<strong>Kara Sanara</strong><br/><em>Boonies 3<br/>Parry 6<br/>Toughness 5<br/>Wounds 0</em><br/><br/>As the crashing in the forest ahead grew more distinct, Kara dropped her satchel and spun her grapple and line off of her right shoulder.  Running for the edge of the forest, she spun the grapple a few times and tossed it up into the tree.  It looped smoothly around the branch and she kept going, leaping for the trunk and meaning to run up it...<br/><br/>Only to fall on her slender,  shapely rear as the line uncoiled from the branch and fell to the ground behind her!<br/><br/>The pink girl gave a cute groan and hopped to her feet, rubbing her bottom, then 'meep'ed as the crashing grew closer.  She quickly jerked both axes from over her shoulder and pressed herself up against the tree trunk as a fearsome yellow creature—all feathers and scales and long, wickedly hooked talons emerged from the forest just a few feet form her!<br/><br/>For a moment, the pink girl froze, heart hammering so loud she was sure the yellow back would hear it!  For a split instant, the creature continued toward her friends.  Then one eye turned to regard her with hungry malevolence.<br/><br/>The pink girl swallowed.  Yellowbacks were dangerous predators, skilled and resilient and hungry.  She'd lost one co-worker to them 2 years ago, and and other had lost an eye in spite of their most powerful fruits.<br/><br/>She  let herself pause—or think—any longer.  AS the creature hissed and began to turn, she was already bursting into motion.  The lithe pink girl ran up one side fo the creature and leaped into the air!  She dove over the yellow back, tucking into a roll, and brought both her axes down at its back before continuing the roll to land in a crouch on the other side of it...<br/><br/>The pink girl surged to her feet, spinning to face the creature as she did.  Her light blue ponytail ascribed a circle behind her as she stood facing it, guard up!  Her heart hammered when she realized it had twisted so that her blows glanced off.  It didn't slow her fierce grin.<br/><br/>“Time to serve the main course!” Kara sing-songed.