The sun had fallen by the time the four of us finished our prey. I was used to the obnoxious snarfing noises of my brother as he dug into the flesh of the Pichu whilst Dew was nibbling at the Pichu's ear.
I ate peacefully alongside Felis as we both enjoyed the Pidgey, the silence was broken when one of the Pidgey's feathers tickled my nose and I sneezed.
"What's so funny?" I muttered as Thunder choked on his food.
"Nothing" Thunder replied.
"I wonder if our Mom's coming back soon" Dew said to her sister. Felis looked as concerned.
"Should...we...look for her?" Thunder suggested between snarfs.
"She'll be back" Felis meowed, but it came out like she was trying to convince herself. I nudged her.
"Dew's right" I said, "We should look for Mira".
"But's it's getting dark" Thunder complained, "Blaze told us-"
"What she told us can wait" I snapped, "Their mother could be hurt, what if that happened to our mother?".
Thunder looked down and his ears flicked, "Fine".
I sat up from my meal and ran ahead. Thunder, Felis, and Dew followed.
The forest was silent with the exception of the typical nighttime noises such as the chirping of Murkrow and the wind blowing past the plants. Thunder padded by my side as we leaped over several bushes, Felis and Dew ran just as fast and looked worried for their mother.
"There she is!" Dew whispered to us. We stopped and sniffed the air.
We were behind several rosebushes when I looked up to see a Garchomp and a Toxicroak cornering the skinny Liepard.
"It's Shark and Toad!" Felis gasped.
I winced, Shark and Toad were Willow Creek Bandits, and not just any Willow Creek Bandits. They were the 2nd-highest ranked members, second only to their leader:A Rampardos by the name of Moris.
"They're harassing our Mother!" Dew hissed, "We have to stop them!".
Before I could protest, Dew and Felis leaped from the bushes and faced the two fully-evolved Pokemon.
"Oh?" Shark said mockingly to the Liepard, "Are they your kits? It'd be a shame if something happened to them".
"You wouldn't dare" Mira snarled, "STAY AWAY FROM MY-"
But before Mira could finish, Toad knocked the breath out of her with a powerful blow to the chest. Mira fell unconscious.
"NO MOTHER!" Dew screamed.
I jumped to their rescue and my brother followed.
"Four little babies?" Shark sneered, "I'm scared now!".
"Get out" Toad hissed, "Before I turn you guys into fresh-kill".
"NO!" I yelled, "NEVER!".
"NOT WITHOUT MIRA!" Thunder yelled louder than me.
"OK" Toad barked, "We'll kill all of you!".
I was suddenly intimidated by their large and bulky appearances, Shark leaped at me and slashed my cheek with one of his blades.
I fell into the bushes with a pup-like squeak, I got back up with anger pulsing through me.
Although Shark wasn't there when I got back. Ha! The coward must've ran off.
"HE'S USING DIG, LOOK OUT!" Feils yowled.
Oh, crap.
I ran and barely dodged Shark's dig. Shark gave a roar before plunging at me again.
Felis leaped onto Shark's head and slashed his nose. Shark shook her off and used Dragon Claw on her stomach.
"NO!" I yelled, I slammed into Shark's chest with full body force, taking him by surprise.
Shark fell and slammed into Toad and they both fell. Thunder and Dew swiped Toad's ankles before they fell.
Shark and Toad looked above us in horror and ran off.
"COWARDS!" Thunder barked, I nudged my brother.
"Um, Thunder?" I said nervously, "They didn't run off because of us, look".
I saw our father, Pine Nose, along with Maudie and Berry. Maudie was a Slurpuff and Berry was a male Delcatty. Pine Nose looked at us.
"What are you guys doing here? And why is Mira unconscious?" Pine Nose asked.
"She's asleep" Thunder lied, "We were just going to bring her back to her nest".
"OK, why are you guys not with your mother?" Pine Nose barked, "It's midnight!".
Oh, whoops...
"Sorry" I whispered, "We didn't mean to stay up".
"You guys are just lucky no Bandits showed up" Berry snapped, "Then you would've been in huge trouble".
"You've got a scratch on your cheek!" Pine Nose gasped, "And there's a gash on Felis's stomach, seriously, what happened?!".
"Bandits...came" I sighed, "Shark and Toad".
Maudie gasped in horror and Berry almost tripped. I winced as our father bared his fangs.
"Wh-What are you..going to do?" Thunder trembled beside me.
"We're going to see Mud Tail for those injuries" Pine Nose growled, "Berry, take...Mira. Maudie, take Riptide and Felis".
I muttered under my breath as Maudie threw me and Felis over her shoulders.
Felis's eyes fluttered open, and she mouthed: "Thank you".
I smiled, then stopped smiling because my injured cheek throbbed in pain.
I saw Berry dragging Mira's body like he could care less, I scowled at him. But then, why does Berry not like Mira and her daughters?
Then, there was Mud Tail, sorting herbs. He was a Zorua that took the job of healing others because he wasn't much of a fighter.
"Mud Tail?" Pine Nose barked, "Bandits attacked. Mira's unconscious, Riptide has a slash on his cheek, and Felis has a gash on her stomach".
Mud Tail winced when he looked at the injuries, he turned and looked through the stock he had.
"Bring them here" Mud Tail whispered, "They'll all have to stay the night".
"I'm not leaving my mother and sister here" Dew hissed, "I'm staying as well".
"Me too" Thunder barked.
"Neither of you two can stay" Mud Tail said sternly, "The burrow will get cramp".
"C'mon" Pine Nose said to Dew, "You can stay with us for the night".
Dew's shoulders slumped and she sighed before her and Thunder followed my father.
I felt Felis snuggle up to me as Mud Tail left the burrow to search for herbs.
I was beat and exhausted from the events of that day, I fell asleep instantly.