Prowling

[Aryn Vernier]

The redwood forest was home to many creatures. Owls, deer, elk, bobcat, a raptor..The place had proven to be quite the sanctuary for the reptilian one. With plenty of acreage to roam, Aryn was one happy reptile. Naturally, she kept away from the more frequented areas, very rarely did she have to slink off because of campers. The few dead deer and elk that were found were of course blamed on the local meat eaters. Never did they expect that a freak of nature was lurking around.

She so far, was spending most of her time in her raptor form, it was easier, and quite honestly, much more comfortable. With a yawn, she stretched out in the patch of sunlight, the smell of crushed greenery filling the air. It wasn't bad here, in fact, it was nice to get away from the mess the rest of the world was in. Perhaps she'd stay here, but there was almost the risk of her being found. Still, it was less risk than there would be hanging out in the cities.

Regardless, she was one happy raptor. Plenty of food, plenty of hiding places, and most of all, plenty of open space to romp.

[Ghost]

"Why is it always my job when it comes to looking in the forest." thought Casper as he glided through the air. He was in his in his uniform and to top it of he was in his ghost form. So he kinda looked like a cross from a grim reaper and a ghost. The glowy effect usually drives the new people at the mansion away from him. His hood concealed his face and he was happy with that. If people know who was under the hood they surely laugh. Probably because Casper's face doesn't really strike fear. As he moved and looked around he phased threw a few branches. "oh, thats why." thought Casper to himself again. "Now where is this reptile I heard about?"

[Aryn Vernier]

She made a low, growling yawn before rolling in the greenery. Every time she flopped over, there'd be a deep thump. After all, a raptor wasn't light weight. After she finished rolling, she flopped back over onto her side and sighed. To say the least, her little roll spot was nicely comfy. Her 'nest' was much better though. She considered her nest for a moment and decided that sometime during the day she'd have to get more grass for it. The current grass was starting to dry out. With a grunt, she flopped her head down and snugged into the grass.

[Ghost]

"Casper then heard something. It was a fant sound. But, it didn't sound "natural" here in this forest. Ghost decided it was a good idea to cheack it out. He then moved to where the "thought" the sound was. As he continued to levitate to the sorce of the sound he phased threw tress trunks and such.

[Aryn Vernier]

Snuggling down some more, she started dozing off. She would actually stand out a bit, being a dark brown, however, the green stripes would help break things up. Had it been dusk or early morning, she would have been hard to see, but since it was midday, she was quite easy to see.

[Ghost]

Then Casper saw the animal that was causing all the ruckus. He wasn't as scared because he was in his ghost form. But still, he felt like he was in Jurassic park all over again. "That's not... It's not possible..." thought Casper to himself as he looked at the "raptor". He then moved closer. "Maybe, he or she is like TigerKing." thought Casper as he drew nearer. He didn't accept the fact that this reptile was living. It must of been something else.

[Aryn Vernier]

She was living alright, when was proven when she tossed her head at her side to drive off a fly. After a moment, she curled up and rested her head on her side. Eyes remained closed, and she was quite unaware of the lurking watcher. She continued to doze, breathing a bit heavily from being a bit warm from the sun. Still, the warmth felt nice after the unusually cool night.

[Ghost]

Ghost moved even closer until he was right infront of the animal. "Strange..." thought Ghost. He had read about these creatures. He never really seen one. Then again, What could he expect they were "suppose" to be extinct. "It was then his cellphone rang. It was in a ghost form too. But, it makes the same sound in any event.

[Tiger King]

"Casper have you ever thought that maybe the two of us are best off looking in a forest, if we meet hostiles then I get to climb and jump from limb to limb while you just run right through everything." Mark said walking up slowly behind Ghost. "Woah we got a raptor, thats the first I've seen of that from any mutations." TK said quietly taking a look at the dinosaur before him.

"Nice job these things can kill easily and you brought your cell phone? Their visual aquity is better than mine by a long shot." Mark whined as he prepared fro the worst, he would at least go back into human form. 'well I can hope it can't climb or jump that high.' He thought knowing that if that wasn't the case he'd hope she was friendly.

[Blaze]

Jason snuck slowly through the forest as he said to himself " I'll show them that I'm just as good as TK and Casper at finding a mutant." Jason knelt down looking at a large footprint before coming to a large field staying hidden in the brush as he watched and said " Wow a Dino mutant thats crazy, wonder how strong he is?" Just as Jason stopped talking he stepped on a branch that had been right in his path and it made a large cracking sound as it snapped under his foot. Jason looked down then back up and said to himself " Oh real smart." as he ducked down hiding in the brush near a tree.

[Aryn Vernier]

Her head popped up immediately and her body wasn't far behind. She looked towards the sound of the cellphone and then focused on the sound of branches snapping. Normally, she would have gone hunting, but this time around, she was actually trying to stay hidden. So, she spun around and darted off towards the thicker part of the forest.

[Ghost]

"The on;y people who call me are very important informants of mine. If it was a call then it must be something of importance." said Casper still in his ghost lick form. But, he knew the call could wait. Their target is getting away. But, the snapping sound that just took place. He somehow felt that he and TK aren't the only ones after this creature. "Let's split up." said Casper quick and then disappeared into the air. He was know in his gas like form.

[Blaze]

Jason darted out into the opening after the new mutant as he almost was able to match its speed but he started to slow down as he grew tired and he started to slow down slightly as he yelled out " Slow down will ya I need to talk to you."

[Aryn Vernier]

Aw. Hell no. She sure as hell was not getting involved with that mutant shit. Muties were bad business. At least she knew the area pretty well. She ducked her head down and darted into a small grove of closely grown together evergreens. There, she slid to a halt, and crouched down, nearly invisible. If he was stupid enough to follow her here, he didn't deserve to live.

[Blaze]

Jason followed her but looked around and stopped knowing that the area would be smaller and he would be at an even more disadvantage if he tried to further chase her he looked at the area then said " Ya know what this wasn't my job but i think you should still come out here and talk to me!"

[Tiger King]

"Blaze you're going to get yourself killed, and I know Psylocke wont like that!" He called out as he ran after the mutant. He then arrived at an area, stopped an sniffed. He then gazed over the area. "I've got your scent girl." He said morphing into White tiger form, he knew that it wasn't good camoflague but he wasn't trying to hide. "Now why don't you come out and we'll have a talk. We're not trying to cause problems, we just want to talk and if you don't want to join up with us then you don't have to." Mark said sniffing around for the raptor mutant, her scent was easy to track seeing as how its exotic scent was out of place here.

[Aryn Vernier]

There was a rather nasty hiss. She certainly wasn't going to come out and talk until she got a good reason. Until then, she was keeping her scaled ass parked where it was. The fact that someone called her 'girl' didn't help their cause. Growling softly, she crouched down and silently waited.

[Ghost]

"This wasn't how the plan goes." thought Ghost. He formed back into his ghost form and moved quickly threw the trees. He phased threw pretty much anything in the way. The worst thing that could happen was the local think they say a ghost in the woods. He was only good for scouting not finding. His eyes were focusing as hard as possible everywhere trying to catch anything that seem remotely close to a Raptor in the woods. He continue to move around the area for a few minutes longer. Then he decided maybe it would be a good idea to change into his normal form. It may be a way of drawing him or her out. He slowly landed on the floor and changed. His clothing changed from transparent and luminescent clothing to dark black rough clothing. He then walked around rustling the dirt and leaves on the floor as he went.

[Blaze]

Jason looked at TK and said " That ain't going to work." Jason walked closer to teh trees and said " Excuse me but we would really appreciate it if you came out and talked to us we just want to make sure your safe and if you are going to be here your going to draw the brotherhood quickly and then that wont be very good." Jason cringed at teh thought of what sinister and his goons would to if she refused there offer to her.

[Aryn Vernier]

With a low growl she slowly slinked out into the open. At that point, she eyeballed the people who had apparently hunted her down. The question was, how? So far she hadn't done anything to set off any alarms. Hell, she wasn't even a mutant in the first place. Which left the question of why they were interested in her. Still eyeing them, she waited for them to start talking.