Don't be Afraid 2 [COMPLETED]

6: A stormy day, with a twist

"Watch out!" Wolf hissed, stumbling in tent with a confused looking Lucas. Both Kipo and Benson also stumbled in.

Apparently, Kipo's tail has been tripping them both, which made Lucas snicker at the sight.

"So, how was—?" He started then paused as he noticed a little bit of blood seeping through some bandages on Kipo's hands.

"Oh great, what happened to you?" He rumbled, mad at himself that he had allowed Kipo to get injured.

"She decided to see how sharp her claws are. Apparently that sharp." Benson replied with wide eyes.

Suddenly, the sky rumbled as rain started to pour down on the tent.

Kipo yelped and practically clung to the tent's wall, her fur on her arms standing on end.

"And that's a cat for ya." Wolf murmured sarcastically as she went over to the Jaguar girl and called her down.

Lucas and Benson both looked pretty startled by the thunder, Wolf was the only one who seemed unfazed by it.

And then, Dave came stumbling in with wide eyes, he was drenched.

Kipo's nose wrinkled, "You smell gross." She replied bluntly.

Dave stared at her with a blank expression, then rolled his eyes and sat on his sleeping bag.

The older girl yelped again when the thunder rumbled overhead, occasional lightning.

"You really do not like thunderstorms, do you?" Lucas questioned, staring at her spiked fur.

Kipo glared at him which only lasted for a second, then gave him a small smile, "Yeah. I guess you could say that."

The group continued talking, and every time the thunder rumbled and lighting strikes, Wolf or Lucas was there to calm Kipo down.

"It was one time!" Benson complained, while the rest of the group laughed at Dave's remark of what happened in the past when it was just Dave and Benson together.

All of a sudden, there was yelling coming from outside in the storm.

Dave poked his head out from the tent, his eyes squinting, hoping to get a better look somehow.

He did, but just saw Troy running towards them while rain poured down.

When Troy bounded in panting, Benson's face went slightly red as he watched the boy speak.

"There's.. somebody who wants to speak to you." He glanced at everybody, indicating that he meant everybody in the room.

"Then lets go." Wolf responded immediately and got up.

As they walked out in the storm, Kipo kept flinching and hissing. Lucas came out since the sun was hidden behind the dark clouds.

When they got where they needed to be, they were surprised, afraid, and wary.

"Please, I need your help."

It was Dr. Emilia.