Sorry for not updating. I was sick for a while, and now I'm stuck on penicillin. So much fun….
Disclaimer: If I owned even the tiniest scrap of something, then something would be angry and take it away. Basically, no I don't own the Teen Titans
Running blindly wasn't the best plan, but it's what horses do. Robin was galloping, and Cyborg was a little behind him. The twister was raging not far back, and it was catching up.
Suddenly a tree flew past Robin's ear, just an inch away. It hit the ground, and skidded. The horses shied, and ran around it.
Nearby other animals were trying in vain to get to safety. A few rabbits hopped into their warrens, some lizards disappeared into the dirt, but if they didn't get deep enough they would be sucked up.
The tornado itself wasn't big or slow. It was thin, and somehow it still looked ominous. The wind speed was roughly over a hundred miles per hour. Nothing in its path would last.
Then Robin's ears pricked as he dimly heard Cyborg's voice above the howling wind. Robin had to yell that he hadn't heard.
"I said," Cyborg yelled, "that it's coming straight at us, and we'll never make it if we keep running this way!" Robin managed to neigh in agreement.
The dust on the ground was starting to swirl around, and it was getting hard to see. They would have to hurry, or they could die. Robin looked left, and they were cut off by a wall of rocks and cliffs. To the right was a copse. It was dangerous to go near so many trees, but there was no other choice.
The two horses veered to the right and into the trees. As soon as they did they heard a creaking noise, and one of the smaller, yet fairly large, trees was uprooted. It flew in the air, before crashing into another tree in front of Cyborg.
They galloped, and the twister came closer. Some of the animals emerged form their holes and began to run as well. They ran through Robin's feet nearly tripping him. They were almost out of the copse, when a tree slammed on top of Robin.
Luckily, the trunk didn't fall on him, but the mass tangle of leaves and branches did. He could scarcely hear Cyborg calling his name outside. The howl of the wind was getting stronger, and he could sense that the tornado was closer. He had to get out.
He took a step forward. The twigs and leaves whipped at his face, and a cut appeared on his nose, but he didn't have enough time to worry about that. He pushed on, his flanks being torn apart by sharp sticks. Finally he was out, except for his back hoof. After tugging for a moment it was out.
He neighed Cyborg's name, and the brown horse came out of the trees. They galloped off again, putting distance between them and the twister. After a moment Robin dared to look back and saw that they had scarcely made it. The tornado ripped past the copse, and the trees were torn to shreds.
The twister blew past, and when it had gone into the distance the wind speed died down. Robin gave a sigh, before the rain and hail started pouring down. He winced as the golf ball sized chunks of ice impaled him. He spotted a rock with an overhanging sticking out. Robin trotted under it, escaping the rain and hail. Cyborg followed.
Robin snorted in frustration. The tornado was following the exact path the hoof prints were. The tracks would be wiped away by the wind, and the scent would disappear because of the rain.
Then realization stung him like a bee. The tornado was headed straight for where the tracks lead, and if this was the way Starfire had went the tornado was headed straight for her.
Robin galloped off with a sudden urgency. Cyborg was right on his heels. He only hoped he could make it in time.
The herd was restless. They trotted with jerky movements, as if expecting a sudden danger. Starfire couldn't see anything wrong. Then, after a while the sky grew dark. The wind picked up, and some of the horses squinted to see.
Then she heard one of the horses screech "Tornado!" All the heads turned and saw the looming figure behind them. Then panic broke out and horses started snorting. The whites of their eyes shone. Inameron broke into a gallop, urging all the others to follow. They did without question.
The twister was gaining them. Then a thought struck Starfire, a distant memory of flipping through channels on the TV. She remembered hearing that if there was a tornado, to take shelter under ground. But she didn't think that horses could dig.
Then up ahead she saw a cave, leading in at a downward slant. The herd in their blind run would go straight past it. Starfire galloped up to Inameron.
"Inameron! We must take shelter in the cave!" She yelled. Inameron's ears flicked her way, showing that he had heard.
"What good will it do?" he asked "The tornado will reach us!"
"Tornadoes can not reach under the earth!" Starfire yelled.
The look in Inameron's eye said that he did not quite believe it, but he managed to nod. They headed toward the cave, all the mares and foals following.
When they reached it they flooded in. "What are we doing? Shouldn't we be running?" One of the mares asked.
"The tornado can't reach us here." Inameron said.
"Where did you get a stupid idea like that?" One of the older mares yelled. She began to run away, but Starfire chased her. The cyclone was almost right outside the cave. Starfire knew there was no time to persuade the mare to go back in, so she nipped at her. The mare snorted, and Starfire pushed her back.
Suddenly a boulder came flying. Starfire gave a hurried shove, and they nearly missed being crushed by the rock. The mare gave up and ran back to the cave followed by Starfire. They all huddled in the back as the tornado came closer.
Then it was right above them. It howled and blew dust in the cave, but not a horse was picked up. Soon it left, and only the light patter of rain was heard. Inameron crept slowly out, and looked around. When he gave a snort signaling that it was safe the other horses came out.
The sky was a weird yellow color and a light drizzle followed it. The dirt was stirred up, but other than that noting was unusual.
Inameron turned to face the herd. "Twice this day Starfire prevented death from befalling the herd. Meeko would be dead if she had not driven off the cougar, and many more of us might be dead if she had not told us to go into the cave. I think that she should be the new lead mare."
A few gasps came from the crowd, and Starfire felt her face growing hot. Dashow gave her a friendly nudge of congratulations. Starfire did not know what to do.
"Does anyone disagree?" asked Inameron.
"She has only been with us for a day!" exclaimed on mare, "How do you know she has the right quality to protect us?"
"Are you blind!" snapped another, "We could have just been sucked up!" The other mare stayed silent and there were no more protests.
Inameron the trotted right up to Starfire. "Then it is decided. You will be the new lead mare of my herd." He lowered his head, and Dashow signaled Starfire to do the same. She did. There was a chorus of neighs form the herd.
"Come," said Inameron, "We are nearly to the mountains, and I sense nightfall is close." The herd continued to move on, but Starfire was utterly baffled. She wondered if anything this confusing had happened to her friends.
Raven snorted. Her hooves were sinking in mud after the rain fall. They made an odd sucking noise every time she lifted them, and they were feeling heavy since the mud stuck to her legs.
Beast Boy had sworn he saw a funnel cloud earlier, when a storm was over head, but Raven didn't believe it. It would be really odd for a tornado to randomly pop up in this area, this time of year. They never saw one, so she thought he had made a mistake.
She looked up to see Beast Boy was out of the deep mud. His legs and tail were plastered with the brown goo, and Beast Boy actually seemed to enjoy it. Raven grumbled.
The trail they sere following always seemed to go in the same direction. And it seemed that it was trampled on so much that the ground had lowered there. Raven couldn't help but wonder if this wasn't the way Starfire had gone.
Suddenly her hoof was stuck. She pulled, but suction didn't let her leg go. She was about to yell out in frustration, but Beast Boy trotted over. He pressed his shoulder against hers and pushed up. The extra strength got her leg out of the mud, but it was covered in it.
"Thanks," Raven muttered. Her pace quickened, for she wanted to get out of this particular patch of ground.
When she was on dry dirt again, she shook each leg, shaking droplets of mud everywhere. She managed to spot a patch of inedible grass, and brushed her legs on it, getting most of the mud off, but the brown color was still there, and it plastered her fur up in clumps.
Suddenly a lizard popped up out of nowhere and hissed in Raven's face. She shied and reared up, but was on uneven ground. She fell back and landed in the mud. Beast Boy howled with laughter, his lip curled up to reveal his crooked horse teeth.
Raven wished that she had been turned into a wolf instead of a horse so she could run over there and bite Beast Boy in the leg. She snorted and managed to get up, hearing the horrid sucking noise on her back.
Suddenly she got an uneasy feeling, like she was being watched. She turned her head in all directions but saw nothing.
"Raven?" Beast Boy asked, noticing the sudden uneasiness in her movements.
She shook her head. "It's nothing," she said and trotted off, following the trail. The feeling wouldn't go away. For a moment she thought she caught the scent of an unfamiliar mare and two stallions, but it disappeared. Then she knew that she and Beast Boy were being followed.
OK that's the chapter. I bet you can all guess who's following Raven and Beast Boy. Please review.