Who were Northstar and Cole and what Happen to them?-Part 1 (Zee tales)

Zinnia is curious of Oz and Zork's past and weather there is other family she doesnt know of so Zee tells of Oz's mate and child...wait Oz had a mate and child? Yep..enjoy the log....

A story is told in Zork’s room as Zee tells it to Zork, Oz and Zinnia..the part that’s sectioned off is the long a go past part of the role play or basically the part where Zee tells the story.

Zinnia is in Zork’s room looking at some things in one of his chests, “So.” She asks suddenly “Do I have any other relatives you failed to mention?”

Zork arches an eyebrow as he is sitting in his wheelchair, “Err..no..well alive anyhow. Thar is just ya Great Uncle Zee, and thar is one beast but we have no clue if he be alive or not and that’s Uncle Zee’s son Hyde..he disappeared and every so often sent a message by an eagle, he could be dead..alive..anywhere really as he keep ta himself a lot more than Ozzy ever did. Hyde was strange and always talked in a monotone voice, so odd.”

Oz enters as he speaks, “ Yes he was interesting. Seems Zork is speaking of family” He smiles as he sits in a chair “At times I miss Send and at other times I don’t..too many sad memories but good ones as well.”

Zinnia is curious, “I have heard some of Send, not much. Why would it be sad and why did you ever leave?”

Zee knocks with his cane and just walks in without asking, “Cause he has his reasons lass, can’t say I would miss Send..yes ya heard me right boys I am not going back either, gonna live in that Ferravale place.”

Zork frowns, “Why Ferravale?”

Zee answers “I like it there boy” He bonks him with the staff, “Respect boy ya don’t need to ask so many questions, sides some beasts there know to not mess with me and I like de ale. There is a nice cottage there I found..two rooms, gonna live there. You all can visit I am sure that chiefy won’t mind much.”

Zinnia hugs her Great Uncle and smiles, “Hey Great Uncle Zee.”

Oz nods as he frowns, “I..lost my mate and child. “

Zork sighs, “Yeah Northstar and Cole..”

Zinnia asks “I thought his son was named Maxtor”

Zee nods “I remember Maxtor..fine lad Oz adopted the dibbun mouse bout a season after his mate died. I can tell ya de story of how he meet Maxtor..saved de boy in fact, didn’t you Oz?” He walks over to pat him on the shoulder, “I won’t relate de story if you don’t want me too.”

Oz smiles a little “Its ok Uncle Zee..go on, I can let you tell it, some know my version of what happen to Northstar and Cole, and a faint bit of Maxtor. Its fine Zinnia should know history and she did ask..so go on..”

Zork stays to listen and it’s been a while since its relaxed and just had time with family, just family.

Zinnia smiles as she sits on the bed to listen.

Zee nods “Ok then..this will take a while but tis ok, I am sure Friar Lacota can bring use some lunch..and dinner up ere’, so this will start that one fall, never seen Ozzy so nervous in me life..pace and pace and pace outside that tent. I think he made one of them thar trenches even and I would know as updated him off and on as Silverfangs helped Northstar with child birthing, I helped best I could. See Oz was so nervous and worried Silverfangs thought it best for him to be outside the tent..where was I oh yes..the pacing……”

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Oz paced outside the tent where Northstar, his mate was and watching was his older brother who leaned back against the tree.

Zork stands up and chuckles “Ya gonna make a trench outside here Ozzy, calm down little bro.”

Oz stops and sends a glare at Zork” I am 9 Seasons old, please don’t call me little. I am concerned for Northstar and this is my first child what if I am not a good father. What if I do everything wrong?”

Zork rolls his eyes, “I am sure your be a great father Ozzy and you’re always be me little bro, I am 5 seasons older than you remember..14 Seasons today in fact.”

The tent opens and out comes a lone wolf chieftain as he looks to Oz, “You may meet your new son.”

Oz quickly enters and walks to Northstar and smiles as he kisses her forehead and looks down at the newborn badger in her arms.

Northstar returns the smile “I think we should name him Cole, what do you think Love?”

Zork pokes his head into the tent but he doesn’t go over to disturb the two beasts just yet.

Oz smiles and nods “Cole is a lovely name dear.” He glances at his older brother and motions him to come closer, “You can come in Zork, he is your nephew after all.”

Northstar looks over at the warrior badger and smiles, “Yes come look Zork.”

Zork walks the rest of the way inside and looks down at the baby and smiles, “Well..he is cute, hey I bet I can teach him ta use me blade one day” He backs up and takes the Blade Of The Northwind Storms off his back and grins, “See dis Cole..one day Uncle Zork will train ya..yes he will.” He does a couple practice swings and places it back on his back and grins.

Oz frowns and shakes his head, “Do be careful Zork with the sword and who knows maybe one day your have a son or daughter of your own”

Zork chuckles “Nahhhh…Married life not fer me Ozzy, sides I am a warrior and I wander time ta time, and I got me blacksmith duties you know, since old Carl died and his son not be of age fer another 5 seasons they sort of need me.”

Northstar just smiles and holds Cole close, “Cole can be whatever he wants to be when he grows up..a healer, a warrior, maybe something else even.”

Oz grins as he is one of the happiest beasts around, he and Northstar have been married a season and now he has a son, this is one of the best days of his life, “I love you Northstar”

Northstar smiles “I love you too Oz, with all my heart.”

A bout a half season passed and a major snow was causing trouble in the Send valley. More snow than they had seen in a long time and at one time, complete with thick ice and it was causing a danger of avalanches on the Mountain sides.

Silverfangs stood outside the Snow Dragon Inn and frowned, “I sense a great danger and much pain is to come soon. Make sure the rest of the tribe get to the Inn my son.”

Zork nods “I will father, not ta worry and don’t worry I will be careful” He hurries off with a couple wolfs who are in the tribe Silverfangs has, a tribe Oz and Zork are a part of as the wolf Silverfangs adopted them when they were young, Oz was almost 2 seasons and Zork almost 7 Seasons at the time.

The tribe beasts are helped to the inn and to another make shift shelter in the town hall, most are here except for 3 missing beasts..Oz, Cole and Northstar.

Oz frowns as he looks at Northstar and Cole, “We really should get to Send, it may be unwise to stay in the den love.”

Northstar frowns, “The den has withstood for many many generations of my family, besides the weather is too bad for Cole, he already has some illness and a fever the cold air and snow would kill him.”

Oz frowns and looks around “And Silverfangs is the best healer in the Snowy North” He finds a couple blankets, and frowns as he hears a creaking noise, “Too much snow..we have to leave now!”

Northstar frowns and runs to the entry where Oz is just as part of the back of the den falls in and looks near tears and nods “Ok..Send is only ¼ mile away. We can make it that far”

Oz nods, he tenses and then sighs in relief as she and Cole is alright and covers the babe in an extra warm cover and starts to led them up the trail, they can even see the lights of the large oil lamps of the entry of Send and that’s right where the Snow Dragon Inn is.

The two start up the path and make it half way, when another noise gets their attention. A loud crashing sound from the path just to the side and heading there way. An avalanche of snow, ice, trees and rocks and no way to get out of the way without going off the path to a steep climb.

Northstar holds the baby closer as the flood of ice, snow and trees hit her and the small babe who wails loudly as they slide backwards, she grabs for a fallen tree that is trapped along some embank, her eyes wide in fear “Oz!”

Oz screams and falls as well, but he gets a hold of a tree near Northstar and holds on tight as the avalanche falls around him, he grunts as he can feel his left arm is broke but he has to hold on, he reaches for his mate with his right.. ”Just a..little..further..reach!”

Northstar’s paw brushes Oz’s paw and she tries to get a good grip but she loses it and her and Cole are pulled away from Oz and over the edge farther below, the drop off no one would survive and the trees, snow, ice and large rocks make it worse. The path is destroyed, their home buried in the monster of snow and death, and Cole and Northstar lose their lives and enter into the dark forest.

Oz looks on and the sounds of a wounded animal escape him, he sobs and screams and looks broken “Noooooo!!!! Nooooo!” Tears go down his face as he sees this as life is over, the avalanche is slowing and he could of easily hung on but he chooses not to and lets go on purpose, he feels himself slide down and then free fall but he lands roughly on a thin overhang, barely big enough for him and he lays there with a broken arm, 4 broken ribs and a wrist that’s sprang. Too injured and weaken to move, oh he would move if he could to join them.

At the top of the path another badger Zork is being held back by 5 wolves as he struggles “Release me! Do it I swear..Ozzy is down there!”

Zee is also blocking Zork’s path, “Too dangerous boy.”

Silverfangs frowns as he closes his eyes and scans, “2 lives join the great forest today and one more will join as well, the great maker calls to us when it is our time.” He waits till the avalanche stops and nods for them to release Zork.

Zork wastes no time and rushes down the path, he slips a couple times but manages to get down, his eyes full of tears as he looks around and looks over the edge carefully and starts to head back when he sees slight movement and quickly uses a rope he has tied to himself, the other end on a strong stone rock managing to stay put and ties the other end around himself as he lowers himself to the small overhang ”ozzzy!!” He carefully goes to take a pulse and get his arms around him, he looks up, great now what but he feels someone pulling them up and holds tightly to Oz.

Silverfangs followed and had a couple strong bests from the village get them up as he checks on Oz.

Oz barely has a pulse now and manages to open his eyes a little and then closes them again, he is alive but barely.

Zork stays but Oz, “Ozzy..Ozzy please don’t die, don’t you die on me, you hear me!” Tears go down his own face, “I..I will carry him to the infirm..ok”

Silverfangs nods “Carefully my son, he will need all the help he can get emotionally and physical wounds must heal….” He leads them to the infirm where he works all day and night.

Oz stays in a coma like faint for 3 weeks before he fully awakes, during the 3 weeks he woke a couple other times long enough to glace around and slip back into his coma faint, each time not as deep…he stares off into space it seems.

Zork holds his paw “Ozzy, its me..it’s me little bro please say something to me..” He yells “He’s awake!”

Zee enters along with Silverfangs.

Oz looks at Zork but he says nothing, not right away and when he finally does it’s the worst thing his brother would ever hear in his life.. ”You should of let me die too…”

Zork gasps in horror and shakes his head “No..No way Ozzy!” He calms himself and just lays his head on his chest, “I’ll help ya through this, your..your gonna be ok little bro ok?”

Oz doesn’t say anything else he just lays there and stares at the wall, he still has a long way to go to recover enough to walk, even if it’s barely, he can’t stay here as a tear goes down his face he mutters a soft.. ”Ok…Zork.”

Zork nods “I am ere’ fer ya little bro, I love you.”

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Zee yawns “Ok its sleep time, we can have the rest of it tomorrow, am I right?”

Zork is already asleep in his wheelchair.

Zinnia has managed to stay awake and smiles “It’s a good story so far but..I want to know what happen..” She yawns as she lets herself sleep now on the bed in here, it is fairly large after all and she is sure her father wouldn’t mind, right?

Oz has fallen asleep on the floor.

Zee sighs and covers each of them up and then lays down by Zinnia, “Wot ever…part 2 tomorrow I suppose.” He is soon asleep himself, the story has so far taken about 5 hours almost, they had lunch downstairs and dinner up here, it was a good afternoon of some memoires..even if they were sad memories make us who we are today and he will finish this tale after breakfast tomorrow.