Tethys was slipping away more and more. No, she would not go like this. She attempted to use her kingdom spell, but it didn't work. Tethys regurgitated the fungus that was in her mouth. She was able to say some last words as her mind slipped away to that fungus shit's control. "You can't just force others to join something they don't want to be a part of. Trust me when I say that me, Aquamarine,, Zelk, and especially Orlaith will get free from whatever control you put us under. I also swear to my life that when that happens, I will search for you, I will find you, and I will kill all of you. I will rip your gems from you, just like I did with that trash you called your leader. Let this be your warning. And guess what, I will burn your mother to a crisp the likes of which no gembound has ever seen. I guess I should have trusted the masters, but too late for that now. Pallas, pray for every moment you have left, because it may be your last. You damned fucker. You will pay for what you did to Aquamarine. The masters of this cave will prevail, and you will lose." Her words were like that of of death itself, able to freak anyone out with that low grim voice. Suddenly, Tethys was gone. Her eyes changed and she looked at Orlaith with a smile. "Orlaith, we were wrong, we must trust mother."

Orlaith's eyes widened in shock. Tethys was gone. "Tethys!!!" She could then see Pallas running towards her. "FUCK YOU AND YOUR SHIT MOTHER! I FOLLOW TETHYS, NOT YOUR CRAP MOTHER! SHE IS NO MOTHER! MOTHERS ARE KIND AND LOVING. SHE JUST WANTS TO KIDNAP OTHERS FOR HER OWN BENEFIT, YOU FUCKING RODENT!!!" With that she released a high pressure attack in which was aimed at Pallas, attempting to cause him harm. She hoped he would be extremely hurt by it. "Take that you SHIT!" Orlaith was a fighter, nothing less.

@Lamia

Pallas glanced to Tethys and paused, spitting the piece of Mother into his paw. With the anger forced from his mind, he could only give her pity. "Our leader will never die."

He smiled. Going back on your words now, Tethys? What did you say about the Masters not thirty minutes ago? Oh, how soon she'd enter bliss.

Orlaith's screams drew his attention back to her as he took Mother back in his mouth, eyes squinting. Their Mother was kind and loving- only if they had accepted them sooner. Follow Tethys, then. Follow her into the grave she dug for you.

He was snapped out of his thoughts as the pressurized stream shot to him and he yelped, the water shooting right into his side. A cry ran from him as he dropped Mother in surprise, the water causing him to drop with tears once again threatening to show themselves.

'Keep her head still!' The demand rang out from his mind, shooting into the others' skulls. 'And keep her mouth open!'

He couldn't talk, not with him panting in pain, but he could direct them into what they needed to do. 'Legion- you, or Aqua- someone, try to get Mother in her. I can't approach her alone if she keeps doing this.' Ignoring the screaming pain in his side, he shakily rose to his feet with contempt dashed on his face. He surged forward once more to try and get close with Mother back in his jaws.

@Aquamarine

Aquamarine saw that Tethys was now on their side. Good, she was a part of their family now. Aquamarine was still suppressed by mother's will. It seemed that Orlaith was the only one yet to join the family. Aqua wanted Orlaith to join her and mother. They could all be together again. Aqua stayed out of it, watching Orlaith be defiant as ever. The tiger had guts she would give her that. But nowhere inside was she rooting for Orlaith. She was rooting for the hive and mother. Nothing had cracked, and the child stood back, watching the tiger fight until the very end.

Zelk couldn't believe that Orlaith still had that much strength after everything that has happened. She could still feel her tense up so much. Zelk spoke to Orlaith, trying to get her to get a change of mind. "Orlaith, please, stop this. We are friends. There is nothing left to say. Set a good example for Aqua and just listen to us." With that, she hoped Orlaith would listen to reason. Honestly, Zelk was shocked at Orlaith's fighting spirit. Maybe Orlaith and Tethys had something she didn't have. Suddenly, the tigress went limp letting out a soft sigh. Zelk let out a announcement through her link with The Hive. Hold on, I think she really wants to say something before she is converted. She seems and feels calm. Do not worry, she is still held down by the force of me and Sergei. She then spoke softly to Orlaith. "You wish to say something Orlaith?" She waited for her words. Had Orlaith gave in?

@Sergei

He kept his paws firmly down, his jaws in the tigress's scruff, aiming to ensure that she remained flat in the mud. He cared little for the rest.

He could sense Lamia's struggle for breath. Pallas' dismay at Reji's demise. Legion's frantic swarming back, struggling to obey the newest commands. Azrael's red-hot rage. He could feel the fear of the child Aquamarine, her confusion, and the newfound blank peace of Zelk.

For the briefest instant, his dull intellect sparked, and wondered if he'd been changed so drastically--but before he could really wonder about it, the thought had slipped away. He waited.

A quiet, sad, attentive pulse continued from Mother. She was controlling, but fair. And she was watching her children--and the situation--closely.

She said nothing further for now, however; she simply waited for the unpleasant task to be finished.

@Azrael

At the stream of water the tiger shot at Pallas, Azrael snarled. She was persistant. Even in this hopeless situation, she fought and fought and fought. He admired her pride, he resolve to stay herself, but he was angry, too angry to let it slide, and he knew that this would only grant her mercy.

Mofher's embrass, after all, was bliss.

Steeling himself, Azrael lunged forward and grabbed at Orlaith's jaws with all four of his arms, using he strength of the four combined to try and hold her jaws open so that the fungus couldbe deposited within. "Now," he growled.

Tethys looked at Orlaith with disappointment. She spoke to Orlaith with truth in her voice, even though it was not really her talking. "Orlaith, it's over. It was a mistake for us to fight mother. Join me, your leader, in being with this new family. Trust in me." Of course that is what she was forced to say. She looked at her subordinate with hope that she would listen. "Please Tethys. Do this, do this for mee." The seal was under mother's control. This was what she was forced to believe.

Orlaith was under a lot of stress now, and she tried to bite off her tongue, but that didn't work. But, she felt it coming, even though the Hive could not. She knew what it was, and this stress made it come even faster. Good, they only person they were getting was Tethys. Not her. At least not yet. Orlaith gave a quick flash of a smile and spoke three words before her end to everyone. "YOUR LUCK BITCHES." Before Pallas could even shove anything in her mouth, Orlaith's chrysalis began to form around her. It rooted into the ground, and quickly built around her, as slumber found the tigress. Her golden flourite stone was harder than rock, very difficult to break. Even if the Hive were able to crack open the chrysalis, which would be nearly impossible to do, she would die due to her stress levels. Orlaith was free from the Hive's control for now. Orlaith had went out like a real warrior, fighting to the very end. Now she had died and retreated to her very hard golden fluorite chrysalis. Orlaith was truly a tiger of gold, both in actions, and her current situation. Orlaith had died due to severe stress levels that had gotten too high.

@Pallas