Page Three
Shanniah shouts: hon is that you?
Cooney shouts: Sorry miss, I'm afraid I'm not who you seek.
Cooney shouts: Do you happen to know Brinx?
Shanniah looks at the stranger
Shanniah: no..
Shanniah: he doesn't seem to be around
Cooney looks over at the sword: Funny...
Shanniah: he left his sword...
Cooney turns back to her: I'm sorry, I am Cooney. And you are?
Shanniah feels that something may have happened to her mate...but tries to be calm
Shanniah: I am Shanniah...Brinx's mate
Cooney: I thought you said you didnt know him.
Cooney smiles.
Shanniah: i did? o.O
Cooney nods.
Shanniah: are you a friend of Brinx?
Cooney nods: I don't know him that well, but to my knowledge, I'd say we are.
Shanniah nods and smiles a little
Cooney: So Brinx has a mate now.
Shanniah nods and pats her stomach "and he's going to be a father too.."_
Cooney: well congradulations_
Shanniah: _
Shanniah: have you seen him at all last night?
Cooney: last I saw him, I returned his sword and now it happans to be laying right there.
Shanniah picks up the sword...and could sense something is definitly wrong..
Shanniah: he never leaves without his sword
Cooney: He usually never lets his sight go from that.
Shanniah nods
Cooney notices something.
Shanniah: i'm worried .....
Cooney: hmm...
Cooney kneels down.
Shanniah looks at Cooney..
Shanniah: what is it?
Cooney signals his sphere to examine the red stain in the ground.
Shanniah gasps as she hold her thought of thinking the worst
Shanniah bites her lip....
Cooney's Sphere whirs and beeps as it examines the blood type.
Shanniah thinks to her self "pls God don't take him away from me...."
Cooney: Hmm... this is a few weeks old...
Shanniah sighs in relief
Cooney looks over and catches something of more interest.
Shanniah: he has been having unexpected visitors lately
Shanniah: Diesel and his little follows...
Cooney: L-15, check that blue stuff right next to you.
Shanniah looks at what Cooney is talking about
Cooney's sphere floats over to the stuff next to the stain.
Cooney's Sphere begins to whir and beep again, thus it returns to Cooney's paw. Cooney lifts up the sphere and looks into it's yellow visor then holds it up to his ear as a faint series of beeps are heard.
Shanniah curiously looks at the sphere wondering what it found
Shanniah: Cooney what is it?
Shanniah begins to figgit...
Cooney: Thats very odd...
Shanniah: what is it?
Cooney turns to Shanniah.
Cooney: Did you ever see your mate bleed?
Shanniah shakes her head...
Shanniah: no..why?
Shanniah: please tell me..
Cooney: Nor have I, but this blue stuff, qaulifies as blood...
Shanniah frowns as to look worried
Cooney: It has been here for only a few hours as well.
Shanniah: he did mention he had a surgery with his arm...an artificial arm
Shanniah gasps
Cooney: and noting how close it is to the sword...
Cooney pauses wandering how a furre can have blue blood.
Shanniah looks at him stunned ...hoping and praying he isn't telling her this...wishing it's a dream and wake up to know everything is fine
Cooney: Miss, when was the last time you saw Brinx?
Shanniah: this afternoon..we had a nap and when i woke up.... he was gone....
Shanniah: he said he had to run some errands
Shanniah: and i went and did mine...
Cooney nods and scatches his head as he looks at the blue stuff again.
Shanniah: are you telling me he is hurt?
Shanniah: are you?
Shanniah trembles
Cooney: Well, I never ran a test on his blood, so we cant say for sure that it is his.
Shanniah: i know something is wrong ...
Cooney: Could I see his sword please?
Shanniah: i sensed it when i came here and it's empty
Shanniah hands him the sword hesitantly
Cooney takes the sword and examines it, then signals for his sphere to come closer to the blade.
Cooney's Sphere performs its series of beeps and whirs and it notices dry blood on the sword.
Cooney: Ok, this is original blood...
Cooney: and its been here for a week.
Shanniah thinks and wonders what is going on...
Cooney hands the sword back to Shanniah, as L-15 hovers into the air again.
Shanniah takes the sword
Cooney looks around the ground for any other marks and finds one.
Cooney runs his paw across the ground, where a sword gash is.
Shanniah blinks at Cooney going about looking for anything suspicious
Cooney: This is very fresh.
Cooney: Could i see the sword again please?
Shanniah hands him the sword
Cooney takes the sword: thank you.
Shanniah nods with a confursed expression ....
Cooney stands up and tries to fit the blade with the gash.
Shanniah: cooney ... you think something happened to him?
Cooney: It doesnt fit, this is a mark from another sword I believe.
Shanniah looks at him with sad eyes...and almost in a whisper "i'm really worried"
Cooney motions L-15 to come to the gash, with the sword still in there.
Cooney's Sphere examine the small wound in the earth and floats up to Cooney's ear, again performing a series of beeps.
Cooney: Yes, this defenitly was from another...
Shanniah nods
Cooney: ...larger sword.
Shanniah continue to chew her lips not knowing what to think anymore..
Cooney pulls the sword out and hands it back to her.
Shanniah nods and takes the sword back
Cooney: I don't see much blood to tell you the truth, fresh blood that is, so two things could have happaned.
Shanniah gently feels the sword as if expecting it to tell her what is happening
Shanniah looks up at Cooney listening to his explaniation
Cooney: One, He was training and hurt himself, or with another furre, witch I highly doubt.
Shanniah: why is that?
Cooney: well, Brinx has a habbit of Training, but then he left his sword here.
Shanniah: which i think is really odd..
Cooney: Two, there was a fight, and it left this dream and carried on elsewhere.
Cooney: I can have L-15 perform tests around the whole area, but that could take from about 2 hours to 2 days.
Shanniah sighs and wishes Brinx will just come back and tell her she was worrying for nothing
Cooney looks around for any other signs of combat.
Shanniah feels a dizzy spell coming on and decides to lie down for a while holding the sword close...she turns pale
Cooney doesnt seem to be able to see any then looks over to Shanniah: I'm sorry for your misfortune miss.
Shanniah nods
Shanniah: i don't feel too well.....i hope you don't mind if i lie down...
Cooney: If you want I can perform those tests.
Shanniah nods
Shanniah: i don't mind... i just want him back....
Cooney takes off his sack and scrumages inside of it and pulls out a small roll of paper.
Cooney signales his sphere to come to him.
L-15 hovers over to his paw and opens up in half so Cooney is able to insert the roll of paper. Thus Cooney closes the sphere when he is done.
Cooney: L-15 scout out the area.
Cooney's sphere beeps and hovers quickly to the first corner of the dream and begins to analyse.
Shanniah turns even paler than earlier.... and passes out while Cooney runs the test.
Cooney sits and waits for the tests to be done, he closes his eyes and menitates.
L-15 continued it's tests as the two furres waited. Cooney was unaware that Shanniah had passed out. Thus morning quickly turned to night as the two continued to wait for L-15.