Pegasi: Like Glitter and Ponies, But More Sinister

[Bailey Allison]

Unfortunately for Bailey, the beginning of summer didn't just bring more daylight hours to go surfing and the sun; it also brought people, droves of them. As soon as the temperature passed the 60s mark, campers popped out, crowding the beaches and other various areas, trying to enjoy the heat. And when it was a hot day like today? There were swarms of them. Bailey had no idea where they all came from. But that didn't matter because they were still there, taking up space as they tried to roast themselves in the sun. Not only did it mean that he could no longer surf in solitude, but it also meant that his claustrophbia started to worsen.

And that was why Bailey had insisted on leading Tal over to the strawberry fields to chat. Although there were still a few stray campers lounging about, there weren't nearly as many as there were by the lake and the beach. As they strode through the endless rows, Bailey pestered Tal with questions. Lately, Tal had been acting strange. At first, Bailey thought it was just her being upset that they had completely screwed up a prank, one that had ended with her going to the infirmary and getting a cast. But when Tal still insisted on being depressed, even after getting a boyfriend (that creepy Ares dude), he knew something was up. After going through all the possibilities (creepy Ares dude had brainwashed her, she had been taken over by some alien who was now impersonating her, she was possessed by an evil demon, etc), he had concluded that the only way to find out why she was acting... Tal-ish was to ask her why she wasn't acting Tal-ish.

"So, Tal, you wanna plan a prank? We haven't pranked those Dionysus campers in a while... It'd be unfair to ignore them when planning victims. Hey, Tal, why're you so quiet lately?" He paused briefly before forging on. "And why- who is that?" Bailey pointed up in the sky at something that was moving erratically. "Not who, what?" he corrected himself. It looked vaguely pegasus-shaped. It was hard to tell because it constantly jerked back and forth, and he thought he saw it gleam in the sun.

Word Count: 375
Muse: Alive!
Notes: This shall be the most amazing thread ever. And sorry it's so long. D:
Tagged: Invite

[Talia Winchell]

That morning, Tal had reluctantly accepted her half-brother's invitation to have a talk at the Strawberry Fields. The two hadn't really hung out in awhile, and she felt like it would be rude and crap to just decline, which was what she really felt like doing. Why, she wasn't sure. She had just felt... different lately. And she knew that Bailey and Em had noticed it, too. Why else would they drag her into random conversations?

"So, Tal, you wanna plan a prank? We haven't pranked those Dionysus campers in a while... It'd be unfair to ignore them when planning victims."

Pranks. She didn't feel like thinking about pranking; their last prank had gone wonky, and she had wound up as crippled as her brother in a cast, which was, needless to say, no fun. "Uh... I don't really feel like it," she said, slightly pathetically, staring down at her feet.

"Hey, Tal, why're you so quiet lately?"

She had known that it was coming. Why couldn't they just talk about... you know, normal stuff? "I, uh..." she started, unsure what to say. "I'm not," she finished redundantly, looking up at the sky at some kind of weirdly-shaped mutant airplane that was passing over the camp. She didn't really think anything of it, but apparently Bailey had.

"And why — who is that?...Not who, what?" Bailey was looking at the mutant airplane thing as well.

"Uh, an airplane?" Tal said, more of a question than a statement. "No, it doesn't look like it..." Whatever it was... it was descending.

What?

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[Mia Clifton]

When Mia had gone out to the stables that morning, she had intended to find a calm pegasus, one that would allow her to improve her horseback (or rather, pegasus-back) riding skills. Unfortunately, the Fates seemed to have other plans for the Huntress. She had been through five pegasi so far, each even worse than the last. However, she was determined to find a sweet-tempered one. After all, flying was quite possibly the most fun thing one could do at camp since the woods were rather empty and quite small, making it impossible to find game.

After a few hours and a sore arse, Mia had finally found one that seemed nice, even if it was a bit... eccentric. Its eyes were a bit unfocused, but the camper who had introduced Mia to the pegasus, Star, assured her that Star was great for beginners. At first, the flying went okay. Unlike Thunder, pegasus #4, Star hadn't bucked her or tried to trample her, which Mia took to be a very good sign.

Unfortunately, the good luck didn't last.

Just as Mia was starting to enjoy herself, Star started to neigh and whinny impatiently before starting to fly in circles. "Calm down, Star. Calm- WHOA!" Star had shot up in the sky , leaving Mia to do the only thing she could- hold on and scream. If anything, this seemed to spurn Star on, forcing her to do (almost) 360s and other aerial acrobats. As Mia held on for her life, Star started leaping from side to side as she spiraled down towards the ground, leaving Mia to do the only thing possible.

"AHHHHHHHHH!"

The ground came up to meet them in mere seconds, and by instinct, Mia jumped and rolled down the field, crushing what seemed to be berries as she went. Finally, the girl stopped and shakily stood up, sticky strawberry juice covering her. Immediately, she spotted the pegasus drunkenly frolicking about several people. Oh shit, there had been people? Sprinting towards them she called out, "ARE YOU TWO OKAY?!" She never saw Star's hoof coming as it came down on the back of her knee, and Mia fell over, gasping with pain. Star leapt over the fallen Huntress, charging towards its target- Tal Winchell.

Word Count: 376
Muse: Alive!
Notes: At least it's shorter than Bailey's post? EDIT- Nvm. xD

[Maddie Bella Jean]

Maddie's sneakered feet pounded heavily on the ground as she ran without stopping. Some idiot had taken Star out. Star. The craziest Pegasi in the world. All she had seen was a glimpse of black wings, then there was nothing left. Maddie was trying to follow it, in hopes that when Star landed, she could tame the wild creature. She doubted it, but maybe she could just keep it from hurting campers.

She was quite frustrated with the girl who had taken Star. I mean, gods, stupid people make her job as Pegasi Trainer that much harder. But, there was no use in skulking about it, she just had to follow that wild black spot in the sky.

It had seemed slow and a nice flyer at first, then it shot out and a scream was heard. That caused Maddie to run harder, sweat breaking out on her forehead. But, finally, she had made it across camp and to the strawberry fields.

Maddie didn't stop to catch her breath, she just jumped ten feet in front of the pegasi, which was running around like a lunatic. ''Star!'' She yelled, her voice very demanding. The result was that the pegasus of doom stopped, stared at her a second, then ran towards her.

For something clunky, that moved awkwardly, it was fast. It came at her, five feet in one long stride. ''Halt!'' Maddie said, holding her hands out in front of her. Star stopped so suddenly that she litterally skid across the ground, red, squished berries in her wake. Madde moved towards her slowly.

''Is everyone all right?'' She shouted, still walking. After a reply or so went out, Star started jumping and running again, almost crushing a few more campers. Screams where coming from every direction. Maddie let out one more command.

''STAR! HALT!''

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Muse: Way to amazing for my own good >.<
Wordcount: Too long >.<
Notes: Yeah I photoshopped that photo so she wouldn't have the wand.. obvious?

[Bailey Allison]

Bailey sighed heavily at Tal's responses. She never felt like doing anything. And of course, she tried to avoid answering the last few questions. "Tal, just answer the-"

And then the whole pegasus thing had to happen.

Within a few moments after Bailey had spotted the unidentified flying object, it came hurtling toward him. He had been right; it was a pegasus with a rider who looked as if she had seen death itself, judging by the way she was screaming. There was no time to turn to Tal and say, "See? It's not an airplane... It's a pegasus! I was right! HA!" Instead, Bailey let his ADHD take over and decided on the safer course of action. He dove to the side just as the deranged pegasus's hoof landed on the spot where he would've been.

"TAAAALLLL!" Bailey rushed towards her, while watching the sky in case a whole herd of pegasi had gone mad. "TAL! ARE YOU OKAY?!" Someone else's screams blended in with his, and Bailey glanced up to see some crazy girl who looked sort of familiar come sprinting towards them. As he stared, he realized that she had been the rider. Glaring, he shouted back, "THE HELL WERE YOU- DUCK!" Too late. The demonic pony had reared up and knocked the girl over before going for Tal. Tal... Oh, shit, no.

"TAL! MOVE!" Instead, someone else appeared in front of the possessed pegasus. Someone who was obviously either crazy or suicidal because the stranger stood her ground, and surprisingly, the pony stopped, sending a spray of strawberry juice their direction.

For the first time, Bailey got a chance to process what was happening. A drunk pegasus and a girl had fallen out of the sky, nearly killed them, and tried to trample them.This was something that could only happen at camp. In reply to Stranger #2's question, Bailey simply said, "The **** just happened?" Apparently, profanity provoked the possessed pegasus since it immediately charged at them, and Bailey dove to the side while emitting a very unmanly shriek.

Word Count: 341
Muse: Alive!
Notes: Even shorter! And because Ana sucks at doing group threads, tell her if anything needs to be edited.

[Talia Winchell]

"Tal, just answer the — " Bailey began persistently. Tal inwardly groaned, hoping she wasn't setting herself up for another round of interrogation like she accidentally had with her twin, December. And then she realized that Bailey had stopped midsentence — when it came to topics Tal was uncomfortable with, he never stopped midsentence. Unless...

She followed his train of sight. About time, too. The mutant-alleged-airplane was flying towards the pair at remarkable speed... she stumbled backward as Bailey leapt out of the way of the pegasus that otherwise would have trampled him. Tal's eyes probably made the saucer comparison look pathetic... "TAAAALLLL! TAL! ARE YOU OKAY?!" Bailey ran towards her.

"Oh, uh... ye — " she began, before she realized nobody was listening to her... Bailey was screaming, the girl whose steed was the creepy pegasus was freaking out. Tal squinted. The girl was short with hair sort of like Tal's, but straighter. "THE HELL WERE YOU — DUCK!" Bailey yelled, completely losing it. The pegasus had knocked the small girl over and was now headed for —

Tal.

Oh.
My.
Gods.
Holy.
Crap.
What.
Was —

"TAL! MOVE!"

Tal acquiesced, moving as fast as she could... but, too little too late. The pegasus rammed into her before stopping. Tal fell down to the ground, out of breath, gasping in surprise and pain. She emitted a tiny squeak before hearing Bailey and whipping around.

"The xxxx just happened?" Tal didn't know how she hadn't noticed before, but a woman was now standing in front of the pegasus... she had brown hair, tan skin, and looked suspiciously like that girl from Harry Potter, the series that Tal had never really gotten into.

For a split second, Tal felt safe, like the pegasus wouldn't ram into her again... but the illusion was gone at once. The pegasus started spazzing again... and running... and...

Tal was still on the ground. There wasn't much she could do except freak the freak out and start screaming like there's no tomorrow.

That's exactly what she did.

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[Mia Clifton]

Mia was taken aback. Her fault? It was not her fault that the pegasus, which was obviously high on something, had decided to go for a joyride and had decided that it would show off its drunken 360s! It was not her fault that the camper who had been at the stable and had told her that it was safe to ride Star had been a complete idiot! And yet the ignorant, judgmental boy in front of her acted like it was. She should've listened to the other Hunteresses... They had been right about boys being ridiculously foolish.

Obviously, the whole incident had shaken Mia a bit, causing her not to act irrationally.

The boy's lips moved, yet she didn't pay attention since she was still stewing in anger, trying to think of something to say. The hoof clipped the back of her knee, and she stifled a scream as she went down. However, when she looked up and saw the pegasus's massive hoofs fly dangerously close to her face, all hell broke loose. Screams could be heard from all directions, and Mia was pretty sure that if she didn't go hoarse from screaming, she'd go deaf.

Once Mia was pretty sure that she wasn't being mauled, she slowly sat up to catch a glimpse of the pegasus standing over that other girl, seemingly gnawing on the girl's head. Mia shrieked again before leaping up and fumbling with her belt. Finally, she got one of her knives loose and glanced up, letting her Hunter instincts take over. However, she hesitated. Unlike monsters, pegasi didn't harm people... Well, most didn't.

Oh shut the hell up, Mia, and do it before that girl is killed! And she could do it. After all, it was only a few feet away, and Mia's aim was near perfect. Narrowing her eyes, Mia brought the knife back and got ready to throw it.

Word Count: 321
Muse: Alive!
Notes: Not as funny as the others, but oh, well. xP

[Maddie Bella Jean]

Screams, wind, dirt and berry juice was coming from all sides. Maddie, for the first time in her counciling life, had no idea what to do. She had always been pretty confident when it came to horses. She had grown up in a ranch, after all, and horses -- and technology, for that matter -- just came easy. It was in her nature.

Maddie acted on one thing, and one thing only: instinct. Without thinking, she ran up as fast as she could towards the pegasi, approaching her Star from the side. She only had a half a second to think You're about to do one dumbass thing. before she jumped, latching on to Star's side.

Just then, a knife caught her above the ankle. Maddie let out a very... eh... colorful swear word. And that made her lose focus just long enough for her to slip on hand. Now there she was, hanging from a demon pegasi that was on steriods with one hand, and was trying to keep her feet out from under said demon pegasi's hooves. The situations you get into...

She reached up both hands onto Star's back, then tried to heave herself on -- which, I might add, is hard when it's running. In a few moments, she was up on it's back, riding on it properly. Swearing like a maniac, she leaned forward on the horse, and grabbed it's mane, rearing it back on it's hind legs. ''NAAAAYYY!!!'' It said, Maddie stuggling to keep on.

Luckily, she got it to turn before it could crush the camper on the ground infront of it -- Talyus Winchell, she thought -- and the Hepheastus legacy dog her heels into the pegasi's hips, causing Star to stop and sit down.

Maddie used this moment to reach forward and rip the knife out of her flesh and throw it on the ground. She gasped heavily, wiping sweat from her forehead. She really needed to reconsider staying at camp for everal more years...

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[Bailey Allison]

As soon as Bailey realized that he was still alive and hadn't broken anything, he jumped up just in time to see the pegasus attack Tal. For the fiftieth time that day, he screamed, "TAAAAALLLLL!" Well, what else was he supposed to do? Just stand back and watch as the demonic pegasus chewed up Tal's brains? However, he didn't charge the thing. Bailey didn't exactly want the man-eating pegasus to turn on him. But then again... it was his favorite sister who was being eaten, and he couldn't do nothing.

Luckily, he didn't need to come to any major decisions because at that moment, Stranger #2 (the crazy one) had leapt onto the pegasus Indiana Jones-style. Bailey watched in horror as Stranger #1 (the girl who had started the mess) threw a knife at the exact same moment. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Too late. The point of the knife buried itself in Stranger #2's leg. Bailey cringed, but there was not much time to feel sympathetic for her since the pegasus suddenly reared back up. Its hooves were right above Tal's head, which was covered in drool. And now that he thought about it, her hair looked messed up. But who cared about that? As the pegasus started to fall back, Bailey screamed again, "MOVE, TAL, MOVE, DAMMIT!"

At the very last moment, it turned away and sat down, and Bailey nearly collapsed in relief. He and Stranger #1 lurched forward to run to Stranger #2's aid. However, she yelled at them to stop moving. Bailey instantly halted, but Stranger #1 couldn't. She had been running way too fast, almost unnaturally fast, and had to skid to a stop.

That was more than enough to set off the Pegasus of Doom, as Bailey had decided to refer to it.

To the horror of Bailey and Stranger #1, the Pegasus of Doom spread its wings, a crazed gleam in its eye, and started to ascend jerkily with Stranger #2 still on top.

Word Count: 328
Muse: FLYING HIGH JUST LIKE THE POD
Notes: Still not very funny. xP

[Talia Winchell]

"TAAAAALLLLL!"

Thepegasuswaschewingonherhairanditwascompletelyfreakingheroutohmygods. It wasn't so much the hair part itself, it was just... the pegasus. It was high and it was within five feet of her. Ohmygodsitwascompletelyfreakingheroutandshehadnoideawhattodoandshecouldn'tthinkstraight. And then... it pulled away like nothing had ever happened.

From her paintfully positioned spot on the muddy ground, Tal could see everything. She could see Bailey freaking the freak out (just like his sister here). She could see the spastical pegasus (also freaking the freak out). She could see the counselor who looked like Hermione Granger freaking the freak out. And she could see the girl who had ridden the freaky pegasus...

...throwing a knife.

At.
The.
Pegasus.

Tal would have cried out, but her scream was lodged in her throat. She watched, wide-eyed and scared, as the knife...

Caught.
In.
The.
Counselor's.
Ankle.

Tal let out a little yelp, which was pretty ironic, because the woman only let loose a few swear words and didn't shriek at all, which was what Tal would have done. She just grabbed the knife and yanked it out of her ankle, throwing it on the ground. Tal probably looked kinda like this ---> O.O But, whatever.

And she got even more O.O-ish when the pegasus started freaking out again. The. Pegasus. Was. About. To. Stomp. Her. Head. Flat. "MOVE, TAL, MOVE, DAMMIT!"

She ducked, and to her complete relief, the pegasus stopped trying to kill her. It just stopped, as though nothing had happened. It sat down and swished its tail.

Bailey and the brown-haired girl had rushed to the older girl. She had refused their help, and Tal felt like such an idiot for not getting up... not that she could have, anyway. And then...

...The.
Hell.
Was.
Going.
On.

The pegasus had begun to fly. But not just any... you know, fly. It was flying with the older girl still on its back. Tal had a nasty feeling welling in her gut that even the older girl, though she looked experienced, wasn't going to be able to control the pegasus. Seriously. The pegasus was definitely high... or drunk... or something. o.O o.O o.O

Tal was still on the ground, her hair wet with pegasus spit (let's hear a big round of EWWWWWWWWW!), emitting little whimpering sounds. "Omigodsomigodsomigods," she hissed under her breath, her eyes following the pegasus and the girl.

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[Mia Clifton]

Sure enough, Mia's aim was true, and the knife sliced through the air, headed for a spot in between the pegasus's ribs. Unfortunately, Murphy's Law kicked in, and some insane person leapt out of nowhere and onto the pegasus. And even worse, the person's ankle hung directly in the knife's path. A warning cry bubbled in the back of Mia's throat, but it was too late. The knife embedded itself in the person's ankle and hung there quivering.

Mia's jaw dropped. Not only had the knife struck something other than the pegasus, but it had also struck an adult. And the only adults at camp were counselors. Mia would be in some pretty deep shit once this whole episode was over. But the episode was not over. Far from it, actually.

The boy who had seemingly accused her of the whole thing was now screaming at the top of his lungs. And the girl lying on the ground was shrieking as well. Maybe it'd help if everyone shut up. After all, the basic rule of hunting (and it applied to every situation) was that to succeed, one had to shut up. All of this wisdom was forgotten in a millisecond when the pegasus reared up and came crashing down dangerously close to Tal, and Mia shrieked like there was no tomorrow.

When it seemed to be pacified, Mia took off at a full sprint towards the counselor. Maybe her Apollo skills would magically kick in, and she'd be able to heal the wound? However, the counselor yelled at them to stop, and while Mia tried, stopping after running at full speed was practically impossible. She finally skidded a few feet away, her boots splattered with mud and strawberry juice. The pegasus caught her eye and started flapping away, the counselor still holding on tightly.

Mia instantly reached back for her quiver, but her hand met empty air. Shit! Why had she left it behind on today of all days?! Instead, her fingers closed around the handle of another throwing knife. Could she hit the pegasus? Probably... But she didn't need the pegasus to come crashing down with the counselor on top. At least the counselor wasn't very far up...

"JUMP! JUMP OFF!" Mia yelled, cupping her hands to her mouth.

Word Count: 380
Muse: Alive!
Notes: Least funny post ever. xP At least Bailey'll be funnier.

[Maddie Bella Jean]

The whole pegasi lurched, Maddie held on for her life. Because, at the moment, it was her life. She clenched the mane so hard that she nieghed. Maddie didn't let go, her muscles clenched, her hair was in her face, sweat poured out of her, and her ankle hurt like as if it was... stabbed by a hunter who was aiming for the pegasi.

By the time Maddie hear the words ''JUMP OFF! JUMP OFF!'' it was already too late. Maddie didn't have enough time to swing her leg over to jump before they where too high. This would be much easier if Star had reins. Maddie thought. There was one thing left to do. Hopefully this pegasi was dumb enough to fall for it. It was Maddie Jean's last chance at survival.

Maddie leaned over the side, taking all her courage to do so, and waved at them to scatter. Hopefully the campers realized that she was trying to say scatter! Get out of the way! and not Tell my parents I love them! or Ehhh! THIS IS AWESOME!. After all, for the second time that day, she was going to try something stupid and dangerous.

Twenty seconds to get out of the strawberry fields. That's all they get, because any more time and Maddie could be dead. Maddie started counting down. 18... her heart raced and her palms sweated. This could cost her her life. 13... she realized how much she didn't want to get to one, but she had too anyway. 8... she closed her eyes tight, then realized having her eyes open -- like so many other things -- could kill her. 3... ready or not... 2 here I come.

''Star.'' Maddie said loud enough for her to hear over the wind. ''Halt.'' Her dreams and nightmares came true, the pegasi stopped flapping and dropped. The young women could have swore that her stomach was now somewhere in her nose. Ten feet from the ground, Maddie jumped off, landing in a tuck and roll ad the pegasi was just realizing that it should start flapping five feet from the ground.

''Star.'' Maddie said with her last croak. ''Stay.''

[Bailey Allison]

Bailey did the only thing he could do as the pegasus started to rise with Stranger #2 holding on for dear life. He tilted his head back and watched in awe, eyes wide and mouth gaping. It was the strangest thing he had ever seen, especially since he was directly underneath it. The pegasus whirled its tail around like those spinny thingys on the back of helicopters while its wings teetered from side to side.

Tal's voice brought him back to his senses.

Not only had someone ridden an intoxicated pegasus to the earth, nearly crashing into two other people, but that someone had also stabbed Stranger #2. And on top of all that, everyone had bruises and stains on their clothing, and Tal was coated with pegasus saliva, and her hair was all chewed up. Oh, and right now the pegasus had taken the wounded Stranger (#2) hostage and was now fleeing the scene, probably intending to bring Stranger #2 back to its lair and feast on her because the Pegasus of Doom was obviously a man-eating pegasus.

How the hell was he supposed to explain this to Mr. D later?

"Uh, guys?" Bailey half-whispered to Tal and Stranger #1. "Shouldn't we, I dunno, DO something? What if the Pegasus of Doom takes her out of camp boundaries or rams into a tree or something?" He wouldn't put it beyond that since it was already wobbling back and forth. Before he suggest a course of action, Stranger #1 called out instructions to Stranger #2.

"Are you crazy?" he hissed. "She'll kill herself jumping off and- Oh, shit, no." Bailey spotted Stranger #2 lean over the side and wave towards them, probably beckoning them to follow. "C'mon! Maybe she wants us to follow her or something." He jogged to keep underneath the pegasus, which wasn't too hard considering that it was just flying up.

Turns out that that hadn't been the best idea because suddenly the pegasus dropped, hurtling straight towards them. With a strangled cry, Bailey tackled Stranger #1 (who had been following him), carrying both to the side just as the Pegasus of Doom landed with a soft thump. Bailey quickly stood up and yelled (once again), "TAL?! YOU OK?" and hurried to Stranger #2's side as she laid down in the field.

"Are you ok?!" Stupid question, of course not. "What should we do?!" She looked old enough to give orders. Bailey suddenly jumped as he heard a distinct whinnying. Glancing over his shoulder, he saw the Pegasus of Doom chase its tail in circles like a puppy. At least it was distracted... for now...

Word Count: 438
Muse: Thriving
Notes: Much too long... -.-

[Talia Winchell]

"Uh, guys? Shouldn't we, I dunno, DO something? What if the Pegasus of Doom takes her out of camp boundaries or rams into a tree or something?" Bailey asked.

Pegasus of Doom? "Doom?" the tall girl asked softly, running her right hand through her hair and succeeding in getting her hand getting covered with pegasus slobber while using her left hand to sort of steady herself as she stood up on one foot. She'd taken a drama class once, when they tried to stand on one foot. The instructor had said to push your hand against the air at your side, pretending that it was, say, a brick wall. It apparently helped your balance. And it helped, because Tal didn't topple over. "Oh, uh... what can we do, though?" she inquired. "I mean, unless you happened to bring... winged shoes," she added quietly. She wouldn't put it past Bailey to randomly bring winged shoes with him.

"JUMP OFF!" the short, brown-haired girl, whom Tal had deemed Alia for the time being (she resembled Tal's second cousin named Alia), shrieked at the woman who the pegasus had kidnapped... for lack of better word. "JUMP OFF!" the girl — Alia — shrieked again.

"Are you crazy? She'll kill herself jumping off and — Oh, shit, no." Just then, the woman, whom Tal decided to deem Counselor (she looked like a counselor, and she was assuming she was), beckoned for the trio to... follow her? "C'mon! Maybe she wants us to follow her or something."

Following as fast as she could on crutches, Tal watched with wide eyes as the pegasus zoomed up... and up... and up... and — down. It was falling down in the crystal air. Screams could be heard, and the pegasus landed rather ungracefully in the fields, showering everyone with bloodred berry juice, dirt, and pegasus spit.

This was one of the few times Tal was glad that having a broken ankle slowed her down. She hadn't been able to keep up with Bailey and, uh, Alia, and so the pegasus didn't fall on Tal. It would have fallen on Bailey and Alia, but Bailey had yanked both himself and Alia out of the way at the last minute. "TAL?! YOU OKAY?" Bailey had shrieked before rushing to the counselor's aid.

"I'm okay! Are you guys?" Tal yelled, louder than she had in awhile, in a voice that was slightly hoarse from the flu and from all the whimpering she had been doing. She followed Bailey's path to the fallen woman. Her brown hair strewn out in all directions, but she was still breathing. Thank the gods... (yay! Maria fails at being funny. And at rapid-fire. And at you know. A lot of things.)

"Are you ok?! What should we do?!" Bailey yelled at the same time as Tal shrieked, "Omigods, are you okay?!"

"Um..." Tal was completely lost for words. Half an hour ago, she and Bailey had been back in their cabin doing nothing. It was hard to believe that now, as she surveyed the counselor and her companions. Covered with berry juice that would surely stain, hair about as neat as birds' nests... "She's breathing!" Second-stupidest thing she had said in her seventeen years of life.

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[Mia Clifton]

Why couldn't that idiotic boy just shut the hell up! It's not like he had any better ideas. "Are you kidding? That's the only way she's going to come down." Mia glanced up just in time to see the pegasus, along with the counselor, skyrocket away. Dammit, now the counselor was too far up, and they had no way to get her back down.

Suddenly, the idiot exclaimed, and Mia glanced up to see the counselor peer down at them, waving frantically. To Mia, it looked a bit like she was motioning for them to go away, but apparently, the boy didn't think so. Sighing, Mia followed him, calling out, "You sure this is what we should do?" He merely nodded, and she continued to jog after him simply because she didn't have a better plan.

He turned out to be completely wrong. Why this was surprising, Mia did not know. Mia was left watching in horror as the pegasus fell towards them, feet rooted to the ground. However, the boy instantly sprang into action, tackling her as she shrieked. Once they had landed in a heap, he untangled himself and started running towards the fallen counselor while Mia was left screaming after him, "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!" She could've gotten out of the way herself! She didn't need someone to tackle her. And he'd gotten way too close, even if it did save her life because getting hit by a falling pegasus was not covered by the immortality thing However, he paid her no mind, and Mia was left to run after him again.

As she neared the group, she felt a bit dizzy, as if the adrenaline had seeped away, replaced by the fatigue that often plagued her. Without warning, she stumbled over a small rock and tumbled to the ground.

Word Count: 306
Muse: Alive!
Notes: For the next few rounds, I won't be posting Mia since she fainted. xP Feel free to godmod her.