Prisoner, Silver Trace, Shattered, Gymba, Rasheetah, Sacrifice, Wither

Charging in at full force, breast and shoulder muscles rippling dangerously, came the furious mare Prisoner. Her eyes were ablaze as the broke into this new 'enemy' territory without a second thought. In which she had heard they did to her own land. "Bastard!" She called out to the unknown stallion. She didn't know his name and wasn't about to grace him with the dubbance 'Stranger'.

Her nose picked up and she searched for Greda, Royal, and Kei. Only when she found them would her muscle pounding run cease.

Thundering came in behind the Haunter Horses. Snorting with just as much anger as any mother who lost her child would. She had not yet lost her offspring, but just the thought was enough to piss her off to high hell. Grunting, snorting, she threw her horn around in a dead display to intimidate the land owners from issuing an attack.

Behind the grazers came two canines: Silver Trace and Shattered. The two were more well known for their kindness in the Haunters. Although both were killers, they had their soft spots, and children were one of them; be it hunter or grazer. They flashed their teeth as they barreled in. Letting the others know they were not afraid to fight for their cause.

Coming in last, and staying in the shadows, was the trio Sacrifice, Rasheetah, and Wither. Sacrfice held two colors to her face, one side black, one side the gray that shared along her whole body, both of her eyes a chilling blue. She had been somewhat injured in the last fight but wasn't about to let down her pack mates. Rasheetah had also been wounded, claw marks still decorated her speckled coat. Wither had been hurt worst of all, but would not show her pain, even if there was a scab crown just above her neck. The three wouldn't hesitate to move in if the others had trouble.

Greda & Royal

The two year old filly was now grazing though not wanting to be here. Her ears showed it.Her tail lashed out angerly at flies and what not$. She snorted into the grass and shook her dial.

Royal the year and a half year old arabian filly stood near greda but didn't show any anger.She just grazed.

Majikan/Kei

Majikan came in with the Haunters, looking around for the stallion who was so foolish as to mess with his allies. "For what you have done, you will face our wrath, horse!" He called out.

Kei stayed in the forest, looking at the group. The carnivores, mainly. She wasn't very comfortable around big cats.

Ziggy

Ziggy lifted her head when she heard the other mare. She casually walked over, keeping her eyes on Prisoner. "And who might you be?" She asked, with a hint of sarcasm in her voice.

Prisoner

Spotting the two fillies in the back ground made her pause for a moment and loudly she cried out to them. "Greda! Royal!" She whinnied and threw up her front end to show her true height. When she landed, ziggy started to approach and the mare distinctly displayed how unhappy she was.

Harks flattened immediately and the whites of her eyes began to flash. Lips clamped well to prove she was in no mood to mess around. "I'm Prisoner! Leader of the Horse Division of the Shadow Haunters. You have stolen two of our warriors and for this you will pay!" She quickly reared up and pawed at the other mares face to back her away. Hunching her back before grunting with a shrill.

Gymba, The white rhino, snorted as the other horse came near. She couldn't see well, but Prisoner's display let her know this was one of the enemies.

Looking around Sacrifice searched for the zebra. She knew she was here. "Kei!" She barked out in a warm tone. Trying to lure the grazer out with her naturally sweet tones.

Zaquaim & Others

The stallion picked up the scent of the approaching group, and quickly rounded up his own offspring and mares. "Everyone, stay together!" Zaquaim ordered, as he placed himself in front of Greda and the rest of his herd. Nostrils flaring and eyes narrowed, he stood defiantly as the enemies diverged upon his land, "Back down, strangers! This is my land!"

Ultair stood a little bit behind his brother, ready to corral the youngster away to safety if the predators tried to attack. "Stay close, young ones. If they attack, we will run south." The chocolate-coated stallion whispered, having been prepped on such plans countless times over.

Icefell, Glaze, and Blackberry stood behind Ultair, bunched together and nervous. Behind them were the three foals; Polemos, Lysismach, and Innops.

Warfell, Panther, & Destroying Angel

Following after the main group of Haunters, the three canine cousins trailed after. Cavan had kept them out of fights so far, in fear that they would cross paths with their Lurker bloodlines and figure things out. But now they were just itching for some action, and without the scar-faced brute to stop them, they eagerly paraded into battle.

Warfell was a bit concerned about where his brother had gone too, but at the moment, was too caught up in the prospect of fighting to mention this to anyone. Instead, he slinked up towards Shattered, "Will we feast on horse today?"

Prisoner

Prisoner looked to the alpha stallion before bellowing out. "Give back what is rightfully ours. They are not here on their own wishes!" She snorted, ready to dodge an attack from Ziggy.

Shattered smiled at Warfell before giving a slight wag with her tail. "If it so be, then yes I think we shall. Though remember. If they are to young to fight, they are to young to kill." She pointed to Greda and Royal. "They are us. There should be a zebra around here as well." She now eyed the younger offspring of this herd. Prospects for warriors? Maybe, if they weren't to old to remember their parents demise.

Zaquaim & Others

Zaquaim scoffed, "Yours? They need a true leader, and not some self-riteous mare who controls a herd with no stallion to protect them!" The horse declared, not daunted by the fact there were so many predators around, "If you would come to your senses, you would see that the blood-drinkers have corrupted your mind, mare!"

Ultair was getting antsy now, and very much unnerved by the wolves and other creatures. "Move back, slowly." The stallion whispered, attempting to corral Greda and the others and began to herd them back away from the others.

Icefell wasn't keen on leaving Zaquaim, but she obeyed orders and began to fall back with the rest of her herd.

Greda & Royal

She snorted and then heard it and her dial shot up and she whinnied back her ears now forward. But then the others of this herd came and her ears went back.She so badly wanted to strike the stallion but knew that would be fool hardidly.She snorted.Mares are just as strong as stallions basterdShe snorted and then Ultair began to herd them away and she snapped at him.Her ears back.

Royal moved but she whinnied to her adoptive mother.Her ears twitered.

Ziggy/Kei

Ziggy snorted at Prisoner. "And who will make us pay? An arrogant mare and her pets?" She laughed, stepping back a bit.

Kei kept her distance. She wanted to be no part of this, should it turn into a battle.

Prisoner

Prisoner snorted low before she moved closer to the stallion. "You are foolish for thinking I am weak and that I need a stallion to help me rule. In fact, if there were a stallion in this herd, he would be UNDER My rule." With this she reared up and struck out at his pole. After assaulting she backed up with her head high to keep our of reach of a lethal blow.

At the signal for attack Gymba set for Ziggy. She didn't much like the mouth on this one and quickly aimed her large four foot horn into the horse's chest or belly. She was unscared from the last fight and was willing and powerful enough to take one these other grass eaters.

With the signal as well Silver Trace and Shattered raced toward Ultair as he tried to herd away the two fillies. While Silver took a classic lunge for the horse's throat, Shattered came up to shred his right flank.

Zaquaim & Others

The stallion pulled back, giving a piercing cry when the mare's hoof struck the flesh on his lower chest. "You have lost your mind!" Zaquaim countered, "A mare should know her place!" He came forward at a quick clip, then reared up and dashed his own hooves at her, trying to drive her back.

Ultair could see that his brother wouldn't be able to hold back all the aggressors. And neither could he. "Ziggy, run!" he cried out, before looking to Icefell, "Take the foals and join with Legend! You'll be safe there!" If they could escape the predators. And if the predators didn't follow.

Ultair wanted to protect Ziggy, but he had his own demons to contend with. The Dutch Draft mix dipped his brown muzzle down, teeth bared, as he swirled around to meet Silver Trace. Deadly hooves were thrown towards her to counter the attack on his neck. But this of course left his back end vulnerable to a degree, and Shattered drew blood across his flank. The only thing he could do at the moment was kick out at the wolf with his hind limbs, after he finished kicking at Silver with the front ones.

Icefell, Glaze, and Blackberry took up Ultair's roll at gathering the foals. The three mares attempted to corral the rest of the herd before driving them northeast, to the Oak Prairie.

Polemos, Lysissmach, and Innops didn't hesitate or question the move. The followed the mares' lead and ran.

Royal

She was unsure but she knew she wouldn't win a fight against three grown mares so she moved her tail though swighing angerly.

Greda on the other glared at them and bucked every now and then hoping to hit run but she moved unwiling from the scene

Prisoner

Prisoner saw the stallions attack before he even struck. Her head shook violently upward as if to get further away from him. As he set his own attack at her she brought herself on her hind legs, her thick frame pushed again toward the stallion. This time instead of pawing at him, she shoved her chest into his own then curved around her thin neck to bite his throat, face, and ear. She was part gypsy vanner, part thoroughbred. A thin flexible neck with a large frame for fighting. She struck her large hooves now at his exposed belly while continuing to push to hopefully knock him down.

Gymba continued her attack upon the mare while Silver Trace ducked from Ultairs blow. Though with her tail missing, her balance was a little more off than she would have liked. His hoof was able to clip the side of her face, which would result in a pretty severe whelp. As he shifted his weight to kick at her half sister, Silver bit at his exposed velvety nose. Hoping to clamp between the nose bone and air way to either suffocate him or shred his nose apart completely and let him down in his blood.

Shattered could feel her hold on his flank, but his leg came up on her blind side and she was quickly pelted in the side. Her body went flying a good few feet before it landed dead still. Though she was not dead. She managed to prove she was still alive with a low deathly whimper. He had successfully broken four of her ribs, and impaled her left lung.

the three in the shadows moved quickly after the mares and foals to continue their rescue.

Ziggy

Ziggy squealed and turned around. She could fight, but she also knew when to stop. She barely missed the rhino's horn and galloped away.

Prisoner .+. Gymba

The Rhino watched as the horse galloped away. Instead of taking pursuit, however, Gymba turned on the leader. If he was out of the picture, the herd would surely fall apart.

Turning her large horn she now watched the fighting duo. Scenting the air she picked up on which one was the male and aimed her horn to gore out his left hind leg. Snorting deeply and hoping to impale him and permanently disable that limb.

Prisoner snorted as well in anger but continued her attack on the horse's neck and stomach.

Zaquaim & Others

His blood ran half Thoroughbred, but he wasn't so nimble as the mare. His build was more of strength and sturdiness. Teeth connected across the side of his neck, and tore the side of his left ear. One hoof struck his stomach, forcing him to lower down after delivering a few kicks. Just as he was aiming a bit to her upper neck, Gymba caught him in the leg.

The lead gave a squeal of pain as the massive weapon impaled his flesh, ripping through muscle and tendons as the force of her blow knocked him down.

Ultair swung his head to the side, tearing his muzzle from the wolf's grasp before she could get a deadly hold. Still, a wealth of blood began to pour from the gaping wound left by her fangs. Flinging the crimson droplets to and fro, the younger stallion reared up and dashed his hooves once more at Silver Trace.

Warfell, Panther, & Destroying Angel

The three cousins had begun to close in on the leader, their hungry sights taking in the prospect of a fresh meal. Warfell was the first of the three to make a decision. As soon as Zaquaim hit the ground, the pit-mix rushed across the open grass with a lowered head. Being mindful of the larger mare and rhino, he sprung for the stallion's throat.

Destroying Angel didn't need much time to think things over. A few seconds after Warfell dove in, so did she. Being a daughter of Legosa, Angel seemed to have inherited some of his drives and instincts. While her cousin went for the throat, Angel went for the face - trying to gouge the eyes and rip at the muzzle.

Panther was more like his mother, though not nearly so submissive. Focus faded on the potential meal that Zaquaim might offer, and instead shifted to a downed packmate. Foregoing an attack on either of the stallions, Panther headed for Shattered, where he crouched down next to the stricken wolfess, "Shattered, can you hear me?"

Prisoner .+. Others

Prisoner smiled wickedly at the stallion as he fell, though she was not to finish him off. She had proven what she wanted to him. Mares were not weak. Leaving the lead to the two cousins she set her sights on Ultair racing toward the stallion she reared up when he pawed at the wolf on the ground. Hoping to catch his pole, though if not hopefully to badly injure his neck.

Gymba as well had given the lead her fair fight and moved on. She was not one to kill unless her life or another's was in danger. He was out of this fight to her and she would move on. As Prisoner made for a blow to the head, her horn went toward Ultair's belly. If she could get the right hold, she would gut him in an instant.

Silver Trace felt the flesh tear from her teeth and quickly backed as the hooves once again reigned down upon her face. She felt the hole hoof now beat across her head. And for a second everything in her eyes went white. She backed off now that the horse and rhino began to help. Moving weakly and slightly dazed over to her fallen sister. "Sh-Shattered?"

To the two voices the one eyed female could only give a single soft whine. "It hurts...." She cried inaudibly, tears collecting around her closed eye lids.

Zaquaim & Others

Zaquaim still had fight in him, and when the mare and rhino left him be, he struggled greatly to get his hooves beneath him. His hind limb could bare very little weight, but he somehow remained standing. Seeing a rush of fur and fangs headed for his throat, the stallion gave a swift kick in Warfell's direction, just as Angel set herself to his face. The stallion gave a cry when his right eye was gorged, and went to thrashing about violently to rid himself of the wolven pest.

Ultair bolted to the side the instant Silver Trace went down. He looked frantically to his brother, and his heart seared with pain at seeing him struggling with two canines. But he had to honor his brother's wishes... protect the mares and his offspring. I'm so sorry, Zaquaim... He thought in despair, turning away and galloping just out of the reach of the newest assaults from the mare and rhino. He headed for the home of Wardell and Sasha.

Ino; Prisoner; Gymba; Silver Trace; Shattered

The bird had heard of the fighting in a human land and decided that, since the horses had been successfully rescued, the fight at Ethan's was more important.

"Prisoner; Haunters! The fillies have been successfully rescued and are at the temple as I speak. You must leave th is injured stallion for a second task. There is a fight in the human land, White Mountain Range, that needs to be dealt with. The Haunters are out numbered and a human is on the other's side."

Looking up to the bird, Prisoner snorted and nodded. "Leave him, he's learned his lesson." She bared her teeth in a devilish grin. "Silver, Panther take Shattered to the temple. Angel, Warfell Come with us." She wasn't sure if there was going to be lurkers with the group, but since it sounded as if they were 'pets' they may not need to worry about such things as running into the lurkers.

Gymba snorted as the mare reared up and took charge to the designated area. The white rhino took off at a rather quick charge behind her.

Silver Trace pushed her head under shattered's hind end while directing Panther to grab the fea's scruff so they could double team her back to the ruins.