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Kinu stared up in fear at the massive dragon that stood before him. He could almost see his reflection in its shimmering scales. "Who dares disturb my slumber!?" said the dragon in a loud voice that demanded the attention of all who heard it. The rat man seemed to freeze in place, his tail twitching nervously behind him. "A giant rat?" said the dragon, staring down at Kinu with its piercing red eyes. "No matter. Whatever you are you have trespassed for the last time!" With that, the dragon quickly lowered its head and opened its mouth wide in an attempt to eat the rat in one swift motion. Kinu finally regained control of his body and rolled swiftly to the right of the dragon's mouth, evading the attack. Undaunted, the dragon snapped its mouth at Kinu again, this time targeting his head and trying to rip it from his shoulders. Kinu rolled again, this time to the left, with the speed and grace of an acrobat. The dragon tried to eat the rodent one more time, but Kinu jumped backward and out of the way of its mouth. "Hold still, you cowardly creature!" growled the dragon, its voice betraying its annoyance. Kinu saw this as an opportunity and quickly reached into his backpack for his pistol. Whipping it out, he fired three shots toward the dragon's chest, piercing its hide. The rat man smirked as the dragon winced in pain. The dragon roared loudly at Kinu, its breath smelling of a thousand fires.

Kinu began running circles around the creature, firing his gun at it. The dragon slammed its tail into his chest as the rat came around its backside, sending him flying into the cave wall. He was stunned from the impact of the attack, and dropped his weapon while trying to regain his senses. The dragon grinned menacingly and moved toward Kinu, its every step making the ground quake softly. Kinu shook his head clear and looked up at the dragon. He tried to point his gun at the beast's head, but all he had was an empty hand. The dragon grabbed Kinu in its claw and lifted him into the air. Kinu struggled for air as the dragon tried to squeeze the life right out of him. The rodent man reaches a free hand into his backpack as the dragon's head loomed closer. The dragon opened its mouth wide to bite down on Kinu's head. Kinu suddenly pulled out a bunch of smoke bombs from his backpack and threw them into the dragons mouth. They all exploded into smoke simultaneously, causing the dragon to choke. It let go of Kinu, who landed in a heap on the ground. The dragon coughed and coughed as the smoke continually bellowed out of its mouth and nose. Kinu got up onto his hands and knees, gasping for air.

As the dragon struggled to breathe, Kinu reached into his backpack and pulled out a long rope.  He tied one end of it around a nearby boulder while the dragon regained its breath. After tying the rope to the boulder, Kinu began running directly towards the dragon. The dragon responded by trying to slam down on Kinu with its massive claw. The strike just barely missed Kinu as he ran by. Kinu began to run around the dragon's legs, weaving to and fro like an evasive fly while still carrying the rope with him. The dragon stomped and slammed its claws into the earth, trying to squash the humanoid rodent. Once Kinu had finished weaving through its legs, he ran to the other side of the dragon and tied the other end of the rope around another boulder. The dragon roared as it saw the rodent kneel down to do so. "Fool!" it shouted. "You have left yourself wide open! Now I will strike you down!" It started to raise its claw to strike down on the rodent, but soon found that he was unable to move. It looked down to see that all of its limbs were tied down by the rope. It tried to lift its leg, but ended up falling to his side. Kinu couldn't help but laugh at the dragon's predicament. As the dragon continued to struggle with the rope, Kinu ran further into the cave to find the treasure within.

Kinu looked down into the deep ocean before him. His bare toes dug into the wooden plank beneath him. He heard a commanding voice behind him. "Move it, monster!" He felt the prodding of a sword against his back. Kinu would attack the poking human if his hands wern't tied. "You're not really going to get rid of me like this, are you?" pleaded Kinu. "Can't we just talk about this?" "The time for talk ended after you killed one of my crew! Now you pay the price!" A resounding cry of agreement came from the rest of the humans watching. Kinu sighed and turned back to the ocean depths before him. "Well, I guess there's only one thing left to do..." said the rat.

Kinu's tail suddenly sprung to life and wrapped around the human's sword. He yanked it from his hands and used it to slice the rope that bound his hands. The human captain, infuriated by this, began to pull his gun. Kinu responded quickly by tackling the human, bringing them both crashing onto the deck. Kinu rolled off of the captain, grabbing his gun and pointing it at the human. He laughed. "Oh, man. You should see the look on your face. Didn't see that coming, did you?"

Kinu heard something moving behind him and managed to barely dodged the swipe of a sword from behind. He turned to fire at the attacker, but then he realized that he was surrounded. A surge of fear went through him, giving the human captain enough of an opening to kick Kinu's legs out from under him, causing him to fall on his tail. Soon he was surrounded by swords and guns, all pointed directly at his neck.

"You didn't see that comin' either, did ja?" said the captain while his crew glowered at the rodent. "Now... Move it, Monster!"

Kinu hurried up the rotted stairs as the police chased after him. He climbed the steps faster and faster, until one door was left to him. He charged through the door with his shoulder and bolted to the other side. As he continued to run, his heart raced inside his chest when he saw that his path ended at the edge of a rooftop. He slid to a halt and nearly fell down to the busy street below.

He could hear the cops clamber up to the top of the stairs behind him. He looked back to see them start to surround him, guns drawn and ready to fire.

"Just relax, man," said the black rat officer. "No one wants to hurt you. Just put the gun down and-"

"Shut up!" Kinu screamed. He tried to think of someway out. No way he could fight his way through so many cops. Surrender wasn't an option either. The fall to the street below was far too long to survive...

"Just drop the bag and put your hands over your head!" said a large, brown, bear officer. 

Kinu was trapped. His heart pounded in his chest and his palms became sweaty and moist. His tail twitched as if it were electrified and his back hair stood on end. He wished he could be somewhere dark and safe, where he could hide from everything...

Kinu's dilemma was interrupted when the floor began to crack beneath him. Before he could try to run, the rickety rooftop shattered underneath his feet. He dropped straight through, screaming the whole way down.

His shouts were heard echoing from the hole as more snapping noises signaled the breaking of more floors beneath him. The police ran down the steps to find where he had fallen and avoid sharing his fate, but all that was left was a pile of rubble on the bottom floor.

No one heard form Kinu again...

...Kinu ran for his life. He ran faster than he ever knew he could. He could hear the feral dogs' barking get closer and closer. He wrapped his tail around his waist, just before one of the canines tried to snap its jaws onto it. Realizing the danger, Kinu stopped and turned to attack the pursuing dogs.

He reached into his backpack, pulling out his pistol and firing at one of the dogs. It howled in pain as the bullets pierced its bones, bringing its chase to an end. Its fellow canine, however, was able to knock Kinu to the ground with a thud before he could fire again. 

The rat-man struggled to keep his arm pressed against the dogs neck as it tried to maul his face. The dog's saliva dripped from its mighty fangs and onto Kinu's cheek as it chomped at the air in front of him. Kinu used his free hand to pull a knife from the bottom of his backpack, and then thrust it into the dogs neck. A yelp escaped from the dog's throat before it collapsed to the ground.

Kinu panted for only a moment before he scrambled to his feet and continued to run towards an abandoned building as the shouts of the pursuers came closer...

"Kinu, what are you doing?"
"Nothing..."
"...Why is there a... Did you spill your water again?"
"No. I drank... I drank it all up!"
"Then why is there a dark spot on the floor?"
"I dunno... Ice was there before..."
"Sweety, ice melts if you leave it out like that..."
"But... but the fan was blowin on it!"
"A fan isn't cold enough to keep the ice from melting..."
"But... but the fan's cold! Look... The fan's cold!..."
“It has to stay in the freezer... Or in a cup.”
“Mmm... Can I... Can I play in the freezer?”

“The victim was found floating down the river on South side...”

“It was? ...Aw, shoot...”

“Do you know something about it?”

“Huh? No! Why would I?”

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“The victim was found floating down the river on South side...”

“Grrr... What killed him?”

“Don't know. They're still fishing him out.”

“Well, tell them to hurry up! We haven't got all day!”

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“The victim was found floating down the river on South side...”

“Have they discovered his identity?”

“No... I do not think anyone knows.”

“Good. We are safe...”

 

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