Invane: WuterBreak

We had arrived onto the
ports inside our own exploding barrels that we hide ourselves in. The sounds of
waters splashing against the legs of the grounds beneath us with birds flying
high, squawking and some other things. Here was where we stand idle for a
moment while my ear flick upon hearing someone trying to cut open a small hole
into the side of the barrel. “So this is the place huh?" I heard Huzizu respond
to the silence surrounding us with someone nodding, “Yup! The port where all
the invading animals had came to wreck upon the realm." “I thought it is a
place where the goods are transported?" Pipped up Horizoki with Havlut growling
immediately afterwards, “Shut up. Someone is going to notice us."

A pause of silence came
between us before I hear a knock onto my barrel. For I turned to the side,
glancing at Harkell's barrel as he spoke to me “What is the plan? How are we
going to get in?" “First we need to get off these barrels." “Done." Responded
Horizoki who suddenly does a wave and magically the barrels came right off from
us. “Horizoki!" Started Havlut who stared angrily at Horizoki, “You blew away
our covers!" “He did say to get rid of them." Horizoki defended with paws up
high. Stopping the magic and plummeting the barrels into the depths of the
ocean waters, never to be seen ever again. “Damn," Mouthed Huzizu before
turning to me, I nodded silently.

We all sprinted forward.
Towards a series of bricks, steel pipes and other things that we could not
identified. Thus, we take cover and hide ourselves behind them while I peaked
over the top and stared up ahead. The field before me was vast. It stretched
from the ocean waters to our right towards the parking spot on the opposing
side. At the center lies a huge building or block something. It was painted
red, though I had noticed several yellow at some missed spots somewhere.
Shaking my head, I focused my attention towards the entrance of the block.
Staring down onto two guards who looked straight ahead. Their focus was laser focused
apparently that it would be impossible to get through them without getting
caught. Foreseeing this, I dipped my head down and exhaled a breath. Stress was
already upon my shoulders as Huzizu and Haziyo stepped up towards me,
whispered. I responded with my own.

But before we could come
up with a plan or something, my ears flicked hearing Horizoki, Haziyo, Harkell
and Havlut all charging ahead. Exposing their hiding spots as they ran forth
towards the two guards. Their mouths formed with soap that covered their fangs,
I had pondered that Horizoki was the one who gave them that. It bubbled over
their faces and spilling down upon the hard hot grounds, left behind upon their
wake. “Will this work?" I heard Huzizu questioned me as he joins me into
watching the event unfold. I nodded my head in silence, providing no
explanation as to what was happening in front of me.

For just as predicted,
the two guards screamed and yelled. Pointing their hands forth towards the four
'rabie' dogs in front of them. Parted away from their position and dove into
the ocean waters where they swam through, disappearing into the horizon seconds
later. The four said wolves rose their paws upon their mouths, whipping away
the form upon their fangs as they were clean nevertheless. With conclusive
clapping emerging from Huzizu and Haziyo, I just chuckled but sealed that
afterwards as I nudged both wolves out into the open. Regrouping with the other
wolves right at the entrance before heading right on in.

“I never knew that would
work." “Give the credit of that sudden plan towards Haziyo and Horizoki." Said
Havlut with a proud smile upon his face, “I never knew that the guards would be
that scared of being rabie." “Check the internet," I started without pondering
as the other wolves turned towards me, “There are lots of sources saying about
the cons about a rabie animal." “Hunter…" Trailed Harkell with a frown, “There
is no internet. What century do you think we live in?" “Modern." I responded
with hesitation, turning to such said wolf as he looked at me with concern,
“Are we not in the medieval century? Where psychical fights exist and fisting
matters." “Yuck, do not even joke about fisting!" Exclaimed Huzizu looking away
with his face all hardened and such. I rolled my eyes, but was glad about the
sudden change in the conversation while I focused my attention towards the
horizon up ahead.

In the case that the
readers never understood, we are inside the tunnel. It was a short one however
unlike the other tunnels that we had entered through. Like the tunnel of love
for one thing. But never minding that now, that is a story saved for another
time. Anyway! We walked through the tunnel. I had noticed how lit the tunnel
was, with the lights and bulbs hanging above us. Flicking about as if they were
making this into a horror film or story. “Whatever!" I growled to no one in
particular which startled the wolves behind me. Their conversation was suddenly
halted, eyes facing forth towards me with concerns looks upon their faces. But
before anyone could speak, we had arrived onto the…

Factory.

“Why the dramatic pause?"
Questioned Horizoki, tilting his head to one side. “Cause it is beneficially
and makes the readers preoccupied with the story that I was telling. In my pov
of course." “You cannot short cut point of view, Hunter." Harkell explained,
looking at me with eyes half closed. “Every writer knows that." “Shut up!" I
responded back, silencing the conversation for a short bit while we all turned
our attention towards what was surrounding us. Converybelts were to our sides.
A pair of them, I believed. They all stretched towards the line of plastic
little rectangles that meet their end. A pair of boxes were peaking out from
the opening  covering the rectangles
however. Beyond them was a staircase, leading upstairs into the second floor
where a door awaits for us. A red light shines above the door. We never knew
how to get in there however.

“So we have arrived onto
the factory." Started Huzizu, shifting his attention towards me as he
continued, “Why are we in the factory? Is there a purpose for us to be here?"
“Well we needed to deliver this to the center." I respond, turning over to
Haziyo who grabbed his pale bag. Fishing with his paw before pulling the object
inside. It was a small cube that suddenly glows. It changes color at slower
speeds, from red down towards purple. “So this is the overdrive that dragoness
was talking about." Commented Horizoki with me nodding, “Yeah, she wanted us to
place this… As we will see very soon however." “Cannot spoil it huh?" Spoke
Huzizu with a big smile upon his snout as I nodded responding to him, “Yup."
And winked following afterwards, “All part of the fun."

So like I said we-

“Guys stop!" Exclaimed
Horizoki after we had stepped forward. Preparing ourselves already to heed to
the steps and up towards the second floor. “This is much faster." He said after
a pause, setting down that old catapult that we had used from the previous
story. “Oh no." Whispered Huzizu while all our ears were flattened against our
skulls. Having remembered all the scares and fear we had when riding that
machinery. As Horizoki patted his paw against the side of the catapult, he
grinned at us and said “Come on. This is much faster than walking." “But more
prone to injury for us!" Exclaimed Haziyo. Despite our fears, we all climbed
into the old catapult's cup. It was tighter than usual as I had wondered if any
of us had gotten fatter during our break. Though shaking my head, Horizoki
pulled the switch and threw us straight into the window above us. Horizoki
followed afterwards.

The window shattered into
a thousands pieces as we all piled up upon the ground. Moaning our pain while I
climbed up onto my feet. Dusting myself of anything that cling onto my good fur
and turned around towards the window. I was prepared to say something to
Horizoki; but the words caught inside my throat when I had noticed such said
wolf coming straight at me. With eyes widened, he tackled me onto the ground
and thus repeated the moaning sounds again from the pair of us. Though the
other wolves had already aroused and got up onto their four feet, they still
pulled us apart and forced us to stand soon afterwards.

For a brief moment we all
stared angrily at Horizoki. Afterwards, we turned our attention towards the door
in front of us. I take the lead and move my pack forward and along the
circumference of the round table adjacent to us. Heading through the door and
onto the empty quieting hallway, my ears perk upon a sound. I turned, noticing
Horizoki already grabbing the rod from the corner of the room. “Where did you
get that?" Spoke Harkell as I, Huzizu and Haziyo dipped out of the room. “From
this corner. What does this do I wonder…" Horizoki answered and trailed
afterwards as he started shaking the thing. Such said thing started glowing and
a loud blast came afterwards which startled both wolves and so did us. As we
three peaked back into the room again, we were marvel by the sight. But was a
bit surprise that Horizoki would be taking that rod after all.

The entire room was
frozen ice. Shiny while sparkles spark all around the room. Yet despite Harkell
and Horizoki being frozen, they were able to unfreeze themselves and walked
calmly through the door while they pushed at us. “Never speak of this again."
“Why?" Huzizu asked with a smile upon his snout. Despite Harkell narrowing his
eyes at Huzizu, the two never faltered or did anything else. For only when they
do so was when I howled at the rest of them, gaining their attention as I lead
them down the hallways.

The hallways were empty
and boring. No originality in coloring however too as all we see was the pale
white colors painted upon the walls in front of us. The light bulbs above
flickered and sometimes went off which would startle Huzizu and Horizoki. Both said
wolves growled when Harkell teased them about it. It went on for several
seconds before one of the two said wolves tackled Harkell and rolled them
further away from us. “Wolf fight!" Exclaimed Horizoki as he, Havlut, Huzizu
and Harkell started dog piling them. They left my sight as they rounded the
corner. Sounds of fighting, grunting and among other sounds faded as my ear
flickered in response and annoyance. I huffed grunted while following them
down, yet deep down I was a bit worried and safe knowing that the idiots would
run into something eventually.

After some time of boring
walking through the series of hallway after hallway, I heard some talking. I
blinked suddenly and heed forth carefully. Reaching the end of the hallways
where I paused in my steps, lean my head forward to peak through the corner
walls and directing my eyes upon a group of wolves and humans standing in front
of me. I narrowed my eyes yet was curious as I revealed myself out towards the
rest of them. With the humans screaming and panicking, pointing their hands
towards me knowing another wolf was among them, my pack turned around and
smiled. Yet I scowled at them, demanding “What is going on?" “We are having a
hockey match." Answered Horizoki with a wide all knowing smirk upon his snout.
My eyes widened at that sight; knowing full well what was about to unfold. And
as I groaned facepalming and closing my eyes, I huffed before whispering at
him. “And you are going to cheat to win?" A nod erupted from his head as he
soon became dizzy shortly afterwards, that smirk still plastered upon his face.

I groaned, 'this is not
going to be easy for the humans however.' I thought in response, shifting my
attention towards such said humans in response. Watching them as they chatter
amongst themselves with excitements and cheers all around. I felt a nudge, my
head was turned away from them to Horizoki who spoke with a wink at me,
“Anyway. With them distracted, it is yours to obtained." I looked at him with a
scowl, “Why the heck do you want me to go ahead of you a-" “And the game
started!" One of the humans exclaimed. “But we are using that as a puck."
'Crap.' I thought while the cube was yanked from my paws and dropped upon the
ground as the game started.

In the end and like I
said, the wolves had cheated. They knocked, bit, howled and other annoying
things that they can do to distract the humans from the game. Surprisingly, it
all worked all the same. And thus with the humans 'knocked out', they departed
and so did we. Heading through the remains of the hallways and reaching the end
where a room awaits for us.

“Finally!" Exclaimed
Huzizu dropping his black helmet down upon the brown table. “You said it!"
Started Haziyo while Horizoki and Harkell have their attentions turned towards
the wall in front of them. “Never knew you guys would win that match." I said,
trying to pick up a conversation. Despite me knowing that they would cheat to
win in that match and Horizoki all knowing winning face as he met my eyes, I
exhaled a breath and closed my own. Turned away from them all and glanced over
to Horizoki and Harkell as I wondered what they were doing. In curiosity,  I headed up towards them. Sat adjacently
towards Horizoki as his head was turned towards me, I pipped up asking “Why are
you guys here? Staring at this wall." “A black door was here." Responded
Harkell as I looked at him suddenly, “A door?" “Yeah." “Are you sure?" “yes."
You can see how this conversation goes.

“Hey guys," Spoke Haziyo
as his voice filled the room. I and Havlut turned towards Haziyo who motioned
for us. I parted from Horizoki and Harkell, walking around the brown table
towards Haziyo. I rose up to my hind legs, plopping my paws upon the surface of
the aqua countertop where a white drawn map settle before Haziyo's and my eyes.
A tilt came from Harkell as he questioned Haziyo who went onto explain about
the map, but never knew the floor of which it came from. As he went on
explaining about it, I took one look upon the map drawn in front of me then
spoke immediately afterwards, “Its a parking lot map. There is something
labeled as an 'x' at the other end of the lot." I concluded, setting my paw at
the mark which Haziyo and Havlut took noticed, turned their attention towards
one another before looking to me.

With a rolled up map and
tuck inside Haziyo's waste pocket, we dropped onto four paws and walked calmly
around the table again. Meeting up with Horizoki and Harkell, both of which
turned their heads over to us as Haziyo spoke towards the two. “Alright guys,
staring time is over. Lets go." “Where we going?" Questioned Horizoki as
Harkell stretched his body and muttered something underneath his breath. Haziyo
smiled briefly, nudging onto my flank as I stumbled to the side before glancing
at him. Then towards Horizoki and answered his question, “Towards the parking
lot." “With cars and such?" A nod and then silence came afterwards. I knew that
everyone was not excited about the parking lot for forbidden memories had
surfaced upon them. Each one was perhaps different for them. But me, it was a
repeating cycle.

I will tell more later,
for now we walked out the door we had came in. Backtracked into another door
where we descended the steps into the floor below us. For before we knew it, we
were already in the factory. Descending the stairs for the last time, we
reached the cold grounds beneath our feet. Horizoki and Haziyo shivered upon
the touch with Harkell sneezing for some reason alone. We make our way towards
the hiding door underneath the stairs where Havlut grabbed onto the knob door,
opening it and revealing the contents 
that lies inside. We glanced inward. Noticing that a room was before us.
Without hesitation, we entered inside. The door closed behind us with Horizoki
pressing onto the button labeled “B". The room moved downward and we waited in
peaceful silence.

Or at least it would had
when the elevator started shaking suddenly. Our heads snapped towards the
shaking part before all our eyes turned to one another. Questions and thoughts
were upon our heads as the room started pummeling down through the floors,
descending rapidly into the bottom floor below us. “B" was what I believed. For
when the doors parted was the only time we all pour our into the parking lot.
Groans and unwavering vomits was our responses with Harkel complaining
something. I never knew what it was however. It had taken our some seconds or a
minute before we completely recovered from the experience. Thus as we do so, we
looked about upon the parking lot we were in.

Emptiness. Quietness. Red
lights shining above us. I shivered and so did the other wolves. As I motioned
everyone, they all nodded and heed forth together as a group with me tailing
behind them. This entire room felt cold and unwanted like no one had ever lived
here before. As my attention was turned towards the walls and pillars of the
parking lot, I had quickly noticed how there were writings on the wall. Like
'turn back' or 'she is coming' something like that. “What happened to our
cheery over the top slapstick comedy?" Commented fearfully Horizoki as he felt
his fur standing up. No one answered him as we continued onward. Deeper into
the grounds, further from the safe elevator door behind us.

A long silence fell upon
our ears and head; my headache came back pounding inside my brain. The ringing
echoed surrounding me as I watched the fire and flames erupt from the oil
baskets elsewhere. It all illuminated the huge parking lot room a bit, to the
point that we were able to see what was ahead. But what else is there to see
however despite the quietness surrounding us? Shivering, I whispered quietly
towards the others “Let just get this over already." “Agreed." Responded the
chorus as everyone kept silent afterwards, we continued walking. But I stopped
immediately. For something caught my ear. The sounds of someone's footsteps
echoing around the square. Bouncing from pillar to pillar, to wall from walls.
I looked back, wondering what was there. But saw nothing else, other than a
creature meeting up with my eyes.

I screamed and so did the
creature. Our voices filled the dreadful air while I pointed up ahead,
scrambling quickly onto my feet and running ahead. Bypassing the other wolves
who looked at me with a mixture of surprise, dread and concern. “Look behind
you!" I yelled at them respondingly without having to look back upon them. They
turned around and glance, but saw nothing there. Save for the flames and fire
and other stuff about; they still shrugged when they glance at one another.
Screams filled their lungs as the air surrounding them was paused. For they
catch up to me and ran alongside as we ran deeper into the parking lot.