Chapter 3
Tal wasn't scared to jump but he wasn't propelled to either. Then he heard a voice from behind.
"What are you doing?"
Tal was startled and quickly turned to see who it was. Turning around wasn't such a good idea. Tal, being so close to the edge, threw himself off balance and teetered on the very edge wind milling his arms. Tal was in such a state of surprise that he didn't notice the arm that was grabbing him. But it was too late gravity also grabbed hold of Tal and its grip was stronger that his rescuer's.
Tal and his rescuer toppled over the edge and fell. At first Tal fell awkwardly then he stiffened his body and righted himself so that he fell like a pin. His rescuer was not so lucky. His rescuer tumbled and somersaulted out of control. Tal seeing this reacted immediately now all too aware of the danger he had put him and his rescuer in. Tal's rescuer was three stretches below.
Tal started to move his arms in a wading motion and slowly moved towards his rescuers' body. The ground slowly started to fill his vision and the image of two mangled bodies made him redouble his efforts to get to the falling body which somehow managed to stop tumbling.
With his rescuer's steady fall and Tal's fast wading, Tal managed to catch his target within a few seconds and unconsciously looped a violet lasso around his rescuer's waist and secured it around his own waist. As he did this, Tal observed that his rescuer was a woman with familiar long white- blond hair that was as white as snow.
Tal didn't have enough time to ponder his observation because at this time he was aware that the ground was now perilously close. Tal estimated a least a 100 stretches until he and his cargo hit smooth marble. Tal now counting backwards was shifting his position to get under his rescuer.
Tal felt responsible for the fall and wasn't about to let anyone else because of his mistakes. Tal and the woman zoomed head first towards the floor. At the last minute Tal planned to cut the rope and cushion the fall for his rescuer.
"Eighty.seventy.sixty.fifty." Tal said aloud over the din of rushing air.
"Thirty.twenty.te."
Right at that very moment the rope pulled taunt and Tal and his rescuer were pulled upwards thirty stretches at a sudden shocking speed that left their stomachs feeling uneasy. Tal and the woman bounced up and began to fall once again this time the risk of a fatal whiplash was eminent.
Tal calmed his nerves and prepared to cut the rope and cushion the woman's fall. Tal waited until they were ten stretches from the ground then in one swift movement he flashed his sunstone and violet light shot out to cut the rope and lasso restraint. Tal threw his arms around his rescuer and moved into a position where he would absorb most of the collision with the fall.
Then all of a sudden they hit. Tal's shoulder landed first and a familiar searing pain went through his shoulder. The woman went rolling to the side out of his arms. Tal rolled the other way letting out a scream of pain every time he rolled over his dislocated shoulder. Finally he came to a halt and the pain intensified then Tal lost all consciousness.
Tal wasn't scared to jump but he wasn't propelled to either. Then he heard a voice from behind.
"What are you doing?"
Tal was startled and quickly turned to see who it was. Turning around wasn't such a good idea. Tal, being so close to the edge, threw himself off balance and teetered on the very edge wind milling his arms. Tal was in such a state of surprise that he didn't notice the arm that was grabbing him. But it was too late gravity also grabbed hold of Tal and its grip was stronger that his rescuer's.
Tal and his rescuer toppled over the edge and fell. At first Tal fell awkwardly then he stiffened his body and righted himself so that he fell like a pin. His rescuer was not so lucky. His rescuer tumbled and somersaulted out of control. Tal seeing this reacted immediately now all too aware of the danger he had put him and his rescuer in. Tal's rescuer was three stretches below.
Tal started to move his arms in a wading motion and slowly moved towards his rescuers' body. The ground slowly started to fill his vision and the image of two mangled bodies made him redouble his efforts to get to the falling body which somehow managed to stop tumbling.
With his rescuer's steady fall and Tal's fast wading, Tal managed to catch his target within a few seconds and unconsciously looped a violet lasso around his rescuer's waist and secured it around his own waist. As he did this, Tal observed that his rescuer was a woman with familiar long white- blond hair that was as white as snow.
Tal didn't have enough time to ponder his observation because at this time he was aware that the ground was now perilously close. Tal estimated a least a 100 stretches until he and his cargo hit smooth marble. Tal now counting backwards was shifting his position to get under his rescuer.
Tal felt responsible for the fall and wasn't about to let anyone else because of his mistakes. Tal and the woman zoomed head first towards the floor. At the last minute Tal planned to cut the rope and cushion the fall for his rescuer.
"Eighty.seventy.sixty.fifty." Tal said aloud over the din of rushing air.
"Thirty.twenty.te."
Right at that very moment the rope pulled taunt and Tal and his rescuer were pulled upwards thirty stretches at a sudden shocking speed that left their stomachs feeling uneasy. Tal and the woman bounced up and began to fall once again this time the risk of a fatal whiplash was eminent.
Tal calmed his nerves and prepared to cut the rope and cushion the woman's fall. Tal waited until they were ten stretches from the ground then in one swift movement he flashed his sunstone and violet light shot out to cut the rope and lasso restraint. Tal threw his arms around his rescuer and moved into a position where he would absorb most of the collision with the fall.
Then all of a sudden they hit. Tal's shoulder landed first and a familiar searing pain went through his shoulder. The woman went rolling to the side out of his arms. Tal rolled the other way letting out a scream of pain every time he rolled over his dislocated shoulder. Finally he came to a halt and the pain intensified then Tal lost all consciousness.