Binx didn't have much time to react as he was rammed into, because whatever it was that had hit him caused both him and it to go tumbling down the small little hill the bush had been on top of. As they came to a stop at the bottom of the hill, Binx opened his eyes from the impact and found that he was sprawled on top of a little spaniel puppy.
From where she lay on the ground in the situation her following the scent she'd found despite her being lost had landed her, Chipi glanced up to find herself staring up at Binx while he stared down at her. They were silent for a few seconds, and finally Chipi broke the hush by speaking first, yet what came out of her mouth was probably the last thing Binx expected to hear.
"Uh--are you a fox?" Chipi asked. By this time, some of the other animals began peeking there heads out of their hiding spots to see what had happened. Binx looked at Chipi confused, "Uh--I think so" he said unsurely. He then shook his head, "I mean yeah, yeah I am". Chipi nodded at this and suddenly leapt up excitedly, causing Binx to tumble off of her.
"Oh good! Then that means it worked!" she said happily. Binx stood up, still looking confused. "What worked?" he asked. Chipi smiled and pointed happily at Binx, "I found you!" she said, "I was looking and I found you".
Binx nodded, "Oh--and--that's good?" he asked. Chipi nodded. "Why?" Binx asked. The puppy shrugged, "I don't know, but it is". Binx gave a slight smile, he liked this puppy.
Midnight was the first to pop his head back out and soon Scuff followed. The two began coming out now that it seemed there wasn't any immediate danger and Binx was standing there without getting eaten or anything. Midnight just stared at Chipi as she turned to look at both him and Scuff as they walked out. Scuff eyed the puppy suspiciously though, "So, where are you from?" he asked pointedly, stepping out from the group to stand before Chipi in a detective sort of way.
Chipi leaned back slightly at the young badger's forwardness and suspicion, "Well, uh--just up there, I think, but now I can't find my home again" she said. Binx frowned and stepped forward, "Scuff, lay off!" he said, "poor thing's lost and you're making it worse!". The badger just stuck his tongue out in response. Binx shook his head and turned back to Chipi, "Don't mind him, that's just Scuff. He don't like hardly anybody". Chipi nodded, processing the statement.
"I'm Binx" the young fox introduced, "and this Midnight" he said, pointing to the racoon, who by now had gotten so use to the puppy that he smiled and waved, "Nice to meet ya!" he said.
"Sorry you're lost" Binx added, turning back to Chipi, "Want me to help you find your way back?". The puppy shook her head, "No, I'll just look more later, right now I think staying here with yall sounds fun". Binx and Midnight smiled at this. "and I'm Chipi" she said, finishing up the introductions.
Now that that was taken care of, Midnight spoke up, "Hey, wanna play tag?" he asked. The puppy just stared at him, "What's that?" she asked. The others all laughed, but not rudely (well, Scuff's was kinda rude). "Ya've never heard of tag!" the raccon asked, "Here, it goes like this". He rushed up and tagged Chipi quickly before bounding out of the way again. "Oh that!" the puppy said, "Yeah, I know that. I just didn't know what it was called".
"So ya wanna play?" Binx asked excitedly. Chipi shrugged, "Sure!".
With a sigh, Scuff made his way to the center of this little excited group. "Hold up, guys" he said, "I don't know about this". Midnight sighed, "Scuff, what's the problem now!" he asked. Scuff narrowed his eyes at the racoon before continuing, "my grandfather told me that when dogs like these find you it's bad news". Binx and Midnight side glanced at eachother and sighed, Scuff's grandfather wasn't the most trusting animal in the forest.
"Aw Scuff, you know how your grandfather gets" Binx said, "he's probablly just--". At that moment, Binx's sentence was cut short by a sound which seemed to reverberate off the trees. It was the distinct barking of two dogs. Scuff jumped into the air slightly, "I definitely know my grandfather said that noise above all others is bad!" he cried.
Chipi's ears perked up, "They found me!" she cried excitedly. Binx's ears dropped slightly, "Does this mean ya gotta go now?" he asked disappointed. Chipi turned to him, "Uh huh, but if any of you know where the old yellow farm house is I can play tomorrow". Binx perked up, "I know exactly where that is! my dad showed it to me once!". Everyone of the youngsters, except Scuff, grinned at this.
"Great! I'll meet ya on that little hill tomorrow then!" Chipi said. Binx and Midnight nodded enthusiastically. The barking continued to get louder. "See ya tomorrow" Chipi called one last time, before rushing out to where Copper and Chief were, along with Amos and finally Andy, who practically squeezed his little puppy in joy of finding her again.