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Pan wanted through the tall grass of the Wind Swept Plateaus as if it were a lake, her furred arms held above and wings lifted as she looked around. She stood and stretched up as far as she could to try and find her friend, I should have just listened to her.. she thought, her hooded face twisting in pain, "Archive! " she called, sharp eyes wide.
Her head snapped to one side as she saw movement, she took a few hesitant steps and the movement quickened. Pan didn't stop to think if it was Archive or not and dashed after the movement, wings now pulled tight against her clothed back. Why is Archive heading for the watering holes? Pan thought, still following. Soon they were within sight of the pond sized pools of water, "Archive!" Pan called, tears coming to her eyes as her friend kept running.
She was about to call again when her clawed caught on something and she tipped forward, right into one of the pools. Pan spread her wings to try and stop the fall, but she was already in. Her wings soaked up some of the water, the feathers on the damp, she couldn't fly out. Her head burst above thebwater, her hood plastered to her face in uncomfortable folds, "Pan!" came a cry from behind her. She turned around, only catching a glimpse of her red eyed friend's worried face before getting sacked under.
Pan raised a claw, her own barely grazing Archive's, then she was gone. Everything was dark and yet light as Pan was ducked into a light, and then cold and hot, quiet and loud. Pan curled up, her wings folding around her as she tried to make sense of this. She spasmed as a pain shot through her back and the base of her spine. When she saw what looked like the water's surface, she pushed up- or was it down?
She broke the surface and clawed her way up the bank. She rested her hand on the sand, to find she didn't have to crane her neck. She blinked and bolted up, nearly collapsing due to the pain that shot through her. She lifted her hands to get the bit of sand off her facial fur, only to notice she no longer had claws, or fur. She blanched as she looked at the soft, brown skin that covered her once claws, "Wh-" Pan tried to speak, but only a wheeze came out. She turned and sat on the bank, looking over in the water. She had a smaller, flatter face that reminded her of a centaur or sethris, and short brown hair More centaur... Since I don't have scales. she looked down, thinking she'd see hover, to be greeted by more skin and clothes.
She looked around to see others looking just like her, "Wh-er a-arr wee?" she asked, her voice hoarse and the words had to get out. She didn't dare try to stand. She'd spent most over her lift on her hind claws, but her feet had been much bigger than they are now. She plan a hand across her brow, a thin sheen of water coming off, this climate was warmer than the plateau, and wetter too. She licked it and scrunched her face, Are we near the ocean? she thought, not feeling the same wind nor smelling the same salt that accompanied her home. She had no concept of producing the water herself.
Pan wanted through the tall grass of the Wind Swept Plateaus as if it were a lake, her furred arms held above and wings lifted as she looked around. She stood and stretched up as far as she could to try and find her friend, I should have just listened to her.. she thought, her hooded face twisting in pain, "Archive! " she called, sharp eyes wide.
Her head snapped to one side as she saw movement, she took a few hesitant steps and the movement quickened. Pan didn't stop to think if it was Archive or not and dashed after the movement, wings now pulled tight against her clothed back. Why is Archive heading for the watering holes? Pan thought, still following. Soon they were within sight of the pond sized pools of water, "Archive!" Pan called, tears coming to her eyes as her friend kept running.
She was about to call again when her clawed caught on something and she tipped forward, right into one of the pools. Pan spread her wings to try and stop the fall, but she was already in. Her wings soaked up some of the water, the feathers on the damp, she couldn't fly out. Her head burst above thebwater, her hood plastered to her face in uncomfortable folds, "Pan!" came a cry from behind her. She turned around, only catching a glimpse of her red eyed friend's worried face before getting sacked under.
Pan raised a claw, her own barely grazing Archive's, then she was gone. Everything was dark and yet light as Pan was ducked into a light, and then cold and hot, quiet and loud. Pan curled up, her wings folding around her as she tried to make sense of this. She spasmed as a pain shot through her back and the base of her spine. When she saw what looked like the water's surface, she pushed up- or was it down?
She broke the surface and clawed her way up the bank. She rested her hand on the sand, to find she didn't have to crane her neck. She blinked and bolted up, nearly collapsing due to the pain that shot through her. She lifted her hands to get the bit of sand off her facial fur, only to notice she no longer had claws, or fur. She blanched as she looked at the soft, brown skin that covered her once claws, "Wh-" Pan tried to speak, but only a wheeze came out. She turned and sat on the bank, looking over in the water. She had a smaller, flatter face that reminded her of a centaur or sethris, and short brown hair More centaur... Since I don't have scales. she looked down, thinking she'd see hover, to be greeted by more skin and clothes.
She looked around to see others looking just like her, "Wh-er a-arr wee?" she asked, her voice hoarse and the words had to get out. She didn't dare try to stand. She'd spent most over her lift on her hind claws, but her feet had been much bigger than they are now. She plan a hand across her brow, a thin sheen of water coming off, this climate was warmer than the plateau, and wetter too. She licked it and scrunched her face, Are we near the ocean? she thought, not feeling the same wind nor smelling the same salt that accompanied her home. She had no concept of producing the water herself.