Hunting Monsters with Veila and Zeph!

(the newcomer duramboros puts his horns to the ground, and runs toward the girls like an angry battering ram, while Ivar backs down meekly)
Zephyr: Right. I read the manual on this thing on the way here, I got this. *switches to sword mode, then does a few motions, and thrusts it forward into the approaching duramboros, and performs the powerful chainsaw-thrust explosion attack, and her weapon automatically switches back to axe form. The attack causes the duram to stagger back in pain and surprise*

Veila: Wow, way to go, Zeph!

(the duramboros recovers, then slams his horns into the ground at Zeph's feet, creating a force of impact that knocks her back, into Veila)
Zeph: OOF! *gets up, and helps up Veila* This guy might be tougher than we thought...

Veila: Yeah, maybe you're right. I stocked up on plenty of different ammo so I have your back, sis.

Zeph: Great, I'm gonna try to rodeo this guy. *on the next charge, Zeph leaps up onto brute wyvern, then climbs up onto his back, and slashes at his humps* Jade told me that the Duramboros' weak spot are the humps!

Veila: Alright, in the mean time, I'm just gonna keep this guy distracted. *runs around to the duram's back side and shoots piercing shots into it*

Veila: Alright, in the mean time, I'm just gonna keep this guy distracted. *runs around to the duram's back side and shoots piercing shots into it*

(the duramboros looks around wildly in search of whatever is causing the pain on its back. It puts its tail to the ground, and starts spinning around, using its tail as a counterweight to keep spinning effortlessly)
Zeph: ack! *holds on for dear life* What's going on?!
(the brute lifts its tail up slightly, causing it to rocket off into the air due to momentum)
Zeph: AAAAAAAAAA! This is so much fun!
(It lands, causing Zeph to fly off into the mud)
Zeph: Ptoo! Ech!

Veila: Maybe I shouldn't have done that.... *loads up cluster bomb shots and shoots one at the duram*

(the battle continues harshly, as this monster is brutal and unforgiving. The girls manage to break off its tailcase, but it grew more angry after that. Its continued attacks caused the girls to exhaust their supply of potions and first-aid meds. The Duramboros, also low on health, has them backed into a corner, with no way of escape.)
Zeph: Um...I don't think we're gonna make it out of this, sis...
(Redcat jumps up on a rock, and blows into a green horn, giving the girls more health and vigor)
Zeph: hey! A healing horn!

Veila: Here I was gonna suggest shooting you with my health shots and just leaving you take care of it without me. Phew.

Zeph: Not today, sis. *hugs her, then darts at the Duramboros, and slashes it in sword mode, then stabs up into its open mouth, causing it to fall over dead*

Veila: Is it dead now? *walks over to its body and pokes it with her gun*

Zeph: I guess so. Well, let's get down to business! *starts carving into the dead beast*
(Redcat walks up behind them followed by Ivar)
Redcat: Make sure you two utilize every part of this Duramboros.
Zeph: Oh, we always do! Don't worry about that.
Redcat: But...I do have a request of you.

Veila: What is it, Redcat?

Redcat: I'd love to join you on your adventures. I may have seemed like some sort of peace activist, but there are just some sort of monsters that have to go down, like that Duramboros you just killed, and I wanna help.

Veila: Well okay, that'd be great of you to help us.

Redcat: And along the way, I can teach you the ways of befriending the good monsters, like ol' scaredy-felyne Ivar.
Zeph: *gasps* I've always wanted a Qurupeco friend!

Veila: Well that sounds pretty alright. Always wanted to ride a kirin.

(Thrilled by their new prospects, the girls ride back to the port to Moga Village on Ivar)
Zeph: So how long have you been travelling with Ivar?
Redcat: Five years, give or take. It's tough, though. For a while it was just me, a lone crimson felyne traversing a world partly full of angry monsters. The worst were the jaggi...They always have a stomach for cats.

Veila: Yeah, jaggis are so annoying.

Redcat: By the way, what were you two doing in the watering hole?
Zeph: Trying to...wash off all the mud I caked myself in. *flicks away some mud that was on her Wroggi poncho*
Redcat: If yew two want, I can take you to a fresh spring to wash off in.

Veila: Uh, sure I guess.

(at the spring, Zeph strips off her armor to wash it separately, then immerses herself in the cool water)
Zeph: Um...you're not gonna...stare at us, are you?
Redcat: uh...Ha! Sorry, hairless monkeys aren't uh...aren't my type. *goes behind Ivar's huge leg, and watches from behind secretly*

Veila: Well alright then. *strips off her armor and sinks into the spring*