Fleur deau:
"Ok then!" He walked around the cave, trying to find a spot to lay. It took him a while, but he finally say down on a cool spot of the floor.
"Goodnight cave, Goodnight....Twister, was it?" He remembered hearing a voice call to him before he ran to the cave. He shrugged, and continued.
"Goodnight lake, Goodnight forest, Goodnight..." he teamed "World..." He rest his head down, and fell asleep.

Tumble
"Ugh..." I groan, lifting myself up. My eyes are closed, my body is burning, my fur and feathers are soaking wet. The extreme unbalance of hot and cold is devastating. Shaking my coat, I open my eyes and let my weary gaze rest on the glowing water. Glowing? I gasp as a light blue light intensifies from beneath the surface. Under my paws feels ice cold and warm at the same time.

I hold my breath as all my pain disappears for a moment, I watch my body shine with light as I am lifted into the air by an unknown force. My eyes are potentially blinded by light, and then I fall back into the water with a splash.

Forcing my eyes open once more, I crawl out of the water, severely sore and gasping for air. The pool is no longer glowing, just steaming. How can I see that? I huff, my vision, it is almost as if it has enhanced overnight... My wings, my height?

"Tumble!" A chilling voice calls from across the room.

Storm
"You had better not- Oh..." I gasp as I realize what has just happened. I brush my cheek up against some wood stored in the wall and it sparks, lighting up as a torch.
"Storm, what has happened to me." Asks Tumble, eyes widening at the sound of her voice.
"This is the aging pool." I sigh, "You must have aged two months, you are almost fully grown, child." I around the pool and look my cub up and down. "You look strong, and your spots are gone. You are a purfeather no doubt."
"Purefeather?" Tumble is obviously in need of the well deserved explanation.
"Follow me back to the cave, I will tell you everything." I purr, knowing her sleek fur was sure to dry quickly. So I lead Tumble back through the tunnels, making sure I can feel her by my side the whole time. The fur on the back of her neck is standing up though, and I fear her instincts say there are more aicleobac out there. I might loose my child...

Heads Up
Earthquake ended, sun is rising

Lucent sighed tiredly, regretting that he had flown up the whole night to avoid the earthquake "Ugh, i guess i'll head back down to the cave and rest..." He'd enter the cave, seeing Fleur deau still sleeping "Heh...he's still asleep." He'd collapse at the entrance from exhaustion, and fall asleep.

Tumble
When we get back to where Storm brought me before, my fur and feathers have dried. I am tired from the sleepless night and sudden age spurt, but Storm is sparking with energy. She rubs against me affectionately, sending jolts into my body that energize me.
"Storm, I feel like there is someone out there who needs my help." I say softly, peering out on the crisp snow. Snowfall has made it look like icing on a cake.
"Before you go on rescue missions you need to be trained. Come outside, I will show you some things." Storm said, padding out onto the fresh blanket of white. Not wanting to get my paws cold, I follow hesitantly, but stick with flight.
"Tumble, child, if you are going to be strong you have to be able to overcome your weaknesses." Storm says without turning her head. "Get those paws on the snow right now." I almost think I heard her chuckle, but I reluctantly landed in the powder and hissed at the impact.
"Don't make a sound, stay silent or they will find you." Storm said, her ears rotated to listen to me almost like a second vision.
"Who will find me?" I ask, catching up to Storm's side. Storm freezes in her tracks, sighs, then keeps walking. Her voice shudders-
"Creatures who are hunting you. Tumble." She turns to face me. "It is time for me to tell you a story..."

Storm
"One month ago there was a fierce battle." I begin, not making eye contact with the bac. "It was between the mountain lions and the aicleobac, we were fighting for territory. There was a clash in the snowy woodland region." I continue, and Tumble's ears perk up. "The aicleobacs were winged lions with rodent ears, each having their own special capabilities."
"Like me..." murmured Tumble.
"Yes, like you Tumble. Exactly like you, your family." I say, struggling to keep my voice steady. "I was the last mountain lion standing, I fled to the woods with fear, guilt, and a wounded pelt."
"But you said you were my mother, why did you abandon me? Did you forget about me?" I look over to see Tumble's eyes full of tears. "I woke up weak with no parent and no food. Why?"
"I killed them... Me and my clan. I had no idea you existed until I found you almost dead Tumble I am so sorry..." Storm could not look Tumble in the eye, but she knew she was still there. She sighed, "It was always a battle, it was nature. My family died too, I am the last of my kind as far as I know." I paw at the snow, hoping Tumble will forgive me.
"Why did you lie? Why didn't you tell me?" Tumble hisses, though she only sounds frustrated.
"I had always wanted a cub, but no one ever loved me. I thought you were a gift, a miracle... My last chance. An orphaned daughter." I feel tears wet the coat of my cheeks. I lay down in the snow and dig my nose into it.
"I am still your cub Storm, you are the only mother I've ever known." Tumble says, nudging Storm with her paw. "I want you to teach me how to run in the snow..." She tries to change the subject.

Lucent


I would wake, looking outside the cave "Oh...it's dawn already..." I'd sigh and get up, still a bit tired, but tread outside of the cave. "Well...i should get going again, but my wings are a bit tired...so i'll walk." I would pad out on a path, following it silently, but what he didn't know, that it lead straight to storm's den.

Tumble
I follow Storm's lead, trying to spread out my toes as I run over the snow. She told me the faster I move the slower I'll sink, so I use my wingbeats to speed up my bounds. I follow Storm down toward a forest, cliffs nearby. A part of me worries Storm will fall, but the other part knows she is experienced with this landscape.

Lucent


I'd still be padding on a trail, now through a snowy forest. "I don't know why, but this looks so familiar..." I looked around in wonder, not having seen snow for a considerable amount of time. "I don't really feel cold is what is strange...but i guess the moon has give me more than i have bargained for..." I'd stop, looking forwards at the big mountain. "Well...i better tread forward until i find a den." I would continue into the snowy forest.

Tumble
"Wait Storm." Says Tumble, taking in a breath through her mouth. "I smell someone, do you smell them too?" I watch as Storm sniffs also.
"I... I know that scent... Somehow." She turns her head, big gray eyes looking toward the cedar trees. "Let's go find out child, follow me." She brushes Tumble's side with her tail as she dashes toward the forest. I take to the air, learning how to handle the mountain winds in flight little by little. I rise high to camouflage myself with the whitened sky, but able to watch over Storm still with sharp vision.