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RACE TO THE BOAT

[After that message it's time to pack up and get the heck out of dodge. Both teams have a short trek across dinosaur infested territory to get to the docks, where the cruise ship is waiting to whisk them away. There are a ange of hervibores, and whatever surviving raptors better them and it.

The remaining adult T-Rex seems mysteriously absent throughout all of this, as is Tembo. Weird]

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[And, of course, there's a dinosaur. Mildmay doesn't even notice it sneaking up, it's just there, all fast, and he feels claws at his shoulder. He's down before he knows what's happened to him, all pain and terror with the wind knocked out of him. All he can say is one final word of advice to his brother:] Run!

[He turns at the sound his brother yelling, registering in only vague disbelief the raptor nearly on top of him, frozen for a minute in utter terror and then---

does exactly the opposite to what he's been told.]

[The fear is replaced in a blazing heartbeat by anger.

No. He would not. He would not run. He would profit from his brother's pain again. He would not be the instrument of his destruction.

The dinosaur is not so lucky.]

No! Get off of him!

[Felix raises his arm towards the raptor. Much like it had happened before, then a split second where the air is calm before a sound like a shockwave is heard, a gust of air emanating from himself and rushing towards the lizard at incredible speed, enough to blow back his hair and send ripples through the grass all around them.

The next instant the raptor stiffens and screeches in pain, rocking back and falling to the ground in violent convulsions before finally laying still, blood leaking from it's mouth and eyes.]

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[Mildmay is stuck frozen to the ground for a moment, eyes wide with horror. And then he scrambles to stand, leaning heavily on Jashuki. His shoulder is bloodied, but it's his left shoulder, thank Kethe. It can wait.]

[All he can manage to say is] Fuck.

Mildmay...

[Felix takes one step towards his brother, then another and then...

The leaves from the side explode in a flurry of motion and sharp claws, clamping it's teeth on his lower leg.

For a moment it's only shock as he's yanked backwards, falling face first to the ground. The scream only comes in the following moment as the dinosaur continues it's momentum, intent on dragging the wizard into the trees for dinner and possibly revenge for killing it's pack-mate. The why is of less concern to Felix than the absolute agony of those sharp teeth cutting nearly to the bone]

[Thamuris had managed to get a little farther ahead of Felix and Mildmay, though the shouts were enough to make him stop to see what was happening. He felt the blast of magic as much as heard it, and that was what shook him out of pure shock. He saw Mildmay pull himself shakily up - and then something fast and scaly grabbed Felix.]

No!

[He's, quite frankly, terrified, but at the same time, he knows that something has to be done and at the moment it looks like he's the only one to do it. Particularly when the other option is to leave Felix to die horribly. He runs as fast as he can back towards Felix, calling over his shoulder to Mildmay:]

If something else comes, shout!

[Bond wasn't very far off when he heard the screams. He cursed under his breath and broke into a run. Normally he's not in the saving business but in this case? While there are many he would like to throw to the mercy of these dinosaurs the majority of the residents at that bloody castle were not on that list... not yet, at least.

It was the red hair that caught his eye first. Well, that and the blood. He fired as he ran, aiming above the raptor in the hopes it would be distracted enough to release Felix. When that didn't work he skidded to a halt, aiming a bullet straight at the thing's head.]

[Yanking around Felix as it is, the bullet passes through it's neck rather than it's head, which doesn't kill it outright but does the job of making it drop the wizard, who his left lamely digging his fingers into the dirt with what little strength he could muster.

The raptor, angered, hisses at Bond and shifts it's stance to lunge at him]

[And Mildmay rushes to Felix's side, forgetting his own pain in the adreneline terror.] You okay? Felix? Felix? [There is genuine panic in his voice, slurring his speech.]

[There's a brief mental thanks to whatever deities were listening for the assistance - particularly as the fact that the dinosaur is no longer holding Felix means that he doesn't have to worry about not hurting Felix more. He says a few words in a foreign tongue, quickly and almost to himself, and then makes a sharp gesture with his hands.

There's an almost deafening crack, and a sudden flash of what appears to be lightning comes out of thin air to strike the raptor, which convulses once, and then thumps to the ground]

[Bond had been just about to shoot the raptor again when... wtf lightning?! He blinks in the flash of light, watching as the raptor falls. Did that really just happen? He raises an eyebrow at Thamuris before thumbing the safety on the pistol and stuffing it down the back of his trousers.

He heads straight to Felix, surveying his injuries with a practiced eye]

[Felix struggles to get himself up onto his forearms and look up at Mildmay, his cheeks scraped from the fall and his cheeks dirty and wet from tears. He's shaking as he reaches out to touch his brother, as if to reassure himself that he's there.]

Good. You're...okay...

[There's the tiniest slip of his accent that goes along with that word]

[It's hard to tell through his trousers but the bite marks in his leg are almost bone-deep and already soaking into the ground under him at an alarming rate]

[Mildmay is relieved to see Felix alive, but he holds the pure extatic fucking elation back for later. Now's not the time. He looks Felix over.] Fuck, is that a- shit, whatchamacallit-- [C'mon, c'monnn...] A artery? [He's not thinking straight. His thoughts are all scrambled. They should be carrying him, moving.]

[Thamuris hadn't noticed how badly Felix was bleeding until Mildmay spoke, but now that he glances down and sees the blood soaking into clothing, pooling on the ground, his stomach lurches. Some of it is pure reaction to the fact that that much blood shouldn't be outside someone, and the rest of it is fear. But he's been reading, and while books are imperfect teachers in things such as this, he does have a pretty good idea of what he should do.]

It could be. [His voice is shaky as he answers Mildmay's question, moving to kneel by Felix's side. He's loathe to do anything that would cause more pain, but he knows he should probably see exactly how bad it is. He carefully picks at the ruined trouser leg to get a better look, and then swears under his breath.

It could be worse, he knows that. No broken bone as far as he can tell, and there's nothing worse than dirt in the wound - but it looked deep. And the bleeding wasn't slowing in the slightest. He didn't have any sort of medical supplies - but his shirt was in passable condition, at least. He began shrugging it off to tear into makeshift bandages]

[He nods at Thamuris]

Bandage it as tightly as possible. We need to move.

[With that he stands and takes a few steps away, not out of discomfort or to give the trio private time (that would presume he has a heart to be that sympathetic). He checks the clip in his pistol to see how much ammo he has, turning a slow circle to make sure those bloody raptors aren't planning an ambush now that they were wounded. He'll step in to carry Felix once he's ready to move. Until then he's going to make damn sure none of those things get close.]

[Mildmay is panicking, and it's making him inactive. But, given a directive, he can work through it. He hurriedly checks through his coat pockets for something to wrap the wound with, and finds... that handkerchief he stole from Gideon. He thought he gave that back, fuck.]

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[Meanwhile Thamuris has managed to shred his shirt rather efficiently, and is quietly thankful that it was mostly still clean. One strip goes above the bite, as tight as he can manage to tie it, as a make-shift tourniquet, and then he wads some strips up to pack the wound before wrapping the rest of it as firmly as he can. There's still blood seeping out, but thankfully, it seems to have slowed]

There - that's the best I can do without more supplies, I think.

[The surreality of the situation shatters rather neatly at the feels of the bandages tightening around his wounded leg, and he can't help but scream again, though after the first one he does his best to keep it to quiet yelps and whimpering, even if he has to bite down on his own sleeve to do it.

This is wrong. They shouldn't be saving him, and it will mean nothing if the dinosaurs find them anyway. But he's a bit too occupied to insist they leave him there.]

[When Bond hears Felix scream he looks over at the progress being made on those bandages. Not bad given the situation. He crouches over him, gently touching Felix's leg to check how tight they're wrapped. Giving a nod of approval he looks up at Mildmay and Thamuris]

We've got to get to the ship. [Looking over the pair he realizes that there's no way either of them would be able to get Felix there on their own - even less so now that Mildmay is wounded. His face doesn't change as he gently slides his arms under Felix's knees and shoulders, picking him up as if he weighed nothing. (geez this guy's scrawny)]

Come on.

[with a jerk of his head towards the ship he starts moving in that direction.]

[Mildmay is pretty much running on empty, but that's okay; it's what he's good at. He nods to the both of them, and walks with trudging slowness, breath shaky.] Thank... you. [For saving his brother.]

[Thamuris gives Mildmay a small, tired smile]

You're welcome. [He glances over at Bond] Go on ahead - I don't think we can keep up with you.

[Him for slightly different reasons than Mildmay, but either way, Felix needs more help than they can give him here]

[He managed not to yell this time. The bandages seems to reduce the blinding pain to an ever-present throb of slight agony. He hisses instead and mutters harshly -] ...fuck [Forgetting to be properly embarrassed about being picked up like a child and more concerned about how ill he was feeling]

[He gives Thamuris a nod of acknowledgement before heading forward towards the ship. He keeps his eyes peeled for any danger that might come their way. Havinghis hands full is definitely a problem but with any luck they might make it back without further interruption.

Hope you weren't looking for any words of encouragement, Felix, because he hasn't got any. He's tired, been injured himself and just wants to get off of this bloody island as quickly as possible]

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