Flipping Between (FlippyXFlaky)

Lost And Found

Wheezing desperately, he collapsed onto his knees and paws. Attempting to stabilise his uneven breathing, he scanned the area. Everything was veiled in darkness, or blocked by the trees surrounding him. His head and heart pounded, both working overtime to keep up with his sporadic actions and thoughts. With a large portion of his remaining effort, he got to his feet.

Looking around, his fear only grew. He was lost. He'd took to many turns. He whimpered quietly, quivering, wet mud drenching his fur and clothing. What do I do!? Begin searching for someone? Nonono, I might run into someone dangerous. Wait here? No, someone could find me. Call for help? Nononono! Someone could hear me. I'm gonna die... Flippy teared up, running out of options. Everything was a risk.

Exhausted, terrified, and defeated, he collapsed against a tree, rocking himself in attempt to calm down. He couldn't handle it. He let himself slip from consciousness.

"Flippy! Fliiiiippppyyyy!" Cuddles called out. Behind him was Toothy, Petunia, Giggles, and Flaky, all joining in calling. Flaky was sobbing heavily, still feeling guilty for not doing anything sooner, despite all the reassurance she got from the others.

The tracks had ended, possibly meaning he'd gone on trees or something along those lines. Everyone was panicked. He didn't seem like the type that could defend himself. It made them wonder how he survived in whichever army he was part of. Or, why said army was after him. Cuddles, being Cuddles, was the most suspicious. He always tended to ask too many questions, and when someone failed to answer said questions, he got annoyed.

They split up slightly, Cuddles going with Flaky, and Toothy, Petunia, and Giggles were together. However, they stayed with range of sight and sound. They knew better than to make themselves vulnerable.
"Flaky, look!" Cuddles exclaimed, keeping his voice low as to not alarm the bear they knew to be paranoid.

"What is it?" Flaky murmured back, before seeing Flippy, standing there. But, there was something wrong. She could tell. He stared off into space, his head hung low, and his eyes unemotional. Unlike when they'd previously seen him, with him seeming anxious and twitchy, he remained still like a statue, only moving to examine the area. When they were together before he vanished, he had this kind, soft, warm aura, making her feel safe, despite how fidgety he was. Now, he gave off this... ominous aura. This threatening feeling. Like, he was going to attack whoever he met first. In summary, she was scared of him. (-Sorry this is so long, I was struggling to explain why she felt anxious-)

Before Cuddles could move towards Flippy, Flaky stopped him, tugging at his sleeve. The rabbit turned to her, giving a confused look.
"S- something's not r- right..." she whimpered.

"Oh please, you're being paranoid," he replied, before turning to the others, "Guys! I found Flippy!" Immediately, Flippy's ears perked up, his head snapping towards them. Flaky yelped at the look he had. It was... hostile. It seemed that no one else noticed, approaching him. Flaky remained still, trembling. As the others neared, his eyes narrowed and paws clenched.