Silver smiled happily as she drank in the praise. This was the best moment in her life and she wasn't letting it slip away. Jelly had ducked back into the bush-den, and Rose and Cherry followed them a few moments later.
Talking began in the den, and Silver watched as Jelly dragged herself back out again, muttering about wanting to sleep.
Jelly began climbing the slope of the hill, away from their make-shift camp, but Silver wasn't letting her out of her sight. A few moons back, Jelly had slipped off on her own and was almost killed by a badger. That wasn't happening on Silver's watch today.
Encouraged by the success of her fox-slaying encounter, Silver snuck up the hill some few fox-lengths away from Jelly just a Jelly neared the bottom.
A long shadow loomed over them, and a giant twoleg kit reached for Jelly.
Barely holding back a screech, Silver inched back slowly. RUN JELLY! She mentally shouted.
Jelly seemed frozen in place as the twoleg patted her back rather gruffly.
Jelly hissed and swiped at the twoleg.
The twoleg chittered something and tried to pick Jelly up.
Jelly hissed again and bristled.
The twoleg grabbed at her, and this time it caught her.
Jelly wailed, but the twoleg didn't drop her.
The twoleg kit dragged Jelly to two bigger twolegs. The twoleg kit deposited Jelly at their hind paws, and Jelly made a run for it. Silver watched in horror as the twoleg kit hurled after Jelly, and eventually overcame her.
After a stunned moment, Silver realized that Jelly had been carried off by the twolegs.
She headed back to the camp, feeling light-headed.
Rose ran up to her, "Silver! Where did Jelly run off to?"
Silver felt faint. "She...I...GAH THE TWOLEGS!"
A/N Ookay that was kind of short. And haii to the people who are still here. Why are you still here? Go read something worthwhile. ehhhhhhhhhhhh welp. so I have no idea why I have this Author's note so moving on....
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A Different Path
AdventureShe knew she was different. Maybe special? So what? She lived her life normally. Things came and went. She got teased, same old, same old. But when her littermate goes missing, Silver is drawn into a whole new life that not even her old rogue self c...
