New beginnings

[Bandit]

[bg=476a6a][atrb=border,0,table][atrb=width,540,table] [bg=7e7a88]Riikka's hoof falls were heavier, and slower than her usually graceful gate. She was heavy with foal, with Alaric's foal. She had felt pains begin earlier in the day and instinctively knew to seek out a safe place to bring this little bundle of joy into the world. Grunting softly she paused for a moment digging at the ground, a light sheen of sweat beginning to form on her golden coat. Snorting she decided against the first place she stopped and she lashed her tail angrily against her flanks before moving on slowly, only pausing when waves of pain contracted along her body. Auds flicked back against her skull as she spotted a patch of soft looking undergrowth and she made her way toward the promising looking area. Maw lowered to the ground as she sniffed the soft bedding and she began pawing at the earth once more, her hard flints slashing into the soft earth. Lowering herself to her knees, a guttural groan slipped from her throat as yet another contraction racked her body. She rolled to her side and began pushing once another wave of pain hit her. Closing her eyes, she snorted before continuing to push. To the mare it felt like the whole process took forever, but overall it didn't take that much time before she finally felt a release through her body. Panting softly, she raised her head, looking back over her distended belly to see a small wet new life lying behind her. Nickering softly, Riikka rolled up onto her belly, bunching her legs beneath her and gently touched the foal with her nose. "Hello there little one..." he voice was softer, kinder than usual before she struggled back to her hooves. Turning to face this foal, she smiled down at him hearing a soft, raspy nicker back to her. Lowering her crown she began cleaning her colt, rubbing life into his small frame. "Niklaus, yes now come my young master stand and show the world your strength" she whickered softly to the colt, nudging him encouraging him to stand on his long wobbly legs. Once the colt stood, he stumbled and leaned against his dam's legs before gaining the strength to stand on his own and begin nursing for the first time. All the while, Riikka had been nuzzling and grooming the young foal stimulating his blood flow to give him the strength he would need to travel. After the colt drank his fill he swayed sleepily against his dam's side, but with a light nip from his dam they started to head out of the meadow. "Come Klaus lets go, let you explore more places," she spoke softly before walking slowly off, waiting for her child to come with. "Speech" 'Thoughts' ----------------------------------- [riikka - welsh pony x rocky mountain x finnhorse - silver bay - 14.1 - brown - 5] Words: 457 Tag: And Klaus is born! Muse: its a birthing whatdayasay? Notes: After she gets this little sucka foaled she'll pick up an extra on the way out ;)

[/color] [/size][/td][/tr][/table][/center]

[Its a secret]

Toxia

I was moving about in a weird motion being forced somewhere it was so strange the force was strong and I could not move to stop it, it was like a pushing force and I was scared to find out where it was taking me. After being forced for what seemed like forever, I entered sudden brightness my eyes were closed and yet it was still so bright then a slight chill hit me nothing like the warmth I was used to, it was so strange I wanted back in the warmth and comfortable feel of someone nickering and talking to me. Wait where was the one who comforted me when I became restless. I opened my eyes only to shut them from the bright light, wait what is this place its not the warm place at all its not soft at all, I lifted my nose and let it touch the ground around me, what is this prickly stuff and why did the warmth go away? I forced my eyes open blinking really fast for a moment until the light no longer bothered me as much anymore, gazing around I was next to a um? thing that looked like it was reaching up it was green and brown, I think the voice called it a tree? yes thats it she said she would give birth next to the tree, well thats weird all of this is to weird where am I? Panic began to set in as a looked around the huge place all alone.

I tried to get up but only fell right back over. I looked back at my body, I was wet and it was starting to get cold. I looked around and started shaking letting out a nice loud nicker tensing scared when it was a sudden very unwelcomed loudness to my poor little ears. Shaking my head I tried to get up again but again it was no use I just fell right back over. After a few more tries I started shaking, it was a mix of being cold and scared, I was still alone, is this what happened after everyone leaves the warmth are they always alone, scared and hungry or was it just me because somethign was wrong with me? No that could not be it everyone must be alone until someone comes to get them right? Yes I know im right, ill just wait right here until the voice comes back to get me.

It did not take long for the wind to pick up and my wet coat just seemed to get more wet it was probably just me because of the cold. I tried get up one more time deciding if it did not work I would not try again, but luckily I stood on long very wobbly legs, letting out a loud nicker as a swayed and almost fell again well I would have fell if it was not for the tree that stopped me. I stood still and looked around again this place was bigger then I thought it was at first, its also so much more scary and I wished someone would come for me. I nickered softly after standing a little longer before gaining the balance to slowly walk forward until I heard a scary noise and jumped falling right over on my side with a thud and a loud grunt.



OOC:This post was so fun to do lol though I thought because Venom dies it would be better to do the birth this way at the foals point of view and I was thinking Rii could be just about to leave when she sees Venoms body the nshe knows and just starts looking and calling for the foal also could you have Rii just name the foal Toxia soon after she finds her

[Bandit]

[bg=476a6a][atrb=border,0,table][atrb=width,540,table] [bg=7e7a88]Riikka smiled, as she watched her colt begin to try to stretch his long legs as he bounded ahead of her. Overall he seemed very gangly and almost awkward in his newborn state but was gaining control of his limbs quickly. This made Riikka smile as she watched her foal frolic in front of her as she made her way from the meadow. She wanted to leave this place as soon as she could and with the burgeoning strength her son showed she had all the confidence that they could make it to the safety of Prismatic Creek. She didn't want to linger in this land too long as it would be a prime place for any intelligent predator to come for an easy meal. Weakened, exhausted mares and defenseless newborns; it would be a feast if by some chance a fanged beast found its way into this place, and with the scents of birth so strong it seemed that it would be an easy feat for such a meat eater. Riikka planned to be long gone by the time such a thing happened, if it happened at all. Tossing her head, she whickered softly to her young prince as he strayed a little further from her side than she wanted, when her auds shot forward at what she believed to be the sound of another young one calling out to its mother. Snorting, she nudged her own foal as she began walking a bit faster. She wanted to be gone from here. Freezing, Riikka's crown rose high as the still frame of a pale one came into view. Reaching over she touched Klaus lightly on his slim boa, silently asking him to stay close to her side. Naires quivered as a slight breeze blew over the other's body carrying her scent to the stocky femm. Under the overtones of death the still one's scent was familiar, she recognized it from somewhere, and her harks flicked back and forth as she tried to remember from where. Blowing out a loud snort, she bobbed her head quickly before slowly walking forward, aiming to pass the still form, while keeping her body between it and her child. Her nostrils expanded and contracted with each breath she took, testing the air for any sign that they were not alone as she passed the body she paused momentarily glancing down at the still figure. Normally the sight of another dead would not phase the brutal mare, but for some reason, be it hormones or something else, she felt a twinge of sympathy for the other. It was obvious the dead one had ventured to this valley for the same reason she had, and in the end it looked as if she had completed her goal, to bring a new life into this world. However, that rose a question as to where that foal was now. A vague sense of recognition was still tugging at her mind, as Riikka gazed over the deceased mare, and she closed her eyes briefly, 'rest well brave matron, go on to ever after free. Your days of pain and worry here are over," she said in her mind as a short prayer for the lost mare. Letting out a short sigh, Rii shook her body before beginning to walk off, continuing on her journey back home. The thought of where this mares foal was still floated around Riikka's mind as she walked, but even if she knew where the youngster was, would it make a difference? Who would take care of another's foal? She wasn't sure. Shaking her head, clearing such thoughts from it, she continued on her trek but before long, as she was passing an old oak tree her eyes found yet another still figure. Only this one sent a deeper chill through the mare. It was the form of a foal, a newborn, and more than likely the mare who's body she had just passed. Before she could stop herself a soft nicker slipped from her lips. "Stay here Klaus, my son." Her voice was quiet but stern, as she slowly walked up to the still body. Freezing mid-stride once she finally saw the foal. It was nearly a copy of her Alaric. Snorting, she reached down and gently touched the foal, shivering at just how cold the young one felt. Jumping slightly when she saw the figure take a shallow breath, Riikka nickered once more and stepped closer. Her head shot up, and she looked back at the still form on this one's mother as realization hit her. This was the same mare that had been with Ric the first day she met him! That was the only explanation that made sense. That was why she recognized the mare, and why this foal was the spitting image of her mate. Returning her gaze to the small form at her hooves, Riikka began nuzzling and licking clean the foal hoping that the little one still had enough fight left in it. The practical side of her simply wanted to just leave the sorry individual behind, let nature take its course, but the maternal side of the mare was winning this battle. She couldn't leave this foal, especially not after 'speaking' those words to the foal's dam and realizing who the foal actually belonged to. "Wake up young one, you need to wake up now." Her lyrics were soothing, yet forceful in a way to help get the foal to stir and start moving again. "Riikka Speech" "Klaus Speech" 'Thoughts' ----------------------------------- [riikka - welsh pony x rocky mountain x finnhorse - silver bay - 14.1 - brown - 5] Words: 918 Tag: Toxia Muse: good apparently Notes: wow... apparently that is some muse there

[/color] [/size][/td][/tr][/table][/center]

[Its a secret]

Toxia

After I fell I did not bother to get up, it all seemed so pointless, I had no idea where I was and if I would even make it, it was to cold I felt as if I was freezing to death so I would just lay here and let whatever happens to ones force here happen, im not saying I wanted to die but I was growing weaker as the moments went by. My legs started to feel heavy and stiff when I tried to move them in an attempt to get up after that I was willing to just lay here and never move again. A loud growl from with in my small stomach made my ears pin back against my skull because believe it or not it hurt, it felt as if my stomach was eating its self, if that was even possible. I closed my eyes letting sleep take over as my breathing became more shallow and I became even colder im sure even my coat was cold to the touch.

It felt like I had just fell asleep when approaching hoof steps sounded through my ears, I remained still as my weak breaths continued, it almost got hard to breath as making me take a deep yet still shallow breath. Then suddenly I felt a tongue going over my cold coat cleaning me and warming me up, slowly giving me my feeling back, yes finally someone came for me I new I would not be alone forever. When she spoke her words were soothing yet forceful, letting out a weak nicker I rolled on to my belly letting my legs tuck under me as I looked at the mare doing repeated little nickers begging for her to answer me back so I would know this was not just a dream. A cough left my tiny lips as I tried to get hold of my legs enough to stand and after a little trying I made it, I was sure I looked like a pathetic little foal from the way my ribs showed more then most and my back bone was showing, showing my mother had been sickly before she gave birth to me. Nickering I stepped slightly closer to my well who I amused to be my dam.

[Bandit]

[bg=476a6a][atrb=border,0,table][atrb=width,540,table] [bg=7e7a88]Riikka continued to gently nudge and nip at the foal, trying to stimulate her and rub the life back into the young form. A very small smile tugged at the corners of her kissers once the youth opened its eyes and started to struggle to roll back up onto its chest. "There you are little one," she spoke softly, some of the kindest words that had ever parted the silvery mare's lips. There was an unfamiliar tenderness that the vixen was feeling towards these foals that while slightly confusing made her feel content. She nickered back, once the youth began speaking, letting her hear her voice. Using her head to help steady the filly as she struggled up to her hooves, Riikka moved her body to help support the slim frame of the filly. Sniffing the little one, she nudged her toward her flank, toward her udders where the life force of her milk would help warm the chilled babe and hopefully give her the strength to survive. Looking back over her shoulder to where her curious colt stood obediently, Riikka whinneyed to the lad. "Come Klaus meet your sister," she called out, smiling as he began a leggy gallop for her. Looking back to the skinny, sickly looking filly, Rii continued rubbing and nuzzling her helping keep her blood circulating and warming her up. "Now what shall your name be, my little girl?" She asked rhetorically as Klaus arrived at her side. "Who is this mother?" The colt questioned peeking around his dam's side to see the filly. Reaching forward, she nuzzled her colt quickly smiling, "this my young Klaus, is your little sister, Toxia..." The name simply slipped from her lips. She wasn't entirely sure where the thought came from but looking back to the slender filly she wondered if it would fit. Worry momentarily creased her brow and a frown began to form on her maw as the thought of Ric entered her mind. What would he think of her little adoption? Would he be accepting of this filly? Even though Riikka was nearly sure this orphan was indeed her mate's how could she be sure? Snorting, Riikka shook her head as she made up her mind that she would protect this filly as if she was her own. She would convince Alaric that she did the right thing. "Riikka Speech" "Klaus Speech" 'Thoughts' ----------------------------------- [riikka - welsh pony x rocky mountain x finnhorse - silver bay - 14.1 - brown - 5] Words: 392 Tag: Toxia Muse: good apparently Notes: eh so-so post

[/color] [/size][/td][/tr][/table][/center]

[Its a secret]

Toxia

I watched the mare enjoying her nips and licks they were comforting. It did not take long for my dam to nudge me toward her flank where the delicious scent of milk hit me and I began nursing intently. Once I finished I noticed someone around my size only a little taller and more healthier looking, I nickered out to my dam touching her leg with my nose as if to make sure she was still there which of course she was. He spoke to mom calling her mother then she spoke and I smiled slightly nickering at them while bobbing my head slightly and flicking my short curly tail over my buckskin flank, forgetting that just moments ago I was all alone. I looked at my mom with a smile as she named me Toxia.

I could tell by the look on her face that she was worried and curious as to if I would fit my name, not even I new that because I did not know anything other then my mother was a a wonderful mare. I looked at them and stepped forward stretching my nose out toward my brother taking in his scent before nuzzling him softly then moving and nuzzling my mothers front legs, ready for any journey that might be ahead for me and I new I looked a little better because I felt it too.

[Bandit]

[bg=476a6a][atrb=border,0,table][atrb=width,540,table] [bg=7e7a88] Riikka lightly touched the filly as she touched her leg for reassurance, and smiled as Klaus moved around her side to view his new sibling. He was proving to be a bold brave youngster, even in such a short time in this world he had shown no fear so far, which pleased the silvery mare a great deal. Klaus snorted as he sniffed the other foal, edging closer to her. She smelled different, not as his mother or he did. Her breath smelled like his mother's milk, and he could smell his mother on the smaller filly, but there was the scent of another on her as well. This thought confused the colt, so he did not dwell on it. His mother said she was his sister, what ever that was, so that is what she would be. Attempting to rear, he squealed and pawed at his 'sister' before stumbling slightly when his forehooves hit the ground and he bounded a leap to the side. He wanted to move, to explore, to play, and standing here was growing too stagnant, too boring for the young colt. "Can we go now mom?" He asked before lipping his sister's shoulder, and moving springily around her back to Riikka's side. Grasping his dam's snowy tail in his gummy mouth, he continued around her side to her flank, tugging on her tassel as he moved. "Please mother lets go!" His childish lyrics rose in pitch excitedly as he let go of her tail and bounded forward a few strides. Nipping playfully at her colt as he reared at his sister, Rii chuckled softly, nipping at Tox's rump lightly. She wasn't going to punish Klaus for behaving the way he was. That is exactly what she wanted out of the youngster, she just wanted to make sure this filly would be strong enough to take the play. Bending around as Klaus tugged on her whipcords before bounding past her, Rii nipped him once more as he passed her. Whickering softly to the pair, she smiled. "Come now you two, lets go home. Let me introduce you to your father, he will be very proud indeed of the pair of you." She smiled and began her trip back to Prismatic Creek. "Riikka Speech" "Klaus Speech" 'Thoughts' ----------------------------------- [riikka - welsh pony x rocky mountain x finnhorse - silver bay - 14.1 - brown - 5] Words: 375 Tag: Toxia Muse: good apparently Notes: i like it.

[/color] [/size][/td][/tr][/table][/center]