A loud crash woke Momma. She immediately looked to her pups to make sure they were okay. They were whimpering softly and sniffing the air.
Humans were here.
She stood up on shaky legs and nosed her babies into a group, so they could warm each other, then went to investigate.
Maniacal laughter reached her ears, making her freeze. She knew that sound. She remembered it very well. This madman liked to torture his victims, usually with knives and razors. She had been unlucky enough to witness this more than once.
She sneaked a peek around a large crate, in order to see what was happening. A heavily made up woman in skin tight clothing rubbed her body against a creepy looking villain, but he wasn't interested. He smiled devilishly and signaled to his three henchman.
Two of the goons turned to their unsuspecting partner. They grabbed the startled man by his arms and dragged him to a chair in front of their boss.
Momma turned away, not wanting to watch the horror. She went back to her pups, knowing the humans wouldn't notice them. She curled her body around her brood and hummed softly to them, trying to block out the man's screams.
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This Dog's Journey
Short StoryFormerly "Le Grande Danois (The Great Dane)". It's my version of how Batman adopted Ace The Bat-hound. My husband, Mick Gray, is a comic book inker who worked on Batman & Robin for years. In that series was a large black great dane named Titus. Bruc...
