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I have fallen to my knees. Snow formed gentle piles about the enclosure, the excited yips of the tokotas carrying easily across the frigid expanse. Racing at breakneck speed, Astraea tore into the winter wonderland, ears flattened to her skull, curls plastered back by the wind. The crisp, intoxicating scent of the white wilderness stirred her blood to a frenzy, lungs unable to take in enough air, eyes desperate to see it all, body coming alive in the settings that she had so long been denied. Everything called to be investigated, to be examined, understood, and thus, appreciated for the graceful splendor it carried in its very existence. Zigz

I was an aimless star, Wandering far, Until you found me. My journeys were long, Through wild lands, Along and friendless. You connected the dots, Of my constellation, Making a map, For my course to follow. You changed my orbit, Drawing me to you, And brought in light, Brightening my universe.

   Rising softly from where he’d been sleeping, he trod silently away from the others. Wrapping his short-cloak tighter about him, cocooning his shoulders and waist in warmth, down to where his waist met his withers, Datherdyn walked until he passed out of earshot, keeping his hoof falls light and quiet. Once beyond the last of the sleepers, he continued walking quietly until he reached the top of a hillock. From here, he could see the forms of his sleeping comrades, though he couldn’t pinpoint where the centaurs that’d been set on guard were.   Tucking his legs under him, he blinked up at the night sky, wondering what had

I would tell you a story...        .....            .....                .....but I don't have the voice for it.

Chapter 31: Mistakes, too many mistakes.   Raising his head, he found that Mother Nature had left. A fine mist still fell, but the rain that had been there a moment ago was gone. Stretching, he cleared the lethargy from his mind, focusing on the remains of the crumbling hovel. Squinting at it, Koal wondered how long ago Mother Nature had left, and tried to figure out when he'd become oblivious to the passing of time. It didn't seem possible that he'd fallen asleep, he was still sitting upright, but there weren't any other easy explanations as to why the last few minutes hadn't left a mark in his memory.   Rubbing his hands on the wet grass,

A victorious gleam lit Drago's demented gaze, his teeth bared in a savage smile. His dragon army filled the skies with a thousand wings; there was none to compare with it! His forces would move on Berk, and with Berk's heroes defeated, there would be nothing that they could do, regardless of the number of riders they might have. "The dragons are mine now!" Like a white mountain, the crumpled carcass of Valka's Alpha stiffened. Dead, just like Valka's husband. Signaling to his Alpha, Drago turned his baleful glare onto Hiccup and Valka where they knelt beside Stoick's body. Rage simmered through his chest, as he seethed short, heated, breaths

Chapter 7: Time to Decide Caution tempered his anger, steps firm without concern for keeping his approach quiet, fingers locked in a death grip around the solid bar, the metal digging into his palms. Thorin fixed his eyes on the swatch of light, his senses convening to that one point, blocking out all else, they held little importance to him now. At this moment, he was guarding his life's work; a justifiable cause, regardless of the outcome, and no one could tell him otherwise. He had been right to fear that the files had been tampered with. Balin could not have known the seriousness of the situation, he was, after all, only the first to find

"Why did you pull me from the river?" "I don't know." "Yes, you do." He couldn't let him go. Head bowed, hands clasped between his knees, Steve waited in the silence, thoughts swirling helplessly, wondering what he could've done differently to change the situation. The Soldier stood there, blocking his path, eyes cold, hard. Face achingly familiar and yet so painfully different, so changed. He offered mute challenge, opposition to the light Steve had always up held, daring Captain America to cross the walkway and plant the chip that would ruin HYDRA's bid for global terrorization. "People are gonna die, Buck. I can't let that happen." Leveri

Chapter 3: An Answer Not Given Ghosting through the dark tangle of the forest, Diaval barely managed to keep from crashing into the numerous tree boughs as he made his way back to Maleficent's abode. Alive with magical beings, the night was filled with twirling illuminations, and dancing lights, a rainbow of floating color. Mystically beautiful, it gave light to the hours of dark, lighting it with an aura borealis quality. Accustomed to it, he was grateful in that it provided the light he needed to fly, but other than that, it hardly made an impression on Diaval. Landing on a low root, relief seeping through his body at having reached his

"Papa?" His daughter's voice drifted to the kitchen, reaching Jefferson's ears as he finished adding the final touches to her cup of tea. A dash of milk, and a dollop of honey, just the way she liked it. "What, Grace?" he answered, a smile coming to his face, leaving the kitchen and heading upstairs to her room. It warmed his heart to hear her call for him, touching the part of him that had become cold during their years apart. He would never tire of hearing her sweet, beautiful, voice back in his life. The once quiet house was often filled with the sound of her laughter, chasing away the silence that had habitually plagued it when he'd been

   "Do we have to see the Groundhog? All he's gonna do is look to see if he sees his shadow like he does every year," Bunny argued, his tone bordering on whining.   "Come on Kangaroo, don't you want to see which one of our seasons will win out?" Jack asked.   "I'm willing to hear it by word of mouth," Bunny muttered.   "I can never understand why you have issues with the Groundhog!"   "You should hear the story," North tossed in. "It's very entertaining!"   "That's because you don't have to compete with him!"   "So what's the story?" Jack asked eagerly.   "Whoa, whoa, whoa! Why are you asking me? Tooth's the keeper of memories!"   Sh