Thesa [Chapter Four] The Escape.

As night came upon Thesa and Sus, they were relieved when the zookeeper grabbed the goat creature by the scruff and walked away with it as it was making sounds as if it were being killed. A few moments later, the sound it made was cut off suddenly, and they both knew what it meant. Sus looked at Thesa and they both grieved at the horrid thought.

Sus and Thesa both stood up, being very quiet as they walked silently around the sleeping mutants. Thesa looked at them all. Twitching, and moaning, she could tell they were in pain every second of their life. Even in their dreams they could feel it. She felt bad for them, but remembered the life she had. Did they live similar lives? Did they come here just like her? She looked ahead and continued to follow Sus. Hey, Sus? How are we going to get out of here?

I've seen how the others got out. There is a small bent area in the cage that has a slight opening to the outside. I'm surprised that the zookeeper hasn't noticed it yet. I would think he would wonder how we keep getting out and look. He glanced towards a corner that had a pile of sticks and leaves in it. There it is. He pointed at it with his tail. Completely hidden.

Where? Thesa looked at the corner he was looking at. All I see are sticks and leaves.

Sus walked up towards them. That's what the trick is. It's here so we can escape. We have to keep it a secret so we have a chance of living in this world even if we got caught here and even if we end up here again. There is always hope. Sus pawed at the sticks and Thesa saw the opening to the outside world. Remember, once we are out of here, we can't communicate using telepathy. Make sure you watch me and I'll signal you with motions.

Thesa nodded. Okay. What happens if we do get caught?

Then we are done for. Lion food. Sus thought seriously. Thesa gulped and nodded.

Okay, just do what I do. But after we get out of here, I'm on my own. With that, Sus squeezed out of the bent bars of the cage. Thesa did the same. When they got out, Sus moved his head to signal her to run. She followed his directions until they reached the exit. The moon was high up now, and Thesa could see the stars again. She looked back at Sus. He was walking away. Thesa ran to catch up with him, and he stopped. Thesa took one step closer, and he nodded no. She took another step. He ran. Thesa ran after him too. Just then, she heard the humming sound, then saw two lights. She jerked to a stop, and thought in her head as hard as she could to tell Sus to stop, but remembered telepathy didn't work anymore. Still, she thought harder. The last thing she heard was a screech, and a yelp. Thesa turned away and didn't look back. She tucked her tail between her legs and kept her head low. Tears stung her eyes as she left Sus that night.

Thesa walked under the moon as it shined on her back. She was alone again. Where was she now? Thesa had no clue where she was. Her surroundings were completely different. The city was gone, and now all she saw was dirt, and nothing. Thesa decided to run off the ache she felt in her heart. No matter how much she did run, it throbbed in her vanes and made her eyes want to cry more and more. She didn't know why she was holding the tears in, nobody would care, and there wasn't anybody to care anyways. She ran faster now, letting the sound of her pulse guide her along the dry road. The moon made the tears that fell down her face glitter. She ran so fast they flew off of her, but she was crying so hard that they came back soon as they were gone. She thought in her head. Well, I'm free. There's nothing to stop me now.... but how am I a mutant? Thesa looked down at the ground as she ran while she tried to remember. After a few moments, it hit her. When she found herself in this dream she was a normal German Shepard... but what caused her to become a mutant? She know knew it happened after she entered this world, but what made her this way? Thesa thought again. She remembered walking one day into a place with nasty smelling liquid and drinking it because she was dying of thirst... could that be it? She wasn't sure, yet was was. She remembered the pain it brought when it felt like the skin on her face was being torn off. The sting like she was being burnt. She flinched and stopped running and stood there for a moment. If I even forgot that, what else did I forget? She whispered to herself.