insert Indiana Jones theme song here
Satisfied with the sizzling of his electrified stone striking water, Koa is gearing up to toss another when a sound catches his ear. A sound that is distinctly, unmistakably, and gloriously, human. Heart in his throat, the young man scrambles to redirect his attention, carefully avoiding the electrified water and squelching muck as he hurtles toward the nearby voice. "Hold on, I'm coming!" Breathless, he breaks through a dense patch of unsavory vines, only to draw up quick as he spots---
"Lena?!"
Disbelief, delight, relief, terror- all and more threaten to rise like a wave, to engulf the young man and send him sobbing to his knees. But luckily for our heroes it is a soldier's mettle that wins out, trained and steeled to act with speed and precision in any crisis, such as when you come across the first friendly face you've found in seasons, only to realize the body attached is swiftly sinking into sand.
"Hold on!" the soldier calls, as though the Caretaker has any choice. Finding a particularly sturdy (non-purple, normal looking) vine, he grabs ahold of the rooted end, ready to pull against Lena's weight. The free end, meanwhile, is grasped by Pip, who flies(ish) it toward the captured woman, shrieking as she drops it in Lena's hand. As Koa hauls Lena from the muck, Pipsqueak will keep watch, circling above and ready to blast any encroaching creepy-crawlies who might try to interfere with the rescue attempt.
Koa throws Lena a thick vine (being careful to try and grab a NOT INFECTED ONE) and tries to haul her out of the quicksand!
Pipsqueak is on guard and will breathe fire at any voidlings that might try to interfere.
Satisfied with the sizzling of his electrified stone striking water, Koa is gearing up to toss another when a sound catches his ear. A sound that is distinctly, unmistakably, and gloriously, human. Heart in his throat, the young man scrambles to redirect his attention, carefully avoiding the electrified water and squelching muck as he hurtles toward the nearby voice. "Hold on, I'm coming!" Breathless, he breaks through a dense patch of unsavory vines, only to draw up quick as he spots---
"Lena?!"
Disbelief, delight, relief, terror- all and more threaten to rise like a wave, to engulf the young man and send him sobbing to his knees. But luckily for our heroes it is a soldier's mettle that wins out, trained and steeled to act with speed and precision in any crisis, such as when you come across the first friendly face you've found in seasons, only to realize the body attached is swiftly sinking into sand.
"Hold on!" the soldier calls, as though the Caretaker has any choice. Finding a particularly sturdy (non-purple, normal looking) vine, he grabs ahold of the rooted end, ready to pull against Lena's weight. The free end, meanwhile, is grasped by Pip, who flies(ish) it toward the captured woman, shrieking as she drops it in Lena's hand. As Koa hauls Lena from the muck, Pipsqueak will keep watch, circling above and ready to blast any encroaching creepy-crawlies who might try to interfere with the rescue attempt.
Koa throws Lena a thick vine (being careful to try and grab a NOT INFECTED ONE) and tries to haul her out of the quicksand!
Pipsqueak is on guard and will breathe fire at any voidlings that might try to interfere.
koa
Good things never last. Bad things never die
