Heart pounding, I tripped through the thick grasses. The rain forest was fogged and humid. I had lost track of the rest of the squad hours ago. Reuger, my Commander, best friend and father figure trekked behind me. I called again, hoping someone from camp might here us before someone else did. Reuger sighed, I heard the thud of his rifle as he let it fall to the ground and he sat down quietly. I turned, my jacket rubbing uncomforatbly on my quills.
"Torch, I'm not sure how much longer we can go on like this, We ran out of water, food and our sleeping gear is soaked. And plus" The skunk looked at him sadly "I have to Pee!" The black and red skunk whined pitafully.
I raised an eyebrow. The red skunk was sitting on the forest floor, sitting on his fluffy tail. I realized that Reuger's dark fur barely stood out in the fog, but his Bright, crimson stripes stood out like a black cat in snow. With a sigh, I guessed that my own charcoal fur also hid well, but my stomache and quills also stood out.
I looked back at Reuger, and began to chuckle. Getting a weird look and a head tilt from Reuger, i told him what i thought was funny.
"Reuger, Your a Commander! Im just a foot soldier! Why are YOU complaining too me? I should be complaning to you!" Reuger looked at me blankly for a moment. I hoped he thought it was funny as well. I was still unsure, untill he started to laugh.
Reuger has a laugh that could make a Hyena jelouse. Reuger knew when a joke was good, even when it wasnt. Thats why he was so liked at camp. I couldnt help but to laugh along.
I never noticed how loudly we were laughing untill i was poked in the back with the barrel of a rifle.
Wipping around, I held one of my quills like a dagger, ready to defend myself from my attacker, only to notice with a start, it was the General.
He stood there, rifle pointed between my eyes. He looked pissed. His Light yellow eyes narrowed as i gasped in surprise, which sent Reuger into another laughing fit. The General's light green fur shown in the foggish light, making his face shadowed with anger.
Reuger stood up and soluted "Afternoon General Flippy! We were on our way to rendevou with the rest of the squad" Reguer reported, his tail begining to twitch. Flippy looked us over, ditaste at our ragged uniforms, unpolished guns, non clean knives.
"Your laughing would have woken the dead, Your aware camp is right over this hill, right?" Flippy said, a smile begining to form. Reguer and i looked down in embarassment. Neither had none it was that close.
"Well come on, ya morons, its diner time!" Flippy laughed. He headed back into the ferns, leading us back toward camp, and a fantastic meal of beans and cornbread.
Sitting on the meal stump, i watched the workings of camp. I watched a purple and green raccoon wrapping bandages around a light yellow cats arm. Another porcupine with his quills put in a mohawk speaking to a civit, who was washing the cooking pot. A light green and blue squirrel was talking quietly to a grey and purple dog.
I turned to another corner of camp watching a light green deer helping set up a tent with a purple otter, and a dark brown bat. A light orange Cat prowled the edges, checking on everyone, while a light blue badger tuned a guitar. A red and purple hedgehog spoke quietly with Reuger, while Flippy sat, polishing his gun. A parrot was humming a tune with a tan and black coyote. A green Chameleon chatted about weapons with a small dusty grey mouse, not far away from where I sat.
I sighed, noticing the decrease in numbers. We had retreated from a battle a few days ago. We had lost my closest friend, Bubble, to the Tiger general. I felt my spines bristle at the thought of that one handed bastard, gloating over the death of my comrades. Luckily, we had killed a great number of his army. Oh how i wished i could...
"Whats wrong Torch?" The voice was smooth as ice, and drizzled in honey. I turned around to see the most beautiful lamb in the world. Her fur was a lite violet color and her hair was as white as fresh snow.
"Noth... Noth... Nothing Lammy" I stutured, i knew she knew i crushed on her. She grinned.
"Well, if nothings wrong, i'll be on my way" Lammy smiled at me. My heart melt like a piece of choclate hit with a flame thrower. I watched her walk away. Someone nuddged m shoulder. I looked up to see the green squirrel with blue markings. She grinned at me.
"You and Lammy, Huh Torch?" Twitchy nuddged me again. I pushed her hard.
"Go away you stupid squirrel, im day dreaming!" I snapped as Twitchy walked away, shrugging. The sun was begging to set, i deided to call it a day and head to bed.
Walking into the tent, Reuger was climbing into bed on the top bunk. A grey dog, Dubble, and Bubble fraternal twin brother, climbed in underneath him. The Light green deer, Pine, slept on the floor.
"Night everyone!" I flopped onto my bunk, sending quills flying off and onto Pine. Reuger and Dubble began laughing as Pine stated picking quills out of his bed.
"Dammit Torch! Every single night!" The Green and grey deer snapped.
I shrugged and closed my eyes. Letting the sleep wash over my tired body.
Dubble looked at Torch and Exchanged a glance at Reuger.
"That Porcupine snores like a chain saw!" Reuger laughed at the comment.
"I know, right?"