Hey, guys! It's a new story! But it's not just mine; I am writing this story with puzzleagent, and I would like to clear a few things up before we begin.

PLEASE READ:

1. You can thank puzzleagentfor coming up with the idea for this epic story. ;P

2. Basically, the idea of the story is it's a crossover between my stories' universe and her stories' universe.

3. I am writing all the odd chapters, and puzzleagent is writing all the evens

4.I HIGHLYRECOMMEND readingthese stories before delving into this one; a lot more things in this story will make sense if you do-

Three Platypi and an Evil Organization(found on my page)

Field Trip, Christmas War, and NewLife(all three latter found on puzzleagent'spage).

After this story is completed, I suggest reading

Teddy'sAdulthood (found on puzzleagent'spage)

andRottento the Core(found on my page.)

6. THIS CHAPTER WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER T THAN MY OTHER CHAPTERS I'LL BE WRITING, BECAUSE THERE IS A BIT OF GORE AND BLOOD-DESCRIPTION

Now, normally I put the disclaimer at the beginning of this chapter, but the disclaimers for this story will be much more complicated, so, I SHALL BE PLACING MY DISCLAIMER AT THE END OF MOST OF THE CHAPTERS

Enjoy! ;P

(Perry's POV)

I was above a forest. It felt like I was flying, but I couldn't see myself, not even from the corner of my eye.

A growl rang through the forest, and I- apparently- followed the voice over the tree-tops. I passed a large, blue, crystal-clear lake, landing at the end of it.

Before I had even descended to the ground, I had spotted what made the growl. A huge, female Grizzly bear. Luckily, her back was turned away from me.

I looked around my surroundings. I was in a clearing in the forest; the lake was on its right side, and there was a bush not far from where the bear was messing with something. And there was a tiny, barely noticeable shape hiding in the bush. It was shaking...but not from fear.

All of a sudden, I spotted blood not far from the Grizzly. Noticing that one splatter of blood opened my eyes, and I suddenly realized that nearly all the grass was caked in blood, and there were clumps of two different shades of teal fur scattered around the bear.

I inched closer to the Grizzly, hoping she didn't notice me. She didn't, and I managed to spot two teal shapes on the ground in front of her. Their bodies were contorted, broken, and ripped through, but I still managed to make out what they were. They had been platypi. There was a female and a male.

Unsure whether to scream or be sick, I stared at the carnage in front of me. Deciding on the scream in a half-second, I opened my mouth, but no noise came out.

My vision was blurred by tears; why on Earth was I crying?! I had never seen those two platypi before in my life! And that attempted scream... Why had I been about to shout, "Mom! Dad!"?

I backed away from the bloody scene, unknowingly next to the bush. Hearing a rustling, I was reminded of the shape I had seen in the bush. I looked through the leaves, trying to find it. I succeeded quickly.

The shape hiding in the bush looked strikingly familiar, and it was a tiny, male platypus. His eyes were scrunched closed, and tears were dripping down his cheeks. I quickly realized that's why he had been shaking- that's how hard the little platypus had been crying.

I whirled back around upon hearing another growl. The female Grizzly was standing up again. She turned and looked directly at me, her eyes glowing red. Her paws reached out, and she attacked me.

Breathing heavily, I sat up in my bed. I ran my paws through my fur.It was just a dream, it was just a dream.

"Perry? Is everything alright?" I turned at the familiar voice. My mate Priya was looking over at me, concern in her eyes.

I nodded. "It was just a nightmare."

Priya sat up next to me. "Ohio and India again?"

About eight years ago, one of my closest friends Ohio the platypus and his mate India the platypus had saved everyone in Danville, sacrificing their own lives in the process. "No," I replied, shaking my head.

My purple mate cocked her head in confusion, and I began describing the dream.

(Priya's POV)

I listened quietly as Perry explained his nightmare to me. "At first, I thought I was actually there, but, soon, it seemed more like I was watching through a movie screen."

My mate looked back at me to make sure I understood what he was talking about, and I nodded. Perry continued. "There was a female Grizzly bear by a lake, and she had just killed two teal platypi."

"Who were they?" I asked quietly.

Perry shook his head. "That's the thing; I don't know. I've never seen them before in my life. Yet... When I saw them, lying there, ripped to shreds, I felt almost unimaginable pain welling up inside me." He looked me in the eye. "Even worse than when
/I lost Ohio and India."

"But how is that possible? You were really close to Ohio, and you didn't even know those platypi."

Perry sighed. "I don't know. But there was ONE person I recognized."

(Perry's POV)

I couldn't help the slight grin as I continued. "I'd know myself anywhere.

Disclaimer: I ONLY OWN THREE OF THE CHARACTERS SEEN/MENTIONED THIS CHAPTER. THE BEAR AND THE TWO PLATYPI SHE KILLED. PRIYA, OHIO, AND INDIA ARE THREE OF puzzleagent'sOCS. ANY CHARACTER NOT MENTIONED IN THOSE TWO LISTS IS UNOWNED BY EITHER OF US.