"GET MOON OUT OF HERE!" I turned; the look on my face must have been pure panic. My hands came up, quickly working to bring Mossy off my shoulder as I tur-

WHAM!

I lost all sense of direction as my breath left my lungs unexpectedly. The ground become the sky, the sky became the ground. I felt something strike my head and back and then world came to a sudden halt around me.

For just a moment, I forgot to breathe before I realized I was staring face up at the clouds. There was yelling, and snarling, and my body refused to move.

'Wiggle your big toe' flitted through my mind in an instant before I managed to blink and suck in a lung full of air, getting my focus back. I... I 'm alive. I'm conscious. I can feel my legs. And I feel...

Pain.

Yes, I believe those are all positive checkmarks. Well, all but that last one. My chest felt like it was on fire or something.