§The town was gloomy and beggars and merchants were everywhere. You could see an occasional bandit everywhere. Some even eyed the group§
Callie:*she mumbled* I don't like this place already. If ANYONE tries to touch me they'll regret it!
Phantom: *The wolf paid no mind to anyone. She made her way through until they were stopped by two bandits.*
Bandit1: Hello there miss.
Bandit2: Yes Hello there. *He held a knife in his back pocket*
Phantom: Move aside.
Bandit2: Now why would I do that?
Phantom: Because if you don't, you'll regret it.
Bandit2/1: Nah.
Bandit1: Give us your bag.
Phantom: No. Your request is denied. Move aside.
Bandit2: wasn't a request. *He reached for phantom*
Phantom: Bad move. *She lifted a paw and a small brown glow emitted from her bag, earth stone. A large rock came up from the ground and sent bandit 2 flying* Anyone else?
Bandit1: You'll pay for that. *He pulled out a hidden knife and was an inch away from phantoms face before he froze*
Phantom: *the she didn't even flinch at the Bandits movements. A pale white glow now came from the bag, air stone* Again, terrible move. *She threw him aside and padded along like nothing happened. EveryOne who witnessed the event stepped aside*
Azure: [I hate it when she gets serious]
Callie:[glad I didn't have to deal with them. They'd be dead by now.]
§Both bandits ran of after recovering§
Phantom: *the wolf growled* Come out Johan. *She looked into the alley way*
???: hello my best customer.
Phantom: Cut the crap. Water. Food. Now.
Johan: Yes Phantom.
Azure: *she whispered to the others* Johan is the best merchant in this town
Johan: *he grabbed eight canteens of water and gave then to the wolf, along with a pound of dried meat and fruit* That'll be twenty silver.
Phantom: TWENTY?! fine johan. But only because we're friends. *she reached into her pouch that was hidden under the bag and tossed the merchant twenty silver coins*
Azure: Do you girls want anything? *She asked, looking at them while phantom put away the goods*
OTH+Callie:*the girls looked at her, confused by what she meant*
Phantom: Hurry Up. *She said, hearing the Question. We ain't got all day. It's almost night fall and I'd rather leave this town without running into the bandit gang known as Pride Runners.
Azure: Do you want anything special to eat? I'm sure Johan has some apples or something. Otherwise it's dried fruit and meat for the rest of the journey. *She said Sensing their confusion*
Callie:*sigh* as long as there's no fish, squid, or octopi in there we can deal *she shuddered at the thought*
Phantom: *she padded quickly down the street. Dusk was coming fast* Hurry up. Those bandits will return. They always do.
Azure: *she nodded but stayed with the others*
OTH+Callie:*they followed swiftly*
Phantom: *as the she ran she winced* [Therecoming! Can't stop now!]
Azure: Come on! [Oh no... We aren't gonna make it!]
Callie:*she darted up to the front with the wolf*
Bandit2: There they are!!
Bandit5: GET EM!
Bandit4: TAKE THEIR MONEY!!
Bandit3: MONEEYYYY!!!
Bandit1: Beware the wolf's power!!
Phantom: Ugh. Do you ever learn? *All her stones came flying out*
Phantom: *she started choking three bandits with the air stone while using the fire and shadow stone to trap the others* LEARN YOU FOOLS.
Callie:*she ignited her magic and summoned her scythe* BACK OFF!!!
Marie:*the girl started to twitch and slowly wake up*
Rina:NOT NOW M!!
Bandit1: RETREAT! *he said as he gasped for air*
*All the bandits retreated swiftly at the sign of weapons being drawn*
Callie:THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT!!
Phantom: *the wolf's stones retreated and she looked at Callie. She continued walking Exiting the village.*
Callie:*she strapped her scythe to her back it was easier to get that way*
Azure: *she looked at Callie as Phantom moved off with a growl* Don't worry. She's just grumpy.
Callie:*she ignored the tiger and followed Phantom*
Rina:*Marie had woken and they had been talking a little. She was still carrying the squid girl whose limbs ached*
Rina:*her arms were getting tired* Azure, can you take her for a bit?
Azure: *she nodded* Of course Rina.
Rina:Thank you. *she said as she walked over and layed the squid girl on the tigers back*
Phantom: *she grunted as she exited the village. She clearly had some grudges against the Town*
Rina:she should get her energy back and be able to walk on her own soon.
Phantom: *the wolf kept going. Soon they were not able to see the town and all that surrounded them was darkness and sand.*
Azure: Okay!
Phantom: *she walked and walked. Staying ahead of EveryOne at all times.*
Azure: *the tiger began to worry about Phantom*
[she's pushing herself to her own limits. She is not gonna keep this up forever....I hope]
Marie:*the exhausted squid looked forward at her sister and immediately looked worse. It was obvious she had a nightmare while she was asleep*
Azure: Hey Rina. *She whispered dropping back to the octoling*
Rina:yes?
Azure: Have you noticed how off Phantom and Callie are being? Especially Callie?
Rina:....it was rough when Callie got hurt.....she changed....
Azure: Hmm. Do you think she'll be okay?
Marie:*hearing the conversation she moved her hands over her ears to try and block it out*
Rina:it'll take time but she'll realize she can't fight with Marie forever.
Azure: ....That's good at least. what about Phantom... I know you don't know her well but I felt like I shouldn't ask Callie....Since you know...
Rina:i snapped at her when she snapped...I don't think she'll ever trust me...
Phantom: *her ears twitched. She didn't hear the conversation but she did seem to be deeply bothered*
Azure: She trusts you. She only snapped because she didn't want to come back. She came for help against her own will. I forced her to come. She didn't want to hurt me or anything so she just complained and went along.
Callie:*she felt uneasy and saw them talking. She used her magic to be able to listen in*
Rina:i'm worried about what will happen if they keep fighting! Its lead to some really bad things in the past!
Phantom: *the she grumbled, at this point it was around midnight, she pulled out her map and looked at it while she walked*
Azure: *she agreed with a head nod*
Callie:*Marina's comment made her wince and think* [she's right....but I don't know how to talk to her right now....] *she looked back and her sister and her stern expression turned sad....she was afraid of talking to her.*
Phantom: We rest here. *She said abruptly while stopping in her tracks*
Azure: Alright. Thanks Phantom. I'll take first-
Phantom: You sleep. I'll take first- watch. *The wolf didn't take any Arguing she walked over to the edge of the camp she had already set up and sat down. Facing the east.*
Azure: *the tiger shook her head, she then finished setting up the fire and tent. Don't Question how she made the fire. Not even Phantom knows*
Rina:*the octo went over and sat next to Azure. Pearl was already asleep in squid mode in her arms*
Azure: [Phantom is being an Old Grandma] *she hissed to herself as she thought. She sat next to the fire. Three tents were set up*
Azure: *the tiger was deep in thought as her eyes were focused on Phantoms silhouette to notice Rina*
Rina:*the octo began to sing one of her favorite of her and Pearl's songs. Into the Light.*
SS:*they both heard the singing from their separate tents. Marie stayed in a tent with OTH while Callie was on her own*
Phantom: *the wolf was in an awkward sit. She knew she couldn't keep this up forever* [They will never see me fall. Not like this.] *She glanced back at the others* [I don't know if I can do this....] *Sigh* *looks back towards the east*
Phantom: *the wolf continued to stare into the east. Her eyes showed no emotion*
Azure: *she groomed herself, her paws slightly hurting from the trek*
SS:*the girls were both thinking in their separate tents. What did the other think of them? Will they ever get along again? Will the scar go away?*
Azure: Going to sleep. *She nodded at the octoling, then she padded over to the part for camp that was sand. She pulled out a blanket, she dug a small hole in the sand, she put the blanket in it. She had created a little bowl. She laid in it and closed her eyes*
Rina:*the octo got up and walked over to her tent. She saw Marie already asleep inside and layed down cuddling the little squid in her arms and went to sleep*
Phantom: *she continued to watch the east. After about twenty minutes, she hastily padded over to Azure. She watched the tiger for ten minutes before watching the others for ten minutes. After checking on EveryOne she sat down around the fire. It was not exactly flaming like it should so she added some wood to keep it lit. She then just watched the fire. Every now and then looking around.*
¤TIME SKIP 7 HOURS¤
~To be Continued~