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 Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:59 pm
Dirge flicked his ears, he hadn't expected any trouble. "Follow Flicka, get moving!" He nipped at Arina and Epona, herding them towards Flicka and nudged Blue Moon to keep the foal from wandering. He took up the rear, pausing and looking back in order to make sure they weren't followed. He didn't like moving a young foal and heavily pregnant mare so fast.
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:26 pm
Two rounds of another gun shot fired and the same horse whinnying. Epona pinned her ears back and galloped fast after Flicka making sure Blue Moon was next to her.
Blue Moon whinnied in fright and galloped her fastes, as fast as her little legs carried her. She stayed close to her mother's side as another gun shot fired sending Epona and Blue Moon moving even faster.
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littlemissmelly Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:02 pm
Dirge haulted, neighing for the mares to keep running. Whatever ever was happening it sounded like a horse in trouble. "Keep running Flicka!" He turned back to investigate the sound.
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:08 pm
Epona looked in back to see Dirge running. He was nuts to go investigate the sound, but for her and Blue Moon's sake she kept on running.
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littlemissmelly Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:48 pm
Arina snorted and ran after Flicka. WHen she heard the other shots, she kicked up her heels and ran as fast as she could to get away.
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:33 am
Flicka whinnied in alarm as she kept running, her heart racing as well. She turned her head back for a moment to see Dirge heading off to investigate the noises. But she couldn't follow so she kept running to their retreat. Once there, Flicka slowed down to a nice trot, snorting and nickering in worry for Dirge. The foal was now kicking as she lied down on the grass by a waterfall, contractions coming over her as she lay breathing heavily. "oh no.....not now....it can't be now....!!!" Flicka said a panic while trying to hoist herself back up so they could find a safer place for her foal to be born.
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littlemissmelly Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:38 am
Blue Moon and Epona slowed to a gentle trot following Flicka. Blue Moon trotted her head held high and picking up her steps high. She tripped on a rock and fell. Epona slid to a halt and nuzzled Blue Moon to get up. Blue Moon whinnied laughing and got up before her and her dam started to walk over next to Flicka just a couple of steps away giving Flicka space. They could not hear the gunshots any more but their was still shooting faintly.
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 9:29 am
Digre galloped toward the shots. He slowed as he neared them, clearly hearing the neigh of an alarmed mare. Watching from the trees he snorted and tossed his head. The mare was already bleeding from several shots and there was a dead foal at her feet. The men around her were laughing. Dirge streaked out from the trees and tried to hurry the men away. Several shots rang down on him, and he was lucky that none did serious harm. He watched as the mare fell and did not get up. A bullet grazed his neck and he turned galloping quickly back to the herd. He came up beside Flicka, breathing hard after such a run and slightly bloodly. Along with the graze on his neck was a bullet hole, that luckily the bullet only passed through the muscle and hit nothing major. "My love are you alright?" He was nearly panting as he nickered softly to her.
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 9:42 am
Epona looked and saw Digre. "She's about to give birth. We can't leave her." Epona said as the men where tacking up their horses quickly. Blue Moon stood in back of her dam the long grass nearly covering her. "The men our coming. We have to find a safe place for Flicka to give birth or they will kill her!!" Epona nickered. She snorted looking over to the caves near the beach wich werem't far of them. "We could make it to the caves and hide out their." Epona whickered softly.
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:34 pm
Dirge looked around. "Take your filly and Ariana, lead the rest of the herd to the cave. I will follow shortly with Flicka. Go!" He pawed at the ground and neighed to them, telling the herd to run. "Calm my sweet one. It will be ok, they will not get you." He nuzzled her encouraging her to stand and giving her support.
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:10 pm
Epona nodded and neighed to the rest of the herd. "Let's go!" She yelled. She nipped at Blue Moon sending the filly galloping ahead of her as she galloped behind her leading the herd towards the cave.
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:11 pm
Flicka was breathing heavily as she leaned slightly against Dirge for some support while hurrying to the caves. Turning her head slightly, Flicka could see the men starting to come after them. Once they had made it to the caves, Flicka snorted and whinnied softly in pain, not wanting to be too loud if the men were close by. She lay on the ground, panting and breathing heavily, the foal's head was already starting to appear.
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:20 pm
Dirge flicked his ears nervously. He stood close to Flicka watching over her. He didn't interupt the birthing as he listened to the men search for them. Now there was no moving untill the foal was born and up. He hoped the men wouldn't find them. Dirge nickered softly to Flicka.
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:27 pm
Akasha snorted tossing her head. She surveyed the herd. Making a decision she slipped pass Dirge and Flicka. She trotted quietly out of the cave. She saw the men not far away. Luckily they did not notice her near the cave. Taking a deep breath she galloped pass them. With a shout they followed her. She sped around the trees her hooves flying.
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:29 pm
Pushing as hard as she could, Flicka soon felt the rest of her foal's body come out and she quickly put her ears up, turning her head and beginning to clean off her young foal. She'd had a young colt who had the cutest markings of any colt, and was the prettiest black with some brown in him as well. "oh your so cute.....I think I shall call him....Star...." Flicka finished off the afterbirth before carefully standing herself up, listening for a few moments. "I think they've moved off Dirge....." She then put her head down to nuzzle Star, who looked at her curiously for a moment, blinking his eyes before he began trying to stand up. Flicka helped him up as she put her nose underneath his body to help steady him. "there you are Little Star....." Flicka nickered softly, giving him a lick on his nose, making him sneeze.
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