Hello again from She-Cat and here's chapter 4!
Chapter 4--Taken
The next three days were very busy for all of them as they prepared to journey to Silverymoon. When the clothes were ready Catti-brie insisted Drizzt try them on. "Wow, ye'll be beatin' the women off with a stick. Ye look like nobility," she said.
"I'll not so sure about this," Drizzt grumbled. "I hate fancy clothes and formal gatherings."
"Oh, come on, Drizzt, ye have nothing to worry about. Ye must know proper formal etiquette by now," Catti-brie said.
"Thanks for the vote of confidence, but Drow etiquette and Human etiquette are as different as day and night," Drizzt pointed out. He went back into the other room to change.
"A lot of that be instinct. I'm sure ye'll do just fine, Drizzt," Catti-brie said.
Drizzt emerged from the room in his usual clothes. "I suppose so," he said.
"I know so, come on, and let's go for a walk. It's actually a little warm out there," Catti-brie laughed and tucked her arm into his.
"Alright, Cat," Drizzt agreed. He blushed when he realized he'd let the affectionate name he'd often thought slip out.
Catti-brie gave him a quizzical look at that. "Cat?" she asked.
"Well, you're to old to be a kitten anymore," Drizzt offered.
"I forgot that ye called me that when I was little," Catti-brie said and laughed.
They strolled to the entrance of the mine after getting their cloaks in case the weather changed again. They also got their weapons since it was foolish to go outside unarmed. The Dwarf guarding the entrance nodded and smiled them as they left.
It was indeed warmer then usual outside, though it wouldn't be much longer before it grew cold again. The dale's weather changed dramatically from month to month. "It'll be nice to get away from here for a while. I think even me da thinks so though he'd never admit it," Catti-brie remarked.
Drizzt laughed. "Of course not, your father is too stubborn to admit many things," he agreed. Yeah, look whose talking, he thought. He thrust the thought away and that's when they heard the screams and roars.
"That's a child's scream and yetis roaring!" Catti-brie gasped.
They drew their weapons as one and charged towards the sounds. They were met with an awful sight. A wagon laid on its side, smashed to pieces. Two corpses, a man and a woman laid in the bloody snow. Two yetis had cornered a small boy against the wagon.
"We have to stop them," Catti-brie said, unslinging her bow. "I can end this quick." She fired twice bringing both yetis down then she headed for the child.
Drizzt saw the snow move directly in her path and his blood ran cold. "Cat!! Look out!!" he shouted. His warning came an instant to late.
An appendage with two clawed fingers emerged from the snow and seized Catti-brie's ankle sending her headlong on the snow. Her bow flew form her hand. She screamed once then was dragged into the snow out of sight. It all happened in a matter of seconds.
"Cat!" Drizzt shouted and plunged down to where she'd disappeared, but all there was there was an icy tunnel. "Goddess, how did it take her that fast?!" he breathed. "Cat!" There was no answer. The child's sobs reminded Drizzt of his presence. He wanted to throw himself into the strange tunnel after Cat, but if he left the child alone he might die. Catti-brie could defend herself, but the child couldn't. Reluctantly he moved over to the child.
*Meanwhile*
Catti-brie tried to draw her sword, but the tunnel was so narrow she couldn't get her hand to it. She kicked at her strange captor, but it was no use. It was then she felt something that felt like very strong rope wrapping around her legs, immobilizing her. Shortly after she was pulled out into a small cavern and roughly rolled onto her back to face her captor and her arms were pinned to her sides. It looked like a huge centipede with multi-faceted eyes and antennas. Her legs were wrapped in a brownish cord that looked like spider webbing. Looking around, she saw cocoons of many sizes then realized what her fate would be. She struggled violently, but it was too strong.
Hissing, it began to cocoon her, all to soon the webbing closed over her head and she passed out…..
Well, everyone asked for some action and you got it in spades, folks….R/R please!!!!