Cars/The Iditarod RP

[ebonyviper]

In the cold Arctic, a race was about to begin in a town called Nome, Alaska. This was the Iditarod, a long, harrowing race by dog sled across an unforgiving land with very little shelter from wild animals. But the mushers and the sled teams were brave and forged ahead as if they weren't bothered by the apparent dangers out there.

One of the sled teams was led by a well-known champion husky named Sapphire Sky. She was strong, healthy, and very fast. She had already won three previous races in a row, which made her famous.

But Sapphire didn't want to be known for all that. She wanted to known for her courage, kindness, and good leadership of her team. Also because she was one of the first few female sled dogs to be lead dog. Her parents and sister supported her on this.

Sapphire looked back at her team, seeing if they were ready for the race, which was going to be announced soon. She could already see that her competitors were ready, knowing that there were already a couple of rivalries going on between the teams.

Oh well, it's all a part of racing, Sapphire thought as she waited for the signal.

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At the edge of the forest that was a mile or so away from the town, a small, black wolf sat beside a large tree, watching as the racers were being prepared to start. Her name was Ebony.

She hated the fact that the dogs, blood-cousin to the wolf, had the luxury of sleeping in a warm place at night and having some meat in their bellies. But she, herself, as well as her fellow wolves, were usually left to fend for themselves in the cold Arctic and shivering at night and sleeping on an empty stomach.

To her, it wasn't fair.

If only I could be a part of one of those sled teams, then I wouldn't have to suffer so much out here on my own, the wolf thought as she rested her head on her paws and watched the town from a distance, Only in my dreams.

[elizar]

((Sorry for the delay. But if anyone is still interested.))

Hellion was actually a rather quiet obedient Siberian Husky despite his name. He had been named that for his distinct red back coat. He had also red distinct markings on his legs, muzzle and underside. He was the lead dog of a sled team, and the rest of the dogs were black backed Siberian Huskies, but the second dog was a Greenland husky. Hellion explored what he could limited by the restraining harness on him.

There was something peculiar that caught his interest, and was within range. A female lead dog. He lied down, knowing that she was in earshot.

"Third time I have run the Iditarod, but this has to be the first time I see a female lead." He said clearly.

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Misha was also looking at the town, but he did not notice Ebony. He was just happy that the race was beginning. For him, it was the highlight of the year, even bigger than when the Caribou came. If he found the right team to attack, he would have two-week fill. They always carried a lot of food for the dogs. The right team for him was the one that either fed him out of fear, had near-sighted humans that did not notice an extra dog begging for scraps, or those that believed nothing would happen to them, thus having no gun with them.

Misha had made himself known to few teams, even attacking a human two years back. He had done this for five years now, and they had never caught him. He has too elusive for them. He knew that they would be vary now, so choosing the right team was all that mattered.

[ebonyviper]

Sapphire's ears pricked at the voice of another dog speaking and she turned toward him. "Well, maybe with my example, more females would be considered as good lead dogs sometime in the future. That's what I'm hoping for anyway."

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Ebony just lay in the snow, waiting for the signal for the race to start. She could already tell that there was a lot of activity going on in the town.

[elizar]

"Well, if you don't make your musher drop out of the race, you may have a chance to be lead next year." Hellion said, his tone indicating slight mocking. "Most first timers don't finish the Iditarod. So you got to work for your 'example'."

"Hellion!" The team's musher, a male in his late twenties, called out. He had been talking with the officials of the race, getting few details worked out, such as the wolf he had encountered two years ago was still around. Hellion stood up and let his musher pet him. There was no food giving however, as the musher knew it very well that hungry dogs were the fastest runners. The musher worked his way down, giving the Greenland slightly more petting than the others.

"Won't be long now." Hellion said, knowing that when his trainer did that, there was usually about twenty minutes until the race started.

[ebonyviper]

Sapphire was about to reply with a nasty retort, but heard the officials call for attention, announcing that the race would start in 20 minutes. She decided to save her reply for later when she got the chance and her musher check her over to make sure that she was ready. The husky watched as the rest of her team was checked over as well.

She was going to prove that females could be good lead dogs just as males were.

(((((OOC: Still need more players...)))))

[rizahawkeye]

((Would you guys be interested in starting this one up again? *just wondering* ))

[ebonyviper]

(((((OOC: I completely forgot about this RP and I just didn't know if it would go anywhere... I think it can continue just as long as we ignore Elizar's and my answering posts, but keep the intro post as it is...)))))

[rizahawkeye]

((Alright, sounds good. Perhaps we could get it up again, and more people would join. ))