Zoë of the Mouse Wing – Part 5

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Apr 132012
 

“Remember Popkin! Keep flying west. That’s where home is!”

Popkin nodded, “I know Zo! I remember where home is!”

Zoë repeated it anyway, “Go west until you reach Sunnyvale or the Cross.” Popkin was simple-minded enough that he forgot even the simplest instructions unless they were repeated multiple times to him. “Then go to the nearest Mouse Wing hangar and get help!”

She hoped there would be help to find. The whole Wing had scrambled yesterday. Who knew where they could all be today? She shook her head. That was silly. Surely some mouse would have returned. They probably had found the younglings already, instead of flying into a storm cloud and crashing.

Popkin looked blankly at her as she talked to herself, “Are you okay, Zo? Does it still hurt really bad?”

Zoë’s head snapped up. Tears were rolling down her cheeks. She was crying! She wiped them away with the back of her paw, “I’ll be fine, Popkin. It hurts a little less than yesterday.”

Popkin stared at her for a moment, then nodded, “Okay. I’d better go then.”

“Remember! Fly west!” The mouse pointed the way with her scope. “WEST!”

Popkin nodded, “West! I won’t forget, Zo!” He started to run and flap his wings. In seconds he was airborne. “I’ll be back soon!” And just like that, he was gone.

Zoë looked around her. The Forlorn Forest was gloomy even in the daytime. And it was cold. If only she hadn’t lost her backpack. The supplies she’d been carrying with her, would have come in quite pawy right about now.

“Nothing I can do about it now“, she thought to herself. “I might as well, take another nap. I can’t worry if I’m asleep.”

And so she curled up as best she could to conserve heat and dozed off.

Zoë of the Mouse Wing – Part 4

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Apr 062012
 

Night was falling fast. Zoë’s progress had been slow going. Every few steps she had to stop because the pain was so intense that she felt like she would black out if she continued. This was not going to work. “Popkin!” she called out.

“What is it, Zo?” her feathered friend answered.

“I can’t go on. It hurts too much!” She reached out for a nearby tree to steady herself. Her knees felt weak, like she was going to collapse. Slowly, moving too fast made her even dizzier, she lowered herself to the ground. Fortunately, there was a mossy patch that was a little softer than the surrounding area.

“”What are we going to do then?” Popkin asked.

Zoë took a deep breath to relax and exhaled slowly, trying to expel the pain as she did the air in her lungs. “Well, it’s getting dark. We might as well camp here for the night. In the morning, you’ll have to go on without me to get help.”

Popkin‘s brow furrowed, “I can’t leave you all alone Zo!”

“And I can’t go with you…so there we are. Either you go by yourself and bring back help or we’ll never get home!”

Popkin lowered his head, “Okay Zo…” He knew she was right. “I’m going to go look for something to eat, okay?”

But Zoë was already unconscious.

Animus Wars – Episode I

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Apr 042012
 

Welcome back to Mash-up Wednesday!

This week’s installment is not as big as last week’s. Rather than include everybody in the same post this week, I decided to spread them out. The fact that these are the only ones I’ve drawn so far has absolutely nothing to do with my decision! No really!

This week, we take a trip to the distant past in a far-off galaxy. It seems every cartoon/comic has to do a Star Wars bit at some point. So let’s get started.

First up, we have the pilot of the Millimetre Bluebird, the wily Con(nie) Zo-lo!

Next up, is her feathery co-pilot, Popkinacca, who can only speak Picklese.

The last one for this week is the tinker duo of Sasspio and Mousertoo.

I’ll have more Star Wars mash-ups next week! Seeya then!

 

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