Tobias's Perch

[Midnight_Huntress]

((you're not, Mythica! I'm glad you picked a non-Animorphs-type character -- it keeps things interesting! ))

~~It's just that this was about shifters/morphers and I study Mythology so I figured this was up my alley. So I was going to have a character who was practically born with her shifting abilities, but it seems to cause too much confusion so I had a little Animorphs history lesson - thanks Spartan - and now I basically understand what is going on and how they are all lost. So I am going to try and re-write my last post~~

[Blaise Zebrataur]

Tobias nodded weakly and looked over at Marco.<Yeah..thanks Marco.>he wanted to say more but decided he needed to focus on the task at hand.<Well that is your call buddy,up here we could see them if their not under any trees...>he uses his laser-like eyes to see if he could find them.

[KitsuneMarie]

<I'm serious, dude. We're here for you,> Marco answered then focused his eyes on the trees near the school building. <Alright,> he spilled air from his wings, landing on a branch of a tree just inside the woods by the school. He hopped to the ground and began to focus on his human body. A few moments later, he was standing under the tree, shivering and catching his breath, wishing for the umpteenth time that they could morph clothing more substantial than spandex. Closing his eyes, he focused on the wolf DNA swimming in his bloodstream. His nose elongated, he fell onto his front hands -- now paws -- and he was, minutes later, fully canine. <Alright, Tobias, I caught their scent. They went this way, in human form.> Nose to the ground, he began loping after Jake and Shawn's trail. <They morphed wolf around here,> he told him a few minutes later. <And there was someone ahead of them--a smell I don't quite recognize.>

[Midnight_Huntress]

<What do you mean gave me the power? I have been able to shift - morph whatever - since I was little.> she said with a confused look.

EDIT...

<Um...Not quite sure what you mean about gave me the power.> she gave a frustrated sigh. <All I know is I am on break from my job at the zoo a few years back so I decide to hand arounf the beach. We are a coastal zoo, so I loved looking at the ocean. One day during my break, I see this weird blu thing in the sand. I go over to it and it's this odd blue box looking thing. I think it messed with me, because when I went back to work to feed the tigers, they went from payful as usual to like comepletly sedated!! Next thing I know, I can sprout fur, tail, ears, and claws.....> she said as she licked at the blood on her paw.

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~~Better??~~

[Darth Revan]

((That's a great story. +1))

Shawn spoke privately to Jake, <<She has another blue box.>>

<<Apparently this one washed up from the Dome Ship. Great, now we have two cubes to have to worry about.>>

Shawn spoke out, <Well, let's see about getting you free of that trap, huh? Promise not to swipe at me when I approach?>

[Midnight_Huntress]

<Yeah, I promise.> she said and just laid there very still.

~~ -Bows- Thank you, thank you!~~

[Darth Revan]

<<Shawn->>

<<Sometimes you have to show trust before you can get it Jake.>>

Shawn morphs back to human, this time it went well. His limbs came first, so it looked like a weird mixed up action figure, his head melted back, he lost all of his fur, and then his torso returned to normal. Shawn stood up and dusted the dirt off of himself. "Alright. No-"

<Shawn?>

Shawn whips around to respond, "Yeah?"

<Your tail is still there.>

Shawn looks down to see a wolf tail jutting upwards from his rear, wagging swiftly. "Oh, right." He concentrates for a bit, and the tail disappears into his bottom.

Shawn approaches the tiger very calmly, keeping an eye on the other paws. He crouches down to the trap. He places a hand on each jaw, then plants his knees down into the dirt to gain a good foundation. After breathing three times, he puts all of his exertion into getting the jaws to open.

((I'll let you decide if they do.))

[Midnight_Huntress]

She couldn't help but laugh a little as he stood there with his tail wagging. SHe watched as he slowly pushed the trap open, then she noticed a small trigger click after he opened it. She pulled her paw free fast and lunged at Shawn knocking him away from the trap. She turned to look as seen that the trap was now covered in poisoned tipped arrows. <Oh, holy crow! That was close.> she said and looked at Shawn to see if he was okay.

[Blaise Zebrataur]

Tobias nodded and flies overhead and keeps track of Marco.<Are you sure you smell them Marco,because I don't see them anywhere?>he calls down to Marco.

[Darth Revan]

Shawn is winded by the tiger pouncing on him. "Aaahh-ooph!"

Jake pounces to the spot just above Shawn's head, lowers his body, his hair raises, he snarls and stares into the tiger.

Shawn waves at Jake, "It's okay, it's okay." He looks down at his chest where Raksha's paws, "Um, Raksha? Claws?" Raksha's claws had instinctively come out and each one had penetrated his skin.

[Midnight_Huntress]

She looked down to her paws and a look of fear flashed across her face. <Oh! I am so sorry!> she said and backed up from him, pulling her claws back in. <Oh, that was bad, really bad.>

[Darth Revan]

Shawn got up and again, dusted the dirt off of him, "No, no. It's okay, I almost bit one of my friend's arm off when I first morphed this wolf. It's okay. Sometimes the animal's instinct happen without your knowledge. I'm just glad you didn't drag your claws across my chest. Haha!" Shawn kept the tone light so as to comfort Raksha. "Besides, once I morph to bird, these won't even be here."

[KitsuneMarie]

<Yeah, I'm definitely getting closer, and I still have no idea what this third smell is,> Marco confirmed as the scent grew stronger by the moment. <You probably just can't see them because the forest is getting thicker. I think they're probably about ... a hundred yards ahead.> He paused a moment to run farther ahead. <See them yet?> He projected his thought-speak: <Jake? Shawn?>

[Midnight_Huntress]

<Wait, you can change into more than one?> she asked surprised. She shifted back to her human form. She had on a pair of hip rider jeans and a black T-shirt that says "Kitty has claws! Visit our beach side zoo". Her  black hair went to her waist and was wild with curls. <I can only shift into one...>

[Darth Revan]

Jake relaxed after Shawn waved him off, but he still kept his eyes on the tiger. After she apologized profusely, he calmed down. Then he "heard" a familiar voice.

<See them yet? Jake? Shawn?>

Jake responded, <Marco!>

Shawn looked at Jake quizzically. He looked back to Raksha as she morphed back to human. She seemed to have a natural grace when morphing, "Jake, I think Raksha's an Estreen."

((FYI, "Estreen" is an Andalite word (that's why it's italicized), it is a term used for someone who has a natural gift for morphing. Normally when morphing, the process is random and can look disgusting, but Estreens have the ability to control the morph, which sections change first, etc. PM me if you want more details.))