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Dusk and Dinah trudged on through the storm, determined to let nothing happen to Kineta. They worked well as a team, Dusk pulling and Dinah steadying Kineta and shielding her little body. Dusk gave it everything he had, and even though his body begged him to stop and warm up and allow it a moment's rest, he denied it it's request. After what seemed like an eternity of ducking pine cones, mushrooms, and branched, Dinah and Dusk took the last few steps and finally arrived at the mouth of the cave. Gingerly, Dusk picked Kineta up in his mouth, and placed her next to Kendra inside the cave. Warm and safe at last. He walked over to Dinah and licked her ear, "Thanks" he said with a weary smile. Dusk then proceeded into the cave, found a nice uncrowded spot, lay his head on his paws, and relaxed. ((oops posted with my side account))
Too waterlogged, exhausted and cold to be scared, Hecubus allowed himself to snuggle into the warmth of Frappe, Rolo and Cobalt. As his puppy mind faded to black, he realized he really should be more concerned about his surroundings and the strange dogs within it, but puppiness takes over and he falls into a comfortable deep sleep.
"Hecubus?" Cobalt jumped up and dragged the shivering pup to the back of the cave where Rolo and Frappe were resting, pushing him close to the other dogs and then huddling up next to him. There was one worry settled... now if only Dinah and Dusk would return... and Sha....
Just then, a soggy, sorry excuse for a waterlogged form came crawling up from the direction of the lake. Whining pitafully, the young pup Hecubus finally caught up with the storm worn group. If the wind hadn't have blown his tennis ball into the lake, he would have lost the others and been killed by the storm. It was by chance that he caught Dinahs scent and remembered her kindness and motherly ways. He belly crawled the last few feet and collapsed at the month of the dog-crowded cave.
"Sorry. I hope you don't mind me staying here with you. I'm just worried about the others." She said as she glanced back into the cave letting her mind wander.
Kendra saw them wanted to go help but knew better with Dinah there. She stood and moved backwards and side ways to place her self next to Sheena fully instead the protection of the cave. She lay down and with her head on her paws and moved her self closer to Sheena so they could share warmth. Kendra then continued to watch she wasn't going to let her self fall into sleep just yet. She had to make sure Dusk, Kineta and Dinah were okay.
Cobalt took note of the other dogs as they returned to safety, one by one. First Kendra, then Sheena came back into his line of sight, and he breathed a sigh of relief. His tail thumped on the ground, but he still watched the violently swaying trees for any hint of his brother and Dinah. Frappe had finally settled down and Cobalt moved closer to her to provide some warmth; she was still soaked and Dinah wouldn't be pleased if her friend caught cold.<br /><br />Dinah ducked a flying pine cone but was forced to take a heavy blow to the flank from another to stop it from hitting the unconscious puppy. She couldn't contain her yelp of pain but ignored the sting and continued to fight her way through the hostile forest. All she wanted at that moment was to be back in the cave, curled up with Rolo and Cobalt-- and Cuchulain, but she pushed the thought of her other pup from her mind-- and falling asleep while the storm blew itself outside.<br /><br />The cave was in sight, so she ducked her head and told herself that she could rest soon. She only had to make it to shelter.
Sheena ran and got behind Kendra as she reached the cave. She could see the sadness in her eyes. She decided to lay down beside Kendra but not saying a word and watching for the others to come.
Frappe closed her eyes and slowly let her self fall into the enveloping darkness she called sleep. She rested her head onto Rolo's, synchronizing her breathing with the border's.
Kendra reached the cave but didn't really enter it.. she sat down at the enterance mostly inside but partly outside looking direction she had come. She cried softly hoping that everything was going okay. She wasn't going to move inside more until they were close enough for her to see that they were going to make it okay.