Bone pushed Holly into the building when Scourge brought her back. By now, her family was awake and worried in her absence. "Holly, are you alright?" Green asked, hurrying over to her. Holly had crouched down on the ground and closed her eyes. She gave a shaky nod. Scourge was talking to Bone and Brick for a moment, while glancing over at her. She was trembling as Rose and Lilac tried to help her. Their voices fell on deaf ears. Scourge noticed Holly's claws scraping the hard floor.
Brick and Bone left, and Blue took over as guard. "What's wrong with Holly?" he asked as he looked her over. She was still crouched in the same spot, but the trembling had stopped and her breathing had evened out. Green tried to nudge her up on her paws, but every time he tried, she would lash out at him. She hadn't sheathed her claws yet, and as a result, Green had taken a few scratches on his face and legs. "Blue, do you know anything about this?" Rose's voice was full of worry as she padded over to him. "I'm sorry. No, I don't." Rose sighed and went over to try and help Green. Holly refused her, too, but didn't hurt her.
"I've done it, Bone. She now uses her claws!" Scourge's voice was full of pride. "This may bring more problems, but her not using them was more of a problem than the ones to come." Bone gave a small nod and looked up at him. Scourge smirked and flicked his tail. Bone left after giving a small bow of the head. Scourge jumped down and went back under the dumpster, laying down with his head on his paws. His eyes seemed to glow slightly as he watched the area out from under the dumpster.
Holly finally got up and stretched her aching limbs after her family had fallen asleep. She padded over to Blue, who was still sitting in the entrance. She sat next to him and looked over at him. "How often do the guards change?" Holly looked up at the clear star-filled sky. "Bone and Brick should be here soon enough." His voice was gentle as he spoke. Blue gave a small smile as he looked over at her, letting out a faint purr that was barely heard. He looked up at the sky after a moment, looking at all the different patterns of stars.
Holly's eyes snapped back down when she heard someone approaching. Blue looked over as well, ears perked. Bone and Brick were padding over quickly, eyes locked on Holly. Holly mewed a small goodbye to Blue and raced back into the darkest shadows in the back of the building. Blue gave a small nod to the two of them and padded away. Brick sat in the entrance, and Bone just went right in. "You'd be stupid to try and escape 'princess'." His voice dripped with venom. Holly's claws slid out, and she launched herself out of the shadows, lashing at him. He backed up, barely dodging her sharp claws. She stood there hissing at him, tail lashing fiercely. "Scourge wasn't lying. Brick get Scourge right away." Bone unsheathed his claws and glared at her, daring her to attack. Holly hissed sharply as Brick ran to get Scourge. She lashed out at him again.
"Scourge!" Brick had just come into Scourge's view. "What is it this time? Another snake?" Scourge rolled his eyes and crawled out from under the dumpster, yawning. "It's Holly, Bone sent me to get you." Brick was panting slightly as he spoke. Scourge blinked once and raced away, Brick following quickly
I posted all I had done. Hope you enjoyed it! Sayonara! (for the record don't think I spelled that right lol)