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[Kifo]

Demanicus took to the air and tried for a new tactic, diving on the cave to destroy it. Again, all he managed was cracks in the rock, but by his third dive, he ended up going straight through the roof.
" I'm okay." He called out weakly before trying to scramble his way out of the rubble.

" Thank you, Mana." Clemens said once they had stopped. He then sniffed at the air, gathering the scents of both the wolf and the kitsune as well as the kitsune's distress.
" Fear not, great fox. I come in peace." He said, lowering his head to show this. " I sense you fear me. May I ask why?"

By the time Krieg had reached Gemma's side, his tail and stomach weren't feeling all that good from his completely submissive crawl. But he toughened up just enough to ignore it despite the sad look on Aden's face making his insides squirm with guilt.
" I'm sorry, Little Grey." He said again. " I didn't mean for you to get hurt. My cousin, Monty, is just a little rough in his play. I didn't know he was coming to play with us. He's run off to play somewhere else now. We can still play... if you want. I promise not to hurt you." Then his tone brightened slightly. " Besides, you were being pretty tough on me before. You almost had me crying for my mummy. What happened?"

" Okay. Back off, guys. I'm not defenseless, you know. If I needed help, I would have called. Now back up." Taka growled, his head having finally sorted out the situation.
" But, Taka. She-" Rictor started before being cut off by his older brother.
" I said back off, Rictor."
" Alright."
Rictor then followed his brother's orders and led the small gathering away from Spitz, moving them behind the three-legged jaguar. He even took Tobias onto his shoulder as he passed his brother. But he still watched carefully in case he or anyone else had to step in again.
The only one who didn't follow orders was Luigi, who had gone after Akyme in an attempt to teach her a lesson for growling at his cousin. And, being the brat he was, he had grabbed at the end of her scarf, not realising until it was too late what would happen. He only just managed to catch someone saying something about not touching the fabric.
" You mean this scarf?" He asked, the fabric in his mouth muffling his words slightly.

[Bakura]

The two brothers moved out of the black dragons way and Snowdrift winced as the flesh and blood collided through stone. "Perhaps you should stop using your body to break stone? We still need you to be able to move after the demolition." He commented off-handedly and Bloodshot chuckled.

Tasuki straightened his back as he looked into the pale Jaguar's eyes. After a moment of seeing nothing but kindness and concern, he relaxed and smiled slightly. "I can see that you mean me no harm, forgive my weariness. Your... other sides do not approve of me much." Tasuki explained as he settled down. "Sit with us a while?"

Aden tilted his head as he ran the teens words through his mind and he came to a conclusion, with a nod of his head. He stood up straight, tail raised and head held high. "I is tuff, we can pway some more." He asserted before he turned, nuzzled Gemma. He then nipped at Krieg's paw before running off, giggling as he went. Kurama bounding happily behind him.

Spitz watched the exchange with curiosity and once the threat seemed to be over, he waited patiently for the wronged Jaguar to respond to him. He looked over his shoulder to check on Link who seemed to have calmed and was watching the jaguar with a slightly panicked look in his eyes. Krystal nodded to Spitz and he smiled, knowing that she would keep calming him till the others could adjust to their presence.

Hunter froze as Akyme skidded to a halt at the small tug on her scarf from the opposite direction. He watched as her eyes widened and her ears twitched. Her glare quickly turned from him to the poor unfortunate soul who dare touch her precious scarf. He went to move towards her again when Charmed called him over. He shot a frightened look to his wife after he noticed it was a cub but she just beckoned him over, he was reluctant but returned to her anyway, watching Akyme and the cub with worry.

The moment her eyes landed on the small Golden Jaguar cub, the fire left Akyme's eyes and softness replaced it. She lay down on her stomach, eye to eye with him and smiled.
"Hey there little guy, mind letting go my my scarf? It's very dear to me." She said softly, before she closed her eyes and a smaller brown scarf coiled on the floor beside her. "Here you can have this one." She smiled, she eased her own scarf from his jaw before using her teeth to wrap the new one around him.

[Kifo]

" That may be a good idea." Demanicus agreed, shaking his leg free from a clutch of rocks and moving away from them. " But how else are we going to break down the stones to make it easier for us to move?"

" Of course." Clemens nodded his head as he spoke, flicking his ears to check if there was any immediate danger around him before carefully lowering himself to the ground. " I can agreed with Conrad not liking you much. He doesn't like anyone much and really only listens to Ritara, Raimundo, Julien and Iliana. Raimundo is our brother, Ritara our mate and Julien is a dragon. Iliana, however, died as a cub, so she only calms when her spirit is called. Conrad is the big scary cat. If I've been told correctly, he has red eyes.
" The other you may have met would be Choby. He mainly dominates and has a golden coat, so I'm told. If he went after you, it would most likely be because he feared you would harm the young ones. Even now, I can sense that he is sorry for what he did to you, whatever that may be. From what I've heard, he's wanted to apologize ever since you left camp. You know, I've never heard of Iora being as angry as she was when you left.
" If you met Caldwell, the apparent blue eyed one, he shouldn't have given you trouble. He's a bit awkward around others but he would have known just by looking at you if you were friend or foe. He's smart like that. He may have bored you with all his science-y stuff, but no actual harm."
Conrad stopped for a bit, listening to what was going on around him and picking up the scent of someone leaving the barn, before blinking a couple of times and tilting his head towards where he thought Tasuki was. " But, just curious, why did you set Conrad off?"

Krieg shook his paw as if Aden really had hurt him, howling slightly as if he was in pain. He even limped off after the two young ones so they could continue playing. The sight made Kratia smile.
" Krieg is a good kid." She told Gemma. " Great with young ones. He's had to toughen up with Monty, though. That little pup's a bit of a disaster magnet, which means hard work for everyone around him. But Krieg wouldn't hurt any child. He'd defend them to his last breath, whether they were his responsibility or not."

Taka bowed his head, finally able to address those before him. " I'm sorry for their reaction. They think because I have three legs, I have to be protected all the time. My name is Taka. My brother, Rictor was the one standing before me. Our cousins, the two other jaguars, are Nikila and Samantha. The eagles are Barb, Cragus and Tobias. The cheetah is Emma and the lioness is Jaymie. We also have the two snow leopards Kai and Ray, and the wolf Seth. The cub is my cousin, Luigi. He's the type of kid who gets into trouble a lot, yes, but is also very protective of his family and friends. I am also sorry for my reaction. I should have sensed that someone was beside me. You just scared me, is all. I'm not that nasty."
The three legged Jaguar even looked up at Link and smiled, in order to prove that there were no hard feelings about what had happened. Unfortunately, his attention was quickly forced towards Luigi when he heard the cub's accusing growl.
" You growled at my cousin Taka!" the young cub put emphasis on his words with yet another hiss. " I will make you pay!"
He didn't even notice the scarf around his neck until he tried to shake his head. At this point, something inside of him awoke and he instantly felt like something he had been missing was now found. He was instantly silenced at the discovery. He didn't even notice that Hope had moved away from Magnar and Uphere's side and was standing right behind him, ready to take him away if need be.

[Bakura]

Snowdrift beat his wings down and looked over the hole Demanicus had created. His eyes shifted over the size of the cave and he scanned his mind for what he needed. Once the black dragon was completely free of what was to be his impact zone, he closed his eyes and imagined the biggest boulder that Demanicus was able to carry from earlier on in their construction. The mass of rock materialised in the air before plummeting with gravity, crashing straight through the cave in a massive cloud of dust.

Tasuki nodded as he took in the pale jaguars descriptions of the personalities housed within the one body. Once he finished talking Tasuki looked down at his paws with a slight frown. "I can't recall ever really doing anything to agitate either Choby or Conrad, my mere presence seem to upset them both. Which I completely understand, you do still have nursing young. It also didn't help that both Alpha Bane and Alpha Dakota were willing to defend me from everyone, despite any trouble it caused between our groups. But since arriving that afternoon I have done nothing but try to prove my worth... I forgive Choby for his defensive behaviour and I hope he know I really do mean no harm to anyone." Tasuki explained and he smiled as Mana nuzzled his shoulder, a proud smile on her muzzle.

"Yes he is, I can tell by how he interacts with the young ones that he would do anything to protect them. Aden is just very sensitive, he has a kind heart and it can easily be broken by the smallest of things. I remember he was chasing a butterfly not long before my sisters and I left for our scouting mission. He managed to catch it, but in doing so he had killed the small creature. He cried for hours afterwards and refused to ever chase them again." She chuckled at the sweet memory, her eyes followed the limping wolf and when Aden noticed the 'pain' Krieg was in she wasn't surprised to see him back-track with a stricken look in his eyes.
"I so sowy! I hurts you." He whimpered, ears drooped as his eyes trained on Krieg's raised paw, tears starting to form again. Kurama sat beside him with worry, looking up at Krieg.
"You otay Kwie? Ade not mean to hurts you." He said leaning in slightly to examine the brown wolf paw.

Krystal sat silently beside Link as the jaguar apologised and made introductions. Her eyes flitted over the group before she looked to her cousin. Link's ears were drooped and his tail was wrapped around his legs but she knew he would be okay now. Seeing that their new friend was distracted, she stood and brushed against Link as she left in farewell. She made her way to where her parents were sitting and casually nuzzled her parents before licking the twins making the young ones giggle.
"I just need some air. I'll be outside, but I promise to stick clear of the construction." She said and at he parents nod of approval, she slunk towards the barn doors, weary of the large she-dragon sitting beside her Aunt and Uncle shone in her eyes only.

She strode confidently up to Dakota and stood tall, tail twitching lowly behind her.
"Mother has approved for me to go outside, I find myself in need of fresh air." She explained and Dakota's eyes shifted to Akira and Skype. Skype was distracted by his young while Akira was watching them, an unknown look in her eyes. Her lack of emotion didn't help Dakota to know what she was thinking. Dakota then looked back to the young lioness before her.
"We both know that is not why you wish to leave the camp." She stated simply and Krystal sighed. Dakota was the one person who they were unable to hide their relationship from as she felt everything they felt for each other.
Her ears drooped and she shifted her paws slightly against the dirt below her. "Even so, will you let me go? You must be wondering just as I am." She tried, using her Alpha's motherly instincts to her advantage.
"I have no doubt she can take care of herself and the others, but I will allow you to go." Dakota responded, she shifted to the side to make room for Krystal to exit the barn.
With a smile of gratitude to her Aunt, Krystal strolled through the created gap so not to rouse her Mother's suspicion with a hasty exit and stopped once the sun hit her fur. She breathed in deep and sighed, with a look back at the approval in her Alpha's eyes. Her gaze shifted to her older cousins but only seeing a cloud of dust she smiled. At least they wouldn't be able to see her leave. She then darted across camp and out into the forest.

Green, Black and Grey fur shone beneath the sunlight as Blue eyes suddenly opened. Her attention now focused on the trees surrounding them, her movement stirred one of the two brown bundles of fur nestled between her paws, but a yawn and a change of position was enough to put the little one back to sleep.

[Kifo]

All Demanicus could do was stare at the now demolished caves. That is until the dust cloud started to get too big, which was when he decided it was probably best to try and get rid of it with a few beats of his wings to clear the air. But even as he did that, he still had a feeling that someone needed to check the back wall. He didn't really want to have to work on that again.

" Hey. It's okay, Little Grey. I'm fine. See?" Krieg said, slightly panicked that he had upset the young pup. He even placed his paw on the floor hard to make sure that they knew. " I was just playing. No hurts. I'm alright, Captain."

" Right." the blind alter sighed. He then went searching for Tasuki's paw with his own, even as he continued. " Well, regardless, if Raimundo and Iora both trust you, so do I. I might not have much influence over what Conrad thinks of you due to his... nasty tendencies, but Choby and Caldwell always take my word into consideration. So I can guarantee that Choby will not harm you. He'll most likely try and keep Conrad in check as well."

With a rather unintentionally loud yawn, and a shake of his scruffy, brown mane, Mazari finally opened his eyes, flicking his tail in annoyance to the sun shining in his face.
" Morning, Evie. Everything okay?" He asked, trying to be soft for the pups' sake but not managing it as easily as he would have had he been younger. Losing his hearing was not fun, but still he focused all his being into trying to hear his answer.

[Bakura]

Bloodshot flinched at the impact and moved quickly before the barn. He reared onto his back legs and beat his smaller wings in an attempt to help Demanicus control the dust and drive it away from the entrance and the barn inhabitants.

Seeing that the older wolf was actually fine, Aden smiled wagging his tail happily behind him. "Wat we do now?" He asked completely over the situation.
Kurama nodded to both and looked to Krieg for guidance on what they would be doing now.

Tasuki noticing the large paw shifting around the floor in search of something, flicked his eyes to Clemens face. It was then that he finally noticed blue-gold eyes looking in his direction, but not at him. He started slightly in surprise and recognition before shifting his paw to bump against the larger one. "Thankyou for trusting me. I know it can be difficult to trust a near stranger and I promise not to misplace your trust." Tasuki responded, bowing his head with his words.

Evie's black ear twitched and her attention shifted to the now awake Liger lying near her. Despite him being a stranger and almost twice her size, she felt comfortable around him.
"Good afternoon sleepy." She chuckled in greeting before her eyes returned to the trees again. "Everything is alright, I'm just thinking about... my family." She responded, sadness lacing her tone. "I hope they are alright."

[Kifo]

" Nice work, Bloodshot." Demanicus called over to the red dragon as the dust cloud disappeared.
He then turned to Snowdrift. " That was one big boulder. warn us next time, yeah?"

Krieg lay down so that he was eye level with the boys, smiling as he did so. " Whatever you want to do. We just have to stay inside."
He glanced over to the entrance of the barn, where Iora was looking outside with a slight look of concern on her face.

Having finally found what he was looking for, a small smile tweaked at Clemens' lips. That same smile grew when he heard Tasuki's words. " I'm sorry. I should have told you that I can't see. And don't you worry. i make up for it with my senses. That's how I realised it was you i needed to see after all. I could sense your fear and caution as you came in."

" I'm sure the families are fine." Mazari said with a purr. Without realising, he started moving his paws around each other as he spoke, his lessons taking effect. " But we should keep moving, in case someone is looking for us. We may bump into them."

[Bakura]

Bloodshot nodded at the acknowledgment as he lowered himself to the ground.
"I apologize." Snowdrift said as he checked over the still standing wall. "It appears to be undamaged, let us clear this rumble out of the way and get back to construction." He said turning to Demanicus. "Could you please move the Boulder, I made it match to your ability it is too heavy for brother or myself."

"Ahh..." Aden thought beforelooking to Kurama for help.
"We pway hide-see?" He asked atanding up in excitement.

"It is not an issue my friend, I was just surprised." He said with a smile. "I'm glad we were able to settle this, I don't want things getting unsettled because of myself again."

Dakota's ear twitched back at the racket outside as she felt her friends worry fill her. "Do not worry for them, they can take care of themselves." She chuckled referring to the dragons.

"I know, I just can't help but worry about... My friend." She said, ears drooped. She then shook her head and stood up, nudging the pups awake. "Should we continue following that trail we came across, it's faint but definitely my my fathers."

(She is scenting Lucifuge's old trail)

[Kifo]

Demanicus merely nodded before taking flight and dropping over the massive chunk of rock. He dug his claws deep into the rock, making sure he had a good grasp of the boulder, before once more taking flight, this time straining a little at take-off thanks to the added weight. Within a few strokes of his wings, he was over the pile of rocks on the edge of the construction zone. Gently, he lowered himself and the boulder before unhooking himself and leaping back into the air.
" Shall we start removing the rubble now?" He asked the smaller dragons as he landed once more beside them.

" Of course we can!" Krieg yipped, wagging his tail as if he, himself was still a young pup. " You two hide. I'll be it."

" All is well... here at least." Clemens sighed. " Now if only I could get Lynk to like that Bane person and the others. That will be a hard one." Clemens then flicked his ears, once more checking his surroundings, before twitching his head slightly. " But I am sorry, Mana. I have been ignoring you. Is everything alright?"

Iora heaved a sigh.
" I know." She said slowly. " It's just... Demanicus and Uphere have been away from their family, away from me and our sister Akira, for five years. I've missed them. And I don't want to see either one of them hurt." With yet another sigh, the golden dragon turned to face Dakota. " I just can't help but wonder if there was a better, safer way for all of this to be done. Especially considering all I have to do was think of a barn and it appeared."

" Friend, hey?" Mazari smirked. " Are you sure? Or are they more than that?"
His motives were to try and distract his partner from the scent trail that was giving him a bad feeling in his stomach, as well as his usual mischievous nature had taken a hold of him once more. He couldn't really tell why he had such a bad feeling inside of him as the scent of adult walking dead wolf hit his nostrils. All he knew was that whatever was down there, and no matter how old the trail was, it was dangerous.

[Bakura]

"Thank you." Snowdrift bowed his head slightly before looking over the rubble. "We shall. The sooner we clear the rubble, the sooner we can finish construction." Snowdrift nodded to the black dragon before he swiped his tail through the rubble, curling the long appendage around a cluster of rocks before flinging them towards the boulder.
Bloodshot flapped his wings and grasped some of the rubble within the grasp of all four claws, he then flew over to deposit the rubble where the rest was starting to pile up before going back for more.

"Yay!" Aden yipped in excitement before the two pups scampered off to look for a hiding spot.

Mana smiled at the Jaguars words. "It is fine, most take a while to adjust to my In-Laws. Despite the hiccup with Bane earlier, the boys are kind-hearted and none of your family have anything to fear." Spoke up, and smiled releasing a slight chuckle. "I apologise also, I am not the most talkative wolf."

"Dakota considered the dragoness' words and glanced back to the boys. "Yes, they could have gone about it a safer way but I believe this is good for them, well for my nephews anyway. Bloodshot and Snowdrift along with their younger brother, inherited a rare alternate mindset when they gained their ability to shift into Dragons. Despite having the knowledge and instincts of age old dragons, neither know how to be one. They have never been around other dragons and this experience will help them grow." Dakota said before looking up at her friend. "I would understand though if you wish for the boys to stop."

Evie blushes brightly beneath the grey fur of her cheeks. "I-I." She stammered trying to think of a response before she smacked the liger in the shoulder with her tail for teasing her. "She's just a friend." She responded in a calm voice as she scanned the area again. "Are you alright with the plan? Please be honest, I can tell you are trying to change the subject."

Krystal sighed as she trotted down the trail, the campsite long behind her. She stopped and shifted into her wolf form before she started sniffing at the ground, moments passed before a faint scent drifted into her nose. It wasn't Evie herself but the male was carrying her friends scent. She drew in a deeper breath of the scent before heading off.