Jadelion, Wonderfulb2uty, Donmino, Entropy, Eveanw, Tierrana, Thoron, XxAniraxX, Kyokai, and Fourtuanatewolf decide to take the mountain path. As they walk through canyons, a small shake in the ground forms. This happens every few seconds, getting louder as the band progresses up the mountain. As you reach the halfway point, a loud-ish grumble shakes everyone, and you look up to see a small amount of bulbori tumbling down the steep mountainside, and into the forest below. That's weird, you think. I must be hallucinating. The journey continues.
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Sakurachan, AaronAmpora, Keanai, Pershia2, Willowivy, Sessi, ColonelHazard, SpiritFlame, Scarlettkitsune, Firepepper, and Cloudzy start to trek through the forest. After about three hours, you hear screeching from above. An amused Scarlettkitsune screams "IT'S RAINING BULBORI!" Sure enough, twenty light bulbori start to land on the ground. Some are caught by qitari and faelora, and some crash into people, knocking them over. A larger male stands up, and helps a few smaller bulbori. A strong-looking, winged female flutters over to the male, repeating "Are you okay? Did you land badly? Oh, Whisper, your wings . . . they're . . . Whisper, your wings are gone!"
 
Whisper, with a pained look on his face, peers over his shoulder. "Oh, Bunnerfly, they must have ripped off. I remember a sharp pain when we tumbled down that cliff . . . I suppose . . ." Tears began to swell in Bunnerfly's cloudy, blue eyes, and Whisper reassured her he was perfectly fine without flying. He then turned to face your group.
"I am Whisper, leader of the Aeriwyne Tribe. My mate, Bunnerfly, had recently flown above our camp with the air report. She saw a dragon, sitting in a sparkling cave at the top of the mountain. I . . . I wanted to explore it. I thought that it would be a marvelous outing for our tribe, and an old song of the mountain says:
'Travel, travel, to top'o the mount,
where dragons, dragons snore many a count,
Pumpkin, Pumpkin, the dragon's name,
His treasure, treasure, is a key to the-'"
At this, Whisper stopped singing. "Sing the rest, sing the rest!", Firepepper pleaded, but Whisper just shrugged. "That's it. The rest of the song was lost over time, far as I know."
Wait a minute, you think. Did he say key? That is, in fact, what I'm looking for! "Do you know who can give us more information?" AaronAmpora asks, thinking the same thing. Bunnerfly's face enlightens. She suggests this: "Our family members are hurt and in need. If you can take them into your care, we would be happy to lead you to King Ruby and Queen Garnet. "
So, what do you say? Will you take in these bulbori? Or, will you backtrack and venture to the mountains?
BACKTRACKERS:
Spiritflame
No more "Injured" Bulbori up for adoption! Thanks to all those kind souls!
*You can release the pet you purchase if you would like. It will return to it's tribe after being healed :) |
