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Eglantine hesitate's before shrugging. "No, nothing." She signs.
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Nadia blinks after a moment, then looks up to glance around. She remained quiet as she crouched there. She then shifts into her animal form, a dark gray leopard seal. She waits a moment before slipping into the water and pushing herself into the deeper currents.
Hunter watches Brianna prepare, holding up Ptelea. The teeth wouldn't be as bad as Ambrose's wisdom, since they were baby teeth. "Poor Ptelea..." he says, in mock comfort. He reaches out for the pliers and takes them in hand. "Open up, deary, or I'll force you to." He commands.
Ambrose just nods weakly at the Boss. "Ptelea, it's okay, love. Be strong. Don't let them see you cry." He looks at his sister softly. "I love you so much, we're going to get you out of there..."
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"Oh, okay," Jayden blinks. He continues walking with her until about halfway into the clearing. "Well, I'll leave you to it then? Was nice talking to you, Eglantine." He breathes, turning to face her.
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Marik watches Nadia slip away with surprise. Of course, he'd had no idea to what she shifted into but it was unusual to see a creature that wasn't land-based for once. The creature had looked cumbersome for the moment it had been on the land but the moment she slipped into the water it became incredibly agile. He'd never seen anything quite like it. He crept to the edge of the river and looked to see if he could spot her beneath the water's surface.
Brianna looks away from the scene. She didn't think she was strong enough to watch a little girl have teeth ripped from her mouth. Ptelea was beginning to look more and more like her niece. She hoped that the rescue squad would come for her soon and end this. She bit her lip, knowing at the same time that those teeth were important for her goal.
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The Boss knew that the scientists would definitely need some of those teeth. He texts the rescue team. Enter in ten minutes unless instructed otherwise.
Nadia moves her body through the water. She hadn't been in her animal form in awhile and it was nice to stretch her flippers, so to say. Her eyes glanced at the fish that swam away from her, and she dove to go after a few. The current wasn't too strong at this part of the river. She had no idea Marik was above, watching.
Hunter just holds the pliers up and waits for Ptelea to open her mouth wide enough. As she wailed he went to remove an inscisor.
Jayden takes her hand and shakes it firmly. He smiles warmly at her before turning to head to the healer's tent. He had a bad feeling but decided checking in on Elauna was a better idea. He didn't know she was out in the forest.
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Ptelea looks at Brianna fearfully. She could sense her discomfort. "Please don't let him hurt me!" She sobs, looking at Ambrose. "ROSEY!!!"
Ambrose finches and looks away, shivering. "Just do as they say Ptelly. I can't help you..." he says softly but loud enough for Ptelea to hear.
Pteleas eyes widen. "But Rosey..." she whimpers, squirming in Hunter's arms.
Nadia moves her body through the water. She hadn't been in her animal form in awhile and it was nice to stretch her flippers, so to say. Her eyes glanced at the fish that swam away from her, and she dove to go after a few. The current wasn't too strong at this part of the river. She had no idea Marik was above, watching.
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The Boss's pats Ambrose's shoulder. "Once again, I might suggest you look away now. Sometimes you have to accept that there is nothing you can do." The words were hardly appropriate coming from a man who'd never accepted that, but he still tried his best to make them sound comforting for Ambrose.
To distract herself, Brianna collected the syringe of blood that Hunter had taken earlier from Ptelea. It would be incredibly useful to look at the comparisons between the two siblings.
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Just below the rippled surface of the water Marik could sometimes spot the large grey shape moving swiftly around. He guessed from the way she moved that she was probably chasing fish. It was mesmerising to see how graceful she was in the water. He sat down, happy with just following her movements. It was like watching a deer pace through the forest, content being in it's natural habitat.
Nadia grasped a decent sized fish in her mouth, and rose to the surface to eat it. Raw fish didn't usually bother her so long as she was in this form. She swims along to bring herself to the shallow exspanse, still oblivious to Marik. For the moment. She goes to consume the fish.
Hunter grunts as Ptelea struggles, knowing it would just make it worse for the girl. He kept pulling, amd after a moment he felt the give of the baby tooth in the pliers. "There we are," he says calmy, going to remove the tooth entirely.
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Ambrose nods and looks away as the pliers enter Pteleas mouth. Tears roll down his cheeks, closing his eyes. He just wishes this nightmare would end. He had never felt more hopeless in his entire life. He couldn't even protect his baby sister, the one person he had always done everything for.
Ptelea screams loudly as she feels Hunter pull at the tooth. She tries to close her mouth to keep him from doing it, tears rolling down her cheeks. "R...rosey!" She sobs tearfully.
Nadia grasped a decent sized fish in her mouth, and rose to the surface to eat it. Raw fish didn't usually bother her so long as she was in this form. She swims along to bring herself to the shallow exspanse, still oblivious to Marik. For the moment. She goes to consume the fish.
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The Boss pulls the laptop away from Ambrose, but he purposely lets the sound of Ptelea's crying carry on. Since Brianna and Hunter were relatively silent, it was the only sound that either of them could hear.
Brianna sighs, the crying getting to her. She pulls out her last resort from her pocket - a pair of headphones. She slips them in and plays some soothing classical music as she looks at the vial filled with red blood. She could almost pretend that she was in a nice clean lab, somewhere far away from here.
Nadia finishes the fish in a few bites, as her leopard seal form was much bigger than any of the river fish. She licks her mouth clean quietly and sits for a moment. Her eyes began to skim the land and bank near her. Her eyes narrow as she spots Mariks form aways off, not realizing it was him. She scents the air momentarily, feeling cautious.
Hunter nods in approval as he grasps the baby tooth in the pliers, ignoring Ptelea's cries and whimpers. Maybe a few years ago it would have bothered him, but by now...
"There we are. Brianna-" he turns to give the tooth to her and noticed she had distracted herself. He looks at her crossly realizing how much Ptelea was affecting her. "Brianna, come here."
The makeshift rescue squad was waiting outside the room, with fake guns. They were going to storm the room and chase Hunter and Brianna out when they got the proper signal.
Noticing that Nadia was looking directly at him, Marik speaks loudly to address her across the river. "It has been a while since we last met. I must admit, I never would have consider that this was your animal form."
The moment when Hunter removed the tooth was obvious by the sound from the laptop. As soon as it was done, The Boss sent a text to the rescue squad. Go in now. The moment it was sent he pretended to have received a text. "Ambrose," he tells the boy quickly. "They think they've found her!"
Despite the headphones in her ears, Brianna still manages to hear Hunter. She takes them out of her ears and sees the small tooth. "Finally," she tells him, managing to put up a charade of nonchalance. "You take so much time with these things. As a scientist you should be quick and precise." She quickly puts on some plastic gloves and holds her hand out. "I'll make sure we put this somewhere safe."
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Ambrose glances at the old man, his eyes vacant. "I couldn't help her..." he whispers, trembling. He looks away, ashamed at himself. "My baby sister needed me..." he looks at the laptop. "Thank you for finding her sir..."
Nadia calms slightly as she recognizes his voice. It was that Rabin that had stopped by awhile ago. She nods, pushing herself back into the water. She swims down the river and then pops her head to look at him directly. "There's a lot you don't know about me," she states calmy. Not a lot of forest dwellers have seen her shift before. "You like watching people often?"
Hunter hands the tooth over and nods, watching her closely. "Well, I got the job done. It's a bit hard to make all procedures prim and proper when your subject struggles," he states. He felt Ptelea curled up next to him, weeping, as he held her up.
The leader of the group reads their message and motions the others to begin. They slam the door open on the three, pointing the fake guns at Hunter and Brianna.
