Crest Rise
Emerald
Inspired from the Tales of Redwall
Chapter 1
The fox quickly trotted around the base of a tall canyon, pulling quick glances behind her. Hearing the patter of the other beasts. The young vixen sprinted forward.
"I hear somethin' ova' der," Yelled a weasel. "It got to be dat vixen, boss!"
"Good work, Hentail," The boss stated. "Circle her."
Hentail and two others ran left; the boss went straight while the other three animals went right.
Frantic, the vixen hurled herself at the cliff face attempting to climb it. She heard the boss say something to his gang, but failed to hear what he had said.
Out of nowhere, the assorted group of rats, weasels, ferrets, and the boss.
The boss, a fox called out, "Don't kill or maim her, just catch her!"
"Get away from me!" yelped the vixen. "I don't wanna be no vermin, Torrent."
The fox Torrent laughed, "Ya don't get ta pick, Em. You're a fox, a vermin like rats or stoats. Your no different, just because your big-n-mighty's daughter."
"Well," Em, or Emerald growled. "I not gonna be no vermin. Dat is what I pick. So tell my da to go boil 'is tail."
Torrent lunged forward grabbing hold of Em's right paw twisting it. She cried out at the frustrating pain. "Shut your dumb gob," He growled.
Torrent's keen ears picked up an angry whizzing of a flying object. Jumping to the side, dragging Em. In the spot Torrent had been; a small sharp stone flew by, cracking at the compact with the rock face of the cliff.
Both foxes turned to see a strange vixen swinging her sling aloft. Releasing the stone, it crashed into a large rat, knocking him flat.
The vixen yelled, "Pick on someone your size you jerk."
"Like who? The rat," laughed Torrent. "Hentail, Oneear, Flint grab that thing."
Emerald, making a quick decision; bit hard upon Torrent's paw. He in turn yelped as another stone came and hit his other paw.
Continuing to whine, he cried, "Get both do's vixens!"
Emerald dashed headlong into the furry paws of a ferret and the remaining rats .she nipped a paw that almost grabbed her. Loping past the other vixen, Em made her escape.
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