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[Danae]

Zacks dark eyes clouded. Why was this happening? Why Zara? He'd gladly face cancer all over again, if only Zara could be safe...healthy. Angrily, he rose, and clipped a lead onto Red's halter. The stallion's ears perked, for this was too early for a crash grooming session. The boy climbed upon his horse, quickly kicking the stallion on. He wrapped the lead around to function like reins, and plastered his legs against the stags stomach.

He rode bareback to the end of the meadow. As they near the end fence, the stallion slowed down to turn away, but Zack kicked him faster. Red's ears pinned back, but he did as instruced, reaching the fence and pushing off hard with his hind legs. Zack gripped himself onto the horse, for he had to saddle to hold him in place. They soared up and over the fence, landing roughly on the other side, and Red was pushed into a gallop once more.

[.{.Zeecarian.}.]

Zara found a forest clearing from an old memory and sat in it , legs drawn to her chest , arms wrapped around them , head tucked to her knees. One tear fell to the 'grass' below.
Things started beeping , her motiar flatlining. Nurses rushed in to the unmoving girl , who was no longer breathing , nor was her heart beating. Paddles were pounded to her chest , body jumping with each shock.

[Danae]

The pair fell roughly to the ground upon landing of the fence. The stallion's snorted souded in the early morning, beckoning to Louie, who had crashed to the fence, calling out to his paddock friend. Zack heard none of this. His face pressed into the stag's mane, he pushed one hard, Red's stride lengthening with each breath. They weaved throughout the thick trees, barely missing one and the other. The stallion took a fallen long, jumping it widely, then was turned sharply, now running downhill.

[.{.Zeecarian.}.]

More shocks made her body jump , but still no heartbeat or breathing to reward them. Yet these docters and nurses still tried.But soon they would stop if breathing or heartbeat did not start again.

[Danae]

The stallion descended quickly, harshly, shapr rocks catching in his shoes, pain shooting up his legs. As they entered a tiny clearing, the stallions hoof caught on a rock, sending him crashing forward, Zack being thrown overhead. The horse fell hard against the ground, rolled a few, then ceased movement, limp to the earth. Zack's bodt was hurled through the air, falling forward, head first. He reached out an arm, franticly trying to stop the fall, but the impact of hand hitting earth at such speeds snapped the bone like a twig. He crashed heavily into the ground, splayed out upon his back, left arm thrown at an abnormal angle.

There the two bodies lay. Lifeless, still.

[.{.Zeecarian.}.]

With one of the last shocks her eyes shot open quickly. Not only had they gotten her breathing and heart beatback not but she was no longer in a coma. Zara looked around.She saw docters breathing sighs of relief.But for some reason she felt something was wrong.

[Danae]

The stallion lay in fear, orbs wide open, numbness gripping his body.

The boy lay quiet, blood pumping from a cut in his head, bone jutting out of his lower arm.

[.{.Zeecarian.}.]

Moments later Zara sat up slolwy ,after the docters had left and she was alone again. She found her cell phone and dialed a number. Siree...Zara!YOur okay!Yeah , i'm fine.Can you go see where Zack went? Sure...She said then hung up.

[Danae]

Life shot like a bullet through both creature's veins.

The boy opened his eyes.

The horse stood sharply.

A named was echoed from the boys mouth.
Red.

Scarlet rivers drained from the nostrils of the equine.

The boy tried to rise.

The horse cried violently.

The boy called no.

The stallion reared above him.

[.{.Zeecarian.}.]

Now no one was even near her room. She pulled her IVs out and her cords that attatched her to machines. She walked slowly over to the door and locked it before turning , stumbling but regaining her balance , to her bag that Siree had brought. She found some clothes in it.Jeans and a tshirt. She changed into them , almost flaling down a few times. When she had her shoes on she went to the window....

[Danae]

The stallion's hooves came crashing down to the earth.

The boy dodged just in time.

Rage splintered the horse's mind.

The boy rose to his feet.

He fell.

He rose again, gripping his arm to his side.

The stallion charged.

The boy ran.

[.{.Zeecarian.}.]

Zara was out now.Out of that god forsaken hospital. Panic faded away at no longer being there. She walked for about half an hour before she came into the woods , seeing Zack....

[Danae]

Zack's eyes fell upon Zara. Zara! NO! He sprinted to her, stallion hot on his heels. Death raged in the stallion's mind. Kill. Zack hit Zara with full force, takling her into the ground, the stallions barely missing them. Lead rope dangled at his legs, threatening to tangle his steps and send him to the depths. Zack left Zara to the ground, and ran towards the stag, reaching out with his good arm. His hand almost grasped the rope, when teeth sank into the flesh of the boys shoulder.

[.{.Zeecarian.}.]

Zarathustra And Zeecarian

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Zara got up , slightly winded from being tackled. She went forward ,reached out her hand , grabbing the rope and holding it tightly with sudden strength she probably should have lost.Zara was stumbling back as another form apeared. Zeecarian reared up at Red from the trees, pillars lashing out at him , sharp flints threatening to strike him. She moved infront of the humans , pushing them back with difiance in her voids.Her dial was low , threatening to attack , ivories bared fully at him. Touch the humans and die.She hissed , her usually gentle nature turning dark. Zara felt dizzy from being up.She had thought she would be fine without the hospital room but now she wasn't so sure. Eyes were laid apon the bone putruting from Zack's skin , blood surounding it. Concern filled her now. Zeecarian kept her ground with Red. Now back off.She spat , ready to fight if she had to. With sharp flints , surefootedness , and bunched muscles she would make a good match for a fighter.Sky above was plesant and blue , seeming to ignore what was happening below it's rule.Zara's snowy colored hair , which was usually down over her shoulders , was tied back in a pony tail , long strands of her hair falling out of the hair tie that held them. Pale eyes were compeltly clouded like fog on the ocean , hiding away pale eyes , yet they refelected the scene in front of them;Zeecarian hunched low , ready to change at any moment , tomb stones bared , sharp and deathly daggers dug into the face of the earth , emerald voids dancing with flames , X scar catching the light perfectly and shining slightly between her souls of jaded hue.She lashed out her whipcord against her flank , moving away a small bug that had been nipping at her chassi. She held her ground easily ,muscles tensed for a battle at any moment , if this stag dared to mess with the vix at that moment. If he did , he would regret it.....[/center]

[Danae]

The stag pinned his surds back to his head, pulling up and rearing into the air. A deep whinny escaped him, orbs glaring as he avoided the mare. A small whips of his tail, and he turned on his haunches, galloping sharpl through the trees, back into the forest. D*mnit! I could have had him! Keep Zee here! Zack screamed, darting off after the brute. The whole left side of his face was coated in blood, and the flow wasn't ceasing anytime soon. The stallion had halted, and was facing him. Skull low. Eyes bloodshot. He was deadly. Traumitized. Zack kept his voice low, nad slowed to a walk. He held out his good hand, pain surging through his body. Come on, Red. Whisper.