Title: The Magnificent Seven Cats AU: "Come Home, Chris"
Author: Pirate Turner
Rating: PG-13 for suicide thoughts
Summary: Will Chris be lost forever in the desert?
Warnings: Altnerate Universe
Timeline: Set before the start of the series but after Black Christmas.
Challenge: Anneack's M7M 100-word drabble Challenge for the week of 12-1-09 to write a drabble with the words "hot", "summer", and "desert"
Disclaimer: All recognizable characters and The Magnificent Seven are © & TM CBS, The Mirisch Group, MGM, and Trilogy Entertainment, not the author. The beings who have been mixed with the regular Seven to create the characters within this AU are © & TM themselves. Everything else is © & TM the author. The author makes absolutely no profit off of this work of fan fiction, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Author's Note: Any one who wants to play in this universe may do so with two exceptions: We ask that you give Queen Cindy and ourselves, Pirates Turner and Sparrow, proper credit for the creation of this AU and we require that you absolutely do not kill or greatly injure any of these characters, the latter being due to the fact that we do not want such a thing to come back and bite our sweet children. Yes, the beings who are mixed with the Seven to make this new breed of heroes, as well as the other characters, are very real and dear to our hearts. :-) They have all already been rescued from various dangers and perils in the world, and we do not wish to have to do so again nor would we ever wish such tragedy upon our loved ones. We have pictures of the kids used herein if any one would like to see.

His ebony fur was slick and matted with sweat. His swollen tongue lolled out of his dry mouth. He gasped for water to fill his burning lungs as he stumbled through the desert sands and the hot, summer sun beat unmercifully down upon him. His mind was a jumble of agony and despair. He had come out here to die.

A large shadow fell across him as Chris sank to his knees. A paw reached down and pulled him up into strong, comforting arms. "It's time you came home, old buddy." Buck would not have taken no for an answer.

The End