UFA Vs. HRF Chapter Four: Pet Shop Showdown and Tragedy
UFA Vs. HRF Chapter Four: Pet Shop Showdown and Tragedy
Story and Characters Michael .B (Max The Wolf [Yiffstar] LT_Max_W_Charger [FA])
Joyful disclaimer is here to rear its ugly little head again for all dem dar prude Christian House Bitches. I don't mind what religion you are...but I don't like it when ya take it too far and try to cram it down my throat... I HAVE MY OWN BELIEFS!!! Durrr....Back to the story at hand.. No one to read if your under 18 or 21...but if you are... than you surely did what I have done... lie about yer age lol!!!!
No yiff in this one...sorry people...but I will try and put some in the next chapter but don't hold your breath. But this chapter here gets....*Blinks* I'm not going to ruin the surprise!!. Boy you guys are good at making me almost spoil the story...Shame on you.
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Theme Song: Face to Face - Seven dust [Album: Seasons (Explicit) { Genre: Metal }]
Tragedy Scene: Red Sky - Thrice [Album: Vheissu { Genre: Rock }]
Story Started 5-15-2009, Finished 5-27-2009
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(Can one really save what they wish, to protect what they crave? Can one truly be the shifting balance needed to turn all wrongs right? : Quote of Michael .B )
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After spending a very new and fun night with Blaze I was now standing outside the double pane glass window looking in at my mother laying upon the bed in the ICU of the base, there was something wrong with her and thanks to the new medical supplies we gained in last nights raid we could hopefully find out what it was. I noticed her fur had grown back into a light fuzz but it did nothing to hide the brutal reminder of who did this to us all...the HRF had caused all of us so much pain over the years.
Natala stepped up beside me looking as well.
"What do you think is wrong with her?" she asked while she softly messed with the tag on her collar.
I just shook my head in reply...I wasn't a vet, but although I did act like it at times, all I knew was the minor stuff of cuts, and shots but that was all. This wasn't normal....something bad was going on and I was powerless to stop it.
"Keep an eye on her Natala." I said softly before I turned to walk away, I couldn't tell but I think she could feel my pain, I took it all in on my self...the pain of everyone inside the base and in the world who was used and abused by the hunger of power and hate. I was becoming worn down faster than a engine without oil and I didn't know just how much longer I could go before I blew up. But I couldn't let them see it...their only leader becoming a heap of raging, stressed out Tapioca pudding that I was quickly becoming. I wasn't built for this...but...maybe I was and didn't know it...maybe I just needed to unlock that one thing inside me that would hopefully turn the tide of this damn war...bring together all the humans and animals...god I could only hope.
I took my time to walk around the base a few times before stopping at the small dock that reached out a few feet into the water, slowly I walked out upon the platform and to the end looking at the water below me, staring at the reflection of a young man who had no answers for my questions, and no help. Something deep down inside me told me that something was going to happen...something that would change the fate of this group, this war, and my life.
I gave a slight shiver before turning to walk back to the base, keeping silent the whole way un-till I was in the shooting range where I loaded up my Smith & Weston .40 and took my frustration out on the targets.
I had no idea of the time that passed by when I was in the shooting rang, but I was soon reminded when Blaze walked in slowly dressed in a full suit of armor.
"You okay boss? Will you be leading the attack on the HRF in town or do you wish for me to do it?" Blaze spoke softly while stepping up beside me placing one large paw upon my shoulder.
"Nah...I'll lead it...why should I let you kids have all the fun." I replied with a soft smirk before slipping the handgun behind my back while turning around and walking to the door with Blaze following behind me till we got out into the halls where we was met with Reno.
As always, the two brothers sided me...and for some reason...I felt safe. Soon I saw Natala down the hall talking to one of the mechanics; a male Fennec Fox. "Natala...can I speak to you?" I called out to her, rewarded when she gave a nod and walked over to me. I then reached out scratching behind her ear softly. "I am giving you a job...so you don't go wondering around the base here feeling like you're useless. I'm placing you with the medic staff...".
"Thank you master." Natala replied softly before giving me a soft lick on the cheek, then walked off to the medic ward with a overjoyed sway of her tail.
I looked over to see Blaze looking at me before I smirked.
"Are you jealous?" I asked while poking him playfully in the side before I started walking once more to the armory. I looked at the weapons with a grin, I felt like a kid in a candy store because I had a major love for weapons and fire. I then ended up grabbing a M4A1 armed with a M203 launcher, along with four Mark 141 Flash Grenades and M680 Smoke Grenades for the M203. I strapped them all onto a belt before picking up a Kevlar vest and slipping it on while putting a few extra clips in the pockets for the M4 and S&W .40.
Slowly I walked to the car port and looked at the small group.
"I don't want any innocents killed or harmed in this...our only target is the HRF and to save the pets inside the store and any Workers who are Sympathetic to our cause."
Everyone gave a nod and loaded into their vehicles and I got inside a slightly larger hummer armed with a top mounted M60E3 on a swiveling turret like system. Cranking up the hummer I led the small convoy to the city, and by the time we reached the outskirts it was half past eleven and we had to cross to the center of town without being seen...I was glad the city was never busy late at night and not many would question the presence of four hummers and two duce & a-half trucks with canvas covered backs.
We drove on carefully through the winding streets, taking back roads just to get there quicker.
Soon we arrived at the pet shop, and what I saw was something I half way expected....no lights but soon the muzzle flash from a gun was seen inside the building and I gave the order for everyone to take cover.
I moved to the doors slowly noticing two of the HRF had been killed, their throats ripped out. Crouching down low and with my back to the wall I glanced around the corner of the door seeing nothing but darkness, then looking to Blaze and Reno with a grin.
"For a heavy armed and trained group...they don't have Night Vision".
Blaze and Reno snickered softly before I moved into the darkness of the room finding cover behind one of the low planter walls and pulled a Mark 141 from my belt, pulling the pin.
"Close your eyes kids. Its time to light up the world." I snickered softly and lobbed the Grenade over the wall before a loud crack was heard followed by a bright blinding light, followed right behind by a scream as something hammered into something metal and hit the floor hard.
I then looked to Blaze as he pulled three long sticks from his side pocket and snapping them, causing a yellow glow to light up the area before he tossed one out into the main lobby and handed me one as I got up walking to where the glow stick landed and smirked slightly looking down at the sprawled out and groaning form of Dave.
"When I get my sight back I'll kill all you HRF bastards!! I swear!!!" he hissed.
"Come on Dave...is that the way to treat the guy who bought three huskies off ya in one day.?"
"Wolf?"
"Yeah...sorry about blinding ya buddy." I spoke with a soft laugh, helping him up carefully before I looked to Reno.
"Reno...you take four and check one side of the building...Blaze...you take the other. Check for any wounded or killed.... If you see a wounded HRF...bring them along for questioning."
Blaze and Reno gave a nod moving about to doing what they was told while I looked around the area as Dave gave a soft sigh.
"All the HRF is dead...and no pets got harmed...it's a good thing I staid behind to look after them tonight." Dave spoke softly while looking around, blinking his eyes as his sight came back slowly. "I heard the HRF talking about a small group of animals and humans attacking there small side base last night...they said it looked like a poor attack at first...but when they found out later about all their supplies were missing they said whoever ran the assault knew just what to do.".
"Ah yeah...I'm gifted that way I guess....to many war movies." I gave a soft snicker as Blaze and Reno walked over.
"Nothing to report sir...All the HRF are dead and the pets are in good health..." Reno said while shouldering a M4-90 tactical 12 Gauge shotgun and holding a HRF issued F90 Bull-pup Submachine Gun.
Blaze gave a soft nod in reply as I then looked to Dave.
"Well do you think the HRF will make another run at this place again?"
"Who knows...its quite easy to take them down when they don't have Night Vision." Dave smirked while looking around once more. "I did hear something about a new weapon being shipped by train to the lighthouse in two days...its supposed turn the tide of this and weed out all resistance.".
I shrugged slightly and looked up at the metal beams that held up the roof before a familiar voice came from the entrance.
"Ah...the Prodigy's child...I thought this would bring out who was behind the rebellion of animals and humans..."
"I told you before, you started a war you will not win." I turned around looking at Marco with pure hate, as Blaze and Reno growled deeply baring their fangs as their hackles raised up but soon calmed down when I held my hand up slightly. "He's mine..." I then looked to Marco with a grin "How long do you think it'll take for you to get your gun drawn before I blow a hole through your heart you murdering son of a bitch.".
"How about we find out Dog fucker." Marco retorted while reaching for his gun, but I was quicker. Just before his gun cleared the holster a hallow point .40caliaber round ripped into his chest.
"You...bastard...don't think your...fight is over yet...there is more of us...and we....will...kill....you." he groaned as he fell to his knees and soon face first onto the ground as blood pooled under him.
I stood there silently as smoke softly drifted up from the barrel of my gun before I gave a slight growl. "Then bring them on...I'll kill them all."
I slowly holstered the gun and turned to look at Blaze and Reno.
"Get everyone ready to leave...gather all the ammo and guns off the bodies...we got work to do." I said while moving over to Marcos body and searched it before pulling a PDA, and a data stick from a side pocket.
On the way back from the pet store I couldn't shake the feeling something bad was going to happen....something I didn't want to even think about, it haunted me ever since this damn war started and it was pissing me off on how much it was driving me insane...
The ride was in silence, and Blaze kept trying to start up a bit of idle talk but soon decided against it when I showed no interest. When we got back to base I helped unload all the gear we collected before I moved to the computer center where I was met by Ginger.
"Here...this might help out some." I said while handing her he PDA and Data Stick.
Slowly she took it and moved to a computer looking at the PDA before hooking it up and giving a soft sigh. "Who ever owned this or issued it must have been a top grade hacker like half of us in here...it'll take me some time to hack through the encryptions and gather the files needed...and I think they would have done the same thing to the other as well." she said while tapping a the keys before spinning around in her chair and looking up at me carefully before giving a soft sigh. I could see deep inside her eyes that something was wrong and she didn't wish to tell me.
"What is it Ginger...what's wrong?"
"It's your mother...she's waiting for you outside near the tree line...she wishes to speak to you alone. I'll....I'll keep working...on this PDA...see if I cant find something." she spoke in a broken voice as she turned around to her computer and kept working.
I blinked and walked out of the base after stripping away my armor and soon found my mother standing with her back to the base and her arms crossed as she watched the woods.
"Mother?"
"Wolf...I don't know If I ever told you just how much I love you and how proud I am of you." she said softly while turning around to look at me with tear stained eyes.
"Mom...what's wrong...please...tell me." I pleaded while stepping closer to her, and just before I reached out to touch her shoulder I was stopped by a soft, low growl.
"Don't touch me!" she sighed softly "I'm sorry...the medics say I have been injected with rabies...its why I am so...I...I don't know what I am any more....I cant even hold my own children any more because of this damn thing. They say I only have tomorrow to live...and that it will be a painful death..."
"What are you talking about mom?" I knew just what she was talking about....Rabies was fatal and when it killed...it would cause convulsions, inability to move and untypical behavior... practically a painful death and I knew just how she wanted out of it all before it happened...but I didn't want to admit this was all happening. Not to me damn it...this cant be real...its got to be a dream. I'm going to wake up any second now and I'll be in my bed waking up in a loving family.
"I don't want to suffer...I want to die peacefully..." she said before looking at me "I want you to kill me Wolf...before I lose all of who I am, and memory of those I love."
I stood there looking at her, my world standing still, I knew there was no other way...we had no cure and by the time we did get it...she would be dead...or worse...
Slowly I pulled my gun from the holster on my left leg and sighed deeply, my whole body shaking slightly as I watched her slowly get down upon her knees looking at me the whole time with loving eyes.
"Remember I will always love you my son...you have brought great joy to my life...you, your sister and father...I just wish I could be there for when you and her are mated to your life long partners...I will always watch over you."
I gave a weak nod as I softly placed the barrel to her head, swallowing the lump that had formed in my throat. "I love you too mom...you gave me strength."
"And I will give you strength now my son...do it...set me free."
With out even knowing it, my finger tightened on the trigger till the gun went off. My world shattered like glass around me as the gunshot echoed through the woods, my mothers lifeless body falling slowly upon the cold earth as somewhere in the distance the lone sorrowful songs of wolves drifted up over the trees and into the moonlight. I stood there silently looking at the gun that had just ended my mothers life. Soon my world started once more and I gave a yell of anger, pain, sorrow and despair that I swear could have been heard for miles as I reared back and tossed the gun as hard as I could into the darkness of the woods before I slowly fell upon my knees, with my head against the ground, I started to cry. I had promised myself I would never do it again...but here I was...on my knees in a river of pain and sorrow.
Slowly I looked up when I felt a paw rest upon my shoulder.
Jewel stood silently beside me with tears in her eyes as she helped me slowly to my feet and took me inside the base, and to my room. I sat there at the table trying to calm down.
I was told that a group from the medic staff had went out to burry the body and decontaminate the area. I then looked up when Natala, Cain, Blaze, Reno, Ginger, and Val who was a tall Lady Rhino, and was the tactical trainer for the new recruits, and I could only guess her and Cain hit it off in a relation if she was here; walked in.
We was all sitting at the table when Jewel brought over a large bottle of Black Berry Merlot and some glasses.
We all then got a glass and I was the first to speak.
"To a beautiful lady...a mother with no hate in her heart...full of unwavering guidance and wisdom of years. May her soul rest in peace." I was choking back the sobs and the wall of tears that wished to break free. "To Dianne Wolf...a loving mother."
"To Dianne." every one said in unison before we all downed the wine in our glasses.
I sat there silently before speaking once more "The HRF is going to pay...I swear to god and my mothers grave I will kill every last one of them." I stared daggers at my glass before I felt Natala's paw upon my shoulder.
"I'll follow you...you have my loyalty."
Cain smiled holding up his glass "You got mine as well."
Blaze and Reno grinned before speaking in unison "We'll fight by your side Fang and Claw...Captain."
"I ain't going to let anything happen to my brother...you got me by your side." Jewel smiled with a soft wink and a cute tilt of her head.
"No firewall or computer virus will keep me from gathering the info you need Sir." Ginger spoke up with a smile while giving the best "Peace" sign she could.
"You have my Skills to Train, Captain." Val spoke in a gruff voice that would have passed her as a male in a woman's body.
Slowly I gave a nod looking at them silently before I smiled softly "Thanks guys...that means a lot to me...Lets bring down the bastards that caused us so much pain and hate.."
I looked at the bottle of wine. "After we drink to the ones we lost.".
For what I was going to do when I found the one responsible for all the pain...I didn't want to remember much of it...or maybe I did...to see his pain...nether less...this was World War Three and it is time to unleash the dogs of war.
(To Be Continued.)
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After a long wait for some of you...I finished up the fourth chapter on UFA Vs. HRF... I do hope you like this...I didn't get heart set into it till the last part. So do forgive me and my mind was going Blah from lack of coffee...so ^_^ but all in all...Votes, Comments, Faves...the more I get the more I work... comments on spelling, and grammar errors will be welcome long as they are kept kind and helpful. Stay tuned for more of the story. I'm sure I can pull three more chapters from my mind before ending this one.