Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-30921738-20180813175759/@comment-30921738-20180817234805

"Stay here," Mayrow said. Before Kayla could react, he jumped into the river with a large splash. Kayla could see the fin on his back emerge from the water as he swam toward the ocean. Then he went fully underwater.

Kayla was wondering whether to run, or wait here. If Mayrow wanted to eat her, he would have. But maybe he was just taking his time, or his curiosity of these 'weird animals' was getting the best of him. But the thing that cunfused her most was why he was even willing to help her.

Kayla decided to walk a short distance from the cave to lay in a sunny patch and dry her fur. The sand was sticking to her paws, but it was better than being wet and shivering.

Kayla heard a snap behind her. She whipped around and noticed something on the top of the ledge. It disappeared before she could see what it was. Suddenly, a large net flung over the edge, heading straight for Kayla. Before she could react, it had fallen on top of her. She started kicking her legs and tried to pull it off, but she only got more tangled up.

Something jumped down the ledge and landed beside Kayla. It looked like a cougar, except it was bright red with white spots. The cougar smirked at Kayla, and grabbed a corner of the net.

"Gah!" Kayla cried. "Let me go! Stop it! Who even are you?!"

The cougar didn't respond, instead flipped Kayla over and grapped the other corners of the net and tied them together.

"Sir! The ladder!" the cougar shouted. Another animal, a dark blue and teal tiger, threw a ladder down the ledge and the cougar started climbing it while holding the net Kayla was in. Kayla found herself hanging upside down. She started to get light-headed from being hung upside down, but she continued to kick inside the net.

When they reached the top, Kayla realized that the tiger was wearing some sort of black spiked collar, and a black hooded cloak with the hood pulled back. The cougar had a sword strapped to his back.

"Who are you? What are you doing to me!?" Kayla growled. The cougar looked amused, but the tiger looked angry.

"This is only a kit. How are we supposed to get any money off this?" the tiger scolded.

Kayla heard a splash behind her and managed to turn her head. Mayrow jumped out of the water with a small furry thing on his head and looked around the cave. Seeing Kayla missing, he started down the edge of the river, heading toward Kayla and the mysterious animals.

"We need to get out here. Take the kit, I'll distract the dragon," The tiger whispered. Kayla was about to cry for help when the cougar covered her mouth. He took a chunk of the net and used it to tie Kayla's mouth closed. Then he took the corner of the net and started dragging Kayla into the woods. At the same time, she saw the tiger pull something out of his cloak and saw the glint of a blade, making her guess it was a knife. The tiger swung his arm back, then threw the knife down at Mayrow. Kayla made a muffled scream when she heard a pained roar coming from the river.

Just as Kayla began to lose sight of the river's edge, Mayrow flew into the air and landed on the ledge. The tiger took one step back, them bolted into the woods. Mayrow looked like he was going to follow the tiger, until he saw Kayla being dragged away. He roared in fury  and charged forward. The cougar ran faster, leaving Mayrow far behind. Just when Kayla was about to lose hope, the furry thing on Mayrow's head jumped toward Kayla and grew twice the size of a full-grown dragon. Kayla realized it was a chinese dragon.

The chinese dragon lurched forward and grabbed the net in her jaws, taking the cougar with her. The chinese dragon then shrunk down to the size of a normal dragon and dropped the cougar onto the ground, still holding Kayla in her mouth.

The cougar staggered backward and grabbed the sword from his back. He swung it in a full arc, slicing the chinese dragon right across the chest. Kayla was worried a first, until she realized the cut was very shallow. The chinese dragon roared in fury and grew a bit larger, then pinned the courgar to the ground with her hand. She flicked his sword away.

Mayrow came running over, panting heavily. In his shoulder was the knife the tiger had thrown. Mayrow pulled it out without hesitation and threw it behind him.

He poked at the cougar with his claws, who was struggling helplessly. "Is this the 'weird animal' you were talking about?" he asked.

The chinese dragon set Kayla down gently and sliced the net in half with her claws. Kayla shook off the two halfs and stood up. "Y-yeah... but I haven't seen this particular one before."

Mayrow nodded slowly. "This is Emerald," he said, pointing to the chinese dragon, "And Emerald, this is Kayla, the one I told you about." (i'm not making a character sheet for emerald because she will be in the roleplay for only a few minutes)

"H-hi..." Kayla stammered. "Thank you for saving me."

Emerald nodded. She was emerald green with purple fur, light blue antlers and stomach, and darker blue designs. "Mayrow told me that these strange animals had killed your caretaker, and if I knew what they were. But not that I see one myself, I'm afraid my answer is no. In fact, I've never seen anything like this." She picked up the cougar, who screamed and started clawing Emerald's hand. She winced and changed her position so the cougar couldn't move it's legs.

"Didn't you say the animals could talk?" Mayrow asked.

"I heard him talking to the tiger," Kayla muttered. The cougar continued to struggle, but wasn't speaking at all.

"Perhaps he can't hear us, but we can hear him," Emerald suggested. She poked the cougar, but he just gritted his teeth and continued to struggle. Sighing, she put him on the ground and shrunk down to a normal-sized dragon, but still held the cougar down.

"What should we do with him? We can't just let him go, he could come back and capture Kayla again," Mayrow muttered.

"But we can't keep him, either. Should we leave him for dead in the mountains?" Emerald asked.

Kayla shrugged. She stared at the cougar struggling under Emerald's claws. He was reaching out for the sword he had dropped when Emerald pinned him down.

"Emerald! Watch ou-" Kayla started, but it was already too late. The cougar grabbed the sword and swung it at Emerald's wrist. She let go before the blade made contact, and the cougar stood up and bolted into the forest. Emerald made no attempt to stop him.

"Why did you let him get away?" Mayrow demanded.

"It was too late. Besides, if he's smart, he won't mess with you again. Mayrow, you should keep Kayla safe, and tell me if you see any more. I will keep on the lookout." Emerald started to walk away, when she stopped. "Hold on... I do remember someone telling me about mysterious creatures inhabiting parts of the pine forest."

"That must be those animals we saw," Mayrow muttered.

Emerald shrugged. "I recommend being cautious when hunting or exploring. But I should be going now." With that, Emerald shrunk down to Kayla's size and bunded away, toward the river.