Beside her is a Gold Sable German Shepard (or Alsatian). She has a black, long studded collar on, and the same around each foot! Despite her tough look, she can be very sweet, but is good for protection, she is a puppyish German Shepard, but is almost fully grown.
The girl and her Alsatian find an alleyway, and hide in there for the night... It is sunset, a strange thing happens, another figure walks near the alleyway, anyone could have sworn it was Zoot, but that is impossible!, or is it... The girl is reaching into her bag to get out some food when the Alsatian hears a noise, it walks to the end of the alley, cautiously, the girl, her stuff collected, follows. The male Zoot-like figure is suddenly confronted by a snarling dog, and a surprised girl.....
''Who are you?'' the girl asks.
The Zoot-like figure is confused by this question himself. ''You don't wanna' know'' he replies, almost sad.
''Yes, I do'' the inquisitive girl prods into the male's secrets.
''Ok, I'll tell you, but it won't make sense'' he sighs, the girl takes the Alsatian to heel.
''I'm.....Zoot, even though.....I'm meant to be dead'' he says.
''That is impossible'' she gapes.
''See?'' He is angry now. ''You don't believe me!''
''No, I do, but it's still impossible!''
''Who are you?''
''I'm Blue Mist......'' Blue trails off like she was going to say something, but decided not to.
''Blue Mist what?'' It was Zoot's turn to be nosey.
''No, just Blue Mist, seriously, but this is my dog, Brittany.''
''How old are you?''
''I'm 11'' Blue spilled out the truth, and Zoot was shocked.
''You look older'' he replied, wondering if she was telling the truth.
''Yes, I do.'' Blue Mist said blankly.
''What's in the bag?''Zoot said, his voice turning nasty.
''Stuff'' Blue replied.
''Food?''Zoot asked.
''Some......'' Blue said. ''But if you want it, you'll have to share it, you can't have it.'' she added, sounding braver than any girl of her age should in this circumstance.
''Who's gonna' make me?'' Zoot sounded really nasty now, he expected Blue Mist to cringe, or run or something, but instead, she smiled.
''That's where Brit here comes in!'' She laughed, Zoot's heart sank, he would have to share!
It was starting to get dark now, but Blue didn't seem much different, she wasn't scared, or wary that Zoot would take the food, and she kept asking questions.
''So, if you're dead, how can you be alive?'' Blue asked inquisitively.
''Dunno?'' Zoot replied, ''all I know is that I'm alive, and I like that better than being dead!''
Blue Mist laughed through a mouth of bread.
''It's getting cold'' Blue Mist said, ''Where will you go?''
''Erm, I dunno'' Zoot replied, he wasn't paying attention anymore, he was stroking Brittany, whilst looking into the darkness.
''I don't mind if you stay with me, but you'll have to promise not to steal the food, Brit will be on guard!'' Blue warned.
''Ok'' Zoot replied blankly.
Blue Mist tossed him a blanket, Brittany looked annoyed.
''Is this her's?''Zoot asked, gesturing to Brittany.
''Yes, but she can share my blanket''Blue Mist assured him.
Long after Zoot was asleep, Blue Mist was awake, thinking of Zoot, she turned every so often to look at Zoot on the other side of the alleyway, she had always wanted to meet him, she had admired him greatly, hoped that one day they would become friends, and now, they could be! Her second name ran through her mind wildly, 'Zoot fan, Zoot fan, Zoot fan.....' That was who she was, but she could never say.
That morning she woke up early, she folded up the blanket and put it into her bag, she pulled out a pot, and some matches. She grabbed the cardboard box over near where Zoot was sleeping and pulled it into the middle of Zoot's bed, and where Blue's bed had been. Zoot woke up to the sound of crackling fire, and the smell of beans and sausages.
''Hello'' Blue Mist greeted him, she seemed very friendly now, Zoot couldn't seem to work her out.
''Hi, is that for us, or for you?''
''Us, but Brittany as well, here'' Blue Mist prodded a plate of beans and sausages in his way.
''Thanks'' he said.
After breakfast Zoot walked away from Blue Mist, out into the road, Brit barked.
''Where the hell do you think you are going?''Blue Mist sounded worried.
''I have a home ya' know, I'm king of the Locos.'' Zoot shot out at Blue, Blue's heart sank.
''I.....I know''Blue sounded very sad now, she looked as if she would cry, Zoot felt bad.
''I can't stay with you.'' Zoot said.
''I'm so lonely though,'' Blue Mist sniffed.
''But......'' Zoot tried, but just then he heard a sound, Blue, Zoot and Brittany stiffened.
''Demon Dogs!'' Blue Mist warned, shaking..........
As if on cue, Brittany ran off.
'' What on.....'' Zoot started.
'' She leading us away!'' Blue Mist squealed, ''She's taking us somewhere safe!''
They ran after Brittany, who stopped to sniff every once in a while.
''Are you sure she knows where she's going?'' Zoot asked.
''No!'' Blue laughed, ''But what else shall we do?''
''Good point!'' Zoot realised that his and Blue's life was in Brittany the Alsatian's hands, or paws!
They ran, fast, scared, the noise of Demon Dogs forever behind them.
''Is it just me, or are they following us?'' Blue Mist sounded scared.
''I thought you were mad, but now I hope I'm right!'' Zoot hoped that Blue was just hearing things!
After a while Brittany stopped, snarling. She had been about to turn a corner but stopped. Blue Mist approached Brittany and glanced around the corner. In front of her was a boy, he was smaller than her, but she guessed he was the same age. Blue and Zoot could hear the Demon Dogs, but realised that they were coming to the direction of this boy. He had a hat on, with felt eyes, and a yellow and Black T-shirt. He looked scared, but he was obviously trying hard to look tough. He had not seen the threesome yet.
'' What do we do?'' Blue's kind heart suddenly knocked at her head.
'' He hasn't seen us yet, if we go back, it won't be our problem.'' Zoot didn't seem to care very much.
''But what about him?'' Blue Mist knew she could never live with herself if this boy was just left there.
''Do you WANT to die?'' Zoot asked.
Blue didn't reply, she ran over to the boy who's tough look faded. He was unsure of Blue, but he was grabbed by the sleeve of his shirt and dragged over to where Zoot and Brit were standing. He saw Brittany and was scared, but then he saw Zoot, the leader of the Locusts, and fainted.
''Oh god!'' Blue Mist was annoyed.
The Demon Dogs were in sight.
''Now what do we do, Miss Kind Heart?'' Zoot was annoyed.''Oh yes'' he added in a fake girl voice, ''Let's save this boy, whoops, I forgot, then we'll all die!''
''Grab his feet!'' Blue Mist spontaneously replied.
''No!'' Zoot wasn't helping anymore.
''Please?'' Blue's eyes were sad, and the 11 year old bit suddenly jumped out at Zoot.
They dragged the unconcious boy away from the path of the Demon Dogs.
''Look!'' Blue Mist looked overjoyed!
''What?'' Zoot asked, almost dropping the boy at the sudden change of mood.
''A box!'' Blue Mist was free of the boy now and jumping up and down!
'' SoOoOo?'' Zoot was completely perplexed.
''We hide in it!''
Zoot suddenly came to, but he had doubt they would all fit. Even so, they dragged the boy into one corner of the box, turned it so it wouldn't face the Demon Dogs, and got in. Brittany went at that moment, Zoot looked worried, he had grown attached to her.
''Where is she go......'' Zoot was muffled by Blue's hand, the Demon Dogs went past, and after a good 10 minutes, Zoot and Blue Mist crept back to the Alleyway where they had been, still holding the boy.
The boy was starting to come to, and Blue was preparing lunch, Brittany's head popped around the alleyway's turn, just as the boy came to.
''Where am I?''
Then he saw Zoot and backed away, straight in to Blue. He was about to shout, when Blue Mist spoke.
''We come in peace!'' she assured, ''I'm Blue Mist, the Alsatian is Brittany, that is Zoot and this is food, I promise, no poison!'' she smiled.
'' Where are the Demon Dogs?'' The boy asked between mouthfuls of food.
''Miss Kind Heart over there risked our lives, and I repeat our lives saving you, even though you were most ungrateful and fainted, we, I repeat we, had to drag you to safety!'' Zoot ended a long sentance of slagging off!
''Thanks.'' The boy nodded to Blue, who he was less afraid of.
''That's fine,'' Blue Mist said kindly, ''But what is your name?''
''My name is KC, I'm a Mall Rat'' he said.
The exact time, according to Blue's Baby G, which was in fact, Blue! was 1:30, Zoot decided that if him and Blue Mist were to be a Tribe, then they would have to find somewhere to live, and the time to find a place was now!
''So, are you staying?'' Zoot asked KC. KC was nervous of Zoot, and didn't know what to say.
''I don't know.'' KC admitted.
''But if you know where we live, how do I know you won't get your tribe to attack us?'' Zoot asked.
''How shallow do you think I am?!'' KC was annoyed. ''You saved my life! If I have any heart I wouldn't do that! Besides, my tribe ain't like you'' He was looking straight at Zoot, he obviously didn't mean the threesome, he meant the Locos.
'' Watch it!'' Zoot shouted, and walked ahead of KC and Blue Mist.
Soon, Brittany came to a pet shop. It was a large pet shop in a high street, inside were millions of pet things, and, sad, barely alive dogs in cages, and one, scrawny cat who was on death's door, all the other animals were dead. The high street was untouched, it looked just like it would have done before the virus, it was a safe place.
''Look at those poor creatures!'' Blue Mist loved animals, especially dogs.
''It would be a nice place to live.'' Zoot summed up the area, ''No other tribes!''
''It'll be locked!'' KC was a complete pessimist to the situation.
Blue Mist tested his word.
''A-a!'' Blue Mist immitated a buzzer ''Wrong answer!''
''Oh.'' KC looked sad.
Blue Mist rushed in, the smell of death was bad, in cages hampsters, mice, rats and other small animals stunk out the room. All of the cats except one, pathetic looking Persian. Most of the dogs had survived, but there hadn't been many dogs in the first place. All of the alive animals were so skinny it made Blue sick!
The three set to work. The dead animals were taken outside where they set up a fire and burnt them. The next thing was to let the alive animals out of the wire cages into the large shop, it would've been easy, if it weren't for the cat.
''We could set it free?'' KC suggested.
''No, it would die'' Zoot answered.
Blue Mist then remembered the large, glass enclosure which took up the whole back corner which the snakes had lived in. She rushed over and took out all the snake stuff, placing it on the fire, and put cat toys and bedding down, while Zoot sprayed the enclosure with a special air freshener to get rid of pet odours.
After a while the enclosure looked lovely, there was plenty of food, and even water from a tank at the side of the shop which was quite full.
After the creamy persion had been placed in the enclosure Zoot, Blue Mist and KC let the five dogs out into the shop, it was like Christmas time for Blue!
''Awww!They're adorable!'' she squealed.
''Blue, pull yourself together, they are sweet, but they're just dogs!'' Zoot said, then he added,''Good protection though!''
The five dogs were different pedigrees, Blue could name all of them. '' That one over there is a male Siberian Husky, he is around 1 year old,'' Blue said, the male Siberian Husky, who Blue named Siren, had light blue eyes, and a grey and white coat.
Another one was a female dalmation, she was only 6 months. There was a whippet who was immediately called Candy, who was also female and at the age of about 9 months; a doberman with cropped ears, who was black and tan and male, he was the same age as Siren; and then there was a Alsatian like dog but with husky, who was male and the same age as Britanny, he and Brittany got on very well.
It was getting drker now, the petshop was not smelly any more, and the fire had burnt out. The dogs were sleeping, except for Brittany who was by Blue's side.
''What'll we call the Dalmation?'' KC asked.
''You won't be calling it anything! 'Coz you're not in our tribe!'' Zoot sounded vicious.
''About that,'' KC said '' I would like to be in your tribe.''
'' I don't mind'' Zoot said.
'' I'd love you to be in our tribe!'' Blue Mist smiled.
The three of them talked nearly all night. The Dalmation's name was to be Dotty and they had agreed that KC could have her, Blue Mist had decided on the name Keragon for Brittany's pal, and Zoot had called the Doberman Stud, KC and Blue Mist had laughed at that one!
Finally all was quiet, everyone was happy, protected, warm, together, they had water and there was another shop in the high street with food, everything would be fine now. The threesome slept through the sounds, the sounds of people.........
'' HEEEEEELLLLPPPPP!!!'' Zoot yelled '' Get Me OUT!!''
'' Zoot?'' Blue asked '' It's me, Blue, what happened?''
'' We're gonna' die!'' KC was crying.
'' No, don't worry, we're gonna' be fine......I'm......Sure....'' Blue Mist sounded less certain as the sentance went on.
'' Hi!'' A voice came from the door '' I'm Zoot Crazy''
The girl, who's name was Zoot Crazy, had long, plum colored hair, she was tall, around 5''6, with big, platform rock boots, she wore tight khaki pedal pushers and a 3/4 length black, leather zip up coat, her black eyeliner, was, to put lightly, noticeable. She strode over to where Zoot was, and looked with interest, Blue Mist was dazed, and on the verge of fainting, the screams and cries were distant now, another figure emerged. He had bright green hair with orange spikes, he wore black combats, a black t-shirt and a black, knee-length coat.
'' Did you put us here?'' Blue Mist asked.
'' Yes.'' The boy replied.
'' Hey ck!!!'' Zootcrazy took her gaze off Zoot '' Can we keep it?'' she gestured to Zoot, then laughed.
'' I AM NOT AN OBJECT!!!'' Zoot screamed, close to tears now.
'' Please let us out!'' KC whined.
Just then the rope suspending Blue snapped, and she fell onto the counter.
'' Are you ok?'' Zoot asked.
'' Uh.I think so.Yes.'' Blue Mist confirmed.
'' Now,'' Blue started to pull them together ''What do you want with us?''
'' We want nothing with you, just....'' ZootCrazy's eyes dashed to Zoot''him!''
'' PLEASE LET ME OUT!'' KC begged, Blue Mist went over and unlocked the cage.
'' Look, we don't want any trouble, but if you want, you can have it!'' Blue Mist suddenly remembered Brittany and the other dogs, Brit and Keragon growled, simaultaneously.
'' Oh.'' ZootCrazy's game was up.
'' Look, please let Zoot out, he's my friend.'' Blue's voice was calm now.
Ck!!! unlocked the door, Zoot jumped out, and ran to Blue, he never thought he would be so happy to see her.
'' I'm sorry.'' ZootCrazy realised she had done wrong.
'' That's ok.'' Blue Mist spoke on behalf of her tribe, ''We don't mind.'' she smiled.
'' Speak for yourself!'' Zoot glared at ck!!! and ZootCrazy.
'' I'm sorry we tied you up.'' ck!!! spoke for the second time.
'' No, I don't mind, but next time you do that, please secure the rope better!''
They all laughed!
'' Hey,'' Blue Mist thought '' Are you in a tribe?''
'' Just us'' ZootCrazy replied.
'' Wanna' join us?'' KC asked what was flashing through Blue's mind.
'' I'd love to!'' ZootCrazy seemed very different!
'' Yeah,'' ck!!! added '' That would be cool!''
'' What are you called?'' ZootCrazy asked.
'' oh, uh, erm, well......'' Blue stuttered.
'' We haven't thought of a name yet!'' KC carried on.
'' Let's think of one then!'' ck!!! suggested.
'' Wow, oh glorious, wonderful ck!!!, that would be a good idea!'' Zoot teased!
'' What about the hounds?'' KC thought.
'' Why?'' ZootCrazy was confused.
'' Because of our 6 dogs!'' KC replied.
'' Naw, too much like the Demon Dogs!'' Blue Mist pointed out.
'' Yeah.'' Zoot agreed ''We don't wanna' be like them!''
'' Full Moon tribe.'' Blue Mist wasn't even really concentrating when she said it.
'' Why?'' Zoot asked.
'' Dunno'!'' Blue Mist laughed.
'' I like it!It's cool!'' ZootCrazy agreed with Blue's idea.
'' What about you two, ck!!! and KC?'' Zoot wondered.
'' I think it's alright.'' ck!!! replied.
'' Yeah!It could mean anything!'' KC imagined all the things it could mean.
'' Fine. Then that's what we are, the Full Moon tribe!'' Zoot smiled.
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