Antares really should have answered Whym, but she was so excited to finally be out that she hardly even heard Whym going on about snipping her mane and scientific experiments. To be honest, the voice of the double-horned mare was starting to become something of a white noise to Antares. Besides, at least ONE chunk of that was directed at the disappearing fox. She did, however, catch the last bit of Whym's ramblings. "I really hope this isn't worse." she sighed, her heart sinking at the suggestion.
The appy squinted at the sign, tilting her head slightly. "In order for the next door to open, you must knock all of the elephants unconscious. If you kill an elephant or both of you become unconscious, you would have 10 minutes to recover/regroup (or the amount of time it takes both of you to regain consciousness), but the number of elephants would double. Good luck!" She read out loud. She then turned to face Whym, confusion written on her features. "What elephants?"
There was a loud BOOM as one of the walls fell inward. At the same time, the sign disappeared--probably some sort of magic going on there--and a shuffling of feet could be heard. Heavy feet, much heavier than a quirlicorn's. Antares instinctively stepped closer to Whym, her nostrils flaring as she tested the air. Whatever it was didn't smell like a quirlicorn. Before she had time to figure it out, a different light turned on, this one not quite so bright, and revealed three medium-sized elephants making their way in through the fallen wall. Their massive ears flapped and they raised their trunks with trumpeting cries, seeming ready to fight.
".......oh....." Antares swallowed nervously. She really hoped they wouldn't have to kill the elephants. Not to mention she didn't think she and Whym had a chance against them. How could they fight them? They were outnumbered! Her mind raced as her eyes darted around, one ear pointed at Whym since Whym no doubt had a lot to say about elephants.
They were faster, more agile than the pachyderms, and fortunately the animals were not full-grown which meant they weren't at full strength. The fight might be more even than Antares initially thought, but it would still prove a challenge to knock them all unconscious. She didn't even WANT to consider what would happen if one of the elephants managed to get a good strike on Whym or herself, making more elephants come in.
"Question: how tired are you?" Antares asked as a new idea popped into her head. Maybe, just maybe, the two mares could zoom past the elephants and exit the way the elephants entered! This was assuming, of course, that the entrance was also an exit, which wasn't a guarantee at all considering their experience in the maze. Still, it was worth a try. Things couldn't get much worse--unless the elephants decided to charge...
"Do you think we could make it to that wall?" Antares pointed with her horn, her cloud-like mane swirling about her head.
+508 words (for this post) +2 chime each
Word count total: 7102
Whym Chime: 28
Antares Chime: 27
The appy squinted at the sign, tilting her head slightly. "In order for the next door to open, you must knock all of the elephants unconscious. If you kill an elephant or both of you become unconscious, you would have 10 minutes to recover/regroup (or the amount of time it takes both of you to regain consciousness), but the number of elephants would double. Good luck!" She read out loud. She then turned to face Whym, confusion written on her features. "What elephants?"
There was a loud BOOM as one of the walls fell inward. At the same time, the sign disappeared--probably some sort of magic going on there--and a shuffling of feet could be heard. Heavy feet, much heavier than a quirlicorn's. Antares instinctively stepped closer to Whym, her nostrils flaring as she tested the air. Whatever it was didn't smell like a quirlicorn. Before she had time to figure it out, a different light turned on, this one not quite so bright, and revealed three medium-sized elephants making their way in through the fallen wall. Their massive ears flapped and they raised their trunks with trumpeting cries, seeming ready to fight.
".......oh....." Antares swallowed nervously. She really hoped they wouldn't have to kill the elephants. Not to mention she didn't think she and Whym had a chance against them. How could they fight them? They were outnumbered! Her mind raced as her eyes darted around, one ear pointed at Whym since Whym no doubt had a lot to say about elephants.
They were faster, more agile than the pachyderms, and fortunately the animals were not full-grown which meant they weren't at full strength. The fight might be more even than Antares initially thought, but it would still prove a challenge to knock them all unconscious. She didn't even WANT to consider what would happen if one of the elephants managed to get a good strike on Whym or herself, making more elephants come in.
"Question: how tired are you?" Antares asked as a new idea popped into her head. Maybe, just maybe, the two mares could zoom past the elephants and exit the way the elephants entered! This was assuming, of course, that the entrance was also an exit, which wasn't a guarantee at all considering their experience in the maze. Still, it was worth a try. Things couldn't get much worse--unless the elephants decided to charge...
"Do you think we could make it to that wall?" Antares pointed with her horn, her cloud-like mane swirling about her head.
+508 words (for this post) +2 chime each
Word count total: 7102
Whym Chime: 28
Antares Chime: 27
A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men....
