Lady & *Vets*

A truck pulled hurried to the front of the office. A previous phonecall alerted some vets that the lady and a direly wounded wolf were on their way. Two vets assisted the lady in carrying Dark Star's crate inside the building. After getting an injection of another sedative, Dark Star was hoisted out of his crate and onto a large table. The lady left the room after explaining a few things.

Monitors were placed on the wolf to keep tract of his vital signs; especially his heart and breathing. With the second dose of sedatives and his already comprimised breathy, he was in much greater danger of cardiac arest. But they had to do what they had to do. X-rays told them what the lady had guessed; the lungs were badly damaged and bleeding. It looked as if one of the broken ribs had damaged one lung as well, so surgery was needed. Working as quick as they could, they braced one broken rib with wire so it wouldn't be able to do any more damage to the lungs. A tube was use to clear any blood that was collecting in his lungs and chest, which would make it a great deal easier for him to breath. The gave him a second, stronger dose of steroids to help his lungs and heart again. Now they placed him in an oxygen-filled tank for him to wake up in and rest. Once he was able to sit up, they would move him to the enclosure so he could run about and regain his strength.

Dark Star

After the second sedative, he fell into a deep sleep. Once the surgery was complete, his breathing became stronger. He slept quite comfortably, for his whole body felt numb. When he woke up, though still woozy and numb, he felt better than he did before. When he realized that he was not at the woodland farm, he slowly took in the strange setting and smells. Then it came to him. He smelled the scent of the wolves he had met at the wolf center, Bandit parents. He was in the wolf center! He growled menacingly, but there was nothing he could do for he was to weak, and was not able to get out of the tank. He barked loudly, but fiding himself still tired, fell back asleep.

*Vets*

The vets came in and out of the room to check on the recovering wolf from time to time. After some time another vet came in and placed a bowl of canned dog food in Dark Star's tank. A painkiller was hidden within the food, as well as more antibiotics. Then they placed in a large container of water, knowing he'd become very thirsty after loosing so much blood. Again, they left him to rest up more until he had the strength to face the captive pack.

Dark Star

When the vets came and gave him the food, he lightly snarled. Slowly and carefully, he inche up to the food, and sniffed it thoroughly. He was hungry, but still denied any of the food,not trusting any humans but the lady. He did drink all of the water, and that made him feel much better. After that he pushed his way to the back of the tank and licked the spot where they had done surgery. Because the rib had been removed from his lung, and his lungs and chest emptied out, he was healing quickly. Some blood had returned to the lungs, but it was a very small amount. Although the pain was returning too,it was thankfully much less pain than before. He rested the rest of the night, and in the morning, decided to eat some of the food, to hungry to care where it came from. He ate the painkiller and a few hours later he felt much better. It would only be a day or so more before he was healed enough to be able to walk small distances, limping at first of course. When he realized the vets were helping him he slowly became a bit more friendly to some. For some he snarled, others he wagged his tail, but always he was wary, never letting them touch him willingly.

*Vets*

As they continuously checked on him, they were pleased to see his recovery picking up. They were a bit wary about how the captive pack might take to him, so they had to be sure he was able to get around decent before putting him in.

Later in the day after he had eaten his food, a vet came in with a small peice of deer meat. Hidden inside the meat was yet another sedative, odorless and tastless. She slid the meat into the cage and poured fresh water into the container before walking away again.

Dark Star

Two days later, Dark star was able to sit up. He stretched and went over to the deer meat and ate it with a small gulp. He lapped up some water. All of the sudden he was very tired, so he collapsed in a ball and fell asleep.

*Vet*

The vets agreed it was time that he be introduced to the pack. As soon as he was asleep, they carried him from the tank and took him first to a table and set him down. They took a few samples of blood and gave him some shots to help prevent a multitude of parasites and canine illnesses. Then they carried him to the Feeding Gate.

Dark Star

When he was placed at the feeding gate, he slowly gained consiousness once more. He remembered being here when Bandit and Kana and him had came to visit his family. He wondered if they were still here. He slowly stood up, and Howled to see if anyone he knew were present.