Dell looked at him as he rose, tears still drying up as now he spoke what he was going to do, ' ' ' Please.. No! Dont leave! ' ' 'The mare was scared, and it was understandable, she didnt wanna be left alone but also Comanche wasnt eating. He hadnt, only things like bark and leaves that filled him up some, as she got it all and it wasnt fair though the stallion was a good mate and he knew what was right. So Dell would muchly have to stick to what he said.

Her light purples showed worry, as her audits caught the fresh sound of growling from behind her, she was to afraid to make any sudden moves so she laid for some more, till the growing sounded light it was right in her left audit. Turning her frame some, she was nose to nose with a cougar, a hungry one too. A long and loud whinny shot from her little muzzle, as she began to struggle to stand up, trying to make a run for it. But it was too late, the tan cat had began to cling to her stomach drawling some blood, before taking a large bite and holding onto her stomach, as the poor black mare tried to stand.

Back at the herd...

The gray huffed, as she looked towards the other mares watching some before raising her large head, perking her audits before she looked dead to the end of the palomino Trying to scramble up a quick response to tell her that it was Comanche.

' ' ' I can see how foals with out farthers are messed up, just like your colt. There will be no red, hot headed Stallions coming in to get me, for Comanche is the farther! Alright?! You satisfied that you got your answer? You planed, and told him to do that right? Just to get me kicked from the herd, and Kai, oh Kai. I cant wait till that colt of yours his dead like a twig! ' ' '

She puffed out, screaming the bottom half. As her orbs caught with Kai's doing it on fault, trying to get her to leave, or beg Kai for forgiveness. But this one was going to be a hard one to brush off of her pelt, But just you wait, just you.. Wait

The stallion finally found a few flowers, and luckily they was marigolds, they had healing powers and took pain away as needed. Reaching out to grab them, he stopped audits perking as he felt the hairs on his spine went up hearing the shrill scream of his mate, followed by a roar of a cougar. The stud felt his heart dropping, cussing at himself under his breathe for leaving her, his hooves planted to the ground, throwing him back towards the open feild racing towards the scene, mane and pluamge flagging as he jumped over some bushes and fled out towards the deathening scene

Audits pinned back, anger ran throug his veins seeing the cougar's claws trapped in his mate's stomach, blood dripping down her legs as she struggled to stay up foot 'the foal!' it screamed in his head, letting out a scream of his own as he bolted towards his mate, teeth clacking out like serpent as he grabbed the back of the cougar's neck pulling it off his mate sending it flying on it's side to the cold ground, rearing up his hoofs peirced the air as his frame bobbed, nostrils flared

''Dell are you okay!?'' he managed to ask as his golden hues planted towards her before feeling the sharp feeling of claws digging into his rump, thrashing into a buck, as his hind legs kicked out hitting the creature in his head as it fell to the ground once more, trotting in a circle to face the beast once more, he could feel the stinging on his back end, and blood trickling down his back leg which caused the stallion to get more angry, plumage thrashed hot, screaming out a warning with venom as he clacked his teeth, he chraged at the creature once more, bucking and leaping to doge the claws that was being swiped at his face, screams from the cougar peircing the air as he managed to nip the beast hard enough to pull out a chuck of hair and some skin, it felt like minutes the two seemed to be in a full on battle that went by in a flash as the stallion managed to strike the creature's side causing it to frature it's hip

Tried with sweat that chilled his pelt in the worst way, panting as he hung his frame low, forelock danced over his hues, his back leg aching in pain as the blood began to dry, audits pinned, hues angry and narrowed like daggers as his front hooves was panting hard to the ground, he dared the creature to try again, but with defeat the cougar finally struggled to limp off.

Taking a deep breathe, he sighed out, worried he turned around to see his mate... ''Dell!'' he nickered as he trotted back over to her ''are you okay!?? is the foal okay??'' he nickered as he looked to her stomach, the wounds didn't seem as deep, as his muzzle ran along side her face, as he shifted his weight to get off his hurt hip

Back At The Herd.....

The palomino mare turned as Ukai screamed out, audits pinned as a look of anger and shock swormed her frame, plumage thrashed as she looked the grey dam up and down, as some of the other mares looked to Ukai in disgust ''How dare you make up such lies about me and my son! Are you that pathetic to put your ''whorsing'' around on my son!!!???'' she was spitting out venom as noe everyone in the herd now had their attention even Kai.

''You rude, and erogant brood! My son doesn't belong to Kai and last time I checked you hated my son with a burning passion, how do I not know you are the reason he hasn't returned!'' at this point she had began to approach the dam once more ''You hated the fact he wasn't Kai's from the start! He graciously offered to help you find your filly, YOUR FILLY that ran off and now neither hasn't returned! You had to of done something to them! You meeting up with a bachelor because you are so pathetic has nothing to do! You need to leave the herd Ukai! NOW!'' she screamed with a peircing teeth clack to her muzzle

At this time she didn't care she was making a scene, she was not about to let his dam try and play inoscent. She went to lash out another nip to the grey dam but was soon stopped by a soft nip to her rump from none of than Kai. Taking a breathe she peered to the herd stallion who seemed to look to the grey dam yet also the palomino with disappointment, without saying any words, he walked away from the two mares looking in thought.

(don't want to play too much into ''Kai'' since Ara plays him, just enough to make him appear or leave but not make choices)

Dell's orbs fluttered as the pain rang in her body like a deep tone that was bouncing inside the caves walls. She had been waiting there like that for about a minute, though her wounds werent that deep it felt like somebody had just cut her in half. As the pain scattered more without her body, the baby kicked around causing much more pain. She groaned and whined, lifting her head and dropping it down to the ground helpless as the her mate took on the battle of the large cat. But as a loud snap dropped, the cat whined and yipped away crying in pain, As poor Delta began to feel terrible for the cougar.

The cat just wanted to feed its family and take care of it, but so did little Dell and Comanche. Life wasnt fair at all and mostly at this point it came into view that, Dell is just a mistake and why to be here only to live through hell and back? There is no point, as her body laied still her audits flicked up listening to Comanche, as she could hear the pain ache in his young voice.

Delta tried to smile, showing that she was somewhat alright, though she was hiding the real pain. Shaking her head some she had planted a small nip to his muzzle as her breathing began to lower itself. She was afraid to die and she didnt want to, but if.. if.. this was it.. At least she could say goodbye to her one and only love.

' ' ' Comanche, im sorry ' ' '

She said, before lightly fluttering her orbs closed

Back at the herd...

Ukai pinned her audits at the sound of her ugly voice as it spitted ugly words her way. But oh.. how she sounded like nothing was right about Ukai, and how she made the gray look crazy in front of everybody else it was terrible. And this wouldnt be the last, she shot Kai a dirty look but with a trying to forgive look in her face, before looking right to the other dam, bearing her thick teeth. Slapping her white plumage before dancing off into the woods behind the large thick oaks

Delta - Mare - 3yrs - Mentions: Comanche, Open

The poor mare was out, and her breathing stopped dead for a few, Before her heat began to beat again ' Thump, Thump, Thump, Thump ' As so did the little nugget began to kick again, and Dell took another breath as herself gasping for air, though her light little orbs didnt even open and her mind was still out though her body was back and working. As Comanche tugged on her mane, she remained some what of a rag doll that just laid there doing no nothing and just.. Sitting.

The young black screamed as she felt a strange object touch her, and quickly reached her muzzle out and gave Comanche a nasty bite to the forehead. But as her orbs shot open she looked at Comanche, and began to cry her feelings pouring from her soul like nothing before. As her body once more became a rag doll and dropping on the ground with tears rolling down her cheeks

The stallion shrilled loud raising his frame straight up, his heart nearly jumping out of his chest in a scare as he felt the sharp teeth of his mate pinch the skin on his frame, instead of getting angry, a look of shock swam over him ''Oh thank god'' he sighed as he he soon pinned his audits at her louding scream ''Shhhh it's okay Dell, I am here'' he cooed softly though was careful to put his face down by hers

Slowly he walked back in front of her, seeing her tears, he couldn't imagine the pain she must be in, he softly nickered as he lowers his frame where he could see her hues ''I am going to go get those marigolds, you need them. Nothing is going to come this time I promise... all that yelling more than likely scared everything away for miles'' he allowed his hues to trail over her body once more hoping she would let him leave again even if she was scared due to what happened

Dell finally got a good grasp and in taking of air, but audits weaving as he spoke. Her pupils narrowing as if she was angry, but she wasnt just afraid...

She begged as her breathing was lost of track again, Delta was seeming not going to make it anyway if he left or if he stayed for there were many reasons she was going to die if she was left but if he didnt go.. She may also. Feeling her foal kick again, made her look to her stomach with her light tears, circling around her stomach, ribs almost clear to see as she closed her orbs. Singing a song to the foal

Pain mocked her voice as she continued along forgetting about Comanche, and zoning into her own world

Comanche felt like a burden he didn't want to leave her but he knew these flowers would help, he sighed in sorrow ''But Dell If I don't get you these...'' but he was cut off by her wheeling and pleaded, he quickly nuzzled her to let her know he was here even if it meant going against her wishes.

Audits softly perked as his hues floated to where she was looking, seeing the foal turning and kicking in her belly, soon the cave she had dragged herself to while he was fighting the cougar echoed with her weak yet sweet voice as she began to sing a lullaby, in that moment he stood tall watching his mate sing to his future offspring, he felt warmth at this moment wanting to capture it forever, but she seemed distracted and it was the perfect time to get away...

Slowly he walked to the foot of the cave, audits flicked as he turned his large frame to look back on the beautiful moment, taking a sigh and a ''picture'' with his hues, he turned and walked out into the cold night

A gentle breeze blew, for it had gotten dark rather quick, taking in the night air, he could still hear Dell's singing, golden hues peirced through the dark as he walked rather quickly back to where he had seen the marigolds, his heart raced hoping he could make it back before she freaked out again. Picking up a trot the stallion was catious as he entered the thick forest

The singing of crickets and the every so oftern hooting from an owl kept the stud on edge, the trees for the most part had lost their leaves as he could hear them clicking together in the breeze, it felt sort of errie as his audits perked in alert as he cruntched a twig beneath a hoof, snorting out he peered around carefully

Soon his eyes began to adjust and there in the almost dead bushes was the golden marigolds shinning in the moodnight that peaked over the forest, smiling and sighed with relief he wuickly graped all he could hold and bolted out fast as he could, being in that place at night gave him the chills.

Hooves softly echoed over the ground, wind in his face as he cluntch the flowers in his mouth, them bouncing with every step, seeing the cave, audits perked happy as he gave a sweet nickering letting Dell know he was back

''Dell love, I got the flowers, they will ease your pain and help heal you'' he snorted through his fast breathe as he slowly entered the cave.....

Her voice was light as she sung, her words flowing though the air and carrying along short messages to her foal that was going to be born in the upcoming spring if everything went planed. Though it didnt seem things were going that great so far, Her cuts were beginning to get infected just like her leg, thats still broken down some. She'd sigh resting her head down and nuzzling it deep into her cut as a light moan was used as a response to the nuzzle that she gave herself in the open cut.

Delta soon faced back to her real life, audit lifting up as she heard Comanche speak out to her,

' ' ' You left? ' ' '

She said quite upset, though her orbs still kept a firm grasp look onto her stomach as a ear was kept up waiting

The stallion sorta smirked in a guilty form of way as he got closer to her laying down the bright yellow flowers near her legs ''Yes'' he anwsered short, knowing she didn't have the energy to argue, touching his muzzle to her frame as she didn't even look his way, he sighed and looked away from her towards the open end of the cave ''Plesae eat them? They will take the infection away, help healing and ease your pain....'' the deep wounds on his hip had cracked during his sprint back to the cave and some fresh blood began to ooze in the wounds, taking a flower for himself, he paced and laid at the enterence of the cave, knees aching as he lowered his body to the cool floors of the cave as he tucked his legs in and his long plumage drapped over him as it curled into his chest, letting out a huff, he turned his frame towards his rump to nibble at some of his wounds because they itched, sighing out, an audits flicked as he peeked over to Dell wondering if she would eat what he brought her