Shimmer

She wakes up in the early morning. It was still a bit dark but the sky was beggining to get lighter and lighter. In human time it was probably 5:30. Shimmer wanted to get an early start but shed definatly wait for the others and if they didnt wake soon shed wake them. She pads out in the feild and barks for the crows. Perhapes they had seen where Stallis, Menesa, and Nak in their travels. She layed by the tree and waited to see if theyd answer her bark.

becca

*hearing shimmer pad outside she followed from her spot in the corner and crept out.* "good moring shimmer."

Timber & *Crows*

Timber woke up quickly when he heard Shimmer get up. He was a light sleeper. With a large yawn and a lengthy stretch, he followed after the two.

It didn't take long before the crows replied. They didn't caw or cackle though; they didn't want to catch the humans attention. One large crow landed near Ebony while a few other landed behind him and in nearby trees, "'ello! Good morning, it is." The bird said and tilted his head to the side a bit, waiting for whatever Shimmer was going to tell him.

Aidan

The pup quickly woke when Timber and Shimmer got up. He shook his fur and bounded joyously over to the other three pups. He looked at the crows and then to Shimmer, Becca, and Timber. He wondered why they weren't attacking the birds. In his old pack, just about everything that moved was potential prey. And these birds certainly looked large enough to make a decent snack.

Shimmer

She smiled when she saw Aidan. "Oh hello Aidan. THese are the crows. They are the ones that can show us really neat stuff." She yips. She then look back to the crows. "Good morning to you as well. By any chance have you seen Nak, Menesa, or Stallis latley? I know you travel alot and then always come back." She asked in a kind voice hopeing they knew something.

Ivy

She woke up last, yawning she stood and fallowed the others, "GOOD MORNING!" She yipped. She sat down beside Aiden and smiled..

Timber & *Crows*

"A while ago I was speaking with a friend from the Pigeon Flock..." Some crows behind him snickered at hearing their leader say 'Pigeon Flock'. It was a joke amungst them to call another crow flock the 'pigeon flock'. The lead crow glanced back with a sly look before continuing, "Anyway, she said she saw a boarder collie around the place where they fight dogs. It was a male and about your age, she says. And from the discription she gave me, it sounded like it may be Nak." Now the sleek black bird hesitated, not wanting to share the next bit of information he had. "The East Pine Flock says there was a collie killed at Rothas Crater, by a bear. My flock never saw it, so we don't know if it was Mesena or some other collie. I truely hope it wasn't. As for Stallis... we haven't seen him. If you want, we can search for him though."

Timber listened to them intently, after saying good morning to the others. He looked to Shimmer, "The place dogs fight... where do you s'pose that is?" he asked. He hadn't been to the human's town very often.

Shimmer

She was saddened to hear about Menesa. "May Menesa rest in peace." She said sadley. She then smiled though knowing there was hope for Nak and Stallis. "Thanks for the information." She sighs. She had only been to the humans town with Timber. But she thought. "I think I may heared of a place called the pit. But Im not sure where it is. Do you think you could lead us there?" She asked the crows. She then looked to TImber and back to the crows.

becca

*her fur stood on end at the mention of the pit?" i have heard of that place. they make dogs and wolves fight each other there

Ivy

Her face saddened, a small tear ran down her cheek. She then looked at the others worriedly, "Maybe we should ask mom and dad for help first..?" She said a bit nervously..

Aidan

Mom and Dad? Adain thought. He hadn't seen Abigale or Rollin yet. The pup pulled his ears back though when he heard Shimmer speak of Mesena, although he didn't really know who they were talking out. "I know where that place is; where they fight dogs." Aidan offered.

Timber & *Crows*

Being a bit in denile that the dead collie they heard about was Masena, he said a bit timidly, "Maybe it was just some other dog... you never know." Honestly though, he figured it was her. Pushing that thought aside as best as he could, he spoke again in a more confident tone, "Lets go to that fighting place then. We need to rescue Nak. Then we need to look for Stallis. As for our parents... ah, they don't need to know yet." he hadn't thought about telling them before.

The lead crow nodded, "Yes, I'll show you where it is. Follow me." Flapping strongly, he flew up over the pets and circled around a moment. The rest of his flock took to the air as well. They flew to the Pit, but were slow enough for the pets to keep up.

Timber dashed after them.

Aidan

Aidan hurried off after Timber. He glanced over his shoulder to make sure that Shimmer and Becca were coming.

Martha, Mark, Elsa

Martha woke up early and brought out a rather large bag of dog food. She scooped some into her pets' food bowls which sat outside on the deck. She came out in time to see Timber, Aidan, and Ivy go dashing off after the crows. She laughed slightly, "You'll never catch those wily birds!" The woman mistook the seriousness of what her pets were up to, but it was probably a good thing. If she knew where they were going, she would have called them back. Glad to see that Aidan had stayed through the night, she set out another bowl for him.

Mark woke up soon after and spoke with his wife again. The tone in their voices was serious like last night, and words like, 'trap-line', 'poachers', 'John', and 'pets' could be picked up by the pets if they heard them talking. Finished talking, Martha gave a half-smile. She and Mark were both worried about something. They were worried still for the safety of their pets. The couple kissed and Mark walked outside and drove off. He would see if John could come home today. He also needed to recheck his trapline.

Shimmer

She darted off after Timber, Aidan, and the crows. She knew Ivy and Becca would probably come which was good for there was power in numbers.

becca

*taking a bitto f her food from her bowl she rushed off on her still broken paw to the pit.*