"We're supposed to do what exactly?" I asked, eyes narrowed.
"Well, Master Highroller said you were to supposedly 'join' Big Green." Sparky Black said nervously. Oh, how I hated doing his dirty work. But, it's what I was supposed to do, for after all, I had joined Highroller's side of the war. It's what I was supposed to do.
"Well then, what are we waiting for? Come on, Aslan and Yeshai." I growled, flicking my tail and bounding out of the palace and out of East Citadel. We ran along the plains for a while in silence before Yeshai spoke up.
"I 'ate goin' up against Big Green." He growled in his heavily accented voice.
"It's so embarrassing losing to them all the time." Aslan growled back, mane bristling.
"I've never fought against them. Have you all?" I asked back, curious.
"'Eck, no! But I've watched 'em, and 'dey got some bloody good fighters on they're side." Yeshai said, his bronze coat rippling.
"It's probably a good thing we've never fought against them; they'd recognize us if we had." Aslan commented.
"You've got point, Aslan." I said, nodding as I ran.
"Bloody First Squad is always the ones 'dey send to fight. Idiots, at least I can predict their moves." Yeshai slashed his paw through the air, fake clawing an invisible enemy.
"Save for when we actually have to fight." I growled, as we entered a forest. The fallen dead leaves softened the sound of us running, and we ran in silence for a little bit before Yeshai spoke up again.
"So, got any sorta plan on 'ow to get us in?" He asked. I stopped dead in my tracks, my large paws skidding in the leaves.
"What's wrong?" Aslan asked.
"I need a plan." I said, eyes wide.
"Oi." Yeshai muttered, rolling his eyes.
"Well, I'm sorry, but we were signed up for this plan kinda quickly, I had no planning time." I snapped.
"Well, we can wait around for them to find us, I guess." Aslan suggested.
"Seems alright to me." I agreed.
"Ugh, fine. I'll go along with 'dis plan." Yeshai grumbled. I started running again, the other two following me. We soon reached the beach, and stared across the water where Big Green base was.
"I guess we wait now. As often as AppTrully gets captured, we won't have to wait long." I said, walking back into the shade of the forest. As Aslan and Yeshai dozed in the shade, I took first watch. After a while, I was closed my eyes for a few minutes, when I was startled awake. I looked through the bushes to see First Squad rush by on their turtles.
"There they go." Aslan stood beside me.
"So that's the infamous First Squad, huh?" I commented, turning around and resuming my watch.
"Yup. Nasty buggers, they are." Yeshai grumbled, uncurling from his spot the roots of a tree.
"You are in the worst mood today, Yeshai." Aslan yawned, stretched.
"Not my fault! I got dragged inta 'dis!" He said in his defense.
"We all did, Yeshai." I grumbled, twitching an ear. "But it's what we do for our side to win the war."
"I have to agree with Rachel on that one," Aslan commented. "We don't honestly have a choice."
"Well, we actually had a choice. But eitha way, we was sure to get consequences whether we go along with it o' not."
"You are a confirmed pessimist, aren't you Yeshai?" I muttered.
"And I ain't 'bout ta stop, either."
"Stop bickering." Aslan snapped. "We need to be prepared for when they come back."
"Speakin' 'bout that, what are we ta do?" Yeshai asked, tail tip twitching.
"Well, what we can do is one of us lay on the side of the road, in the open, where they would have to be blind not to see us. And then we could ask to join, I guess." I suggested.
"Splendid, idea! And since you came up with it, you should be the one ta put it motion!" Yeshai grinned.
"I second that." Aslan agreed.
"I would just love to strangle you guys right now. But unfortunately, I would get pretty lonely, so I guess you're safe for the time being." I growled. I turned around and padded over to the road, and found a spot in the open, and laid down in the shade of a tree in plain sight, and waited. "Hey, I just thought of something. Wouldn't they be more likely to see us is we're all in plain sight?" I called back.
"Wouldn't 'dey be moe likely to trust ya if there weren't 'tree of us out in plain sight?" Yeshai called back through the bushes.
"That was code to get your butts our here." I growled. I heard some grumbling and saw some leave trembling before Aslan padded out, followed by Yeshai. Yeshai muttered something I didn't catch, and flopped onto the ground, tail tip flicking, irritated. Aslan laid against the side of the tree, eyes closed as he rested his head on one of the tree roots. I closed my eyes, drowsy, and my head flopped on my chest as I accidently fell asleep.
*.*.*.*
"Do you think they're dead?"
"I wouldn't put it past it in the heat."
"You mean they're just bodies!? Ew!"
"No, they're alive. Just sleeping."
I heard the voices, and realized I had fallen asleep. This is not good. I barely opened my eyes, and saw Aslan dozing in front of me, still sleeping.
"Well, what do we do with them?"
"Can we keep them? They're so cute!" I heard a female voice say.
"You could be a little more quiet with your voices. And, it's rude to talk about someone without their consent." I said, standing to my paws and stretching, then yawned, before opening my eyes and looking at the owners of the voices. I looked up into the shocked faces of the infamous First Squad. I jabbed Aslan and Yeshai to wake them up, Aslan shooting to his paws, Yeshai taking a little more time to wake.
"You talk?" I saw AppTrully walk up.
"Well, that's obviously what I'm doing, isn't it?" I asked. I saw Aslan roll his eyes before he stepped forward.
"Sorry for her snarkiness. We'd like to join Big Green, if it wouldn't be a problem." He said, mane rippling. The members of First Squad looked at each other, before AppTrully spoke up again.
"It would be our honor."
*.*.*.*
Just a note: Rachel turns into a lioness-like form.