Running With Lightning (rewriting)

The Chase

Riola ruffled her fur uneasily as she watched her father leave the camp.

"Veral?" Riola turned to her cousin and sat down curling her tail around her paws. Veral looked up from what he was doing and tilted his head curiously. "Do you think father will be alright?"Riola asked her cousin worry creeping into her voice.

"What do you mean?" Veral replied sitting next to his cousin. Riola looked away for a moment and thought,

"I mean, how do you think dads going to handle Sharptooth and his friends. He already can defend us with his powers but what effect will his powers have on him?" Riola said glancing at her cousin worriedly. This time Veral looked away, with a sigh he got up and padded in front of his cousin, he sat down again a serious gaze on his fluffy face.

"Riola listen, dont worry to much about father he can take care of himself. I know you worry about him," Veral said his gaze softening. Riola looked down at her paws avoiding Veral's gaze, Veral sighed then leaned down to meet his cousins eyes. "Father is a strong creature and will defend all of us." he smiled sticking out his tongue. "Besides once you finally gain your powers you will be able to help him!" Veral said jumping up and into a playful position.

"Yea, if i even have powers." Riola muttered in return. Veral frowned and stood up normally.

"You will get your powers, it just takes time. Just like father said." Veral said opening his wings in a stretch.

"Mhm, you would know, you already have control of your powers." Was Riola's reply. She got up and began to walk away, as if on cue Veral held up a paw and a small orb of fire appeared.

"it took time though." Veral replied twirling the orb around his claws, he stopped then threw it at Riola who leapt away then turned on her cousin and wrestled him to the ground. Riola managed to pin Veral to the ground and laughed triumphantly before leaping off her cousin.

"Riola, Veral! Come on im organizing a hunting patrol come with us!" Zeyla called from across the camp. Veral bounced to his feet and launched himself across the clearing. He flared his wigs to stop himself from crashing into Zeyla and Morra then waited patiently for Riola to join them.

"Well i guess i dont get a say in it then." Riola laughed padding over to the group. She followed Zeyla out of camp playfully snapping at Morra's paws. "So where are we going to hunt?" Riola asked trotting forward to keep up with Zeyla.

"Probably over by the lake," Zeyla replied glancing at the chiefs daughter. "im hungry for some fish." Zeyla shrugged. Riola glanced back as Veral flared his wings then pushed down, Riola watched as he lifted off the ground with a few uneasy flaps of his wings then tucked his paws in close and swirlied into the sky.

"Zeyla, do you know what flight is like?" Riola asked curiously watching Veral's black form soar across the sky. Zeyla glanced back and flicked an ear.

"Never done it, if im being honest i like the water more." Zeyla replied, Riola nodded knowing that Zeyla would definitely prefer water to air.

"Ok, then whats it like to be able to breath underwater?" Riola then asked, Zeyla smiled amused by Riola's questions.

"Its exactly what it sounds like." Came her reply, "but it depends where youre swimming." Zeyla added with a shrug. Morra laughed as vines crept up and tripped Riola who fell down with a yelp.

"Morra! Unfair!" Riola shouted as Morra laughed harder, the vines around Riola's paws receded, Riola leapt up and launched herself at Morra who fell to the ground under the weight of the older tribemate.

Zeyla turned with a growl and glared at the squriming mass of fur then perked her ears. "Riola, Morra! Be quiet and come to me." Zeyla hissed her fur fluffing up with unease. Riola looked up startled as she saw creatures moving through the trees, then let Morra up and backed away from the shadows and closer to Zeyla.

"Sharptooth! Youre not welcome here! Leave!" Zeyla shouted into the trees.

"how can you tell its Sharptooth?" Riola whispered the question to Zeyla then leapt back in alarm as Sharptooth himself stepped through a bush.

"Because mutt, your mother has better vision than you." The creature hissed, Zeyla growled in return her blue eyes narrowing dangerously.

"You know nothing about us Sharptooth," Zeyla snapped angrily. "I am not Riola's mother nor am I Creal's mate!" She added slamming a paw to the ground.

"Oh im sorry, but its kind of hard to tell you fools apart." Sharptooth retorted with a sly smile, his friends behind him laughed. Morra snarled angrily and leapt forward, Sharptooth simply stepped to the side and Morra flew past rolling to the ground with a yelp she slid for a second then was stopped by a group of the creatures.

"You see Zeyla? FOOLS!" Sharptooth snarled, Riola took a step forward angrily then yelped as a large orb of water flew past her head at a great speed. Riola watched as it hit one of the creatures standing above Morra, it yelped as the hard water sliced open the skin above the eye. Morra got up and ran for her mother.

Sharptooth snarled angrily and Zeyla turned to run. "Riola, Morra move!" She shouted knowing they were horribly outnumbered, Riola glanced up as Veral circled overhead then ran after Zeyla, Morra following behind.

Riola glanced back at the crazed animals and yelped when one snapped at her paws. She followed, Zeyla sliding into a log before leaping over it. Riola looked up as a rush of wind surged overhead and Veral came straight at them from ahead, she watched her cousin open his mouth in a snarl then ducked out of the way as a stream of fire blasted from his opened mouth. Riola watched the creatures leap away but they continued the chase. veral hissed and spun around before surging back into the sky.

"Riola! Look ahead we have to jump!" Zeyla called from ahead, Riola snapped her attention back to the ground as Zeyla headded toward a gorge. Before Riola could reply a shadow brushed past and before the pup could shout a warning Zeyla was caught in the jaws of one of the creatures and flung to the ground.

"Zeyla!" Riola shouted as Morra skidded to a stop. "No Morra dont stop!" Riola called slowing to let her friend stay ahead of her.

"Morra keep going!" Zeyla shouted swinging wildly at the creature from her spot on the ground, Morra nodded and raced ahead.

Riola panted as she spotted Veral ahead in the trees he was waiting by the gorge. "Guys! hurry!" he called frantically. "I cant carry you jump ill try to help you if you dont make it!" He shouted. Morra nodded and ran as fast as she could, Veral yelped as another shadow leapt for him, he leapt into the gorge then flared his wings and climbed into the air.

"Riola! dont look down!" Morra shouted before pushing away from the edge and flying over the gorge. Riola screamed as she saw her friend fall but kept going when she saw vines clinging to the cliff with Morra at the end, she was climbing.

Riola closed her eyes thinking she opened them as she realized something, I cant make that if Morra can hardly do it. I have no way to pull myself up! Riola thought desperately. She shook her head to clear the thought as the creatures approached, Riola looked around wildly, closed her eyes and jumped.