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'Shiba? Ah s***te,' Flint muttered to himself. He stayed back once the freckled-face girl pinned the hunter down and morphed back into her human form. 'She changes back into a 'uman faster than she can change into a mutant,' he mused to himself in puzzlement, watching the two people struggle.
Finally, Shiba pinned the other man to the ground and growled out, "You're a killer!A b*****d!A big fat b****!" The Irish dog slowly began to creep around the corner, eyes glued to Shiba and the hunter. 'Attagirl! Nigh go on an' put 'imself oyt av 'is misery, claw!' Flint stood up straight and barked excitedly, but his face fell when he saw his friend's opponent's eye widen and he overpowered her.
'D****t! shiba, 'owl on!' Flint crouched down and, within a few seconds, the dog was now on two legs and he ran over to where the hunter was now loading Shiba into his car, all duct-tapped and wrapped up. Too late; the man hopped in his car and speed off, leaving Flint behind. "Shiba!" his cracking voice called as he watched helplessly as the Mustang drove off into the night.
" 'e's takin' 'er back ter de lab." Flint turned to see a small kestrel lowering herself beside him and he didn't hesitate to say, "Lee, lassy, git up! C'mon! We've got a rescue mission ter chucker so git ter it!" He didn't hesitate before changing into his dog form mid-leap, landing hard on the ground on all fours and running after Moki, who both he and Lee had seen run after the car, and the hunter who had captured Shiba.

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New hunter character~

Moki, still running, stopped dead in her tracks. "Mariah." she smiled. Mariah turned at her name. "Moki?" she asked, still smiling. They ran to greet each other as wolf and dog. "Hey! Long time no see." Moki barked. "Same.." Mariah barked as her chain collar whizzed around her neck and her front legs leaped into the air. They ended the reunion early as Moki spotted a couple of hunters. "Follow me..." Mariah whispered, crouching down as Moki did the same.

'Ohh ohh, I want some moooore, take a bight of my heart tonight.'

Mariah heard the song "Animal" as she and Moki kept walking. Car horns, casinos with coins rattling, and cars passing by pierced the air. Though, both Mariah and Moki loved that sound at night. Perfect. 'What are you waiting for?' They laughed, remembering how much they'd listen to songs like this and others. "Oh crap!" Moki shook her head. "What?" "Let's go, we have to get back to the guys before morning..'"

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@ Cheyanne: Hey, I like your new avatar :3 Chicken Smoothie for the win!

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Flint's heart beat roughly against his chest and the blood pounded loudly in his ears. Though his tongue was lolling out of his mouth and his legs and lungs burned, the Irishman wasn't slowing down. Not until he found Shiba and Moki before they got hurt.
"Lee!" he yelled at the kestrel that was slowly falling behind in the darkened skies above. "Keep up 'ill yer? this is a rescue mission, not a d**n cruise down de street!" Flint knew his comment was a bit on the harsh side, but he was really worried about the two other mutants. 'If any av dohs d***ed 'unters touch dem, oi'm gonna-'
He was cut off by a loud screech and the dog's attention shot up to see Lee swooping down near him.

'I am keeping up, Flint!' she protested, a bit of hurt in her telepathic voice. She frowned -or tried to frown to the best of her ability- when Flint barked out a, 'Gran' so, well jist stay near me, 'kay?' and went back to focusing on the street ahead. Lee turned her head back to the stretch of sidewalk ahead of her as well, but she saw that her mutant friend was running straight for the street. And the traffic signal was green.
'Stop! Flint, stop running!' It was no use; either the Irish water spaniel hadn't heard her, or he completely ignored her. Whatever the reason was, Lee felt her heart stop when she saw the older mutant dart right in front of the rolling cars. Horns blared, tires screeched, and the smell of burt rubber filled the kestrel's nostrils. She heard a thud and utter terror filled her small frame.
She hovered over the car where she had last seen Flint dart out in front of. Heart racing and breath becoming short, Lee called out again and again to her friend. She got no answer. The kestrel choked back a sob as she tried to keep herself above the chaos down below.

Shiba turned into her wolf/husky form.She bit the ropes.Shiba ran back to the alleyway for she knew the way back.She stopped to see a bunch of cars all crashed."Oh no..Lee!Flint!Moki!Isaac!Please..Answer me.."Shiba shouted at the top of her lungs.She whimpered with sadness.

'Shiba?!' Lee saw the mutant right away and made a beeline straight for her. The kestrel landed heavily on the ground in front of the wolfdog, panting and said, 'Flint's been hit! I-I told him to stop, but he didn't listen and-!' She let out a frustrated screech of anger and sadness and ruffled her feathers. Lee looked up at Shiba and though her fowl's eyes didn't show it, on the inside, the human Lee's brown eyes were watering.

Name: Kate Ramond
Nicknames: Katie
Sex: Female
Age: 20
Role: Mutant?
Animal: Saw-whet Owl?
Personality: Kate is a fairly optimistic person, and loves to be around other people. She's naturally very gentle and sympathetic towards others, and she is very loyal to her friends. She tends to throw herself whole-heartedly into whatever she does, and can focus on other people at the cost of neglecting herself. She tries to stay out of any type of conflict, unless someone she cares about is threatened. It is then she reveals a whole new side to herself, a side that can easily become fierce.
Background: Her mom was an artist, but her dad was an engineer at a high-paying company. Kate wasn't quite rich, but they were very well-off. After her mom died from cancer, Kate decided to become a doctor in order to help other people. Her dad spent most of his money on her to help her go to medical school, and Kate is currently studying there.
Family Members: Her late-mother, Amanda, and her father, Evan.
Love Interest(s):?None
Sexuality:?Heterosexual
Boyfriend/Girlfriend/Husband/Wife: None at the moment, and she's not actively looking right now either.
Other Information: None
Human Picture or Description: She has light brown, wispy hair that is usually tied back into a ponytail. Her eyes are a chocolate brown, and her skin is fairly pale. She's short, standing only around 5'5", and slender, though not unhealthily so.
Animal Picture or Description:

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Accepted

Katie huffed out a quiet sigh, glancing out of her tiny apartment window. The sky beckoned to her, it's pale cerulean and robin's egg blue depths practically begging her to come outside. It really was a nice day, but the young med-school student was fairly certain her human physiology professor was going to spring a pop quiz on them the next day. She should just close the thin drapes and focus on her books...then again, Katie had gone over the material just the night before, and at lunch earlier. She was pretty confident she knew the material.

Mind made up, she stood up with a growing smile on her face. Stretching her muscles, she carefully put her books away and then slid open the window. She was on the fourth story and it was too small for anyone but a child to fit through, so she was okay leaving it open. It was the perfect size for a small owl to fit through.

Transforming, feathers sprouted and the room seemed to grow. Kate blinked her now large amber eyes, letting out a pleased little hoot before letting her wings flutter open. She could feel the strong muscles stretch and the feathers align, and with a few quick movements she was air born. The wind ruffled her feathers and the sun warmed her back, soaking into her thin bones and allowing her to relax. This felt so much better than her cramped apartment with its stuffy air. She felt absolutely free, cradled by the wind.

Kate circled around for a minute or two before angling out towards another part of town. Hopefully someone would be out an about right now. Maybe Lee...it was always nice to have someone to fly with.

Her keen eyes focused on the streets below, and she nearly forgot to flap when she saw a tangle of cars, all crashed together, and some very familiar animals right by the awful scene.. The doctor in her scanned them all for injuries, but didn't see any at first glance. Still, something was obviously wrong. She swooped into a steep dive, landing lightly on the ground next to Shiba and Lee. "What happened?" she chirped anxiously.

"Flint's..Dead.."Shiba whimpered.She lifted her head and howled loudly.Her howl was perfect but loud.So loud the entire town could hear.Shiba had been expressing her sad feelings with a loud,long howl."Flint!May you be with God in heaven!"Shiba's howl said.Shiba had been crying,her tears running down her fur covered cheeks.She transformed into her human form still crying.

Kate's amber eyes shot wide open, her vision momentarily darkening as the blood rushed from her head. Internally, her medical doctor side took over. Take deep breaths, she instructed herself. Re-oxygenate your blood and focus. She sucked in greedy gulps of air, as if the pollutant-tainted oxygen was an anchor in a world that suddenly seemed very unsteady and shaky. Flint...dead? Those two did not seem to fit in her head, and Kate couldn't make them click.

Not bothering with her normal caution, she transformed back into a human form, absently wishing for the safety and familiarity of text books, ink, classrooms, and tiny apartments. They were solid, steady, things that didn't change and could not. But she brushed away that childish need almost as quickly as it came, the doctor in her taking over even more.

"He's still in there, right?" she asked Shiba, placing a hopefully reassuring hand on the sobbing girl's shoulder. Not really waiting for an answer, she nodded, a new sort of focus filling her gaze as she studied the mess of cars. She wished she had brought her special first aid kit now, but there was no way she could have carried it as a tiny owl anyway.

"Listen, I'm going to need you to call 911 and get emergency services down here. I'm going to try and find Flint; he may have survived, but he'll probably need medical attention, and I'm not well-trained enough or well-equipped enough to handle it." Kate stared at Shiba. "I need you to do this, for Flint, okay?"

And with that, she all but ran towards the scene of the car wreck, hoping that Flint made it and somehow made it largely unscathed. It would be a miracle, but then again, she had wings and could fly. Didn't that grant her some sort of right to wish for miracles?

Trying not to breath in the heavy fumes of car exhaust, she went down on hands and knees and ignored the asphalt digging into her skin, crawling forward the best she could. "Flint?" she called out. It was hard to make things out in this chaotic twist of metal, and it would go faster if she could hear him. "Flint? Can you hear me?"

She desperately hoped he could.

Lee had shrank back when she saw one of the other Mutants, her name was Kate, fly down in her owl form. The teenager kept quiet as Kate and Shiba talked, afraid she might choke on her words and then burst out into tears at the lost of her friend. The kestrel shifted her weight and continued to stare down at the sidewalk.
A sound caught her attention and she looked up, seeing that both Kate and Shiba had changed back into their human forms. After she told the wolf-dog mutant to call 9-1-1, Kate practically flew past Lee and toward the street. The small bird sighed and turned to watch. The accident still had her shook up and nervous beyond all belief. If she had fingers in this form, she'd be biting all of her nails now. "Flint? Can you hear me?" Kate called over the sirens and car alarms that Lee had just noticed were filing the air. Her small ears ached at the screeching noises, but she knew changing into her human form wouldn't help at all. 'Flint...be alive in there...' the teen thought and prayed. It was in vain, she knew, but she did it anyway.

"Flint? Can you hear me?"
He heard it once and only once.
The next thing that invaded Flint's ears were the high-pitch screeches of police and ambulance sirens. 'Urgh...me head...' Trying to stand, Flint's back bumped against something hard and metal...was that the underside of a car?! Flint's eyes snapped open and the dog whipped his head around to be greeted with the metallic coloring of the under-workings of a vehicle.
'Kate?' he called, remembering the voice that had said his name earlier. 'Kate, is dat yer?' The Irish water spaniel painfully slid his body out from under the car, trying his best to ignore the blaring horns and sirens that blasted in his ears. The curly-coat dog hissed and instantly screwed his eyes shut and turned his head to the side when he came face-to-face with the bright yellow-white headlights of another car. 'Agh, d*mn 'umans an' their d*mned cars!' Shiba! Lee! Kate!' There were people chattering all around him, more and more horns blaring, the light-! He couldn't see-
KATE!' Flint yelled, making sure the owl mutant could get his mental call before he tried to pull himself forward a few more feet. A sharp, intense pain suddenly ran through the dog's body; it started in his head, ran across his chest and ribs before traveling to all four legs. Flint weakly woofed and immediately fell to the ground.

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Kate ignored the rough asphalt digging into her palms and knees, the gritty smoke stoning her lungs and eyes, the twisted wreckage threatening to slice into her skin. All that mattered right now was finding her friend. Of course, that wasn't exactly easy right now. The headlights of one of the cars had flickered on from the impact and disorienting glares were glinting off of every available metal surface. The loud sirens finally echoing from the distance wasn't helping either, and Kate felt effectively disabled. How was she even going to get Flint out? She couldn't stand up without risking lacerations!

That's when she finally heard a response. It was a bit hard to make out, faded tatters of a word that barely made it through the mental link that always accompanied their transformations. Kate! The mental shout threatened to send a stabbing migraine into her skull, the call tinged with desperation. Kate turned and finally saw him.

Flint's curly coat was matted with blood along his head and side. A large gash oozed precious blood right above his eye and an even larger one slashes through the skin over her ribs. Both would probably need stitches, and Kate didn't even want to think about the fractured or broken bones or internal bleeding that may be lurking just beneath the surface.

"Flint..." she murmured, heart aching sympathetically. She forced herself to ignore it for a moment; she had to stay professional. "Flint," she began, eyeing the wound on his head clinically, "Don't fall asleep, okay? And I'm sorry, because this is probably going to hurt, but I need to look you over and move you if possible."

She didn't wait for a response, allowing her inner doctor to take over as gentle fingers ghosted over his neck and spine. She breathed a small sigh of relief; at lest his spinal cord hadn't been injured. There was, unfortunately, no way to tell if he was suffering from internal bleeding or not, but she could probably move him. "Flint? Can you tell me where it hurts the most?" she asked, keeping her voice calm and steady, a soothing cadence. She wanted to keep him awake and as alert as possible, and this would help her figure out if anything was broken or fractured.