Strength In Unity

Chapter 13: Join Me

Even then, finding someone whole was just as rare.

"I want to go home, I just wanna see my family!" cried out one of the several sheep currently locked in a solid metal cage.

"Let us out!"

"Let us go

"PLEASE!"

"I wanna go home!" As the fires in the cave grew, sparks bouncing off the walls and falling down on the cages, dropping onto the scared sheep's wool and singeing them. The prisoners couldn't see more then a few yards in front of them, seeing only shadows pass by without a word, some carrying boxes of all shapes and sizes. Having been trapped in the cage for the last two days, the herd was trembling in fear of what was going to happen next, they couldn't see very much through the dark thick clouds of smoke blowing past them slowly.

*Click-SHIING* The cage shook hard, something had dropped onto it. All eyes peered around from inside the cage, trying to see what was above them when-

The metallic masked fox's head dipped below, upside down staring at all of them with flickering yellow eyes from behind its mask. jumping back against the cold bars of the back, the sheep shivered and sobbed as the unknown fiend stared down at them with not a word. The prisoners could feel the anger pulsing through the predatory animal as it kept it's focus on them.

"Wh-WHAT DO WANT FROM US!" The oldest one cried out, the fox immediately turned it's attention solely on that one, sending him back against the gates. The fox reached into the cage through the steel bars and pulled him forward, forcing him against the door of the cage. Releasing what sounded like a held in breath, the sheep soon realized the fox was smelling him, taking in his scent. Struggling slightly against the fox's grasp, the sheep made no true motions to get away, fearing punishment if he did. As the canine finished breathing in the wool of the prisoner, he soon unlocked the door with the other paw and wrenched him out of the cage.

"Wha- what's going-" It was then that the Fox stood and struck the sheep to the side of the head, the wool burdening animal moaned in pain, only earning another strike to the face again and again until the most vocal of the group fell to the ground. Grabbing him by one leg, the fox turned and dragged him away.

"Where are you taking him!" One of the others demanded, angry more than anything at their kidnappers. Two other foxes came and threw a large thick blanket over the cage, quickly silencing them and eliminating anything and everything from view.

"Let go of me! Let me go right now you BASTARDS!" The sheep fought and dug his hooves into the cold stone floor, bits of it scrapping off from how hard he tried to keep away from where they were bringing him. The two foxes came up behind and beat on the prisoner's front legs, his cries echoing off the walls of cave as he begged for them to stop. Finding him now merely curling into a ball, the foxes all three grabbed the new test subject and brought him into the lab they had set up in the very back of the cave. Once they had finished dragging him into position, the leader stepped forward as the lower ranks tied his hooves to the sides of the wall with chains.

"What is all this? What are you doing?" The leader came up beside the terrified sheep and grasped his face with a paw.

"You're going to show me how our friends in the valley are going to react to my little concoction." The sheep's eyes widened.

"Wha- I NO!"

The lead fox took out a small bag from one of the drawers in the desk beside the sheep. Untying the knot and reaching in to scoop up some powder, the fox looked back at the sheep and then tossed some onto the hind leg of the sheep. Confusion set in for the sheep as he only noticed a small tingle along his leg.