[FIN]Those things that give value to Survival(Riot & Nikita)

[GunSniper]

Nikita blinked to the odd inquiry. The Bob wanted to come with them? Well, she guessed that it must have been because Riot was fun to follow. He had the pink fur, that was probably a sign of importance for earth beings.

Nikita puffed again as she walked back around Bob to take her place at Riot's side.

Her tail flicked curiously as she watched Bob than spied on Riot from a side glance. This was such an interesting interaction. The other was teh same as Riot, so would Riot be that big at some point? Maybe if you find the pink rocks that happens? Earth-beings were so weird.

Bob gave a slow shrug. The sand about him shifted a bit as his frame moved.

"...I want to." Bob said simply.

It was his choice after all. He wanted to keep the little ones safe. He was never young, he had no idea what it was like to be a cub. They were full of such wonder, adventure. This could be a lot of fun. Besides, perhaps he could pass on some of the wisdom he had awakened with about the world, help them along their way. They would grow up, he could help them be ready for the real world.  

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Riot's blue eyes took in the sight of the sand dancing from off of Bob's armor and fur. Even with the subtle shift it was even more
Obvious how big the laying cat was.

"If you want to..." Left Riot as he gaze looked over to Nikita as she returned to his side. Was Nikita okay, with Bob coming along with them.

"Are you okay with that, Nikita?" The cub asked to his friend, wanting to make sure she too was content with the idea of he bigger Tahtill fallowing them along. Riot didn't have any problem with it. Bob seemed like a nice guy....

The thought didn't even occur to the smaller Cub, that he might be that big one day, because frankly-he already thought he was big.  

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Bob's logic was sound. What better reason to do anything? It had worked for the two of them so far. Nikita looked between Riot and Bob once again. It was pretty weird to see the comparison. She was also curious as to why one would want to wear shiny rocks like that. Grant it, they were nice. Nikita was finding she really, really, liked the shine. She was also curious as to why they had the same eye color. He was the earth, shouldn't they be like Riot's eyes?

"I'm okay with it..." NIkita chimed in slowly. Her eyes continued to dance about the nice shiny armor. It was nice... so nice.

Her tail arched upward and begun to bobble a bit as she righted her posture.

"... as long as you stay nice. I will be brave if I need to be." Nikita warned with an uptilt of her head. Not the right words, but she had no idea how to word 'make a wrong move and I'll kick your butt.' At this point an impossible threat, but a sincere one.

Carefully, Bob pushed off from the ground and begun to raise to his full height. Legs stretched while his frame shook a bit to get the clingy sand off of his belly.

Once he was settled on his legs he looked down to the two cubs, than offered them an understanding nod. They were adorable. These two were very fortunate to be able to have such a stage in life. It really was precious.

"... I would like that."  

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"Yeah." Riot was quick to back Nikita up in her words, he would be brave too if he needed to, too.

As Bob rose, Riot's frames dipped down a little and his tail straightened like a flag pole. Looking upwards at the mountain, his eyes widened with awe and his cublet jaw slack. He was not prepared to see just how big this Bob was, up close.

He was huge!

Claws stretched out in the sand, and Riot hoped upward to see if he could bee as tall as Bob.

"You're so big!" Riot mewed, his paw dangled and stretched out for the helmet he could one touch.

Landing on all fours, Riot tipped his head and took on a serious 'don't kid with me, expression'

"Are you a mountain?". His words were flat and even as if it was a 'duh' answer, of course he was a mountain...  

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Nikita puffed proudly when Riot agreed to her 'threat'. They would have each other's back's and they could move this mountain if need be. Though, it didn't seem as though they would need to cash in on that threat.

The more he interacted with Riot the more she was curious about it. She turned her head to watch Riot rear up and try to place a paw on Bob's helmet.

Her tail curved at the tip to make a "?" as she continued to watch the interaction. Was Bob ever small? Riot was still big, but not as big. She was the smallest of all of them. Maybe it was because she was not from the earth. Fire wasn't as big. Not even in sound.

Maybe they would get to meet someone else from the fire, so she could see what they looked like. Maybe they didn't get any bigger than she was now... Hopefully Riot didn't mind.

Bob craned his neck so Riot would have an easier time reaching his mask. Elbows bent slightly so he didn't have to strain his neck too much. A mountain? He probably seemed like one to the little ones.

"...yes." He replied. It was a fitting answer for both questions. Let them have their imagination. He could atone for this lie later in life when they were older.

"...you will be too..." Bob added, and for the first time since he had awakened, smiled.  

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Riots maw dropped in awe as Bob answered him, on both accounts he was amazed that This other Tahtill was a mountain, but not only that-he was going to be one too!?

"Really!? Oh wow!" Left Riot as he hoped, back and in so much glee he darted quickly around Nikita. She heard what Bob said right? He had to turn his head to make sure, with a glance that she really did.

Landing at his starting point he hoped to a stop which caused his front paws spread infront of him. His tail 'c'ed in excitement as his head dropped as if the weight of the news was so amazing he couldn't left it all the way. Eyes looked up with Wonder at Bob.

"When?!" Was his next question, and with a hop of his front half again, it was am obvious show of excitement for the Cub.  

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Nikita couldn't help but join in the excitable hopping. Yes, she heard that. It was kind of hard not to hear what Bob was saying. He had a very deep and loud voice to the young kitten's ears.

When Riot came to a sliding halt she moved around to his other side and looked upward. That was a good question. Was it going to be over night? The earth seemed to like to change at that time.

"Does it happen at night? Like the sands did?" Nikita voiced her thoughts aloud and with a wide smile.

"Is he going to get more pink rocks? on his face?" She couldn't help but ask that either. The excitable smile widened on her maw as she thought to get answers to all these questions.

Bob watched with an ever widening smile as the two bounced around to the 'good' news. They were excitable things, but that was refreshing. This was good for them. The idea just came to him as he watched them dance around.

"...Not for a while." He answered to the inquiry. Who knew how long it took? For himself, it was always as such. But for these guys, not yet. Something deep within him told him it would not be so soon, but that they would be older some day. This was what youth was.

The young horned cub's inquiry earned a rumbling chuckle from the newly appointed mountain. Pink rocks?

"... perhaps.... more fur." He turned his head slightly so they could see the thick white puff of fur along the back of his head and down his neck.  

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"Awe....' Left the cub as his excitment seemed to be covered by a blanket of sand. "Why not?" Riot asked as his head turned and swivled up just a little at the hope their had to be at least a good reason, to why he couldn't be that big all of a sudden.

There had to have been a good answer, and Bod had to have known it right, because he was big and all. Though in a weird cub sense and thinking, Riot thought he was just as big too...

Just his body hadn't caught up with him yet-that is all.

Taking a glance down to his paws, Riot then peeked up at the rising sun, it was kinda getting hot-he was okay, his fur wasn't so thick that it bugged him too much, but.

"Hey-bob, are you okay in those rocks?" The little Tahtill asked with a inqusitive tilt of his head. His neck stretched out a little as if to try and see what was under the said rocks he had, but maybe the heat didn't bug him-he was a mountain after all.  

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Nikita was a bit disappointed that they would have to wait for something for a long time. Though, perhaps not as disappointed as Riot was. She liked being able to look him in the eyes easily, or play with him on a fair level right now. IF he was going to be big, she was content to enjoy now while he was still a fat-head.

She drew in a deep breath before giving her disappointed friend a consoling nudge.

Nikita also was quick to note the thick puff of fur on Bob's head and neck, what she could see through the armor. Woa! To think that could all have been pink. He wasn't a pink mountain though, he was a shiny silver one. Maybe earth beings had a different color rock for their very own.

Bob couldn't help but hold his smile. Why? He had to think a little longer on that one. Something, something- Ah! Right.

"...Because, you have to learn..." He spoke with a nod. "...and enjoy how you are now, before changing."

Perhaps not the best way to explain to a cub, but he was very new at interacting with someone so young. He had never thought of how to do so before. At this point he was going off of instinct.  

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Riot's fat head bobbled a little as he was given the sweet little nudge from his friend. Which was quick to distract him from the question he had given the mountain about the heat. He must be okay then....

"I will have to learn?" Riot repeated then released a mew of a laugh. "But I already enjoy being how i am now." The cub added with lift of his front half, before floping down on Nikita that was beside him. His maw made to take a mindless gnaw at her horns once more.

They had lots of fun together, but it was exciting the idea of changing-but at the same time, he was happy how he was. He was a good runner in the sands, and Nikita was good at pinning, and and and they found Bob! The moving mountain. It was good being a cub....

Even if it looked to be a little hot for their mountain friend....  

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Once flopped on Nikita willingly went down with an 'umph'. Though, once he had his playful gnaw at her horns she begun to struggle back against him. Her tail playfully flailed about as she tried to lift him off her back, so she could make a move for his ears.

"There is more to learn?" Nikita added with a huff and a grunt while she worked on getting at Riot's ears.

Bob, who had been so amused by the cubs, did forget to answer the young cub's inquiry. That was quickly brought back to his mind, however, as the rise in temperature was now even more apparent.

"...There is always more to learn." Bob noted as he glanced up at the sun. The higher it was, the hotter it was going to be.

He drew in a deep breath before returning his eyes to the wrestling cubs. They probably didn't mind the heat. One was of the fire tribe, she likely welcomed it. The other cub already seemed as if he were made for this land. Himself, however, was not.

"...It is very hot... to be a mountain here." He finally answered. "...Will you follow me?"

He looked back over the dunes at which he had come from. The edge was not too far off. He could run there and be in the shade of the trees before the noon hour.  

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"Rawr' Left Riot in a playful mew as Nikita struggled back at him trying to get him off. She did succeed in rolling him on his side as he was trying to be greedy and still gnaw at the tips of her horns.

-uff- left the little Tahtll and his head turned to look at Bob.

"Okay" Left Riot, misisng the part about 'learning' but hearing his offer about them fallowing him. Feeling Nikita's tug on his ear, Riot's head tilted to the side to it, and a akward paw stretched out to lazily try and push her away. At the same time, he tired to not so well bite at her own ear.

His brown tail landed on the sands with a heavy 'thump'.  

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Stubbornly, Nikita tried to keep hold of her prize, his ear, while trying to keep him from getting a hold of her own. Her delicate paws moved to press lightly against his face.

Thankfully Riot had heard Bob's inquiry, because she was far too involved with wrestling to take notice. The mountain was there, she was somewhat aware of that, however, she was more worried about the ear.

Her tail flailed about as she worked to hold her balance without the use of her front paws.

Bob stood still as he watched the two wrestle even more. They were silly little cubs. Carefully Bob lowered his head, perhaps, if his armor had not heated too much, they could enjoy what it might feel like to fly. At least for a young cub...

"... if it's not too hot, would you like a ride?" He inquired, trying to think of how they could get out of the desert quickly. And something they could enjoy... judging by their reaction of him, they had not seen any adult before.  

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Riots face winced as he closed an eye as Nikita stubbornly refused to release his ear. He let out a mew and used his own paw to work at pushing her head away. Only so he could grab her own ear. Though however, his own attack was counter by her own paws to his face. His tail whipped around as he tried to struggle away.

"Okay." Left Riot in a flop he yanked his head away and used the chance at freedom to climb up Bobs armor.

Yay! He could be at bigger height, bigger then Bob. He shall call it 'up'  

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Once Riot pulled away completely Nikita bounced sideways after him. Her tail pointed upward while her paws faced forward in a statuesque manner. She just missed him clambering up the side of Bob's shiny armor, which caused her to stop after her last bounce with a solid 'thump'.

"Woa... Really?" She gasped.

They got to be on top of a mountain?! The day just kept getting better and better!

Without any questioning to this glorious event, Nikita herself partook in this 'up'. She ran to the opposite side Riot had climbed on to scale her side of the mountain. The steel was hot, but to a fire-born, it was actually very nice. The heat was welcomed to her white colored paws.

Once the two cubs were securely on his back, he looked over his shoulder to check, Bob carefully stood back to his feet. With a proud hum he turned the course back to the way he had originally come from. His tail, weighted by the steel plates fastened to them, swayed back and forth in motion to each step he took.

Very gradually he worked at increasing his pace, little by little, to ease the two cubs into the new speed.

"...all is well?" He called over his shoulder just as they begun to reach the top of the first dune.

Off in the distance Bob could see the line of trees, a mere green line from where they were standing, but it gave hope that they could be there before the sun became too hot.