Missing

A collab between Moon and Matrix

#### Pluriempleo:

Storm (Dark gray female with sun-yellow eyes. If you look really closely their a flecks of white in her under coat.)

Night (Black male with amber eyes. He is the dead serious one, with no sense of humor.)

#### Pluma Stella

Hollis (A female with a galaxy-like pelt that glows in the dark, a mockingbird's feather tucked behind her ear.)

Cujo (A male, reflects Hollis pelt but with more blue than purple, his feather is from a red-tailed hawk)

## Prolouge Part I

Rain was pouring down in the night sky. Hard and heavy, it hit the mainland, flooding it. Two Pluriempleos were sitting side by side in the rain, their fur slick to their sides. As they watched the flooding go on two tiny humans with their parents ran up to them.

The taller female human had tears in her eyes as she stared at the two Pluriemplos. She howled, over the pounding rain, "Shadow and Storm, please help us! Our village is flooded, and our children have no where to go. Please let us ride upon your backs and flee this place!"

The female Pluriempleo, who was called Storm, looked at the male. They were both still young, but tall and strong enough to carry the children. She spoke, softly to Shadow, "What do you think?"

Shadow looked off in the distance, thinking. Trying to decide what to do with the humans. They weren't big enough to carry the adults, but they could save the littles. He then spoke, his voice gruff, "We shall take the younglings, but we cannot take their parents. We are not yet strong enough."

The male adult seemed to understand this, and started herding the younglings to the Pluriempleos. The female adult cried, and tried running to her children but the male had held her back. The female turned and yelled at him. The male spoke back, but in a softer tone. The female reluctant tone claiming the younglings, and putting them on the Pluriempleo's backs. Murmuring their goodbyes the Pluriempleos took off never too return the children to their parents.

~

The rain was pouring down heavier than ever, and faster. The children on their backs were starting to cry for their parents. Storm's pelt was soaked through, every gust of wind was unsteadying her. Night was steadier on his magical wings, but couldn't help Storm to much. The wind howled in their ears as the rain poured down they needed to find shelter soon.

A gust of wind blew at Storm's side. Unbalanced Storm tipped over in the horrible storm, the youngling she was carrying fell off her back, screaming. Storm saw the small female falling towards the sea. She dived down after her trying to grab her, and carry her to shore. Night saw all of this and screamed at Storm, "Let her go! Before you die too!"

The wind was so loud, and the rain. Storm didn't hear him call after her. But the loudest thing of all to Storm, was the blood pounding in her ears as she tried to save the child. The child landed in the sea Storm following right after her. Night shook his head in horror when Storm didn't resurface right away.

*Oh no! She drowned with the youngling. She can't be dead though. She just can't.*

After a few moments a drenched Storm surfaced from the water. There was no youngling in her paws. What Night thought were tears were falling down her face. The youngling must have not made it. He went to fly down to her when he felt something sliding off his back.

He turned to see if his youngling was still on his back. The way his head turned, it looked like he was afraid to look at that spot. When he did their was no male child. He searched all over the sky, but when he found his package it was too late. The small human was already halfway to the ocean. He dived down anyways desperately trying to reach the child. Storm was ahead of him though she was already below the youngling ready to catch it.

When the youngling fell into Storm's paws. It sent her weak soaked body fell in to ocean. Night howled, "Storm no!"

Storm surfaced from the water seconds later with a coughing male in her arms. Rising up to Night. Dropping the child on his back. Storm coughed, "Here you go."

Her eyes closed, and her translucent wings flickered out. Letting her fall through the sky, and down to the ocean. Night was still stronger than most of them. Diving down he caught Storm between his paws. Rising up from the sky he took off to the centre land. His wings flapping strongly against his sides.

~

Night was still holding an unconscious Storm when his wings started to flickered. He started falling downwards trying to break his fall. But his wings fainally flickered out. He spiraled downwards, out of control. Crashing to the ground he was knocked unconscious.

The little child was crushed under the two Pluriempleos. Letting out one last scream he passed away under them. While they were seriously injured.

## Prologue: Part II

Two Pluma Stellas were standing together as the storm clouds closed in, even with bad weather approaching they still looked for some kind of prey. The pine trees swaying above as the wind picked up.

"Hollis, we have to go back, the weather is just going to get worse and we won't be able to find our way home." The male urged, his tails flicking nervously as she scanned the forest. Her neck fur started to rise, she looked at him, astonished.

"We need to bring something back! Everyone is counting on us, they're starving, Cujo, what don't you understand?" Her words stung his heart, reminding him of their argument the night before. He flattened his ears, pushing away the echoes of that night.

"Of course I understand, but your life is more important right now." He snapped, letting his tails fall to the ground.

"There you go again with that talk! Stop sounding like my father and start sounding like the Cujo I know." He blinked back the shock as he stared at her. A fat rain drop hit his muzzle, he quickly shook it off as rain started to pelt down. Thunder roared in the distance, followed by a flash of lightning. Panic shot through Hollis, she pinned her ears against her head and looked to Cujo.

"Lead the way." She told him, fear in her voice.

It started to become very real very fast.

He bounded through the forest with long, graceful strides. He didn't remember the exact way they came, it had all been a blur before, they had only been focused on finding prey, not keeping track of the path they took. Hollis's pelt brushed his own as they ran side by side, rain pounding against them. Cujo spotted an opening up ahead, he ran faster, thinking it must have been the clearing to their home.

Hollis's paw slipped on a leaf, his heart lurched as she was sent tumbling forward. He bolted towards her, outstretching his muzzle in hopes of grabbing hold of her scruff. Cujo pushed off with his hind legs, grasping her scruff in his jaws. And to both their horror the land disappeared from underneath them, sending them falling towards the ragging sea.

## One

Storm opens her eyes a pounding headache coursing through her. What had happened? She trys lifting her head to look around, only for a massive stab of pain to run down her neck. She yowls in pain before falling over. Her yellow eyes watering. She saw a spot of black out of the corner of her eye. Was it Shadow? Oh, how she wishes it was. She saw a flash of purple pelt run pass her. She tries to speak to the thing, "Who are you?"

"Oh, young one I'm Hollis," she laughs her voice a soft, sweet melody. It made Storm want to go back to sleep. She turns her head to look at Shadow to see that he has not awoken yet. She sighs softly her sun color eyes turning back to the other creature.

"What happened to him?" Storm whines to Hollis. Her eyes pleading. She must know the answer.

"We found him," she speaks, "and you, injured on this island close to Paramo."

Storm gasps remembering the kids. They had to have made it. No kid deserves to be left out on the edge of the road. "Are there any little humans here?"

*Please say yes!*

"No," Hollis whines, "we found only one and he was crushed under the other person you came with."

No that couldn't be. No one deserved a death like that. Hollis pushes some leaves to her mouth. "Eat these. They'll help you heal. Though they will make you a bit sleepy." Storm swallowed the herbs. Her eyes devoid of emotion as she fell alsleep.

When she wakes up again she sees Storm trying to sit up. How Had they gotten themselves into this mess? Weakly walking over to Night she makes a purr-meow like sound. "Sit down they are trying to help us."

"Who?" Night growls. His tail was lashing. That was never a good sign with him. Storm gently reaches her tail out to stroke along his back.

"Them," she says pointing at Hollis and Cujo. "We crashed landed here."