(DISCONTINUED) 𝐷𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 - 𝐴 𝑆𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑦𝑒𝑑 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦

Chap. 10 - Captured

Skipper yelped as one of the humans roughly grabbed her out of the truck along with her friends. The five then headed into the building, each dog being put in its own cage. Poppy and Daisy looked distressed when they were separated. The two were inseparable when they could help it.

Skipper laid down after some time of whining and pacing. She rested her head in between her paws, warily looking at the barking dogs around her. Poppy and Daisy were still pawing and biting at the doors of their cages, trying desperately to get to each other.

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Skipper didn't know how long she'd been sulking in her cage until she heard the same door she entered the building through open. She looked up immediately, standing and stretching her neck to see what was going on. All the dogs around her got louder when they heard the door, though Poppy and Daisy didn't seem to notice.

Skipper just made out a few humans walking down the rows of dogs. Each dog was trying to bark louder than the others and Skipper knew exactly what they were saying.

"Pick me!"

"No, me! I've been here longer than you!"

"Foolish mutts, they'll obviously choose me."

"Please, please, take me home! I can't stand being in here any longer!"

Skipper's ears pinned to the back of her head at the dogs' cries. Would she really be stuck in here by luck? What if she tried to look cute, would the humans choose her then? What would the humans do with her? It must be good if all these dogs want it so bad.

Skipper rolled on her back, letting her tongue fall down the side of her mouth and her paws stretching in the air. Her tail wagged behind her as the humans approached. Skipper's fur was brown and matted, though few patches of fur still somewhat showed her snowy pelt. The human child ran up to her cage, its mouth agape as it looked at the dog in front of it. The child's parent looked at Skipper, looked at its child, then walked off with their child in hand. Skipper sighed, righting herself and shaking out her fur.

I'm never getting out of here, Skipper thought glumly.

Skipper was never one for thinking negatively, but the situation she was in felt truly hopeless. She just has to get lucky? Her luck leading up to this moment hasn't been very lucky, which made her feel even more down. Skipper had no idea how long she was going to be in this place, or if she was even going to get out.

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After many days passing (Skipper only knew how much time passed because she paid attention to the sunlight outside), something happened. Skipper stood quickly with hope. The humans had left her cage door open after giving her food. She waited for the human to leave before swiftly trotting over to her friends' cages.

"I'm gonna get us out of here," Skipper whispered before beginning to bite Poppy's cage door, trying to figure out how to open it.

"It's no use, Skipper. Leave us behind. We'll be okay," Poppy replied with a sad smile.

"I can't do that! You're my friends!"

"You must," Poppy insisted. "Go now, before the humans come back."

Skipper curtly nodded to both dogs and then padded away to find the exit. She recited the way the three entered the building in her head before finally finding the door. She's have to wait until the humans came back for her to make a run for it. It was a risky escape, but she didn't have any other options.

A/N: Short chapter but I needed this one as like a filler, plus I've procrastinated this way too much. Leida!