[Captain]

Originally Posted by Phoenix

Jesse watched as government agents broke into homes and executed hybrids on sight. He growled before turning to watched Aspen run towards the woods. He unfolded his wings and shot into the sky to follow her. He watched as a bullet grazed her flank and as she collapsed by a river. He dropped in front of her and lunged at a government agent.

W-What is happening? Aspen thought as all she saw was darkness around her and pain blazing through her small feline body. Her eyes slowly opened as she laid on her side beside the river-bank , blood from her wound washing away down the river current. The weakened Bengal female lifted her head slowly as her eyes widened at the sight of someone protecting her from the agent that had run after her in the forest. He looked familiar. Northbury was a small town and she’d seen about everyone on it’s streets, but she couldn’t place who he was or why he protected her. Aspen quietly tried to stand up to help him, but her legs, weak from running and pained from the bullet, easily crumbled underneath her as she collapsed in the grass. How soon would it be until one of them killed her - just like her mom and dad? The young girl’s ears flattened and she closed her eyes - waiting for the inevitable.