Deadly Friend
Kunak tapped his tail impatiently.
"Kunak!"
"Finally you showed up, I was starting to get bored." Kunak slithered towards her, grinning.
"Get out!" Ms Featherbon said sternly. "You're not welcome here!"
"Oh dear, my apologizes." He replied sarcastically. "I should be more respectful 'your highness'" He bowed.
She glared. "Out. Now."
"Not until I get what I came here for." He lunged towards her, but she flew out of the way. "You wimp, battle me!"
Ms Featherbon lunged down and pecked hard on his head. He hissed in pain and tried to bite her stomach. He got close, but he was pulled back roughly by the tail. Kunak turned around quickly to see Pumpkin snarling and gripping tightly. "Oh it's you fluffy pup, thinking you're so tough with your fancy armory." He lunged at Pumpkin's exposed snout and bit. She yelped in pain and flung her paws around wildly. One of her paws made contact and he let go.
Pumpkin and Ms Featherbon both leapt at him, not allowing any escape. Ms Featherbon gripped his torso, making him squirm wildly. "Let go you feather fu-!" Kunak managed to get out of her grip and landed to the floor below. He stretched upwards and grabbed a mouth full of feathers. Pumpkin grabbed his tail again and pulled him back. Kunak was pulled off Ms Featherbon, but he managed to get two feathers.
Quickly Kunak slithered off. Using a bit of his last remaining magic he went back to the palace. That was rougher than I thought. Hope seems to have some outdated thoughts about fluffy pup's threat level. I'd say she's a fierce fighter rather than a-
"Hey!"
Kunak stopped and looked over to see a guard glaring down at him. Oh it's just Raymi…
He let out an idle hiss in greeting and waved with his tail before continuing.
Raymi stepped in front of him and snarled. "Kunak!"
Oh crap
Raymi tried to hit him with his spear. Kunak slid out of the way.
He hissed at him and attempted to bite his foot. Raymi kicked him in the jaw, knocking him down. The feathers flew from Kunak's jaw and he panicked. Raymi swung again and managed to hit him again.
"Stop it you fool!" Kunak hissed out. Right...he doesn't speak snake…
He rolled out of the way of the next hit, managing to grab the feathers. He gripped them tightly in his jaw and tried to escape.
Raymi grabbed him. In reflex Kunak bite Raymi's wrist and made his get away as soon as he was dropped. Raymi alerted the other guards and they were all after him. Oh so now you're taking your job seriously!?
Each corner Kunak turned was swarming with guards. He squirmed under the legs of one, hissed at another to scare him, and rolled into a corner. He waited under an old table for the guards to pass by, confused about where he went. After five minutes he sneaked out and headed to the old lab. Once he got there he hurried to the bucket and placed the feather's in, and panted heavily. Finally! This should last me for a while. Now I can focus on the most important thing...Killing Ms Featherbon
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Ms Featherbon pulled Pumpkin into a hug. "It will be all right deary."
"No it won't!" Pumpkin sobbed into Ms Featherbon. "I'm the reason my mom's dead!"
"W-what?" Ms Featherbon was shocked. "What are you talking about?"
"K-Kunak told me t-that I-I got my m-mom k-killed." Pumpkin sobbed.
"Sweetheart…" She stroked her face gently with her wing. Tears dampened her feathers.
"S-she's dead because of me!"
Ms Featherbon pulled her into a hug. "Pumpkin, I want you to listen to me."
Pumpkin sniffled and looked at Ms Featherbon, red eyed.
"Your mother wanted more than anything to protect you and your siblings." She was serious. "She loved all of you dearly."
"B-but-"
"Your mother would be grateful one of her puppies survived. You wer-are her daughter. She loved you dearly."
Pumpkin whined. "Y-you promise?"
"I promise, dear, more than anything."
Pumpkin relaxed into Ms Featherbon's hug, feeling safe.