Wings of Wonder: Finale

[voidtreckermods]

THE DAYS have been long and tiring, always a job to be done. If it hasn't been taking out the birds that continued to come over the days, it's been fixing and repair; if it hasn't been that, it's been working with the crystals, offering energies, searching for a way to make powers work on a world that refuses them.

The Voidtreckers know the sali's plan, and have been working with them to achieve it, as well as to add their own ideas. Both groups are to make a team to head to the West Island where the birds gather their numbers, singing a song that calls more to them. Taking an airship and craft carriers, they will blow at the Red Storm being generated by the birds, and then take out their numbers before it can be amassed to any dangerous amounts.

And for the Voidtreckers not going West, they're asked to go South. The East will be protected by the sali and the Forever Ones there, and Enshala will need any extra aid in taking out the birds by disorienting them, making them easier pickings for both sali and Voidtreckers.

Finally, 11 Nebula arrives. People who wish to risk going to the heart of the problem are to meet either to the North, or at the Centre island. Hemla is coming with them, along with the Shrinlo, to closely connect the powers of the Forever Ones in the battle to come.

Over the SCAs, a call goes out - and a voice comes through: young, perhaps around 20s in terms of human age, androgynous in tone. Small yet driven, clear to any who hears them:

"Help from skies far, this is Hemla. I thank you deeply for joining us. For coming to help, for working with us despite the struggles it has taken, the pain.

I want to speak to many of you so much, but now is not the time. Through the tools you call S-C-As, we Forevers will sync with its energies and meld them to ours. We will trick the world into seeing your powers as ours. There will be limitations, so be safe - use the crystals made by our crafters and yours too. Speak to each other, learn how they work. The sali - and your people who helped - know.

I...will be doing my best to protect those who go West. Everyone I have spoken to, you are in my thoughts. Reach for me in your minds if you need my strength, and I will do my best.

Thank you... thank you."

With those words, there is some time before everything is set into motion. Until finally, the airship rises and starts its travel to the West Island. Until finally, both Voidtreckers South and West-bound feel their body lighten, the first proper relief they've had for days. As the Southern skies start to show approaching wings from a distance waning...

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WINGS OF WONDER: FINALE

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A TL;DR notes version of event/prompts: (click to show)

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EVENT BASICS:

~ Voidtreckers can chose to go to the West Island with the Airship to disrupt the Red Storm or to go to the South to help protect Enshala and the Sali who cannot fight.
~ The West Island prompts are for those on the air ship and those on the ground. These are both fights and there are prompts for play-your-own-monster fights as well as the boss battle.
~ For the West Boss Battle characters can be on the ship or on the ground- the bird will sweep between but for mod sanity please make it clear where your character is!
~ In the South there are prompts for general bird fights (play your own monsters) as well as the option to be helping out near the Forever One for those who are more healer, support, non combatant characters.
~ The boss battle here will be out in the plains.

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TO THE WEST

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The sound of music sings inside the airship, powering its speed, and winds that repel the Red Storm. It resonates with the surrounding air, offering protection to the smaller crafts following at the sides. "It is time!" A sali declares, and two come to stand by what looks like a mix of a megaphone-cannon, pointed out from the front. Sali and Voidtreckers have smaller versions, and are directed to prepare their places - take to the sides of the ship, be ready for combat.

Already the birds are coming for them, covered in red, but their united power pushes them away. The White Forest is under them, and the cannon-phone starts powering. Another signal is given as a hand is raised, counting down from three. The instruction is simple: At zero, shout.

And indeed, when the fist is made, a great chorus of screams join, and the weapon at the front glows, and blasts a magnificent whirlwind of air that encompasses the mountain the birds have been nesting at. Many are blown away, every which where. The Red Storm thinning out, the airship flying close to the mountain peak, usually a crater.

Except a bird emerges with large red wings and rocks the ship as it ascends from their roosting spot, filling the air with its shrieks and presence.

The fight begins.

ATTACK FROM DECK. Some of the Sali are on the deck, armed with their blowhorns and any voidtreckers who feel they would be most use fighting the birds at range can join them in the skies. Those with magic, music, bows or guns join forces with the Sali to fight off the swarms of birds.

GROUNDED. Not all the fighting is in the air. The blast from the air ship has sent many of the birds tumbling to the ground where more Sali and those Voidtreckers whose fighting skills are best served when on solid ground are waiting for them.

The birds try and recover, but most remain at least low to the ground, attacking those they see.

KING OF THE AIR. Through the chaos of snow, red mist and birds comes a beating of wings as another threat appears.

TO THE SOUTH

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Those that do not go West will be asked to go South, to defend island and the Sali who are too old or too young to fight..

PAINT IT RED. The Sali have an area for those who cannot fight, protected as best as it can be by geography and Enshala's power. However with the birds swarming everywhere there is need of defenders to make sure that it remains a safe space.

Though before it seemed that certain birds had flocked to certain islands now the swarms were more varied, any of the different kinds of birds; swift wings, red wings and steel wings all dive down to attack.

SENDING HOPE. Of course the Forever Ones hold the key to all of this, helping the Voidtreckers be able to use their power better than before, helping hold back the birds from strategic places and creating a web of power across the islands that connects all the Sali and their allies in the Voidtreckers.

Enshala welcomes any who needs to rest and of course anyone who wishes to help by lending energy, or anything else they feel they can contribute in a spiritual sense. Her area is one of peace and rest.

It is also where those Sali who cannot fight are sheltering and though they are resilient, those who can help with food or persuading small Sali that they cannot fight birds, is also a task worth doing.

DIVEBOMB. Despite the attempts at shielding the area a swarm of birds has broken through to where the herds of woolies and headbutters are. Any Voidtreckers who can be spared to fight are asked to assist fighting the birds off. They arrive to scenes of chaos.

OOC NOTES

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NOTES: OOC info is here, info about powers/magic here. Ask questions here, submit shenanigans here, submit rewards here.

ABOUT POWERS: Powers are available around 40-50% percent. People can teleport easier if they stick around the area, but will still need to watch how often they do it. Manipulating the environment is still greatly difficult (the air, plants, gravity) etc, but anything that relies on one's own inner power (magic, chi/ki/qi) works easier.

ENERGY/ETC BEINGS: No longer feeling so much a drain. Will be able to run around and fight without being completely drained.

ABOUT USING STONES/SALI WEAPONS: During the battles, the Voidtreckers will be able to tap into some special weapons and elemental stones. These are:

BLOWHORN: Weapon. Literally a horn for blowing in, this will create a blow of air that can take down whatever is immediately in front of the user. Doesn't have a long range, depends on the strength of your blow, but working with others with a blowhorn will make the attack stronger.

SLINGSHOTS, BOW AND ARROWS: Weapons. Basically made than anything special. Those who have had good relations with some sali will be granted metal-tipped, or power stone-tipped (these are rarer), which will explode inside their target.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Mostly reed woodwind instruments (alboka and taepyeongso), but they also have a type of erhu and a banjo. Some tune must be made with these, and if so, the music playing will startle the birds, be able to sometimes stop their attacks. They can bolster other's attacks so long as the pair work in unison. Bard type. Continously playing will exhaust the individual.

AIRNADO: Air stone. You toss it out and will it to go off through desire. It creates a spherical whirlwind wherever it's activated.

FLASH BANG: Fire stone. Small, but when activated (same as above) it will create a strong flash. Do not look directly at.

Note: Once the fighting is over, none of the crystals/anything crystal-powered will work.

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King of the Air [West Boss Battle]

[voidtreckermods]

The beating of wings is almost as loud as a drum as the giant firey bird swoops down from the centre of the storm towards where those on the air ship and on the ground at fighting. It screeches, a shrill sound as it attacks, talons sharp.

(OOC: For this part please all reply in one single thread. Each round will be marked by an NPC tag and then each character may tag once before the next round begins. If you are late joining or miss a round don’t worry! Just tag into the most recent round and either assume your character was always there and got caught up with the many other birds! Please indicate whether your character is on the air ship or on the ground!)

Divebomb [South Boss Battle]

[voidtreckermods]

On the plains a scene of chaos has unfolded. A flock of birds has found some of the Woolies and Headbutters. The main issue here is there is an Upside Down Bird floating over the area, making gravity unstable and unreliable. There are Woolies flying around, headbutters crashing to the ground and any fighters in the area will have to be careful of getting caught in the shadow of those wings.

There is a large Red Wings and a large Steel Wings, larger than the others before them. They are accompanied by a flock of smaller yet still dangerous birds.

(OOC: For this part please all reply in one single thread. Each round will be marked by an NPC tag and then each character may tag once before the next round begins. If you are late joining or miss a round don’t worry! Just tag into the most recent round and either assume your character was always there and got caught up with the many other birds!)

GROUND...AND JUMPING....

[jan_ken_hacking]

Kiyoiri breathes, and breathes deep. She had requested, beyond the stones, a basic defense- 'I am a field medic,' she explained. 'Takechirou will be fighting primarily, while I aid anyone who needs it in this fight... ....but sometimes, the medic needs to fight back.'

Perhaps it's a blowhorn- that would be most likely- but for now what she has is Takechirou, currently a dinosaur, looking above to the birds- and bird- swooping down.

The tyrannosaur straightens up, and bellows at it in challenge- "KHRHRRRREEEEEEUUUUUUUUUUUUUEEEEEEE-!"

Low, rumbling, and threatening. And then-

"Takechirou- at my command...Jump as close to that thing as possible, so that you can fight..!"

Naturally, the big red bird is probably....not even in superhuman (super-t-rex?) range. Its attentions are on both ground and sky!

The birds in the way that are trying to swoop ground forces probably are though, and Takechirou, empowered by a command spell, is not above stepping on them to use as jump spots.

Covered three muses in this though only two will really be fighting (potato is for posterity u3u )

[seacub]

Those in the south have a fair amount going for them- Potato, of course, immediately crawled into the lap of whoever was willing (she'd aim for Enshala, but take another of course) to give as much power as possible.

It looks rather silly, the determined pout Potato has as she crosses her legs and copies a Forever One stance, but she's doing her best even if her best is just sitting pretty and letting people Pull.

The boys in the South Island are another story. Katsuya is focused on the ground- on evacuating animals from the shadows of the birds, Kaseri's crystal gleaming as she sweats and tugs with Psychic energy.

Emporio however- Emporio clings to the back of his Stand, wreathed in as decent a cloud suit as the being can manage with current weaknesses. The cloudsuit is just basic protection.

The main attack though- well. Something has to be done about those birds. "Be careful of the upside down one!" he warns for the sake of anyone who hasn't encountered it before. "We need to take it out as fast as possible!"

If that one gets through even by an inch...well. Devastation is already happening after all.

'Sup

[myninjainfocard]

While Kabuto has mostly been in the back of all of this nonsense, this... sounds about where he needs to be right about now. He's primarily going to be seen quite a bit differently physically as his sage mode is particularly useful for his needs.

A soft huff escapes from his lips as he examines the scene, primarily getting involved only as needed, whether it be to get someone out of the way of one of the birds or to attack one as distraction from someone who isn't able to defend themselves.

Though he can also be found healing or patching up anyone that may need it, trying to primarily put his focus there as a trained battlefield medic.

"Bring the injured over this way, if possible! I think I have enough in me to focus between them and fend off the lower-rung attacks." He thinks, he may not be at full capacity still, but this is better than it was, at least.

airship

[weifinder]

Wei Wuxian lifts his borrowed flute, joining in with whomever played in addition to the Forever Ones, to try and direct a burst of song in the projected flight of the flaming bird, to leave an area of disorientation for it to pass through, along with the birds on that same level in the area around it.

Ground!

[wewillwewill]

Elidibus had joined the ground forces to the West; it had after all been the Red Team's original mission and aside from an initial investigation, his participation had been a bit lax. Yet necessary in his mind since his talents and skills could play a more suitable role in helping to further the understanding and... compatibility of this world's aether for all the Voidtreckers.

And the result along with everyone's contribution had paid off more than he could have anticipated. Though still not at full power and having to mind the limits, the Ascian had far more freedom than before. And gone was the crippling draw on his native self; an issue that had staggered even his large reserves in the end. While the danger was far from gone, he no longer carried the terrible fatigue and discomforts.

Elidibus might not turn to combat first, but he absolutely can fight and proves it on the field of battle against the birds; cutting down the diving flock with sword and shield, drawing attention to himself and keeping the worst of the attacks away from others while they unleash their own attacks just as a good tank role should.

Aether charged abilities used with efficient and effective ends kept the worst of wounds away, though without armor he has taken some harsh strikes from time to time that he can't see to healing right away or completely. Fortunately being at half power is still considerable. More importantly, there are allies nearby doing their own part.

The sound of the massive fiery bird descending is quick to draw Elidibus's attention. And more importantly the answering call of battle which comes from the t-rex shaped Takechirou who... stepping stones on birds under Kiyoiri's Command to engage it. Points for style, if foolhardy in execution.

A sharp horizontal slash finishes the last of the birds he's engaged with before turning and taking two quick steps forward, drawing back and sending the shield flying toward the large bird's head. The aim is to draw its attention down to him though it will likely reach the creature slightly after Takechirou does; with luck that will keep any brunt of retaliation off the t-rex's back while in a vulnerable position.

The shield will return, guided by aether to defy aerodynamics, provided it is not stopped in its tracks by something else. Elidibus calls over to Kiyoiri, "The beast must be brought to ground! Do not seek to engage it in the air!"

At least, when you are supposed to be a ground creature yourself.

[myblueskies]

Romeo was trying to keep everyone safe and had been helping fend off any birds that got too close to where everyone was sheltering when he had heard the commotion down here.

He ran into the scene and looked up at the birds, the upside down one that was bad news and the other creatures who had been flown into the air.

He ran towards a frightened cluster of Woolies. "Come on! This way!"

He had a stick, which he waved at a bird that came too close. "Leave them alone!"

air, free flying

[jingyeets]

Jingyi came in at the side of the airship, dropping down lower to be out of the way and watch for anyone falling overboard when it rocks. He's been fitted with rope harnesses for anyone who does fall, or who leaps on him to use him as a mobile platform for a new angle on the fight, giving greater mobility as a whole. The fire bird, when it comes, is one he darts out to gain a higher angle if he can, then lash out with directed wind: down, sending cutting force at the bird's wings.

Given how things have gone here, he expects none of the cutting force to be relevant, but the pressure, bearing down? That he hopes drives the bird down more than it expects.

( ooc: permission granted to any PC or NPC to use Jingyi as a mount during the course of the finale. his actions may be influenced by riders, but i'll move him as makes battle sense otherwise. )

Airship

[4starlowclasshero]

Goku isn't at full power, but he's strong enough to come at these things without everything exploding on him! Keeping his transformations at a minimum and now able to fly, Goku is starting off with a flurry of ki blasts, aiding in the flurry of attacks to soften it up. He'll use his stronger attacks later...

Airship

[hanabibloomingatthegates]

This entire mission, Ayumi has felt at home. The floating islands and the hostile creatures were oddly nostalgic, so much so that she could almost smell the sea breeze on the air.

She half-expected it to end this way, really. Ayumi stands on the deck, taking a deep breath as the birds draw closer, closer, closer... then her eyes snap open. It's time to rumble. She wasn't the scared little girl clinging on to life as a Demon Pillar bombarded the ship anymore. She was a Master of Chaldea.

"Mini-Nobus, fire! Focus on keeping the birds back from the deck, if the ship goes down we all go down!"

"No-bu!" The four Mini-Nobus at her side all salute in unison, taking out their oversized rifles and blasting away with wild abandon. They don't have enough accuracy to hit the swarm's weak points, or the power to take on the larger bird... but that's where Ayumi comes in.

Her Mystic Eye shines, pinpointing all the weak spots in the King of the Air's defenses as she Projects a muzzle-loaded musket, seeming almost comically large. Her powers aren't at 100% yet, but with her abilities from Diagad slowly gaining more purchase in this world...

"What did EMIYA-san say?" A smile. "Trace on." A spiral-shaped sword, again massive compared to the weedy teen girl, appears in her hand, and she almost stumbles at its weight as she struggles to load it inside the huge musket. "Alright. Time to try this trick out for real."

Ayumi calms herself, Reinforcing her legs to steady her aim as she levels the musket at the King of the Air. "CALAD-" She fires. "BOLG!"

The sword erupts from the gun, a spinning spiral drill of myth that, once it hits, will explode into a geyser of rainbow energy right at the weak point she picked out with her eye.

Airship

[knifewithnoname]

She is ready for this! Birds are stupid and this storm is stupid but now they have an air ship and these birds are going down.

She's not too happy about being on the airship actually. She would rather have her feet on the ground but she can think of it like being on a rooftop and she has guns. They had said range weapons to the ship and so here she was.

She had gotten grabbed by an eagle in her very first mission as a Voidtrecker and the exprience was not one she would forget. It would not be repeated.

She was shooting at birds when she heard the screech and looked up, towards the big bird. She pointed her gun up and fired a shot.

ROUND

[voidtreckernpcs]

The upside down bird moves slowly, large sweeping circles that cause chaos wherever its shadow lands.

The other birds fight with a lot more direction. A steel bird swoops towards Kaseri, Katsuya and Romeo feathers like knives firing towards them and the animals they are trying to evacuate.

Kabuto will find one of the red wings coming towards him, feathers glowing hot, ready to burn and Emporio surrounded by cloud will find three of the smaller birds circling, not attacking yet but ready, as if observing him.

ROUND

[voidtreckernpcs]

Takechirou doesn't quite reach the fire bird but he does find a number of others, two steel wings meet him in the fray, two feathers each firing in an attempt to pierce the hide of the dinosaur even as he uses some of the smaller birds as stepping stones to get higher into the air.

And so it is Elidibus' shield that hits the fire bird first, knocking into its side and pushing it off the path it was making towards the air ship. Instead it's attention is now on the ground, especially when Jingyi's tail hits it, forcing it downward, it recovers quick, turning the fall into a dive as it swoops down on those below.

The barrier that Wei Wuxian's playing has created serves to protect a chunk of the airship from the birds directing them towards where the fighters are. Little One's shot misses the fire bird, but does hit one of the steel wings behind it that tumbles with a squawk. Another closes in, throwing a feather as sharp as a knife towards her while one of the swift wings closes in on Goku to grapple him with talons.

Ayumi's attacks and those of the Mini-Nobus at her side fend off a group of red wings heading towards the rear of the ship. Her blast clears the area, giving her some space as birds go into free fall, those that are still alive trying to regain flight.

aircraft!

[weifinder]

Wei Wuxian continues playing, though if he doesn't see Little One making a move, he'll temporarily break to use his flute, tucked into his waistband, as a weapon to deflect the trajectory of that knife-sharp feather. Still, she can clearly handle herself to trained degrees—the music is his first priority.

in the air!

[jingyeets]

Jingyi, seeing his wind have that tail-end effect, brings himself to hover under the aircraft itself, sending another parting blast of air down to keep forcing the firebird down. This blast is aimed at one wing, to throw off its balance, before he pulls his attention back up and sends out a thinner blast of air to force smaller birds back coming at them in a flock.

'Ground' force continues?? what do you call it when a dinosaur is bouncing on birds...

[jan_ken_hacking]

The handy thing about Takechirou's wild abandon is that if something comes after him, he can now just Use That Instead. With a ferocious roar, he snaps- at the feathers, at the birds, whatever. The important matter is simply avoiding more than a slice across the sides, made strangely easier when the ability to wreathe one-self in flames comes into play. Takechirou has a Command after all, and hell or high water (though Kiyoiri does grimace when any feathers make contact, however non-fatal they are for the moment) he's getting there.

...If going through Steel Wings is required, he'll do that with as much chomp and stomp as needed.

[luckydragonsfoot]

Emporio aims to get higher- as high as possible, intending to get over that upside down bird as soon as he can. Warily, he watches the birds as they circle. If need be he'll have to attack...Lash out with close range gusts of wind...

But for now, if they aren't attacking he intends to take full advantage.

Katsuya doesn't quite have that luxury. "AMAR! COTTON GUARD, NOW!"

A wall of wool in the form of a sheep made of cotton more than sheep wouldn't Seem to be a good defense, except with Pokemon nothing is quite as it seems- while the birds will presumably shear through at least somewhat (leaving a very unfashionable Amar in their wake), it buys time; more importantly, with any luck they can gum up the bird's wings and make them easier pickings. "Kaseri, focus on d'fense!" he adds, before giving a whistle along the lines of what he's been using all week. Come along, Woolies! "OI ROMEO, FOLLOW ME!" They can get them to safety, they can!

Step One: Establish Tank Dominance?

[wewillwewill]

Given how little armor he has to shield his vessel's body from attacks, it's nice that the shield is not arrested in its return. Caught and strapped back to his arm, he moves forward to meet the massive bird's dive.

Aether- energy is wrapped around his form, bringing the imagery of iron panels locked into barrier around him before fading, leaving the Ascian to take a bracing stance, shield half forward and ready to catch the impact sword angled down and out with the intention of slashing the moment the bird is in range to do so. The ground might suffer if he is pushed back, but Elidibus's stance is true despite the apparent ludicrous disparity of size between man and bird.

If the creature needs more impetus to keep its focus on him and not the other attackers, then rest assured Elidibus is not against the addition of magic to remind the beast where its attention should be. Even the energy that boils around him seems to seeks drawing enemy's ire.

[myninjainfocard]

Ah, of course there'd be some focus on him. He sticks out like a sore thumb, after all. But, for now, there's this odd creature coming at him and seems... on fire. Or will be. Something of that nature.

For once he's very, very glad that his attacking methods generally are not considered physically contacting. Also he's quite glad he has some chakra reserves and has trained in this nonsense long enough to not be extremely exhausting even while moving to stand properly, but tensed enough to move out of the way, hands covered in some sort of blue glow.

If this bird is going to come directly at him, then perhaps he can get to the neck, along the back, or one of the wing joints to scramble the nerve signals to said part(s). And get out of the way while he's at it.

Hopefully.

[xue_yang]

Xue Yang loves it when things get to the chaotic final battle. This is what he lives for. And he isn't afraid of flying so he is up on the ship so he can get as close to the main action as he can. With those enchanted swords in hand and knowing he has a few elements he can try. So first he decides to let loose a little electricity. Letting those sparks dance along the blade before he shoots it off in the direction of the large bird. If a few small birds go down instead, so be it.

He might not like being on the train and some missions might be boring, but having learned these new skills makes up for it as he watches with satisfaction as hat energy goes off towards his target.

[lucklessgege]

Xie Lian wishes he had a sword. The little bandage around his arm can only do so much in this kind of scenario. But he came to this area because he wanted to protect those that were hiding and avoiding the fight. So he was going to do as much about that as he could.

He wishes he could do something about this upside down bird. So he heads towards that. He extends Ruoye out, sending the silk bandage in the direction of the bird in the hopes he might be able to encircle one of those legs and be able to climb onto it.

[weisexual]

Unfortunately Lan Wangji doesn't have anything that would be useful for the air so he has decided to stay on the ground. Sword in hand he attacks the lower birds that have been knocked in his direction. If he can keep them from getting back into the air then he will do so. He wants to make sure the airship has less to deal with. So Bichen in hand, he takes on as many of the birds as he can get to.

[monkeyinthewrench]

It's probably a good thing for the airship crew that Jake's taken time to get acquainted with the banjo, and hasn't made himself known until now.

Unfortunately, the blissful Jake-less era of birdnado fighting is over. Because he's here now! He plays a very basic tune, with a simple speak-singing verse to go with it. So it's not quite as ear-bleedy as his previous karaoke attempts. But that's the only upside. The ramble begins.

Hey birds...I'm talkin' to you, birds...
Flappin' in the wind, zipping down the line,
Racking up some kills, working overtime, just stop!

Yeah, stop! 'Cause we don't want to hurt you
Or maybe we kinda want to
But hey, that's cause your red rage
is makin' us so blue

So I wrote you all this song
Hoping we could get along
But that's not gonna happen
So let's do some pew-pew-pew!

...man, he's feeling a little woozy. That's weird. Time to give everyone's eardrums a break. He hopes that did something.

Nell Ingram | South: Sending Hope

[nell_of_soulwood]

Nell had always been good with children and one of the things she had missed most when she married John and Leah was being around all the young'uns. Turns out the young of any species had a lot in common. Nell definitely felt in over her head here, especially since her powers caused such problems if she tried to use them, but one thing she could do was make food and keep the little ones distracted and entertained.

When she wasn't helping with food, Nell could be found telling stories or singing with the small Sali. Anything to keep them from trying to go fight the birds.