Name: Noishe on the run

Name inspiration: The song "Fox on the run" by Sweet (duh)

Characters: Lloyd; Noishe; Colette; Genis; Raine; Kratos

Timeline: I'll just say the same as Human Holy Potion.

Lloyd, Colette, Genis, Raine and Kratos wandered across an empty field, Noishe trailing behind them. Lloyd and Genis were bickering about something trivial (probably how the younger boy sounded like a girl). Colette walked behind them, silently giggling at their childish antics. In front, Raine was explaining the origins of some dried up piece of fruit to Kratos. He seemed to be listening, since he was nodding his head at certain intervals. If someone paid close attention, however, they would've heard faint snoring coming out of the ever-so-slightly open-mouth mercenary.

Suddenly, Noishe gave a whimper. Lloyd ceased the pointless argument with Genis long enough to notice the dog-like creature's distress. He fell to the back of the group and patted Noishe's head comfortingly.

"What's wrong, buddy?" When Noishe sniffed the air and howled Lloyd told the group, "I think he smells monsters nearby."

Sure enough, a band of monsters could be seen in the distance. Everybody glanced at the approaching mob, giving Noishe the split second he needed to disappear. Lloyd groaned.

"Come back here!" he yelled before taking off in pursuit of his pet. The moment he left the group a battle perimeter surrounded Colette, Genis, Raine and Kratos. Colette fretted while Genis moaned.

"Thanks a lot, Lloyd," Genis muttered. "He knows Noishe is scared of monsters."

"There's no time for that now," Raine said, brandishing her staff. "They're coming!"

The party went into battle and separated into two groups: Colette and Genis fought a marcroid, Colette using chakram-based skills and Genis providing magical support; Kratos and Raine fending off a grasshopper with sword skills and holy magic respectively. The double team tactic worked perfectly as the party quickly dispatched their opponents – only for more enemies to enter the fray.

Kratos scowled.

"They're coming in from all sides," he said with noticeable annoyance.

"They're too strong!" Colette yelled urgently before being struck by a giant beetle. "Ahh!" She fell onto her knees in pain and whimpered as monsters started to surround her. "Lloyd, where are you…"

"Colette!"

"Colette!"

"A-rooooooooo!"

Everyone and everything froze as another howl punctured the stunned silence. Noishe, with a hooting Lloyd as his rider, came rampaging into the battlefield. The dog-like creature trampled everything in his path, effectively finishing the fight.

"I finally managed to bring Noishe back!" Lloyd said cheerfully as he jumped off his pet's back. "Am I good or what?"

Nobody answered – they were too busy twitching on the ground in pain.

Entry 3: Complete!