Hi, I'm Patchfire, through my clan calls me Patch for short. As you all know, I belonged in the Sierra Travelers Clan, and I'm a warrior. I got good and bad days. Battles, betting on mock fights, etc. And it's not so bad once you get used to the routine that the clan lives by, through there's always a surprising day here and there. Let's see, there's disasters to deal with, such as thunderstorms and floods, and ruthless gangs or scientists, through we never encountered a government group in all the years we have been at HQ, and we always took care to stay low until for battles or emergencies. I'm out of line right now, back to me. Of course, as you all know, warriors like me have chosen to go to other dimensions aka worlds through our famed invention, the portal. Myself, I have chosen the world of Survivors, you know, the dog's' world by Erin Hunter. I have read all the books, and I have dreamt to be a dog, through the doomsday thing was a surprise for me when I read about it. Humans aka 'longpaws', as the dogs in the books call them have disappeared, leaving their beloved dogs to face survival or death.

My story began upon a couple of weeks after my best friend Icespirit has left for her world. I was wearing tan converse, gray khakis, and a light green tank top. I sported some scars among my body including a visible one on my left shoulder which I earned from barely living against a big group of South Siders, along with a couple of clanmates. And I was tuned to 'flying', a tactic that one of the beloved warriors, Clawheart taught. She's the master. Anyway, I was finishing up my shift and heading back to HQ through Upworld House. I zoomed down in the elevator, seeing many clanmates chatting or hanging around.

I saw Sunrise at the portal, and it's off, but she seemed like she's thinking. I walk over to talk with her.

"Sunrise, may I ask what's on your mind?". I asked in respect and curiosity.

Sunrise smiled at me, "Oh, hello, Patchfire. Nothing in concern for you, through I have a surprise for you waiting in your room. I particularly had to help make it with the creators, but I'm sure you'll be gonna love it.".

I nodded in appreciation, and commented that I would, before I left her, heading to the hall of rooms, where my room, #26, awaits. I came in, the doorway filling with paper crafted dog bones, with a funny pun mat before my feet, 'Is your pup your doggleganger?', which makes everybody smile or laugh once they enter my room. Anyhow, the floor is mahogany, my bed is in light blues and grays, and my dresser is hand-carved pine with painted white handles. On my dresser laid my surprise, a triple chain loop of silver metal with dogtags in front. The first one has my warrior name enacted in black while the other one contained a space with 'breed' under the space in enacted gray. I presumed the space is for the name of the breed I will be as. I put it on, at first it was cool to the touch, but now, it became comfortable. I glanced at the walls which contained all kinds of dogs, big & small, you name it. I head to the bathroom which the the floor is also the same, but the bathroom walls became a soft red, and there is a floating sink in porcelain, just like the toilet. The shower is waterfall controlled with a couple of rain heads overhead. I took a quick shower and tamed my hair through it's still a bit scruffy in the back.

I headed out of my room, walking toward the portal where I saw everybody in rank lines; senior warriors, fresh warriors, apprentices, with Sunrise in front of the portal, having it on with the usual rainbow colors. Sunrise winked at me, moved off to the side for me to walk into the portal, so I did, with a few makeshift barks and howls toward everybody when the tunnel approached me. It was dark at first, then came lightning and thunder, but somehow harmlessly untouching me.

Suddenly, I felt the ground shake under me, slowly at first, then really shaking my body furiously. A bright light suddenly beamed out ahead of me, and I skipped to it, seeing a ruined, and half-destroyed city, one I don't recognize. A pulling in my body, seeming to point to the city, growing and growing as I got closer, then I finally jumped, darkness overwhelming me, with a last sound of a loud bark-like roar, then nothing.