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Post by Silver on Feb 4, 2015 17:09:03 GMT
"Merlin, we're going to die!" His voice was muffled by the rush of wind whistling in his ears, too dazed from the collision to even reach for his wand that was probably concealed somewhere on his person.
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Post by Copper on Feb 4, 2015 18:01:54 GMT
Ricardo felt himself falling. A distant memory came to him, of falling from a tree when he was a young boy. He had broken his arm that day. With a shudder, he felt something shift in his shoulder blades. Dazed, he could feel himself reaching for Xander, as if his body were out of his control. Somethung dark flashed in his vision. It looked almost like a crow's wing, but stunted and strangely shaped. Is that... Mine? His vision began to focus as he took full view of the situation. It was deformed and ugly, not at all human but not quite avian, either. But it was doing it's job, giving their fall slight control. Perhaps they could even survive the landing...
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Post by Silver on Feb 4, 2015 21:57:03 GMT
Was he hallucinating? It felt all too real but something like that... How was it even possible? No. He was definitely hallucinating, that was it. Xander felt himself slow down, firmly telling himself that he was imagining it all, that the rapid decrease in altitude had seriously warped his senses. It was believable enough, he was feeling light headed but...
"Ricardo?" His voice was small, Merlin, it was getting difficult to breathe. Was he even thinking straight? "W-what?" Xander had stretched his arms out, attempting to get a better grasp on the Gryffindor in fear of separating from him in their life-or-death predicament but that was... Problematic, to say the least.Is that a wing?!
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Post by Copper on Feb 4, 2015 22:25:00 GMT
Rocardo felt his breath catch as the wing began to slow them to a glide. He hadn't expected his and Vincent's experiments to take effect so soon. He could see the wide-eyed disbelief in Xander's eyes. How can I pass this off as just a hallucination?
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Post by Silver on Feb 5, 2015 13:03:00 GMT
Xander hit the ground with less force than he had been expecting, almost as if he hadn't just fallen from his broom from a 30 foot drop. And... What even was that? Wings? A giant crow? He struggled to sit up, gasping for breath as a searing pain rippled across the back of his head from the collision. "Ace... What even?"
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Post by Copper on Feb 5, 2015 14:52:40 GMT
Ricardo hit the ground hard, gasping in pain as he felt his wing bend awkwardly. It jutted from his back awkwardly, shredding the back of his shirt and partially melding with his arm. By now the wing had grown a bit more definition, but the break made it look strange and rickety. Part of his hair had begun to take the smooth shape of feathers. On his mostly normal hand, his fingernaiks had begun to take on the color of crow's talons.
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Post by Silver on Feb 5, 2015 17:05:19 GMT
Xander's gaze was locked onto the prone form of Ricardo who had taken the brunt of the fall, staring in horror with eyes widened and mouth agape. He didn't understand... Why had he transformed into some bird mutation..? Like, he gulped with much difficulty, like a chimera gone wrong.
"Bloody hell." He whispered under his breath, dragging his aching body towards him. "Ace, what's happened to you?!"
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Post by Copper on Feb 5, 2015 17:26:27 GMT
"Experiments," he whispered, voice tight and thin with pain. Should I tell him? I guess the whole charade is over now... but I can't tell him about Vincent. Just in case he turns me in."I've been... trying to become an Animagus. Please don't tell anyone."
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Post by Silver on Feb 5, 2015 17:46:44 GMT
"Holy Quidditch god..." Xander froze where he was, a mix of emotions surging through him yet unable to express any of them. "We can-" He swallowed. "We can talk about that later, do you know how to change back? Has it backfired?"
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Post by Copper on Feb 5, 2015 17:50:19 GMT
"I don't know! This is the first time I've ever seen actual results. I was starting to give up, but... I have no idea how to change back." He gritted his teeth as his wing fluttered awkwardly, feathers spraying across the ground.
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Post by Silver on Feb 5, 2015 18:02:07 GMT
"Not good, not good, not good." He continued muttering rapidly under his breath, his breaths growing more and more erratic as he fumbled for his wand, hands shaking. "The Hospital Wing..! Or our Transfiguration professor... We can't keep you like this..."
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Post by Copper on Feb 5, 2015 18:04:18 GMT
Ricardo shook his head frantically. "No! You can't let them see me. They'll ship me right to Azkaban if they find out! Just... the book! Vincent has the book. We need the book."
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Post by Silver on Feb 5, 2015 18:11:57 GMT
"The book?" He echoed the words, pausing for a moment or so as their meaning sank in. "There's a book? How did you- never mind. Where is it? How do you even know that we can perform whatever spell that's in there to change you back? Isn't it all stupidly advanced for students?"
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Post by Copper on Feb 5, 2015 18:13:38 GMT
"Vincent has the book. And I think a sense of urgency might force me to get the spell right." He glanced at the broken wing, shuddering. "But maybe we should mend the bone first."
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Post by Silver on Feb 5, 2015 18:21:07 GMT
"Or at least set it. Do you have enough medical knowledge to heal broken bones? Because I sure as hell don't... Hold on." He finally found his wand, tapping the wing somewhat nervously and muttering Ferula. "We can go to the hospital wing when you've changed back."
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Post by Copper on Feb 5, 2015 18:23:36 GMT
"Fine, fine. Look, I'll go hide in the shack where all the school brooms are. Can you please get Vincent? Make sure he has the book."
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Post by Silver on Feb 5, 2015 18:32:56 GMT
He bit his lip, scanning the pitch for something and looking notably disappointed for a moment. "He's in Gryffindor like you, right? What does he have to do with this entire mess, anyway? It'll be a lot easier if fewer people knew."
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Post by Copper on Feb 5, 2015 18:34:50 GMT
Ricardo paused, deciding to dodge the second question. "Yeah, he's in Gryffindor. He has red hair and usually sits alone... you'll know him when you see him. The common room password is 'custard.'"
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Post by Silver on Feb 5, 2015 18:41:14 GMT
"Does he know?" Xander pressed, growing increasingly more worried than anything else as he leaned closer. "I can just get the book myself if you told me where it was, that... That's a good solution, right? No other problems."
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Post by Copper on Feb 5, 2015 18:44:10 GMT
"H-he knows," Ricardo admitted, breathing becoming sharp and ragged. The wing was really stating to hurt now, sharp stabs of pain coursing through his body and making him shiver. "He's... he's been trying it, too. With me."
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