F.U.R.R.S Ch.1
Winter Winds On A Summer Breeze

It was near the end of august and a young 17 year old honey badger lay in her bed wide-awake staring at the ceiling about the horrible day her little sister had had in they’re third week of school that day. Almost all of her fellow senior classmates bullied her little sister because she was an easy target.

The younger freshman was shy and not easily open to others, never talked to anyone and therefore never made any friends, but whenever she’d get picked on or cornered by the older furs her older sister would always be there for her. The bigger kids wouldn’t mess around with her older sister as she knew the layout and style of Ju Jitsu, Karate and old fashioned brawling and clawing and as such was VERY protective of her friends and family, however her older sibling was getting slightly tired of protecting the young badger. Even IF she did get praise from her sibling everyday and night about it.

Thinking to herself in the darkness of they’re room looking over at the bed on the other side of the room “oh Keri….what am I going do with you? I’m holding your paw all day everyday it seems now….I’m not going be around forever, and when I AM gone who’s going to look after you?” she laid her head back down with a heavy sigh then glanced over at the alarm clock on her dresser- 10:45pm. Feeling her maw tacking up from dryness she pulled the cover’s down and wondered how many times she’d have to save her sisters hide the next day, it wasn’t a burden by any means but her teachers were tired of her being late to her classes

She got up and walked quietly out of her room, past her parent’s bedroom and into the kitchen for a drink of water. As she sipped on it she began to half-heartedly brainstorm how she was going to prepare her sister when she graduated at the end of the school year. She remembered that her birthday was soon coming and wondered what she’d get “hopefully a new car, I could really use it” she drank the rest of her water and put the glass in the sink heading back to bed.

She was entering when she flicked her ears back when she laid eyes on her sister staring out the large paned window of they’re bedroom and before she could say anything her sister saw her and said in a soft voice “come here and watch the pretty fireworks with me Anna, its soooo cool” the young badger –because of her shyness- was never able to socialize properly and therefore held a slight cubby mentality hence why she always got bullied.

Thinking this was just another mentality lapse Anna erfed to herself and the spoke walking to her sister “Keri come on, go back to bed, I’ll talk mom into getting you some another stuffed animal if you do” even as she glanced at the mountain of plushies next to the closet door shaking her head slightly with a weak smirk “but I want to see the rest of the fire works Anna!” Anna then gave her sister a slightly annoyed look “shh! You’ll wake mom and dad! Now come on its time for….” At that moment she was started by a quick white flash out near the beach normally most flash type lights would just be a plane passing overhead as they lived on the coastline, but this time was different as she whispered “what the hell are those….” Getting a dirty look from her Keri “you swore I'm telling mom!”-“Shush Keri or I’ll tell dad what you did to his golf clubs” Keri quickly closed her mouth and shook her head “ok then….” 

They both looked back out to the ocean to see what seemed like- “Anna….is that angel?” remaining speechless Anna stared at a White tiger fur with jet blue angel wings, and lavish blue and gold armor with a gun blade pulsating blue and purple lights in one paw and a heavy looking shield in the other and as he moved he left a snowflake like trail behind him as he continued his close quarters fight with a blackish red monster which looked like a cross of a dragon and a machine and whom of which was spewing this acid type sludge at the angel looking fur.

Keri opened the window and suddenly was hit with the slow flowing summer air mixed with a cooling breeze, she watched as the monster made a lunge at the angel as the fight raged on.

“He he…you’ve lost your touch Artic, perhaps you should let me arrange your retirement party…. *snarl* and then your funeral!!” the angelic fur dodged the lunge but scowled as he felt acid burn his tail but turned and slammed an icy thundering burst from his gun into the sky demons back making it screech in pain “spare me the honor Indread the only thing you’ll need to help me with is picking out the spot on my wall to mount your head! However first you can tell me why your were sent here…” The demon laughed loudly and grinned as he shook in pain from the blast watching his blood slowly drain from his body “oh? Whatever do you mean?….I just wanted to say hello to an old comrade is all…*tsk tsk* and here I am being treated with such rudeness…”

 Growling and loosing his patience quickly Artic took aim again to finish the age-old creature “SAVE IT!! Everyone knows that Toxia wouldn’t have sent you if she didn’t want something done right…” looking down at the beach front “And I severely dought she’d send one of her luitenets to scorch up a a few fish” laughing again and preparing to lunge once again the monster snarled and without looking Artic pulled the trigger clipping the demons wing and freezing his body causing him to fall and slam hard into the beach with a thundering roar making the two badgers jump and yelp forcing them to look back at they’re door making sure they didn’t wake up they’re parents.

Hearing the two badgers he looked at them through the window “Hmmm ill deal with them in a second” Artic looked down at the demon and saw him twitching as he lay there. Flying down landing next to Indread and placing his boot and metal covered foot paw onto the monsters neck and pointing his weapon at the demons heart “It’s the end for you Indread….I must ask though, the pain….the suffering…the destruction, was it worth it?” Indread let out a cackling silky cold laughter making Artica flinch in disgust “was it worth it? Was it WORTH it?! It doesn’t matter if it was worth it…I got what I desired….one last squabble with you…and though I have lost-in time it wont even matter…” as he coughed up blood and acid all over himself as well as on the tigers boot looking at the monster and then slashing him with the blade part of his weapon cutting out the Indread’s eye.

“These are my favorite boots asshole” as the last bit of the monsters words finally sunk in “what do you mean -in time?-“ staring at the tiger with an icy grin “8 Years from now our master shall return!!” as he continued to hack up blood “The deal that Toxia made with me is that I get one last fight with you and in return I deliver the message and sacrifice my soul for the energy needed to bring back Lord Xechrian…” A new look came over the tiger as he felt his heart sink then stuttered as he replied “Y….you lie!! He was sealed away 30 years ago! I was one of the 8 who put him there!!” Cackling away at every word from the tigers muzzle “Well I guess we just got lucky in finding a loophole then….and besides it don’t matter wether you believe it or not…YA STILL SCREWED!!!” as he burst into heavy loud demonic laughter and then suddenly stopped as his head snapped via Artic twisting it “In the texting words of our younger generation today….STFU already.”  As he bolted to go check on the two young furs neglecting to notice dread still twitching.

Arctic flew up to where there kids had been watching and suddenly surprised them as they were finishing making up a lie to they’re parents about why they had screamed and jumped as they saw him enter and Anna spoke up after a minute of silence “umm hi there….I d-don’t think you should be here could you please leave? I’d rather not have my parents wake up again” as she looked him right in the eye’s and her little sister hid behind her and the Tiger answered “I shall leave just as soon as I’m done here…” as he raises his palm to them, the center of it beginning to glow making Anna back up and Keri whimper “Oh don’t worry this Isn’t meant to hurt you, it’ll just erase your memory so you’ll never remember this night”

He lowered his ears at this reply as he hated that rule with a passion, forcing the rest of the world to be blind and oblivious to the nightmares that take place on a daily basis was wrong in his eyes….but alas he must respect the elders wishes which had been etched into stone “Wait! Please don’t, we wont tell anyone we swear!!!” as she was ready to scream for her parents but the sound just wouldn’t come out. Looking down at the floor the tiger closes his eyes and sighed “It’s my job….I...I’m sorry” At that moment Keri screamed as Indread sank his teeth into the tigers shoulder piercing his armor making the elder feline yowl in pain as blood began to spurt out watching his gun fall to the floor stretching to reach it.

As his heart sank watching as Indread grabbed Anna tightly “Now Artic for your annoyance, ignorance and of course viewing pleasure you can watch as I slowly devour this girl alive” as he let go of the tiger pinning him down as he turned his attention to his new captive licking his maw as Artic flattened his ears knowing he that dread was right about one part….ignorance Artic had gotten his mind so wrapped up I worrying about the word of they’re battle spreading that he forgotten the one rule about killing these monsters with such weaponry-shoot them in the heart- and now this girl was going to pay for it as he closed his eyes drained of power from the fight.

 Suddenly getting an earful of dread screeching and snarling his eyes shot open to see a large gaping hole in his chest then giving a small smirk as all three of them looked at Keri holding the gun blade, its barrel sizzling from multiple shots shaking and dropping the gun and backing into a corner as dread said as the life left his body “I h-hate a smart kid…I swear….” slid out of the window and rolled down the hillside falling off the cliff and onto the jagged rocks as his body burns to nothing in a quick flash.

Anna running to Keri to make sure she’s alright as everything happened so fast as they looked at Artic getting up and breathing heavily, wheezing to get air into his body as he looked at them grabbing his gun and slinging it to his back “Th…thanks kid…both me and your sister owe you our lives…” as he turned to the mess that had been made waving his paw over it turning back to what it was then hearing the kids parents he cloaked himself to ensure cover and jumped out the window closing it behind himself via the wind currents.

The door burst open an adult badger stood there as he turned to his wife who was walking up on him asking “its 11pm Rick what’s the problem now?” he replied kissing his wife “Its alright Kina go back to bed” she nodded sleepily “mmmk…” as she shuffled off they’re father looked at his two offspring “what is the screaming about now? And why is your gown all dirty?” Keri was the one to speak up now as her sister could only stand and remain speechless 

“I…I had a nightmare daddy, I’m sorry, I got scared and threw my box of markers and hit Anna with them…” Looking at her sister “Sorry Anna” Anna looked at Keri and nodded slowly “It’s alright Keri I know how scary nightmares can be” They’re father sighed and nodded “Alright…Anna make sure you put that gown in the washer so your mother can wash it right away” Anna nodded “And Keri go back to bed, well talk about your nightmares tomorrow and I’ll bring home a new stuffed animal for you ok?” Keri smiled a bit “Ok daddy”

As they’re father left for bed again the two girls looked to see that Artic had left “He’s gone….” As Keri saw a note on the windowsill that was glowing a faint white “Anna look at this…I think that angel left it” Anna took the note reading it to herself and her sister.

 Anna and Keri, I know that I said I had to erase your memory from tonight….however I owe you my life Keri…and I see great strength in you, and for me to remember that and not you….It’s not right….It’s not fair. And if what that demon told me holds true…we may need a change of pace anyway. However for now just live your lives just as you normally would and perhaps someday we will meet again. Until then I bid you both a due-

The girls looked at each other and smiled with a tight hug as at that point Anna had made a decision and Keri knew it-she wasn’t going to the academy until her sister was strong enough to say (“I don’t need your help anymore sister I can take care of myself”)