META; The Spirit of Change ((Shifter RP))

[seopard]

Maddi

Maddi's steps faltered and she tripped over her feet to land in an awkward heap in front of him. Sitting up quickly, quite embarrassed at this point, she gave her yard a brief scan and then sighed, her head bowed "Yeah, I guess you're right." She then looked up again. "But I still need to run, get it out of the system. You can go back home if you want, I'll be back shortly."

[Jane-Doe]

Ezekiel Jebeddiah Crosse

"The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remains as your legacy."

Ezekiel let a light sigh leave his lips, before shaking his massive dark head. "It's not like I'm letting you go out alone." His stark tone stated rather blankly before swiveling his head over his shoulders and pointing his nose in the direction of the forest. "Let's be quick and not make too much noise." He said with a firm not before rising onto all fours and giving a stretch. His tail flickered about before curling around one of his hind legs.

[seopard]

Maddi

Maddi gave him a small smile "Thanks Ezekiel." She then gave her legs a stretch before taking off. It was only a slow jog, but once again any running was exilirating to her. Once she reached the forest, dirt and gravel transformed into a thick blanket of leaves which rustled under her paws. She didn't check to see if he was still with her and just kept running.

[Jane-Doe]

Ezekiel Jebeddiah Crosse

"The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remains as your legacy."

The massive panther followed a few meters behind, nearly invisible in this shrouding darkness. The only visible part of him was his eerie blue eyes which flickered in the moonlight's gleam. His several foot long tail swished across the forest floor, and his massive paws moved with an unnerving and discomforting silence. He was the embodiment of a silent killer. A predator. However, his intentions were pure, and he just looked like a lazy kitten with that sly smile on his lips. "Don't thank me. Not all Meta's can surpress the urge to change." He said from several feet behind the young wolf, his voice a low whisper but still audible. "Not even myself. Although.. I only change when necessary."

[seopard]

Maddi

The young wolf kept silent as he had advised earlier, her large honey eyes darting around anxiously. The forest was eerily quiet, not a bird was chirping and the only sound that registered with her was the sound of her own paws crunching through the leaves lightly. Something was wrong here, and Maddi could feel it. She suddenly halted with her ears pricked, then without warning, a large flock of starlings erupted from a nearby bush in a mad flurry to get away. But from what?

"Ezekiel..." she whispered, her ears pinned back against her head "We're not alone..."

[Jane-Doe]

Ezekiel Jebeddiah Crosse

"The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remains as your legacy."

Ezekiel's whiskers twitched, however his expression remained calm and collected. The massive black panther's body closed the distance between him and Maddi, however he climbed the tree closest to her. He slumped his body on one of the branches near the top, his tail hanging down the tree; letting it whip in the air. "I know." Zeke mumbled, his bright blue eyes glancing around the darkness. "Quick. Hide." He sad in a fairly low tone, so that none of these "intruders" could hear. He wasn't sure who they were- what they were- but their intentions could be malicious.

[seopard]

Maddi

Growling up at him softly, Maddi stood rooted in her spot. "You do realize I can't climb trees like this." she didn't want to take the chance of shifting right now, for it would be when she is at her most vulnerable. She looked around quickly, only a few scraggily bushes and tufts of grass, no caves or large boulders. Great. The shadows shifted a few meters away and she gulped before quickly changing and climbing up the tree as fast as she could. Lowering herself onto a branch a few feet below the panther, she took time to catch her breath and run her fingers through her tangled hair.

A man stepped out of the shadows and towards their tree. The Meta felt her breath hitch in her throat as he looked up, seemingly directly at them as he tacked a piece of paper to the bark before walking away with a smirk.

[seopard]

Maddi

Growling up at him softly, Maddi stood rooted in her spot. "You do realize I can't climb trees like this." she didn't want to take the chance of shifting right now, for it would be when she is at her most vulnerable. She looked around quickly, only a few scraggily bushes and tufts of grass, no caves or large boulders. Great. The shadows shifted a few meters away and she gulped before quickly changing and climbing up the tree as fast as she could. Lowering herself onto a branch a few feet below the panther, she took time to catch her breath and run her fingers through her tangled hair.

A man stepped out of the shadows and towards their tree. The Meta felt her breath hitch in her throat as he looked up, seemingly directly at them as he tacked a piece of paper to the bark before walking away with a smirk.

[Jane-Doe]

Ezekiel Jebeddiah Crosse

"The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remains as your legacy."

[I assume you'll control the NPC?]
Ezekiel shrugged his shoulders slightly, before tilting his head downwards at the person who tacked a paper into the tree and walked away with a smug grim. A low growl bubbled at the back of his throat, and his long tail brushed across the back of him as he started to stalk off. The young Meta then curled his tail around Maddi in human form and narrowed his blue gaze onto her with an intensity. He then grunted and then allowed his gaze to follow back to the young unknown  male who was foolish enough to wander into the woods alone.

[seopard]

((Not all of them))

Maddi

Maddi stroked Ezekiel's tail for a moment, her trembling fingers running through the dark fur. "I-I'm sorry..." She whimpered, looking up at him "If I hasn't begged you to come out we wouldn't be stuck in a tree..." She felt a few stray tears building up in her eyes, but she quickly wiped them away. "I'm really really sorry." She said again before sliding down the tree trunk to look at the paper the boy had tacked to the tree.

She cringed and bit the nail on her thumb. The paper was an Anti Meta ad, proclaiming the greatness of a Meta free society and with a list of Meta concentration camps nearby.