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Post by knightc3 on Mar 2, 2008 10:41:33 GMT -5
He closed his eyes again, hitting his head on the branch behind him in frustration and anger. He had just caused the deaths of so many people. He started to think how he was gonna tell Starla, probably the only surviving member of the crash besides himself, how the plane had crashed, and that it was his mistake. Suddenly he wasn't so sure of himself anymore.
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Post by Ze on Mar 2, 2008 11:01:03 GMT -5
The form continued to move closer till it was close by Starla, who began to stir.
She had heard a twig snap, and opened her eyes to see something really close to her face.
Starla gasped and jumped back, the thing hissing at her as she stared wide-eyed.
"S-Simon..." she scooted back towards him, "Simon..." she said urgently.
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Post by knightc3 on Mar 2, 2008 11:20:12 GMT -5
He didn't hear Starla at first, lost in thought. But when he did, he opened his eyes to look around at where Starla had been sleeping. The first thing he saw was Starla crawling backwards, towards him. He looked past her to see why she was doing so. Standing almost over her, crouched low was a black panther. He could hardly make out the black shape in the dark as it crawled forward.
He didn't have the time to think. He stepped aside and over Starla to stand in a sort of a crouch in between the two. All he could think about was that he was not going to lose her while he was still alive. His knife was in his hand which would be pretty ineffective if the panther did attack as he could hardly see it.
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Post by Ze on Mar 2, 2008 11:25:58 GMT -5
Starla watched, a little surprised that Simon stepped forward. She figured he would just find some way to scare it or distract it... not fight it!
The panther growled and got closer before attacking him.
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Post by knightc3 on Mar 2, 2008 11:33:15 GMT -5
Simon had sincerely hoped that his sudden move would scare off the beast but it just kept coming. In a last ditch effort, he threw the knife at the panther. Of course since he had not been holding the knife in the proper grip for throwing, it missed the panther by almost a feet, getting stuck in a branch to the side.
The panther was startled by the throw and was momentarily distracted. Simon saw his change and landed a kick on the beast's head. It lost its balance and fell to the ground below. All that was heard was a small 'thud' and a muffled cry and then nothing. Simon quickly jumped up from next to Starla where he had fallen and took the knife back in his hand. He had no idea if the beast was gone or was it trying to make its way back.
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Post by Ze on Mar 2, 2008 11:34:47 GMT -5
"Are you... Crazy?! how could you even try to fight that thing! what's wrong with you?!"
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Post by knightc3 on Mar 2, 2008 11:36:49 GMT -5
"You would rather have me run away or watch you die?...", he paused for a second, "I am not gonna loose you." He was still looking in front of him, waiting.
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Post by Ze on Mar 2, 2008 11:37:44 GMT -5
"you could've done something else? do you honestly think you could've beaten it with a dinky little knife?"
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Post by knightc3 on Mar 2, 2008 11:39:16 GMT -5
"I... I couldn't think of anything else, and besides it worked..."
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Post by Ze on Mar 2, 2008 11:40:12 GMT -5
"how did it work? you got lucky after getting the knife stuck in the tree."
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Post by knightc3 on Mar 2, 2008 11:42:02 GMT -5
He knew she was right. It had been just pure luck. "I think its gone. Sorry, I dozed off. Wont happen again..."
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Post by Ze on Mar 2, 2008 11:43:19 GMT -5
"what? are you going to stay awake the entire time we're in this forest?"
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Post by knightc3 on Mar 2, 2008 11:46:20 GMT -5
"If I have to yeah. But I am hoping we can find find a safer place where I wont have to... before I die of exhaustion." He said looking back, absolutely serious.
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Post by Ze on Mar 2, 2008 11:47:21 GMT -5
"and if that takes a few days? you'd let yourself die of sleep deprivation?"
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Post by knightc3 on Mar 2, 2008 11:51:18 GMT -5
"You are my responsibility and if thats how its gonna be, so be it. Its highly unlikely we will find a village anytime soon. We are weeks away from any...", he checked himself. He realized he had not meant to give that away. He had not told her about the gravity of their situation having lied about them reaching a village soon.
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