Alright! Lets see how far I can get with this! I don't own Rango or Roadkill, but I just love Roadkill. I do own Madre and Santiago and all his sexy Horned Viperness. ^-^
Night in the Mojave Desert is quieter then one would imagine. The creatures that live there know that night is the best time to move about, that that doesn't mean to be loud. At this time, those whom are awake during the day, rest, while those whom prefer the darkness, scatter about in silence. One such creature whom was awake at such a late hour, was an oddity in the desert. Most certainly not the kind of creature who belonged there, and more so in an area covered in trees and foliage. They were covered in numerous body plates, resembling spiked scales, a long tongue slipping out as they gave a yawn. This creature was called a Pangolin, and to her companions, simply called Madre. Around her neck was a necklace made of braided strips from a turquoise and black bandana, her only true possession. She had been laying in the warm sand since the moon had reached its highest point in the sky, merely gazing up at the stars in still silence.
"Madre? What are you doing out so late?"
As the baritone voice reached her ears, the Pangolin turned her gaze from the sky and onto the Horned Viper behind her, his sombrero ever present between his horns. She merely gave him a soft smile. "I could ask of you the same Santiago." The serpent chuckled, slipping up next to her with a whispered rattle of his tail. The Pangolin merely continued to smile before turning back to the stars.
There was a long moment of silence once more before the viper looked to her, "So what are you doing out here?" The elder merely blinked before answering him, "I am searching the stars."Santiago raised an eye ridge, his tongue flicking out skeptically. "And just what, are you searching for, exactly?" Madre gave another soft smile, "Not what, who." Her companion merely rolled his eyes before repeating himself, "Alright then, just who are you searching for?"Madre didn't answer him for a long time, here stillness never faltering as the stars sparkled down at them. The moon reflection of the crystals of sand they lay upon. Finally, Madre gave a tilt of her head and replied, "It is said that when one is lonely, if they gaze up at the night sky, they can see their loved one's amongst the stars."
Such a phrase had never been heard by the viper, so he turned his eyes to the stars to see if what she said was true. But all he saw were the stars. With a snort he flicked his tongue out and rattled his tail in mild irritation, "There ain't nothing up there but dots Madre. I think you've been staying out in the sun too long." When he received a laugh, his tail rattled once more. "Alright then, what do you see?""I cannot see anything but stars Santiago." Her eyes searched amongst every constellation, every bright sun and planet she could see. But still, there was nothing there to soothe the loneliness she spoke of.
"Well if you believe in such a saying, how come you don't see anything?"
The elder merely chucked at his snapped and haughty comment, looking to him with a gentle smile. "I do not see anything, because there is nothing there for me to see." Santiago tilted his head slightly in surprise, his coils shifting and parting the sand beneath him. "Don't you have a family? A mate? Children?"Once again he received a laugh, "Santiago, I'm not even suppose to exist in the desert. Now how am I to find a mate here, hmm? There isn't another creature like me for distances father then you could slither."
Now it was Madre's turn to raise an eye ridge as Santiago began to laugh, shaking his head at her words. That Pangolin huffed softly, tapping her large claws on the sand. "Care to explain my apparent, hilarity?" Santiago just laughed again before sending her a smirk, "For an Elder who guides others across the desert and keeps them alive, you really are stupid. Just because someone doesn't look like you, doesn't mean you can't fall in love with them. Just makes your love all the more stronger."
With that said, he slipped back into the crevice he and their other companions had taken shelter in for the night. Madre watched him go in silence, her long plated tail curling up against her before unfolding and relaxing as it had been. A smile crept onto her lips after a moment before she gazed up at the night sky. "Just because they do not look as you do, does not mean you cannot love them."