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Post by Marik_Ishtars_Gurl on May 8, 2003 3:53:39 GMT -5
Ruby has dodged all the crates and just smirks as they fall all around. "I'll finish this fight later, Barkin," she yells to the darkness, then sashays over to Killer. "Fine, then," she growls. "Let's go to that dog pound and kick some butt!" She cracks her whip for effect and manages to cut one of the crates in half with it.
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Post by Hedge on May 8, 2003 7:16:10 GMT -5
Hedge pricks up her ears as she recognizes Killer's bark (if you could call it that... sounds more like a rooster with laryngitis) She knows Killer is a big chicken, but she also knows that he is very clever when it comes to outwitting humans and the evil things they do in laboratories and pounds... much moreso than he is with the evil amidst his own canine world... OOC: KILLER! THIS IS YOUR CUE TO SHOW SOME STREETSMART SAVVY AROUND HUMANS...
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Post by Killer on May 8, 2003 21:31:27 GMT -5
OOC- A rooster with laryngitis? Gee, thanks Hedge. LOL! BIC- Killer doesn't know about kicking butt, but he is bound and determined not to leave that dreadful place without Hedge. He knows it's his chance to save her life in return for saving his--more than once.
As he and Ruby approach the ominous gray building, he's already weighing the pros and cons of their options. He's been involved in jail breaks before, so he's experienced. Judging by the silence of the place, it seems no humans are present, so the first thing he sets about doing is taking a blow torch to the thick chain and padlock on the pound gates. Little does he know, there's a cruel old man with a wart on his nose within the cold walls of the cinder block building.
He cringes instinctively as the chain finally falls to the ground with a metalic "clank". He hesitates a moment before pushing the gates open. The lonely creak of the rusted iron sounds deafening in the dead silence. He motions for Ruby to follow as he moves toward the building, beginning to circle it. Sure enough, he finds a broken grate up in a wall quite close to the roof."If we can get up there," he whispers to Ruby, "We'll either end up in the ventilation system or the rafters. I've never messed with this pound before, so I dunno what we'll be in. Either way, if there are any humans in there, we'll have the drop on 'em 'cause we'll be higher. Now to find a way up to that grate..."
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Post by Marik_Ishtars_Gurl on May 9, 2003 5:02:17 GMT -5
Ruby tosses her head. "Find a way up? That's too easy." With that she proceeds to push a large dumpster up against the wall. After making certain the lid is closed, she climbs on top and takes a springing leap, grabbing onto the edge of the opening and pulling herself up into it.
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Post by Hedge on May 9, 2003 7:55:29 GMT -5
Hedge can hear scratching, scraping noises coming from the outer ceiling area just above the kennel enclosure occupied by a rather clumsy looking Bloodhound. She hopes it's Killer and, just for safety's sake, she begins to bark rather shrilly hoping to drive the warty nosed man back out into the office area... She makes eye contact with the bloodhound and signals him to bark as well... He understands and begins to bark as well... and when a bloodhound barks, even E.F. Hutton listens!!!!
Sure enough, it was driving the human nuts and he quickly turned and exited the kennel area, banging a billy club on each cage as he went, screaming for the dogs to shutup...
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Post by Killer on May 9, 2003 23:29:26 GMT -5
Killer blinks in slight shock seeing Ruby push a dumpster. Yes, he definitely wants to stay on her good side...for his own sake. Shaking the disturbing images--mostly of himself being turned into a pretzel by the border collie--from his head, he returns his focus to the situation at paw.
Of course, it's not nearly as easy for him to make the jump from the dumpster to the attic grate as it had been for Ruby, due to his age and less-than-athletic build. He manages to just barely get a grip on the sill of the opening and he hangs there for a moment, trying to regain his energy before making the effort of hauling himself up the wall.
"Hedge...must know...we're here," he pants quietly once inside as he hears her barking mingled with that of many other dogs. He hears the human as well and that alone is enough to make him balk.
"Cheap kennel building," he comments bitterly as he realizes they are in the rafters of the pound, "Not even a ventilation system for the dogs in here. As if they don't have it bad enough, right?"
He would have much rather prefered a ventilation system as the risk of falling from one would be less than this predicament. The air in the building is stale and humid from the many panting dogs below and no fans to circulate the air. He proceeds with caution as he stretches to the next rafter, but apparently not enough caution as the woodwork gives way under him with a sickening crunch. Next thing he knows, he's lying on the concrete floor of the center aisle, the wind knocked out of him.
"Oh-ho..." he groans, picking himself up gingerly and looking up at Ruby, "I think our best bet would be to get that human back in here--I can't believe I'm saying this--and ambush 'im, then we all run out the main entrance. I don't wanna mess around on them rafters again."
While he waits for Ruby to find a safe way down, he starts searching for Hedge's kennel, intent on busting her out first, then getting to the others.
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Post by Marik_Ishtars_Gurl on May 10, 2003 5:34:56 GMT -5
Ruby just looks at him and shakes her head. "I could always rearrange his parts into alphebetical order without any help from anyone else. Leave that to me. You break the dogs out, if you think you can handle that."
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Post by Killer on May 11, 2003 21:31:08 GMT -5
Killer pins his ears and frowns at Ruby's insinuating that he is incapable--that releasing the dogs might be out of his league.
"'If you think you can handle that'," he grumbles, mimicking her in a nasal, sarcastic tone, "Hmph...alot she knows. It's not like I was born yesterday. I've done this kinda stuff more times than she has, I'll bet."
He snorts and tries to forget Ruby's cynical ways as he continues his search for Hedge. The room is pretty dark. Only a sliver of light comes through under the door that leads to the office.
"Hedge?" he calls in a soft whisper, "Hedge, where are ya?"
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Post by Marik_Ishtars_Gurl on May 12, 2003 4:59:14 GMT -5
Ruby lazily goes into the office and finds the man at his desk, an ugly expression on his face.
"Hey, Warthog," she sneers, even though she knows the man won't be able to understand her. "Now you're goin' down."
And she prepares to attack. Poor pity that man!
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Post by Hedge on May 16, 2003 10:37:01 GMT -5
Killer's voice is like music to her ears... (did I say that?)
"Killer, I'm over here... keep coming in the direction you're headed... yup, that's right... I can't believe you're here! Are you alone? Where's Ruby?"
Hedge is racing back and forth in her confined space, excited that help has arrived! (Did I say that about Killer?)
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Post by Killer on May 16, 2003 22:54:36 GMT -5
Killer doesn't pity that human one bit. He doesn't trust humans at all...especially adult ones. He smirks a bit hearing Ruby, knowing the guy is going to get what's coming to him.
"Ruby's takin' out the trash," he grins, snapping on safety goggles and turning the blow torch on to blast the lock on Hedge's kennel, "Stand back and I'll have ya out in no time flat."
Just as he had said, the lock is defeated in a matter of moments and it clatters to the floor. Killer then bumps the latch up with his nose and pulls the door open to let Hedge out.
"You okay?" he asks as he shoves his tools down the aisle a bit so he can get to work on the next kennel, "Hopefully, Ruby will be able to get the keys. It'll make this breakout a whole lot faster."
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Post by Hedge on May 17, 2003 8:40:52 GMT -5
Hedge takes the time to hug Killer...
"Thanks Killer! You are a real peach... er, pear...!"
Smiles real broad at Killer... and shows him her strong tough nails...
"And as for keys, sometimes these claws are for opening locks, not just diggin'!!!"
Bounds off and begins picking the locks on the other dog kennels... BOW! WOW! What a frenzy!!!!!
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Post by Killer on May 18, 2003 22:11:33 GMT -5
Killer grins back at Hedge--despite the "pear" joke--and gives her the thumbs-up as she starts releasing other dogs. While she works on one side of the aisle he goes back to work with the blow torch on the other side.
"I hope Ruby's okay," he says, glancing at the ajar office door, "I mean, she's tough, but with humans...ya just never know."
He shakes his head and goes back to work, trying not to worry too much.
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Post by Marik_Ishtars_Gurl on May 19, 2003 4:40:52 GMT -5
And Ruby strolls out, shaking some stray blood off her fur. "Good. Everything's under control out here, I see," is all she says.
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Post by Hedge on May 19, 2003 7:14:19 GMT -5
"Looks like we're finished here... now, I'm going to go find the one responsible for this..."
Hedge leaps over and around the mass of dogs and charges out the steel doors to the office, stopping to glance momentarily at the ugly man... Yuk! he certainly is a mess!
"Killer, if you're coming through here, don't look! It is not pretty."
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