Finding North

When Emily had decided to go north she had not planned to be tossed across a field like a heap of rags, it was not amusing. In fact she didn't find it amusing at all.
The force of the wind was pulling us more into itself, and then apart in rapid succession, she felt Sam's grip tightening on her, she felt like her skin was, buzzing uncontrollably readying to fall apart like little marbles and then like unyielding magic the room tore apart, itself and they were tossed into space she closed her eyes to escape from the sand that was flying around the room. She was screaming her heads off , she was sure the others were screaming too although she couldn't hear them above her own voice or sounds as they were tossed about she jammed against the ground landing with a moan of complaint she sat up slowly wincing at the pain in back, she could have chosen softer landing than this and if she met with the witch again there would be a complaint but for now she needed to just get over it and stand up. She opened his eyes to look around and blinked twice –she wasn't sure where they are,she couldn't even see the others anywhere else, she could hear movement, she wasn't sure why but she hoped they were close by
A loud screeching noise came through the clearing, she glanced around a little dazed looking to the sky when it swarmed down to her ready to attack , it was a bird – was it a bird ? She couldn't tell it looked like one but whatever was swarming towards her had its mouth opened wide and it's teeth sharp and ready to bite.
Emily scrambled away from the bird, even as she continued to stare at it when she should have been running.
She was bloody being stupid at this point acting like a dumb blond and it was not flattering.
Wherever this place was it was like this whole place was looking forward to her getting eaten then she felt something climbing over her shoulders and she froze, this was not funny at all. She glanced to her side ,it looked small, blue, and unlike the bird it had scales and the end of it tail was made feathers. She glance up to the creature hurtling at her from space and almost cursed
" Cut me some slack here" she muttered beneath her breath and it chirped looking at her with glassy eyes– it was cute for sure but it was a baby and it's mother didn't seem too pleased.
The mother was getting closer and all she could do now with the cub or whatever on her neck was stand there very still and not run and hope with all her might that the mother would be very certain that Emily wasn't trying to steal her baby and then run off.
She roared loudly, screeching the closer she came she circled around her twice and angled her claws at Emily but to her surprise instead of clutching the child or scratching her face, she then hung on a tree branch and swung upside down to face her.
Her breath was very harsh and hot against Emily's face, she looked to her twitching her head side ways, her baby chirped clambering up her shoulder over her head , she winced at the pain when the babe's talons clutched her hair and jumped onto it's mother's beak and then up her face and settled into her back .
Emily relaxed a little bit, now that it didn't look like she was going to be eaten by a big carnivorous definitely not a bird –though she did not know what the hell it was –in a place where if she died no one would look for her at least not until Aspen or Sam found her anywhere, and where in hell were those two for god sake.
She took a small shaky breath,the longer she looked at the creature the more Emily realized it was beautiful, it's scales were smooth but clear almost glassy navy blue,that seemed to shine with the light, somewhere in it's tail a long reed with tiny pieces of scale had thin feathers with a touch of gold threading through them.
She stepped closer and lifted her palm to it's face and she tensed, and stilled pausing letting it scent the air around her to see she was not a threat.
It took a breath and then snorted slowly Emily took her hand and placed it on it chest.
She huffed in her throat but otherwise did nothing, Emily caressed her slowly letting it breath beneath her palm as she did, she growled and Emily laughed
" You like that " she whispered, when she was almost certain that it was used to her , Emily moved her hand to it's head and froze it was like she would be roasted by lightning.
Emily felt the hair rise on the skin of her arms and legs, Emily had no ideas what was going on and why it was happening but it didn't stop it. No she felt it up to her toes , pulling her hands away seemed like such a herculean task,
" You really should not go around touching other people's babies" a voice hissed and Emily gasped
" You are speaking to me" she muttered and the voice which was clearly male chortled
" Of course I am, I don't see anyone else here" he replied
" Or did you bring anyone else against their will here " he asked and Emily shook her head the fact that she was talking to a bird was freaking amazing in all ways about now.

" I have friends but not sure where "she mumbled and he huffed
" And I didn't touch your baby, it slithered onto me" she muttered and he cocked his head to the side
" I see" he mumbled Emily was stunned, how the hell were they communicating she wondered, she wanted to ask but she didn't know how to start so she just kept watching.
" We are syncing, I can feel the magic in you, can read all the questions you ask and so I answer them " he replied
" That's cool" Emily muttered and he laughed, or chortled, she wasn't sure which it was supposed to be
" Humans and their whimsical expressions, I've always marveled at their tongue"
" Are you the only ones here" she asked and he winced
"No not really, I was on my way back to pack lands when I noticed little Z had fallen behind,I went back for him " he mumbled and the cub whined on his back
" Kids huh" Emily mumbled quietly trying to moderate tone so as to not disturb the sleeping creature. She really needed to find out what they were.
" Of course the little rascals"
" We are a clan however – the Ryder clan and must protect ourselves from others. we are not the only ones inhabiting this land and so we must be careful "
" there are many beings here which one are you looking for "he offered and Emily blinked, she hadn't really thought that far ahead on who they were here to see.
"I don't know, I just know I had a vision, and it led me here but I need someone who can monitor my magic and help me control it so I can shape shift"
He grunted then looked to his shoulder
" Help me take the girl" he lowered his head to her eye level and she took the cub off his back, Z whines and then cuddled deeper into her, while his father shook out his scale so they ruffled slowly.
Emily drew her hands back, a surge of magic washing over her and she fell into a sort of trance... But it didn't feel like her,she felt like she was seeing someone was that Aspen, she wanted to call out her name but her voice was stick in her throat instead.
The woods were a little too green and almost too ethereal, Emily glanced around trying to guage exactly where she was looking at. She wanted to be able to tell if she got out of whatever the hell this was.
She saw a cave one that looked similar to the one they had been in, like the witch's home just minutes earlier and as she moved forward, her leg got caught on a branch, she tumbled around on her feet and just as she tried to catch herself she fell into a big freaking hole that seemed to have no bottom.....
Emily stilled and and her eyes cleared from the trance, the green trees replaced by those filled with burnished gold, glittering in the sun light.
" What was that" she gasped, her breath coming out in short rasping puffs
" That was a distraction, or a vision as you call it " he answered,.his voice thinking and right before her the creature started to shrink, blue scales receding back to reveal bright pink skin, it took maybe ten minutes , teeth shortening from their horrific length to become like a man's and talons curving to nails and finally in front of her stood a man, with dark blue hair staring at her like she was an alien out of space
" You are very pink" she mumbled quietly and he shrugged, his eyes a wary, gray glinting
" And you are very pale " he mumbled and walked to her, she stepped back as he moved forward swallowing softly a little bit nervous he leaned into her sniffing at her neck his lips hovering over her shoulders and she swallowed
" That's very–" she started and he laughed
" Not flattering" she concluded
" How did you do that" she said trying to distract from the fact that she had been offended he didn't like her scent
" It is simple, you connect with the magic in you and tell it what to do, it obeys you " she blinked
" I'm not sure that works for me " she mumbled and he laughed he showed her his hand, scales appeared and then disappeared into his skin, then he did his face, his snout forming lengthening to form sharp vicious teeth
" Oh f**King god's what the hell is that" Emily turned to find Sam clutching at a tree trunk looking decidedly green as he stared at the man creatures besides her. She waved
" Hey Sammie come here" she called.
" I think I'm going to be sick" he hissed