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 Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:03 pm
(Latest tag in the world. orz;; Here, have a nice long post to make up for it. l'D;;;; )
With both of the plushies safely hidden on the countertop, Aaron thought he would've felt at least a little relief. Instead, his squishy insides were tight, and the Lucario wondered just how badly his luck could be. Of all the places to find his trainer, of course it had to be here.
The fighter caught the umbreon looking toward him when his girl said his name, and gave a slight nod. Whether the other plush took that as a comfirmation that he'd heard, or that he was the subject of the girl's conversation, he didn't know.
The other girl turned to Aaron's trainer, speaking as she did so. "Your...Lucario plushie thing, right? Smart not bringing it. My dogs probably would've taken one look at it and thought you'd brought them a present. They just love toys. It's why I don't have any in the house though, since I don't want them ripping up any stuffed animals and getting fluff everywhere." Well, now it was obvious they were talking about the Lucario plush.
Another thing stood out from the girl's words. Dogs. Plural. Aaron could've cursed his luck, his fears of there being more than one canine confirmed as he sensed another plodding into the house. This one was much larger than the one already sniffing around the room, and quickly noticed that something was different. It moved to the doggy door and pawed at the stool, confused. Then it lifted it's snout and sniffed, it's large head turning toward the counters, and then back to the doggy door that was clearly only used by the littler dog. It gave a bark, and the smaller pup joined in. Both had somewhat confused, protective auras, and they finally got the full attention of the girls. "Hey, what's wrong boys?" Their owner asked, noticing the stool finally. "How'd that fall over...?" She mused, picking up the fallen over object.
A rat head poked through the doggy door as she did so, attracting the attention of the dogs. "A rat!" She squeaked, watching it and scrambling to stand back behind her dogs. Both canines gave loud growls, and the rat seemed to finally realize that it's quarry wasn't worth fighting two dogs, and squeaked before pulling out. The sound of many tiny feet scampering away could be heard outside. As soon as the dogs were sure the rats and bats had left, they turned their attention to the countertops and gave a bark at that again.
Aaron stiffened, and then finally let himself fall limp behind the photograph. The girl turned to the counter, and, following the dog's gazes, moved to in front of the frame and the jars. Wary of more rats, she moved the frame, only to find a stuffed plush of a lucario. "Oh! How'd this get here?" She picked up the lucario, looking at him in confusion.
"Hey! That looks just like my Aaron! Can I see it?" His trainer held out her hand, high above where the dogs were now wiggling on the ground, wanting to play with the plush. The girl nodded and handed over the fighter. Aaron's trainer inspected the lucario for a moment, then nodded herself. "I have no idea how he got here, but he looks just like my Aaron. Can I take him?"
"Sure, it's not like I have any use for it other than as a chew toy." Aaron tried not to give a sigh of relief as he was placed in the hands of his girl, and mentally tried to map out the room, in case he had to tell the umbreon how to get out. Hopefully the other girl wouldn't discover Tsukiya, since his trainer didn't know, and perhaps wouldn't want to take, the umbreon.
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 6:41 pm
The dogs were making such a racket, barking and pawing. If they don't stop soon, the girls will-- too late. The girls walked into the kitchen as well. Worse of all, they picked up the stool that the two plush had put so much effort into putting in place!
Tsukiya focused his gaze on the doggy door. The dogs could keep the rats out, right? If not, he didn't really mind if it was the dogs, or the rats that won. It would give him a good chance to sneak away while they battled. A rat poked it's head in quickly, before deciding the dogs were too much of a fight and scampering away. No others came in. It must have told it's friends. At least the first half of their troubles were over.
Their current troubles... not so much. The girls had found the lucario plush and picked him up. The dogs were preoccupied with the girl holding the plush. Just like the Lucario to be found so easily. Well, he's on his own now.
In the confusion, Tsukiya splinted across the countertops to the far side of the room. It was a long way to the ground for the plush, but he took the chance and leaped off the counter. He knocked a basket of fruits off along with him, which crashed to the ground, bringing the fruits bouncing every which way.
"Oh my gosh! How'd that happen?" Tsukiya heard one of the girls exclaim.
It worked just as well, diverting their attention to the basket, as Tsukiya sprinted into the living room.
There has to be another way out. He spotted his usual escape route, which were the windows. The Umbreon plush scampered up onto a piano bench, then hoisted himself up onto the piano itself. Thankfully, the cover was on the keys, otherwise, his escape plan would be cut short.
The dogs barked. "You can't have this plush!" One of the girls was scolding the dogs. "Maybe one treat though. I don't think they'll leave us alone until they get something." She laughed. He didn't have much time left before they would come back in.
Another great leap, and he was on the windowsill. Tsukiya covered himself behind the curtain before attempting to lift the pane. It wouldn't budge. I've seen my trainer do this a million times. Now, how did it work, again? He looked around for the latch.
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 7:18 pm
Aaron really didn't like getting stuck being limp and motionless in a room with two really excited dogs. At least he knew that his girl would take care of him and keep him safe from the huge canines.
The only thing the lucario could do in his predicament was keep his mental map open and track the movements of the umbreon plush. The giant, curious and excited, and slightly slavering, auras of the dogs were rather distracting to say the least, but he managed to keep his attention on Tsukiya.
He managed not to flinch as he sensed his partner-in-rat-escapes jump and knock over a basket of fruit in his flight from the counter. The container hit the ground and spilled it's cargo everywhere, distracting both the girls and the dogs from the umbreon. The hounds began sniffing and bapping curiously at the fruit, wiggling excitedly when they realized the fruits rolled away from them. The two canines were enjoying themselves as his trainer's friend tried to pick up the rolling objects. His girl kept pushing the fruits back to her buddy with her foot, who finally got them all back in the basket and planted it back on the counter.
With the fruits gone, the dogs returned their attention to what they apparently thought was a chew toy. Aaron tried not to stiffen as his trainer quickly raised him in her hand and up over her head. The dog's owner scolded them and then offered to give them a treat if they left him alone. He mentally get a sigh of relief, and opened his map again. From what he could tell, Tsukiya was trying to escape via a window. Unfortunately it was closed, blocking out the possible escapes from that end.
Aaron's trainer began walking back toward the living room, allowing Aaron to expand his map of the room. As he explored the room's boundaries mentally, he found that there was a slight puddle of the front of the house in his map, meaning...there had to be a window cracked open somewhere. Aaron quickly scanned the room again with his mind, finding an opening at the top of the window above the front door. Tsukiya might have some trouble squeezing out of it, but at least it was an option. Mentally he called over to the plush, "There's a small opening in the window atop the front door, if you can't get the one you're at open."
"It was great to get to see you again! You'll have to come over sometime so you can meet Aaron-- you know, when there aren't any dogs around." Aaron's trainer said with a laugh, walking into the room with her friend. The owner of the now appeased dogs opened the door, giving her friend a quick hug after doing so. With a wave, Aaron's trainer, Lucario in hand still above her head, walked to the door and out.
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 7:53 pm
The girls were back in the room, and so were the dogs, but Tsukiya didn't panic. They haven't noticed him yet. He spotted the latch on top on the window pane. Steadily, he gripped the curtain's underside and made his way up towards it. It wasn't too far.
The Lucario gave Tsukiya a mental note about an opening atop the front door. It's too far, he thought, I'm fine doing this my way, as long as you're there to distract the dogs.
The girls were making their goodbyes at the door.
Tsukiya flipped the latch, and slid back down to the windowsill. He pushed the bottom of the pane up with his nose. It came easily this time. Then, he wiggled his plush arm into the opening, pushing the pane up further until his body could slip through.
He tumbled into a flower bush below, just as the girl was leaving the house with the Lucario. The Umbreon plush followed a ways behind them, trusting that she'll bring him to a place he recognized, so he could go home.
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