"Day one: Our heroes urge their horses onward across the barren plains,
trying desperately to keep smiles on their faces. But truth is, they
aren't as happy as they might seem. Our heroes and heroettes are really
hungry, thirst and tired. They're sweaty. They don't smell good. But
because they love their country they press onward. Onward toward the
mountains of-"
"Meron, SHUT UP!" Bellowed Maddy, as she steered her horse over to Meron's so that she could kick him in the leg. "We're fine without your commentary!
"I can tell my wonderful skills are not appreciated here!" Said Meron huffily.
"They may be appreciated," replied Kathryn. "But they certainly aren't wanted!" Meron stuck out his tongue in reply.
"Are you going to let her diss you like that?" Asked Gregory.
"Show her what you got!" Challenged Marc.
"What have I got?" Asked Meron.
"Jack squat." Said Kate. "And that's all you'll ever have!"
"Ooooh!" Said Liney, high-fiving Kate, and just barely managing to not fall off her horse as she did so. "Good one!"
"Yeah!" Said Reganas, struggling to control her large warhorse.
"That's two for the girls and nothing for the guys." Said Dom. "Come on boys! You're making us look bad!"
"Yeah! Where's you 'proud to be a guy' spirit?" Asked Cleon.
"Dead." Said Peter. "Dead and gone.
Samkin nodded. "The girls are taking over."
"Well at least try!" Said Caprice. "It's boring if it's completely one- sided!"
Two horses galloping up to the group caused a slight distraction. On the horses were Amy and Kaytee.
"Hi guys!' Said Maria.
"What's cookin'?" Said Anne Marie.
Krizsta groaned. "Please don't mention anything that has to do with food, or cooking, or water or sleep or ANYTHING like that! I'm just so hungry and thirsty and sleepy!"
"Now I am too!" Said Kaitlin, un-happily. "Thanks ever so much for bringing it up!"
Rosefyre's stomach rumbled. "Apparently, I'm hungry, too!"
"That, or a storm is rolling in," said Kate.
"Well, you're in luck," said Amy.
"Yup. Today must be your lucky day," stated Kaytee.
"Yey!" Yelled Maddy. "We've won something!"
"No, kumquat!" Said Olivia. "They brought food!"
"My gods, you all." Said Alanna exasperatedly. "We've only been riding for a few hours."
"And you had breakfast right before we left!" George pointed out, rolling his eyes.
"Are you attempting to make some sort of point?" Asked Reganas.
Kel sighed. "What they're saying is that you don't get food until nightfall. Who knows how long it could take to get to the mountains?"
"But I'm hungry!" Cried Neal. "Who was the moron who forgot about food?"
"We can always buy food from a town or hunt for game." Said Numair.
"Um, hello?" Said Lady Light. "Has it occurred to you that we're in the middle of a thrice-blasted gods damned DESERT!"
"Oh, yeah," Said Numair. "I guess I forgot."
"And you know how much I hate killing animals for their meat, Numy." Said Daine. At this, a few of the horses shifted uncomfortably.
"Numy?" Cackled Kathryn. "NUMY?" She then burst into hysterical fits of giggles.
"That was stupid." Raoul murmured to Buri.
"Uh-huh. She's in for trouble now." Buri whispered back.
Suddenly, Kathryn's large horse lurched its head forward, completely dislodging Kathryn's feet from the stirrups and almost throwing her from the saddle.
"Hrmph." Grunted Kathryn.
"Can we count that as an insult to the girls?" Asked Samkin.
"No!" Said Krizsta. "You have to insult us. And it can't be something stupid like, 'you're ugly.'"
Peter shut his mouth. "You stole my insult." He said.
"THAT was your big diss?" Asked Diana in disbelief. "You're kidding me!"
"Of course!" Said Gregory. "Of course he was kidding!" Gregory laughed nervously.
"Completely postponing this "wonderful" conversation, do you think we could stop and give the horses a rest?" Asked Maria. "They're telling me that they're tired."
"Yes!" Said Anne Marie. "Let's stop! I'm getting calluses on my ass."
Daine laughed. "Yes, let's stop. While you all are resting, I'll fly around as an eagle and see how much farther. Liney, Maria, do either of you want to come?"
"I will!" Said Liney. "That sounds fun! What do I do?"
"Do you want to come, Maria?" Asked Daine.
"No, thanks." Said Maria. "If it's all the same to you, I'd rather dig a big hole in the sand and maybe bury someone. Then maybe talk to some lizards."
"Suit yourself." Said Daine. She then explained to Liney how to call an animal and ask to share their mind and body. After a few minutes, Liney, inside an eagle named the Mighty Megraw, and Daine had left.
"Let's bring Liney's body into the shade." Said Numair. "We don't want her to get all sunburned."
Reganas easily picked up Liney and carefully carried her over to the shade where the rest of the girls, boys and adults were sitting.
"What do we do now?" Asked Amy.
"Can we eat?" Asked Rosefyre. "I'm really, REALLY hungry!"
"Me too!" Groaned Lady Light. "I could do with a hamburger right now." Said Kate.
"Anybody wanna help bury me?" Asked Maddy, happily helping Maria scoop sand over her arms and legs.
"It's not going to work, Mads." Said Meron. "You need water for the sand to stick together."
"Well, maybe if you spit on it..." Said Maddy.
"EWWWW!" Cried Diana and Kaitlin in perfect unison.
Maria and Maddy were not wavered by Meron's statement and continued to pour sand onto Maddy's appendages. Meron ruffled Maddy's hair fondly. Maddy stuck out her tongue at him and succeeded in getting sand in her mouth.
"Ptoo!" She spat.
"No, you don't need to spit on it!" Said Maria angrily. "We're doing fine without water on it!"
"These children are not mentally stable!" Cried Raoul.
"But you gotta love them anyway." Said Neal.
"You love us?" Exclaimed Kate. "He loves us! Meaning me! Oh joy! Oh glory! Oh rapture!"
"You have some unresolved issues, don't you?" Asked Peter.
"No, I don't, boy." Said Kate defensively.
"Yes you do, girl." Said Peter.
"Do not!"
"Do too!"
"Do not!"
"Do not!"
"Do too!"
"Hahaha! I win!" Said Peter, triumphantly. "See you said 'do too!'"
"Imbecile." Muttered Kate.
"Gods! You guys are strange!" Said Caprice.
"Are not!" Said Peter and Kate together.
"Yes!"
"No! Not again!" Yelled Numair. "Please no!" He then attempted to put a silencing spell on the two of them, failed because of the magic drainage, and scowled. They got the idea, though.
At that moment Daine and Liney returned. Liney returned to her body and said goodbye to Mighty Megraw.
"We discovered that the mountains are only about three miles away and the whole area is concealed by magic --" said Liney.
"-- Which must mean that once you enter the area your magic should return." Finished Daine.
"That's good." Said Alanna. "We may need all of the help we can get."
~*~
Hm, anything could happen now, right? Right? I asked you a question! ARG! Answer me fool! Hee, hee, just kidding! Let me know what you think! And take my Tortall Quiz at: http://www.coolquiz.com/myquiz/myquiz.asp?quiznum=1293629139. It's fun! I promise! Oh and watch the movie Breaking Up With Maggie Moore, my drama teacher made it, which is slightly odd, but, you know, WHO CARES?
Luv,
LadyKnight
"Meron, SHUT UP!" Bellowed Maddy, as she steered her horse over to Meron's so that she could kick him in the leg. "We're fine without your commentary!
"I can tell my wonderful skills are not appreciated here!" Said Meron huffily.
"They may be appreciated," replied Kathryn. "But they certainly aren't wanted!" Meron stuck out his tongue in reply.
"Are you going to let her diss you like that?" Asked Gregory.
"Show her what you got!" Challenged Marc.
"What have I got?" Asked Meron.
"Jack squat." Said Kate. "And that's all you'll ever have!"
"Ooooh!" Said Liney, high-fiving Kate, and just barely managing to not fall off her horse as she did so. "Good one!"
"Yeah!" Said Reganas, struggling to control her large warhorse.
"That's two for the girls and nothing for the guys." Said Dom. "Come on boys! You're making us look bad!"
"Yeah! Where's you 'proud to be a guy' spirit?" Asked Cleon.
"Dead." Said Peter. "Dead and gone.
Samkin nodded. "The girls are taking over."
"Well at least try!" Said Caprice. "It's boring if it's completely one- sided!"
Two horses galloping up to the group caused a slight distraction. On the horses were Amy and Kaytee.
"Hi guys!' Said Maria.
"What's cookin'?" Said Anne Marie.
Krizsta groaned. "Please don't mention anything that has to do with food, or cooking, or water or sleep or ANYTHING like that! I'm just so hungry and thirsty and sleepy!"
"Now I am too!" Said Kaitlin, un-happily. "Thanks ever so much for bringing it up!"
Rosefyre's stomach rumbled. "Apparently, I'm hungry, too!"
"That, or a storm is rolling in," said Kate.
"Well, you're in luck," said Amy.
"Yup. Today must be your lucky day," stated Kaytee.
"Yey!" Yelled Maddy. "We've won something!"
"No, kumquat!" Said Olivia. "They brought food!"
"My gods, you all." Said Alanna exasperatedly. "We've only been riding for a few hours."
"And you had breakfast right before we left!" George pointed out, rolling his eyes.
"Are you attempting to make some sort of point?" Asked Reganas.
Kel sighed. "What they're saying is that you don't get food until nightfall. Who knows how long it could take to get to the mountains?"
"But I'm hungry!" Cried Neal. "Who was the moron who forgot about food?"
"We can always buy food from a town or hunt for game." Said Numair.
"Um, hello?" Said Lady Light. "Has it occurred to you that we're in the middle of a thrice-blasted gods damned DESERT!"
"Oh, yeah," Said Numair. "I guess I forgot."
"And you know how much I hate killing animals for their meat, Numy." Said Daine. At this, a few of the horses shifted uncomfortably.
"Numy?" Cackled Kathryn. "NUMY?" She then burst into hysterical fits of giggles.
"That was stupid." Raoul murmured to Buri.
"Uh-huh. She's in for trouble now." Buri whispered back.
Suddenly, Kathryn's large horse lurched its head forward, completely dislodging Kathryn's feet from the stirrups and almost throwing her from the saddle.
"Hrmph." Grunted Kathryn.
"Can we count that as an insult to the girls?" Asked Samkin.
"No!" Said Krizsta. "You have to insult us. And it can't be something stupid like, 'you're ugly.'"
Peter shut his mouth. "You stole my insult." He said.
"THAT was your big diss?" Asked Diana in disbelief. "You're kidding me!"
"Of course!" Said Gregory. "Of course he was kidding!" Gregory laughed nervously.
"Completely postponing this "wonderful" conversation, do you think we could stop and give the horses a rest?" Asked Maria. "They're telling me that they're tired."
"Yes!" Said Anne Marie. "Let's stop! I'm getting calluses on my ass."
Daine laughed. "Yes, let's stop. While you all are resting, I'll fly around as an eagle and see how much farther. Liney, Maria, do either of you want to come?"
"I will!" Said Liney. "That sounds fun! What do I do?"
"Do you want to come, Maria?" Asked Daine.
"No, thanks." Said Maria. "If it's all the same to you, I'd rather dig a big hole in the sand and maybe bury someone. Then maybe talk to some lizards."
"Suit yourself." Said Daine. She then explained to Liney how to call an animal and ask to share their mind and body. After a few minutes, Liney, inside an eagle named the Mighty Megraw, and Daine had left.
"Let's bring Liney's body into the shade." Said Numair. "We don't want her to get all sunburned."
Reganas easily picked up Liney and carefully carried her over to the shade where the rest of the girls, boys and adults were sitting.
"What do we do now?" Asked Amy.
"Can we eat?" Asked Rosefyre. "I'm really, REALLY hungry!"
"Me too!" Groaned Lady Light. "I could do with a hamburger right now." Said Kate.
"Anybody wanna help bury me?" Asked Maddy, happily helping Maria scoop sand over her arms and legs.
"It's not going to work, Mads." Said Meron. "You need water for the sand to stick together."
"Well, maybe if you spit on it..." Said Maddy.
"EWWWW!" Cried Diana and Kaitlin in perfect unison.
Maria and Maddy were not wavered by Meron's statement and continued to pour sand onto Maddy's appendages. Meron ruffled Maddy's hair fondly. Maddy stuck out her tongue at him and succeeded in getting sand in her mouth.
"Ptoo!" She spat.
"No, you don't need to spit on it!" Said Maria angrily. "We're doing fine without water on it!"
"These children are not mentally stable!" Cried Raoul.
"But you gotta love them anyway." Said Neal.
"You love us?" Exclaimed Kate. "He loves us! Meaning me! Oh joy! Oh glory! Oh rapture!"
"You have some unresolved issues, don't you?" Asked Peter.
"No, I don't, boy." Said Kate defensively.
"Yes you do, girl." Said Peter.
"Do not!"
"Do too!"
"Do not!"
"Do not!"
"Do too!"
"Hahaha! I win!" Said Peter, triumphantly. "See you said 'do too!'"
"Imbecile." Muttered Kate.
"Gods! You guys are strange!" Said Caprice.
"Are not!" Said Peter and Kate together.
"Yes!"
"No! Not again!" Yelled Numair. "Please no!" He then attempted to put a silencing spell on the two of them, failed because of the magic drainage, and scowled. They got the idea, though.
At that moment Daine and Liney returned. Liney returned to her body and said goodbye to Mighty Megraw.
"We discovered that the mountains are only about three miles away and the whole area is concealed by magic --" said Liney.
"-- Which must mean that once you enter the area your magic should return." Finished Daine.
"That's good." Said Alanna. "We may need all of the help we can get."
~*~
Hm, anything could happen now, right? Right? I asked you a question! ARG! Answer me fool! Hee, hee, just kidding! Let me know what you think! And take my Tortall Quiz at: http://www.coolquiz.com/myquiz/myquiz.asp?quiznum=1293629139. It's fun! I promise! Oh and watch the movie Breaking Up With Maggie Moore, my drama teacher made it, which is slightly odd, but, you know, WHO CARES?
Luv,
LadyKnight