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His daily journey had taken him far from the safety of his home, of the Foothills and his family of the Grey. Apollo's nostrils flared, intaking the scent of salt upon the cold breeze. It had been a very long time since he had last stepped foot upon the white sands of the beach, and honestly, it was a place that he tended not to venture. Honey-brown eyes were troubled as he proceeded into the sand, ebonite hooves digging into the soft granules and making his steps seem quite blumbering. Whatever had drawn him here today, however, was lost on the sudden onslaught of memories that the rolling waves of the ocean held. He remembered the romp that he and Phaedra had shared, their playful laughter and child-like games giving way to honest, pure, and untainted terror as they had been attacked by the coiling tendrils of a sea-monster. They had both nearly died that day, driven into the churning waves by a pack of hungry, mangy wolves... But the wolves had shortly become the least of their problems. The sea monster, with muscled tentacles as huge as the thick tree-trunks in the Deep Forest, had sprouted from the depths of this very ocean and attacked... But with the help of three others, Phaedra and Apollo had survived. It was... Traumatic, honestly, and did nothing but worsen Apollo's hydrophobia. Still... As the Earth Medic's honey-brown eyes lingered and surveyed the white sands of the beach, his gaze was snagged by a collection of equines upon the shoreline, gazing at something in the water. The overo squinted, as if trying to make out just what it was... And after a brief moment of fear, Apollo took a step closer to investigate. A large, blue creature unlike any he had ever seen before was sitting in the waves, and during his surveillance, horned stag continued to approach. As he did so, his gaze traveled from the sea-creature to the three who were already assembled, and only one did he recognize, as a battle-sister from the Grey. Hana, was her name, wasn't it...? They hadn't actually properly met yet. "Greetings, sister," Apollo murmured kindly as he approached the group from behind, offering Hana a kind look before turning to gaze at the other two. A filly and a red-hued unicorn, and the medic offered them both a dip of his head as well until his gaze fully locked onto the blue whale. For a water dweller her size, it did seem rather dangerous for her to be up this shallow upon the shoreline. Even the tentacle sea-creature he and Phaedra had faced had remained in the depths of the ocean, due to it's massive size. An ear flicked towards the filly's voice as she spoke, and Apollo came to a halt, allowing the waves to kiss at his hooves, brushing sand and water against his legs. The filly was right; they needed to help. As an Medic, and one who lived to help others, the overo's heart clenched painfully in his chest. Was there even anything they could do for this magnificent creature? Even if he was afraid of water... Apollo would still face it to help this blue whale before them. "How many of us do you imagine it would take?" Apollo questioned quizzically, inhaling sharply to take one step into the gentle waves of the ocean. "We are only so strong..." As he further examined the she-whale, situated on the beach in the rolling waves, Apollo took note of something else, nestled in the safe cradle of the sea-creature's tongue. What in the world...? Was that... An egg? Quizically he looked to the blue whale, gazing into her large eyes with his own, gentle amber ones. "Miss...? Is this why you have put yourself in danger? To save the life of this little creature?" How noble... How just, forgoing her own safety to look out for another. Apollo hoped that one day he could be as selfless. Whether or not the whale could even understand him, Apollo waited to see what else would happen. Perhaps more would arrive, and together, they could help this magnificent she-whale. [ WISHLIST :: Companion: Kitsune :: Fire] |
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