Rusty licked his fresh wound running across his back, which was bleeding. Crystal was sitting next to him. "Are you going to be okay?" she fretted, looking at his injury. "You're fine without going to Eclipse about it?" Rusty couldn't help smiling, satisfied that Crystal was worried about him. He got to his paws and shook his pelt, then looked at Crystal.
"I'll be fine," he responded, "no Firebender can take me down easily. That was the best Fireblade could do?" he snorted. Rusty looked at Crystal. She has a scar over her muzzle, but he thought she looked beautiful, as always. "You hungry? I can steal something from the Firebenders."
Crystal smiled. "No, Rusty, I'm good, and besides, it's not worth it." She looked at Rusty. "So what're you gonna do now--"
"Hey Crystal," came a voice, and Rusty looked to see Flare trotting up to her, "we're needed to go hunting with Darkclaw, Wildfire and Mistletoe." Flare nodded, and Crystal turned to Rusty, a "good-bye" expression on her face, and she followed her sibling over to the patrol. Sighing, Rusty turned around and flinched as Slice was walking up to him, looking depressed, her head was hanging low. Rusty looked down at her, wide-eyed. "Slice!" he exclaimed, "what's wrong?" despite his liking of Crystal, Slice was the other she-wolf he liked. "If there's anything upsetting you, don't worry, I'll take care of it."
Usually, Slice would have smiled at him and thank him, but instead she looked at him with big, sad eyes and a broken-hearted expression. Dust had said Slice liked him back, which satisfied Rusty, because Crystal only thought Rusty considered her a good friend. "Rusty, it's Miguel," she said, her voice cracked with sadness, "he betrayed us, as you know. I thought he..." her voice trailed off, but she found it again. "I...thought he was my friend. He always seemed to care for me, and now he just snapped at me for showing no respect for the Firebenders, and gave me this!" Slice moved her tail, showing a fresh scar over it.
Rusty's hatred of Miguel was building up inside him. "Alright, that's it, I'm going to give him some wounds to think about." He spotted Miguel on the far side of the yard, talking to Hazen. Growling, Rusty began to trot over to him, only to be stopped by Slice, who put her tail in front of him.
"No Rusty, he's on the side of the Firebenders. Harm him and the Firebenders will...avenge him," Slice whispered. Rusty looked down at her, and she looked up at him with round, sad eyes. "Don't do that to yourself, I don't want to see you harmed."
Rusty sighed. "Alright. Slice, maybe you should go talk to Eclipse, she could perhaps give you advice and calm you down," he suggested, beings Eclipse usually helped Ash out with his struggles, "or Airwing even, he's good with that stuff too." Slice nodded and trotted into The Bending Tower, and Rusty watched after her to make sure she got inside safely.
Suddenly, Dust walked up to him. "Why hello, brother," he said, acting wise, and Rusty raised an eyebrow. Dust looked around, as if to make sure no one would hear him, which, Rusty figured, was probably completely pointless. "Why don't we go off and goof around? Because these Firebenders aren't letting us burn the energy we usually burn."
"But Dust, we could get in trouble!" Rusty protested.
"Since when have you cared about that?" Dust snorted, "c'mon, Rust, for ole time's sake! I'm just incredibly bored. Ash is talking to Airwing, Charlotte is sleeping, Eclipse wants time to herself, mom and dad are hunting...so I got you."
"Hmm...good point," Rusty shrugged. "Then let's go, but we mustn't be spotted," he whispered. Trying to look casual, Rusty made for the exit, and Dust followed. They walked through the makeshift brair tunnel, and on the other side Rusty saw Zapada, Nyx, Max and Ice to his right standing guard at the doors of The Bending Tower. The brothers quickly darted off into the forest, leaping over bushes and jumping rocks, and ended up in the fallen tree clearing. Rusty then sniffed the air. "No one nearby. But the hunting patrol Crystal is in is coming this way. So we should probably hide," Rusty suggested. He crawled under the big group of fallen trees and settled in the hole, Dust following, hunkering down. Rusty perked his ears and sniffed the air. "They're coming still, closer," he whispered, and his report was proved right when Flare stepped out of the bushes, followed closely by Crystal, and Mistletoe, Wildfire and Darkclaw came after. "Come on, hurry up!" growled Wildfire, "the prey doesn't just plop itself on your paws!"
"Patience," Flare responded in a smart-aleck tone, "hunting comes with experience, and you must be very quiet. Which is something you need to work on." Wildfire snarled at Flare, and Rusty flinched, expecting Wildfire to bite Flare, but Darkclaw stopped him.
"Now, now," Darkclaw said, "Wildfire, the young wolf may have a bad attitude, but doesn't deserve to be poisoned...yet." She looked at Flare, "you, go find something to catch. You're an 'expert hunter' after all." Glaring, Flare ran off, and Rusty watched after him. Crystal walked after Flare, and Darkclaw walked in another direction to hunt. Wildfire slithered off too, and Rusty perked his ears. "Clear!" he crawled out from their hiding spot, and Dust crawled after him. Rusty then looked at Dust. "So whaddya wanna do?"
"Um...how about we play 'King of The Bending Tower'? I'll be king first," Dust smiled, trotting over to a moss-covered boulder and stood on it. "I am the leader of The Bending Tower, very strong! The Firebenders cower at my paws with me lead--" Dust was cut off as Rusty tackled him, making him fall. Rusty stood on the boulder.
"It is I, Rusty!" Rusty announced, puffing out his chest, "I am the greatest leader in the land, much better than ole Dust! We--"
"Hold on, shut your trap, I hear something!" Dust whispered fiercely, and Rusty perked his ears. He could hear a murmur nearby, and him and Dust followed it, which was over by the bushes. Over there, they could both hear it much better.
"It is suspected to be on this territory," came Fireblade's voice, "this stone will wipe away their Bending powers, they'll be as weak as the Tribe of Flying Birds, without their powers! With it we will rule the land!"
Rusty and Dust exchanged horrified looks, and ran back to the direction of The Bending Tower, both sharing the same thought: We gotta tell someone about this!
Author's Note:
RANGER, DANGER~!
"I'll be fine," he responded, "no Firebender can take me down easily. That was the best Fireblade could do?" he snorted. Rusty looked at Crystal. She has a scar over her muzzle, but he thought she looked beautiful, as always. "You hungry? I can steal something from the Firebenders."
Crystal smiled. "No, Rusty, I'm good, and besides, it's not worth it." She looked at Rusty. "So what're you gonna do now--"
"Hey Crystal," came a voice, and Rusty looked to see Flare trotting up to her, "we're needed to go hunting with Darkclaw, Wildfire and Mistletoe." Flare nodded, and Crystal turned to Rusty, a "good-bye" expression on her face, and she followed her sibling over to the patrol. Sighing, Rusty turned around and flinched as Slice was walking up to him, looking depressed, her head was hanging low. Rusty looked down at her, wide-eyed. "Slice!" he exclaimed, "what's wrong?" despite his liking of Crystal, Slice was the other she-wolf he liked. "If there's anything upsetting you, don't worry, I'll take care of it."
Usually, Slice would have smiled at him and thank him, but instead she looked at him with big, sad eyes and a broken-hearted expression. Dust had said Slice liked him back, which satisfied Rusty, because Crystal only thought Rusty considered her a good friend. "Rusty, it's Miguel," she said, her voice cracked with sadness, "he betrayed us, as you know. I thought he..." her voice trailed off, but she found it again. "I...thought he was my friend. He always seemed to care for me, and now he just snapped at me for showing no respect for the Firebenders, and gave me this!" Slice moved her tail, showing a fresh scar over it.
Rusty's hatred of Miguel was building up inside him. "Alright, that's it, I'm going to give him some wounds to think about." He spotted Miguel on the far side of the yard, talking to Hazen. Growling, Rusty began to trot over to him, only to be stopped by Slice, who put her tail in front of him.
"No Rusty, he's on the side of the Firebenders. Harm him and the Firebenders will...avenge him," Slice whispered. Rusty looked down at her, and she looked up at him with round, sad eyes. "Don't do that to yourself, I don't want to see you harmed."
Rusty sighed. "Alright. Slice, maybe you should go talk to Eclipse, she could perhaps give you advice and calm you down," he suggested, beings Eclipse usually helped Ash out with his struggles, "or Airwing even, he's good with that stuff too." Slice nodded and trotted into The Bending Tower, and Rusty watched after her to make sure she got inside safely.
Suddenly, Dust walked up to him. "Why hello, brother," he said, acting wise, and Rusty raised an eyebrow. Dust looked around, as if to make sure no one would hear him, which, Rusty figured, was probably completely pointless. "Why don't we go off and goof around? Because these Firebenders aren't letting us burn the energy we usually burn."
"But Dust, we could get in trouble!" Rusty protested.
"Since when have you cared about that?" Dust snorted, "c'mon, Rust, for ole time's sake! I'm just incredibly bored. Ash is talking to Airwing, Charlotte is sleeping, Eclipse wants time to herself, mom and dad are hunting...so I got you."
"Hmm...good point," Rusty shrugged. "Then let's go, but we mustn't be spotted," he whispered. Trying to look casual, Rusty made for the exit, and Dust followed. They walked through the makeshift brair tunnel, and on the other side Rusty saw Zapada, Nyx, Max and Ice to his right standing guard at the doors of The Bending Tower. The brothers quickly darted off into the forest, leaping over bushes and jumping rocks, and ended up in the fallen tree clearing. Rusty then sniffed the air. "No one nearby. But the hunting patrol Crystal is in is coming this way. So we should probably hide," Rusty suggested. He crawled under the big group of fallen trees and settled in the hole, Dust following, hunkering down. Rusty perked his ears and sniffed the air. "They're coming still, closer," he whispered, and his report was proved right when Flare stepped out of the bushes, followed closely by Crystal, and Mistletoe, Wildfire and Darkclaw came after. "Come on, hurry up!" growled Wildfire, "the prey doesn't just plop itself on your paws!"
"Patience," Flare responded in a smart-aleck tone, "hunting comes with experience, and you must be very quiet. Which is something you need to work on." Wildfire snarled at Flare, and Rusty flinched, expecting Wildfire to bite Flare, but Darkclaw stopped him.
"Now, now," Darkclaw said, "Wildfire, the young wolf may have a bad attitude, but doesn't deserve to be poisoned...yet." She looked at Flare, "you, go find something to catch. You're an 'expert hunter' after all." Glaring, Flare ran off, and Rusty watched after him. Crystal walked after Flare, and Darkclaw walked in another direction to hunt. Wildfire slithered off too, and Rusty perked his ears. "Clear!" he crawled out from their hiding spot, and Dust crawled after him. Rusty then looked at Dust. "So whaddya wanna do?"
"Um...how about we play 'King of The Bending Tower'? I'll be king first," Dust smiled, trotting over to a moss-covered boulder and stood on it. "I am the leader of The Bending Tower, very strong! The Firebenders cower at my paws with me lead--" Dust was cut off as Rusty tackled him, making him fall. Rusty stood on the boulder.
"It is I, Rusty!" Rusty announced, puffing out his chest, "I am the greatest leader in the land, much better than ole Dust! We--"
"Hold on, shut your trap, I hear something!" Dust whispered fiercely, and Rusty perked his ears. He could hear a murmur nearby, and him and Dust followed it, which was over by the bushes. Over there, they could both hear it much better.
"It is suspected to be on this territory," came Fireblade's voice, "this stone will wipe away their Bending powers, they'll be as weak as the Tribe of Flying Birds, without their powers! With it we will rule the land!"
Rusty and Dust exchanged horrified looks, and ran back to the direction of The Bending Tower, both sharing the same thought: We gotta tell someone about this!
Author's Note:
RANGER, DANGER~!
UH OH (still wondering about the other two that will assist ash in killing iron fang
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Myyy character is depressed and OH NO!!!!
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ReplyDeleteARRGH, hope everyone fights as well as they bend xD
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ReplyDeleteNoes! :U
ReplyDeleteI hope it does not take away med bending
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Dey have been eavesdropping... but it's good! Well, the news isn't good, but it's good that they were eavesdropping...
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