HPU - Richmond Acres

[Serence Frostbite]

[◊we're being followed◊]
["NO **** !"]
[◊I mean by something not human◊]
["GREAT ! Like I don't have enough troub-] oof !" Nadia's rant was just about to start when she tripped over the fence and almost faceplanted against the dirt ground
[◊Y'ok ?◊]
It took a few seconds for the fox to get her balance again , at first she thought this place looks familiar , but blamed it on the lightheaded from the lost of blood , but then she realize, it's not....
this is....Flynn's yard ! **** !
["GO!"] she yell , and immediately sprinted toward the treeline , so fast that the she-wolf had to chase after her again

[Welsh Halfwit]

Leslie rolled over onto his back so he could see the ceiling high above and all the others at odd angles. "So will Miss Raydar eat food with silly Mr. Hutch?". He laughed his crackly little laugh.

[Esper]

"Hey Flynn, should I go and add to the map?" Mercury purred from next to the kitten

[Hlaoroo]

"Didn't you mark this already? It's where we entered the tunnels before." Hearing a shout in the yard, Flynn looks out his window and sees Nadia with a wolf running across the lawn. Heducks out of his room and out the back door.
"Nadia! What's up?" he calls.

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"I'm OK. A little shaken up. It's not every day you get a couple of carnivores brawling in your shop."

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In the car, John switches on the radio and fiddles with the tuning, changing between classical, heavy metal, and some guy speaking in Russian. "Anyone know any good stations around here?" he asks?

[MrNeonShot]

Oh heck no, we can't go down there. Flynn's parents told us we had to wait for a specialist. huh? Hutch watched as Flynn darted out the door.
Should we follow?
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Ой, это было просто попасть-- I mean, that was just getting good.

[WeirdGamer]

"Didn't you mark this already? It's where we entered the tunnels before." Hearing a shout in the yard, Flynn looks out his window and sees Nadia with a wolf running across the lawn. Heducks out of his room and out the back door.
"Nadia! What's up?" he calls.

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"I'm OK. A little shaken up. It's not every day you get a couple of carnivores brawling in your shop."

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In the car, John switches on the radio and fiddles with the tuning, changing between classical, heavy metal, and some guy speaking in Russian. "Anyone know any good stations around here?" he asks?

"Sorry about that," Lucky replied, "I should have known with my luck that it would happen someday."

[Serence Frostbite]

They were two third of the way across the lawn , almost there , pass those trees , and they'll be home free for now , almost there.....

"Nadia! What's up?" he calls.

that voice... Nadia was startled , the last thing she needed was to let Flynn see her like this , but she got no time for that
"Flynn...*huff*....get back into the house...*huff*....it's not safe....."
◊kit we have no time !◊
"I KNOW ! Flynn....*huff* go inside ok ? And....sorry about *huff* yesterday." she said , then quickly follow the wolf , vanish between the the trees

[Hlaoroo]

"What? What's-" he starts to ask. "Going on..." he finishes uselessly as the fox disappears. Confused, he turns and heads back to his room.

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"What? Don't be ridiculous, Lucky! How could that possibly have had anything to do with you?"

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"You speak... Russian, was it? Where'd you learn that?"

[MrNeonShot]

A linguist in Russia. I was training to be a military dog, But, they denied me, so I became a translator. I taught Hutch to speak French and Japanese. Roo explains.
I do all the translations of the website.

[Roarin]

Zanna trudged out of the garage and into the Porter residence, hoping she was in the antique car long enough to leave a ghostly aura (she concentrated on sitting verrrry still). The husky aimlessly walked around until she happened upon Flynn's room, hearing the voice coming from it. Poking her head in she spied Flynn, Mercury, and a few others.
"Heylo." She said, greeting the group.
"What's up (or down) guys?"

[MrNeonShot]

Radar found the tunnels. I'm dying on the floor from an invisible sword.
Hutch said, crumpling back down to the floor (from previously standing position.)

[Hlaoroo]

"Huh. Cool. Ah, here we go." The radio is now singing "Keep on whisperin' in my ear, tell me all the things that I want to hear, 'cause it's true, that's what I like about you."
"I like this song. Did you know it's the same age as I am?"

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"Hi, Zanna. I was just showing the others the trapdoor into the tunnels. Did I tell you about the tunnels at all? Oh, excuse my manners. Zanna this is Hutch, Leslie, Aron, Radar, and of course you've already met Pyre. Everyone this is Zanna. Did you find anything interesting in the car, Zanna?"

[MrNeonShot]

Don't forget Mercury. Hutch added.

[Hlaoroo]

"Of course. Sorry, Mercury. But I think you know Zanna already anyway."

[Esper]

Mercury waved, "No problem~ I already met her!" Mercury smiled at the new arrival

[Roarin]

"Hellooo everyone!: She says again in an almost sing song voice.

"Did you find anything interesting in the car, Zanna?"

"The car is interesting." The husky responded, walking over to others.
"I wanted a better look at the engine but I thought I'd better ask your dad first before I accidentally take something out."
Her tail wagged behind her, examining the entrance to the tunnel.
"So what's this about a tunnel?"

[Hlaoroo]

Flynn tells her (and the other pets who haven't heard the story) about discovering the tunnel, researching it in the library, Al Cabone, exploring the tunnels with the other pets and his near-fatal accident. At the conclusion of the tale he falls silent and looks for their reactions.

[WeirdGamer]

"What? What's-" he starts to ask. "Going on..." he finishes uselessly as the fox disappears. Confused, he turns and heads back to his room.

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"What? Don't be ridiculous, Lucky! How could that possibly have had anything to do with you?"

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"You speak... Russian, was it? Where'd you learn that?"

"You know me," Lucky said, laughing bitterly, "Bad luck follows me everywhere." He shrugged. "I've gotten used to it."

[Welsh Halfwit]

Leslie listened to the story carefully, wrapped up in the words and visions of blades and spikes and other things that might have been down there as Flynn described the adventure. When Flynn stopped talking, Leslie listened to the silence for a moment before speaking. "Was told by one cat bac wen that Rabbits iz prey" he said. "Fink he waz wrong. One iz my bestest frend, one iz very brave and one" he continued, smiling innocently at Radar, "could kill I before I layed paw on her." he flipped himself upright and walked to sit next to Aron. "You're the bestest frend. he 'whispered', "And brave two."

[Laxan]

Radar folded her arms across her chest while the others were distracted. "Well I'm not afraid." she whispered quietly to herself. When Leslie called her 'brave' she wanted to prove it. Radar jumped into the trapdoor and took off down the steps into the darkness. "See you fellows later." She called back, eyes adjusting the to darkness.

[Keeshah]

Senka stuck her tongue out but took the tag anyways.
"Is that everything we need?"

Kandi couldn't help but giggles at the big cat sticking her tongue out at her.
I see you are adjusting to pet life just fine.
Lets see. Leash, collar, tags, bedding..
Tossing the largest oval cat bed into a cart. Along with blankets.
Food and treats..
Putting boxes of cat food cans into the cart, along with the treats.
Yes that should do for now..
She heads out thru the check out.. then puts all the stuff into the back of the pickup truck.

Well now, we can see what all the commotion earlier was all about an if your fox friend was involved...!!
Kandi stops in mid thought.
How in the world!! did the horses get out here?
Kandi reaches into the tool box on the truck, and gets out some lead ropes.

The horses at the time were telling there story to the Ranger.
We were just out for a walk, officer.. An a big bird landed on my back. He told us to come over this way. That there was a big scary predator fight to see.
What? Rocky asks in astonishment.
An who were you out walking with?
Rocky. Rocky nods his lead.
No. I meant who was leading you two? Who is in charge of you two?
No one.. We can walk about on are own, just like the other pets can!.
So.. You two have escaped from your handler or enclosure and run off.
That is such a terrible thing to say!
We were just wandering around.

Rocky then spy's Kandi coming across the parking lot..
Uh Oh, a storm is about to come are way!
Huh? I don't smell any raiiii_oh carrrrrp.
Just WHAT do you two think your doing out here?
It's not us! it's two different horses who just look like us!
What?
Kandi takes a hold of Moonbeam's halter and snaps the lead rope onto it.
You want to think about what you just said, an try that again?
I aHHH Umm No. it makes my head hurt to think like that.
Makes my head hurt just listening to you.
Kandi fastens the lead onto Rocky halter.
Then why do you listen to him an go along with all this Rocky?
It seemed like the thing to do at the time. After all that nice fox did leave the gate open for us.
See not my fault!
Kandi swats at Moonbeams nose ring.
Hush you, I already know your guilty as sin, and twice on sundays.
I don't know why Nadia was fighting with the wolf. Do predators do that a lot?
No, they usually keep better control of themselves. So it was Nadia who was in the fight? where is she now?
Rabbit told her to run away, when the humans started arriving. she an the wolf ran off together..
Most strange that.
Yes, They should have stayed put.
What??? No.. That they ran off together..
Moonbeam gets a nose swat again.
Yes you should stay, and not run from people.

So you know of this fox Ma'am
Only in passing, She kinda of appointed herself feral relations counselor for Senka here.
Kandi makes a quick check that the Cougaress is still following along with her.
I'll take these two back where they belong, Officer.
ok then, that's one thing off my plate..

Officer Friday looks around at the group of gathered pets.
So who was the wolf that the fox, Nadia was fighting with?

Kandi takes the hoses over to her pickup truck, an ties there lead ropes to the tie downs along the side of the bed.
really is there something in the water that is making all the pets act super crazy this week?
Kandi asks as she buckles Senka into the truck.

She gets out her laptop, and looks up Nadia's info again.
Then gets out her cell phone, dialing Nadia's listed owners number.
Just great, dumping me straight to voice mail. This is Kandi, from the Richmond Acres, large animal veterinary hospital. This has to do with your fox Nadia. Reports are that she was involved in a fight with a yet unknown wolf. An is now somewhere on the run from city animal control units.

She hangs up the phone. starts the truck, turns in the hazard flashers, and heads out. driving slowly along the side of the road, with the equines in tow.

***** Meanwhile *****

[control, unit 1. they are heading north, cutting through yards and over fences. huff puff in pursuit] [roger] [[ this is unit 2 were just down the street and in position to cut them off from the woods.] [ roger unit 2, sheriff report helo 2 mins out ] [ this is unit 3, which way are they running, so i know where to go? ]

Doc ran he lectured to himself why he was doing this, it was not his fight and he didn't condone what Nadia was doing but he didn't want to hear that those two would be taken into animal custody and as he grew closer to the woods the smell of crimson filled his nostrils and made it easy for him to track but soon it came down to the residential area again and Doc did his best to keep on the trail, not sure how far animal control would be behind them.

[unit 3, I have spotted a wolf type moving between two houses down here. ]
The tires of the green animal control van squeel to a stop, as the control officer jumps out, capture pole in one hand, dart gun in the other. he runs inbetween the houses where he saw the wolf duck into..
hey Boy.. were you think your going? Why don't you make this easy on both of us and come over here.
he tells Doc.

[Hlaoroo]

"Oh come now, Lucky, don't look so glum. It's just some damaged merchandise. At least we're all OK."

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"Ah, flip!" swears Flynn. "Radar, wait! Come back! You could get hurt or lost down there! Who knows how long the tunnel system is? We may never find you!" Flynn calls down the hole in the floor.

[Welsh Halfwit]

Leslie looked down into the hole. "Shud we go rezcue her?"

[~\Rook/~]

"Is a fun room, Ar" Leslie replied. "Just... thought of Mom is all... But I am hapi naw!"

Aron smiles. "Okay, good to hear. So, what do you wanna do?" He asks the cat, getting up from his chair.

"Um..." leslie thought hard, putting a finger to the bottom of his lip like he'd seen humans do and tilting his head slightly. "Watch Mister Hutch play the hot/cold game wiv a miss terry door? What is it you wish to do, Ar?"

Aron thought about it for a moment. "We can do that." He answered, leaning forward in his chair.

So He and Leslie watched as Hutch said what the prize was, Radar didn't get it, then they both started looking around the room.

Hutch tried to pick up the bean-bag, with Leslie still on it.

"I AM lite! Right, Ar? I'm lite and Mister Hutch is weak!"

Aron laughs. "I'm not getting involved!" He says, waving both paws.

Within that time, Radar found the trapdoor and opened it.

Leslie's jaw dropped as the Rabbit did her work and the trapdoor dropped away. He scurried forward and lay on his chest, overlooking the hole. "Whoa..." he breathed. "Can I go see in their?"

"Definitely not! I don't want you getting hurt!" Aron says warningly, crossing his arms.

The others also said no, which relieved Aron. Then Mercury, the cat Leslie wanted to play with outside, said something about mapping.

"Hey Flynn, should I go and add to the map?" Mercury purred from next to the kitten

"Didn't you mark this already? It's where we entered the tunnels before." Hearing a shout in the yard, Flynn looks out his window and sees Nadia with a wolf running across the lawn. Heducks out of his room and out the back door.

Aron watched as Flynn ran out the room. Strange timing.. Maybe he needed the bathroom? He'll ask when he returns.

When Flynn returned, he looked rather somber. "Hey Flynn, what's up?" Aron asked, tilting his head.

Just then, a husky appears in the doorway.

"Heylo." She said, greeting the group."What's up (or down) guys?"

"Hi, Zanna. I was just showing the others the trapdoor into the tunnels. Did I tell you about the tunnels at all? Oh, excuse my manners. Zanna this is Hutch, Leslie, Aron, Radar, and of course you've already met Pyre. Everyone this is Zanna. Did you find anything interesting in the car, Zanna?"

Aron waved when his name was said, as he did whenever he was introduced.

Flynn tells her (and the other pets who haven't heard the story) about discovering the tunnel, researching it in the library, Al Cabone, exploring the tunnels with the other pets and his near-fatal accident. At the conclusion of the tale he falls silent and looks for their reactions.

Aron looked amazed at the story, then looked down at the trapdoor. "All that happened down there?" He asked quietly, staring into the blackness.

Leslie listened to the story carefully, wrapped up in the words and visions of blades and spikes and other things that might have been down there as Flynn described the adventure. When Flynn stopped talking, Leslie listened to the silence for a moment before speaking. "Was told by one cat bac wen that Rabbits iz prey" he said. "Fink he waz wrong. One iz my bestest frend, one iz very brave and one" he continued, smiling innocently at Radar, "could kill I before I layed paw on her." he flipped himself upright and walked to sit next to Aron. "You're the bestest frend. he 'whispered', "And brave two."

Aron smiled at Leslie, happy he was making friends a quickly as he was.

Radar folded her arms across her chest while the others were distracted. "Well I'm not afraid." she whispered quietly to herself. When Leslie called her 'brave' she wanted to prove it. Radar jumped into the trapdoor and took off down the steps into the darkness. "See you fellows later." She called back, eyes adjusting the to darkness.

Aron's heart stopped for a moment as Radar jumped into the hole. "Radar! You don't know what's down there!!" He shouted to her, although probably to no avail.

"Ah, flip!" swears Flynn. "Radar, wait! Come back! You could get hurt or lost down there! Who knows how long the tunnel system is? We may never find you!" Flynn calls down the hole in the floor.

Leslie looked down into the hole. "Shud we go rezcue her?"

"Leslie, if you put one paw in there I'll tell Leroy!" Aron almost shouted at Leslie. He then realized he was too harsh on him. "Sorry.." He sighed. "I-I.. Just don't want you getting hurt.." He added, lowering his head.

[Argent]

"No, I can't open the cage for you, your wing's not getting better, it's missing, just like my finger, and even if you can flap around in the trees a bit you won't be able to catch food. You're more likely to BE food! I explained the food chain to you yesterday, and the day before, can't you remember? The circle of life sucks, it does, we're better off here, now hush up and eat your mouse."

Cinnamon closes the door and moves on to the next cage, mumbling all the while about birdbrains.

[Welsh Halfwit]

"OK, Aron" Leslie said half heartedly, backing away from the hole. "I will knot go downe as you askd me knot too."

[Roarin]

Kandi takes the hoses over to her pickup truck, an ties there lead ropes to the tie downs along the side of the bed.
really is there something in the water that is making all the pets act super crazy this week?
Kandi asks as she buckles Senka into the truck.
She gets out her laptop, and looks up Nadia's info again.
Then gets out her cell phone, dialing Nadia's listed owners number.
Just great, dumping me straight to voice mail. This is Kandi, from the Richmond Acres, large animal veterinary hospital. This has to do with your fox Nadia. Reports are that she was involved in a fight with a yet unknown wolf. An is now somewhere on the run from city animal control units.

She hangs up the phone. starts the truck, turns in the hazard flashers, and heads out. driving slowly along the side of the road, with the equines in tow. [/quote]
"The officer said they went into the woods right?" The lioness asked, looking at Kandi and studying her expression. She paused for a moment afterwards, thinking.
"I... could help track them down." The lioness offered.

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"That's pretty cool." Zanna says, smiling. The story of the tunnels reminding her of the large city sewers she used to explore with her friends.

Radar folded her arms across her chest while the others were distracted. "Well I'm not afraid." she whispered quietly to herself. When Leslie called her 'brave' she wanted to prove it. Radar jumped into the trapdoor and took off down the steps into the darkness. "See you fellows later." She called back, eyes adjusting the to darkness.

"Ah, flip!" swears Flynn. "Radar, wait! Come back! You could get hurt or lost down there! Who knows how long the tunnel system is? We may never find you!" Flynn calls down the hole in the floor.

"Aww, I was gonna do that first!" The husky complained as she held tightly onto the strap of her satchel and hopped down after the rabbit

[MrNeonShot]

What the heck do you think your doing!? Hutch shouted down at Radar.
Seeing she had already gone, Hutch gave an agrivated sigh.
Alright, when is John and Joan coming home? Hutch asked.
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Well you don't look that old. Roo commented to John.

[Argent]

"Have you done all your chores?"

"Yes Ma..am."

"Then you can go out, but make sure you're not up ALL night, you need your sleep schedule back to normal before the field trip Friday."

"Yes, Mrs. Walton. I'll be bright eyed and bushy tailed when the bus arrives."

Cinnamon loads his bag with provisions and tools, and heads into the forest, making his way up to the rocky side of the ridge.

[Welsh Halfwit]

"'Ow Many's going down the Rabbit'ole?". Leslie wondered, flopping back onto the beanbag. He looked around at the room.

After a time had passed that seemed like five minutes but was probably barely thirty seconds, Leslie decided to entertain himself for a moment so he started to sing quietly and point. "Red" he sang, pointing at Flynns' alarm clock before continuing, "and yellow and pink and green; Purple and orange and blue..." He continued, having pointed at things of the requisite color when he mentioned them, ending with the beanbag on which he was sitting. "I can sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow too." Then he remembered mommy telling him he wasn't to sing that in front of others as they could all do it so it would bore them. So he stopped.

[Marine Fox]

As Doc ran the scent of crimson as well as the animals themselves became more distinguishable but before he could close in the Animal control officer cut him off with pole and dart gun in hand, he skidded to a stop and mentally cursed to himself and then he started going through his options, which were give up; be taken in; and go to the pound for sure or he could take a risk and try to get by this man and the obvious risk being that if he fought and lost it would only make things worse then the words his owner had said to him about staying out of trouble started playing in his mind and he just froze staring at the man for a second. He was in trouble either way most likely and while not the best choice he made up his mind to try to continue on. So in a fit of intimidation he bared his teeth, growled and slowly moved towards the AC officer, trying to get close enough where he could mad dash to the fence and hop it but with the man having the pole it was a bit tricky to get close without being within strangling distance.

[MrNeonShot]

Hutch listened to Leslie sing for a bit.
Where the heck am I supposed to go now? I don't want to leave them down there. Hutch thought to himself.
But after this sherade, there's no telling what they'll do.
Hutch argued with himself. The argument kept getting louder and louder.
Get down there, ----!
But then I'll lose their trust.
It's not like you had it to begin with.
Hutch started panicing. He felt the walls closing in on him. The world was spinning faster.
Now you look like an ideot, wobbling like that.
Hutch tried to gain balance, but ended up toppling into the hole.
He hit the ground head first, instantly knocking him out.
His unconcious body rolling into the passage.
Nice of you to drop in.

[Laxan]

Radar turned to see Zanna. "Well, hello there." She grinned mischievously before hearing a sickening thud. "What the-" And Hutch's body rolling in. "Guess the girls are the only ones with stomach for adventure." Blaring a confident crooked smirk at Zanna she went over to Hutch, "Poor dog is out cold." Tapping him slightly on the cheek she tried to arouse him, listening for his breathing. "Hutch, Huuutch, rise and shine handsome." She teased the silly dog.

[WeirdGamer]

"Oh come now, Lucky, don't look so glum. It's just some damaged merchandise. At least we're all OK."

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"Ah, flip!" swears Flynn. "Radar, wait! Come back! You could get hurt or lost down there! Who knows how long the tunnel system is? We may never find you!" Flynn calls down the hole in the floor.

"I'm not so sure about Doc," confessed Lucky, "He might be in trouble."

[Welsh Halfwit]

Leslie looked between Aron and the hole, just about keeping himself in one place close to Aron but chewing his lip in concern.

[MrNeonShot]

Hutch basically pulled his eyelids open.
His head throbbing with pain.
Ughh... Hutch looked up at Radar.
Who the hello are you? Hutch asked, not recognizing h the face.

[Hlaoroo]

"He'll be fine. He's a wolf, he can ta- Oh no." Piper goes pale. "He's a wolf! They'll think he was doing the fighting!" She runs off in the direction Ranger Friday had taken and soon finds him talking to the horses.
"Ranger Friday, *pant pant* sir! Our friend, Doc, the wolf who was here earlier, *pant pant* he wasn't fighting. He's not the one you want! *pant pant* But your people will think he is and will go after him!" She describes both wolves.
"Please make sure you get the right wolf. I don't want anything to happen to Doc."

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"Why thank you. The song was released in 1980 which gives away my age."

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Flynn swears again, after Zanna and then Hutch enter the tunnels (and hearing Hutch's amnesia), and then remembers that there's a kitten in the room. "Leslie, never say that word. Hutch, are you OK? Do you know who you are? What day it is? Who I am?" he calls.

[Argent]

Cinnamon has a great view of the town from the ridge, but doesn't notice the commotion on Freedom Drive. He's busy looking in hollows, and under bushes. "Mister Badger! Helloo!"

[WeirdGamer]

Lucky ran after Piper and managed pulled up behind her. "Yeah, please be careful!"

[Roarin]

"Hi!". Zanna says again, waving to Radar.
After hearing a thud behind she turned to see Hutch on the ground.

Hutch basically pulled his eyelids open.
His head throbbing with pain.
Ughh... Hutch looked up at Radar.
Who the hello are you? Hutch asked, not recognizing the face.

Flynn swears again, after Zanna and then Hutch enter the tunnels (and hearing Hutch's amnesia), and then remembers that there's a kitten in the room. "Leslie, never say that word. Hutch, are you OK? Do you know who you are? What day it is? Who I am?" he calls.

"Oh no. I think he has asthma...". . The dog begins to rummage for something in her bag.