Home at Last (TBMS RP. Attn: FS)

(Also invited are the older members of TBMS who've had characters pass away...Zeroki is basicallly it I think xD.)

It was beautiful. It looked just like the mortal land, but with more colors, more flourish, as if it were the brightest sunny summer day. Sage Ghost turned to Pulse Wolf with wide appreciative eyes, and he nodded to her in understanding.
"Go, they're waiting for you." He said in his gentle, deep voice, and turned away. Sage Ghost's heart quickened as she looked away from the white antlered wolf and gazed around. She had a feeling she knew who was waiting, but where were they? The female moved forward, and realized instantly that her bones did not ache with arthritis. She looked down, with seemingly more clarity than ever before, and recognized younger paws. She felt a gentle surge of excitement and she hurried towards a place that she knew water ran as a small creek and peered in. She gasped in astonishment at what she saw. A young face, fur soft and gleaming instead of old and grizzled with grey. Her eyes...her eyes! No wonder she could see clearer, both eyes were vivid green. She was no longer blind in one! The disfiguring scars on her face that she'd retained in the war so long ago were non-existent as was the old bite marks in her ear. She had reverted back to her prime age and was better than before.
Does this happen to all wolves who come to The Mountain in the Sky? she wondered to herself. She was so lost in thought, in gazing at her reflection, that the deep voice that shouted behind her startled her. Sage Ghost whirled, and her eyes bulged in surprise.

"Sage Ghost!" The white and orange pelted male had been running at her full blast and barreled into her with such force that they toppled end over end. When the dust settled, the masculine wolf leapt up and grinned down at Sage Ghost, whom was staring up at him in shock.

"White Ash?" was all she could mutter.

"Haha! Sorry I did that, Alpha, but I just had to. I've missed you like crazy. We all have!" his face suddenly turned very serious as he said,"Er...please don't bite my face for doing that."

Sage Ghost simply rolled to all four paws and sat up, still staring at White Ash. On a normal day, she'd have had his hide for that. But this was no normal day. "Don't worry about it, my Beta," she had to resist a smile at those words,"I think the occasion calls for some...over exuberance." she looked around, wondering where the rest of her deceased pack mates were. White Ash grinned in knowing,"They're around. But they're waiting for one wolf in particular to greet you first. Sage Ghost...you'll be amazed." The dark pelted she wolf tilted her head, mind going through a list of wolves. She hunched on one, and wondered..could it be?

(ENTER FIREWIND PLZKTHX)

-Storm Raven-

The huntress smiled from afar at the greeting between White Ash and Sage Ghost. Her fur was as it had been in her youth, a beautiful silver with her white markings. Storm Raven's eyes were the calm blue they always had been and the happiness overflowing between the alpha and beta made her smile.

A couple of paws touched at her tail as a white pup with black markings and silver legs fell back to the ground. Her stared at her with a big grin and innocent electric green eyes. Storm Raven chuckled before nudging him back in the direction of where his later to be born siblings would be. She chuckled again, spotting in the distance that two of them had rusty-orangeish markings, and one of which reminded her surprisingly of White Ash.

"Who'd have thought?"She mused aloud for a moment. (Yay for foreshadowing! )

Storm Raven watched the little pup go before she trotted towards where Sage Ghost and White Ash were, a broad smile across her face. Nodding lightly to Sage Ghost.

"Alpha Sage Ghost. Good to see you again."

-Saeros-
As he had been in life, Saeros was a very large wolf and his overall coloration made him seem very domineering over the smaller wolves near him. Though what was different about him was startling, and usually resulted in wolves that knew him in life doing a doubletake when he walked by. Everything that made Saeros himself in his life was no longer a factor. The scars that had riddled his body over were gone. His ears were now intact, his fur healthy and his body whole.

Saeros had been just over his prime when he joined Black Mountain, and he had already lived a hard life up until then. In his youth, Saeros had actually been a very handsome young wolf; and would have remained so if his life had gone in a different direction. Though it seemed that the more things changed the more they stayed the same. Saeros still did not speak much. Not that he honestly had a reason to; he spent a good chunk of his days watching his daughter and hope that she didn't do something stupid. What had happened to the family that Saeros and Kerridwen had started in Black Mountain was unknown to him. Where Kerridwen and Umbra had gone, Saeros hadn't known in life and he didn't either in his afterlife.

He trotted up slowly, taking his time. The soldier loved having his youthful body back, being able to run and move without the pain that consumed his previous body. Again, he did not say anything as he approached the group of wolves; but nodded before he sat down...

((Haha. This is going to be a fun post for me. *cracks knuckles and gets to work*))

The Mountain in the Sky was a strange place, he mused. Ever green, with endless prey for the enterprising hunter, time seemed to bear no meaning, for a thousand years could pass upon the world below, and it would seem like only mere moments here, and likewise, a thousand years could pass in no more than a day. He had long ago lost all his perception of time, for it no longer mattered to him. The wounds of his heart were healed, all but a bitter sweet memory at the back of his consciousness. He strode forward as she emerged from the world below, waiting first for her former beta to greet her, and he smiled at the reunion of old friends. However, he knew she would never forgive him if he waited too long.

He was not the same wolf Sage Ghost remembered. His once lean-with-age body was full and strong, his shaggy gray pelt replaced with glittering silver, his black-tipped ears held high and proud, and should she look up, Sage Ghost would find herself gazing into strangely-familiar, clear red eyes. "Sage Ghost," Fire Wind smiled, "It has been far too long, my dear friend." He offered a polite nod of his head, saying little as always.

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He came not far behind Storm Raven, the large, white-with-silver markings wolf. He too Sage Ghost would know, for the two had been at one another's throats from day one. Some things never changed, for he did not smile, or show any expression of emotion as he sat beside his mate. His icy blue eyes acknowledged her with a simple nod and a twitch of his ear.. the one which no longer bore her tooth marks. It was hard to tell what passed through Cold Mountain's mind in those few moments. He was not angry with her, or so it seemed. There was no longer any true animosity here. All were part of the same pack, their titles retained only to help them distinguish between one another. Black Wolf was the true, and only alpha. Yet if he was pleased to see her, or surprised, he said it not. He simply allowed the others to enjoy their reunion.

((Blue Star and Broken Light will come in later. I realize Imara's gone, but a couple of her characters DO need to be played in this context. X.X))

White Ash flinched as Storm Raven approached first. He'd actually intended for FireWind to be the first to greet Sage Ghost, but he could understand Storm Raven's eagerness. The Beta smiled at the great huntress as she approached, stepping aside as she came up.

Sage Ghost's ears pricked as Storm Raven came forward and memories flooded through her head, the most accountable one being when she sent Storm Raven off to find old Blesser. She dipped her head in recognition to the silver pelted she wolf,"Storm Raven, it's good to see you again." she said, eyes focusing past Storm Raven to where the silvery female had come from and seeing the bundle of pups romping around. Her brow furrowed subtly, recognizing that unique orange and casting a glance to White Ash, whom merely grinned toothily. Lost in thought over that, she was caught somewhat off guard at a somewhat familiar voice. The voice, she recognized of course, but it sounded younger...stronger. She turned to see FireWind and her non-existant heart clenched with emotion. It did not show on her face, but the old Alpha stepped forward and when bumped her forehead against his. Her oldest friend, FireWind! "I agree, you old coot." an attempt at some old humor, though Sage Ghost being Sage Ghost did not hold a joking tone in her voice so anybody who didn't know her would likely take it to heart. Movement behind her caught her attention, and her eyes widened at the sight. All of the wolves she knew were starting to gather in the near distance, watching her and waiting. Amongst the tangle she saw Silent Paw, Little Doe, Aspen...here so young, and....and....Sage Ghost pushed past FireWind, not intending to be rude. One she wolf from the bunch broke free and began slowly forward with a massive smile upon her muzzle. Sage Ghost picked up the pace as she went towards the other, and her voice broke loose,"M...mother? Mother?!" how she knew this, she didn't know, for Small Tree had left when Sage Ghost was just weaned so her memory of her mother was next to none...yet somehow she knew it in her soul. Flickers of memory went through her mind, the warm smile, the loving baths and the hummed lullabies.
"Sage Ghost...my child! I've waited so long to see you again!" Small Tree exclaimed as the two met and pressed head-to-shoulder in a wolven embrace. Tears streamed down Small Tree's face and Sage Ghost rubbed her cheek against her mother's softly furred shoulder. A few other wolves stood a distance behind Small Tree, and the female stepped back and turned her head to look at them. They didn't move, but only smiled. Small Tree looked back to her first daughter and nuzzled her chin,"My family...after I left Two Toes." she said softly. Sage Ghost nodded in understanding, licking at Small Tree's nose. Small Tree had still been young when she left Two Toes, so that she would take another mate and have another family was understandable. Sage Ghost turned to FireWind, Storm Raven, and White Ash and nodded to Small Tree,"Come meet my mother."