*Man* & Timber

The car pulled up and rattled to a stop behind an apartment building. Several chain-link pens lined one side of the complex. About half of the pen contained at least one canine. The man tossed Timber and Shimmer into one pen then went inside the apartment building.

Timber slowly woke up to a thronging pain in his head. Blinking away double vision, he sat up and looked dazedly around him. "Shimmer...?" he said uncertainly, still looking around. He had no clue where he was. The collie nudged Shimmer, but was rewarded with a sharper twinge of pain to his head. "Shimmer, are you alright?" He asked, squinting his eyes a bit against the headache.

Shimmer

She awoke also everything a bit blurry. "I think so..." She said standing. "I hope our masters will find us." She said noticing the fence.

Shimmer

She finally sat when the blurriness seemed to have gone away. "Timber lets bark and howl and maybe we can get some attention." She said not realizing this might anger the man that had dog napped her and Timber. She begins to how and bark loudly for attention.

Timber

Timber nodded as the last bit of cloudiness vanished from his vision and brain. Tilting back his sharply pointed muzzle, he barked and half-howled as loud as his lungs would allow. All the noise bounced off the taller buildings and created quite a bedlam.

A mongrel two pens down from Shimmer and Timber looked up with almost an annoyed appearance. His coat was brindle and coarse, with a dark grizzled color. He was of monstrous size for a dog, with long legs and tail. "Keep it down, or we'll all get a beat'n!" he rasped to the younger canines.

black fyre

*having been wondering the female so the dogs in a pen. this wasn't right. slinking into the shadows the tracking chip itched her again she dismissed it.* hey how did you get here? *she whispered*

Shimmer

She continued barking until she saw Black Fyre. "Well we were at the ranch where we live after herding back cows so then me and Timber went to explore down town. The man seemed nice and smelled of someone we knew so we figure that he was nice some went over. He knocked me out with a pipe and then I was here. I'm not sure what he did to Timber after he knocked me out. I'm Shimmer." She said looking at Black Fyre through the bars then to Timber. She howls once calling for her masters once more. "Our masters live at the ranch. They are the humans. 2 are boys and 1 is a girl." She said to Black Fyre.

black fyre

stop making noise i can get you out. *she looked at the bars. she could jump it easily* would you mind if i jumped over and jumped back out with you in my mouth?

Shimmer

She looked up. The fence looked real high and she was almost the size of an adult like Timber. "I doubt it would work. Can you go to the ranch and tell Abigale and Rollin where we are and they will alert our masters?" She asked knowing it might work. "Just let them know Shimmer and Timber sent you if you would please?"

black fyre

sure *she ran off*

Shimmer

She smiles and yips a thanks. She just hope Black Fyre hurried.

.:.v.indar.i.:.

»Searching the alleys, she caught scent of black fyre. Concealing herself behind a garbage can she waited until the adult wolf had left. The young wolf pup bounded over to the two captives. How come your in there? Are you human pets too? Like my two traitor brothers? she questions warily, pacing alongside the fence.«

Timber

The adolescent collie stood and looked out at the wolf pup. There was a scent that was faintly familiar about her, but he ignored that. "We are pets." Timber replied daringly, suddenly finding himself in a bad mood. "A human captured us, but out parents and masters will save us soon."

Abigale and Rollin indeed knew that Shimmer and Timber were captured in the Alleys. But the dilemma was that the Alleys wasn't exactly a small place. The two collies had split up as they searched for their young.

Shimmer

She sighed and nodded agreeing. She had a plan so that if Abigale and Rollin were in the area they'd find them. She howls twice but waits a few minutes before she howls once more then she waits. "So I suppose you're a wild wolf then. I'm Shimmer."

.:.v.indar.i.:.

»She rolls her amber eyes. Sitting back, she tilted her head before answering.
'course I'm wild... What else would I be? My stupid brothers went to the humans. They don't understand the concept of being wild.
She replies with a matter-o-fact tone. Looking around her as Shimmer howled, she rose to pace beside the fence once more.«

black fyre

*hoping she could find the adult collies so she could lead them to where timber and shimmer were. she knew that some how this human was going to hurt them.*

Timber & *Man*

Hearing the howling, the man returned outside. Grumbling and speaking a foul string of words, he approached the pens. He noted the new paw-prints in the snow, as well as Vindari. Quicker than it seemed possible for this fumbling, clumsy-looking man, he lurched forward and tried to take the wolf by the scruff.

Timber's fur bristled high over his spine, and he sprung against the fence with fierce snarls and barks. This man filled Timber with hatred for him. Despite the fact that he didn't much care for the wild pup, Timber still didn't like seeing this man try to catch her.

Abigale and Rollin searched frantically as they weaved down alleys and roads, dodging random cars and people. Rounding a corner, Rollin came upon Black Fyre. His dark lips writhed back to show his striking white fangs. He remembered her from when she first had attacked him. "What do you know about our young ones?"

Shimmer

She snarled and realized the man was close so she stuck her mug threw the fence ad tried to bite his hand and biting down with no mercy. He may have been a human which she was taught not to attack but he wasn't a good one so she knew her masters wouldn’t be angry.

black fyre

*remembering the grudge against each other but put it away for the time being.* your pups are this way. she heard the howls and barks and growls and started off at a dash to where the pups are. no humans were going to hurt these. seeing him reach for vindari she grabs his hand and bites down waiting for the satisfying crunch.*

Abigale, Rollin, Timber, & *Man*

The man cried out in alarm when Shimmer managed to snag her teeth in his hand. He pulled his hand from her reach, but failed to notice Black Fyre until it was too late. Many of the small bones in his hands splintered with the force of the wolf's teeth driving against them.

Keeping his guard up, Rollin had followed after Black Fyre. Abigale dashed after her mate. Both collies knew it was forbidden to attack a human. But, they would make an exception in this case. Abigale launched her light body, and caught the back of the man's neck between her lean jaws.

Rollin looked frantically at the kennels, and noticed they were locked. He couldn't do anything to get them out. "Try to climb the corners of the fence!" he barked to Shimmer and Timber. "Then leap over the top!"

Timber tilted an ear back, unsure. "Dad..." He never thought about climbing the fence before. He'd seen John scale fences like this, but didn't think that a dog could. Still unsure, he looked back at Shimmer. "Should we try?"

black fyre

*letting go of the man's hand she looked at the fences. were they light enough for her to knock them over with her massive body weight? she was going to try.* stay away from the area i'm at. *lunging her body towards the fence she thought the weakest hoping for it to weaken so she could make it fall.*

Shimmer

She went to the side where Black Fyre was. "I’m going to try and if it works follow my lead Timber." She said. She stuck her paws in the holes and slowly made her way up but she put her paw threw to much and lost her balance and fell. Her leg was now sore and probably bruised but shed try again. She did and began once more slowly making her way up. Her leg hurt but she wanted freedom once more.

>.v.indar.i.

The young pup dived away from the man, her fur bristling. Snapping wildly at the man's hand, she retreated a few steps behind the adults. Watching Black Fyre, she advanced, noting her attempts. My mama has a hawk friend? Could she help? Or, wait a minute. Could any of you jump the fence?. she questioned, staring at the fence in confusion.

black fyre

*seeing shimmer start to climb she stood up on her hind legs tall then the fence. waiting until shimmer was in reach of her muzzle she reached over grabbing her scruff and pulled her over to safety.*

Timber, Abigale, Rollin, & *Man*

Timber watched Shimmer anxiously as she climbed, "Be careful." Once she was safe, Timber crouched down, eyeing the fence. Then he sprung up as high as he could and clawed frantically to get his paws through the chain-links. It wasn't too comfortable to have the wire digging into the pads of his paws, but he would ignore that. Struggling to keep his awkward balance against the vertical surface, the young collie made his way to the top of the fence. He scrambled to the top and stood precariously for a moment before springing lightly to the ground.

Rollin waved his feathery tail happily and nuzzled Timber and Shimmer. "Are you two alright?"

Abigale clamped her jaws tight about the back of the man's neck until he caught one of her paws in his unbroken hand. With a yelp, she was forced to release her hold as he flung her to the ground. In an instant, the she-collie was at her feet and lunging for the man again. But the man decided against fighting with so many dogs around. He took off running down the narrow ally.

black fyre

*before he could get away she ran after him and grabbed his neck again after leaping and pulled on it to hear a crack from it or have him fall to the concrete ground.*

Shimmer

She watched as Black Fyre chased the man. "Thanks!" She yelled to Black Fyre and Vindari. She licked her saw leg that apparently some skin had scrapped off when she slipped the first time. "Can we go home?" She said as she nuzzled Abigale and Rollin.

Abigale, Rollin, Timber, & *man*

The man was promptly taken down by Black Fyre. With her jaw power being greater than the collie's, Black Fyre was able to severe the spinal cord and kill the man.

Abigale grimaced and turned from the scene. She saw the scrape Shimmer had gotten, and frowned slightly, "We'd better get out of here. Martha will make sure you are alright." She smiled reassuringly then, and barked a quick thanks to Black Fyre and Vindari. Then she dashed off down the alley, heading for the Ranch. Timber followed beside Shimmer while Rollin ran behind the three.

Shimmer

She nods and limps back to the ranch.