"Rise and shine! Everybody report to me in three minutes time!" Dmitri shouted to the sleeping friends. Dmitri looked over the bunch as they stumbled from their beds. "Three minutes!" Dmitri shouted again before going to load magazines for practice. King tumbled out of his bunk and rubbed his eyes. He looked to his bed to get his collar. What he saw made him speechless. His collar lay grasped in the hand of a lightly snoring Fox. It didn't help that he was in a spooning position. King gently pried his collar from Fox's hand and fastened it around his neck and walked away quickly before Fox could open his eyes. Across the room, Daisy stirred in her wake. "Ugh, why do we have to get up now?" She whined. She rolled out of her bed and strapped her vest over her chest before walking out of the resting area, still groggy. In the bed next to hers, lay Grape and Peanut tangled in an embrace. Peanut sighed warm breath over Grape's neck. "I love you." He whispered. "I know it." She said as she came up to his face for a kiss. She pulled her face away from him just to breath. The two looked at each other before they finally decided to move. Grape climbed off of Peanut's body and put on her wear in a seductive manner while he watched. She finished and found Peanut staring with one of his hands out. "Ah ah, no touching." She said with a devious smile and a wave of here finger. She walked away to the range, blowing a kiss as she rounded the corner. Peanut clambered out of bed and got into his gear before Fido walked up next to him clapping. "Well well, looks like you got yourself a girl." Fido said with a kind smirk. Peanut felt his throat tighten. "Uh, did fox tell you?" Peanut asked with a gulp, embarrassed. "No, but my lack of sleep did." Fido said as he rubbed his eyes. "Geez you two are grabby for some teens" He yawned. Peanut stuttered trying to defend himself. "H-hey! We weren't doing anything like… that." He clarified. Fido chuckled and held his hands up. "I'm not judging buddy, I'm just sayin' besides you two are good kids, I got good faith that you two won't do anything you're not supposed to do." Fido said as he put his tags on his neck. "Now c'mon we gotta get to Dem." He said.
"Listen up! Fire arms are not meant to be feared, they are meant to be respected. You will treat your weapon with the respect and care it deserves. You will not carelessly hold or discharge your weapon and you will treat it as though it is loaded at all times. Do you understand?" Dmitri asked as he paced back and forward in front of his recruits. "Sir, yes sir." Came the unanimous answer. "Please approach the range and load your weapons." Dmitri commanded. All stepped forward and began to thumb load magazines. As funny as it was to watch, Dmitri decided to help Daisy her first time. She and the others caught on quickly. After the mags were loaded, Dmitri issued the next command. From his over watch position he called the first person to fire. "King, step forward." King stepped forward and lifted the heavy Pancor to his shoulder as he looked down the sights. "Fire at will at the targets on first sight." Dmitri said. King nodded. The first paper outline flopped down and King let out a burst of five shells, shredding the target to scraps. Another target flipped around the side. King shifted quickly and popped off two rounds, the recoil climbing quickly. The third and final target came up, but something was different. It wasn't a single target, but a man holding a child hostage. King paused. "What are you waiting for Private? Take the shot." Dmitri commanded. King gulped and took careful aim. He shot once and tore half the man's head off the target. King exhaled. "King!" shouted Dmitri. King put his ears down and faced his officer. "Good job." King looked up confused to Dmitri nodding his head. King gave on last look, estranged, before walking away from the range. "Fido, I'm gonna let you slide. So that means that Peanut is up next." Dmitri said. Peanut stepped up and planted a mag in the Galil. He was quick to dispatch the paper foes, and planted three rounds in the forehead of the hostage taker. Dmitri nodded again in congrats. "Grape.". She stepped up, but instead of using her primary weapon, she came up with her side arms, one in each hand. "Watch out we got a bad ass over here." Dmitri laughed. The first target swiveled into sight and she lit it up with ten 9mm slugs from each of the SIGs. The second target came around and received similar punishment. As the third target came up, Grape tossed the spent pistols to the side and drew her 357. Cobra. She fanned the six rounds in the cylinder into the target's throat and face. Dmitri was clapping. "Well done." He commented. She took the compliment with a half-smile. Daisy and Fox, you two have long range weapons, so could the two of you go to the secondary positions please?" Dmitri asked as he pointed to a marked position. The two walked to their positions and laid side by side with rifles primed and ready.
"You take the left eye and I'll take the right?" suggested daisy. "Sounds good to me." Replied Fox.
The first target came to place, and true to each other, the pair punched holes in the paper eyes. Dmitri watched with amazement as the second target was given the same result, and sure enough when the third came into to place, the twin rounds flew into the inanimate sockets. "WHOO! We did it!" shouted daisy as she hugged Fox tightly, slowly suffocating him. Fox managed to pry himself away. Dmitri held up a thumbs up sign and walked into the armorer cage. "Everybody line up!" He shouted to the crew. Dmitri began to hand out home-made grenades and pistols to those who didn't have any. As Dmitri finished topping off everybody's munitions, he packed his own vest and walked to the house pet. Dmitri climbed up on top of the tank to deliver one last pep talk.
"Attention!" Everybody snapped to attention with a salute. "As you were. Look, you've all made me proud. Never before have I met recruits that could quickly grasp and learn what was necessary. But you few. It is you that lead freedom. It is YOU that protect. It is YOU that uphold order and what is right. And it is YOU who will send Damion and his bastard army straight to the bowels of hell. We are the last hope of your friends and family. And we are NOT going to let them down. Right?" He asked. "Right." "What was that?!" he asked again. "RIGHT!" The shout of assurance thundered through the room as they all saluted in unison. "Then Get in and buckle up for the long ride to Toronto, We're gonna give em hell." Dmitri finished as he hopped into the driver's seat and opened the passenger door and let everybody into the transport. Fido hopped into the passenger seat while Fox and King took the turret bubbles on each side. Peanut, Grape and Daisy took the transport seats at the back. "Get comfortable, it's gonna be a while." Dmitri said as he flipped ignition and the engine roared to life. Peanut took the notion and leaned back. Grape leaned on his right shoulder, putting her arms around him. "Hey, why do I have to be cold over here?" Daisy asked as she leaned against Peanut too. "I got no problem with sharing." Grape said with a smile. Peanut blushed a deep red. Fido looked over and snickered. "What are you laughing at?" asked Fox. Fido shook his head with a grin. "Nothin'." Came the short response. As Peanut sat in his awkward predicament, they started to roll out. Dmitri handed a map to Fido and assigned him the role of navigator.
"So we're headed northbound on the freeway up here, and were gonna stay like that for, oh I'd say, ten miles." Fido said as he laid aside the map aside and leaned back in his seat. Dmitri yawned and flipped the CB radio that he had mounted on the dash on. The light static put some sound in the ATP to replace the tired silence. Peanut had fallen asleep with the girls on him and Fox and King had sat with their backs against the armored walls. Out of boredom, Fido tried to strike up conversation. "He's lucky." Fido said as he gestured to the back of the vehicle. "Who? Peanut? You aren't jealous of the kid now are ya'?" Dmitri asked with a joking grin. "Not like that, but at least he's got his girl with him. My Sabrina is probably locked up in this crazy Canadian's dungeon." A grim look shadowed Dmitri's face as he remembered what would of happened to Aeris had he not been there. He mentally prayed that Sabrina wouldn't suffer the same fate. He tried to cover it up. "You got a picture?" He asked Fido. Fido nodded and flipped out his old badge case that now housed some photos. "Here's us at a Christmas party from some time ago." He said as he handed Dmitri a picture that showed the couple smiling at each other under some mistletoe. "You're a lucky man." Dmitri said as he looked back to the road. "What about you man? You ever have a special lady?" Fido asked as he placed the picture back in its case. "I did. But that was looong ago. Before I was even enlisted. She was a nice girl, smart and funny. She was even a gamer, which was awesome at the time. But then the draft came right after high school, and that was the last I saw of her. Unless…" Dmitri pulled out a worn leather wallet and searched the pockets with one hand. "Aha! I still have it." He said as he pulled out an older photo and handed it to Fido. Fido gave the picture one look before sporting an awkward look. "Dude. Why?" He asked as he looked at Dmitri. Dmitri smiled. "Don't worry, she was eighteen." He clarified. The photo was of a topless beautiful girl who was winking to the camera. Dmitri put the picture back in his wallet before looking back to the road. Right as he put his wallet into his pocket, the road entered an underpass tunnel. Dmitri flipped on the roof floodlights to illuminate the dark tunnel. As they continued through the continued through the underpass, they were met with a blockade of ruined vehicles. Dmitri slowed the transport down to a stop. "Fuck." Fido said as he examined the barrier. Dmitri tensed and smacked the side of the metal walls, waking the crew. "Look alive people!" He ordered as he squinted, looking out the windshield. "Something's not right." Dmitri said. "What do you mean?" King asked as he lifted his shotgun. Right as King asked, there where thumps on the roof. Dmitri aimed his m4 at the entrance port on the ceiling. The hatch opened and closed quickly, leaving behind a small black object. Dmitri looked to the ground where the object had landed. He soon realized what it was. "FLASH!" He hollered as he attempted to cover his ears. One second later a blinding explosion turned everything white and they were only able to hear a shrill ringing. Everybody was unable to see or hear. Dmitri's eyesight slowly recovered and managed to catch glimpses of the two figures that had boarded their vehicle. They were blurred in his eyes, but he could make out big details. They were armed, and wore black Kevlar clothes but their faces were masked with bandanas. One of them seized Fido and tossed him to the back with the rest. The other prodded Dmitri out of the driver's seat with the barrel of his gun. "EVERYBODY DOWN!" Shouted the larger of the two. Dmitri was pushed to the back with the others. He stood up and opened his arms, making sure that he covered the rest from fire. "Who are you!?" The first shouted. "Dmitri Vladov, sergeant in the united states special forces. This is my squadron." Dmitri answered calmly. That seemed to affect the two. They both lowered their guns. "There's still an army?" The smaller one asked. "Long as we're breathing. Why?" Dmitri said. "Sergeant Ralph of the BGPD K-9 unit. This is Officer Kevin." The smaller one said as he extended his hand to shake. As Dmitri took Ralph's hand, Fido stepped beside Dmitri. "Fido!?" Kevin gasped as he rushed his fellow officer and lifted him into the air with a monstrous hug. "We thought you were dead man." Kevin said as he set down Fido. "It's good to see you to man." Fido wheezed as he smiled with aching ribs. The two sergeants looked to the group that was rejoining with each other. "So these are your people?" Ralph asked. "Sure as day." Dmitri answered. "Hey, sorry about the flash-bang. We just needed some supplies for our group." Ralph explained. "You have a group?" Dmitri asked. "Not many, but yes. We're scrapping it out there." Dmitri looked to his people. "We can help, but we need something from you. Can I interest you in a trade?" Dmitri said as he stretched out his hand. Ralph stopped and thought. "What's the deal?" he asked. "We feed and care for your people, they help us raid the largest slave trader in all that's left of this world." Dmitri said. "That sounds like suicide." ralph said. "You are BGPD right?" Dmitri asked. "What are you getting at?" ralph said questioningly. "Your own fellow officer has agreed to help me, not for the sake of his safety, but for the sake of the lives of those slaves. He is willing to sacrifice himself to save lives. Isn't that that somewhere in the police job description?" he explained. "Well, not exactly… but yeah. Why?" "Because if that is what you once did, then there's no reason you can't do it again." Dmitri reasoned. Ralph thought for a moment. "I'll see if I can get my people to fight for yours, but it's their choice. Fair?" Dmitri thought for a second before nodding "Fair." The two shook hands and looked to the group that had finally finished reuniting. "Buckle up, we got to make a side stop." Dmitri said to his group. He started up the tank and looked to Ralph. "Where's your camp?" Ralph looked down at the blockade in front of the vehicle. "Just pass the wall, we can back out of this tunnel and go over-"Dmitri cut him off "I got this" he said as he backed up a few meters. "Fire in the hole!" he shouted as he pressed the button, activating the roof rocket pods. A single missile flew into the stacks of cars, blowing the tunnel clear in a blinding and deafening mix of light and shrapnel. Dmitri opened his eyes to see the light at the cleared end of the tunnel. He looked back at the group in the back, their eyes wide. "All clear." He said and pushed the gas, making the vehicle lurch forward and jostle its occupants.
They arrived at the camp a few minutes later, finding some camping tents pitched in a wooded area. Dmitri saw a cat come out of one of the tanks with a smg aimed at the tank. Dmitri looked to Ralph. "Tell your boy to lower his gun." He said as he popped the roof hatch. Ralph poked out of the top. "S'okay Fiddler, their friendly." He called "Where's Keys?" he asked from the roof of the tank. "She's inside. Where have you been?" Fid asked in his detectable French accent. "Did you find food? Meds? She needs them bad." "We'll have plenty." Ralph said in assurance. The back door opened and the group clambered out, bearing their weapons in a lazy but wary fashion. Dmitri faced his group, "Fox, king, set up a perimeter. Daisy, provide over watch from the trees." He commanded. The three nodded and went to their objectives, Fox and King went off into the woods and daisy climbed one of the tree's thick trunks at amazing speed. Dmitri pointed at Grape, Peanut, and Fido ordering them to bring provisions to the group. "Where are the wounded?" Dmitri asked, medical bag in hand. Ralph pointed to the tent that was nearest to him. Dmitri walked into the tent, revealing a wounded cat with several lacerations and bruises. He knelt beside her and opened his bag, retrieving morphine and tools. Fid walked into the room, holding his gun to the ground. "What happened to her?" Dmitri asked while he set up the morphine drip and set to work on the multiple cuts that marked his patient's body. "She was captured by a couple of bandits a few weeks ago. I was able to get her back, but she barely made it. A few days ago, I stumbled upon Ralph's camp." Fid looked down and spat outside the tent's flap. "Those enculés paid dearly." He said with an angry grimace. Dmitri glanced up. "You are French?" He asked before returning to his work. "We both are." "Relation?" Dmitri asked. "Nous aimons les uns les autres." Fid replied. "What?" Dmitri asked with raised eyebrows. "Lovers." Fid explained. Dmitri nodded and continued to work.
Fido, Peanut and Grape got packs of MREs from the back of the tank and brought them around to the cluster of tents. "How long do you think they've been here?" Grape asked as she sat her pack next to an old foldable table. "No idea, but probably longer than a month." Peanut answered. "Should we go and get them from their tents?" Peanut asked Fido. "Yeah, let 'em know there's food." He answered as he walked to the first zipped up tent, opening the flap. "Anybody in here?" he asked as he looked around the inside of the tent. "Guess no- OOF!" Fido gasped as he was hug tackled fiercely. "What the-?" Fido looked down to a very familiar face. "J-Joey?" The young pup looked up to at the sound of his name. "You made it?" Fido asked with a lump forming in his throat. The pup had tears in his eyes, which were visible even though his face was buried in his brother's shirt. "I knew you'd come for me." He whimpered. Fido knelt and wrapped his arms around his baby brother. "Of course I would come back for you." Fido choked out, tears forming in his own eyes. "Oh thank god you're alive… I'm so sorry for not finding you sooner." Fido quietly sobbed as Joey cried into his shirt. Peanut watched the reunion with Grape. Grape looked at peanut, noticing something was off about him. "Are you crying?" She asked as she squinted at him. "What? N-no I… I just have something in my eye." He said, brushing his eyes with the back of his hand.
Peanut walked over to another tent and ushered some adult feline sisters outside. Grape checked the last tent and found it empty. "Well, guess that's everybody then." Grape said as she started handing out food. The group ate greedily, leaving very little left over. Joey sat on Fido's lap, still lying on his brother's chest. Peanut sat next to Grape, the pair holding hands under the table. Fid managed to help a newly patched up Keys out to the table, helping her eat. Dmitri had called back King and Fox back, and Daisy came down from the trees. Ralph and Kevin watched their people feed, wondering how they would present what they would have to do. After the meal was over, Ralph called for the attention of everybody. "Excuse me, I have an announcement," he said as he stood. " here has given us food and medical supplies, and there is no amount that is enough to thank him for that. But. He asks that we join him." He said, pausing. "Join him in what?" Fid said. "A direct assault on the headquarters of thee slaver and bandit forces." Dmitri finished. "Are you insane?!" Keys said in her accent. "They'll kill us before we get near them!" she continued, standing. "How do you plan on attacking?" She asked. "We have established contact with another force that is more than willing to assist us. We were able to scrap together a heavily armored vehicle and we have armed ourselves with military hardware. I have given my people minor arms training and armor. Our plan is to overrun the HQ with explosive distractions, then to punch a hole deep into the infrastructure's heart, allowing us to strike from within. This is preferably going to be a night op, but we'll have to see." Keys calmed down a bit. "You seem to know that you're doing." She said. "But you're the only ones with military armaments. If I join, what do I get? A pistol and a raggedy T-shirt?" She said. "Calm down chérie." Fid said as he put a hand on her shoulder, calming her further. She sat with a huff. Dmitri rose from his seat and left to the ATP to retrieve something. He returned with a spare uniform, vest, and rifle and red beret he had found in a little side compartment in the tank. He placed the items on the table in front of her. "This is what you get." He said as she picked up the uniform and tried it on. "Hey, this is my size… wait a minute… how did you know my size?" She asked with a glare. "When I was patching you up, I had to measure you to get better specs on your treatment." He said with a shrug. She picked up the rifle, putting it to her shoulder nodding. "So what do you stand to gain from this attack?" She asked. "The freedom of hundreds of enslaved citizens, the collapse of an illegal power, and revenge for the loss of my men." "Revenge. I like that one." She said as she ran her fingers over her scratch scarred face. She looked around for a moment, as though to think. "Well….. I suppose I'll join you." She finally concluded. "That includes me." Said Fid, draping his SMG over his shoulders. "I wanna come too!" said Joey from his brother's lap. "We'll go too." Said Ralph and Kevin in unison. The Feline sisters declined however, wanting to search for their missing father, who was supposedly further south. The group rearmed all of the newcomers, giving them the necessary tools for what was to come. Joey was given the smallest available uniform, which was still a little loose, and a very oversized helmet that covered one of his eyes at any given time. Fido let him sit next to him in the side turret seat. Dmitri turned the vehicle on and rumbled forward.
It was sundown by the time they had reached near the border of the United States and Canada. Or at least what was left of the two. The roads had become colder and the area around the road was more wooded and filled with foliage. Most of the group in the back had fallen asleep. Dmitri stopped a second. He walked over to Fido. He nudged his sleeping comrade, waking him quickly. "You mind taking the wheel for about an hour?" He asked. Fido rubbed his eyes yawning "Sure." He said. "Can you watch Joey?" He said quietly as not to wake anyone else. "Sure thing." Dmitri said with a nod. Fido got up and handed Joey in Dmitri's arms, still snoring softly. Dmitri slid his back down on the wall, keeping joey against his chest. Joey stirred in his sleep before awaking slightly. "Who are you?" He said drowsily. "I'm… Uncle Dem." Dmitri responded. "My big brother told me a little about you," He yawned and repositioned himself in a more comfortable position. "I like you." Said the little pup as he drifted back to sleep. Dmitri looked up and smiled as the pup's head rested on his chest. It wasn't long before another had leaned against him, then another. The two on his either side, daisy and King, had laid against him, warming him up in the cold hull of the housepet. He drifted off to sleep.
About 45 minutes later, the tank drove to a stop. "Dmitri, Umm, I think we might have a problem here." He whispered. Dmitri's eyes popped open wide and alert. "What is it?" He whispered back, trying not to stir joey. "I'm looking down the rocket pods of what appears to be a very, very, deadly chopper." "Does it have any markings?" Dmitri asked. "A big six on its side and a… cat face I think." Fido replied. Dmitri retrieved his radio from his vest and turned it to channel six. He thumbed the button. "We are friendlies, I repeat, we are friendlies." He said into the radio. A familiar voice answered. "Believe me, I know." Leo replied through the radio. The chopper descended and landed on the ground. A grey cat and two armed men exited the chopper and stood in front of the housepet. Dmitri took Joey in his arms, carrying him like the child he was as he exited the tank with Fido. "Long time no see Leo." Dmitri said as he jumped from the roof, landing softly on the ground. "Same to you, you old Russian." Leo said with a Grin. Leo looked at joey. "You have a kid now?" he asked, an amazed look on his face. "No no, this one here is Fido's brother." Dmitri said as he pointed to Fido, identifying him. "Is it just you three?" Asked Leo. "Hardly. Hold on a second." He said as he walked over to the side of the tank. "Cover your ears Joey." Dmitri said as he raised one of his heavy hands. Joey slipped his hands over his ears and closed his eyes. Dmitri slapped the hull of the tank as hard as possible with his calloused hands. "RISE AND SHINE, WELCOME TO CANADA!" He shouted as he opened the rear hatch, releasing his amazingly alert squadron of soldiers. "TEN HUT!" he shouted. They all fell into formation. "I would like you all to meet our fellow commander, Leo Leonardo the Third. He will be providing all backup forces ad materials for our operation." Dmitri explained. The group saluted, even joey in his oversized uniform and helmet gave a goofy little hand raise. Leo nodded and saluted back. "As you were." Dmitri said. "I see you already came prepared." Said Leo, eyeing all the weapons that the group bared. "They are all moderately trained, and a few are from police backgrounds. They are all loyal and brave." Dmitri said, putting his shoulder on joey's shoulder. "How old is Leo the fourth?" Dmitri asked. "He's eight now, why?" Leo responded with a questioning look on his face. "Joey, wanna visit your cousin?" Joey looked up with a large childish smile. "YEAH! I never had a cousin before." Dmitri looked back to Leo. "You think Aeris would mind watching the both of them? I can't bring a child into a fire fight." He explained. "Sure, she could use the extra company, maybe they can keep her busy and make her feel like more of a mom." Leo said with a nod. Dmitri looked at Fido. "You okay with that Fido?" Fido Looked at Joey and thought a moment before nodding. "If you can vouch for her to take care of him, I'll trust that." He said. Leo nodded and knelt to talk to joey. "Hiya Joey, I'm Uncle Leo. Say, you ever been on a helicopter ride?" He asked with a big friendly smile. Joey shook his head and smiled. "Can I can I can I?" he chanted excitedly. "Yeah buddy! I'll show you your aunt!" He said, mimicking Joey's excitement the way a father would. "Can my big brother come too?" He said, jumping up and down with glee. Fido stepped forward and faced his brother, placing his hand on Joey's shoulder. "Sorry buddy, I can't. I gotta go and get the bad guys." He said. "You're not going to leave me again are you?" He said in his childish voice. Fido hugged him close. "Of course not buddy, I'll only be gone a little while." He said as he felt himself begin to choke up. Joey pulled away for a second, extending a little finger. "Pinky promise?" Joey asked with sincerity in his young eyes. "Of course buddy." Said Fido as he took Joey's pinky in his own and shook. "And Brother?" Joey said. "Yeah buddy?" Fido said, the lump in his throat began to grow. Joey took his oversized helmet off and put it on his brother's head. "Take that with you so the bad guys don't hurt you. Can you bring it back when you're done using it though?" He said with innocence. Fido pulled him into his arms again, the tears on the brink of flowing. "I promise buddy." He choked out. Fido pulled back from the hug and kissed his brother's forehead. "I'll see you soon." He said in a strangled voice. Joey started walking back with Leo to the chopper. Joey got halfway to the chopper before turning around and shouting as loud as he could "Go get the bad guys!" Fido held up a thumbs up sign, smiling. "You got it buddy!" he shouted back. Joey held up his small thumb before boarding the chopper. Fido wiped his eyes. Dmitri came up and put his hand on Fido's shoulder. "Don't worry, you'll see your brother again." He said, easing Fido's stress. The rest of the group had been watching the goodbye. Grape looked at peanut. "Again?" she asked as she saw him tearing up. "No-no there's just a lot of stuff in the air." He said brushing his eyes, trying to defend himself. Grape smiled and hugged him, nuzzling her head against his neck. "It's okay. It's cute that you care as much as you do." She said, kissing his cheek. He wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close. "Promise me one thing?" He said as he kissed her on the lips. She pulled away slowly. "Never say goodbye." He said as he held her head against his chest. "I promise." She said as she leaned into him. To the right of the pair stood king and fox. "Can I borrow your handkerchief Fox?" King asked. Fox complied without a word. King used the rag to mop his eyes. To their right stood daisy, who was wiping her eyes. Her ditzy behavior didn't mean she couldn't feel the wave of emotion that had come over the group. Next to her stood Fiddler and Keys, who were hugging and talking to each other in French. Dmitri gave them all a minute to recover and talk before telling them all to load back up into the tank. They all clambered back into the vehicle and drove out. "Where are we going now?" Fido asked as he sat in the passenger seat. "We're gonna stop by one of Leo's barracks and meet up with one of his demo teams to brief them. We'll wait till tomorrow to make any move." He said. "So what happens tomorrow?" Grape asked from the back. Dmitri gave a wicked grinned and drove on. "All hell's gonna break loose."
As promised, although a little later than I planned, my new chapter. I want to explain some things. I am including some more intimate interaction among the characters because I actually I forgot that I had intended that there was supposed to be a romantic component for this story, so I'm going to pick up on that. Another thing. I actually cried when writing the Fido/joey goodbye scene. It just spoke to me for some reason. I don't know, if I'm the only one I'll shut up about it but otherwise I think I did good on it. As always, this is Plavoko12 signing off. Good luck and happiness to all!
p.s. pm me if you want, I ain't got much else to do besides read reviews and work on my next MVM chapter, so reviews and PMs are very welcome. Love all.