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Tala stared to wake up, but the pillow she was sleeping on was so soft she just snuggled closer into it and tried to fall back asleep.
Wait… Pillow?
Tala's eyes fluttered open and her head shot up. Her heart pounded as she took in her surroundings.
The dust colored walls of the small canvas tent blended with the dirt floor. Behind her the drab of the room continued with a cot the same dusty brown color as the rest of the tent that was draped with a worn grey blanket.
Cher's sleeping form lay under the blanket, which rose and fell in time with her breathing. Tala smiled inwardly, knowing Cher was safe, and lay back down.
The pillow that cushioned the wolf dog from the hard ground was cameo green color, with a few canvas colored patches sewn over the worn areas.
A faded but still colorful blanket covered half of the huge pillow. It was the blanket that Tala used to sleep on whenever Cher puppy sat her.
I can't believe she kept it.
She was just about to go back to sleep, when a young soldier came rushing into the tent. The protective wolf dog was immediately on her feet snarling at him. He stopped dead and Tala could smell terror on the teenager.
"Dr. DeGrey, Dr. DeGrey"
Cher sat up and patted Tala on the head "It's okay girl."
Still eyeing the soldier, Tala settled down and sat next to her.
"What do you want Gunny?" (a.n. Gunny is short for his rank which is gunnery sergeant)
"W-We, uhm. We g-got a lead on the other wolves, Ma'am." He replied nervously, keeping his eyes on the wolf in front of him.
Cher got up quickly and grabbed her coat. She was pulling it on when she stopped and looked at the gunny "Well don't just stand there, lead the way."
Gunny gulped nervously, forcing himself to turn away from the wary Tala to answer Cher. "Y-yes M-Ma'am."
Kiba and the others? Tala thought as she ran out of the tent after them.
Outside people, soldiers, were running back and forth packing trucks and loading weapons. Tala stayed close to Cher, not wanting to get separated from her in all the commotion.
When they stopped, Gunny opened the back door of a Humvee for Cher, and she climbed in. With out a second thought, and before Gunny could shut the door, Tala jumped in and sat next to her. The man in the driver's seat gaped at the huge dog in his rearview mirror.
"GET THAT THING OUT OF MY HUMVEE, GUNNY!" he shouted.
"Y-yes Sir!" Gunny said as he came around to the back door. He opened it and addressed Cher "Sorry Ma'am the dog can't come."
He grabbed for Tala's collar. She let out a menacing growl, warning him not to come any closer. There was no way in hell he was getting Tala out of that car as far as she was concerned.
Gunny hesitated, and the man in the front seat chuckled "What's the matter Gunnery Sergeant? She giving you lip?"
"N-no. No Sir!" Gunny answered as he once again reached for her silver collar.
This time Tala snapped at him, catching a few of his fingers with her teeth. The young man yelped as he pulled back. She didn't really want to hurt him, and his hand escaped unscathed.
Cher let out a giggle.
"I don't think she's going anywhere Major." She said to the gruff man in the driver's seat.
He scowled back at the scientist "Fine, but muzzle the thing."
Gunny disappeared behind the vehicle and returned holding a molded leather muzzle. Tala growled her disapproval, and Gunny's hands started to shake.
"Looks like she's got you shakin in your boots there grunt." The major taunted, turning around to face the back seat.
It was then that Tala realized he was the man that shot her with the tranq gun. Her eyes narrowed at him. Tala admired Gunny for even trying after she snapped at him. She didn't like the fact that the greasy, balding major in the front seat was making fun of him.
It was time for some payback.Tala lunged at the the major's smug face, hitting the metal grate that separated the front seat from the back.
Thenow terrifiedmajor got so scared that he jumped back, causing him to tumble out of his seat and onto the ground. His skin turned sheet white and he let out a girly shriek.
This time it was Cher who laughed "Well Major it seems that the gunny is not the only one she has scared."
Tala growled at him once more and then leaned toward the gunny, putting her head down so he could put the muzzle on her.
