Stand By Me
In the pitch black of the night Anavrin Torelli squeezed through the very small hole she had been digging for 13 weeks to escape her horid prison camp cell. She had been captured for over a year by terrorists on her alien world. She wondered just how stupid her capters were not to even notice or suspect that she was digging out.
She squeezed the last of her big bushy green and white tail through the hole. She could almost taste the freedom that could be hers if she just avoided capture long enough to get across the mountain range. She knew they would chase her relentlessly and the mountains were very far away. She would take what little of a chance she had and use it to her benefit.
She crawled along in the shadows trying to get away from the camp and into the pitch black forrest. She almost made it when she felt strong arms clamp over her mouth and around her waste.
" MMMhh Let me go!" She managed as she flailed around uselessly.
The Guard who caught her dragged her struggeling body over to the fire pit where all his dumb terrorist and theif friends sat.
The biggest meanest looking man got up and walked over to face her. He had fur just as she did only it was dark blue istead of green, and big cat-like ears that were worn and looked as if they had been bitten. They were far different than her elegant ones. An eyepatch covered his right eye. It made him look menacing.
"Well, well,well what do we have here, looks like our prisoner tried and FAILED to escape,... pity."
He chuckled Grabbing her arm and winging her about violently, he pulled her close to his face. " I will spare you because of your valuable talent, but if you ever try this again...i will find a way to kill you" he nodded toward his killer gaurd Vavel Wolves "Have i made myself clear?"
Anavrin Glared at his hideous face and hissed at him. " Why would i be scared to die."
" See to it she gets back in that cell and stays there, with no food or water!"
The guard started dragging her back to the cell. She struggled all she could but could not get out of his tightening grip. She looked ahead and noticed they were about to pass by a giant log pile used for firewood. There was a string keeping the logs from falling. If only she could cut that rope somehow!
As they ventured closer and closer she suddenly leaped at the rope and clamped her powerful jaws shut on it. The rope snapped sending the logs rolling onto her. She heard a yelp and realized she was free of the guards grasp. She knew she did not have alot of time to escape.
They must of realized whats happening by now. She thought to herself.
She tried to run but was stopped short by a log that came crashing out in from of her. What was i thinking! did i want to escape or end my life! She ducked just before a log crashed onto her head. She ran into the trees, she kept running and running until she could run no more.
She crouched behind a rock for rest, listening intently for voices behind her.
She heard shouts and howls. Crap they let the vavel wolves out! They could track her down fast!
She quickly started running again until she came to a marshy swamp. She stopped next to a tree with a branch that extended out into the swamp. She dove in to block her sent from the Vavel Wolves. I bet they'll think I went across. She Waded through the smelly swamp a bit, getting stuck here and there until she could grab the low tree branch. She pulled herself up and out of the swamp. She climbed up the tree with her sharp cat-like claws and hid.
"This way!" a far off voice called. Anavrin looked below her to see a pack of guard Vavel Wolves trying to sniff her out. One of them whined at the edge of the swamp.
" She must have gone across Master Cravis." Said a random gaurd who was too close to her tree for comfort.
Cravis, the big dark blue furred man with the eyepatch, their leader, snapped " Follow her! we must get her back she's valuable!"
" yes Master." The group waded and fumbled across while she smothered a relieved sigh from the tree above.
Could they get any stupider? wait i know the answer, YES! She smiled and made herself as comfotable as she could get for the night. Tomorrow she would start the long treacherous journey to the mountains in a hope to get beyond them. A hope to get home.