*:･Song Used: Silhouettes - Sleeping At Last <3 *:･Backdrop Drawn By Me :0 *:･Beetle's Bio: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/766546333/ ..................................................................................... I sit down, Looking into the ripples of the calm water and I see them, My friends, The ones I yearned for so long to see, But yet again... It was just a dream. I open my eyes in a panic, Looking around and seeing no one there, Yet again I was alone, With the grasp of freedom at my paws, This was what I wanted... Right? Long ago when Beetle was just a young pup, She grew up in a pack. A very strict pack, So strict she always needed permission to even sit, So strict any wolf with the slightest imperfection was k!lled... She hated it, And so did her friends. Angel, Cloud, Dewdrop, And Cattail... The five of them decided to escape, To find a place where they could be free, where they could have the freedom they always wanted! Although that freedom came for a price the young group wasn't ready to pay for... They were told about a place in old tales told by the pack elders, Dusk Valley, A place of beauty and Freedom, A place where they could be themselves a place where they could live by no standards, At the time that sounded like a heaven for the five pups, So of course they set out on a journey, A Journey To The Valley. They snuck out at night with Beetle leading the group, The pups had no idea what they had gotten themselves into... Following the trail set by the falling sun, they continued over the horizon everything looked good so far, No predators in sight, But also no sign of prey... Or water. With a wild imagination, the group thought they could go the entire way without food or water, Thinking this would be a minute's trip, Not knowing how far the valley truly was... As night began to fall upon the pups the sky grew cold, The wind bellowed through the air and tried to pull them back although Beetle didn't give up, She pushed her friends forwards the best she could but the pups had not yet grown an extra layer of fur to protect against the harsh night. Cloud, One of the smallest of the group grew cold beyond repair, No longer being able to feel herself she fell victim to the freezing night... Day after day had gone without Cloud, Day after Day trying to find this valley they searched so long for, Cattail was the next to go... As they wandered too close to a bear's territory, Cattail tried to save the others she was always the protective one, But even with her bravery she never returned... One after another, Angel was next in line, Crossing the raging river, Swept away by the merciless currents... It was down to Beetle and Dewdrop, Beetle had been learning herbs throughout the months day after day and two entire moons had passed, Two entire moons of searching for this safe haven, Their place to call home for the rest of their lives... Dewdrop had come down with a deadly sickness, Beetle did all she could to help her final friend but in the end, Dewdrop never woke up. Beetle, Now on her own through this harsh journey, Beetle had found it... The place she and her friends had been looking for, She was the only one who made it. Moons had passed since she settled, Unable to forget the sad looks on their faces moments before they left... Beetle is still waiting for her friends to return, Someday she wouldn't wake up alone, Someday she'd have others to protect her from the monsters that roam the night...
