The Shattering Beginning- Moonpie`s POV

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***This story takes place on the day the breakout of the fire occurred in Moonpie`s Perspective***

Characters-

Moonpie -Main character

Cinderbelle-sister of Moonpie

Zeph- brother of Moonpie

Arrow-Father of Moonpie

Fiona- Mother of Moonpie

Aaron- {original} Owner

The dawn sun was rising through the window, shining through to the room. The wind from outside blew through the open door to the balcony of the home. I shuddered as I felt the cool wind ruffled through my fur suddenly. As I open one eye, I saw my sister Cinderbelle, out on the balcony enjoying the cool wind. I leapt out off the bed to join her outside. The door creaked as the wind blew it back and forth, I was surprised that it didn`t wake my family and owner quite yet. I continued walking to the balcony as my tag on my collar jingled.

"You`re up quite early?" I smirked at my sister as I padded up towards the edge and sat next to my sister.

She smiled as her tail wagged " Yeah, I suppose I am Moonpie, it is a lovely morning although."

I smiled back and glanced over the meadow, I felt the wind ruffled my fur again as a strong streak of wind hit. Zeph came over and sat in between us and grumbled    "This wind is too cold, and me and my father will have to go for a walk in this with Aaron! Why can`t it be nice and warm?" he shuddered.

I sat quiet with my tail tucked between my paws. I sometimes do not like how he complains constantly for what he should be grateful for. The cool wind may possibly mean more rain coming, it would be wonderful for the meadow and forest to have some rain, it has not rain in weeks.

Cinderbelle although responded back, "Maybe its a good sign." she yipped cheerfully, "It may be a good thing, Zeph.''

He snorted in acknowledgment, "Hmph, I guess so."

"It is true, maybe some rain?" I said lifting my head up towards Zeph.

He glared back at me, in response as his ears perked up.

I glanced away and my ears went down, I eventually see Aaron walk up to me and my syblings and rubbed Zeph`s ear.

"Morning pups, Hey,ready to go for a walk Zeph? Arrow is all ready to go."

Zeph, barked in reply with a groan at his tone. "Alright then, I`ll go"

As I watched my brother walked back in the house with our owner, Mom came padding over to me and my sister.

"Good morning my pumpkins," she said warmly,giving us nuzzles on the side of our faces.

"Mornin` mum." I said while my tail starting wagging at the warmth of her presence. Cinderbelle started to jump happily around at mom. "Mom! When will we be able to go to the city? I`ve been wanting to go for so long! You said we can when we get bigger, and we are bigger!" she said excitedly for the hundredth time this month.

Mom laughed and she nuzzled Cinderbelle again,"Soon dear, you, Moonpie, and your brother will one day go. Once Aaron thinks you are big enough."

I smiled and lifted my nose for a scent of the air. I scented pine, grassland, family, and..other people? I perked up confused with the smell and peared around the balcony`s rails for a closer look, pushing past through mom and my sister. I noticed a few men over near the edge of our meadow in the forest, they looked older than Aaron and didn`t smell very good, they had a very sour smell that made my nose twitched when i took a whiff of their scent. They were carrying large, red buckets and started pouring liquid on parts of our meadow. My fur stood up seeing the sight of them, I don`t know them and I feel very uncertain seeing them.

"What`s wrong Moonpie?" My mother said worriedly.

"There are strangers out there mum," I said shivering at the sight of them.

My mom got up from where she was next to Cinderbelle and peered over to where I was looking, her scent began to grow fear.

"Mom?" Cinderbelle said realizing the escalation in my mother`s scent "What is it?"

I looked at the men again, fear shocked through me, seeing a piece of wood caught in flames as one of the men throws it towards our meadow.  One by one in a instant heartbeat, blades of grass in the meadow starting catching on fire.

"Kids! Get outside! Now!" My mother yelled in fear pushing us away from the edges of the balcony  back inside the home.

My mind didn`t have to be told twice I ran down the stairs of our home, trying not to slip and fall with my mother and sister behind me. My collar no longer has the jingling sentation as I ran. *My tag! It`s lost!* I thought. But I didn`t think of going back, if I stall my family for finding something not as valuable than my family`s lives,  one may be lost. As we reached the front door, I heard a loud roaring sound upstairs and saw bright flames in the distance. My eyes widened in fear at the sight. I smelt the smoke and coughed hard, it started burning my eyes as it encirlced in our home. My mom pushed the door, but it didn`t budge. She tried again, and again for the third time.

"Oh, Squirell-tails!!" My mother growled,"Aaron must of locked it when he left."

My heart started beating faster, how are we going to get out of here?

My sister nudged us, "The dog door! We can use that to get out!"

"Sister, that`s insane! We`ll be lead to the heart of the flames!" I growled in fear.

"It`s worth a try Moonpie," my mother said as calmly as she could. She ran towards the dog door and me and Cinderbelle followed behind she slid underneath and my sister and I did the same. The fire was bright and scary. I felt the stinging warmth in the flames as though I was in it.

"Listen pumpkins, I want you all to go and find Aaron and Father and Zeph once you get out" She said concerned.

"But..What about you mum??" I said shakily trying to gain my confidence back up. *Is she going to leave herself here?*

"I will be right behind, you both shelter each other when you go through. I want you out there before I am." she said giving us nuzzles and licked our foreheads "I love you  and your father and brother a lot. Remember that."

She pushed us to a sprint as we ran towards the road, out of the flames. My sister, being behind me, hearing the gasps of her fear coming out as we continued to run. My eyes felt as tho they were burning and my paws feel as tho they are on fire from the boiling ground. We reached the edge of the road and collapsed without thinking. I felt exhausted, my paws hurt so bad I never have had this much pain in my life. I soon noticed Father and Zeph with our owner sprinting back to our home, realizing what happened.I scent fear faintly from their distiance and the smoke covering it all. I got up immediatly and looked back at the flames. Mom still didn`t came out, I had to go back for her.

"Cinder, I want you to go to over to them and wait until I return with Mum." I said.

"Wha- But sister! It`s covered in flames! I don`t want to lose you! Mom said she`ll come and I believe her!"she replied with shock rising in her throat and coughed.

"I don`t want to lose mum either,but I want to make sure she does come out," I mummered.

Cinderbelle started choking in tears and hugged me tight. " I will see you again, promise me that."

"We will see eachother," I said,''I promise with my whole soul."

I turned and ran back in the flames. I started to feel the pain and the burn on me rise again. The pressure rose through my body as I searched for mom, calling her name many times. I soon tripped and with a yelp I fell to the ground. I got up without thinking twice, making my pain quicken with its pace. I looked up where I tripped and my heart stopped in seconds. I felt my reality just vanished and tears just rose up. I felt pain faded as all I focus on the one I tripped on.

"Mom?" I wailed.

No response came. No movement, no breath. *No, No, No it can`t be what I see!!* I thought. I walked up closer and realized, she was gone. I fell with tears nuzzling my mom`s fur and curled up. "I`m so sorry, if only I insisted you came..you`d still be here."

It felt as though seconds i heard a tree crackling. I looked as I saw the tree, starting to tilt towards me. I screamed as I leapt over my mother`s lifeless body and jumped into the flames without knowing. I felt a shock of flames going right through my eyes. I screamed out of pain and yelped constantly. *I had to get out of the flames, I need to* *make it alive*. My vision suddenly started darkening and blurred as though my sight was dissapearing. I saw a brown circular surface, A log! I ran towards the log and everything went dark as soon as I went in.

All I knew, is that I had no hope that I will never be able to see, again. It all would change.

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