Russel the Sophisticated Fox

Chapter 2 - Kidnapping and Lullabies

Russel was having a bad day already, and that was before he had kidnapped a small human child and stuffed her into the back of their caravan. He paced around the small truck angrily, glaring at anybody who dared to walk into his line of vision. His scowling was cut short, however, by a small groan from the back of the vehicle. He stood, stretching out his stiff legs, and trotted over towards the small shape, a black bag cloaking her face.

"Ah. You're awake," He murmured, his voice gentle. "I was worried that we gave you too much of the serum-" his words were cut short by a long screech emanating from inside the bag.  Russel winced, attempting to cover his ears with his fluffy tail, but couldn't keep the sound from piercing his eardrums. 

"Mamaaaaaaaa!" She wailed at the top of her lungs. "I waaaant maamaaaa!" Russel grimaced, batting the small girl in front of him with his paw.

"Shut up." 

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-" Peony was cut off by a hoarse growl from the front of the van. 

"Silence, prisoner. Lest I feel the sudden need to shut you up myself." Peony just screamed louder, the van filling with the sound of her wails. Russel groaned, tossing his head back in defeat. He had had enough.

"Nothing you're doing is working, Jordan!"

 "Well, I'm sorry that my masterful plan didn't work out for you! God, why do have to be such a hater?!"

"You sound like a teenage human girl, Jordan," Russel snorted. Frustrated, Jordan turned his attention back to the road, quickly swerving to avoid hitting a rock. Russel rolled his eyes, the light from the top of the caravan casting a dark shadow over his face. Peony continued to wail, causing the two foxes to screw up their eyes in a futile attempt to shut out the noise. 

"Will you shut her up?" Jordan growled. Russel snorted, his eyes flaming up with annoyance.

"How, exactly?"

"I don't know, sing her a song or something? Little babies like that stuff."

Russel growled, approaching the screaming bag tentatively. "Hey girl, will you be quiet if I sing you one of these stupid songs?" Getting no answer, he continued on his quest to silence the girl. "Um- Rockabye Baby, in the tree top, when the wind blows, the cradle will rock, when the bow breaks, the cradle will fall, and down will come baby, cradle and all. Into Death." The last part was whispered, causing Jordan to giggle from his seat at the front of the caravan. The screams paused, than continued. Russel grimaced, starting to sing again.

"Twinkle twinkle little star..."

"Row row row your boat..."

"Mary had a little lamb..."

"Hickory dickory dock, the mouse ran up the clock..."

And the screaming subsided.

A/N Hey folks! Lightingstripe and Maowarrior here! What'd you think of that chapter? Did you like it? Let us know in the comments. Remember to vote if you enjoyed chapter 2!