When something causes everyone in a small, infamous town to go missing without a trace, only six people remain. Some agents have been sent to protect them, but that won't keep them safe forever. Just because you're immortal, doesn't mean that you ca...
Erika lowered her light to not blind who she was facing. She cautiously began approaching her target. To her surprise, it was a light blue anteater with glasses. It was Sniffles, he was still surviving, but how? The anteater stared at Erika with his widened eyes, almost completely silent, but was clearly fighting back tears. Erika made a move to readjust her arms so she could properly put the tranquilizer gun away, but Sniffles thought her motions meant that she was about to shoot him.
He panicked before swiftly pulling out his only weapon, and throwing it at Erika. It was a pocket knife, which landed a few feet away from Erika, not even coming close to harming her. Either this guy was trying to distract her, or he just had a really bad throw. Erika put her gun away, and carefully picked up the pocket knife. She pulled out a head strap and attached the flashlight to it before placing it on her head, strapping it onto the fedora hat.
Erika took another step closer, but this caused Sniffles to panic. The poor guy looked like he had lost his mind, completely consumed by fear. Of course, since he was now weaponless, he felt even more helpless. Erika got closer to the ground as the anteater forced himself into the corner, almost curling up into a ball. Erika inched herself a little bit closer, before reaching forward with her free hand.
"N-No! No! No! No! No!" Sniffles covered his mouth with both hands as his muffled whimpers made Erika pity him even more. He then inhaled, like he was about to scream. Erika flinched, expecting a blood curdling scream to erupt from the anteater, but it never happened. Sniffles and Erika both cracked an eye open, leaving them to look as if they had a bit more in common than they originally thought.
Erika reached out again, a little slower, showing the anteater that she meant no harm. He was still tensed up, fearing that Erika might suddenly strike. He finally flinched as Erika's hand made it to his head, where she proceeded to gently stroke him. Erika's other hand began to inch forward with the pocket knife, making the anteater's eyes widen. Erika folded the pocket knife back up, before offering it back to it's owner. Sniffles took a second to acknowledge what was actually happening at that moment, before swiftly snatching the knife from Erika's hand. However, instead of attacking, he hugged the knife close to him like it was some security blanket.
"Wh-Who are y-you...?" Sniffles asked, his voice still quivering.
Erika stood up, her usual happy hyperactive mood coming back.
"The flower that flutters in the ocean winds! I'm Erika! Official agent of the Dynamic Agency Foundation!" Erika even posed at the end to give her introduction a little more style. "You're Sniffles, right? I saw your little video documentary of these current events!"
Sniffles still looked skittish, but he was now standing up. He was pretty scratched up, and some wounds showed that he was bleeding earlier. He nodded slightly, his eyes darting all over the place as if he didn't know where to look.
"A-A-Are you a-alone too?" Sniffles asked, taking a couple steps closer to Erika, who bent back down to his level. "Nope! I got my friends outside waiting for me! We thought that there were only six people left, but I'm surprised that you're still standing!" The girl exclaimed as she picked up the anteater like someone would if they're trying to pick up their cat for the first time. Holding him by the armpits and against her chest, Erika squealed in excitement before rushing back to the others.
"Erika!?"
"Guys! She's back!"
"She's got someone with her!"
Everyone was shocked when they saw the anteater, previously believing that he disappeared along with all the rest. The animals greeted their friend as Luna welcomed Erika back.
"Sniffles! You're still here!"
"Where've you been, dude?"
"We thought you vanished!"
"How did you escape that snake thing?"
The last question broke the happy reunion, causing the anteater to take a step back.
"I was saved..." He answered quietly as he rubbed his arm.
"By who?" Petunia asked curiously.
"Splendid. He ended up sacrificing himself for me." Sniffles added as he adjusted his glasses. "Even Splendid couldn't stop it?! He's practically invincible! He's Superman! He only has one weakness, which is a green crystal of some sort! How could he possibly vanish like the others!?" Cuddles panicked, in denial that the flying squirrel was gone. "It's hard for all of us to accept that, but if it weren't for him, I wouldn't be here right now." Sniffles replied sadly. "Welp, looks like you're stuck with us now, kid." Fliqpy groaned.
Everyone was suddenly startled when a ear piercing scream broke the silence of the wilderness.
"That's Russell's voice!!" Cuddles announced as his ears perked up from the familiar voice. "He's probably in danger! He needs help!" Fliqpy shouted before running to the source of the sound. "Fliqpy!! We gotta wait for the others!" Flippy screamed as he was helplessly towed along. "They'll catch up, c'mon!!"
Everyone begins running after the sound, before reaching the edge of the town. They all peered down below in the wilderness. "Let's go! This is the only way we're headin' down!" Fliqpy shouted as he began rushing down through the trees and bushes, vanishing into the darkness. Cuddles took a deep breath before jumping down, but his decent wasn't as graceful.
"OW!! AAGH!! OHMYG— OH NO—!! NOT AGAIN!! WAAAAAAAAGHHH—!!!"
A sickening crunching sound was heard from within the darkness, where the bunny's voice was also suddenly cut off. Petunia resisted going down for a couple seconds, but dillaly built up the courage and leaped down, trying to ignore the thought of getting dirty.
"SCREW IIIIIIiiii...."
The skunk's voice soon faded out, leaving only Luna, Sniffles, and Erika left. Luna jumped down without a word, while Erika held onto Sniffles as she jumped down as well. Down the steep hill they went, soon disappearing into the darkness of the forest.
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