Get me out

Hearing both Lucy and Blade answer her call, Reika nearly ran to where they were. She found them, scared and cuddled together but otherwise them being scared, they weren't hurt. Eyeing the two, she immersed herself in pure contentment; the pressure that had crushed her body just moments before relinquished its vice-like grip, dissolving her fears like fireworks spitting into the cold, crisp air. For now, they were safe. "Are you both alright?" She asked, though she already saw how they looked it didn't help to ask and make sure. From what she heard from somewhere else in the building with Poker and Seth, she didn't want to just say someone is safe just based on looks.

Reika examined the cage seeing that there was one of those lift and pull kinds she got up on her hind legs, ignoring the sharp pain in her leg. Putting one of her paws underneath the latch, she pushed it up and tried to latch onto the lock part of the cage with her teeth. She almost had it, only to stop as she heard what could only be a human.

Perking her ears and stopping in her actions, she listened in case the human approached the area with her and Lucy and Blade. Fortunately, luck was on her side and the human didn come in. Reika finally latched onto the lock with her teeth, pulled it which caused the cage door to click open. "Hurry now little ones," she ushered the two as she sat down, licking her wound and as the door swung open from the lack of of a lock. "The door's open."

Starstrike woke up to the feeling of something strange around her neck. She sleepily pawed at it, expecting to find nothing at all and realize she had just been dreaming. But her paw hit something solid, a collar, she believed is what Humans would call it. She was confused as to how a collar had been placed on her, but even more confused as to why she couldn't feel grass or dirt under her paws. She stood up and stretched, still hoping to be dreaming.

She turned around hoping to smell something familiar, but all she got was the faint scent of some of her clanmates. She sighed and took a few steps forward, intent on searching for anything that could help her figure things out. What she didn't expect was to bump into something and get shocked by it. She let out a whimper and backed up, directly into  something else that shocked her. She yelped and moved away.

She now knew that she was probably in a cage, she sighed and laid down. "Definitely not dreaming." She growled. She stared at the cage, wondering what would happen if she started growling and howling loudly. "Maybe someone would... No, it's pointless." She mumbled. She curled her tail around her face and waited for anything to happen.

"Look, #126 is awake. Finally" Starstrike heard someone say. "I think it's blind." Said another someone. She flattened her ears against her head, and tried to ignore them. "Pretend they aren't there." She told herself.

As the humans came back outside the gasped. “How does a dead wolf leave!?” The man exclamated annoyed. “She tricked us” the women gritted her teeth together. As they slammed the door Poker lazily stood once again. Her weight shifted into the wall before the dame looked back towards the enclosure. She made her way towards it and sniffed the fences gently. As a light zap caught her snout a yelp was earned before she huffed and walked around it curiously. Seeing wolves from her pack the female was definitely interested to get inside. Yet also she was the only one who seemed to have grasped freedom. Maybe she could help? Poker barked once lowly trying to get Her alphas attention. Walking around the fence to get as close as possible to him she tilted her head. “What’s going on out here?” Her ears flattened as she laid her hind quarters along the ground. Her tail curled to join her side. The broads face still was trapped within the muzzle. The chain broken and hanging as her head lifted once again. Cuts and slices made throughout her body, most covered with dried blood. You could she was tired and weak physically, she didn’t want to admit it though.

Reika looked around the kennel area, her ears swiveling. "Yes, dears." She answered though she trailed off. After a couple minutes of silence, she nuzzled both of them but that was interrupted by the bang of a door in another room. 'Crap' she thought mentally. Eyes widened, breaths ragged and harsh, Reika began to frantically look around the room for any escape routes. It wouldn't be a good idea to go through the way she came as the human may notice and give chase. Spotting an open window, Reika grabbed both pups by their scruffs, that wasn't an easy task but she had to do what she had to in such short notice.

Jumping on a box that so happened to be underneath the window, Reika scrambled onto it, almost yelping when she bumped her leg near the wound on the edge of the box and hissed in pain instead. The human began to walk toward the room that Reika, Lucy, and Blade were in forcing Reika to tough it out, pull herself onto the box, onto the sill of the window and jumping out. Thankfully it wasn't a far drop as she would've been more hurt than she already was. Putting down Lucy and Blade, she nudged them against the wall as she heard the human approach the window from inside.

"Stay under me and don't run off even if you see your mum, alright?" She whispered to the two as she began to walk along the wall with almost a heavy limp.

Reika glanced back at Lucy and Blade for a brief second, looked up behind them then back forward and nodded. "Just an old injury. Don't worry about it, it's nothing serious," she answered, one of the few times she was avoiding a question. Glancing at the sky; it was almost sunset, she knew the buzzing coming from the fence would soon be turning off and she knew that the three of them needed to hurry. Reika picked up her pace, only slightly, her leg still hurting and bleeding down to the ground. The splatters were well spaced apart, suggesting that either the bleeding wasn't heavy or they were moving quickly.

"We're going to have to hide for a few hours," Reika said in a low whisper, using her tail as a barrier in front of Lucy and Blade as to stop the two from continuing as a human just went by the front of the building. Spotting a large bush a few feet away, Reika once again picked the pups up by their scruffs and darted towards the bush once she saw that it was safe to advance. Once hiding in the bush, she set the two down and nearly collapsed herself in exhaustion.

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The large dame lifted herself to her paws once again. Dragging her body along the edges of the fence she found a place that appeared almost lower than the rest. Allowing her body to be shifted back on her hind leg Poker sprung herself up. Her paws caught the top of the fence yet she was tossed off. Her weight wasn’t held and the fence zapped her. The female growled half heartedly as she licked the back of her paws. Her fur shifted in layers as a cool breeze shifted over the lands. This made the female lower her head to the ground. She couldn’t leave everyone here nor could she stay outside. Poker was in no shape to go against the elements. Slowly bending her body to a crouch the broad pressed her nose to the ground. Walking around the enclosure once again she searched for a way in. Stepping back for a Moment as her nose caught the scent of humans, fresher than the rest. Her odd eyes scanned over the fence as finally her eyes caught sight of the door. Making her way closer her nose ran up and down the door, occasionally getting zapped making the female jump back with a low yelp. Many failed attempts were put into action in hopes to open the door yet she hadn’t see one of this making. Some doors Poker could figure out yet this one was different. Seeing as this seemed to be a waste of time she continued dragging her weak body about the lab. She now turned towards the building looking for ways to get inside. As Poker looked across the enclosure she spotted a large metal box. Her ears lifted with their tears within them towards the box. The dame swung her tail swiftly to her left before traveling that way. Upon first sight of it it was only a box. As Poker studied the box further it seemed to power the fence. Easing her body back the female attempted jumping onto it. Her first try failing greatly. Her front paws ran off the edge as she couldn’t get anything to help her up. Backing up the female exhaled. She looked the box up and down before backing further from it. Lowering her body towards the ground into a stalking position, the female used the little bit of energy she had to run at the box. A foot or two before said box she launched herself up best she could. The broad yelped as she got onto the box and rolled into the fence. She jumped to her paws whimpering after the slight toasting her body had received. Poker could barely stand, her body now with its shock of realization (Quite Literally) was feeling the small cuts into her body and the extremely sensitive bruises. As she turned towards the fence side her body ached with every movement. If she jumped inside, she would hit the ground. With her body in this state there was no way she was going to land it or be okay. A sigh escaped the female knowing she just let her weakness win. Carefully sliding off the box the dame still fell. Her front legs collapsed under her weight. As the broad landing on her chest another louder yelp filled the air for a moment. At this rate the humans would find her by her yelps. Poker laid there for a good 15 mins before finding the will to Carry on with life here. She could briefly recall other wolves inside the lab, maybe she could help. Poker made her way towards the lab as silent as possible. Her body felt like it was cracking on every step. Almost as if tiny shards of glass had been sprinkled into her flesh. Winces so great you could hear them and you could tell it was bad by how the female walked. Usually carrying herself with pride, no longer. She looked like a old dog that had been hit by a car a few times. That’s what it felt like as well. She forced herself to make it into a window of the lab. The pain of jumping up and into the lab was enough to almost make the female pass out. Stuffing herself under a table the female pressed her wet nose to the floor. She picked up 4 wolves scents. The closest seemed to be Seth. Poker let her ears lift as she made her way into the lab further. Following the scent of others she continued on with slight hope for the others. Her claws dragging of the clean tiles, filling the lab with a low sound.

Reika flicked an ear upon hearing a female voice shouting and glanced to where she hsd just come from. The voice wasn't too familiar to her, but it was familiar enough for her to know that it was someone from her pack. "Stay here. I'll be back." She said to the pups and giving them a soothing lick, she darted out of the bush after making sure there were no humans around. Once back at the window; it was surprisingly still open, Reika jumped and missed the ledge. Growling low, she jumped again, this time her claws gripped the window's edge.

Giving a slight tail wag at her success, she climbed up the window and back into the lab. "Hello?" She called into the kinda dark room, careful as to not alert any humans. Swiveling her ears around for any sign of humans and hearing none, she hopped down from the window sill, onto the box and on the floor. "Hello? I can hear you but can you hear me?" She called again, hoping she didn't have to come back inside this god forsaken building.

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15 minutes later and the wolf was back to his old innovated self … well, the closest it was going to get at this point. Starvation and dehydration eradicated completely, the brute stood up fully with his hefty legs stretching all the way. His head held high with his tail swaying gently from side to side. His once hazel fur now matted with strands interwoven with one another. Going from a disorganized mess to a topsy-turvy look. Nothing appearing in order. His eyes narrowed a little, full force of his emotion tumbling back. ‘Should have left me for dead. Big mistake fixing me up humans.’ He snarled. Anger, confusion, and pure rage cursing its way through his tensed muscled form. The males face contorted from proper mannerisms to confusion when he heard shouting.

The wolf stalked to the front of the relentless cage and looked around. As he moved, he realised he wasn’t being restricted, from breathing or movement. ‘Big mistake’ He muttered happily. Unable to see anything he tried scenting once more, lifting his nose. ‘A pack wolf, and closer than the last one, another female.’ he whispered to himself – observing. He had kept an eye on the human’s patterns.

Most of the time they left him alone unless they wanted something. Normally coming in groups of 2 or 3. It was unknown to him how much time had passed if it was hours or days by this point. No windows giving a sense of time or direction. ‘Not much to work with’ He stated. He wasn’t sure who was in the same facility with him. He had a choice to make. The brute could either attract unwanted attention or converse with the other wolf. Both had pros and cons which could out way each other in various ways.

‘Hello?’ Seth called hastily unsure of when the next rotation of humans was about to happen. They would beat the life out of them if they suspected anything. That was the last thing he needed, however now thinking about it he wouldn’t mind showing the adversaries what he was capable of when they ticked him off.

A game plan is all he needed. A strategy to not get them killed but to release them from the combatant’s grasp. Out of their reach. Out of their control. Freedom. That was their goal. He realised that it was not a measly little key that kept the entrance bound together … it was something more advanced. An electron system. ‘A card of sorts … or …no.’ The brute’s features dropped as he thought of the how the guard was getting in and out. ‘2 doors’ He whispered to himself, thinking. Every time … 2 sets of noises. The escape was their however he needed to strategically manifest a plan.

As he waited for a reply from the stranger wolf, the sire paced around his domain. Up and down repeatedly. His hard-padded paws gliding up and down, skimming the surface of the pallid deadpanned concrete surface. His body slimmed with his thew evident with the movement. All pain from before now diminished. His features schooled, masked even with the brute being well skilled in the art of facades. Wall to wall, dividing each sector within the specific region of the large facility they were enclosed in. The sires features contradictory to his own feeling within himself.

His mind skipping of else were briefly to others that may or may not be held captive with the hellhole. Droplet, Poker, Umi & Vixen. Maybe more – he could only hope they were not getting themselves into any sort of trouble. It must have come as quite the shock to them as it did to him –with questions being raised that they did not have any answers to.

At a loss of thought and ideas, the brute decided to clean himself up a little. He walked back to the centre of the cage and chose to move the lustrous bowls that sat there, desolated. He picked each bowl up making as little noise as possible. Grasping the first bowl in his jaw between the 2 rows of canines, he moved it to the entrance of the encasement he was in. He repeated the action with the second bowl. Finally having space, he bent all founds landing a little harsher than wanted upon the floor. He groomed his hazel fur with precision and utmost care. Knawing at the infestation of dirt and bugs that had mysteriously found their way onto him. Licking the surface of his coat he smoothed it out. Unwinding the knots. Re-organising the way he looked and presented himself. First, his body to then moves onto his legs, feet, and tail. Finally, he took the time to inspect his paws and soft squishy pads. He started with the front left moving onto the right. He spread each one working in-between the gaps were unwanted dirt and soot had seemed to have homed itself. He used his teeth to expertly access the gaps.

Finally finishing he rested. Laying outstretched with his paws left over right and having his head mounted upon them both.

Suddenly the brute heard speaking of another familiar pack wolf, getting up & running to the front of the cage. ‘Hello?’ he shouted a little louder than before. Finally, some help is on the way. He had forgotten about the access being a little more advanced and upgraded from the standard cages. Maybe they would get out of this alive. Find the others and survive.

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'We need to get out of here ... I hear another pack wolf ... a female I think' he stated sniffing around. 'I don't know how far away they are but they are around. Any ideas where we could be?' He asked the other wolf in a shallow tone as to not attract any unwanted attention to them. He paused his movements as a faint scent whisped through the corridor made up of kennels and cages. A human ... no, 2 humans. He backed up a little. Even though he was restored and almost back to full health he wouldn't be able to take them on if they decided to enter the section. Neither wolf had a chance. If it was 1 v 1 ... then maybe. He sat down near the far end of the cage and waited for the others wolfs reply to his questions asked. So help them if they came in wanting to start a fight... that's what they would get.