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[color=salmon]Word Count: 852 (+2 exp)
[u]Level[/u]: [b]2[/b] - [u]Total EXP[/u]: 10/20
[b]Location:[/b] Ancestral Farmstead[/color]
[i]Stress Level: 35[/i][/center]
Holding on to the Brachydios' back was proving to be one of the toughest mounts the Cadet had ever had. The monster was crazed, and between it's thrashing, it's roar, his allies' attacks, and the general confusion of the battlefield as a whole... well, it wasn't easy. Still, the hunter clung to it's scales and stabbed it for all he was worth. Even as the earth exploded underneath the creature and threw debris and whatever alien energy was filling the area up, cutting the Cadet's arms and face, he painfully hung on. 

[color=salmon][i]"Come on...!"[/i][/color] he hissed, getting a little impatient at the Brute Wyvern's refusal to go down. He managed to land a solid blow to the Brachydios' eye, and seeing the monster stagger relieved the Cadet so much that he let his guard down enough for the sudden burst of wind from Euden's transformation to finally fling him off the monster's back. The red haired hunter was thrown a few dozen feet from the fight, tumbling backwards a few times before he ground his heel into the earth to get himself back upright. As he recovered, he surveyed the area - the first thing that caught his eye being the massive green dragon that was currently grappling with the brute. [i]That's...? Is it that kid?[/i] Cadet thought briefly, having never seen Midgarsormr before. Considering it seemed to be pinning the Brachydios down, and Poppi and Peach who'd joined the fight on this side of the field weren't paying it much mind, he assumed that the dragon was indeed Euden. That power was the definition of [i]Rad-alos[/i], but now really wasn't the time to be asking him about it.

It seemed like the Brachydios' days were numbered, and Ace Cadet couldn't help but grin at the thought of a successful hunt. On the other side of the field, it seemed like things had been mostly cleaned up, but there was a troubling sight - injured squad mates, huddled together and relatively defenseless. At the moment it seemed that the danger was soon to pass, what with all of the husked farmhands seemingly defeated, the large monster behind him pinned and taking punishment, and the initial [i]Thing[/i] nowhere to be seen... but it wouldn't hurt to check on them. There weren't any convenient felynes up here, so there was no telling what would happen if one of them went down for the count for good.

With a last look over the the two battling behemoths, the Ace Cadet sheathed his sword and ran over to the other side of the field. Yeah, he'd slayed plenty of Brachydios back in his own world, might as well let the others have this one! Cadet was covered in scratches, scrapes and scorch-marks, but all things considered he was relatively unharmed. [i]It'd be Gargwawesome if I had some lifepowders right now,[/i] he thought as he approached his injured comrades, making a mental note to find the ingredients to make some later. For now, he took quick stock of the two closest to him: Tora and Bowser. They both looked to be in sorry shape, but the Koopa King had proven to be pretty resilient - and the Cadet only hand enough honey for one mega-potion. To Tora, then. 

The Cadet fished the three jars from his pack, one filled with honey and the others with a potent healing fluid. He passed Bowser first, and noticed that he was carrying the two small forms of Jr. and Hat Kid. Darn, if only he had more potions to give the kids... but it'd probably still be more beneficial to offer it to their protector. 

[color=salmon]"Doing okay big guy?"[/color] Cadet asked, passing Bowser one of the potions, [color=salmon]"the others have everything handled it looks like, so don't worry!"[/color]

If the King was feeling alright he could give the healing item to one of the kids, but otherwise it was out of the Cadet's hands now. He made his way over to Tora, easily dropping to his knees beside the shorter being and showing off the remaining two jars. Poor Tora looked pretty beat up, but that's what the potion was for. Cadet poured the honey into the potion vial and shook it vigorously before offering the now-improved drink to the Nopon. [color=salmon]"Drink the whole thing at once and you'll probably feel a lot better, promise!"[/color]

For now, this was about as much non-combat support as the Cadet could offer. He was without his hoard of traps and items back home, but it was okay, he'd restock and make do! Just as soon as they got off this hilltop, that is. The hunter stood backup, intending on rejoining the final onslaught against the Brachydios if he could, when two writhing halves of something caught his eye. Beyond them, there were those two men - Franklin and Michael, one tending to the other. The torn up creature didn't look like it could do much more harm, but it was better safe than sorry, right? Ace Cadet jogged over to them, yanking his sword free of it's sheath and slicing the horse halves in order to finish them off.