and somewhat, similar to...

I slowly pad to Niki, "Niki...I think we should bail before they come closer."

[Nikiski]

"Yeah, we should."

But it is too late... the hunters see us and say something to each other...

"Ken'ichi... run..."

Ken'ichi stays still.

"Ken'ichi, I'm serious... go to our den... I'll be back..."

Ken'ichi stays still.

"Go!"

I say as I grab him by the back of his neck, then throw him into the bushes before the hunters see him... good... I don't want him to get hurt, with him being so... agressive...

I slowly walk backwards, growling at the hunters...

[Ken'ichi]

We were about to leave but the hunters already saw us. Niki prepared himself to fight...so did I.

"Ken'ichi... run..." Niki ordered me.

I stayed put, this is practically similar to what happened to me when I was with my brother. Only this time the number of hunters is lower, much lower.

"Ken'ichi, I'm serious... go to our den... I'll be back..."

Oh yea, very similar to what happened to my brother. I stayed put and quiet, but inside I was screaming 'No! I won't let these monsters hurt you! Less letting them kill you!'

"Go!"

Niki grabbed me by the maine and throws me into the bushes. I was about to jump out of the bushes but something told me to stay put for a little while. I peek out the bush to see what's going on.

4 hunters are closing in on Niki with their spears aimed right at him. One of them thrusts his spear, but Niki dodges it. Another one goes very close and starts poking their spears at Niki, now another one joins in. Niki backs up, stands up and gives a roar, throwing the two hunters off their feet. One hunter goes to attack Niki, but he swipes his paw at him, hitting him and throwing him way back. The fourth hunter goes to thrust his spear into Niki's back, but he quickly turns and tackles the hunter. I sigh in relief, seems like Niki is going to make it after all. I gasp when one hunter jumps from behind and puts his spear flat on and across Niki's chest, his feet against Niki's back. Niki stumbles along on his hind legs, trying to take the hunter off of him. But along his stumbleness, his back smacks into a tree, crushing the hunter and releasing my brother.

I cheer quietly from inside the bush, "Go get 'em, big brother!"

One of the downed hunters comes back on his feet and charges at Niki. Niki, still being on his hind legs, goes down on his four, slapping the hunter with his paw while he does so. It seems all of the hunters are down and out, all of them seems to be knocked out. I see Niki catching his breath, but I see one of the hunters slowly coming from behind Niki with his spear. I gasp and rush into the scene, tackling the hunter from behind and knocking him out.

"Are you OK?" I ask Niki as I stand on the unconscious hunter.

I then hear something from behind me. I turn around and see a rope flying to me, "What?!" Not being able to react, the rope goes and tights around my neck.

"Hey, what is this?!" I choke a little as I resist the pull.

I see a hunter holding the other end of the rope, and I see four more hunters coming right to us. two of them probably charged at Niki, seeing as I don't see them within my sights. Another rope goes out to Niki. I can't see him because I'm tyring to resist the pull of my rope and I hope the rope missed Niki. However, my resist to the pull isn't going well, as if my paws are sliding over the ground toward the hunter. I bite the rope and claw it, trying to set myself free.

"Niki, he-" I stop my call for help when I see some of the hunters pointing their spears at me, this is suicide for my brother. I resist once more the pull but it's useless. I do not know if that other rope caught Niki, but if he's free...

"Niki, get out of here!"

I can't believe this, what have I gotten myself into? I guess it was inevitable. If I stayed put, that hunter could've jammed his spear into Niki's back, killing him. But I saved him and got myself into this one. I gotta get out of this, but I can't. All I can do is to watch helplessly as the humans pull me ever closer to them, ready to do who knows what to me. I...I can't give up. Kamali, we need you!

OOC: Boy, I bet you guys are getting tired of me getting into trouble.

[Nikiski]

"Four hunters... I know I can handle this... If they dare touching Ken'ichi... I'll... I'll..." I thought.

My thought is interrupted as the hunters are closing in on me with their spears. I dodge on of them as one of the hunters throws it at me. I back up as two of them get closer to me. I stand and roar at them. One of them comes in and attack but I swipe my paw at him to throw him back. I hear a hunter behind me, I turn around and tackle him. Then another hunter jumps onto my back, with his spear across my chest... I stumble back and hit a tree, causing the hunter to release me...

I take a look at the bushes, finds Ken'ichi still safe, I give a smile.

One of the downed hunters comes back. I get down on my four and slap the hunter with my paw. It seems to me that we are safe... When I turn around I see Ken'ichi tackling a hunter behind me...

"Are you OK?" Ken'ichi asks. But before I can answer I see a rope flying to Ken'ichi. I run but more hunters come at me with their spears pointing at me... Then I see a rope flying towards me, I catch it with my teeth and breaks the rope.

"Ken'ichi!"

I shout, as I see him being dragged away. No!

Unfortunately I lose track of the hunters... No smell, nor foot prints. I shake my head... "How am I going to find him... I can't even smell where they are anymore..." I thought as I look down towards the ground...

Wait! The crystal glows again... I said quietly.

"Please, Siraki, and Ken'ichi's brother... help me find Ken'ichi..."

The crystal emits a bright light (Kinda like a spot light) and it points in a direction. I nod as I understand it. That's where Ken'ichi is!

I quickly get myself ready and run towards the direction the light points to.

OOC~ I don't mind you getting into trouble eh.

[Chasca]

I hear Kadzait, and I would have gone back and answered. Really, I would have. Except the fact that I hear what sounds like a wolf pup cry for help, and the disgusting, foul stench of humans. My brain quickly calculates what's happening; in fact, I don't even need it to, and I run down where the sound came from, except the pup...nearly bumped right into me. I look to see that that one bear has managed to scare them away. And probably the pup as well. The only problem with that is, is that with our luck they probably went and took Ken'ichi or something.

I better tell the other two about it. Nah...I won't. I'd hate to ruin their game. "Hi," I deadpan, showing no interest in the pup whatsoever. He probably got seperated from his pack or something. Gah. I hate kids. Hmm...should I get myself into the mess Nikiski and Ken'ichi are probably in now or not? Choices.

[Ken'ichi]

"Let me go you monsters!"

Unfortunately, humans can't understand me, they just keep dragging me back to their village. I can't see Niki anywhere, this looks hopeless.

"Let me go You heartle-Aaaah!"

I felt something sharp hitting my neck, I pass my paw on my neck and take out something sharp of some sort. I suddenly feel weak, almost falling to the ground. Everything goes blurry, my energy being zapped right out of me. I fall to the ground and lose the feeling on my body, something is wrong with me. Am I poisoned?

I try to move, but I can't. I see the hunters poking at me with their spears, not to kill me, just checking if whatever they did to me is working. Well it is, I can't believe it would end like this, the same fate of my family is my own. My crystal has been glowing ever since I was being dragged to the village, but I can't move to even escape. Niki...I'm sorry about this...I never thought it would...end this way...I'm sorry...ugh...

OOC: Tranquilizers, bad news for bears. It's ok if your character thinks Ken'ichi's dead, just please don't leave his body with the humans, there's nothing worse than waking up sorrounded by your sworn enemies. By the way, how long does a tranquilizer last? 2 hours? 3 hours?

[Kenai#2]

OOC: Hi everyone If it's ok with you guys, I plan on taking control of the character of Kenai. But I'm confused...where is he

[Kadzait]

OOC: I think Kenai's at the River.....most likely!

BIC: I wait for Sila to answer, but she doesn't. I crane my neck to try and see where she went, when the scent of humans fills my nose. The fur on my neck bristles out of instinct, and I turn to Talist.

"Talist, do you smell that?" I ask. I pad gingerly to where Sila had disappeared in the bushes. I hear a whimpering noise, and the scent of a new wolf comes to me. That of a pup.

I come into a clearing where I see Sila looking at a wolf pup with a bored expression.

"Hey, Sila, who's that?" I ask, smiling at the pup.