Animal Shifters (Started! Accepting with Permission!)

Kelsey

Blighton walks in and I unintentionally shift back, flashing a smile. Then I see the three with him, two girls and a boy in his arms.

"Guys, I'd like you to meet Kelsey. She's out newest Shifter." Blighton introduces.

I smile a shy smile but the group whisks away to a medical room. Following, I hover in the doorway and watch as they patch the injured boy up. Blighton offers to give the girl closes to the boy some alone time and walks over to me, leading us back to the main room.

"Sorry, Kels. I didn't mean to be gone a week. One of our Shifters was captured." He apologizes.

"It's okay." I smile. "W-what's wrong with the guy in there? What happened?"

Blighton-

Kelsey smiled," It's okay. W-what's wrong with the guy in there? What happened?"

I responded," Oh, um, Jayden was fighting Hunter, and she hurt him pretty badly. He'll be fine. He just lost a lot of blood, and he'll be confined to bed for at least a week. And Jayden probaly can't fight for two weeks. Maybe. It depends on how quickly he recovers. So how have you been?" I asked.

Kelsey

Blighton explains what happened to the boy named Jayden and I nod, smilng when he asks about me.

"I've been okay." I say, unsure myself if it's truth or not. "It's really quiet around here though. It's nice to see you."

Blighton-

"Its nice to see you too." I smiled. Just then, A.J. comes up telling me that Laiel is back.

"You're back! Great job!" I complimented," So you got Adrian. Put her in the second room on the left. Don't forget to lock it, and put some food in there, for when she comes too. I want everybody to meet me in the conference room in ten minutes."

I turned back to Kelsey," It won't be so lonely here anymore. Don't worry."

Kelsey

"It won't be so lonely here anymore. Don't worry." Blighton says.

I smile and surpress my heart from taking flight to that.

"Can I come with you to the meeting?" I ask, rolling on my heels.

Blighton-

"All the Shifters are supposed to come. " I say," Go meet some of the others. I have thing that need to be taken care of. Bye."

I walked away from Kelsey and headed into the second door on the left.

Adrian groaned on her bed. "Where am I?"

"You are at the Shifters HQ. You are our hostage. We'll treat you nicely, don't worry. Laiel should be here soon with some food and water. There's a medical kit in the corner. I just wanted to welcome you, Adrian. Good day." I left.

Diablo Draco~~~~~~Evil

I checked my vast collection of jewels. Some of them were out of place, so I rearranged them in different order, carefully putting them in their place. "That's doing to depend on who breaks who first, gatito. Chances are I might be hoarding you the same way I hoard all these jewels. Don't go anywhere. I have to take care of something." I went down a secret passage to a rather large room. I lit the candles to reveal a photo. I put down some pearls at the foot of my glorious shrine. "Si tan sólo pudiera ser el mío. Podríamos estar uno al otro tesoro para siempre. Te amo, mi gatito." I blew out the candles and returned to my room. She hasn't left, to my surprise. "Buen gatito. It makes me happy that you haven't left."

Spoiler

I swear to God (though I'm agnostic ) If I messed something up now, my character is killing himself... on second though, maybe not, but damn this is frustrating

I watch in satisfaction as Diablo blows out the candles of his little pathetic shrine, then make myself visible and shift.
Diablo starts forward, confused and bewildered, but I raise a hand to calm him.
"Steady on, friend" I say "I knew about your love for a long time. My spiders keep me posted. Careful not to dilute your loyalties, Diablo, or you'll find me as your most implacable adversary. Bring me to the prisoner... I need to have a little talk with her"

Laiel - good

"I want you to quickly retrieve Adrian or Calla," Blighton said. "They should still be unconscious. We can trade one of them for Cora. And be fast. Gale has probaly sent spiders to look for us. Be careful. Oh, and the new base is on the cliff over there." He pointed, and Laiel saw what he was talking about.

Laiel nodded, then shifted back to his lion and ran back, testing the air carefully - lions weren't as good at smelling as some animals, but it was better than his human senses.

There. Lying still unconscious on the ground was Adrian. Laiel shifted and slung her carefully over his shoulders, beginning the trek back to the new base.

To his surprise, there were no traps or challenges or anything. He found that a little suspicious, then realized that it was ridiculous to find something like that ridiculous. There's no one around, that's all.

Blighton was talking with someone as Laiel arrived. "You're back!" he greeted him, turning around. "Great job! So you got Adrian. Put her in the second room on the left - don't forget to lock it, and put some food in there, for when she comes to. I want everybody to meet me in the conference room in ten minutes." Laiel nodded, then found the room Blighton had indicated. There was a bed in there, as well as a little table with a lamp. He gently laid Adrian down on the bed, clicked on the lamp, and left to get some food, passing Blighton on the way out.

As he returned, bearing a plate of what food he could find and some water, he nearly ran into Blighton on the way out. Inside, he found Adrian starting to sit up.

"So you're awake," Laiel said, setting the plate down on the table by the bed. "Are you feeling alright?"

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Sorry for the long post - just trying to get Laiel caught up.

Cora-

I heard Gale and Diablo talking in another room. I got up silently and walked over to a seperate area that Diablo had just left.

The outcropping of rock, that was separated from everything else. The room was dark, but I shifted to a lynx, and its night vision let me see. And it was me, plastered all over the walls.

I shifted back and pulled a picture off of the walls. Diablo walked in as I turned to face him, Gale behind him.

"This is bullshit," I said haughtily, standing near Gale after pushing past Diablo, "I'm leaving or I'm killing."

Blighton-

Ten minutes had passed and the Shifters had gatherd aroud. Even Jayden, being pushed around in a wheelchair, was able to come.

"All right. To start we need to elect a second and third in command, just in case something happens to me. We also need to make a new patrol schedule, and make a deal with Hunter concerning Cora."

" I want you guys to think about who would be the best to take charge if I'm gone or too badly injured to lead. Think on that." I said.

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You can PM me your vote for second and third command!

Elsa-
I wheel Jayden into the meeting room. Blighton says we need a second in command and a patrol schedule. Everyone's silent for awhile, thinking. My hand drifts to Jayden's shoulder and he puts his hand over mine. I smile down at him.

Jayden

Second and third in command? In case something happens? Was Blighton doubting himself?

I understand the need for a back up plan in case, god forbid, Blighton is injured in any way, but no one is better than him, in my opinion. The only one that comes close is -
Elsa sets her hand on my shoulder and I smile, setting my hand on hers and looking up at her. She smiles back. I wonder who she would vote for.

Gale- Evil

I grabbed Cora's arm roughly and pushed her back down.
"You are listening to me or else" I hiss. "Make yourself comfortable, this'll take a while"
Cora sat, scowling.
"Firstly, I'll introduce you to my little friends, to ensure I have your full attention" I said.
A large black widow dropped from the roof right on her face. Cora cried out in alarm.
"Meet venomfang, a black widow. Very deadly, their bite will cause hours of suffering"
Then another spider, right next to her arm.
"The Brazilian Wandering, or Banana Spider. These are truly the deadliest spiders in the world, their bite will cause headaches, paralysis, and inevitably, death"
And another.
"The funnel web, my western kinsmen. Just looking at them will cause your eyes to water" Instinctively, Cora looked, and sure enough, her eyes welled up with tears.
"Their bite will cause the flesh to wither and rot" I continued, smugly. I saw Diablo's face twitch in frustration, but ignored him.
"What do you want?" asked Cora, in a tight little voice. I could see I had gotten under her skin, she was frightened. Ah, spiders. Marvelous creatures.
"Tomorrow, I'll use you as a bargaining chip. Let me explain: to unite the spider tribes, with me as their ruler, I must sway the five great tribes, but one does not yield. The redback spiders. And I want your friends to kill their leader. In exchange, you get to leave and your friends get a mountain of jewels"
I made to leave, but couldn't resist one last taunt.
"You'll bring me a great victory. Sleep tight"

Spoiler

I apologize for the long post, if it's a problem. Just wanted to unveil my grand plan

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Ahhhh, I love german shepherds!

Hunter - evil

The smell of citrus shampoo could really cheer a person up. I smiled happily back into the mirror as I buttoned on a crispy clean shirt. Tying my damp hair into a messy bun, I practically skipped over to the kitchen, only to find an empty fridge, yetagain. Grudgingly, I yanked open a cupboard and stuffed myself with canned tuna and stale crackers. I should really make a grocery list some time.

Before I could let myself completely turn into a stay-at-home mom, I knew I had to do something. Better go see where everyone was.

I walked out of the base (while trying not to wince in pain) and raised my nose, letting the scents wash over me. Strange, Calla and Adrian's have been stale for quite awhile. Diablo, Gale and Cora's were still heavy in the air though, in fact, I could still hear Cora's ticked off shrieks. Poor girl.

Slowly I limped to the source of the voices and found an annoyed Diablo, an exasperated Cora and a smiling (not a pleasant one) Gale who seemed just about to leave. I leaned against the wall and tried to ignore the fact that a simple walk was excruciatingly painful.

I didn't make my usual gallant entrance with a booming, "hello," but instead watched, waiting to see who would be the first to react.

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I don't know about you guys, but I actually like longish posts. Tell me if thats bad though