Posts by Caity

Mac explained his plan to his two cage-mates, trying his best to ignore Ralph while he told the other two about his plan. "Alright, when one of the employees comes to our cage in order to get us, Riley, you're going to shoot out and distract them by running into the other room--ya know, the room they come from--and Molly and I will take that opportunity to leave the cage and then we'll go to the backroom and hopefully find a way out..." His plan wasn't spot-on just yet, but it was good enough for them to at least try out.

"What about the other dogs?" Molly asked, her voice quivering as she couldn't help but be filled up with guilt. "We're just going to leave them here, to suffer?" She noticed Mac's eyes harden and then soften as he let out a long sigh, "Fine, I guess we could try to free them as well..." A part of him knew that that'd cut their chances of escaping in half. However, he knew it'd be unfair to leave the other dogs in here while, or if, they managed to escape.

Riley's brow furrowed, hating that he was the main part of the plan; if he messed up even a little, the whole plan could be ruined and he didn't like the weight of that on his conscience. With a little sigh, he rested his head on his paws, thinking about where he'd run and how he'd escape from the employee long enough to allow the others to get out of their cages and to an area where they could leave the facility itself. "What if I get caught and they kill me or something?!" Riley started to shake, his small fits of anxiety kicked in at once. "You won't," Mac reassured, his ears lowered as he tried to comfort the mutt.

Mac noticed that the room grew silent and he himself quieted down, not wanting the others to hear his plan just yet because he had a feeling they'd all get riled up. He wondered if his plan would even work, he also wondered what the consequences would be if it failed.

"So, when will we carry the plan out?" Molly whispered, tilting her head to the side. "Sometime soon, don't worry," Mac replied, his voice low as he turned away from the two of them. He noticed that Riley was still shaking and panicking and he let out a deep sigh, "Calm down, Riley."

Riley felt even more panicked when Mac subtly yelled at him, "Sorry, s-sorry." He looked away meekly, feeling embarrassed and stressed out at the same time.

(Really? xD Wow, that'd be great, I'll tell you when your part'll come in.)

Mac sighed deeply, looking out of their cage and at the narrow walking path between all the cages. He studied all the dogs in their cages -- he wanted to know which dogs to go for when he let them free. Some dogs were extremely aggressive, so he knew not to go for them because their cages were padlocked anyway. He didn't even want to let any of them out, he was a little more focused on the three of them getting out, but he knew he'd eventually feel so guilty that he'd have to come back and help them escape soon enough.

Molly thought about the plan in her head, glancing around as she did. Unlike Mac, letting the others out was the main thing she was focusing on. None of the dogs in here deserved to be kept here, and she knew that Mac knew that as well. She felt a pang of sadness in her heart when she thought about all the dogs that passed away before this plan could be put into action.

Riley was still panicking, though he did his best not to show it. He knew Mac would be extremely mad at him because Riley was older than Molly, and Molly was handling it better than he was and she had a harder job. He couldn't help but think of everything that could go wrong; him getting caught, him getting lost, him not knowing where to go, him getting killed.

(You can add the employee in the next post, if you don't mind. uwu I may change up a few details, by the way, I sort of forgot about the movie/book plot! xD)

Mac continued to think about how to perfect the plan and he widened his eyes, realizing how they could escape the facility -- the furnace! He remembered a few employees talking about how they had upgraded it, making it easier for them to burn the bodies of the deceased animals in the facility. He knew that there had to be a way for them to be able to escape through there, considering that the furnace would have to have some sort of ventilation in order to let the gas and stench out of the room, and the building itself. He turned around, keeping his voice low as he whispered the directions and plans to both Riley and Molly, who listened to the labrador-chow mix intently.

"Oh, oh, I know where that is!" Molly whispered, her tail thumping against the floor because she felt like she was intelligent at the moment. She saw Mac nod his broad head, "Just head there after you unlock the rest of the cages, ok? Riley, you meet us there afterwards as well, just slide through the opening that leads inside the actual furnace and then follow the rest of us as quickly as possible!"

Riley nodded his head, understanding the plan perfectly now. His doubts began to shrink and he sighed in relief, twitching his floppy ears a bit. "I'll just run in a large circle I suppose," he muttered, glancing around at the other dogs silently since the rest of them were being so quiet...which was unusual, very unusual. Mac cleared his throat, which got Riley's attention at once, "The whitecoats should be in here soon...it's almost feeding time, I believe so anyway..."

Riley got up and trotted towards the cage door anxiously, pretending as if he was excited for the food that the man was giving out. He barked softly as the man unlocked their cage, bending down to grab the food bowl that Molly had "innocently" shoved into the corner of it. Riley glanced back at Mac, gave a quick nod, and then shot out of the cage, ignoring the man as he cursed and called after him angrily. His eyes settled on the door that the man had just came out of, slipping his thin frame through the opening once he got to it. He looked around frantically, sprinting down the hallway swiftly as he heard footsteps and shouting from behind him.

Mac widened his eyes, surprised that the plan was actually working! He quickly stepped out of the cage, which caused the other dogs to get even more riled up because they must've known there was a possibility of them getting out of facility. He turned back and noticed that Molly was already unlocking cages with her nose and directing the freed dogs towards where the furnace room was. He unlocked the remaining cages himself, flicking the latch up with his own nose.

Molly unlocked Ralph and Dipper's cage, which was the last one to unlock on her side of the room. She knew that Riley was probably making his way around the facility now, so she quickly led them towards the furnace room. The border collie sighed deeply when she realized they would have to go through another room in order to even get to the furnace area. She crouched down, quickly heading through the extra room since she didn't know if other researchers would be in there -- that was always a possibility. She quickly pushed the door open with her nose and then her body, since it was one of those kitchen-like doors. She saw the furnace and she realized that Mac had already directed most of the dogs towards it without her.

Molly didn't have time to answer, she merely helped the two young ones up into the opening that led into the actual furnace. She heard a low squeal as Mac and a few other dogs broke open the opening that let the gases out into the air. She finally crawled into the furnace once Ralph and Dipper got into it, too, "I hope Riley is alright...!"

As if on cue, Riley climbed up into the opening and slid inside of the furnace quickly. He was panting, and covered in all sorts of substances since he sprinted through so many carts of junk in the hallway so the man would have a harder time catching up to him as he ran. The mutt's eyes sparkled when he saw the opening that led outside, and he couldn't help it when he peeked out and saw the dogs that were already free, all of them running away from the facility whilst howling crazily. He chuckled as he slid out of the opening himself, jumping up a little when his paws landed against the dry grass since he was only used to the feeling of concrete against the four of them.

Mac was already outside, standing next to the building as he made sure no whitecoats were checking the perimeter at that moment. "Come on, hurry...!" His gruff voice was low since the other dogs were long gone so their howls could no longer be heard, which caused the atmosphere to be uneasily silent and slightly awkward. He saw Ralph and Dipper slide out of the furnace, Molly sliding out right after them with a happy expression lighting up her features. The labrador-chow mix didn't wait another second, he turned and quickly padded away from the facility, wanting to be far enough away in case the researchers checked outside anytime soon.

Molly and Riley trotted after them, Molly subtly hanging back so that Dipper and Ralph could follow them easily. She didn't know if the two of them were planning on separating from each other, or if they were planning on separating from Mac, Riley, and herself included.

Molly was the only one in the group that was actually paying attention to the two younger ones. She chuckled at how excited Ralph was, it was a nice change to see someone so enthusiastic. However, the collie couldn't help but frown when he began asking question after question, "Well, dear, that wasn't an adoption place...that was a researching facility, so we wouldn't of gotten adopted... And I suppose we'll go wherever the wind takes us!"

Molly wondered where the other dogs had ran off to. Part of her wondered if any of them were captured and taken back to the facility. She let out a soft whine as more and more of these thoughts appeared in her mind. She felt almost guilty for successfully escaping.

Mac heard Molly's whine and slowed down quite a bit, they were far away from the facility anyway. "What's wrong, Molly?"

Molly looked up, her ears lowered, "Oh...it's nothing..."