The Wounds We Heal

Chapter twenty-eight: Terrors Of The Night!

Calm breathing could be heard among the group of sleeping pups, everyone dreaming peacefully,.. well almost everyone.

A certain pup's thoughts twisted his mind in knots with fear, confusion, and other emotions he had tried to keep to himself. But in his dreams, he couldn't escape his own personal prison..

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Falling flat to the ground, his panting couldn't stop and tearing through the darkness hadn't gotten any easier it seemed. But even when he looked back over his shoulder the growing shadow made him get up and run.

But as the ground shook, he had to stop just so he could keep all four paws on the ground and maintain his balance. Still that shape still rose and grew in size, a smaller one dove and nipped at him, grazing his shoulder and leaving a mark that soon faded. The more attacks came the less energy he seemed to have, soon he was barely standing. And looking down.. the known mark of his scars glowed a form of blue.. with the occasional.. and rather painful, pulse of yellow. And somehow this pulse seemed to involve his head as well. Drumming a slow beat that was running very slow.. like it were almost in slow motion. And each time it did it seemed to develop a vibration bubble that caved in on him every time the thump sounded, like a soundwave turned inward. And even when he thought it couldn't get any worse,.. those soundwaves developed a bite to it that stung harder and harder into him.

'No.. please no!' Chase thought, and he hoped it would end. By now the pain was bordering on unbearable, and he continued hoping,.. Or more like BEGGING,.. for it to stop.

'NNOOOOOOOO!!!!!!' he screamed, as he faded out with the sound ringing in his ears.

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"-no!" Chase blurted, but it was rather soft.. And upon instinct, as he said this,.. he jolted up,.. as if he'd suddenly been hit with something.. And even though he lay on his side, he couldn't keep from reacting in this way. To his disappointment though,.. another body stirred and he winced at hearing their rousing breath; anxiously dreading what would come next.

Snowflake stirred in her sleep hearing someone say 'no'. The husky pup slowly opened her eyes and lifted her head to see someone sitting up in the dark. Snowflake got up and went over to the bedding on the floor, and carefully used them to drape over the sleeping pups. Then, holding a blue sheet in her mouth, Snowflake snuck up behind the sitting silhouette, and threw the blue sheet over it!

Chase felt a weightless layer fall over him and immediately jumped, ending up launching himself into mid air; and he felt like Cali screaming to the ceiling from a splash of water in the process.

However when he tumbled over something, that thin layer rolled off him and he hit the hardpan surface of the ground with a thud and a grunt.

Ouch.. he groaned internally, despite the fact that he didn't land on the wounded shoulder this time.

"Oof!" Snowflake said after something tumbled over her. As he rolled away, the blue sheet covered her.

"Huh?" the husky pup said in confusion. However, she heard Chase grunt and this prompted her to walk towards him, the husky pup still under the blue sheet though.

"Chase?" Snowflake asked, her voice slightly muffled.

The young police pup jumped slightly then fell completely still, laying in a tight ball where he lay hoping deeply in one thing..

Please just go back to sleep!

However..

Unable to see, the sheet covered husky got to Chase and felt around to confirm it was him. As she did though, she accidentally touched his injured shoulder.