"True!" Fox picked up the pace too stay alongside him. "It's still really pretty. " A snarl of thunder rumbled across the sky, causing him to frown. As they approached Brid, he nodded at her words. "Y'know, you have a point. Like, plenty of bugs are poisonous..."
Haddie snatched a petal and began nibbling voraciously. She immediately started feeling better. However, as her stomach filled, her ankle started throbbing more. That could be an issue. While her stomach wasn't full enough for any kind of sustainability, she had enough energy to shift into something else small. Haddie backed away from the remnants of the dahlia petals, held up her paws to the brown skinned girl, gesturing for her to wait, and shifted into a parakeet. Her wing was bent at a funny angle, but she had to warn them first. There were kids in those woods. She couldn't leave them to fend for themselves-not like Sherry.
“Haddie?” Kyle piped up. “If you’re still hungry, you could’ve said so. I have cat treats for Rylie. And...” he shrugged apologetically, tiny people had a quick metabolism in order to power those fast little legs so he liked to keep a little sugar on him. “I also have a little something on my person.” He pulled out a hunk of sugary pastry that had obviously already been chewed on a bit. “Laurel may seem scary but you can’t discount his donut making skills.”
Haddie looked at Kyle, but jerked her head back to Cam.
“Plants who can grab you? Why don’t you just turn back into a human now that you’re back though? Rylie almost ate you!” Cam was incredulous. Still, if there were somehow plants out there who could move, imagine what she could do with her powers! Ellie’s words came back to her. I could sprout a forest!
Take kept pushing on, he gave Blair a nod when she caught up. The clearing was just within reach.
Blair ran, ran as fast as her feet would take her, pulling past Take and Ellie, her breath coming in sharp pants now. Her heart roared in her ears, but she didn't slow until she reached the clearing, which then she skidded to a halt, looking around the group. "Found them," she said, exhausted, gesturing to Take and Ellie, her legs trembling.
“And they’re here!” Kyle said, smiling as though he had known they were alright the whole time.
"Oh thank goodness! I feel so useless. I wish i could have helped." Annie said. Stepping forward to peer into the dark trees.
Take reached the clearing shortly after Blair and fell to his knees. He unloaded Ellie as he hunched over and closed his eyes, putting his forehead and hands on the ground. He was breathing heavily, his legs ached and he felt his heart pounding in his chest.
