Roleplay- 16th of December

Bravo had rushed under when he heard the noises, and is in shock when he sees the corpse that was once Snicker. He sighs and heads back out. He had doubt they would ever live long with their injuries inflicted by Linda. It seems now they've died for a completely unrelated reason.

ooc- Can we just say the Midnights have made it back to their burrow. I don't think Stormy will be playing anymore.

ooc: Sure. Hopefully Stormy will return. It'd be sad if she leaves the role play:( She's a good role player and fun to role play with.

Tank looks up hearing the pitter patter of paws echoing through the bolt hole tunnel. It shatters his heart as when the whole group gathered by his side, they witness Snicker's mangled, lifeless body. Why did Ghost do something so heinous, and to his children?! Tragically, it was inevidable Triscuit and Snicker would die before adulthood. Because of Linda, they were cursed to live life with physical handicaps. It was only a matter of time before someone or something would take advantage of their crippled conditions and kill them. Tank sobs hysterically, burrying his face in his son's fur again. The next time I spot that heartless Ghost, I'm going to brutally kill him! He won't be getting away alive!!! I'll avenge Snicker and Triscuit's deaths and nothing or no one is going to stop me!

Jackie watches Tank and sighs sadly. She too would also go after Ghost, if he were to return. He had taken innocent lives away with cold blood and had permanently affected many of the group's members.

Meg sits by Tank, also quietly sobbing. She was unsure of what was ahead, but knew she would never be the same. She wouldn't be the adventurous, bubbly little pup that she was. She didn't realise how much darkness had poured into her mind since Snicker and her were separated from the group.

Buckeye looks around, now having caught the Willow's scent. She runs in their direction, unaware of the fate of one of their own.

Snowflake also eagerly follows, hoping to find everyone safe.
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At the Midnight's burrow, Eztli looks around, unhappily and decides to tend to his wounds. He had some nasty scratches all over his body, particularly his back. However, the source of most of his pain came from his front paw that Suri had grabbed during the fight. He winced as he lifted his paw and began grooming it, hoping that it would eventually heal.

Kassy shifts her weight uncomfortably and finally trots over to Eztli, she smiled and began to tend to his wounds.

Mozart eagerly follows Buckeye,she's unaware that Snicker has also met his death bed from the jaws of an adult Meerkat.

Ashtail closed her eyes, feeling both anger and sorrow. She knew once everyone else in the mob learned of Snicker's fate, their hatred toward Ghost would only increase to the max level. The next time that male dared to show his face, the mob would rip him apart. He wasn't going to escape unharmed next time!

Tank continues sobbing histerically, unable to stop the streaming tears from pooling onto his deceased son's fur. Never has he cried so hard nor been this furious. Tank is usually a tough trooper, able to control his emotions in times of crisis, but in this circumstance, he can't help but to let his emotions of hatred and sorrow pour out of him. His hate towards Ghost for distroying his family is immense. The next time they meet, a duel to the death will ensue, and he'll make sure Ghost won't be the one to emerge from the fight alive.

At the Midnights, a warm feeling of joy over comes Black Widow when she makes it to the burrow safely and still alive. Almost immediately, she collapses a few feet from the burrow entrance, her ability to remain concious faltering.

At the Midnights, Wilson slowly returns to his mob, his face scarred and bloodied, and one eye missing.

Unaware of the Midnights returning to their burrow and the Willows mourning the loss of Tank’s son Snicker, Josephine rested uncomfortably in the shade panting.
The poor female has back tracked over her trail several times in the afternoon heat and has no luck at all of finding the young Jumaa pup Saffron. Distressed and disappointed, she rested her head against the warm sand and whimpered.

Bahrag appears on the horizen... Rahkshi is nearby as well.

Wilson decides to head in and rest. He's sustained major injuries, and he needs to rest.

Black Widow struggles to remain concious. At the moment, she can't muster the strength to drag herself into the burrow where she'll be safer to rest. She's lost alot of blood, which has rendered her too weak move. Most of her wounds are scored along her torso down to her back legs, some of which are deep gashes at risk of becoming infected. Her chances of survival look to be bleak.

Eztli smiles back at Kassy and also tends to her wounds.
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Buckeye approaches the meerkats at the bolthole, still unaware of Snicker's death.

Snowflake immediately goes into the bolthole to check on Jackie.

Jackie watches Tank, a solemn expression on her face.

Meg watches Tank sympathetically, wishing she could have done something to avoid this tragedy.

Bahrag approaches the group slowly.

Rahkshi approaches Black Widow in way as to not startle her...

Tank becomes over come with guilt, also wishing he could've done something to have prevented his childrens' murders. Maybe if he remained close to Triscuit and Snicker and was keeping a protective watch over them, they wouldn't be dead. He growls, angry with himself for being negligent.

Black Widow lifts up her head as she heard the sound of paw steps approaching her. As her eyes meet the source, she immediately recognizes the figure to be Rahkshi and squeaks with excitement, but not loud enough for the rest of the mob to hear.

Wilson is unaware that ex-DM Bahrag is in the area, and tending to his wounds underground.

Jackie peeps softly to Tank, hoping to stop him from taking it out on himself. It's not your fault. You took care of them more than anyone I've ever seen with their pups. You didn't see this coming and taking it out on yourself will only make matters worse...

Meg continues sobbing, also filled with guilt.

Snowflake reaches Jackie, happy to see her alive. He catches on the sadness in the atmosphere and frowns. What was wrong? Why... his eyes caught the sight of Snicker and he finally realised what was going on. He feels his heart sink and sighs sadly.

Buckeye looks around, before also going below ground to see what's going on.

Ashtail manages to compose herself and nods in agreement with Jackie. That's all we can do... Take care of the pups and hope for the best... But I assure you Tank... We will get Ghost for this. Maybe not today nor tomorrow. But one day... We'll ensure he'll pay for his crimes and meet his demise. She felt the Willows will see Ghost again some day. He may keep away from them for now for killing three of their pups, but rovers always came back... eventually.

Tank stifles his tears and nods in agreement with the 2 females. Ghost is definitely an expert at using stealth and cleverness to achieve his murderous intentions. There's no doubt that's how he managed to strike down Triscuit and Snicker. Tank really wasn't suspecting tragety to strike his family. He had no idea it was coming. He needs to stop blaming himself for his kids' demise and move on to caring for the remaining pups in his litter. They're relying on him to be strong. Having recieved some reassurance from Jackie and Ashtail, and feeling heart warmed by their comments on how well he's been parenting his pups, Tank picks himself up, donning a facial expression of determination. His remaining pups are depending on him, so he must maintain that strong devotion to care, protect and nurture them. On the thought of Ghost, Tank too feels the monster will return to attempt to strike down more Willow pups in the future. That day he returns, he'll meet his demise. They'll make certain of that!

Buckeye reaches Tank and the others and peeps, at first irritated and unaware of Snicker's death. What are you still doing here? We have to... Her eyes also catch the lifeless body of Snicker and she stops talking. She backs away slightly and peeps softly. Sorry...

Meg looks over at her mother, at first surprised with her tonne. What was her problem. Once she realises that she was completely unaware of Snicker's death, her thoughts change. Buckeye also had a family to worry about and in this situation, she would've also been annoyed if her group was in a bolthole for what at first appeared to be no apparent reason.

Jackie looks over at Buckeye, thankful that she had found them. Now the group was together and could walk home safely.

Snowflake is also relieved, but also heart-broken after the horrible fate that Snicker had faced.

Motherly-Mozart is still above ground, unaware of the groups tradegy, she looks at the group with concern and notices Snickers lifeless corpses lying bruised and bloodied, she gasps horrified and looks at Tank Oh my god, Tank, I..m...Im so sorry! she went up to him and let him cry into her neck, she nuzzled his neck and sighed before glancing at Meg with concern.

Kassy grinned and nuzzled his neck, she smiled and moved closer to Eztli.

Tank makes eye contact with Buckeye, giving her a scowl of disapproval for her harsh tone. That wasn't nescissary in a time like this. As he realizes she's unaware of Snicker's death, his expression softens, nodding in acceptance to her apology once she takes notice of the tragety. He understands she was concerned for her family and was making sure everyone was safe before deciding to just trek home. He greatly respects that unselfish part of her and expresses it with a smile of admiration. As Mozart offered him her shoulder to cry on, he cuddles with the compassionate female, eventually being lulled into a calm state by her nurturing care.

Ashtail's eyes lower to the ground as more and more of the Willows become aware of Snicker's untimely death. First Triscuit, and now Snicker... And the group had not yet learned of another pup's death at the burrow, caused by the same rover who killed Triscuit and Snicker. Ghost would leave more than a permanent emotional scar on the Willows, he also left behind their endless hatred toward him and desired to spill his blood.

Mozart looks away from Tank as tears roll down her face and drop onto the sandy floor, she sobs but wipes them away and nuzzles Tank, she has to stay strong, for him.

Seeing Mozart attempt to conceal her tears, Tank nuzzles her comfortingly, assuring her it's ok to cry in front of him. Not one to usually show his sad emotions, especially in front of everyone, himself, Tank couldn't help himself from letting the tears flow. It was inevitable he would cry, especially since the tragety involves his family. He lost Triscuit, now Snicker, to that heinous monster, Ghost. His hatred for the male now burns hotter than ever. Little does he know, a little life at the burrow was taken by him as well.

Mozart nods, Ghost would pay dearly!, she growls thinking of his wretched face and she shivers, she steps back from Tank to give him some space