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Tranquility washed all fears away as the blue water lapped at Speckles's feet. His reflection was like looking in a flawless mirror; no dents or ripples. Still as a statue, he continued to stare at the stream, as if in a trance.

As the drumbeats grew louder, the light glowed brighter, and the mist became thicker, Skaliscin sped faster and faster through the forest. Confusion and worry increased as she darted even closer to what she didn't know was the late elephant's grave.

"underground?" echoed Chica, "when will we use this sancuary"

"No, there is no underground sanctuary. We will have to create one." Sybil declared. The cave where she stayed was too small for the amount of animals that already established into the Haven, and she was afraid that if they make the place bigger, it could cause a landslide and ruin that beautiful place.

"We will need everybody's help, especially the elephants. That's why I call this meeting." Sybil explained, knowing that the sanctuary won't be an easy task.

"How else? We dig... but we will have to do it ourselves. Unfortunately, there are no moles in this island... although the birds once told me that there is a small number of groundhogs in... the Outback." Sybil said with concern. She hated the idea o sending somebody to the outback, even if it was a predator, especially since most warblers told her the groundhogs there were rude and selfish...

OOC: Sorry, I haven't been on in a while. Can someone tell me what happened? Thanks.

Jaerl says nothing and Royal is focused on the smoking bowl. Powerful magic surrounds it. The ground rumbles and out of the ground appears a badger. Ivor rubs dirt off his nose, his razor sharp claws glisten in the sunlight. He looks around and shrugs before continuing to dig away. Dirt sprays them as he continue his work soon there is an entrance for the others to enter his underground hideout. It is not yet done but Ivor will not stop until he is done. The others seeing him work so hard they help where they can.

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OOC: Sorry, I haven't been on in a while. Can someone tell me what happened? Thanks.

OOC: Humans arrived on the Island, and after they are gone, Sybil sent words to the birds to go and recruit Keas as aerial protection while she and most of the animals established in the Haven are preparing to make an underground sanctuary just in case something like that happens again.

"i will come with her" draco said, "i live in the outbacks now, i know the place even if it is upside down now"

"You went to the Outback already? Do you know how dangerous is that?" Sybil said, trying not to sound like a scold.

"you mean you never noticed me there the whole entire time i was here?" draco questioned.

Sybil was beginning to worry. She did allowed predators in the Outback, but she expected them to research and learn about the area first. "Alright, what you mean is shortly after arrival, you went to the Outback? I knew you left, but you never told where..."

"you were busy with something else, went to look for a home" draco explained, "chica showed me around the island, and we came across the outback, we didn't go in mind you, and i like the place"

Kona and Kallik had missed all of this, they were sleeping.

OOC: And also, I just had to post this stupid post

OCC: Don't worry, yoi can still keep up with the story

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"you were busy with something else, went to look for a home" draco explained, "chica showed me around the island, and we came across the outback, we didn't go in mind you, and i like the place"

"Oh, well that's different, if Chica escorted you." Sybil commented, relieved. Shen then changed the subject...

"Well then, now that you all know the plan, I'll be waiting... um... after I find a terrain suitable enough to start" she said, with a little embarrassment. Before the meeting, she was suppose to look for a terrain, but her mind was so full of thoughts, she totally forgot to think about that...

Speckles heard scuffling sounds, and his attention turned to the beautiful badger, who tore into the moist soil with its obsidian claws.
"Um, guys? Where'd the badger come from," he questioned, rather stupidly, as the peaceful effects of the stream diluted him a bit.

Skaliscin stopped abruptly when she reached the scene of action. She took in everything; the waterfall and its shimmering stream, the misty magic, the burrowing badger, the crying margay, the butterflies; she couldn't speak, nor move.

"What the... hey, where do you come from." Sybil asked with worry. She has never seen a badger in the Island, and it was not an endangered species as far as she knew. That means it must come from the Outback... so she began to be cautious...

Ivor's eyes glow the mystical blue of the powder that Sybil had created. Then he steps out of his hole and allows them to look at him more closely. Then the voice that spoke to Sybil and the others returns.

"Trust your hearts and gaze upon him only then can you know who this is that stands beside you. Gaze deep into his eyes and at last you will realize that you are whole again. There is still time to change your choice should this not be what you wish. All you need do is go into the forest, fill the bowl with water and pour it onto him. What you do is your choice, you have until sunrise four days from now to decide. Know this though he cannot return to his former body, it has been too badly damaged. However whatever you choose you will be meeting a new person. Although your friend may be reborn in the flesh, the old person you knew was taken by the roar of a gun, that you shall never hear again. He will be reborn anew, as a new person to trust, befriend and love. Speak with your friends and together make your choice. If your friends do not trust your words all you need do is show them the bowl and they will understand."

chica listened with interest. "so...." chica thought out loud we can revive him? not exactly revive but....

Kona woke up and wandered about. Kallik, was busy finding food.

Sybil, hearing the strange voice, almost completely ignored it. She was more aware and cautious around that strange badger that made his presence almost instantly...

CHica noticed this. "uh.... Sybil. I don't know much about Badgers, but I think. You should trust this one and. Listen"

Sybil wasn't sure about that, but decided to give Chica's intuition a chance. "Alright then. You! Who are you?" she asked, a little rudely...

Speckles was crawling- rather uncoordinated- next to Sybil. His face smacked into the shin of the civet's left front leg.
"Mmmhhpp, forrie fweetie," he mumbled, his voice muffled by her fur.

Skaliscin still couldn't move; she was seriously doubting her reasoning.
Did someone spike the watering hole?

Even though the badger is Ivor, the old Ivor is gone. Scared and shaking like a leaf, he starts to furiously dig away. It is only when Royal gently grabs him in his talons and carries him over to Sybil that we speak. His voice is a frightened and shaky. "I'm, i'm... he says quaking with fear. I'm Talon,engineer and architect, at your service, he says taking a trembling bow.

"Hmm... architect... engineer..." Sybil thought out loud. It was too much coincidence to have somebody with those talents appear at the precise moment she was announcing the underground sanctuary.

While thinking things through, she finally noticed something moving around her paw. She turned her head very slowly. She was too concentrated in her thought to point out it was only Speckles, but she was startled at the sudden sight and began to shook her paw, startled... Luckily, it didn't last long. She finally noticed who that little visitor was...

Speckles fell- again- to the ground. Luckily, the jolt brought him back to his senses.
"Uh... I'm OK now," he groaned, trying to stand up.

"Oh, not again. I'm sorry Speckles. I.. I thought it was Skaliscin. She gave me quite a nasty bite earlier..." she explained, giving a hint that she may hold a little grudge for that, even thought she wanted to forgive and forget. "... We'll talk later, alright." she then said, remembering the matter at hand.

"So, why are you here?" she asked the badger with a strict voice. How come somebody that doesn't know them want's to offer help? She was a stubborn and distrusting civet, and that shaded Sybil to notice that, deep inside, that badger was someone familiar...

"No particular reason I help others that is what I do. I don't expect anything in return either, I work for free."

chica looked closer at the badger's eyes. i think ive seen those eyes before

"... Alright now, what is all this?" Sybil asked, both angry and confused. The badger looked like it was from the Outback, it meant for her that he couldn't be trusted. However, she still decided to give him a chance. "Alright then, if you really want to help, then start by finding a terrain suitable and stable enough to hold a large amount of us... including elephants." she stated, still having that rude tone in her voice. She was so blinded with rage and distrust that she still didn't let her feeling see who that badger really was...

The badger just bristles as Sybil continues to be rude. He turns toward Chica and smiles at her. Then speaking to Sybil he says, "Its already done I have already got started on this underground sanctuary and have a temporary room for all of you to sleep in while I finish making the separate rooms. The place has a fresh water spring with schools of fish and it nourishes a great orchard of fruits,nuts and berries. Now if you will excuse me I must return to my work. If you wish to rest the entrance to the sanctuary is beside the beautiful wolf" With that Ivor vanishes into the earth, if people look closely they can see tears in his deep blue eyes.

OOC: I changed it so that he smiles at her and speaks to Sybil.

"Skaliscin bit you?!" Speckles exclaimed, taken aback. Then he cleared his throat and changed his tone. "Well, no surprise there..."

The snake was slightly offended. Not by Speckles's remark; he's naturally a faker. But Sybil's sudden distrust of Skaliscin hurt her.
She knew she didn't have the right to feel that way, as she never apologized to the civet. But the serpent couldn't help being a little discouraged.

Jaerl sees Skaliscin's discomfort and flies down before leading her a safe distance away from the others. He lays a wing over her as comfort, before rubbing his head against hers. I smile forms on his face as he speaks.

"Hey its alright all creatures have a natural defense mechanism. Yours is to bite if someone steps on you, mine is to flight or fight. The badger's is hide and fight if necessary. The elephants' is to fight. My father's is the same as mine. The margay's is to hide. Speckles is to hide. Sybil's is to fight or hide. Draco's is to vanish underwater or fight. Each animal has its own defense mechanism. Besides I'm sure that Sybil will forgive you if you ask. She's a really understanding and kind person to those she knows that is. That badger has been working on the sanctuary for hours non-stop with only a small stop for a drink and break for food. He's underground now hiding for Sybil. He refuses to come out of his burrow saying that all that he feels outside it is hostility. I could see tears in his eyes as he vanished back underground. He's really hurt by Sybil's attitude toward him. Also I don't know if you noticed but there is something about the badger that seems familiar almost as if he was... No he could be, Jaerl says to himself, he's dead or is he? Anyway feel free to talk to me if you need to. Also Aeriji, would love company. He's stuck in his tree until he is healed, unable to do anything on his own."

Chica could feel herself blush from the words 'beautiful wolf'. I want to see how this sanctuary is going to work with that, she found the entrance and started her way down it

Sybil was gonna reply to Speckles, but noticed when Skaliscin was being carried away by Jaerl. This meant that the snake was nearby when she mentioned the bite, and that she has heard her. Now she has really done it. She never meant to hurt her, but she knew that her reply was heard, and was too late to change those words.

However, there was a much important matter at hand. She turned her attention from Speckles to Chica. "Chica, did you... recruited the badger?" she asked, when she remembered what the badger said earlier. Or was it that the badger was spying on them when she mentioned the sanctuary? Either way, she soften up, and waited patiently for Chica's answer...

"nope" Chica said, looking over her shoulder, "but there was something in his eyes other than tears, as. If..... I know who. He is... Well I will be checking. Out how the sanctuary will work" Chica said, and continued down the entrance

"I want to check out the sanctuary this badger had started digging. I want to see how this will all work" Chica repeated. The tunnel they were in wasn't steep, good for some of the non-climbers of the haven

They hear the sound of streams flowing and see a large pool where three small waterfalls lead into. The pool is filled with fish and around the pool is an orchard of fresh fruit, berries and nuts. Ivor however is nowhere to be seen.