"JUST PRETEND THEY'RE LARGE, SMOOTH SHEEP!" Antares neighed back as Whym explained something about knocking out sheep. It didn't matter how she knocked them out, so long as she got some of them! Please, Whym, please-- Antares really needed her to cooperate, or they were both likely to die! ... or, at the very least, suffer a whole lot of trampling.
Unfortunately, it seemed like the excitable mare hadn't heard her over the noise the elephants were making, or else she'd only heard a fraction of it. Antares struggled to lead the overgrown trunk-faced animals towards Whym, but she couldn't find her for a moment in all the chaos. She couldn't look around as she was running; it was a struggle to simply not get run over! She heard Whym say something about a message, then realized that, even though it wasn't quite as she planned, the two of them were successfully herding the group of agitated pachyderms. They were in two separate circles, but they were both going in the same direction! That was something! Okay, Whym, Antares silently hoped, don't fail me now. She knew what she had to do; somehow get the two circles to become one giant circle. And fast; she was tired, and she knew Whym had to be tired as well.
"Come on, big stomper." Whym muttered, swerving suddenly in hopes of getting the large elephant charging after her to come in line with the ones following Whym. She almost bumped into her comrade, but managed to catch herself, giving Whym a quick nod and a "Sorry!!!" Taking advantage of their close proximity, she added, "I'm going to turn around and force them to stop! You get ready to attack them, okay??
"Stop focusing on my mane! Can I count on you, Whym?" Her voice was urgent, but she was doing her absolute best not to panic. Panic wasn't going to help either of them in this situation.
Baab the elephant gave a different elephant an annoyed slap with his trunk as they almost crashed. "HEY, WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING!!!" he ordered loudly.
"WHO PUT YOU IN CHARGE?" the elephant countered irritably, swerving to avoid accidentally tripping.
"I'M BAAB! I'M ALWAYS IN CHARGE!" Baab reminded him/her (he still wasn't sure who these other elephants were).
"HOW DO I KNOW YOU'RE NOT JUST PRETENDING TO BE BAAB?"
A third elephant piped up, "GUYS, DO YOU REALLY THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO FIGHT WHILE WE'RE CHASING LUNCH?"
"WE'RE NOT CHASING LUNCH, WE'RE CHASING INTRUDERS!" Baab shouted, anger spurring him forward. "AND I! AM! BAAB!" he whacked the one who DARED to question his mighty Baab-ness. What kind of an idiot could hope to pretend to be him? The idea was ridiculous! He was clearly Baab, and no other could ever hope to be as magnificent or pink or mighty as he!
Antares heard the elephants roaring, and she heard what sounded like a heavy slap or punch, but she didn't dare look back, her attention firmly on Whym as she waited for her to answer.
+509 words for this post (+2 chime each)
Word count total: 10296
Whym chime: 41
Antares chime: 40
Unfortunately, it seemed like the excitable mare hadn't heard her over the noise the elephants were making, or else she'd only heard a fraction of it. Antares struggled to lead the overgrown trunk-faced animals towards Whym, but she couldn't find her for a moment in all the chaos. She couldn't look around as she was running; it was a struggle to simply not get run over! She heard Whym say something about a message, then realized that, even though it wasn't quite as she planned, the two of them were successfully herding the group of agitated pachyderms. They were in two separate circles, but they were both going in the same direction! That was something! Okay, Whym, Antares silently hoped, don't fail me now. She knew what she had to do; somehow get the two circles to become one giant circle. And fast; she was tired, and she knew Whym had to be tired as well.
"Come on, big stomper." Whym muttered, swerving suddenly in hopes of getting the large elephant charging after her to come in line with the ones following Whym. She almost bumped into her comrade, but managed to catch herself, giving Whym a quick nod and a "Sorry!!!" Taking advantage of their close proximity, she added, "I'm going to turn around and force them to stop! You get ready to attack them, okay??
"Stop focusing on my mane! Can I count on you, Whym?" Her voice was urgent, but she was doing her absolute best not to panic. Panic wasn't going to help either of them in this situation.
Baab the elephant gave a different elephant an annoyed slap with his trunk as they almost crashed. "HEY, WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING!!!" he ordered loudly.
"WHO PUT YOU IN CHARGE?" the elephant countered irritably, swerving to avoid accidentally tripping.
"I'M BAAB! I'M ALWAYS IN CHARGE!" Baab reminded him/her (he still wasn't sure who these other elephants were).
"HOW DO I KNOW YOU'RE NOT JUST PRETENDING TO BE BAAB?"
A third elephant piped up, "GUYS, DO YOU REALLY THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO FIGHT WHILE WE'RE CHASING LUNCH?"
"WE'RE NOT CHASING LUNCH, WE'RE CHASING INTRUDERS!" Baab shouted, anger spurring him forward. "AND I! AM! BAAB!" he whacked the one who DARED to question his mighty Baab-ness. What kind of an idiot could hope to pretend to be him? The idea was ridiculous! He was clearly Baab, and no other could ever hope to be as magnificent or pink or mighty as he!
Antares heard the elephants roaring, and she heard what sounded like a heavy slap or punch, but she didn't dare look back, her attention firmly on Whym as she waited for her to answer.
+509 words for this post (+2 chime each)
Word count total: 10296
Whym chime: 41
Antares chime: 40
A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men....
