Post by Thanos on Feb 22, 2008 19:06:20 GMT -5
The grand black stag stood on the horizon, looking down on the human place. He hated what he was about to do, but he had to. Something was wrong. Very dreadfully wrong. He found it hard to hold his head up high as it caused much pain. The trip here and made him week even though he had traveled longer at a full gallop, meanwhile his poor health had forced him to trot at the most with frequent breaks so he didn't fall dead. Now he stood on top of a hill, looking down into what he hated, but where he had to go. He sighed and began the trip down the hill, stumbling often. The bite on his right foreleg caused him the greatest pain and had caused the foreleg to become stiff. He saw a human now. It was young. A girl. She saw him and ran to the house pulling out full grown humans. They started approaching him and he stopped. He did not like humans, but he had learned over the years be watching and ear that these humans were the nicest there was. Thunder just had to hope that was fairly nice. They came over to him, murmuring to each other in their strange language, then the young girl waved to him and began to back up, murmuring something. He decided that she wanted him to follow so he did while the full-growns watched, pointing at his one leg. Obviously they had noticed all of his other wounds. But it seemed they had noticed that the one on his forelock was causing him most grief. He was led to a pen and shut inside. He lay down quietly as the humans watched him, talking to one another. Then one left into the house. The others soon left too, except the little girl who stood on the fence rail murmuring to him.
It became dark when a human vehicle came down the road and Thunder heaved himself to his feet. A human came out and walked over to the fence, then looked at Thunder. The human was a man. The man said something to the girl and she started crying. Thunder became worried, that was not a good reaction. The man got something, it had a sharp metal point and inside it had a liquid, a needle. Then the man came into the pen with it and began approaching Thunder, the man didn't seem threatening but it was a mask, Thunder was sure. He pinned his ears down and pawed at the earth to try and fend the human off, not wanting to actually hurt it. When it didn't work Thunder began moving away. Suddenly the little girl started screaming something and the human stopped advancing on Thunder, instead he went over to her. They started talking and the man left after handing her a chart attatched to a different needle. It was longer and had more liquid in it. She disappeared for a bit then came back without it. She came into the pen and went over to Thunder. She began petting him and he flinched at the contact, staying tense until she moved away. Every hour she came back to talk to him and try to pet him. Until one hour she came back with the needle. Thunder shied away until she started talking to him and he managed to make out what she was saying.
"Don't worry. This will make you better."
She said. He stopped and looked at her. His head was still lowered so he raised it painfully to see her more clearly. She started coming closer with the needle, murmering as she came. When she was close enough she pet him while she stuck the needle into him and inserted the liquid. Then she took out the needle and put it outside of the pen. She pet him, left, then came back with a bucket of water. She had left again when Thunder realised it was quite dark and early morning. So he drank a little water before laying down, putting his head down on the grass and letting the dark waves of sleep wash over him...
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It became dark when a human vehicle came down the road and Thunder heaved himself to his feet. A human came out and walked over to the fence, then looked at Thunder. The human was a man. The man said something to the girl and she started crying. Thunder became worried, that was not a good reaction. The man got something, it had a sharp metal point and inside it had a liquid, a needle. Then the man came into the pen with it and began approaching Thunder, the man didn't seem threatening but it was a mask, Thunder was sure. He pinned his ears down and pawed at the earth to try and fend the human off, not wanting to actually hurt it. When it didn't work Thunder began moving away. Suddenly the little girl started screaming something and the human stopped advancing on Thunder, instead he went over to her. They started talking and the man left after handing her a chart attatched to a different needle. It was longer and had more liquid in it. She disappeared for a bit then came back without it. She came into the pen and went over to Thunder. She began petting him and he flinched at the contact, staying tense until she moved away. Every hour she came back to talk to him and try to pet him. Until one hour she came back with the needle. Thunder shied away until she started talking to him and he managed to make out what she was saying.
"Don't worry. This will make you better."
She said. He stopped and looked at her. His head was still lowered so he raised it painfully to see her more clearly. She started coming closer with the needle, murmering as she came. When she was close enough she pet him while she stuck the needle into him and inserted the liquid. Then she took out the needle and put it outside of the pen. She pet him, left, then came back with a bucket of water. She had left again when Thunder realised it was quite dark and early morning. So he drank a little water before laying down, putting his head down on the grass and letting the dark waves of sleep wash over him...
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