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The guard had let her out a little roughly, she hadn't wanted to leave Aubrey yet. She had promised she would go though, she just didn't realise ti would be so soon. Looking back at the large grey steely building she sighed and collected her tent. It was easy enought o carry, it just folded up very easily. GFlancing back one last time she would come back tomorrow and hopefully they would let her see Aubrey again. Moving off down the hill, much slower than she had come up, partially because of the tent and also because of a reluctance to leave the bbuilding and her mommy.

After a trip in to her duplex, and after dropping off her tent, the little cheetah girl made her way to the cafeteria. Now that Aubrey was okay she could eat again. she really hadn't felt like eating anything for days, she was far too worried to do so. A smile crawled accross her face and she gave a tiny giggle. "Mommys okay!" she called to noone, ane perhaps everyone, she didnt know if anyone was around but she was happy and had to tell the world in general. Sighing happily those big blue eyes glimmered and she puurred, a gentle rumbling sound as she entered the cafeterria. Chocolate cake was definately on the menu, it was a time to celebrate.

Madison entered the cafeteria doors, her paw'd feet strolling across the tiled floor. Wonderful smells encircled her nostrils and she began to salivate. Out the corner of her eye, she spied a most adorable Cheetah girl that had had a party recently. 'Colche?' Madison asked.

Small rounded fuzzy ears lifted as she heard her name. Wrinkling her furry nose she tilted her head, she didn't particularily know the woman, she had been at ehr party but she couldn't remember if they ahd been in troduced. The foxy lady seemed to know her any way so she grinned "Hai" she sais simply picking up a hot dog and chewing it down while she waited for the other woman to approach. her wide, beautiful blue eyes were fixed squarely upon the rouge and creame female, well she'd be the first person to know her news any way "Mommy okay she puurrs pretty much assuming everyone knew who 'mommy' was.

"Ohh that's fabulous news. Everyone had been so worried about her" Madison remarked. Colche sure looked happy the way her sapphire eyes shone with sparkles and her fur was luminous. Madison shifted herself into the line and decided on a plate with pepparoni pizza. It smelled heavenly and she took it to her mouth for a taste

Colche nodded brightly, this lady obviously knew, had she been introduced to her? She was definately at her party. That seemed like such a long time ago, so much had happened since ehr birthday. "Uh huh, she all better" she puurrs happily her tail swaying back and forth. She still wondered whom had hurt her mother figure, it had to be a man so she instantly ruled out the woman before her. She wanted to see Ambrose, maybe her big brother would know. Food first though.

Madison felt the warm pools of aqua staring at her in confusion. She remembered that she had only introduced herself briefly to Colche at the party so she could understand why this lovely girl would not remember her. "I saw you at the party and I was the one who left you that figure of Ariel. I hope you recall. biggrin "

Colche smiled. Now she remembered "hehe Ariel!" she nods and giggles though "more like vixey" she puurrs looking at the fox featured woman. with a gentle smile. Hopping past her she gets a slice of chocolete cake "sit?" she tilts her head softly, those sweetly gentle blue eyes forever curious.

"Yes you can say I'm a more of a Vixey than an Ariel. Plus, I couldn't sing if my life depended on it" Madison laughed and nodded to her mention of sitting down at a nearby table.

Colche's cake looked just divine and smelled incredible..so Madison decided to have some as well. "You are so different from other people I have met on the island...plus I think your cute!" she winked.

Colche grinned and giggled kicking back in one of the chairs she took a big, chocolatey bite from her cake plastering her nose in cream as she puurred. "Island home" She smiles gently her big baby blue eyes looking sort of far away for a moment "not like old home, bad, very bad" she shook off the thought, she didn't like to think of those times, she would never be put in a basement again. Returning to smiling her long raspy tongue licked out at the cream on her nose. "Mommy rescued" she puurrs "never goes backto dark never"

The cake tasted so lavish as Madison had a quick nibble. The way Colche had some cream on her nose made her giggle to herself. Such an adorable creature..and the way she spoke was very peculiar. Her lack of grammar just made Madison think that perhaps this girl never developed the necessary skills in childhood. She always liked to psychoanalyze people but tried to stop before doing so anymore with Colche. The girl was very interesting.

"So your old home was very bad huh? I'm sorry to hear that.. at least at the island you have people who love and care for you. I happy to hear that Aubrey is fine. Whatever would the island do without her kindness? It was even her who put on such a wonderful party for you ..wasn't it not?" smiled Madison.

Colche nodded gently, she held out her left, paw like hand, upon her wrist was a black callus, that though hidden mostly by fur now was still there, it may fade one day but it wasn't showing any sign of doing so any time soon. "In dark, all time, cept when bad men come, make hurt" she shivers the fur on ehr neck and shoulders standing on end as she pulls her paw back to herself and she takes another bite out of ehr cake "Mommy says never gain, ony if i wants" she nos, cleaning her maw of crumbs with her tongue, though she missed bits where ehr raspy pink tongue just couldn't get to.

"Mommy throwed nice partee," she grins broadly "I'ma princess cheetah yano" she grins happily, she liked to inform people of ehr species

The fur on Madison's back shivered as well as she heard Colche's haunting words. "What horrible men would hurt a sweet thing like you hon?" Madison asked..unable to eat anymore cake.

She just couldn't get it past her mind that someone would do this to Colche. Madison barely knew the cheetah girl but her instincts to protect the meek were coming out.

"That's wonderful that you have such a kind woman to protect and watch over you. I wish I had the same but it is so very hard to meet friends on this island. I can't trust anyone....but I think I could learn to trust you, Colche." Madison sighed while resting her furry head down on the table by the cake. She smiled at Colche's mention of being a 'princess cheetah'. Maybe Colche could run as fast as a cheetah as well...that would be an interesting site to behold.

Colche smiled weakly, she didn't like to think about it "Here now, safe" she puurrs her long tail twitching as she ate the last peice of her cake. the past was gone,s he would neverbe put in a basement again, she would never have to work again, she could just play and runa nd eat and look after Aubrey "Lookin' after Mommy, bad man make hurty" she nodded an affirmative "I protect" she stated this as if she were saying 'My turn' Aubrey had looked after ehr for so long, protecting her fom the horrors of the world she had left. it was dfinately her turn.

"How are you so certain it was a man who hurt your mommy, Colche? From what I seen at that party, many islanders -male and female alike- have turned deeply into animals ..with behavoirs too terrible to mention. I wouldn't take any women off the suspect list yet. From being here so long, I learned to expect the unexpected" Madison replied ..finally eating the rest of her cake. It was tasteless to her now..like it had no substance whatsoever.

The way Colche verbalized that it would be her turn to protect her mother made Madison feel such respect for this girl. Her baby talk banter would be reason enough for many to dismiss her as someone with poor intelligence..but there was great intellectual spark in those vivid blue eyes..you just had to know where to look.

Colche shook her head, she knew it was a man, for her, no woman could o what they had done to Aubrey. Still, some of maddys speach went over her head some. She cleaned a bit of chocolate cake off ehr own cheek and giggled. The great thing about having a sensitive nose was you copuld tell when comething was on you. Licking her finger she smiled gently. "Mommy no come out much now. Baddie hurted much. Prince no lets me stay" she pouted a bit, by 'prince' she meant Aubreys prince though she didn't know of course that Maddy probably wouldn't get this reference.

Takign a deep breath she smiled wistfully "need speaks to big bruvah, him knows alls" she nodded again, Ambrose as far as she was concerened 'knew all' if she asked him he would know who hurt Aubrey and she could go and speak to whom ever was resposable, she wasn't allowed to fight, Aubrey had said so, but she could tell them off, they hurt her mommy to where she nearlly didn't come back.

Madison grunted a little as she had no clue as to who Colche may be referring to. Her tail swished on the floor as she raised her head off the table.

"I agree that it would not be a good idea for your mother to come out of hiding with the culprit still on the loose. Would you mind sharing with me who this big brother might be?" Madison asked. Did Colche really have a family member on the island like she did? Although she didn't feel like it sometimes as her cousin was always very busy. He even had sent strange men to administer her recent serum..instead of summoning her himself. She put these thoughts out of her mind and focused on the attention at hand.

"Well I think it would be a good idea for you to speak with him.. I hope he will k now who did this treacherous crime"

Colche smiled "Ambrose big brother" she smiled brightly and giggled "Ambrose knows alls" she nodded a swift affirmative. she had of course crossed several people off in ehr mind as to whom it could possibly be, Ambrose, Pyroth and Greer, as well as lauren and amaya. they hadn't done it. In her mind any way. theyw ere her family, Pyroth was more like 'her doggy' at times but she adored the cyote man.

The name Ambrose struck Madison as she had a memory of her first arrival to the island. She been a human then.. and this Ambrose as well. He was so kind and this other man called 'The Dude'. She wondered what became of them both as she bit her lip.

"I met Ambrose before..but he was a human. I saw a familiar figure with the same deep enchantingly blue eyes dancing with you at the party. Could that be him?" she asked..jumping to conclusions. In her mind, she played the tape of Colche and that wolf fellow dancing in such a loving embrace of that of sister/brother. Their body language sending off signals of warmth across the entire room of tortured souls. She had been one of them and had longed for the kind of love shone on the dancefloor.

Madison blinked back to reality and arched her brow muscle. It was buried deeply under thick scarlet fur. "If he knows so much.. I think you should go to him at once. You shouldn't waste a second of precious time to find your dear mother's attacker hon"

Colche gave a nod "Uh huh, ambrose good dancer" she grins. Ambrose wasn't her prince but he waas the bestest big brother. She smiles happily, remembering her party fondly. "Aubrey and prince getting married" she smiled "big partys after, gets to wear dress" she grins, she loved that gown, her 'princess' gown, the one she couldn't get any food on or anything.

Standing she smiled at Maddy and gave a nod "I go find" she puurrs, the tip of her tail twitching. She smiled at Maddy, it was hard to keep the cheetah girl down, this was her home and now that Aubrey was okay everything was going to be back to normal. Once the baddie was caught of course! Ambrose would help. She was pretty sure.

Madison clicked her teeth with glee. "Alright then. I'm going to go lie down. I had a change recently and I don't feel that well. It was so very nice to meet you, Colche. I bid you farwell and wish you the best" Madison said with a wink. She dumped her trash in the can and padded off towards the door.

Colche smiles, waving to Madison she made ehr way to the door and padded off towards Ambrose's duplex. time to solve this mystery.

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