They came at dawn.

I watched them barrel through the makeshift barricade that we had put up. It didn't hold them off for long. Chimp was supposed to be pulling sentry duty that night, keeping watch over the surrounding area. She was long gone by then.

She had come to see me earlier in the night. She knew I couldn't sleep. She always seemed to know ( Read more... )

Slap. Slap. Slap.

"Pony, cut it out."

Show Pony ignored the command and continued tugging at his glove, pulling the wristband up sharply and letting it snap back.

Slap. Slap. He lifted it away for a second and noted the bright red skin underneath with a half-hearted shrug. Slap. Slap.

"I said stop it, Show Pony," Chimp said, grabbing his wrist and ( Read more... )