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Kaya straightened her back. Silver was falling. Kaya shifted the husky carefully, she didn't want to hurt her further. "Kipcha, are you holding out okay? Do you want me to carry her?" Kaya asked sweetly. But her intentions were merely to take the husky back to her tunnel.

Kaya pouted. "Fine. We'll do that. But I'm still going back to my tunnel." Kaya said. A breeze ruffled the thick, matted fur of her neck. She sniffed at Silver to make sure that she was okay. Then an idea crossed her mind. "Wait! They saw us run in only one direction, right? They'll think that's the way we came. We could double back, go around until we're somewhere they don't think we'd go!" Kaya exclaimed, proud to have come up with that.

Of course. She was the youngest, so of course her ideas meant nothing to the older dogs. She whimpered and looked at her paws. Kaya had nothing to say. She laughed internally. That was a first.

Kona snorted. "If you can carry her, I'll double back, catch a few humans' attentions and get away" she said, speaking to Kaya. "And know that if you lead them to the tunnel, the chances of you ever being able to return are slim to none". Kona kept moving forward. "Kipcha look!" The collie could see the alley that connected to the alley Kipcha's den was in. That meant they were only two more blocks away. "We're almost there. You've gotta decide Kaya. Give up your tunnel or help carry this husky." she looked into Kaya's eyes with hers, her one yellow eye gleaming. "You have to choose."

Kona nodded. "Alright, I'm off. I'll be back once I've gotten them away from you". She took off, the muscles in her back legs bunching to give her more speed. She rounded the corner and splashed trough a puddle, wetting her spotted grey-blue coat. She reached the farmer's market in a few moments and slowed down. She looked around and saw a woman talking to an officer. s**t

She waited until the officer picked up his walkie and pounced. She landed on an old woman's bag, grabbing it between her teeth and snarling. "Hey-hey-hey!" the officer yelled, running toward her. She held on for a moment then released and ran back into the alley. She waited until she saw the white truck carrying the cages in the back pull up to the curb. She shuddered. She'd heard the worst stories about the Place. No one knew where it was, and only a few had come out alive.

She gritted her teeth, Here goes everything. The collie sprinted across the street, making sure the white truck revved its engine in pursuit. They better get that damn dog somewhere safe or so help me

Kaya watched admiringly as Kona ran back to the market. Soon, the sound of the screeching tires faintly reached them. "Come on, Kipcha. We have to get her somewhere safe." Kaya said, throwing her focus towards moving Silver to into hiding. She felt her breathing become difficult, but she kept going anyways.

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Kaya carried Silver into the construction site. With a heave, Kaya layed her down in a concrete tube. "There. Now don't move. I'll be back." Kaya said. She was in a heroic mood, and felt like helping Kona. She bolted back to the market, and picked up Kona's scent. She followed it, and then she saw the dog catchers truck. Kona wasn't in it, but she hid behind a barrel as the catchers stepped out. Kaya darted over and bit down hard on a leg. She let a few growls build in her chest. Kaya saw out of the corner of her eye the other catcher rushing at her. Good, now run, Kona! She thought as they tossed her into one of the cages.