Cloud was once a police dog. Once retired he was given to an old man and lived on a farm. The old man despised him but kept him around as a guard dog, outside. One day the old man had a heart attack and died inside. Cloud (Known as Buck in life) didn't know what to do, he was locked out side with no food. So he ran away, in his travels he got his tail caught in a trap and in panick didn't notice and got caught in a live trap moments later. He then starved to death.

When he woke he was in a burning forest. His body still felt bony and ridged from being starved. Embers fell on him and his tail/back caught fire. He accepted his fate and waited to die a second time. After days of pain, it faded, but the fire remained. He wandered that forest of creatures like him, meanwhile the normal animals he saw before death lived in the forest but he could not communicate with them. He could merely observe.

Jace the kit.

On one of his many days wandering he saw a fox kit, it was crying for its mother. Cloud walked by, ignoring its cries. As painful as it was he could do nothing for it.

A few days later he saw the kit again, scavenging for food. Coyotes must have shredded the kill because there wasn't much left. Cloud sat by what was left of the deer and watched the kit eat as much as it could, nearly choking.

Growling started behind the kit and it froze. Turning around a coyote was staring it down. Cloud went tense and backed away, the kit just found food.

Leave it alone. Cloud could feel anger building, his chest tightening, his flames growing brighter.

A death? A pup yet? Why kill it?

The coyote pounced and the kit tried to run, but it was no match. With a snap the kits back broke between the coyotes jaws. It dropped the baby fox, snorted at it and started back towards the trees.

The pent up rage made Cloud burst, he lunged at the Coyote leaving a trail of fire in his wake. The coyote yelped and took off. Leaving fire, Cloud and a dying kit.

Cloud placed a paw on either side of the kit and laid down over top of it.

Even if I cannot help... I am here for you in spirit. He licked the kits head as its breathing faded.





When Cloud woke, all he could hear was "moooom... mooooooooom!!" He looked between his paws and the kit was gone. He lifted his head and looked into the trees. "mooommmy!" No bushes were moving... so he looked up. It was the kit, it had turned grey with red eyes... its back legs were gone but seemed to be flying with the smallest of pigeon wings.

Unfortunate but it looks like Cloud has found a friend.





Cloud_spawn is my Neopet and Jace is his petpet.
I can't write/draw backgrounds but I like to think I can. OuO