Venturing: StoryFox

“We got problems!" Kyro
exclaimed over the walkie while I shifted my attention to it before grabbing it
from my waist, raising it up towards my face before pressing upon the button.
“What kind of problems do we have, over?" “There is a fox that came over here.
He seemed to be doing something. But nevermind that now, we need to arrest him
and-" “Calm down Kyro." I interrupted him, an exhaled of a sign escaped from my
lips while my head shook with my eyes closed. “Tell me what he is doing." “I
rather for you to come over here right now." Kyro responded. A frown escaped
upon my snout as my wings was spread immediately, I shot up from the walkie
towards the surrounding road. Gazing down the empty streets of Vaster, looking
towards the right and left sides and the sidewalks upon the suddenly silence.
Thus, raising my walkie again I spoke “Alright, coming over to you now."
“Thanks!" and silence came over me again.

My eyes closed, I felt a
harsh breath escaping from my lips while my body expelled the fresh air that
filled my lungs. With my wings flapping, raising me into higher elevations, I
spoke into the walkie again. “Zander, Natty. Can one of you hold my shift for
me? I will be at Kyro's position." “What did the red dragon wanted?" Zander
questioned me, the first of many to response to me. A roll of my eye later and
respond to the black dragon, “Just some things." “Regarding a canine guy?"
Natty asked, a voice of sweetness inside her voice while the silence just
confirms it. She spoke again after the short burst of silence, “Alright I see
how he is a bit nervous about…" “Tell me about it." I exhaled a breath while
the words were a bit stressed, Zander just laughed. “Like I said before, I
needed one of you to cover me while I head over to Kyro." I repeated myself
over the walkie. But before I could say anything else, Natty already
acknowledged it and confirmed it while I heard bursts of winds blowing from her
end all the while.

A smile drifted from my
lips while I thanked for immediately. She never responded anyway which left me
only one thing to do. With the cover of my shift, I was free to see what Kyro
was up to after all. 'And that nervous thing that he wanted me to see.' I
thought to myself while I flew overhead the buildings' rooftops and casted a
false shadow over them as I flew Northeast, heading straight into Kyro's
position.

It never had to take me
long however since I had arrived upon the upper corner of Vastertown. Upon
reaching the destination, I divebomb upon the nearby streets or parking lot
that I could find before flapping my wings rapidly and in quick succession.
Landing upon the grounds afterwards and folding my wings. I gaze around the
area that I was in. Noticing how quiet and tranquil it was however. 'No doubt this
would make anyone cautious and crazy.' I responded to the emptiness in my head
while looking at the two alleyways in front of me. I heard footsteps while I
was 'talking to myself' and stabbed the sources of it southward from where I
was. Turning around, I spotted Kyro who was walking up towards me with a
nervous smile upon his face. My head tilted to the side while we met eyes as he
paused in his steps and spoke, addressing the situation that he found himself
in currently.

Like over the walkie, he
did explain about the fox that was running around the town. Looking for
something very specific however. Kyro explained that the fox was like the other
foxes' color. He had with him a white pieces of paper; three things were
written onto there. 'S. O. N.' Kyro reveals, but I stabbed his chest a bit and
growled curiosity at him. But he shook his head and respond, “I do not know. It
could mean anything?" “Like a secret weapon or the name of the stores or…" I
trailed off, staring at him in succeeding silence before he shook his head
afterwards. His head tilted backwards, lifting his eyes up towards the skies
above him. With the silence between us, I had decided to break it by
questioning the red dragon “What else?" “Well he always had a smile upon his
face every time he entered onto those special stores around Vastertown."
“Special stores?" I echoed him, Kyro nodded and elaborated, “Yeah. Like the
weapon shop stores or the black market that was nearby the superstore. Those
type of things." “Weird." I commented, “Why would he want to entered onto
those? Unless he is a criminal working for the R7 or something?" “Maybe." Kyro
answered.

A pause of silence fell
between us, I heard flaps of winds coming from his wings. An exhaled sigh later
and I shook my head, I looked away from Kyro before raising my walkie up
towards my face. I asked, “Has anyone met or seen a normal looking fox buying
weird and rare items from the weapon store or the black market or something?"
Silence was my answer. I looked back towards Kyro, raised my shoulders before
spreading my wings. Kyro did the same. But before we could lift ourselves up
from the grounds below, a crackle emerged from the walkie. Out came Yang who
responded to our call, “There was a couple of reports at midnight about such a
thing." “A couple of reports at midnight?" I questioned Yang who responded with
a yes before following it up with information, “These buy things usually
happens around midnight or at a later time. But every store clark always say
'midnight or somewhere between that time and dawn." “So why then?" Kyro asked,
though no answer came afterwards.

I frowned, but
nonetheless raised myself into the skies while being followed by Kyro as we
raced South straight towards our HeadQuarters. Where the sun was peeking
through the cracks of clouds upon the setting hours into the day, we finally
landed upon the doorsteps of the headquarters and waltz right in. We felt a
fresh breath of air hitting onto our scales as we shivered in response, we
entered into the hallway where Natty, Zander, Yang,Abavina and Maujur were
gathered around Yang. They seemed to have a conversation about something.
Although their voices were quelled by the time of our arrival as Yang was the
first to noticed us and a bright smile emerged from her face after turning to
face us. Without a word, Yang wrapped her paws behind her back and stepped
forth from the group. She faced me and Kyro before responding to either of us.

“It had seemed that we
have trouble after all." She explained to us, “I had not knew that this fox
would be coming every midnight just to buy the same things repeatedly every
night." “But what was he doing with all that things? Surely he never brought
them up towards the R7." Kyro argued, “He might be. After all, he is a fox."
Yang answered, commenting afterwards. I acknowledged that comment with a nod.
Yet Kyro growled and his eyes narrowed at the dragoness in response. For he was
about to argue back but held his tongue when Yang turned around facing the
remains of our group. With Zander, Natty, Abavina and Maujur turning towards
her; Yang explained her plan. “At midnight, I want you all to station
yourselves around the given stores that our target is found either outside of
or inside these following stores. Do not engage with him, I do not believed
that he is armed. Rather observed and see what he does. Do not get caught by
any means necessary. This is perhaps important information." “This might be."
Whispered Zander, perhaps towards himself as he scowled at Kyro for a moment
“Or a complete moron play." “Quiet." Abavina nudged the black dragon who
growled in response towards her.

“Dismissed."

It was finally the strike
of midnight. The moon was hanging high over our heads. And everyone was
scattered but were relocated upon the three targeted stores. However, we were
not sure of these stores actually as we had just taken a guess as to what they
were due to the purchases done and made by our target. I was together with
Maujur. She is a silver gray dragoness who is peace loving and hates conflicts.
Yang only knew why she was here. Yet she never told anyone else about the
matter however. Maujur's wings edges were sharp and pointy. Her wing span was
large, perhaps larger than me Kyro Natty and Zander combined however. She never
talks to other dragons. Only to those that were comfortable to her. She loves
work and is always the first to finish them on time of course. Never slacking
when doing her duty and always taking overtime hours when needed. It was rather
surprising how much energy this dragoness has however. To the point that I was
interested in her. But never minding that part of the story for now…

I exhaled a breath, my
eyes shot towards the surface of the roads while I stared upon it in silence.
Whereas the moon was reflecting its brighten dim lights upon anything that the
rays could touch, I returned my gaze towards the dragoness in silence. She was
leaning against the wall behind her, her eyes lowered to the grounds. Closed. A
roll of my eye and I promptly nudged her, growling lowly and in response to her
while she turned her attention to me. A faint smile escaped from her lips
before she leaned back against the wall, staring upon the skies. We were like
this for a couple of hours into the nighttime. Yet the night was somehow young.
The sun was already gone from our sights. Stars already replaced them and
Abavina was quieted. I wandered sometimes if I should gain an conversation with
her somehow. But my tongue bite, I shook my head and kept staring at the street
once again.

Then the walkie spring to
life. “We found the fox. Located just about to head into the store. White with
red big bold letters that their LCD were busted somehow." “Near your location?"
I heard another voice called out in response towards the first. A response came
afterwards, acknowledging the second before a second dead silence. I heard
wings spread behind me, I turned around gazing at Abavina in silence while she
dimly smile upon me. A shook of my head, dismissed her thoughts as she pouted
at me in response. Crossed her arms and gaze upon the wall while her wings
folded behind her. I rolled my eyes and exhaled, before turning back towards
the road. A conversation was held upon the walkie again; this time towards the
routes that the fox was taking however. The name of the store was revealed to
us; although only the first letter as the rest was in complete darkness. Making
things harder to see.

But now that everyone
knew where the fox had went towards, perhaps that it was a matter of time
before he arrives upon his third targeted store. Thus sure enough, both me and
Abavina heard rapid walking. A series of breaths were loud while the steps were
heading straight into the store. Abavina grinned wickedly and started revealing
herself out into the public with me chasing after her. While she had presented
herself, I shifted my attention towards the left. Rapidly spotting Zander Kyro
Natty and Maujur already running up towards us. Their rapid breaths escaped
from their mouths as their bellies rises and falls in quick successions. Yet Kyro,
amazingly, was the first to speak to us. I responded with a stabbed upon the
store adjacent to them. Their heads shifted to where I was pointing towards. A
smile escaped their lips while only Natty entered in. Kyro and Maujur
meanwhile, shoved me back into the alleyway where the moon would not see us
ever again. Once we were covered in complete darkness, we spread our wings and
takes towards the rooftops of the store to where we had landed to concealed
ourselves. For from there was when we waited.

It was a long time upon
the silence for our targeted fox to come forth from the store underneath us and
reveal himself to the public. Abanvina rushed towards the edge of the rooftop,
launching herself out into the fresh air and down towards the fox. In an effort
for an ambush. However surprisingly, the fox somehow dodged it and walked away.
All without acknowledging that he was being chased by officers of the Vaster
police. For he walked a short distance from the store we were hiding on top of
while Abavina started rushing for the fox in question. Grabbed onto his arms
and chained them together, forming a circle behind his back. While Abanvina
read his rights and such, the boring stuff of being an officer, me and the
others gathered up towards the edge of the store. Watching while the fox
struggled in his bonds and Abanvina staring up towards us. Throwing a thumbs
up.

However in her cockyness,
a click was heard. Faint but was heard by those who were silenced. As our hears
flinched upon hearing that sound, we watched as the fox escaped from our
eyes.  Running Northward before turning
the corner at the end of the road, disappearing from our sights. Kyro leaned
back and released all breaths from his mouth and lungs before commenting to us
with a whisper, “That fox knew where to go to hide." “Do you think that the
blizeon had informed her as to where to go?" Natty whispered in answer towards
her mate, “Perhaps." “Guys should we inform Yang on what happened and
questioned her on her backup plans?" Zander interrupted the pair with a growl
and narrowed eyes pointing daggers at them. Despite the pair laughing it off, I
turned to Maujur who spoke silently to me, “What if that was a well informed
fox of the R7, just as you and Yang had said before before we fled towards our
positions?" I shook my head, frowning at her “She does not know if that is an
well informed fox. All we know is the fox had escaped. A short distance from
where we are at however."

“We should be able to intercept
him if we positioned ourselves well." Kyro commented, joining in onto our
conversation while me and Maujur turned towards him as he breaks into a grin. I
nodded after him, a smile drifted to my lips while I motioned everyone. Even
Abanvina who walked up towards the store entrance and looked towards me. “Just
head towards these following positions and we should be able to manipulate him…
somehow." I said while pointing onto the dragons in front of me. A wave of nods
and smiles were the response that I had needed as their wings spread our from their
backsides. Flying high and heading into their respective positions. All the
while leaving behind me and Zander as he narrowed his eyes towards me and
commented, “This better work." “It will be however." I responded with a smile,
but that was short lived. As my mind began racing to piece together everything,
I could not help but wonder about the three letters that Yang had gave towards
us.

'S. O. N.' I thought to
myself, 'Were they really store names? Or something more deep inside of them
that we never found out however? Or better yet…' I found myself trailing off.
But deep in thought. While I leaned back and raised my eyes towards the dark
skies above me, I felt a tap onto my shoulder and I lowered my head gazing back
towards Zander who was in front of me. His arms were crossed of course, as he
looked upon me in anger and impatience. “What are we waiting for? Lets head
straight towards our positions and intercept the fox. Maybe then we will be
able to tell it questions." “Just be careful however." I called after him as
our wings were spread last and headed out Northwest from the third store.

By the time we had
arrived upon our given positions. We landed and scanned around the area.
Deserted was the part of the Northern town of Order. Nothing was living upon
the abandoned streets and buildings that make up the lost civilization we knew
today. As we search the town for anything that we could hide ourselves in, I
spotted a burning piece of paper. Crumbled up into a ball and lying against the
street. It was a few inches away from where we were heading while I walked
towards it and grabbed onto. Raised to my head, I scanned the piece for a
moment in silence before calling out towards Zander who turned his head sharply
at me. A tilt of his head later was the time he stepped towards my direction.
But instead of questioning me, he pulled me off from the streets. Straight into
the sidewalk where we crashed onto one another. We crumbled and said nothing as
we raised ourselves from the grounds we were entangled with. Dusted ourselves
off from the dust that accumulate over our suits before I glared angrily at the
black dragon.

“Why you did that?" “The
fox might see us a mile away." “The fox had already gone. It had passed through
here." I answered him, raising the burning piece of paper. Zander's eyes
widened and he shook his head after while he growled at me with an angry
scowling look upon his face, He stabbed against my chest while he argued. “How
did the fox get through here that quickly? I told you that we were slow. Now we
have to pay for the consequences of allowing him to get away." “Perhaps it is
my fault that we were too slow. But you do not have to-" But Zander shoved a
claw down my throat. Startling me while I looked at him with widened eyes, his
head was over his shoulder, he seemed to be looking at something. My head
titled to the side while muffling questioning him. Yet the dragon never
answered.

But a few seconds later
into the silence, found me shoved upon a nearby alleyway where we disappeared
into the darkness. I looked at Zander. Surprise was written all over my face
while I crashed upon the grounds after tripping over my own feet. Zander
chuckled behind me, but that was short live when he turned around and looked
upon the entrance of the alleyway. I, in turn, raised my walkie towards my
mouth and pressed the button. Whispering, “We are in position. Where is
everyone right now?" “Running." I heard Natty responded with rapid breathing
from her lips, “Affirmative." Echoed Maujur while silence came after that. My
eyes narrowed upon the sudden silence while I found myself staring down onto
the dragon's backside. I gaze away and looked upon the wall. Falling in silence
while the ringing echoed my ear.

Lots of thoughts were
upon my mind. Everything was about the three letters scribbled upon the note
and the haste by the fox. As I pondered about the following transition of
events that perhaps might happened due to the results of the current, I often
find myself receiving a headache to which I growled and held my head with my
claw. I snarled, but Zander silenced me and raised his claw while avoiding
gaze. I said nothing but stared at him back before shaking my head and leaned
against the wall that was behind me. The bell chimed. It was already midnight.
Silence loomed over our heads while the ringing persisted inside my ears. I
looked away and turned my attention towards the other alleyway's entrance on
the other side. Perked my ears in wonder about the alternative roads that our
culprit might take. “I am going to the other side. Call when you see him." I
ordered, Zander nodded. He never move his head or anything. Nor his own body
however. While I found myself staring at him for a little more, I shook my head
and my eyes narrowed while storming forth across the length of the ally,
heading straight towards the opposing side.

However, that was when I
noticed our culprit. He was already running. Somehow anticipating our movements
and counterattacking them with their own. I had questioned myself as to how he
was able to do it. One or two thoughts came into mind. 'Either he knew of our
predictable patterns or spied onto us' I growled, the fox yipped in surprise
before sprinting down the length of the road. Already disappearing down the
remains before heading rightward. Towards the darker part of the town. I
screamed for Zander, his attention was towards me. I motioned for him. He
spread his wings. Already taking to the skies, I ran after our culprit while
raising my walkie high towards my mouth. “Me and Zander found the little
rascal! He was heading down alterative roads. No wonder no one was able to see
him!" “Heading down alterative roads?" Kyro yelled in surprise while gust of
winds were heard then gone the next second. I ran down to the corner at the end
of the road, turning right and heading down that darker part of town. However
from here on out, I never knew where the fox might be however and I slowed down
after that.

“Lost contact." I
revealed,

“Found him!" Screamed
Zander who was perhaps already out of breath. I blinked in surprise. Rather
surprise to see the dragon already on the fox's tail quicker than I. Although
with a small smile that warmth my face, I quickly swallowed it before
responding quickly to Zander. “Where?" “Down the length of the roads, nearby a white
building on the right. I do believe, Ling that is far from where you are
currently at. Take the series of alleyways North of where you are standing."
“Got it." I called out towards him, glancing ahead to a series of alleyways
just as the black dragon had said. A huff escaped from my mouth while I ran the
length. Complete darkness overfilled my eyes and senses while I felt the rush
of winds blowing against my face. I stared down upon the horizon, gaining
distance between myself and the end while I felt my heart pulse rapidly against
my chest. With my wings nervously flapping about, I burst through the last
series of alleyways. Submerging into the roads where I was surprise I was a bit
behind from where Zander and the fox was however.

I raised my eyes towards
the moon lit skies, spotting my squad already rushing through the air. Heading
westward to where I believe that Zander was located however. I followed them
through, raising my head often times while chasing after them. Thus having
reached the targeted place was when we all slowed down. A dead end emerged upon
our sights. Zander was standing there too; yet his head was hanged. Seemingly
staring onto something. Curiosity overtook me while I walked to his side,
Zander turned his head meeting mine before handing me a piece of paper. The
same that I had saw before when we were out in the open. While the others
watched Zander drifted into the crowd with silence hanging over his mouth, I
set my eyes onto reading the paper. Then pondered its interpretation.

“A problem is coming. In
the shape of an egg. Coming to threaten both Chaos and Order as well as
Kivizoki Forest. How and why, we never knew. But stay sharp upon this problem.
Perhaps, we could get through this.

As for the S.O.N program,
do not worry about it. But do not dare to venture forth into our lands, we will
force to return you to where you have came. No hesitation. You may have
wandered about our own kind invading your peaceful town to gathered the stuff
that perhaps we have needed. Once again, do not worry about it. Worry about a
chicken and the egg. Prepare and anticipate. You are going to need it in the
long run…

Signed, Whiteria."