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OOC: I think you mispronounced a word there

It was then that Ami let out her biggest concern yet.
"I know he mustn't come back... but Mr. Jet..." she exhaled, before explaining her bad feeling.
"I got sidetracked you see, and I found the eagle Sozen in the middle of Mr. AJs rescue... and when everything was over, I could see the Komodo dragons talking. They didn't even bother to follow miss Sybil to retrieve the margay. They just... talked." Ami revealed, wanting to dismiss it as only a bad feeling, but she had very sensible instincts, and her concerns were very often accurate.

"Not yet... but... you get my point, don't you?" Ami said, now extremely terrified for the Haven residents.
"Look, Shadow's army is bigger, including his marine armada. The last time he was here, we received a lot of help, but even with all the pod present, it was still difficult to win. I know Mr. Cairo. He will come here without a second thought. The pod's help could be useful right now... but if they fight, they may not have the energy afterwards to overpass the current." Ami explained, knowing that one way or another, the Haven residents were going to be in danger, either from Shadow's army or the very same orca pod that was going to defend them.

Ami didn't want to return to that awful place, but unbelievably, she would rather go on that mission than face Cairo.
"I will..." Ami said, flying away. She flew very high to avoid detection, but she had to plan her hiding place well if she wanted to overhear them.

Ami was very smart, but little did she know that back in the Antarctica, Cairo was growing desperate.
"She has been gone for almost a week now." Cairo said to Ellen, having very little patience by nature.
"Calm yourself my liege. She will be back." Ellen assured, trying to console him.
"Two days now. I'm going to give her two more days. If she isn't back by then, we will go to the Haven." Cairo said stubbornly, unaware of the nasty event that was taking place.

The island base was located several miles away, yet Ami managed to get there in less than half an hour. It was very cloudy, she she could camouflage herself well with the sky. Making sure to land on a part of the island where the foliage was thick and the Komodo dragons were few, she started to listen intently while remaining extremely quiet. She was sort of a hermit after all, so this wasn't hard to her...

Weapon? Ami said in her mind, now really starting to panic. What kind of weapon? Whatever it was, it didn't sound good. And it was common knowledge that Shadow was desperate to conquer the islands, so whatever this weapon was, it must have been big. As still as a tree, Ami stayed for a while longer, needing to know what they were talking about.

Back at the Haven, the treatment was complete, for both Sozen and the warblers. There was, however, no time to rest. While a few warblers took their injured comrades to their himes, Sybil and the rest of the unharmed warblers began to make sure the Haven had enough defenses, and half of those warblers went to Hunted island with the volunteered cockatoo to prepare both the beach and Whirlpools's home for battle, since it was almost one hundred percent certain that Shadow was going to return and that he hasn't given up as everybody hoped.

Ami didn't got a clue on what the Komodo dragons were talking about... that is until she noticed the surroundings of that tiny island. There were man-made structures everywhere. And the Komodo dragon said shoot... wait, did they really had a man-made weapon? If that was the case, then that time, they could really win the war. Not waiting for any more details, Ami left that place with frantic fluttering, not noticing that it could or couldn't have be heard by the dragons.
"A weapon! No no! It can't be!" the seagull said as she took the sky, needing to report to Jet immediately. In her years of traveling, she knew what human weapons were capable of. It wasn't for nothing that they were considered the deadliest creatures of the planet.

ooc: so are we ignoring Sozen and Jack all together now or what?

OOC: No, we were just waiting for you. Remember that there are several events going on at once.

Ami was in panic. She continued flying. However, she did managed to catch a glimpse of the so called weapons thanks to the sun, who gave away a glitter. Ami couldn't tell from that distance and with all that brightness what that was, but if there was something that gave away that much sparkle was metal, and metal was usually associated with humans.

It took her far less time to reach the Haven that time than when reaching the island, and landed on Jet's head to tell him the terrible news.
"Oh Mr. Jet! It's worse than we thought! That island Shadow is in has man-made structures, and they are going to use human weaponry against us!" Ami informed, trying to contain her trembling. With just three orcas, the sharks and the lack of dolphins from last time, it was going to be practically impossible to defend the Haven. This time, they had a high chance of losing.

"Zera. Don't take away the armors. If Shadow escaped, it wouldn't surprise me if he tried to return soon." Sybil warned, ashamed that she was going to need Zera and the other Komodo dragon's help once more. She was still angry, but confident that if Shadow showed his face again, they were finally going to win. No more mercy. She knew Shadow must be eliminated if they wanted peace.

Jack nodded "of coarse. last thing we need is to make Shi angry." and started helping Sozen home.

Jack smiled "oh so you haven't seen her angry yet eh? hehe, well prey you never do because when she gets angry even Dad gets scared of her and the only time when Dad gets scared is if someone he hold dear is in danger."

OOC: What happened to me, AJ? I was clinging tightly to Sybil, when I last heard.

OOC: You forgot to respond Ami.

With such busy schedule in both the Haven and Hunted island, things were growing quite desperate. Sybil's biggest worry however, was with what Ami was going to report to Cairo. She had suspected that Shadow knew about both the drought and the pod leaving, which is why they decided to attack. And since he escaped, it has forced the sharks to remain there for long. If they start to grow hungry, they will have to leave the waters to feed before they could return. What if Shadow decided to attack then? She could really use the entire pod's help, but it was way too risky.

"I have to tell Cairo!" Ami yelled at the retreating Jet, and flew away to the horizon. She wasn't certain if Jet heard her or not, but she was now way behind schedule. Cairo could scold her nastily if she didn't return on time, or unbeknown to her, return to the Haven without awaiting for her arrival. She wouldn't want the pod to return, but Sybil needed their strength if she wanted to win the war this time. But if they got too injured they wouldn't be able to over swim the current and they would have to stay behind, which was everybody's biggest fear. Even though the Haven residents could avoid being attacked by simply staying away from the water, the pod stranded meant that some of them were going to die of starvation. It was a hard decision, but that was a war. Risks were inevitable.

"Yes? What is it?" Sybil asked, approaching him. She was still mad, but didn't let it show to Jet since he wasn't to blame for anything. She got very worried however, when his tone of voice sounded very concerned.

Jack chuckled "we'll see about that then soon enough now wont we?"

Crocux escorted the greaving saris behind the barrier and into the forest were he'll be safe for the time being. he went over to Sybil to stay in the loop.

"Human..." Sybil almost choked, and was unable to finish the sentence. It almost took her a full minute to recover.
"That stupid, idiotic..." Sybil said, stopping to avoid saying worse words.
"I should have known he would try something so low! That's it! We need to change our strategy." Sybil finally said after gaining her composure, knowing that if they tried to receive Shadow at the beach, he would fire the cannon and could kill many of them. She thought of something fast...

Ami was flying as fast as she could, closing her wings to gain speed, a trick she had learned from Jaerl when she saw him hunt pigeons. She was making excellent time, and hopefully, she would compensate the time she lost being at the Haven longer than usual.

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"You think we can go down now?" Rose asked.

"The fight might have been drawn elsewhere or it may even be a trap. Perhaps we should wait-- at least until we are certain.," Sayan said drawing on the cautious side. Rose's safety was of top priority after all.

OOC: I'm an Emerald Sparx now.

It took Sybil less than two minutes to think of something. She was a fast thinker by nature given she has handled the Haven for years.
"I know. We can't take the battle to the beach. It's too risky. We will take shelter in the trees. You Jet, tell the sharks and the other two orcas not to attack them. I wouldn't want any of those cannons to reach you. Let them get to shore... we'll put traps under the sand to surprise them. They can't fire at us if we are deep into the forest." Sybil said, knowing that if Shadow fired his cannons at the forest, many trees could be lost, but it was better to lose a few trees than lives. They would have to sacrifice part of the forest to use it as protection. It was going to be their new armor.

Crocx nodded "yea and the barrier will slow them down."

ooc: is Sayan and Rose just ignoring Shi?

OOC: Congratulations redwes

"Oh, Crocux. You're here. Yes indeed. We can put spikes and bury them under the sand, so that can alter their walk once they step on them. And if we can make traps similar to those steel traps, then better. If only we could have human structures to make the battle even. We could build some similar things at least, but I doubt we'll have the time." Sybil pondered, having been to Shadow's island and knowing it was just a few miles away from the Haven, so he could attack sooner than expected, and the last thing they needed was to be attacked while they were still preparing the traps.

Crocux nodded "yes that would be a problem."

"Crocux. Go find the keas. They must be back in their tree by now. They know a lot about human structures. We could really use their help now." Sybil said, knowing that everyone needed a task if they meant to be prepared in time for another one of Shadow's arrival. And indeed, the keas were at the tree, many of them resting since they truly believed the war was over.

Crocux "you got it." he turned and left heading for the kea tree.

"Alright Jet. You know what to do." Sybil said, leaving his side and going to the tallest dune to get the Komodo dragon's attention.
"Zera! Everyone please, may I have your attention?" she yelled, giving the warning after they turned around.
"Shadow is going to be back. And what is worse, he has human weapons. Cannons to be precise. Now listen to me, do not try to fight him head first. I need you all to create traps and dig them at the beach. We will all hide in the forest. We must't fight at the beach anymore. It's too risky." Sybil informed, before continuing.
"The trees are going to be our protection. If he wants to get to us, he will have to go through the beach." Sybil said, believing they would understand the strategy. The trees could protect them, and if Shadow wanted to catch them, he would be forced to walk the beach, where the traps will be waiting for him and his army.

OOC: It's to make traps and bury them

Now that the announcement was made, Sybil headed to the forest to do the same with the warblers. Many of them weren't surprised, but they were extremely annoyed. They knew Shadow was going to return eventually, but they didn't want it to be so fast. They knew they couldn't lower their guards though, especially if Shadow was going to use cannons, but they feared for their lives. Since the cannonballs were going to hit from above the trees, many of them moved to lower parts just so that they wouldn't receive the direct impact.

But as the announcement echoed though the forest, one particular warbler had other plans. It was Yodel, who too was tired of having that same routine of Shadow coming and going. Thanks to his usual spying, he overheard Ami talking to one of the Komodo dragons about the human island, so now, he more or less knew the location now. So making sure that nobody was watching him, he flew very high into the sky, determined to find the island and reunite with Shadow, intentions unknown. Was he somehow going to help the Haven or was he going to betray everyone like he once did?

OOC: Remember Syris sabatoged them. He did severe damage to them, but was hurt badly in the process.

OOC: So that's what happened. Did you mentioned it somewhere? I don't remember.

Yodel flew for a while, getting quite tired in the process due to the lack of energy because of the drought. Luckily for him, he managed to find the gloomy island in the process. It was quite a surprise considering that the warblers flew around the world, yet they never noticed that island, perhaps because all use a different route. Instead of landing on the safety of a tree, he landed right on the small beach, where any Komodo dragon could get him easily if they wanted to.
"Shadow? Shadow?" he gently called, almost in a singsong voice.

Yodel didn't answer. He wanted to talk to Shadow exclusively.
"Let's just say I'm an old acquaintance of Shadow. May I speak to him?" Yodel said, politely but firmly. Having seen many Komodo dragons for the last week made him lose all his remaining fear for them, even though he knew he should be cautious around this bunch in particular.

Yodel followed without hesitation, really desperate to have a few words with Shadow. It was both admirable and annoying how insistent he had on controlling not one, but two islands. It was something that intrigued Yodel to no end, so there were a few questions he needed answers to.

"Heh, boring as always. I don't even know why you ask." Yodel replied, both surprised and glad Shadow still spoke to him politely.
"I see you've manage to gather a bigger army. And you even arrived at a most desperate time for that miserable little Haven." he then commented, wondering if Shadow knew about the drought and the orcas leaving, or if that was just a coincidence.