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Narrowing his red eyes at the display of indifferent cubs the wolf pulled his hoodie over his head and headed off in the direction of the boys clothing department. Snagging a pair of cut off shorts and a large pack of briefs the wolf added items to his shopping basket glancing around as he went. Stopping at the foot wear isle the pup studied a set of colorful running sneakers checking the sizes before pulling a box off the shelf.\n\n Turning away from the clothing racks the black furred canine headed over to the grocery isles ducking and weaving through the crowd. Pushing a cart down the fifteenth row, a slightly taller otter kit with a light brown pelt nodded at the wolf pup as he approached, checking off a list as he went.\n\n “You get everything?” The wolf cub asked as he dumped his basket into the cart, “I got fresh drawers for everyone and grabbed a pair of shoes for Austin”\n\n “Just about,” The otter said as he struggled to push a box of bottled water into the lower rack of the cart, “This should hold us for a while. The longer we can wait between having to come into town the better.”\n\n Pushing the cart out of the grocery department the two ten year old cubs tried to keep a low profile as they head towards the front of the store keeping an eye open for their companion. As the reached the drug store before the check out counters they passed by a teenaged fox with silver fur and blue paws that was perusing the selections of magazines. Time seemed to slow as the cubs walked by the otter kit casting the briefest of glances as the teen returned his reading material to the rack and turned up back towards the bakery. Keeping a tight grip on the cart the otter picked up speed as he turned the corner.\n\n “Rokuke, did you hear that,” The wolf pup whispered as he edged closer to his friend.\n\n “No,” Rokuke said looking around for a yellow and black furred fox, “I don’t really care what he had to say Juan. Let’s find Austin and get out of here.”\n\n Pushing along through the crowd the otter and wolf cubs came to the line of customers waiting to check out. On the other side of the ambling shoppers a grey furred hybrid dragon in a long over coat and slacks looked at the boys with a sad smile. Wheeling around the kids took off into the crowded store again heading towards the back stock room knowing as long as they stayed in the crowd with lots of witnesses they still had a chance.\n\n “They won’t do anything as long as we stay in the open,” Rokuke said as he scanned the throng of people, reassuring himself along with his friend. “They won’t use their powers here; we’re safe in the crowd.”\n\n “But what about Austin?” Juan asked as he glanced back to check for any of the other cubs from the lab, “Jared said they already have him. He said if we don’t give up they’ll hurt him.”\n\n “He’s lying,” Rokuke said sitting down in a chair near the changing room trying to think of a way out, “Don’t let him get into your head. He’s just trying to flush us out of the store. We’ll find Austin don’t worry.”\n\n As the pair waited a grey furred otter dressed in black pants and silver shirt finished the last level of the fighting game in the electronics section. As the crowd of cubs maneuvered for the controller the victorious kit backed away looking up at the over hanging flood lights high in the supporting rafters. Closing his paws into fists the ten year old cub’s fur stood on end as the neon lights over head started to flicker and strobe. Lifting his head the cub displayed glowing white eyes for a moment as the bulbs over head burst in succession as each panel snapping and blowing out all the way to the front of the store leaving store in darkness.\n\n As the lights winked out and showers of sparks rained down on the patrons a collective scream and shout rang out as a panic set in. Moving in an undulating mass the shoppers all headed for the emergency exits and front doors as one, clogging the main isles and tripping over each other as they went. Mangers and associates of the store attempted to calm the mob as they guided them to the entrance urging calm as they went, there reassurances having little effect. Wadding deeper into the store the grey hybrid sighed as he pushed through and passed security ignoring the warnings and heading towards his prey.\n\n “We got to move.” Juan growled as he leapt up and started for the stock room, “We got to find Austin before they do!”\n\n Rokuke abandoned the cart as he wadded into the crowd following behind the black wolf pup as he was bumped and shoved around. Struggling to keep pace the light brown otter kit tried to remember where he saw Austin last as he pushed the swinging doors into the stock room aside.\n\n “Got yah!” A voice Rokuke recalled all too well greeted the kit as he entered the abandoned loading dock. Soon after the kit was lifted off his feet and tossed ten yards back into a stack of wooden pallets to crash through into a heap that left his head ringing and jaw throbbing in pain.\n\n “Yah should have known better then to run away.” Derek, a seven year old kangaroo a full foot shorter then Rokuke stated as he dropped back to his feet after his tail assisted drop kick. “Jared gave you a chance to give up nice and easy, but you wanted to play rough, now it my turn to have a little fun.”\n\n The young kangaroo chuckled as he wandered over to the prone otter groaning under the pile of heavy pallets. Across the room tossed in a heap by the loading dock Juan whimpered hugging his ribs as he rolled onto his knees. Leering down at Rokuke Derek reached in grabbing a pair of pallets and throwing them single handed into the walls shattering them into fragments and dust. Grabbing the otter’s neck the kangaroo lifted the kit up over his head cutting off his air supply.\n\n “Give up?” Juan asked leaning back on his tail to give himself the lift need to hold the otter up.\n\n “Not, yet…” Rokuke gasped as he clenched his eyes shut reaching a paw out towards the water main off to the side.\n\n The large iron pipe groaned and shifted the paint flaking off as the conduit was wrenched around by an invisible fist. Looking over at the sound Derek’s eyes went wide as the cap blasted off and a torrent of water rushed out crashing into him and driving the kangaroo into the wall. Tumbling down after he was dropped Rokuke scrambled over to Jaun helping the wolf pup up and out the receiving door. Stumbling down the stairs the pair of escaping cubs ran down the back ally way as the rushing water swept an unconscious kangaroo out behind them.\n\n “Come on!” Rokuke yelled as Juan stumbled along with him one paw still clinging to his injured ribs, “We got to move, we can’t stop!”\n\n “Can’t keep up…” Juan whined tripping and stumbling as he ran gasping for breath, “I can’t make it, leave me behind…”\n\n “No!” Rokuke yelled looking down at the black wolf pup perring into the pup’s eyes had taken on a blue hue, “You can make it! That’s not you talking! Jared get out of his head!”\n\n As the otter yelled out his name the teenaged silver fox stepped around the corner blocking off the exit into the main street and freedom. Standing in front of the kneeling wolf pup Rokuke stood his ground as the older canine approached.\n\n “I don’t like doing this Rokuke,” Jared said as his eyes had a red glean to them, “But you are only making it worse for your self. Surrender to me, I promise you’ll be treated better and no one else has to get hurt.”\n\n “You might be alright being treated as a tool, but we got other plans!” Rokuke hissed as he pulled Juan to his feet, the pup hanging off him limply, “Just walk away Jared; I’m not a helpless pawn!”\n\n “I think I have the upper hand Rokuke,” Jared said softly as Derek picked himself up out of the water ringing out his t-shirt and stepped up blocking the other side of the ally way. “You’re out numbered and out gunned. And we don’t have to take you alive.”\n\n From the receiving door the younger grey otter stepped out looking up with green eyes and extending a paw causing the lights in the ally way to wink out leaving the collection of aberrant cubs in the shadows. Closing up the young otter joined the anger looking kangaroo in blocking off retreat as currents of electricity arched off his fingers.\n\n “If we don’t get to go home, no one does!” A blur of black and yellow bolted into the ally way colliding into Jared at break neck speed knocking the sliver fox back into the kangaroo to form a tangle of limbs and fur.\n\n “Come on, let’s get out of here!” Austin the nine year old fox kit yelled out to his friends as Derek shoved Jared off of him causing the teenager to lose his mental link to Juan.\n\n As the trio took off towards the street Kain, the lone cub still standing raced after them following his instructions to the letter. Looking back as he ran Rokuke summoned water out of the storm drain, lashing the grey otter kit in an attempt to trip him up. Reaching out a paw Kain arched a bolt of electricity from the transformer on top of the telephone pole into the oncoming water burst, exploding the attack into harmless drops of water. The surge of energy caused the pole to collapse and topple out into the street blocking off the road way the escaping cubs were attempting to use.\n\n Dashing through traffic Austin lead the way zipping out from between vehicles with heightened reflexes avoiding collisions by the fur on his pelt. Stumbling through the screeching cars Juan takes his time still feeling the arch of the sucker punch Derek landed on him. Looking back the black furred wolf pup sees Kain lash out with another bolt of electricity catching Rokuke in the back. Grimacing in pain the older otter is launched into the street by the wave of energy tumbling off the hood of a mini van and lying crumpled on the ground as Kain approaches.\n\n Turning around Juan jumps at Kain as the grey otter enters the street to finish off Rokuke, the wolf pup tackling the electrified otter and rolling him off his friend. Looking back Kain thrashes and kicks fighting to squirm free as Juan glances up at an on rushing police car headed their way. Seeing the Jared and Derek approaching from the ally Juan closes his eyes in a last ditch act of desperation. Holding on tight the wolf cub activates his power freezing Kain in place, locking them both down and unable to move as the cop car barrels into them.\n\n Skidding to a halt the black and white police car slams into the cubs tossing them across the street in a spray of blood as on lookers scream in horror. Pulling Rokuke to his feet Austin drags the yelling otter out of the street and away from the accident. Looking out of the ally Jared puts a paw on Derek knowing any more use of their powers would be noticed by the police and reached out with his mind to inform Foxie of the situation. Stepping out of their squad car the officers attempt CPR on the lifeless cubs as an ambulance is called and the crowd grows larger.\n\n “We can’t leave him!” Rokuke shouts as Austin pulls him away from the scene, “They’ll take him back to the lab! He won’t leave us!”\n\n “Rokuke, we have to go, Foxie can’t take him away from the cops, and they will follow procedure!” Austin whispers into the ear of the straining otter kit, “We can’t help him now. The best be can do is find out what hospital they take them too and break him out there.” \n\n The light brown otter grimaces as he’s pulled away committing the numbers on the ambulance to memory as he runs. Across the street Jared and Derek meet up with Foxie as he glares at the scene speaking into his cell phone looking grim as Kain’s and Juan’s bodies are loaded into the ambulance and taken way.\n\n", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "      Crisp clicking taps of claws and high heel shoes sounded off in the crowded department store as the menagerie of anthropomorphs went about their business.  Shopping carts full of groceries, cloths, and squirming cubs maneuvered about the isles in search of the best deals to be had.  Long lines converged at the front of the stores as clerks scanned the purchases while the patrons handed over currency and cards.  At the back of the store near the electronics section a group of young kits and pups ogled the latest cage fighting game as the super powered characters launched lighting bolts and plasma rounds at each other on the screen.

      Wander behind the rambunctious kids a thin black wolf pup with red highlights watched dispassionately as the winning cub preformed a finishing move on the game, decapitating his opponent to the cheers of the crowd.  Narrowing his red eyes at the display of indifferent cubs the wolf pulled his hoodie over his head and headed off in the direction of the boys clothing department.  Snagging a pair of cut off shorts and a large pack of briefs the wolf added items to his shopping basket glancing around as he went.  Stopping at the foot wear isle the pup studied a set of colorful running sneakers checking the sizes before pulling a box off the shelf.

      Turning away from the clothing racks the black furred canine headed over to the grocery isles ducking and weaving through the crowd.   Pushing a cart down the fifteenth row, a slightly taller otter kit with a light brown pelt nodded at the wolf pup as he approached, checking off a list as he went.

      “You get everything?”  The wolf cub asked as he dumped his basket into the cart, “I got fresh drawers for everyone and grabbed a pair of shoes for Austin”

      “Just about,” The otter said as he struggled to push a box of bottled water into the lower rack of the cart, “This should hold us for a while.  The longer we can wait between having to come into town the better.”

      Pushing the cart out of the grocery department the two ten year old cubs tried to keep a low profile as they head towards the front of the store keeping an eye open for their companion.  As the reached the drug store before the check out counters they passed by a teenaged fox with silver fur and blue paws that was perusing the selections of magazines.  Time seemed to slow as the cubs walked by the otter kit casting the briefest of glances as the teen returned his reading material to the rack and turned up back towards the bakery.  Keeping a tight grip on the cart the otter picked up speed as he turned the corner.

      “Rokuke, did you hear that,” The wolf pup whispered as he edged closer to his friend.

      “No,” Rokuke said looking around for a yellow and black furred fox, “I don’t really care what he had to say Juan.  Let’s find Austin and get out of here.”

      Pushing along through the crowd the otter and wolf cubs came to the line of customers waiting to check out.  On the other side of the ambling shoppers a grey furred hybrid dragon in a long over coat and slacks looked at the boys with a sad smile.  Wheeling around the kids took off into the crowded store again heading towards the back stock room knowing as long as they stayed in the crowd with lots of witnesses they still had a chance.

      “They won’t do anything as long as we stay in the open,” Rokuke said as he scanned the throng of people, reassuring himself along with his friend.  “They won’t use their powers here; we’re safe in the crowd.”

      “But what about Austin?” Juan asked as he glanced back to check for any of the other cubs from the lab, “Jared said they already have him.  He said if we don’t give up they’ll hurt him.”

      “He’s lying,” Rokuke said sitting down in a chair near the changing room trying to think of a way out, “Don’t let him get into your head.  He’s just trying to flush us out of the store.  We’ll find Austin don’t worry.”

      As the pair waited a grey furred otter dressed in black pants and silver shirt finished the last level of the fighting game in the electronics section.  As the crowd of cubs maneuvered for the controller the victorious kit backed away looking up at the over hanging flood lights high in the supporting rafters.  Closing his paws into fists the ten year old cub’s fur stood on end as the neon lights over head started to flicker and strobe.  Lifting his head the cub displayed glowing white eyes for a moment as the bulbs over head burst in succession as each panel snapping and blowing out all the way to the front of the store leaving store in darkness.

      As the lights winked out and showers of sparks rained down on the patrons a collective scream and shout rang out as a panic set in.  Moving in an undulating mass the shoppers all headed for the emergency exits and front doors as one, clogging the main isles and tripping over each other as they went.  Mangers and associates of the store attempted to calm the mob as they guided them to the entrance urging calm as they went, there reassurances having little effect.  Wadding deeper into the store the grey hybrid sighed as he pushed through and passed security ignoring the warnings and heading towards his prey.

      “We got to move.”  Juan growled as he leapt up and started for the stock room, “We got to find Austin before they do!”

      Rokuke abandoned the cart as he wadded into the crowd following behind the black wolf pup as he was bumped and shoved around.  Struggling to keep pace the light brown otter kit tried to remember where he saw Austin last as he pushed the swinging doors into the stock room aside.

      “Got yah!”  A voice Rokuke recalled all too well greeted the kit as he entered the abandoned loading dock.  Soon after the kit was lifted off his feet and tossed ten yards back into a stack of wooden pallets to crash through into a heap that left his head ringing and jaw throbbing in pain.

      “Yah should have known better then to run away.”  Derek, a seven year old kangaroo a full foot shorter then Rokuke stated as he dropped back to his feet after his tail assisted drop kick. “Jared gave you a chance to give up nice and easy, but you wanted to play rough, now it my turn to have a little fun.”

      The young kangaroo chuckled as he wandered over to the prone otter groaning under the pile of heavy pallets.  Across the room tossed in a heap by the loading dock Juan whimpered hugging his ribs as he rolled onto his knees.  Leering down at Rokuke Derek reached in grabbing a pair of pallets and throwing them single handed into the walls shattering them into fragments and dust.  Grabbing the otter’s neck the kangaroo lifted the kit up over his head cutting off his air supply.

      “Give up?”  Juan asked leaning back on his tail to give himself the lift need to hold the otter up.

      “Not, yet…” Rokuke gasped as he clenched his eyes shut reaching a paw out towards the water main off to the side.

      The large iron pipe groaned and shifted the paint flaking off as the conduit was wrenched around by an invisible fist.  Looking over at the sound Derek’s eyes went wide as the cap blasted off and a torrent of water rushed out crashing into him and driving the kangaroo into the wall.  Tumbling down after he was dropped Rokuke scrambled over to Jaun helping the wolf pup up and out the receiving door.  Stumbling down the stairs the pair of escaping cubs ran down the back ally way as the rushing water swept an unconscious kangaroo out behind them.

      “Come on!” Rokuke yelled as Juan stumbled along with him one paw still clinging to his injured ribs, “We got to move, we can’t stop!”

      “Can’t keep up…”  Juan whined tripping and stumbling as he ran gasping for breath, “I can’t make it, leave me behind…”

      “No!”  Rokuke yelled looking down at the black wolf pup perring into the pup’s eyes had taken on a blue hue, “You can make it!  That’s not you talking!  Jared get out of his head!”

      As the otter yelled out his name the teenaged silver fox stepped around the corner blocking off the exit into the main street and freedom.  Standing in front of the kneeling wolf pup Rokuke stood his ground as the older canine approached.

      “I don’t like doing this Rokuke,” Jared said as his eyes had a red glean to them, “But you are only making it worse for your self.  Surrender to me, I promise you’ll be treated better and no one else has to get hurt.”

      “You might be alright being treated as a tool, but we got other plans!”  Rokuke hissed as he pulled Juan to his feet, the pup hanging off him limply, “Just walk away Jared; I’m not a helpless pawn!”

      “I think I have the upper hand Rokuke,” Jared said softly as Derek picked himself up out of the water ringing out his t-shirt and stepped up blocking the other side of the ally way.  “You’re out numbered and out gunned.  And we don’t have to take you alive.”

      From the receiving door the younger grey otter stepped out looking up with green eyes and extending a paw causing the lights in the ally way to wink out leaving the collection of aberrant cubs in the shadows.  Closing up the young otter joined the anger looking kangaroo in blocking off retreat as currents of electricity arched off his fingers.

      “If we don’t get to go home, no one does!”  A blur of black and yellow bolted into the ally way colliding into Jared at break neck speed knocking the sliver fox back into the kangaroo to form a tangle of limbs and fur.

      “Come on, let’s get out of here!” Austin the nine year old fox kit yelled out to his friends as Derek shoved Jared off of him causing the teenager to lose his mental link to Juan.

      As the trio took off towards the street Kain, the lone cub still standing raced after them following his instructions to the letter.   Looking back as he ran Rokuke summoned water out of the storm drain, lashing the grey otter kit in an attempt to trip him up.  Reaching out a paw Kain arched a bolt of electricity from the transformer on top of the telephone pole into the oncoming water burst, exploding the attack into harmless drops of water.  The surge of energy caused the pole to collapse and topple out into the street blocking off the road way the escaping cubs were attempting to use.

      Dashing through traffic Austin lead the way zipping out from between vehicles with heightened reflexes avoiding collisions by the fur on his pelt.  Stumbling through the screeching cars Juan takes his time still feeling the arch of the sucker punch Derek landed on him.  Looking back the black furred wolf pup sees Kain lash out with another bolt of electricity catching Rokuke in the back.  Grimacing in pain the older otter is launched into the street by the wave of energy tumbling off the hood of a mini van and lying crumpled on the ground as Kain approaches.

      Turning around Juan jumps at Kain as the grey otter enters the street to finish off Rokuke, the wolf pup tackling the electrified otter and rolling him off his friend.  Looking back Kain thrashes and kicks fighting to squirm free as Juan glances up at an on rushing police car headed their way.  Seeing the Jared and Derek approaching from the ally Juan closes his eyes in a last ditch act of desperation.  Holding on tight the wolf cub activates his power freezing Kain in place, locking them both down and unable to move as the cop car barrels into them.

      Skidding to a halt the black and white police car slams into the cubs tossing them across the street in a spray of blood as on lookers scream in horror.  Pulling Rokuke to his feet Austin drags the yelling otter out of the street and away from the accident.  Looking out of the ally Jared puts a paw on Derek knowing any more use of their powers would be noticed by the police and reached out with his mind to inform Foxie of the situation.  Stepping out of their squad car the officers attempt CPR on the lifeless cubs as an ambulance is called and the crowd grows larger.

      “We can’t leave him!”  Rokuke shouts as Austin pulls him away from the scene, “They’ll take him back to the lab!  He won’t leave us!”

      “Rokuke, we have to go, Foxie can’t take him away from the cops, and they will follow procedure!” Austin whispers into the ear of the straining otter kit, “We can’t help him now.  The best be can do is find out what hospital they take them too and break him out there.”

      The light brown otter grimaces as he’s pulled away committing the numbers on the ambulance to memory as he runs.  Across the street Jared and Derek meet up with Foxie as he glares at the scene speaking into his cell phone looking grim as Kain’s and Juan’s bodies are loaded into the ambulance and taken way.

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