Belladonna and Crystal ran through the sewers as the group of angry bulldogs chased them down. It was dark within the sewers, so they had a lot of trouble navigating. Crystal accidentally ran into a crate and tumbled over. Belladonna ran over to her and helped her up, even though this would allow the bulldogs to catch up to them. Before the leader could take a bite out of Crystal's tail, she was pulled forward by Belladonna yanking her by the back of her neck.

They both ran constantly, almost beginning to tire out. Just then, Belladonna realized something. They were running in circles. They were in the same spot they were just a few minutes ago. This gave Belladonna an idea.

"Hey.. *pant* Crystal.." Belladonna gasped for air.

"Y-yeah..?" Crystal heaved.

"When we get to the next *pant* intersection, I'll go right and you go left."

"Are you *pant* sure?"

"Just trust me!"

As soon as the two dogs split up, the bulldogs chose to go after Crystal since she was closest to them. Belladonna managed to escape the bulldogs, and headed through the sewers to find just what she was looking for. She once again found the entrance to the bulldog gang's lair. She climbed up the ladder, slipping a few times until she got back to the hatch. She opened it up and looked around the dark room. She let out a bark in the hope that it will alert somebody who is in there. The only response they got were whimpers and cries for help from the back left area of the room.

Belladonna ran towards the sound, and as soon as she got up to the cages, she whispered. "Shh, it's okay, everything will be alright."

The puppies began to calm down, and she tried to pick at the locks with her nail. As a crook, she always knew how to pick locks and break into just about everything. For once she was using her abilities for good. She managed to unlock all the gates, and before she knew it she was swarming with puppies, jumping at her and cuddling and kissing her legs. Belladonna was very touched by this, but she didn't have time to dawdle.

"Okay everyone, follow me! I'll get us out of here!" Belladonna commanded.

Some of the puppies saluted and they all began to follow her from behind. Belladonna went back to the grate and looked into the sewers. Her heart sank as she saw a smaller faction of bulldogs coming right towards them.

"Shit!" Belladonna closed the grate shut slowly. "Does anyone know of another way out?"

Many of the puppies looked towards each other in confusion. It appeared that this was the only exit they knew of. But just then, a small puppy came up to Belladonna with a look of surprise.

"Hey! Hey! Geoffrey just ran into that hole in the wall!" The puppy yelled, tugging at Belladonna's collar.

"Geoffrey?" Belladonna tilted her head. "Show me! Where is this hole?"

The puppy lead Belladonna over to a triangular shaped hole in the wall. Belladonna motioned for all the puppies to follow her in. The puppies obliged.

Crystal kept running from the bulldogs as she traveled aimlessly through the sewers. As time flew by, she kept getting slower and slower. The bulldogs never seemed to let up, and it was only a matter of time before they eventually caught up with her. All of the sudden, there appeared to be a big metal wall in the distance. She had reached a dead end.

Crystal stopped running and began to skid towards the wall, just stopping two inches away from it. She looked back to see the bulldogs inching closer to her. Their teeth were barred and they all grinned mercilessly.

"Well well well, it seems like you will be paying us that tooth fine after all," The bulldog leader smirked.

"Y-You? No, this can't be happening!" Crystal stammered.

"Oh but it is dear. Don't worry, I'll make sure to take em' out nice and slow."

All the other bulldogs began to laugh as the leader inched even closer to her.

"S-Stay away from me! Please.. don't!" Crystal begged.

Just then, she looked around the room to find anything she could attack them with. Unfortunately, she couldn't find anything. Not even a rock or a piece of trash. There were a few crates next to her, but they were clearly too heavy to work with. Just then she saw a chain hanging from the ceiling with a large metal ring suspended at the bottom. It hung just a few feet from her. She couldn't use that as a weapon either, as it was chained to the ceiling, but.. wait... she thought for a moment. Why would there be a chain attached to the ceiling? Then she realized what the chain was for.

"Any last words hon?" The bulldog leader teased.

"Well, I'm not really all that good with water puns but.." Crystal gave a small smirk, "I guess now you should all consider yourselves 'dam'ned!"

Crystal jumped up and grabbed the chain with her maw. As soon as she did, the large metal wall behind her opened up and water began rushing out. Crystal held on tight as she was pummeled by the water rushing out. She however did not let go and resisted being swept away. All the bulldogs were carried away by the rushing water. They sputtered and howled as they got sent down through the drains. After a few moments, the water began to subside, and Crystal let go of the chain to continue her venture.

She wiped her forehead with her paw and shook off the water from her fur. She had to find Belladonna to make sure that she was okay.

Belladonna and the puppies ventured on through the small tunnels looking for Jeofrey as well as any potential exits to the outside. After a few minutes of crawling through mazes of tunnels, eventually they came across an intersection. Belladonna looked to the left and was elated to see some light eminating from the edges of what appeared to be a manhole cover. She found an exit.

All the puppies cheered as Belladonna opened the manhole cover to let the puppies out. They all gathered onto the streets surrounding Belladonna, many of them hugging her and thanking her for saving them. Luckily they were in a secluded area without any other dogs around, so they were safe here for now.

"Okay okay, I'm just glad you all are safe." Belladonna smiled.

"B-But.." One of the puppies whimpered.

"Yes?"

"W-What about Geoffrey?"

Belladonna gasped. She had nearly forgotten. "Oh my, you're right! Stay here! I'll go find him at once!"

The puppies waited patiently as Belladonna left back in the manhole to search for Geoffrey. As Belladonna walked back to the intersection, she heard a noise coming from the other path she hadn't taken yet. It couldn't be the bulldogs though, since they were behind her, so it had to be Geoffrey. Her ears perked up.

"Geoffrey, is that you?" Belladonna called out.

"Geoffrey, who's Geoffrey?" A feminine voice called out.

The figure came out from the tunnel. It was Crystal.

"Oh Crystal! I'm so glad you are safe!" Belladonna cheered as she hugged Crystal.

"T-Thank.. you...! You're... squishing me!" Crystal cringed.

"Oh, sorry, heh!"

Belladonna let go of Crystal and began to explain the situation.

"That's great! So they are on the other side of that manhole?" Crystal questioned.

"Yup. Now those bulldogs could show up any moment. I will need you to go up there and protect those puppies! Try to help them find their parents if you can!" Belladonna commanded.

"Aye aye, captain!" Crystal saluted.

Crystal then waltzed off and went through the manhole. Belladonna knew this would be a shot in the dark, but she had to find Geoffrey. She couldn't leave any puppies behind.

Belladonna wandered aimlessly through the tunnels once again, listening for any signs of life other than sewage rats and footsteps from humans from above. As she got deeper into the sewers however, the noises began to fade out. She didn't want to admit this but.. she was lost. She wasn't sure if she would even make it out alive. However, she had to keep looking. She had nothing to lose. She was damned if she does, and damned if she doesn't.

She then remembered the miracle dog tag around her collar. This whole time, she hadn't thought to even use it. Perhaps now would be a good time. Maybe the collar would give her directions. She held the dog tag in her paws and prayed deeply, trying everything she could to try to get it to work.

Nothing happened.

She sighed, remembering that the dog tag would never work on her, and ventured off aimlessly through the sewers once again.

After about an hour of searching, she then heard a faint crying. Could this be? Perhaps this was Geoffrey. Belladonna followed the path of the crying, running through twisting tunnels and long pathways. Eventually, she got to a small hole in the concrete wall. She could see some light coming out from it. The crying was much more clear this time, and she could have sworn that it must be coming from the other room through the hole.

This was strange though. Why would there be lights in the sewer? It was always dark. Something was out of place. Belladonna couldn't wait. She needed to save this poor creature. Even if it didn't turn out to be Geoffrey, it would at least count as a life saved. She jumped through the hole and found herself falling quite a few feet downwards. She hit the ground with a thud.

The thud echoed through the large cylindrical hallway that seemed to stretch for miles in two directions. They crying suddenly stopped, and she got up slowly to take a look around her. Right behind her, she saw a small male poodle pup staring right back at her, with tears pouring down its face.

"G-Geoffrey?" Belladonna asked the poodle.

"Y-Yeah? H-How did you know my na-" Before the poodle could finish his sentence, he was swept up by Belladonna in a strong embrace.

"Oh Geoffrey, I finally found you!"

"W-What? W-Who are you?"

"Your mother is worried sick! She sent me out to rescue you. I'm going to take you home right away!"

"Y-Y-*sniff*-You came to rescue me?"

"That's right. You won't have anything to worry abou.."

Just then, Belladonna looked around her again. She began to hear a noise as her ears twitched. It sounded like a low rumbling noise. It was progressively getting louder. She looked around to figure out where the noise was coming from, but couldn't find anything. She then looked down at her feet, and saw two metal rails right next to them. Her heart sank into her chest. She was in a subway tunnel. She looked up towards one of the tunnels and saw a very dim light in the distance. It got progressively brighter along with the noise. It was a subway, and it was headed straight for them.

"Geoffrey, we need to go, now!" Belladonna yelled.

"B-But where will we.." The poodle was interrupted again.

"Anywhere, just not here!"

Belladonna grabbed Geoffrey by the back of his neck with her maw and she ran in the opposite direction of the subway. This effort proved itself futile, as no matter how fast she ran, the noise just kept getting louder. The tunnel stayed the same, and there were no signs of exits anywhere. She peered down the never-ending tunnel to find nothing withing a few miles. She was trapped for good.

The noise was getting significantly louder this time, and Belladonna looked back to see the once dim light now bright as a traffic light. She could hear the horn of the subway beeping. This caused Belladonna to trip and fall, dropping Geoffrey next to her. Belladonna didn't want to admit this, but there was no way out. She and Geoffrey were pinned down, and had nowhere to go.

"I..I'm scared!" Geoffrey cried.

"It's okay, just.. keep close. Everything will be all right." Belladonna comforted the small poodle.

Belladonna then remembered the miracle dog tag again. She knew it would be futile, but she had to try. It was her only shot at escaping this situation.

She sat up on her hind legs, Geoffrey still hugging her side, and grasped the miracle dog tag in her paws.

"Please.. please don't let us die. Please.. let us escape! Let us live!" Belladonna pleaded.

Nothing happened. Tears began to roll down Belladonna's cheeks as she begged for the miracle dog tag to work.

"Please! If you wont work for me, at least work for Geoffrey. I know I don't deserve to live, but he does. Just please.. save him! I know I'm not pure of heart. I have my flaws, and I know I have a long way to go before I make up for everything but.. please... just this once.."

Again, nothing happened. Belladonna stared with a look of shock on her face as she could have sworn she saw the face of Red at the head of the subway, looking at her and grinning, letting out a low cackle. Belladonna's heart dropped into her stomach. She froze from the sudden visage of evil staring back at her. She then closed her eyes, holding the miracle dog tag close to her bosom. She prayed as hard as she could, all the way to the end. The noise of the subway, and Red's cackling, was louder than ever, and increasing in volume at such a rapid rate, that she could have sworn the subway was just a few feet in front of her.

From the shock, she dropped the miracle dog tag. It fell on the floor with a *clink*. Afterwards, everything went silent.


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