Dark Star

whent he was about 30 ft from the house, he had reached his max. He collasped. There was a rattle in every breath he took, and blood not only oozed from his mouth, but his leg was bleeding from a large sliced bit near his paw. His side was what pained him the most. It ailed him from what seemed like inside and out. There was a good chance of rib damage, and from the looks of the blood from his mouth, this injury was worse than his first visit to woodland farm.

Starlit Eyes

Leaving Hueros's side, Starlit returned to Dark Star and stood protectively near him. Once more she howled for the lady and looked around anxiously. She heard her master's voice coming from near the barn. "She should be here soon. Just rest and don't try to move any more." She instructed, although it looked like that's just what he was doing anyway. The lady would be there soon, after she was done tending to another injured creature.

Dark Star

He would have nodded, but she said not to move so he grunted. Blood was now gushing from his side. Internal bleeding may be a problem.

Lady & Starlit Eyes

It took a few minutes before the lady arrived, coming from the back yard. She had just helped an eagle, and before that a young wolfess. Today was a busy day! She quickly recognized Dark Star; he had been here before after a cat attack. It also didn't take long for her to see how badly his condition was. Trusting Dark Star not to attack, and judging by his state of health that he couldn't anyway, the lady grabbed her medical kit and a few other things to help him right there.

The first thing she did was to give him a light sedative and pain killer so he wouldn't feel anything or really be aware of what was going on for a while. The major problem she saw was the blood comming from his mouth. A quick check told her his mouth wasn't wounded, so it was internal. She didn't have an x-ray, but she did her best to find out what was wrong. She left over the ribs and found that at least two felt broken or at least fractured. Others felt damaged as well. She also noted that one side of his body seemed more damaged than the other, including one leg. She concluded he must have been hit by a car. Even though that wasn't the case, the injuries from falling from the drop off would be similar to being hit by a car.

Thinking he had been hit by a car, her biggest fear was internal damage, which he was showing signs of. His lungs must be hemorrhaging, which would account for the blood coming from his mouth. That was very serious and certainly life-threatening if the bleeding was bad enough. Another fear was that he may be bleeding into his chest cavity which could slowly sufficate him if it was left untreated. She gave him a shot of steroids that would help his lungs somewhat, but that's the only thing she could do for that problem. Next she felt his abdomen, searching for signs of internal bleeding there. She could feel no signs of trouble, but only an X-ray could confirm that. Now she checked his leg, which was obviously damaged badly. She cleaned the leg and put a splint on it, just incase if any bones in it were damaged. She cleaned anyother wounds and stitched any that might still be bleeding. Having done all she could do at the moment, she carefully placed the drug-dazed wolf on a tarp that she harnessed Starlit to. On command, the hybrid dragged Dark Star across the yard and into the house.

In the house the lady put an IV in his leg and attached a bag of fluids to it. Now she faced a critical point. She had to see how he acted when he woke up. If his condition got worse, she would have to take him to the Wolf Center; the only place that would deal with wolves. They had X-rays, tools, and oxygen cages that might be needed to save Dark Star's life. Starlit paced the door, then stepped outside and barked for Hueros. He would need to come inside so the lady could help him while also keeping an eye on Dark Star.

Dark Star

As the lady came over and gave him the sedative, he licked her hand and fell into a deep sleep. He slept for several hours before his eyes opened slightly, but he did not move.

Hueros

Knowing his wounded leg was nothing life-threatening, the tervuren waited patiently outside until Starlit called again. With a slow, hopping gait, he made it to the porch and peered tentively inside. His dark eyes scanned over Dark Star, then the lady. His brushy tail waved faintly.

Kana

The grey wolfess had been searching the whole place for her mate, Dark Star. Back at there packlands she had walked off for a moment, planning on coming back. But then she had caught the trail of a couple humans, trailing it she found 3 male humans that looked in there teens. One happened to be on a horse and had lasooed her aroud the neckand. She had been put into a cage with a muzzle around her snout and took off back to there camp site. There, whene one of them was trying to feed her she managed to bight the boy on the hand and run out of the cage. One of them had shot at her with a beebee gun and it had clipped her shoulder. It wasn't serious though. When she finaly made her way back to the packlands there was no one there. She then started looking for Dark Star, thinking he would know where everybody was.

Coming out of the woods Kana spotted Dark Star. When she saw him lying there and the lady helping her body shook with worry, what had happened!? She padded over and gently nudged his cheek, ignoring the lady, all her consentration was on her mate. When he didn't respond to her nudged she stepped back a few stepps, looking from Starlit, the lady and Huereous. She walked over to Starlit, what happend to him??!" She questioned axniously.

Dark Star

He recognized the smell of his mate and startled his head shot up, but fell back down weakly. He licked his mate's face thoroughly and said softly. "I....was looking..everywhere for you...Breeve Ridges....Galar can tell you...." He fell painfully back to sleep. Galar was told the whole ordeal, so he would know.

Kana

Kana smiled happily and licked him back, "I am sorry for not finding you sooner, I was, well, it's a long story" she said. But then he had fell asleep again and she decided to let him rest.

Dark Star

He twitched in his sleep, the sedative slowly wearing off. His pain had began to return. His side felt like it was torn in two as he slowly began to cough up blood again. This was becoming more frequent. Something inside him felt like a knife was stabbing it. He didn't know why. Half asleep and half awake with the sedative he started growling very quietly "Get that knife out of my stomache..."

Kana

Kana was suprised and worried when she saw the blood he was caughing up, and when he said something about a knife in his stomach she quickly glanced at his side, looking for a knife. Crouching down she licked his cheek, "shh, there is no knife, don't worry, you'll be fine" she whispered.

Dark Star

When he became somewhat aware that he was hallucinating, he nodded at her reasuring words. He then cleared his sleepy and jumbled thoughts, and asked "Would you tell galar thank you for me? He is the one who called for help. Without him......" He decided not to finish the sentence. "Would you check breve ridges too? See if Sivinith...and the cubs are there?" He then closed his eyes, and slowly nodded off to a somewhat restfull sleep.

Kana

Kana nodded, "yes I will" she said. When he went to sleep she looked over at Starlit, "if he wakes up, tell him I went to do what he asked" she said with a gratefull smile. Then, turning around she ran off.

Dark Star

A mere five or six hours had passed. Dark Star once again slowly regained conciousness, and his pain. His chest heaved with every rattling breath.It was a struggle, but his spirit was strong. He squinted over at the odd smell, and saw Hueros nearby. He closed his eyes did not move. The only signs of life was the rising and falling of his chest. He noticed that Kana was gone, and still too weak, fell asleep once more. A pain begun once more to surge through him. It was a nightmare.

Lady & Starlit Eyes

The lady recognized Kana and didn't worry about her entering the house. She knew Kana for being perhaps the most gentle wolfess that came to the Farm. While she was visiting with Dark Star, the lady got a peice of meat and hid a sedative in it, then placed in infront of Hueros to make him fall asleep. Then she began to read a book and wait for the shepherd to become unconscious.

Starlit laid at the lady's feet, shifting her eyes from canine to canine. After a while she noticed how grave Dark Star seemed. She gave a high, urgent whine that alerted her master. The lady was very attuned to Starlit's sounds and body language. It didn't take but a few seconds for her to realize what was wrong. Dark Star needed more help than she could give him. Using the tarp once more, she hooked Starlit to it and had the hybrid drag the wolf to her truck outside. She placed him carefully in a crate and again had Starlit's help to drag the crate up a ramp and into the bed of the truck. With Starlit ordered to stay at the Farm and watch over things, the lady drove Dark Star to the Vet Building at the Wolf Center.