Two days pass us by in the blink of an eye. Whisper would finally get to go out on her own and honestly I'm kind of nervous to let her out on her own. Although Dodger reassures me that she will be fine on her own as he told me countless times before. She's an adult and can handle herself now.

Dodger and me sit outside along with the others and waited for Whisper to come out of the barge. "You sure she's ready for this?" Rita asks us, taking a seat next to us. "We're sure, Rita. She's all grown up and can handle herself." Dodger said, looking at the elder afghan hound. Just as he said this, Whisper came out of the barge in a confident manner.

I stand up and walk to her. Putting my muzzle on her back, she nuzzles me affectionately. "You'll do just fine, my dear. I know you can do this." I tell her, licking her motherly. "Thank you, mama. I'll bring back something great for the gang. Just you wait." Whisper said excitedly. She was ready to go.

"Dad?" Whisper said, looking at Dodger. He comes over and nuzzled his daughter. "We've taught you good enough. Be careful out there." he reminds her. "I know, dad. I'll do my best. Don't send anyone out there for me, please." she tells him. I looked over her shoulder to look at my mate. In his eyes I knew he wouldn't keep his promise but he told her that he wouldn't.

"I won't. I promise." he said. And with that, Whisper makes her way up and into the city. I watched as she left. Once she was fully gone, Dodger said, "Tito, Francis, keep a close watch on her." "Will do, Dodger man. If anything harms that kid, I will unleash a raging ball of fury on the culprit." Tito agreed.

"We will report back if there's anything afoot." Francis agreed. I let my ears lower all the way. I thought Dodger was confident that she would be alright. I guess he wasn't fully. The two dogs then leave to follow her. "Should've known you'd do that." I asked. "I'm just looking out for our daughter too. I'm just as nervous as you are. Besides, they'll report back if anything happens." Dodger assured. I sigh and look up at the boardwalk. I hope so...

(Whisper)

The sun warmed my red and white fur as I trotted down the street sidewalks with my tail raised. I was finally doing it. I was finally getting to do my first food hunt in this city. All of the time that I would be out here, I'd have someone come with me. I mean, I love my family and my parents but I do need my space. Needless to say, I didn't spend too much time on sight seeing. I needed to get food and prove that I don't need assistance.

Putting my husky nose to the ground, I catch a smell coming from the next couple of streets. It was a good one. Wagging my fluffy tail, I start running towards the delicious scent. It was most likely a doggy bag that had my name written all over it.

Once making it, my chomps start to water. It wasn't what I thought it was. It was a full rack of ribs sitting in an alleyway. Gosh, it smelled so good I couldn't just leave it behind. And that's what I did, I pick it up with my teeth and begin to trot happily back to the barge. The gang will be happy to see this. I was so happy with my prize that I didn't even bother to look over my shoulder to see if I was being followed.

"Hey Missy! That's our ribs you got there!" a shrill voice catches my attention, making me stop in my tracks. My pointed ears twitch as I looked around. "Who's there?" I ask, a bit nervous but composed. That's when three large dogs make their appearance. They were not who'd I thought they were. One was a black dogo argentino, another was the same breed but a white color. The third one was a boerboel and he was brown and white. They all surrounded me with their teeth bared.

"Who are you three? What do you want?" I say, trying to remain confident. "It matters little who we are, husky. That ribs you have belong to us. So unless you want to see yourself on the brink of death, leave the ribs here and we won't lay a fang on you." the black female dogo argentino said, obviously taking charge of the three. Not wanting to take any chances of losing the food I just found, I glared at her with a tough look, my pointed ears raised.

"Forget it, sister. I found this on my own. Besides, I don't see your name written on it." I say in a sassy manner. This angered the bigger dog and she growled at me deeply. "Don't test me, you little rat. Give me the ribs." she said starting to get angrier by the second. Not wanting anymore confrontation, I turn around and make a run for it. "You brat!" the black female shouted and three sets of paws start closing in behind me. They were chasing me.

From a distance, a set of eyes were watching the fray happen. A white american shepherd to be exact. He knew those dogs and he recognized the red siberian husky female. He decided to go after them.

(Whisper)

I couldn't stop running… I had to outrun these dogs. But they were closing in on me quickly. But I turn another corner. I gaze behind me to see that they were gone; or so I thought. I feel a set of sharp teeth grabbing onto my hind leg. "Got you, you little brat!" that same dog growled as she roughly pulled me back roughly. I got pulled into an alleyway and dropped the ribs. The black female dog held me down by just using her strong paw.

"I will make you regret running from us!" she barked, going in for the kill. Before her teeth could make contact with my neck, I see a white figure jump over me and take down the black female dog. Looking up, I see that it was a white american shepherd who looked to be a bit taller than the three muscular dogs. He growled deeply at them with his teeth bared, ears raised, and tail raised.

The boerboel makes a fighting jump at the shepherd with a growl, which the shepherd jumped at him. The two dogs start to fight aggressively with the other two joining in. I roll over to my belly with my forelegs in front of me. I watched as the three dogs fight. The only sound I could hear was nothing but loud barks, whines, and growls.

Then, just like that, the white shepherd drove them away. He panted and gave an aggressive snort before turning to look at me. That face… it looked so familiar. His green eyes gave a recognizable vibe. "You didn't need to do that, you know. I could've handled them myself." I say, standing up and shaking my red fur. "Psh, please. They would've torn you limb from limb if I hadn't come along. Those ribs you had were fair game." the shepherd said mockingly. I growled at him in offense.

"Who do you think you are really?!" I snarl, taking a step forward. "Excuse me but I'm the dog who saved your life. You should be grateful." the white shepherd said. Is he serious right now? Who does he think he is by underestimating me? "You got some nerve, buddy. Why don't you do yourself a favor and leave me alone?" I say, trying to get by him. But he then gets in front of me with an impish grin. I jump at him but he ends up pinning me to the ground.

"Pinned ya." he said. I then looked at him and those two words sparked on like a light. I know who this dog is. He did the exact same thing at our first encounter. "Beau?" I say, my ears raised. "You got it, Whisper." he chuckled, his interest piqued. He then gets off of me so I could stand up. The two of us just stared at each other for what felt like the longest time. He looked so much different now…

"Whisper!" the sound of my mother's voice broke our trance. We both look over and see my mother and father racing over to me with their teeth bared. Mother barked and growled at Beau deeply, causing him to back up in shock. "Oh, Whisper! You're okay!" Einstein said happily. Father also growled at Beau.

"Father, why did you break your word?" I growl at my father. "It's good I did. Your mother and I did. Those dogs would have hurt you. You're not to go out without someone to come with you." dad said, quickly turning to glance at me. "What?! I was doing just fine even before Beau-" I start but my mother instantly growled. "Beau?!" she growled. She didn't like the sound of Beau being here. Neither did dad. Both of my parents and Beau growled at each other as well as barked.

I didn't want to see them fight. "Mom, dad stop! He didn't hurt me! He saved me." I intervene, getting in between them. My parents stop growling and look at the both of us dumbfounded. They assumed he'd hurt me but they didn't see those other dogs chase and almost hurt me.

"You saved her? Why?" Mom said. "Those dogs would've turned her to kibble. So… please… if you would be so humble and allow me to join your gang as repay for saving her." Beau suggested. However, I know that they won't let him join in just like that.

"No. You were banished with the Liberated Wolves." Dad says immediately, stepping forward. Beau backed up a bit at dad's reaction. "I have left them. I'm nothing more than a rogue finding scraps to hold me over. You're really gonna judge me now? Or are you gonna blame me for something I didn't do." Beau replied, not faltering.

Rita then walks forward. "Rose, Dodger. He did save her. Why not give him a chance?" she said. Mom and Dad calmed down at Rita's words. They looked at each other for a moment. "Yes, you two. We are in his debt and you two should know that all of said depths should be prospered. Please reconsider this." Francis said, putting his two cents in.

Mom looked down and walked off for a moment. She started to pace back and forth with her ears lowered. Sure, she doesn't trust Beau but surely she had to give him a chance. She then returned to us. "Fine. You can come with. But if you try anything, you will regret it. Mark my words. Tito might even give you a good lesson if we let him." Mom warns, keeping her eyes on Beau.

"Yes, you better watch out, muchacho! You won't see the next day! Whisper is blood and we don't take kindly to anyone hurting her!" the chihuahua barked, giving a growl. All I did was shake my head in disbelief. Dad goes over and picks up the rack of ribs that I was carrying. "Let's go home." he says and starts to lead the way back home. Beau and I grin at each other for a moment before following the gang.

I can tell that this won't be easy for Beau.