Chapter 21
Three Hours have passed, as Balance and Luca were racing down the street, without a care in the world as they tried to see who would make it to the nearest alleyway first, when Luca got in front of Balance, she decided to pounce on him.
Balance and Luca rolled down the hill as they laughed, when they stopped, Balance was on top of Luca as he gazed into her eyes. “Wow.” He said to Balance,
Balance looked at Luca. “What’s wrong?” She asked.
Luca got up. “You have beautiful eyes.”
Balance just looked away smiling as her cheeks turned red. She turned to look at Luca again.
“Maybe if I could…” Said Luca
“Yes.” Said Balance.
They leaned in closer, Balance was hoping that their muzzles would touch. But before their muzzles would touch Blake appeared. “GOOD EVENING GRUTELEY!!” He yelled out as Balance and Luca jumped, Balance looked at her brother.
“I told you Blake, I hate it when you do that.” Said Balance.
“Sorry, but I was looking for Shawn.” Said Blake.
“Well I haven’t seen him!!” Snapped Balance.
“I thought you did, since Shawn never came back.” Said Blake.
“I said “I…” Wait, what do you mean?” Balance asked.
“Well, Shawn went out of the barn, I assumed to get some fresh air.” Blake replied. “We haven’t seen him since.”
Balance was starting to worry and wanting to take back those things she said to her brother. “Where could he be?” She asked.
"I don't know, I found Jerry, but he said that our father took Shawn off somewhere." Blake replied to Balance as he scratched his ear with his hand.
Luca knew exactly where to look. “The warehouse.” Luca replied. “Blake, go get Shane, Pongo and Perdita.”
Blake hurried off to the farm.
Luca and Balance headed to the warehouse. “Why is my brother at the warehouse?” Balance asked.
Luca looked at her. “No time to tell you, just hope that we’re not too late.”
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A hit was made as Shawn tumbled to the floor, he was on his stomach, as he tried to get up, he had a black eye. "Father, what's going on?" He asked.
Damon walked to his son. "It's a battle, if you can touch me, I'll take you back to the farm." He replied. Shawn ran toward his father to give him an uppercut, but Damon dodged and countered, by hitting Shawn's stomach with his foot.
Shawn winced in pain as he fell to the ground, he held onto his stomach as he tried to catch his breath after getting the wind knocked out of him.
Shawn tried to lunge at his father, but his father would dodge that too and punch his son in the back, sending him down onto the floor once more. Shawn couldn't keep up with his father as he tried to fight him, but Damon dodged his attacks and countered with his own. Causing Shawn to get bruised.
Shawn did however get a hold of his father’s arm and bite down on it hard. Damon winced, but not enough to feel the blood coming out from where Shawn bit him.
Shawn let go. "I bit you, now take me back to the Dearly Farm, now!" He demanded.
Damon let out a laugh. "You think, I'd let you go that easily?" He asked his son. "I don't even know where the Dearly Farm is."
Shawn was shocked when he heard his father say that. "You're... You're lying."
"Could be, but I'm having way too much fun with this." Damon spoke, Shawn felt his life flash before his eyes, as he sunk down onto the floor, he was coughing as he didn't know what was going to happen next, he felt another blow, this time in the face.
Shawn sunk deeper as his head looked like it would touch the floor, Shawn tried to get back up, but his legs were losing their balance. “Father... Stop...” Shawn pleaded to his father as he was resorting to crawling now.
Damon walked up to his son. “No Shawn, I’m not going to stop, not now, not ever.” He said to Shawn as he cracked his knuckles. “As long as I live I will make sure you get punished very slowly and very painfully.” He picks Shawn up by his throat.
Shawn’s vision was getting blurry but he knew what was going to happen, as Damon was fixing to hit his son again.
Out of nowhere Blake comes in and kicks his father’s side causing him to bleed.
Damon winced at the pain.
Perdita grabs Shawn and takes him to safety.
Blake after seeing this runs away.
Damon was getting angry by the minute, he then saw a familiar face.
“Pongo Dearly, how long has it been?” Damon calmly asked.
“What have you been doing with your son?” Pongo asked.
“Teaching him a lesson.” Damon calmly replied.
“By abusing your kid?” Pongo asked.
“What you call abuse, I call Discipline.” Damon calmly replied.
“Not like that, he doesn't.” Pongo said. “He doesn’t deserve to get abused, nobody does.”
Damon took a fighting stance. “Then you better suffer the fate he was fixing to.” He spoke.
Pongo knew he wasn’t going to leave without fighting, so he had no choice but to fight as he also took a fighting stance. “Please let me take him off your hands.” Pongo pleaded, hoping to avoid a fight.
“Never.” Damon said as he charged at Pongo and leapt into the air to attack him.
(Add a fight scene here.)
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Perdita knew that her mate was dealing with Damon inside the warehouse. She sat Shawn down as she was wondering if he's going to be okay, Balance, Shane and Blake walked up to Perdita.
Balance checked her brother's pulse.
"Is he...?" Perdita asked.
Balance shook her head. "No, he's alive... barely."
"Looks like we've got the whole gang here!" A voice called out.
Balance, Perdita, Shane and Blake looked, seeing that it was the three strays. "What do you want?" Perdita asked.
"We just came to finish the job." Mack replied.
Helen appeared right behind him. "Just like we wanted, the mother and her four pups in the first place, together." She spoke as she grinned, it was clear that she was going to enjoy what was going to happen to the four Dalmatians.
Shawn only opened his eyes for a split second to see Sheila, Mack and Helen. “It’s…them.” He spoke
Balance and her siblings looked at their brother. “Shawn what are you talking about, bro?” Blake asked.
“Blake, Shane... and TJ... said those bastards... killed our mother...” Shawn replied weakly before going back to the coma. Both Perdita, Balance and Blake were shocked when they heard the news.
Sheila glared at Shawn. “Watch your mouth, you stupid Mutt.”
Balance gritted her teeth, as she unsheathed her Katana Blades. "Why?" She asked the three anthros. "Why did you take our mother's life?!"
"The same way we're going to take yours..." Helen spoke, then whispered. "Cause we can."
"Let's stop the chit chat and end this." Mack spoke as he walked toward the Dalmatians.
"I agree." Sheila spoke as she and Helen followed.
Balance looked at her siblings. "Get ready, guys." She spoke. "We're in this together!"
Shane and Blake got their weapons ready, getting ready for a fight as they watched the three strays get close to them.
(A fight scene with Balance, Shane and Blake VS Sheila, Mack and Helen appears.)
TJ came out of nowhere, standing between Perdita, Balance, Shawn, Shane, Blake, Mack, Helen and Sheila.
"Get out of here, old man." Mack spoke as he stopped. "This doesn't concern you."
"It does, since I'm their guardian and teacher." TJ retorted. "So, if you want them, you'll have to get through me."
"And me!" Jerry called out as he walked up to TJ and stood beside him.
Colonel, McPurr, Spotty and Sgt. Tibbs appeared as well. "If you mess with them, you're messing with all of us." The Colonel spoke.
Mack, Helen and Sheila saw that they were outnumbered this time. Sheila and Helen backed up as Mack growled.
"You win this time, but mark my words, that we will have those kids yet." Mack spoke.
The three strays left.
Perdita sighed in relief knowing finally that it was over, though she worried about Pongo as he was still in the warehouse, she watched, anxiously waiting for Pongo to come out.
Balance, Shane and Blake watched as well, wondering if Pongo was going to be okay, but one thing was on their mind, as Balance looked at both Jerry, Colonel and Sgt. Tibbs.
"How did you guys know where to find us?" She asked.
Jerry looked at Balance. "TJ told us, as the four of us rushed over here as fast as we could." He replied.
"Ah." Blake spoke.
"PONGO!!" Perdita cried out.
Balance, Shane and Blake looked, noticing that Pongo was limping with his foot as he walked out of the warehouse and toward them.
"Where's our father?" Balance asked.
"Gone." Pongo replied.
"Are we going to see him again?" Blake asked.
"I'm afraid so." Pongo replied.
Pongo looked at Balance, Blake and Shane. "He escaped after a few rounds with me." He spoke, he then looked at the others. "Let's go home."
Everyone agreed, as Jerry stayed in the city.
TJ, Pongo, Perdita, Colonel, Sgt. Tibbs, Balance, Shawn, Blake and Shane made it back to the barn, where Perdita, with Jewel and Balance, placed Shawn on the hay pile, so he could get some rest.
“He’ll be alright, he just needs rest.” Perdita replied as she walked out of the barn to check on her husband, leaving Balance and Jewel with Shawn.
Balance was still worried about her brother regretting the things she said to him.
Jewel walked up to her. “Don’t worry, Balance, I’ll stay here too.” She told her.
Balance looked at her with a friendly smile on her face. She looked at her bruised brother lying on the patches of hay, hoping that he would be okay, she was afraid this would happen to her brother which is why she didn’t like him going out by himself.
Tears started to build up as she wanted so much to tell him she’s sorry for everything she said to him. Jewel and Balance never left Shawn behind hoping to catch him when he woke up.
Two weeks have passed since Shawn faced his father. “Hey.” Said a familiar voice. Balance and Jewel look to see Shawn finally awake.
Balance runs up to her brother. “Shawn, you’re awake.” She said excitedly.
“What’s a Dalmatian got to do to get some food around here?” Shawn asked.
Jewel runs out of the barn. “He’s awake, get some food, bring some food!” She shouted, Jewel then ran back to Balance and Shawn to help Balance get Shawn up on his own two feet.
“Listen Shawn, about hating you and all.” Balance apologized.
“Balance, it’s okay, I forgive you.” Shawn spoke.
Balance hugs her brother. “We sure did miss you.”
Pongo and Perdita walk in with some food. “We have come to a decision.” Spoke Pongo.
“Sorry, for all the trouble I caused you guys.” Shawn apologized. “Thanks for helping me back there.” Pongo and Perdita smiled.
“You’re welcome.” Pongo said to Shawn.
“We decided to welcome you guys into the family.” Perdita spoke.
“Thanks Per… I mean mom.” Said Shawn.
“What’s wrong, Shawn aren’t you excited?” Balance asked.
“I am, but I’m still kinda woozy from that fight.” Shawn replied, placing his hand on his head.
“We understand, come Balance and Jewel, let your brother rest.” Said Pongo.
Balance followed Pongo and Perdita out of the barn.
Shawn looks at Jewel. “Why are you staying?” He asked her.
Jewel got closer as his heart started beating faster. She then kissed him. “Thanks, for saving me.” she replied, she then walks out of the barn,
Shawn just stood there. “What just happened?” He asked.