Leaving Red Mountain

[Wolivier]

Wolivier stared out of the mouth of the cave. She breathed in deeply, the brisk air taking her back a few years. She could hear the words of her parents in her head saying, "There's a whole other world beyond these mountains. One day, you'd better be prepared for it."

Honestly, the only thing she hadn't been prepared for was the loss of her home; not the discovery of a 'whole other world'. Still, it was easy to accept. She glanced up to see Sora and Kiki which made her smile warmly. There was nothing left for her here; it was time to go.

"You guys ready?" she asked, standing up and brushing the snow from her fur.

Before she got an answer, she took a good look around. The bed was empty but the print of Hunter's body still lied there. It wasn't warm; it'd gone cold with his absence. There was a desolate circle of stones with black ashes inside. There wouldn't be any fires in it, though.

The smell of meat still lingered as well as a few memories. But overall, she shook her head and shouldered it off. This was a proud day for her; she was grown-up but she wasn't alone.

She had two special people and planned to have more. Not only that, but she was inspired to do great things.

She took into memory the blue hedgehog that everyone raved about and the brave, red echidna that she had met. She also remembered the other heros she had encountered. 'I wanna be like them,' she told herself. With that, she was assured.

[Kyra]

"Chawww" The chao -WAS- ready.... ready for what? She pawed at Wolivier's one ear, wanting an answer. She then looked at Sora, going "baaawww!" meaning, 'What's going on here?'

[Wolivier]

Wolivier giggled and pet Kiki behind the ear. "Ready to leave? Ready for a new start. There's nothing here besides harsh living conditions and snow. So, how 'bout it, Kiki? Are you ready?" She nuzzled the chao once. Any more and she feared for her nose being chewed off.

[Sora]

The massive dragon flit his tail from side to side, and nod his head. He looked over his shoulder at his friends and smiled, saying,

"Where to?"

[Wolivier]

She thought about it. Where to...? Well, surely the places she'd been had much more to behold but she was feeling adventurous again. "Surprise me," she answered, positioning herself on the edge of the cliff outside of the cave. The wind blew furiously, blasting cool air into her face and snow into her hair. It was exhilirating.

She fell forward, grabbing the rocks below and leaping down the mountain. "C'mon slow pokes!" she laughed over her shoulder. Each moment she put her weight on something, she was in the air again. Jumping down the mountain was dangerous, especially with such a high chance of slipping, but she wanted to live life to the fullest now that she wasn't afraid of not coming home. Her home was the entire world and, metophorically speaking, she wanted to explore every room it had. Or die trying, she supposed.

[Kyra]

Well, the chao tried climbing down, but she ended up doing face plants into stone and snow piles. After about the sixth time this happened, she muttered "Skru eet." Expanded her happy, rainbow-y wings and simply started and glide down.

She grinned. She can always find loopholes.

[Wolivier]

The wolf was soon on even ground but she kept running. Wolivier sped through the mountains, reaching the end of the chilly mountain sides and rushing into the hot volcanos of Red Mountain. Too excited to stop, she glanced back and shouted, "I want out of these mountains as soon as possible! Let's pick up the pace!"

[Kyra]

The chao flapped her wings more swiftly while cursing under her breathe. Damn wolves and their impatience.