Mmmmm. School.
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Frost: Thanks! You did a great job of making them, their personalities are so easy to write!
Nova: xD Thank you. And yes, Owl is quite wise.
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"No way. Rat is definitely better than snake, without a doubt."
Spark rolled her eyes. "Have you ever tried newt?"
Perky made a face. "No? That sounds disgusting."
The smaller cat momentarily paused walking to stare at her friend in shock. "You poor soul! Newt is wonderful!"
"No, it isn't."
"You've never even tried it!"
"So? It's newt. They're slimy and stupid and not meant to be eaten."
The silver tabby sighed and shook her head, continuing to walk. Walk. That's what she and Perky had been doing for moons. Sometimes aimlessly wandering, other times trying to get somewhere, and sometimes just heading in circles, but they were always walking.
At first, that had been hard for Spark. She wasn't used to walking long distances. But, as time wore on, she'd gotten significantly stronger, due to the rather frequent skirmishes with patrol dogs(sometimes even cats) the duo got in, but mostly from walking all day.
They had mainly avoided the city, and the forest, as well as the lake and many rivers, sticking to clearings with a few trees(parks, Perky said they were called), and strange places called ' neighborhoods'.
They were in one of those 'neighborhoods', a new one that Spark had never been to.
"So...what's your opinion of the dog's rule?" She questioned, trying to break the silence that had fallen over them.
Perky growled. "I think dogs are stupid, heartless, mangy curs!"
"Me too," The silver tabby agreed. Then, more quietly, she added, "They killed my mother." She sensed Perky was about to say something, but he didn't.
Suddenly, the white and brown tom stopped, the smaller female following in suit a moment later. "What is it?"
"There's a dog around." Perky quietly growled.
As the two cats readied for battle, a sound invaded their ears- the sound of a yowling cat.
They raced towards it, leaping onto a block wall. Behind it, they saw a pale orange Bengal cat being cornered by a large wolfhound.
Spark flinched. Wolfhounds were notoriously nasty, vicious dogs.
"This is the last time you stray outta yer territory, kittypet," The beast snarled.
"You don't control me!" The cat hissed. It was definitely female.
Just before the dog lunged at her, Perky and Spark leaped from the wall onto the wolfhound's back, clawing in a wild frenzy.
The canine let out a bark of surprise when the two hissing, clawing, biting cats pounced on him. The Bengal cat took advantage of his distraction and leaped at his face, slashing at his eyes.
It yowled, thrashing around in an attempt to throw the cats off.
They held on with their claws, which were embedded in the dog's flesh, but the mighty beast threw itself at the block wall, smashing Perky and Spark.
The two disoriented cats lay there as the dog clawed the Bengal she-cat off its face, before turning to the two cats."
It stalked towards them, fangs bared, when the light orange cat pounced on it's back, caterwauling.
Her efforts gave Perky and Spark the few moments they needed.
"Run!" Spark shouted as she and Perky leaped back onto the wall.
The she-cat jumped off the dog and dashed towards the wall, leaping on just before the wolfhound's fangs could sink into her.
It stood at the base of the wall, barking ferociously as the trio of cats tried to catch their breath.
"Thanks," The Bengal panted. "For saving me."
Spark nodded. "Same to you."
"So," Perky said, eyeing the she-cat suspiciously. "Who're you?"
"I'm Venus." The orange feline responded. "You?"
"Perky."
"And I'm Spark!"
Just as she said that, the wolfhound leaped at the cats, it's front paws on the wall, jaws snapping.
The trio jumped/fell off the wall, startled.
"Let's find somewhere else to talk," Venus suggested, walking off.
The two other cats scampered up next to her, Perky eyeing the orange collar around the she-cat's neck.
"So," Spark began, her voice cheerful and friendly. "Tell us about yourself."
Venus thought for a few moments. "Well, I live with my housefolk around here, but it wasn't always that way. When I was a kit, younger than you two, I lived with my mom and brother, Neptune. We were all happy together until three dogs showed up at our den, demanding me and my brother.
"Our mom was very brave, and she told them no. She wanted to protect us. She told us to run, so we did, and the dogs...they killed her. Then my brother was taken by dogs and I haven't seen him since."
Perky and Spark were quiet for a few moments. "Well," The former said, his voice solemn. "Us three have much in common."
Before Venus could ask what he meant, a barking howl sounded. The she-cat's eyes went wide.
"What is it?" Spark whispered.
"Dogs. They've spotted intruders."
"Yer darn right we have," A low voice behind them growled.
"Run!" Spark screamed, her paws scrabbling on the concrete as she dashed away.
Before she could get very far, though, she felt teeth clamp onto the scruff of her neck, lifting her from the ground.
She yelped in surprise, flailing her limbs, trying to break free.
"Spark!"
The silver tabby craned her neck to see Perky fighting two dogs and Venus desperately trying to fend off a Pitt Bull.
Spark thrashed around in the dog's grip, trying to escape and help her friends, but it was useless. She was being carried away in the jaws of a mongrel, to who-knows-where, and there wasn't a thing she could do about it. An odd sense of deja vu hit her. This was almost like when she was taken as a kit.
I escaped then, I'll escape now, The she-cat though fiercely. She yowled and hissed, thrashed and twisted, but the dog on tightened his grip on her.
Spark could hear the sounds of the battle getting fainter and fainter. No! She thought. No, no, no, no, no! She'd already lost Casper and Amber. She couldn't lose Perky and Venus, too.
The silver cat began to struggle harder in the canine's jaws, trying to claw the thing's eyes or nose, but she couldn't reach it.
"Quit it, you stupid cat!" The dog growled from between its fangs.
But Spark didn't. She couldn't. She needed to get back and help her friends!
"Let go of me!" She screeched, jerking around to face the dog in a powerful movement. It tore her scruff, but Spark didn't care. She swiped her sharp claws across the beast's face, making it drop her as it howled in pain.
Spark broke into a dead run the second her paws hit the ground. She ran as fast as her legs could take her, but she could hear the dog advancing behind her.
The she-cat willed herself to go faster, to just get away from the dog chasing her.
Then she saw it. A tree! Just a few yards away, a tree! The cat could easily dart up into its safe, leafy branches.
The feline bolted towards it with renewed hope. I'm gonna make it! She thought. Just 5 more steps...
But just before she could leap into it, Spark felt a paw connect with the back of her head, and everything went black.
oOoOoOo
"Venus!"
The light-colored cat dodged a would-be deadly blow from the stocky mutt she was fighting and spared a glance at the mottled tom that called her name.
He was battling two dogs, an Australian Shepard and a small Doberman. The two beasts were tag-teaming him, one attacking from the front, the other from behind.
Whack!
A dizzying blow to the she-cat's head sent her sprawling. Her vision spun wildly, coming to focus on the tomcat, Perky, who wasn't actually perky at all.
He hissed and spat, but the Pitt Bull Venus had been fighting also came over to attack him, and that was it.
The younger cat was quickly overwhelmed, the Australian Shepard giving his head a sharp thwack, knocking him out cold.
"General says to leave the kittypet," A voice said.
"B-but why? Sh-she's a f-fierce fight-ter." A small, nervous, female voice asked. It was the young Doberman.
"We don't give the orders, we just follow 'em." An older, also female voice said. "Now go help Dran with that tomcat."
Venus watched as the Doberman and Australian Shepard, Dran, walked over to Perky's still body. Dran easily picked him up by his neck and marched off, the other dogs following. Just like Spark had been carried off.
No! Venus though. I need to help them!
The Bengal slowly rose to her paws, head spinning.
Come on, She told herself. You have to save them.
Venus tried to run, but it was more like stumbling. She honestly wasn't sure how far she'd be able to get in her state.
It felt like she'd been running for hours, but Venus knew it couldn't have been more than a minute.
Just as the silhouette of the 3 dogs faded, Venus' world took an alarming turn, then went dark.
oOoOoOo
Perky woke in the jaws of a dog.
His first reaction was, obviously, to up and claw the **** creature's eyes out. However, he quickly realized he couldn't do that.
The beast held the scruff of his neck firmly in its mouth, it's fangs piercing Perky's flesh.
Stupid, stupid, stupid! The feline internally yelled. Where are these mutts even taking me?
"Well, seems the cat woke up, eh? He's a strong one, Dran."
"For a cat, maybe," The mutt carrying him, Dran, scoffed between his teeth. "This kitty isn't even all that big!"
"Hey, cat, where's your family? We've g-"
"Shut up!" Perky hissed.
"Ooh, hit a nerve, huh?"
"Shut up!"
"Watch it, cat," Dran growled, shaking the mottled tom a bit.
"You watch it, you stupid dogs!"
The mutt carrying Perky suddenly dropped him, glaring at him with big, angry amber eyes.
"You're at our mercy, you lowly feline," It snarled. "Know your place or you'll regret it."
Just as it bent down to pick up the cat, Perky clawed it right across its nose, before turning and sprinting away.
The brown and white cat looked over his shoulder at the pursuing dogs. Big mistake.
As he was preoccupied, he neither saw nor heard the river he was running straight at. Perky ran right over the edge, plummeting into the turbulent water.
The cat couldn't swim.
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~KitKat