Strays of the Ruins. (Stray dog/cat RP, open & accepting)

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Teegan looked at the pup letting out a small snarl, others negative attitude towards the cat had began to grind on her if it wasn't for him most animals in the group would be in pain with infected injuries "We aren't leaving him because no one gets left behind, we're a group and stick together. Besides if it wasn't for him most of us would be in pain from untreated wounds!" She snapped then turning towards the black brute as he offered to grab the feline. A nod grew across her muzzle as she snatched up the rope then began to slowly lower it down, some rope under her paw to make it easier to tug up the rope. "Ready!" She barked as the rope reached the cat, Risto gripped on as she began to quickly but gently pull him up to ensure he got up quickly but safely.


Micah looked at Flak as he offered to help Teegan pull the feline up, her attention then on Teegan and Risto as he asked a question about the cat then looking at Teegan waiting for an answer. Her ears shot up as the brown shepherd snapped she could tell annoyance had took over her as she spoke about being a group and sticking together, also about how he's help most with injuries in the group. Nodding her head slightly in agreement as she watched whilst the fae dropped down the rope and began to tug it up as the feline gripped on for dear life.

[OreoHeroz]

When Risto heard Teegan snapping back at the pup, embarrassment glowed from him. I can take care of myself! He thought bitterly. But he softened, knowing that Teegan was only trying to help him, even though he didn't want to look so helpless. He felt a wave of gratitude towards the canine as he tried to shoot a glare of satisfaction at the pup, although he couldn't see Gavroche. He glanced back at the cliff as a rope slithered down to him, and he stared at it uncertainly. His whiskers trembled slightly as he unsheathed his claws, gently squeezing the rope. He scurried up a bit to let his hind paws grasp the rest of the rope. Just to be safe, Risto gripped the rope with his teeth. He felt Teegan tugging up the rope, and as she did, he wondered if the rope would hold his weight. Impatience tingled inside of him; he couldn't wait to get up and rest his claws on the annoying pup's neck. Besides, it's not like we need him or anything. Risto mimicked in his mind. He glanced down quickly, feeling a little dizzy as the branch underneath him slowly grew smaller. His ears perked as an annoying seagull cawed somewhere above him, followed by another caws. He looked up to see it fluttering over to Teegan, landing right beside her. He couldn't see what was going on, but he heard a few caws escape its mouth.

"Hey, get away!" Dusty's voice grew louder as pawsteps carried over to Teegan. A screech erupted from the seagull as Risto spotted a few feathers drifting from the scene. Silence followed, and Risto finally realized that Dusty had killed the seagull.

"That's what it deserves anyway." He muttered. He spotted a few rocks at the top, and as the rope neared, he released his grip on the rope and scrambled on top of them, keeping his claws out as he pattered to the top of the cliff. Edging away from the gap, he sheathed his claws and shook out his fur, feeling the sunlight beat down on him.

"Thanks." He murmured to Teegan, touching her flank with his tail in appreciation. He glared sideways at the pup, before nodding to Flak. "Sorry about that, but we can continue now." Risto told the brute, eyeing the group. He glanced at Micah for a moment, wondering if she have received any scratches from the fall, but he would check that when they reached the shore. His gaze rested back on Flak for further commands.

[Jackkdaw]

Flak glared upwards as the seagull dive-bombed. He couldn't help but let out a subtle chuckle as Dusty clamped his jaws shut on the pestering bird. The black dog stood at the edge of the cliff, watching with anticipation as Risto climbed up the rope. He relaxed a bit once the cat had reached the ledge, and gave him a brief shove with his muzzle to help the cat up. He nodded at Teegan, ears forward. "Good job." He praised with a half smirk before loping back over in front of the group. "Alright. Let's have no more missteps. We're almost there, guys." He announced over the small, odd pack, then turned and continued sure-footedly down the narrow stone ledge. Before too long, they were only a leap's distance from the sandy  Flak halted and glanced over his shoulder. "The beach is just below. All we've got to do is jump." He smirked a bit, standing tall as he addressed the pack. The waves were far out from the beach, making the sandy area rather large. Near the water was large jutting rocks where the surf pounded against them. "Stay off those rocks. Unless you've got a death wish." Flak ordered, tail raised. "The food we're looking for will be over there and along the water line. Stay in the shallows." He instructed, glancing at the rocks.


Gavroche let out an impatient huff and plopped down near Dusty, watching with boredom as they hauled the feline back up. "Finally! We can get goin' again!" He exclaimed, hopping to his feet and rushing over behind Flak. He trotted behind the black mutt until he came to a stop at the end of the ledge path. Gavroche wandered over to the edge and stared in amazement at the enormous ocean, his ears twitching each time a white-capped wave exploded against the jutting rocks. Too wrapped up in gaping at the ocean, Gavroche didn't hear one word that came out of Flak's maw. His tail pumped behind him in excitement and he glanced back at Dusty. "C'mon, Dusty!" The pup barked, wasting no time before bounding off the ledge and tumbling into the white-yellow sand below. It was his first time at the shore, afterall. He bounded around in the sand, leaping up and rolling around in it, then hopping up to his feet and shaking it from his golden pelt.

[OreoHeroz]

Dusty slammed the seagull onto the ground, resting his teeth on the tender throat of the bird, ripping it down to the bottom of its neck. He glared it at, before scooping it up in his jaws. Dumb seagull. Could have snipped the rope right off. He thought, watching as Flak nudged the feline back onto the cliff. As he listened to Flak's command, he bounded over to where the black brute had halted and nodded at Flak's last words. He leaped down from the edge of the cliff, his paws thumping against the hot-baked sand.

Dusty had never felt a shore before--the only time he had experienced was when he and his owner stared out at the ocean. For some reason, his owner never took him to the shore.

He shuffled the sand for a moment, and his ears swiveled towards the pup's playing, and he scrambled after Gavroche, the limp seagull shifting at the breeze. He dropped the kill beside the pup and gave a friendly nudge, before kicking some sand at the pup for the fun of it.

"C'mon." He urged. "Don't forget I promised you I'd take you hunting today." Dusty reminded him, flicking his tail as he headed towards the shallows.


Risto stared in dismay at the shore, feeling no excitement blast through him. Didn't he always want to go to the shore? He remembered sitting on the ledge of the window and studying the waves along with the sand. His heart had always longed to feel the warm touch of the sand, but nothing tingled inside of him. Dully, he gripped the herbs even tighter as he pushed himself off the ledge, rolling into the sand. Coughing, he shook out his pelt and began to nose around, tucking the herbs under his chin. He couldn't smell right with the herbs clogging up his nostrils, so he padded over to a strange-looking rock and sniffed it, before scooping out a shallow hole.

Tucking the herbs into the hole, he patted the lumpy sand around it before hobbling over to the shore. His paws stung as the water lapped around them, the salt seeping through his cuts.

Backing away, he glanced around, wondering what type of prey lived here. One thing was birds, of course, but he wasn't sure if the daily type of prey he ate was around here. As he studied the scene, he noticed a crow tapping at the sand where his herbs were hidden.

"Hey! Back off!" Risto hissed at it, darting over to the rock. His paws trapped the young bird, and he twisted its neck, snapping it. The head of the bird hung limp in an awkward angle as Risto kicked it away, bending down to examine his herbs. He let out a sigh of relief as the herbs he had gathered were not harmed by the featherbrained bird.

Burying the crow in a different hole beside the herbs, he padded off, deciding to hunt for herbs instead. There was bound to be cuts and scraps on his companions from the sharp rocks and all. He bounded off by himself, disappearing into the shadowy, thin line of trees and bushes.  

[jazminj323]

cara crouched down and whimpered at the sight of the jump. she wouldnt go her pups would never make it, and she wasnt about to ask for help the others already hated her. she picked up one of her pups and started walking back the way they had come. she hoped to get to the cave the wolf had gone through she would hunt mice and try to live off of the water that dripped from the  ceiling.

marie watched as one of the pack killed a bothersome seagull while they pulled up the cat. they continued along the path and came to the jump from the cliff to the shore. she wondered if they would all make it.suddenly she turned her attention to the smallest of the dogs who she noticed had 4 pups with her the dog turned around and started to go back the way she had come from

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A seagull landed beside the fae as she pulled the cat up, her eyes locked onto it as it began to caw and a snarl rumbled up her throat. When the tan male came bounding over and latching onto the pests neck she gave him a nod as a thank you, her gaze then back down the cliff at the feline. Her heart began to beat as the waves continued to crash against the cliff as her tail stood up to show her concentration. As the cat arrived at the ledge Flak gave him a nudge to help him up relief took over the shepherd as the feline was hauled up to safety. A nod took over her head as the cat thanked the two "Your welcome, we couldn't just have left you there" she smiled as she pulled up the rest of the rope then placing it against the wall. Her attention then on Flak as he praised her about her work "You too, good job" she barked with a smile as her tail wagged. Teegans ears perked as Flak spoke nodding her head she picked up the rope and followed them towards the shore her tail began to wag again as the black brute spoke about it only being a jump away, letting out a puppy like yip she jumped from the cliff and landed on to the sand. Dropping the rope on a small rock she padded along the shore her ears perjed as Flak spoke as she nodded her head. Looking at the shore a smile grew over the shepherds muzzle the last time she was here was with her owner. Running through the sea, tredding through the sand and watching the sun set. Her head sunk a little then rose again as she shrugged, remembering the past she decided to run through the waves again. Just to give her the last memories she had with her human.



Micah watched as the two canined pulled up the cat relife took over her as she realized he was ok, a smile grew across her face as Flak then spoke. Her head sharply turned as she listened to what he had to say. A nod took place on her head as she followed them along the narrow cliff then coming to the end. Her head turned to the whimpering mother as she turned around and took her pups with her, giving a shrug Micah was the last to jump down off the cliff. Her chocolate optics scanned the shore, dor some reason she didn't feel excited nor happy like most of the others did. Maybe it was the memories coming back that she just wanted to forget. The white shepherd looked at the others jumping around and having fun as a sigh escaped her maw. Padding up to a rock she leapt up onto it as she looked at the many pawprints that remained in the sand from where her and the other canines and feline had stepped. Micah wrapped her tail around her as a breeze blew through her pelt causing her to slightly shiver. A wall had more expression than her right now as she sat sulking on the rock. She didn't mind watching the others having fun but she didn't feel like she wanted to at this moment in time.

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Flak waited patiently for the others to go before him. His gaze followed the others as they all leaped down, or so he thought. Realizing that Cara wasn't there, he glanced back up the path to notice get there. Rolling his eyes, he decided to leave her if she didn't want to come with them. With a huff, he leaped down into the sand, bounding off his paws to catch up to the others.


"Yeah!" Gavroche barked in excitement, charging after Dusty in anticipation for their hunt. He picked his legs up high as he trudged into the shallows, the strong current tugging at him. "What is there to find in here?" He grumbled, wrinkling his nose at the salty scent of the ocean. Curiously, he lapped down a sip of the water, his eyes widening at its bitterness. Spitting it out, coughing and shaking his head. "Why does the water taste like this!?" He exclaimed, tongue hanging out of his mouth in disgust. He struggled to keep his footing as the small waves tugged at him.

[crystwolf]

Xizon tilted her head at the beach, and she smiled. "Awesome." She muttered to Vicci, tail wagging slightly with excitement. She jumped off, stumbling a little as her paws sunk in the sand. She chuckled as she stared at the waves, before glancing up at her feline friend. She tilted her head, sitting down. "Vicci, coming down?" She asked, flicking an ear.

Vicci furrowed her brows at the beach. She stared at Xizon, watching the dog jump into the sand, but she stood on the edge. "No thanks. You can go have your fun." She replied, a smile on her face as she sat down, odd eyes moving from the dog to the waves. She gulped. Her eyes moved back to the others on the beach, head tilting slightly.

[jazminj323]

cara watched the others leap down onto the sand. she longed to go with them but her pups would never make the jump "no" she thought "i have to try" she turned around yet again and marched towards the jump. taking a pup in her jaws she backed up taking a running start she leapted as high and as far as she could "im not going to make it" she thought as she started to fall downwards but suddenlt she felt sand underneath her paws and she was on the ground. she wanted to stay there but then she remebered she had three other pups up the there. the jump from the ground to the cliff would much harder so she backed up much firther this time and started running towards the jump.

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Dusty lapped at the water as well, feeling a bitter taste creep up on his tongue. He spluttered it out, disgusted by the taste. "I dunno." He replied, rubbing his nose with his front paw. The water sloshed around him as he headed a tab deeper into the waves. His heart churned as his paws rose from the ground, and they thrashed around, trying to group for any sandy ground. Ugh. I'm not used to this yet. Dusty though, returning to the shore. He glanced around, studying the area. His ears perked as he noticed Cara struggling to bring down her pups to the sandy shore. He wondered if he should help her, despite the trouble they had with her. He shrugged. Might as well, He thought. If she joined the group, there's no point in leaving her struggling. Trotting back to the mutt, he tossed a glance over his shoulder, and flicked his tail at Gav.

"I'm going to help Cara real quick. I'll be back as soon as possible--just stay in the shallows." Dusty ordered the pup, hoping that Gavroche would listen and obey. He turned and galloped back to Cara, arriving at her side. "Hey." He greeted, unsure if the mutt would allow him to help. "I'm here to help you if you like. You seem to be struggling with getting your pups down." He offered, nodding towards the three pups, who let out a cry of terror. Dusty watched as Cara headed back, before sprinting across the sand to reach the cliff. He tensed, ready to help the mutt just in case.