[b]Sound of rushing water (Albatross x Pink Venom)

[fluo]

Pink Venom was in a predicament of her own making. What was the phrase? Lie down with furbodies, wake up with fleas? Make your soup and lie in it? She couldn't keep the idioms clear with how much was fretting. From her growing belly and and a fear of what was to come, she was at her wit's end. Autumn was coming to an end and soon the cold months would usher forth. She wasn't sure where the food would come from during winter, but she would do everything she could to find a legendary if it meant an easier pregnancy in which they all survived. She wondered if other kin had the same worries or if she was neurotic on her own.

[fluo]

Albatross was in a state of bliss. This is what life was about. If her actions didn't convey that of one who lives well, she didn't want it. She rejected all negative energies and released them back on to the swamp. This new phase of her life was about protecting her space and peace. She eyed the furbodies and menagerie of random familiars. Perhaps they weren't an accurate reflection of her new outlook on life. They prob matched her harried hair more. No matter, she was more than her looks, her status as a Mare, or her accumulated experiences and powers. She was Albatross.

She sank deeper into the water, her hair pooling around her. The waterfall was lulling her to sleep.

[fluo]

Pink Venom was tired. She had searched for a legendary and admittedly it was hard when one has not crossed paths with a legendary before. Was she supposed to look for an extra leg? No horns? Something horrifically abhorrent or wrong? The acha had no idea and frankly would ask trees if she knew they could offer blessings. She heard the waterfall before she saw it. It beckoned her with rest with its shade and gentle waters near the shore. She toed the water to test the temperatures. Finding it soothing, she threw caution to the wind, and gave a happy hop into the waters.

[fluo]

Albatross was tossed out of her reverie when a wave came out of nowhere to eclipse her head to drench her and the bird entirely underwater. She scowled underwater as she ascended up for air, sputtering in outrage. She made a full circle before she spotted something pink and carefree. Shifting to her octo furbody form, she silently navigated the waters until she was behind the acha. With one strong tentacle, she smacked the acha on the rump. Turnabout was fairplay! The octofurbody snickered.

[fluo]

Just as her worries were leaving her, she felt sudden pain radiating from her lower body. Something must have bitten or hit her! She floundered in the water and drank up half of the waterfall before she surfaced and saw a laughing octofurbody.

She wailed. "Why did you do that?" She burst into tears. Everthing was so much for her. It was overwhelming. "I have to find a legendary. I don't have time for this. Leave me alone. Why is everyone so horrid!?"

[fluo]

When it rains, it really pours. She felt contrite. Albatross swam in languid circles waiting for the doe to cry it out. It was then she noticed the swollen belly. It would behoove Albatross to not be so rash. As the acha calmed, Albatross shifted to her mare form.

"Ta da!" She offered in an extra chipper tone. "I am a legendary. At your service. Whatcha looking for one for?"

[fluo]

Pink Venom was never one to hide her emotions. Strong passionate feelings flitted across her face until she settled into a frown. It was the best she could muster up when the tears have yet to begin to dry.

She sniffed pathetically.

"I'm looking for a blessing for my first brood. I don't know where I will find food in winter and want us to have the best chances of surviving."

[fluo]

The feeling of dread in Albatross' stomach sank even further. She felt like a piece of shit.

"Aim for the moon will you?"

"I bless you and your growing brood to be strong hunters who will always find what they are looking for. You will not go long starving. They will be healthy. Chin up, you will survive and so will you babies."

Albatross paddled the water to make sure the acha heard before disappearing under the waterfall once more.