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Kendra suddenly heard Dinah's howl and quickly began to run in the direction she had heard it come from. <br><br> Kineta continued to play for a moment before she realized Kendra was running off she quickly chased after Kendra not wanting to miss any excitement. <br><br> Once Kendra reached Dinah she could see what had happened. Who was this new hurt dog though that had clearly been trapped under the A-frame? Kendra stepped closer to the new dog and took a deep smell and closer look. The dog looked pretty beat up... "You okay? I'm Kendra, Dinah's friend. Let me know if you..." She then noticed Dinah seeming worried over something else. "Need anything....", she finished her sentence as she walked to stand by Dinah. She could smell the new dog wasn't going to really ask for help, she was still worried, but more worried about Dinah. She gentally touched her nose to the side of Dinah's face, "what's wrong? Do you have other kennel mates out there or are you upset over Frappe?" <br><br> Kineta reached where Kendra was and looked around she noticed there had been some excitement but... Oh! Kendra's tail! She began to playfully swip at Kendra's tail with her paw totally forgetting all else.
Cobalt hesitated, waiting for Frappe to join them-- surely she would come with them to help her friend? But she wasn't budging, so Cobalt hurried after his brother. They found the distressed border collie quickly and Cobalt was horrified to find his other kennel-mate had gotten himself trapped. "Sha, you moron!" he growled as he started to help dig the mud from around the small dog's body.<br /><br />"It seemed like a good idea at the time," Sha responded.<br /><br />The larger dogs ignored the wry statement and continued to claw at the dirt beneath the plank that was pinning the papillion. Desperation gave them strength and they soon had enough space cleared that Sha could squeeze out of the pile of debris. He was a mess: his white fur was muddy and matted, the black fur on his ears was tangled with sticks and leaves, he had a hitch in his breath that suggested broken ribs, and he was favoring his left hind leg.<br /><br />"I'll live," he announced after a moment of them staring at him. Dinah didn't look like she believed him, but Cobalt snorted and let it pass. If the stubborn little mutt wanted no sympathy, then he'd give none.<br /><br />"Looking for something?" Sha asked Dinah, who still looked worried but was no longer fussing over Sha.<br /><br />"Why didn't Frappe answer? Normally she comes running if there's trouble." Her anxious yellow eyes turned to Cobalt. "She's upset with me, isn't she? I overreacted yesterday and now she's angry."<br /><br />Cobalt shifted uncomfortably, not used to not having an answer. "Let's gather everyone up and see what we're going to do," he said.
Frappe noticed the worry that was in Dusk's face and stood up along with Cobalt. But then, Rolo rolled over and growled in her sleep. Frappe debated about whether or not she should leave Rolo behind, especially being that she knew that Dinah wasn't too thrilled with her and her antics at the lake.<br /><br />"I guess, maybe I should go and see what it wrong..." Frappe muttered to herself. But then realized that with Cobalt and Dusk going over, Frappe's help wasn't needed. She walked over to Rolo and sat down next to her. "I'll stay here with her. Especially since we don't know to many of the dogs here, y'know?" Frappe finished the sentence with one of her doggy winks and watched the two other aussies leave the cave.
Dusk's ears pricked up when he heard Dinah's howl. He quickly turned to the others, not sure if they had heard Dinah's faint cry from the distance. He walked to Cobalt, who was sitting near Frappe, and nudged him. "Dinah needs us".
Dinah carefully slipped between leaning trees and hopped over logs, following a scent that had caught her attention. Whenever the smell of blood became too strong, Dinah would stop and listen for the sounds of life. She heard none. Finally, however, she reached the edge of the forest and surveyed the wrecked landscape where only yesterday dozens of dogs and humans were sitting, standing or milling about in utter ignorance of what was about to happen to them. A whimper escaped from Dinah's throat at the thought.<br /><br />An answering whimper cut through the oppressive silence. Dinah jumped, then wagged her tail as she recognized the whimper. "SHA!" She rushed over to a pile of broken branches and what looked like the remains of an A-frame, where she could now see a flash of muddy white fur.<br /><br />"Dinah. Good to see you made it," wheezed the papillion, who was trapped beneath a sizeable plank of wood. "I didn't do so well. I tried to hide under a tree and it fell over on me. Stupid, yeah?"<br /><br />"Pretty darn," Dinah agreed. "And I can't get you out on my own." She stepped back, flung back her head and howled.
Dusk continued to wrestle with his brother, rolling about like they did when they were pups. Then a sudden thought crossed his mind, "What about the others?". He knew most of his kennel was safe at home, but he was worried about Sapphire and their pups. He stopped mid-wrestle, and let Cobalt's scruff slip out of his mouth. He gazed out of the opening to the cave, knowing many of the others were having the same thoughts he was. Something inside him wasn't convinced they had experienced the worst the storm had to offer quite yet. Oftentimes, the aftermath of an event can be much worse than the event itself..
Dinah disentangled from the dog pile and stared at Frappe, confused by her snappishness. Dinah, however, cast a worried look out the door and headed outside.<br /><br />The landscape was shattered. Bits of trees lay everywhere, mixed with trash and detritus from the ruined agility grounds. Dinah picked her way over a pile of brush and headed for what used to be the forest's edge. As she picked her way through the debris, a sharp, metallic scent hit her nose: blood.<br /><br />It wasn't coming from just one direction, either. Dinah's tail tucked between her legs and her ears drooped as she realized just how lucky she and the others had been.
Frappe woke up to a start, her side suddenly throbbing. She opened her eyes again to see Cobalt near her. She stood up and pushed the other aussie out of the way and made her way out of the pile. "<br /><br />Thank you very much for the awakening. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be on my way home before my master begins to panic. Rolo, you should come as well." Frappe turned to find that the border was playing around with the other dogs who were in a pile. She sighed and sat down before muttering to herself, "If I knew where home was anyways..."
"Hey!" Cobalt growled. "Shake your dirt all over me, why don't you?" Tail wagging furiously, he tackled his brother and they went rolling across the cave floor, knocking Sheena over and running into Frappe. Dinah yipped excitedly and jumped onto the pile too.