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THE MYTHICAL CREATURES MEME

HOW IT WORKS:

You can either use the RNG or pick whichever creature you like.
Leave a comment with your muse. Now they are a mythical creature.
Others will tag your muse as a different or the same magical creature, or a human, or what they naturally are, or whatever they like.
If you'd prefer, all these creatures can appear human, but shift between forms.
Have fun!

01. Unicorn
02. Nymph
03. Vampire
04. Troll
05. Mermaid
06. Dragon
07. Sphinx
08. Werewolf
09. Phoenix
10. Incubus/Succubus
11. Centaur
12. Siren
13. Giant
14. Pegasus
15. Gargoyle
16. Fairy
17. Golem
18. Human
19. Wildcard

[small print: blank comments or not picking are just fine! You're more than welcome to play a different creature with each tagger, I don't care! I'm not the boss of you and this is just a meme. HAVE FUN!]

original version posted by

omggirlonthenet

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[Chris and the crew had been in the frozen forest when the hunters arrived, and they were the ones who split up and chased them off, as they'd been illegally on the land. Unfortunately that hadn't been before one of them had gotten off a shot, sending some poor creature's scream echoing through the woods.

Chris was now making his way through the snow, doing his best to stay out of the deeper drifts while following the trail of the injured animal. He studied the tracks, but they didn't make any sense- it looked like a horse, but there were drag marks similar to wings on top of the snow, spotted with blood every few feet. But him making sense of the tracks had no part at the end, all that mattered was that there was something hurt and he had to find it before it was too late.]

[The sounds of his footsteps on the snow is heard throughout the forest, especially as he draws closer to where Fluttershy lay. She and the animals fall silent, listening to the crunching footsteps.

Then a few animals head towards the sound, fur bristled and ready to protect the injured pegasus.]

[After sliding down a little incline he looks up as the forest opens up slightly ahead of him, and he immediately comes to a stop.

This is because the greatest gathering of animals he's ever seen is yards in front of him, predator and prey species alike all in one place. He's struck by how unnatural it seems, and how on edge several of them look. So he decides to hedge his bets and back up ever so slowly, keeping a wary eye on them without trying to look at any directly.]

Aha... It's- it's okay guys, I'm j-just... passing through...

[The creatures follow him, growling and snarling as they pursue his retreat. The brown bear in particular steps forward, rising to its hind legs with a low growl as it approaches Chris.

But just as its raising a paw to try to take a swipe at Chris, all the animals fall silent as a soft voice rings out.]

P-Please...stop.

[He's running through in his mind what to do when a bear is threatening, and while it's make yourself look bigger and create a lot of noise, he's not sure about doing that with all these other animals present, and how they'd react. So he keeps backing up, freezing when the voice sounds, and he chances a curious look.]

[Though many of the animals still keep a wary eye on Chris, many turn back to look, revealing the pale yellow pegasus slowly struggling to her feet. She's having some difficulty, her injured wing still trembling a little, but eventually she does manage, and once she rises she looks at Chris.]

Y-You're...You're not...one of them, are you? You're not...one of those...hunters...

[His eyes widen and he leans back a little, drawing in a slow breath. He wasn't seeing what he... thought he was seeing, was he?

Then his eyes flick to her injured wing and he gasps softly, his first instinct to draw towards her. But with an eye to the bear, he holds back.]

Me? No! No, I'm not one of... I could never...

I'm not a hunter.

[Even in the surprise of the moment, and any apprehension or fright he was feeling from being confronted with so many angry eyes, those words are said with the utmost conviction.]

[She watches him for a moment, slowly walking into the group of animals that are so clearly protecting her. Then she nods slightly.]

I-I...I didn't think so...Th-There's...There's something...different about you.

Y-You were...You were one of the ones that chased away the hunters then...?

[He nods once, gesturing toward the direction he'd come from.]

Yeah, the crew and I, we rescue and study wildlife. We were elsewhere when we saw the hunters enter, and we know this is private land- we had to get permits and everything to study here.

So we took care of them. [Then he looks at her, and a profound sadness comes over his expression as he stares at her injury.]

But not before an accident happened. I am so sorry.

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[She gestures to the group of animals, and while they remain somewhat wary of Chris' presence in the forest, they at least relax enough that they don't appear ready to attack him.

Once they've calmed, she turns back to him and shakes her head.]

N-No, it's...it's all right. I...I'm very grateful for your help. If you and your friends hadn't shown up when you did...those hunters might have hit more than just my wing...

I'm glad they didn't. I hate to see any creature injured, but especially one like you...

[Not only was she a beautiful winged horse, but from the interactions he was witnessing between her and the animals, he was getting powerful "forest guardian" vibes from her. Wondering if that was true, he was already feeling a little more awed in her presence.]

Do you want me to... [A hand motion toward her injury.] I've got a first aid kit on me, I could at least bandage it up.

If uh, if you don't mind, anyway.

O-Oh, I...I wouldn't want to trouble you...You and your friends have already done so much for the forest...

I know, but I couldn't leave in good conscience knowing I left behind someone hurt.

[And the thing about that is? It could be an injured chipmunk and the response would still be the same.]

W...W-Well...

[It does hurt a lot...as it is, she can barely hold it up.]

[He moves a little closer, then hesitates, unsure still if it was alright.]

[Watching him for a moment, she then turns slightly, bringing the injured wing closer to him and stretching it out as best she could.]

[He pauses just a moment longer before coming up to her wing, pulling the first aid kit out of his pocket.

First he needed to clean it, doing so with a warning that it might sting a little. After doing that, he applied the bandages to it, wrapping it up between the feathers and around as best he could.]

Alright... I think that's all I can do for now. I can- [He paused, then thinks better of suggesting she come back with him, and went on a different track instead.] -get supplies transferred in to me to do it better.

[She winces a little as he treats it, though quickly hushes the animals as they make unhappy noises at Chris.

When he finishes, she carefully tests her wing. It'd be a while before she could fly with it, that much she knew.]

I-If...you think that's best...

[She knew she was giving him a lot of trust at the moment...but she also had a feeling that it was well-deserved.]

I would, yeah. [He looked at her with what he hoped was a helpful smile.] Just so I can keep it from moving accidentally, or the bandages coming undone.

[She nods.] A-All right.

Okay. I'll get someone to send it to me... [Teleporting in directly might spook her or the animals again, and he didn't want to do that. So he gestures behind him some.]

I'll be right back.

All right. I'll...I'll be waiting.

[He smiled, then, somewhat reluctantly, turned and walked away. Chris moved through his own footprints, heading around the small incline instead of trying to go back up it.

Once he was enough distance away he sighed a little and glanced back, still somehow not believing what he'd seen. But then he pulls out the creature pod and contacts the Tortuga.

Once explaining (somewhat cagily, mind), he was sent a set of fresh bandages, appearing in his hands with a little flash of light. Wondering now if at least ~~a certain~~ one crewmember was going to seek him out now, on curiosity as well as realizing he had an injured creature on his hands, Chris started heading back.]

[By the time Chris returned, Fluttershy was lying back on the ground, the other animals around her to keep her warm.

When he approached, she lifted her head, smiling a little as he came near.]

[He watches the animals as he nears, and he gives the pegasus a smile as he comes up beside her.

Kneeling in the snow at her side, he begins a proper bandaging of her wing, again going as gently as possible.]