here

https://www.theguardianherd.com/messageboard/herd-chat/defenders-of-anok-part-9

Its out!))

Raven she started her run

Okay someone claim last comment!))

(okay let's pause until @Lightray starts the new part)

Raven she took Crow on a run

Lily

"You too" she said, smiling and extending her own wings.

Ava she came out

"wow" she whisperd

Malory spread his wings to their full extent. "Pleased to meet you."

Lily

She nodded. "I'm Lily"

Malory smiled, and bowed. "Call me Malory."

(Guys Im gonna start a new part because...there are 9.6thousand comments lol)

Summer

She felt something switch inside her, a powerful urge. She was suddenly lurching into the air and realized she was standing nose to nose with the deer. She saw herself reflected in it's eyes and saw that she looked like the deer. But had teal eyes, nose and antlers

Lily

"What's your name?" she asked.

Adrian

"maybe

Malory shifted into his human form, his antennae and wings showed.

Lily

"I wasn't able to get anyone else here, since the safehouse is chaos right now" she said after helping the others up. "But maybe there's a way we can get out now that the window's broken?"

(Hey Dapple, what if I wake up Player tonight, and then Carmen waks up tomorrow? Would that work?)

Adrian he stood up dizzy

Malory let out an oomph as he landed on broken shards of glass.

Félici was playing with wild bunnies in the backyard

(@Lightray idk if you saw this but there's already a deer hybrid...)

Lily

She turned into a Landwalker but still with her owl wings, using herself to couterbalance the others so they landed in the room.

Adrian was wide-eyed

Asher

He sighed. "Okay just be careful. I have to go warn Hannah."

Summer

She breathed in the cool crisp air and looked into the cluster of trees. "A deer!" She whisphered happily.

Malory lost balance and he panicked. "Look out!" He yelled, and barrel rolled into the window, making it shatter and sending them both out the window

Lily

She flew a bit closer.

River

"I've been in worse situations than this before and survived" she pointed out, referring to Flameheart.

(back! The cookies are baking lol)

Malory finally beat them harder, and soon he was in the air. "This seems unnatural." He commented as his wings beat the air faster and harder.

(hey just realized Malory reminds me of Blue from Wings Of Fire! :)

Lily

She watched, curious as to what they were doing.

Malory strained as he finally hovered softly in the air.

Adrian watched

Malory shifted. "Oh well?" He spread his double set of wings, and beat them rhythmically. They beat the air as he tried to pick up his weight.

Lily

She waited patiently and watched.

Adrian

"umm"

Malory exhaled, and suddenly morphed, into a giant white moth. He looked like a stuffed toy, and he looked around. "This doesn't seem normal." He added as he shifted. He was only a bit larger than the black cat, but insects are supposed (And should be) smaller than your normal house cat. The fact that he was bigger than a wild cat was strange.

Lily

She hovered a bit unsteadily outside the window.

Adrian

"Ok"

Malory tied some of the silk around his body, and then tied the ends to Adrian. "Here. Now be prepared." He warned.

Lily

She nodded, remembering that that was how she'd gotten out in the first place after she'd been turned into a hybrid.

Malory nodded, and picked up a strand of silk from the cocoon. He tried pulling on it. It didn't break. "Here. Let me put this on you like a harness."

adrian

"maybe

Malory looked to where she was looking. "Perhaps if the window was broken, then one of us can expand it." He said with no doubt.

Lily

She looked around to see if there was a hole in the wall anywhere.

Malory looked around. He unfurled his antennae |I'm afraid the best way in is through the door to open.| He buzzed softly.

adrian

"idk

Lily

She nodded, gesturing in a way that clearly meant is there a way in?

Adrian he looked to the window

"hey"

Malory looked upward. "Help has arrived." He said warmly.

Lily

She looked in through a window and saw Adrien and another hybrid. She tapped lightly on the window.

Bates grabbed his case, filled with important files.

(be back in a bit making cookies)

Ava nodded

"Alright"

Adrian

"oh no"

Audrey

"I did to save him"

Zack

"Still how could you!"

River

"I've been in worse situations than this before and survived" she pointed out, referring to Flameheart.

Lily

She turned into an owl and flew back to the SSII HQ to scout around.

Malory opened his eyes. "The scientist is gone. They are in danger." His antennae buzzed. "He plans on making a quick transition, that way they'll be easier to move."

Asher

He sighed exasperated. "You're going to get yourself killed!" He turned and left her.

Summer

SHe told Ava, "Im going to the backyard."

Adrian

"well"

Audrey she was stopped by Zack

zack

"Why did you do that?"

River

"I can look" she said.

Asher

"How should I know." He shrugged. "Let's get out of here!" He started creeping down the hall.

Malory looked around softly. His antennae unfurled, and he closed his eyes. "You're friends are looking for you." He whispered quietly.

Audrey

"come on you and your friend need to go"

River

She nodded. "Wait, where's Zillah?"

Asher

He looked at River. "We have to get out of here. Its too risky to try to save her now..."

Kate continued her walk

Audrey

"come on hurry''

Bates fingered his way through his files. "Project . . ." He looked up on his monitor. "Oh, I see. Let's see what I can do with a few more."

Audrey she looked behind the door

"you need to go now''

River

"Yes, it's me" she said quietly.

Ava

"nor do I"

Asher

He almost tripped over someone hiding. "River?" He asked

(idk if you saw this, but River's still hidden in the SSII HQ hoping nobody heard her gasp after she read Sparktail's message)

Summer

"I don't know who else is here..."

Ava

"same''

(Oh, does Bates have her already? I'll help :)

Summer

"Hey, uh...what are you about to do?" She twisted a handful of water in her hand. "Im just...uh I have nothing to do so..."

Audrey she went back to the door

(Oh wait shoot Malory and Adrien are somewhere else oof)

Asher

"Thank you." He nodded and crept around toward the exit, simultaneously pulling out his crystal

(I'm on!)

Audrey

"I will get her as soon as I can"

Asher

He nodded and hid around the corner. "MY friend...she's by the door, invisible."

Ava

"that's nice"

Zack

"who is their?!"

Audrey

"you need to go now"

River

She hoped nobody had heard her.

(hint hint :)

Summer

"Oh, Im from water"

Asher

He froze. "Oh no....oh no." He put his head in his hands. "Im such an idiot!" He tore at his hair, spiking it with ice.

Audrey looked to him

”ok, look I know this might sound alarming at first, but we’re both SSII and he isn’t one of the workers that try to help you guys hear he will just turn you in”

Zack

”AUDREY!”

Ava

”fire”

Summer

"What herd are you?"

Asher

"Where are we going?" He hissed at the girl grasping his arm

Ava nodded

”nice to meet you”

River

She remained hidden, hoping nobody had heard her.

Zach had a lightbulb go off

”oh well she is ju-“

Audrey grabbed his hand and took off running (if you don’t want that I can edit it

Summer

"Pleasure!"

Asher

"My name is Asher, son of Frostwing. We're trying to rescue a friend's friend who we suspect is down this way." He motioned to the door

Ava

"I'm Ava," she said taking it

Zack

"ok"

Asher

He took a step back. "ill tell you if you stop yelling."

Zack

"WHO ARE YOU!?"

Audrey

Oh no she thought

Summer

She looked at the new monitor and held out her hand. "Im Summer!"

Asher

He looked at the two. "Hey, keep your voice down! We're gonig to be heard." He had a feeling they were monitors. They didn't look like regular SSII workers.