*Tremor*

Near the northern end of the terra, a faint quiver rocked the earth... It was a very small quiver, one that would by no means throw anyone off balance. But it was enough to send a tiny row of ripples shimmering across any nearby bodies of water....

TwisteR

Twister had recently been talking to Apache Outlaw about coming here to join the herd. The belle carried her porcelin bodice o'er the lands on strong towers before sliding to a cease, animation but a flicker as she kicked dust up into the light zephar. She was about to call out to announce her presence when she felt the small quiver. She snorted and looked down at the ground, before around at the scenery. Nothing seemed to have noticed. Was it her imagination? Giving a care-free lick of her elegantly shaped dial, the maiden whinned, Signalling her presence to Apache Outlaw, and any others that were herE.

TwisteR
I'll spin you rounD

Songa

The mix-breed mare had been with the Horse Clan for quite some time now, and found herself pondering over Free Spirit again when the tremor hit. Snorting in alarm, Songa reared up slightly and lashed her ebony tail at the air. As she stood there, her tan pelt rising and falling with quickened breath, nothing seemed to happen. Songa began to doubt if she felt anything at all when the sound of a stranger came to her. Raising her dail and pivoting her leggy body in Twister's direction, the mare whinnied back. "Greetings!" Songa picked up a steady gait as she moved towards Twister, "I'm Songa." Her previous thoughts of the brief tremor faded out of her conscious as she focused herself on the newcomer.

*Tremor*

Without warning, the ground went into another spasm. This one, however, was far more violent than the first. It was enough to send both mares to the ground, and anyone else who was in the territory. It went on for an agonizing 30 seconds.

Near the base of the shallow canyon, small fault split open in the earth during the viscious shaking. Icy, crystal-clear water began to spray out from the fault, wetting the cold ground and running slowly back into the fault.

Some of the nearby springs bubbled and a noxious scent now came from them.

Songa

Songa lurched suddenly to her side as the earthquake started up. Her long legs scrambled to right herself, but the earth trembled so furiously beneath her that she couldn't keep her balance. With a heavy thud, the mare hit the ground, crying out in alarm and thrashing her legs. She tried to stand again, but the quaking terra only threw her back down.

It seemed to go on forever, though it lasted only half a minute. Shaken and bruised, but otherwise alright, Songa scrambled to her hooves again. Her eyes were wide and filled with fear as she gazed towards Twister. "You alright....?" Songa asked before looking around her again, half-expecting the earth to start shaking once more.

TwisteR

The mare grinned as Songa approached and was about to reply when the ground began to voilently shake. The mare snorted and screamed as she hit the ground hard, scrambling to right herself but to no avail. The seconds ticked by like hours, pain thrashing through TwisteRs body as she continued to attempt to stand but was continually thrown down and thrashed around. When the tremor finally subsided, TwisteR panted and shakily stood. Cut, scared and bruised, the mare nodded, she couldn't quite feel anything yet, she was still in shock. Wide-eyed she looked at Songa and replied weaklY, Yes, i'm fine... She gasped for breath, and gradually calmed down as the quaking seemed to stop and not start again. Suddenly a stench reached her craters and she threw her head back in disgust. She cast another look at Songa. Can you smell that?

Songa

The mare nodded her head slowly after giving a disdainful snort, "I wonder where it is coming from?" Her mind was racing to explain why the earth had shaken so badly. In all her life, she never experienced something quite like this. However, one thing kept coming to her mind. In her time with the humans, she had felt the ground tremble below her now and then, during her stay at a larger city. It had felt as if some giant creature were tunnelling below her, quaking the ground with its monstorous size. And she had learned, after quizing a young rat on the subject, that a giant, metal creature lived under the ground there in vast tunnels, and carried people inside of it. It had been a hard concept for Songa to understand, but her mind had conjured up the most terrible, frightening looking beast imaginable. Of course, this 'beast' was no more than a subway train.

Still, the idea came to her mind and stuck there. This quake had to be caused by an underground monster. What else could have caused it, anyway? "Humans..." Songa whispered fearfully, her wide eyes turning back to TwisteR. "Humans must have done it... they have giant monsters that tunnel under the ground for them and carry them places..." Now the mare was growing more and more frightened, to the point where panic threatened to take her over.