by soccer97 » Wed Jul 15, 2020 2:13 pm
This prompt is for my kennel the Ivy Scouts.
Felix and Draxx were roughhousing outside the whelper's den. They had just turned 8 months old and were trying out their new skills the mentors taught them. Stark was sitting by himself, licking his paws clean from his afternoon snack. The two mischievous puppies decided to have some fun with their adopted younger brother. Draxx, being the larger of the two, jumped on Stark and held him down. Felix then began pouncing on his head and biting at his ears. Stark began yelling, but there weren't any adult dogs around.
"Stop iiiit guys! That hurts!"
Draxx sat down harder and began crushing Stark's lungs. "Come on Stark. You are such a baby. If you're gonna be our 'brother' like mom wants you to think, then you need to toughen up. Candie said I need all the practice I can get if I'm gonna be a good guardian. Felix also needs his practice. You want to help us protect the kennel right?"
Stark struggled under the weight of the older pup. He had just turned 6 months and would be getting a mentor himself at the next meeting. But the young puppy didn't know how to free himself and he began gasping for breath. "Please, I can't breathe very well."
Felix stepped on Stark's muzzle. "Shut up. Lying to us won't make us free you. You're so selfish! Taking our mother from us and making her stay in the whelper's den for so long. You're always a pig and make a mess with your food. And frankly, I'm tired of sleeping next to your drooly, hairy butt! You've done nothing to help this kennel. All you do is sit around all day and take up mom's time! She wants us to think of you as our brother, but how could I? You're a thief, a bad guy, and you deserve to be punished."
Felix turned around and lifted his leg. Draxx saw him and winced as Felix urinated all over Stark's head. His fluffy fur was patted flat by pee. Felix laughed and Draxx couldn't help but feel slightly bad.
Stark growled "Let me up!" and Draxx complied. Stark looked at the two brothers and ran off into the woods. Draxx shouted "You better not come back thief! Leave our mother alone."
Stark ran and hid under a tree by the edge of camp. He tried to wipe the urine off his head with his paws. He rubbed his head on the grass and tree, but nothing he did wiped it away. A dog walked up to him and said "I smell you Stark, but also a strong scent of Felix. Tell me what happened." Chi, the blind, elderly healer sat next to Stark.
Stark didn't want to get into trouble for playing with the older pups so he said "I was walking to go relieve myself with Felix when I tripped and fell right when he was peeing. I came over here to wipe it off. I was being clumsy."
Chi could smell the pheromones from the urine. Felix meant to humiliate Stark. Chi sighed and said "Well I can take you to the river to wash you off. Where's Stella?"
"She is talking to Kalta about something. She's been gone a while. Whatever it is, it must be important."
Chi nodded and gently pushed the pup towards the river. "Come on, we should get you cleaned up before she returns. I'll help you wash up."
"...Ok."
Pet's name: Toby
RIP Toby.
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