CHAPTER ONE || BATTLE
Jasmine's POV
"All Collies, gather round."
At the call of that voice, collies gathered around a huge rock. "What do you think Azalea has to say now?" one asked.
The collie that asked was a female, white with a brown neck tuft, brown ears, a brown stripe down the center of her face, brown front legs with white paws, and a brown stripe on her tail. "I don't know, Jasmine," answered another female.
This one was yellow with a white stripe down her face and white paws. "As you know, the Cocker Spaniels and Great Danes are competing with us, and each other, for life in this forest. We don't want to be proper, pampered pets like the Store Dogs."
Everyone nodded in agreement. Azalea continued, "I had a Collie at the border that overheard one of the Cocker Spainels' plans."
All ears perked up at this, as everyone needed to hear. "It was Hyacinth. She spilled everything! She was talking about the battle plans. She said they were going to attack at moonlight tonight, and bring all the toughest dogs. Apparently, they're starving."
Yips went up from the crowd. Jasmine yipped with everybody. Except, her yips weren't really yips, more like barks. The dog beside her, Sunflower, barked too. Her older sister, Rose, was too. Rose looked like her sibling, just all yellow. As Azalea got to her paws to stop the racket, she boomed, "Instead of them attacking tonight," she lowered her voice, "We will attack them right now."
"But, Azalea, we don't have plans," called out the second-in-command, Primrose.
"That's what I'm about to cover."
She explained the battle plans. Jasmine was going to hide in the bushes, while the distraction, Lilac, was going to talk to them. On Lilac's command, the flick of her tail, they would attack. The Collies went out, and got in their positions. Lilac waited calmly at the border, and a patrol arrived. Lilac flicked her tail, and dogs jumped out.