~*~Survive The City: A stray Dog RP RESTARTED~*~

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Raven pawed through the items that she had collected while cleaning her corner of the den. A few rubber balls, a squeaky toy, and a rope, which she treasured, had been shoved into a pile. Now she was arranging them in a row. After a few trips from the pile to the wall, then back to the pile, she had her toys put away. Dixie smiled approvingly at her daughter. "Very good; now doesn't that look better?" she said, her tone encouraging, despite the heaviness of her heart, the unbearable weight of her betrayal's guilt dragging it down.

"Mm, I guess," Raven muttered back. She padded back into her corner and laid down in it. Through the rabbit furs and dried grasses that made her bed, she felt something protruding, digging into her ribs. Groaning, she got up and pushed away the nesting materials to reveal a small, hard rubber bone, half encased in dirt, which had hardened like cement over the years. Digging deeper to try to free the bone, Raven nosed it back and forth, wiggling it like a loose tooth. Finally, she succeeded and the rubber bone, which had once been white but was now a grayish-brown color with age from the ground.

Turning it over on the ground, she realized it had a strong scent of a foreign dog on it, despite it's many years of abandonment. Looking closer, she realized that, engraved on it's side, was the name, "Teal". Picking the bone up and prancing up to Mystery, she yipped, "Daddy, who was Teal?" Dropping the bone, she used a paw to point out the letters.   

Over the past days, Mystery had been mulling it over in his head. Did he want to go find out if he had really seen Teal? If Mystery had seen him, then surely Teal had also spotted Mystery, and that could not end well for he and his family... His brow furrowed, and he sat quietly at the entrance of his family's den, thinking about Jiyaken's words those few days ago.

"Isn' 'e dead?" Jiyaken had asked. Of course he is, a patrol had seen him get hit by a truck! But then... They also thought he was dead when Steel was supposed to execute him... But of course that was different--a truck wouldn't pretend to kill a dog! "Yer jus' tired, Mys'try. Yeh arnt used teh workin' again," Jiyaken had concluded after it all. And he was right, for as much as Mystery was sure he saw those piercing blue eyes, he was... not totally sure he had.

His fur stood on end when he heard Raven's voice, as if she had been reading his mind. Was he thinking aloud? No, he certainly wasn't. He turned to face his daughter, looking with something like horror at the toy bone. Oh, the wretched thing... Teal's father--Mystery's adopted father--had found the thing in the mines when they were young and carved the name into it to make sure it would go to his favorite son, his real son. And then, like the good brother he was, Teal had given the toy to Mystery anyway. It made Mystery feel ill to wonder what had to have happened to make Teal change so much...

For a few moments, Mystery's mouth opened and closed speechlessly, his mind grasping for words. At last, he managed to speak, his eyes betraying his discomfort at the subject. "T-Teal was my... your... Well... Before your mother and I met, Teal and I shared this den," he said at last. Somehow, he couldn't bring himself to explain further--the fact that he had been evil and vengeful, or that he was Raven's uncle, Mystery's brother. His brow furrowed, he looked down at Raven almost sadly, though he did smile. Parenthood sure was hard...

 

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Quote: Harli growled, refusing to answer him. She headed toward Endigo's den, but had to stop multiple times during her run. She wasn't used to running, but she pressed herself to hurry. Peeking her head in the den, she lowered herself all the way to the ground. "Endigo?" she wheezed, catching her breath.
Endigo was awakened by a she-dog's voice. "Mm-hmm?" he mumbled quietly, clearly tired.
Harli put her muzzle to the ground. "Endigo. I need help." she said, looking at him intently.
"Get it from your mate," Endigo muttered, tucking his head under his paws.
"But that's just it. He won't help me." Harli growled, getting agitated. "Layla's grandson is dying. My mate would rather see him die. Endigo.. please.." she begged, looking hard into his eyes.
Endigo looked at her and said, "I am not a medical dog! Go. HOME!" before settling back into his nest.
"I'm not asking you to treat him!!" Harli shrieked, her lip curling. "I'm asking you to tell the Willowpack alphas!!!!" she snarled, lowering her head and bristling her hackles.
Endigo snorted. "Get out of my den, ya fool! Do I look, old as I am, like I want to go running around in the middle of the night so I can alert some pack Alpha? No thanks!" he snarled.
"You and Jargo are so alike!!!!" Harli howled, trembling with fury. She was trying to change.... trying to live like a loner with no enemies, trying to be a good mother and trying to hospitable to those who needed help, and no one would help her! She glared at Endigo, then turned and stalked out of his den.

 

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Quote: Raven looked at the toy again and nodded, clearly unsatisfied with the answer. "Yes, but who was he, Daddy?" she persisted. "Who was Teal?" Having raised her voice a bit, Jade's ears perked up and she came scampering up as well.

"Yeah, who was... Leal?" she asked, confusing the name as she hadn't heard it but a few times.

 

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Mystery was speechless again, though he managed to force words from his mouth as he looked down at his daughters. "He... was... a... dog." A strange look was on his face at that point, though he shook it away. "I-I mean, he was a Chroma pack dog like me. Well, uh, very much like me." Swallowing hard, he looked to Minty, who had quietly joined her sisters in waiting for their father's response. "As a matter of fact," he choked, feeling more and more uncomfortable as he tried to avoid telling the pups what they wanted to hear. "...He was your, um... Your uncle," he finished at last, kicking himself inwardly for admitting that. "But he died long before you were born, okay?" he added quickly.

 

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Mystery was speechless again, though he managed to force words from his mouth as he looked down at his daughters. "He... was... a... dog." A strange look was on his face at that point, though he shook it away. "I-I mean, he was a Chroma pack dog like me. Well, uh, very much like me." Swallowing hard, he looked to Minty, who had quietly joined her sisters in waiting for their father's response. "As a matter of fact," he choked, feeling more and more uncomfortable as he tried to avoid telling the pups what they wanted to hear. "...He was your, um... Your uncle," he finished at last, kicking himself inwardly for admitting that. "But he died long before you were born, okay?" he added quickly.

Raven looked at him and said, "So... So Unka Teal, we won't get to meet him?" She started to look a bit sad. "Poor him, being dead," she added. Jade looked a bit sad, too.

Dixie looked at Mystery and her expression was one of shock. Of course, she thought. That's why he was behaving so strangely! Teal was on his mind! She walked up to him. "Go on, girls. Go play." she said, ushering them off with a paw before looking at Mystery and offering a smile. "You're thinking about Teal, aren't you?" she said softly.

 

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Quote: Harli growled, refusing to answer him. She headed toward Endigo's den, but had to stop multiple times during her run. She wasn't used to running, but she pressed herself to hurry. Peeking her head in the den, she lowered herself all the way to the ground. "Endigo?" she wheezed, catching her breath.
Endigo was awakened by a she-dog's voice. "Mm-hmm?" he mumbled quietly, clearly tired.
Harli put her muzzle to the ground. "Endigo. I need help." she said, looking at him intently.
"Get it from your mate," Endigo muttered, tucking his head under his paws.
"But that's just it. He won't help me." Harli growled, getting agitated. "Layla's grandson is dying. My mate would rather see him die. Endigo.. please.." she begged, looking hard into his eyes.
Endigo looked at her and said, "I am not a medical dog! Go. HOME!" before settling back into his nest.
"I'm not asking you to treat him!!" Harli shrieked, her lip curling. "I'm asking you to tell the Willowpack alphas!!!!" she snarled, lowering her head and bristling her hackles.
Endigo snorted. "Get out of my den, ya fool! Do I look, old as I am, like I want to go running around in the middle of the night so I can alert some pack Alpha? No thanks!" he snarled.
"You and Jargo are so alike!!!!" Harli howled, trembling with fury. She was trying to change.... trying to live like a loner with no enemies, trying to be a good mother and trying to hospitable to those who needed help, and no one would help her! She glared at Endigo, then turned and stalked out of his den.
Endigo sighed, wincing at her words but refusing to say anything.

 

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Mystery looked at her with wide eyes--he was caught! But he couldn't let Dixie know that he thought Teal was still alive, not yet! He blinked, his eyes returning to a more relaxed state and a sheepish smile crossing his mind. "Yeah, well, kind of," he replied uncertainly. He glanced down at the toy bone Raven had found, which she had apparently forgotten there. "He was good to me when we were young, y'know. I never knew what got into him later on," he said, hoping that would cover his tail.

 

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Quote: Harli growled, refusing to answer him. She headed toward Endigo's den, but had to stop multiple times during her run. She wasn't used to running, but she pressed herself to hurry. Peeking her head in the den, she lowered herself all the way to the ground. "Endigo?" she wheezed, catching her breath.
Endigo was awakened by a she-dog's voice. "Mm-hmm?" he mumbled quietly, clearly tired.
Harli put her muzzle to the ground. "Endigo. I need help." she said, looking at him intently.
"Get it from your mate," Endigo muttered, tucking his head under his paws.
"But that's just it. He won't help me." Harli growled, getting agitated. "Layla's grandson is dying. My mate would rather see him die. Endigo.. please.." she begged, looking hard into his eyes.
Endigo looked at her and said, "I am not a medical dog! Go. HOME!" before settling back into his nest.
"I'm not asking you to treat him!!" Harli shrieked, her lip curling. "I'm asking you to tell the Willowpack alphas!!!!" she snarled, lowering her head and bristling her hackles.
Endigo snorted. "Get out of my den, ya fool! Do I look, old as I am, like I want to go running around in the middle of the night so I can alert some pack Alpha? No thanks!" he snarled.
"You and Jargo are so alike!!!!" Harli howled, trembling with fury. She was trying to change.... trying to live like a loner with no enemies, trying to be a good mother and trying to hospitable to those who needed help, and no one would help her! She glared at Endigo, then turned and stalked out of his den.
Endigo sighed, wincing at her words but refusing to say anything.
Harli trudged away, back to the den. She entered, walking towards her nest, to her pups. Smoke was blinking groggily, but surprisingly, his bleeding had stopped. Harli growled at him, settling into the nest. She curled her whole body around the pups, concealing them from view, and put her head on her paws.

 

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Mystery looked at her with wide eyes--he was caught! But he couldn't let Dixie know that he thought Teal was still alive, not yet! He blinked, his eyes returning to a more relaxed state and a sheepish smile crossing his mind. "Yeah, well, kind of," he replied uncertainly. He glanced down at the toy bone Raven had found, which she had apparently forgotten there. "He was good to me when we were young, y'know. I never knew what got into him later on," he said, hoping that would cover his tail.

Dixie nodded and said nothing more. "We thought he was dead when Steel was sent to execute him... Do you think the truck really killed him?" she said softly.

 

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Quote: Harli growled, refusing to answer him. She headed toward Endigo's den, but had to stop multiple times during her run. She wasn't used to running, but she pressed herself to hurry. Peeking her head in the den, she lowered herself all the way to the ground. "Endigo?" she wheezed, catching her breath.
Endigo was awakened by a she-dog's voice. "Mm-hmm?" he mumbled quietly, clearly tired.
Harli put her muzzle to the ground. "Endigo. I need help." she said, looking at him intently.
"Get it from your mate," Endigo muttered, tucking his head under his paws.
"But that's just it. He won't help me." Harli growled, getting agitated. "Layla's grandson is dying. My mate would rather see him die. Endigo.. please.." she begged, looking hard into his eyes.
Endigo looked at her and said, "I am not a medical dog! Go. HOME!" before settling back into his nest.
"I'm not asking you to treat him!!" Harli shrieked, her lip curling. "I'm asking you to tell the Willowpack alphas!!!!" she snarled, lowering her head and bristling her hackles.
Endigo snorted. "Get out of my den, ya fool! Do I look, old as I am, like I want to go running around in the middle of the night so I can alert some pack Alpha? No thanks!" he snarled.
"You and Jargo are so alike!!!!" Harli howled, trembling with fury. She was trying to change.... trying to live like a loner with no enemies, trying to be a good mother and trying to hospitable to those who needed help, and no one would help her! She glared at Endigo, then turned and stalked out of his den.
Endigo sighed, wincing at her words but refusing to say anything.
Harli trudged away, back to the den. She entered, walking towards her nest, to her pups. Smoke was blinking groggily, but surprisingly, his bleeding had stopped. Harli growled at him, settling into the nest. She curled her whole body around the pups, concealing them from view, and put her head on her paws.
Jargo looked at her with an almost despising gaze about him and refused to speak, instead glowering at his enemy.