World of Paws: Destiny of the Brood

Close Calls

Olivia Moreau DuPont -Species-Asiatic Dhole is an undercover task force spy for the SASC -Special Animal Services Corps and the United Animal Army.

Alujura drives swiftly and reaches the Vita-Plus Pharmacy.
......At the Vita-Plus Pharmacy......
She walks up to the customer service representative.
Alujura: "Uhm... yes... hi. Do you have any pregnancy test kits or something?"
Sika Deer Attendant: "Uhm... yeah, just over by oral care the aisle that says oral care."
Alujura: "Thanks. Uhm...."
She looks around and sees the aisle saying 'oracle care',   'Oh, her it is.' Alujura picks it up and goes to the front of the store to get ringed up.
Alujura: "Here we go, I'll take this, please."
Sika Deer Attendant: "Alright, that will be thirteen dollars and ninety nine cents."
Alujura taps card against the bio-metric scanner and pings per purchase approval.
Alujura: "Thank you, you have a goodnight."
Sika Deer Attendent: (yawns) "Same to you, Miss."
Several minutes later, she arrives back home. Alujura goes inside and heads up to her sister's room. Only to find her in a state of worry.
Alujura: "Are you okay, sis?"
Aubrey: (sniffles) "No. Do you have the pregnancy test kit?"
Alujura: "Yes, but I'm sure you have nothing worrry about, Aubrey. Relax."
Aubrey: "How can I relax?"
Alujura: "Just take the test, okay. I'll give you some privacy."
Aubrey: "Thank you."
......Five and a half minutes later......
Alujura: "What did it say?"
Aubrey: "I'm... it tested positive."
Alujura: "Oh God... Mom and Dad are going to be pissed!"
Aubrey: "They won't hurt me over this. They'll understand, sis."
Alujura: "And if they don't understand?"
Aubrey: "Then my Shermie will understand and be there for me."
Alujura: "I pray that you and him will be okay. Just like how I tell Lucas to not be too eager while me and him are you know... ."
Aubrey: "Great... But... look... I'll tell Sherman tomorrow."
Alujura: "Just pray that he doesn't end up dumping you for it. Because if he does. I'll give him a stern talking to."
Aubrey: "Thanks, but Sherman loves me and I love him. He'll be very understanding."
Alujura: "Okay... well, you have a goodnight's rest."
Aubrey: "Goodnight."
......On the far edge of Arkson City......
Mokalis and Lektra are scouting for desperate characters to add to their gang.
Mokalis: "How many new carnivore faces do we have for the gang?"
Lektra: "At least ten furries who are carnivores and four others who are herbivores."
Mokalis: "Any omnivores?"
Lektra: "A couple of foxes, a grizzly bear and a raccoon joined up with us. Omnivore-wise... that is."
Mokalis: "Well at least its something. But it does not make up for the recent losses we've had against that Shadow Knight."
Lektra: "Shadow Dhole, sweetie."
Mokalis: "Shadow Dhole... Knight... whatever he calls himself now. We're gonna hire some new weapon specialists, mercenaries, anyone we can find to hunt him down and then finally kill him!"
Suddenly, some feedback is heard from one of the guards outside.
Mokalis: "Someone shut that off!"
Olivia DuPont: "S...Sorry sir."
Mokalis: "Don't ever let it happen again or I'll cut off your paws wear them like necklace. Is that understood? Evelyn Vance."
Olivia DuPont: "Yes. I understand. Just... please..."
Mokalis: "Good, good. Alright now Lektra talk to me. How are our numbers now?"
Lektra: "We're higher than the Crimson Raiders since they took a bigger blow than us because of that Crisis Brood I've been hearing on the news."
Mokalis: "You're saying they are the ones who took down our furries and half of the Crimson Raiders at the Downtown Border?"
Lektra: "Yeah, one of our scouts reported to me that the leader of this group is a hybrid red-gray wolf. That's all he could dig up."
Mokalis: "Excellent. Thank you, Lektra."
Mokalis and Lektra share a rough kiss together.
Lektra: "Wish we had more time for that."
Mokalis: "As soon we gain control of the entire city with the drug trade and arms dealings. We'll have all the time in the world, babe."
Lektra: "Heheheh."
She rubs Mokalis' right paw, causing him to massage hers in return.
Right outside the door, Olivia DuPont has been silently recording the conversation between Mokalis and Lektra.
In Olivia's Mind: "I've been in deep cover for too long. But finally, I have the proof that can get me out and bring the Feral-60  Threshers to their knees."
Olivia: "There's gonna be an all out gang war. I gotta go, General."
UAA General Bayo: "Sure. Just maintain your cover until they reach Coastal City for their takeover."
Olivia: "Understood."
She suddenly runs into Sage.
Sage: "That's interesting."
Loruna: "What's going on here Sage?"
Sage: "Just found out that our 'Evelyn Vance' is not all who she says she is."
Loruna: "How do you know?"
Sage: "She was talking to a secret general. How do you explain that?"
Olivia: "It's the nickname I gave to my son before he died. Sometimes it helps when I imagine talking to him again."
Sage: "Then explain this tracking device that I found near the gang's meeting space."
Olivia stays silent and thinks quickly.
In Olivia's Mind: "Can't fire the gun they gave me. Otherwise, they'll suspect me. Use the low dose tranqs and hide the darts."
Olivia bends down and reaches for her dart gun and immobilizes Sage and Loruna.
Loruna: "Stop her!"
Sage: "She is a freaking spy! Kill her!"
Several Feral-60 Threshers come out from their quarter areas and run after her. Olivia shoots all of the goons coming at her with high velocity tranq darts and escapes through her secret escape tunnel.
Olivia: "Glad I made this as a backup plan."
She goes underground and cuts through to the underground subway networks of Arkson City and makes it to the surface.
Olivia: "Oh boy... the general is not going to like this."
She clicks her on military grade comm unit and calls General Bayo.
......At General Bayo's House......
The scene opens with a water buffalo watching the football game.
General Bayo: "Carnella! The phone's ringing again! Tell our son's friends that he's not going to their roller rink party!"
Carnella Bayo: "Richard, he's eighteen! He's allowed to have some fun. You can't be a drill sergeant every second in his life."
Richard Bayo: "You just wait and see woman! Just wait and see. Who is it?"
Carnella: "It's one of your employees. Says she needs to talk to you about something top secret."
Richard Bayo: "Crap, that's DuPont. Excuse me."
He walks into his private home office and locks the doors.
Richard: "What's going on Agent, DuPont?"
Olivia: "Sir, I got made. I need you to get me a temporary safe house until this whole thing is because I'm pretty sure I'm gonna be on the Threshers' hit list!"
Richard: "There are no more safe houses left or available in Arkson City."
Olivia: "Then where the heck am I supposed to go?!"
Richard: "Ahem!"
Olivia: "Sorry. Where am I supposed to go... sir?"
She says with a slight hint of sarcasm, while her superior tells her to go to the one place where all are welcome.
Richard: "I need to go find the home of Jackson Tontione."
Olivia: "You mean one of the richest animals in the region, that everyone calls the Shadow Knight?"
Richard: "Yeah, except some prefer referring to him as the Shadow Dhole. Ya know... because it's much easier to remember."
Olivia: "Pretty certain that Shadow Knight is easier to remember."
Richard: "Just go and ask him! He has a vast array of resources beneath that large house of his!"
Olivia: (sighs) "Yes, sir."
Richard: "Good! See you at base headquarters tomorrow morning!"
Olivia: "Goodnight, sir."
She turns off her comm link and searches the home address after typing up Jackson's name in her UAA database tracker.
Olivia: "Alright, Jackson Tontione. Hope you got a spare bunker to sleep in for the night."
She then opens a secret hatch near an alley with a stashed motorcycle and starts revving her way to the northern edge of Upper Coastal City.