Chores & Snow [OPEN]

[Skipper of Otters]

Snow lay in thick glimmering blankets over the Abbey and her grounds. Winter's chill was out in force, and the pale sun overhead did little to dispell the cold. From the main gates to the Abbey building there was a path, tramped down from many paws making their way to and fro. The snow seemed to dampen sound, swallowing it up in crystal whiteness.

Skipper and some of his crew were dragging along a large pine log that they had brought from the nearby woods. Thick towropes were attached to it's branches as the three otters hauled it to the woodshed. As they passed by the orchards, Skipper glanced back.

"Uh oh mates, here comes trouble!"

A gang of dibbuns, bedecked in scarves and gloves, were giggling as they ran towards the otters. "Mista Skip, give us'n log ride!"

A tiny molebabe chuckled in his deep brassy voice, falling back in the snow and waving his paws in the air. "Huhurr, Oi do luves ee lodder roide, hurr!"

Troutfur threw up his hands. "Lackaday mates, ye want us t'haul you on our log?"

"WOAAAHAHAHAHHAR!" Both Skipper and Troutfur winced as Balla laughed. "What fun, come on Skip, let's do it!"

The otter chieftan had a soft spot for dibbuns, and he grinned and whacked the log with his rudder. "Hop aboard mates, 'urry up!"

Giggling and laughing they clambered aboard the pine log and held on tightly to branches close to paw. The three otters leaned forward on the tow ropes and began hauling the log carefully across the ground. The dibbuns shrieked with excitement as they slid along.

[rose]

Rose was walking out of the abbey when she saw Skipper and the dibbuns. She giggled a little, watching the big otter play...

[Skipper of Otters]

A squirrel dibbon spotted Rose and waved to her, nearly losing his seat on the log as Skipper and his crew dragged it towards the woodshed.

"Hiya miz Roser! Comma ride onna log!"

This time he did topple backwards off the log, and was swept up by Greenback's strong paws. The big otter placed him on his shoulders. "'ang on up there matey!"

[rose]

"Oh, I'm probably to big to be pulled now adays...you lot just have fun and i'll watch....." She pulled her shawl up more and sighed. Rose loved to watch dibbuns play.

[kaala]

Kitra had just been on the wall tops and was making her way down when she caught sight of Skipper and the dubbins. She paused for a moment and watched the scene with interest. She couldn't help but remember when she had been that age. She sighed and decided to have some fun if she could.

"Oi! Skipper, do yea want a hand wit those little rascals?" She called, making her way over with a smile on her face.

[Rakko Streamwater]

A small velvety head poked its way out of the snow covering the ground. The owner shrieked and ducked back under as a huge otter's foot nearly stepped on him. When the crew passed the she-mole jumped from her icy cover. "Burr! Bees thoi troiyin' ter kull moi Mizzer Skipzer?" But despite her heavy effort to keep a strait and serious face, she found it impossible to fight back the huge grin that spread across her snout.

[rose]

Rose had seen the mole and nearly jumped out of her skin when the big log nearly squished her. She quickly ran to her, "Oh dear, Are you alright?"

[Rakko Streamwater]

"Uv curze Mizzuz Roze! Nowa hottur cud 'urt moi!" The she mole tugged her snout, indecating that she was embarresed someone was showing so much attention to her well being.

[William]

Finally waking up after a long time of sleeping in Will smiled as he saw the window covered in a white frost. Jumping out of bed he ran to the window. He smiled widely at all the snow he quickly got dressed and ran down to join in the fun. True that he was the abbey champion, but so much snow just seemed to lift the responsibility off his shoulders, and gave he a great excuse to act like a dibbun.

Throwing on a scarf just as he made it out the door he looked around at the scene. The otters dragging the log wouldn't make good targets. He smiled as he saw Rose talking with a mole. Scooping up some snow he took careful aim and sent a snowball off toward Rose.

[Grusso Whitetail]

Woe to those who disturb a Badgerlorde Grusso was sleeping deeply, his face covered in thick white snow. The dibbons were stomping above him, deeply burying him in the white mass. Today he had chosen a simple white homspun tunic so he could hide, and he was quickly buried by the dibbuns. He heard a mole digging not far from him, follwed by a large dragging sound and thuds.He hoped they wouldn't bump into eachother. He then heard conversation from above, and decided to lay his trap just as a snowball was thrown. His eyes glimmered until he realized he was faceing the wrong way, and the snowball hit him square in the Face, concealing his tattoo. Grusso growled competetivly as he saw the culprit, William the Abbey champion. He put on a ferocius grin before making a small snowball, then rolling it until it grew. It got bigger,and bigger, and bigger to a point were it was almost as tall and wide as the badger himself anf snow from much of the orchard had dissapeared. He then turned tword the abbey door lifting up the snowball and aiming it at the culprit. His grin turned into uproarus laughter as dibbuns shrieked and screamed " Mista Grusso is gonna smash abbey wiv bigga snowball. Wooks wike no more baves for baby Bwokkle" It was the redwallers trun to laugh when the otterbabe Marley popped out of the snowball and stomped on it, causing the whole thing to collapse on Grusso.He grnned and said " Shame on you matey, twyin to get us dibbuns baves out side!" With a quick bow he ran for cover as Grusso came roaring after him, saying things he knew dibbuns would repeat. "Och, ya wee lil rascal, wen Ah get mah paws on yer, I'll skelp yer tails till ye scream an i'll put yer icy lil fibbin eyes in a bowl o 'otroot 'an wa'er shrimp soup, wit no snow in dere to let 'em cools down. Then i'll put ye next to a hare durin supper, sos yet don't get nouttin ter eat, and den!" He threats were stopped by a barrage of snowballs thrown by the dibbuns.He good naturedly howled " Och, ahm bein taken down by a 'earsome pair o dibbuns,and some naughty old mice as well" Uprourus laughter surged as they watched Grusso being pelted in snow by old mice and dibbuns, along with a few otters and squirrels.

[Rakko Streamwater]

A snowball had gone flying by, barely missing the young she-mole's nose. "Oh burr!" She flew back and landed in the snow. Carefully she stood up and rushed the snow from her butt fur. Seconds later she heard a huge roar. Turning quickly she saw the huge white badger as he wiped the snowball from his face. Then bent and made a small snowball. Curiously, she watched wondering what he was going to do. Then, as it became more clear her eyes widened. She ran back, careful to stay out of the line of fire. She couldn't help but smile as she watched the huge creature playing with the tiny Abbeybabes.

[William]

Will laughed uproariously as he hit Grusso. Shame that he hadn't hit his target, but still, a hit was a hit. But he smile quickly disappeared as he watched the badger make his own snowball, then a larger one, then it just continued to grow until it was of monstrous size. Gulping he watched the ball carefully, ready to dive out the way when it came thundering toward him. But his smile and laugh returned when the small otter was picked up with the snowball, then proceeded to destroy it. Seizing his chance he made a couple of more snowballs and joined in with the dibbuns and started to pelt Grusso with snow.

[Grusso Whitetail]

Grusso made an angry fist, and began throwing out threats like wildfire to both dibbuns and their elders. " Har, I see you trowing th' snowball at meh, you lil rascl. I'll 'ave your tails fur supper!" " Har, What sort of naughty gatekeeper are ye? Honestly, trowin snowballs at an innocent badger, Shame on ye" " A'hm sure ifn I told the champion about theis you dibbuns would be sent to bed after takin two bav's!" " Why that little rasc'l fine 'zample of er cham'ion yew are, You lil rouge." By the time his threats were done a fine pile of snow had formed, and he quickly fashioned it into a wall. " Har har mateys, my turn ter figh' back. Blood n' vinigar! Eulaliaaaaaaaaaa" With that a barrage of snowballs was sent in his attackers direction , one splattering the gatekeeper in the face. Dibbuns giggled harshly, saying " I on mista Grusso side. Yowayweaaaa!"

[William]

Will laughed as Grusso continued to yell out his threats. Stopping throwing for a little he quickly fashioned a wall. Grumbling under his breath as the dibbuns went to join Russo he could see that he was the only one against the badger. Shrugging he quickly made allot of snowballs behind his smile. In preparation of the coming fight....

[rose]

Rose had by now run to the door way to escape the war. She tightly wraped her shawl around her shoulders as she watched the snowballs being thrown. Suddenly, a snowball hit her square on the eye, makeing her fall backwards. As she brushed the snow from her eyes, she looked around and saw her sister Tinamary with another snowball in her hand, tossing it up and down.
"You are going to pay for that." Rose quickly scooped up some snow and hurled it at her sisters head, unfortunately.....it missed and was heading strait for William.

[Starspray Waymeet]

"Want some help with that, mate?"

Star knelt beside William and began packing snow together. "One mouse against a badger and a lot of dibbuns; that's not very fair! Let's make it an otter and a mouse against a badger and a lot of dibbuns. Can't let them have all the fun, can we?" She grinned mischievously, hazel eyes laughing.

[brookesong]

Violet walked out the gate. Suddenly a ball of mush headed straight for her. She ducked and saw Will walking the other way whistling. She scooped up more snow and hurled it at him.
"I'm with the Dibbuns!"

[Sam Gideon]

"Get outside now Sam Gideon!!! You need some sunshine and I don't care if it's cold!!"

Shouted Sam's mother harshly at him as she shoved him out of the Abbey Castle into the grounds despite his complaints.

"But mom, I need to read!! I'm almost finished with my new book!!" Protested Sam as his mother gave him her look of death.

It seemed that his mother didn't care about his complaints, as she slammed the door on him and left him in the snowy Abbey grounds. Sam realized that there was no time left for pouting as a snowball came and smacked him square in the face! He turned around to find a little molebabe laughing at him.

"Hurrhurr Oi' hit a squirrley right inna face!!"

Ducking Sam prepared to send a volley back at him in revenge. He lathered up a big snowball and chucked it right back at the molebabe aiming right at his snout.

[lash]

Drury Tod the Dibbun terror of Redwall was out in the middle of all the commotion today. Grinning wickedly he ran towards Sam with a big muddy snowball in his grubby paws. "Oi mista' dozy bottom!" He called pulling his paw back to throw. "I'm guna frow dis bigga snowball at ur nose." He loved to pick on Sam constantly. Even more than he picked on some of the others. Sam was the center for most of Drury's Dibbunish pranks. Squinting his eyes he aimed his snowball and threw, hitting Sam square on the nose. "I hitta you onna nose tubby Sammy!" he called. Grinning maliciously he went of to torment the others.
After throwing yet another snowball at Grusso, Drury toddled of to Will's side of the fray. Drury always sided with the Abbey champion as he admired his skills (and loved tormenting Grusso). "Baja nota' scarer me. Oi not be fered of Bajas!" He yelled while packing a little scone he stole from the kitchens into one of his horrendous snowballs. He thew his scone filled ball at the "baja" and watched happily as the mess got all over Grusso's furry tummy. He ran quickly and ducked behind Will fully expecting the Badger to get his revenge.