Axel froze up a little. He looked at her, "I can explain this situ-" Cream got nervous, she heard what Sparky said about Thunder if she caught Axel 'cheating'. She cut him off. "No let me explain, Ms. Thunder!"

Axel looked down. He got up and walked away from Cream, choking back a sob. Cream sighed. It was all her fault, she ruined Axel's relationship, possibly his life. She looked at her sleeping pups/kits, and she remembered how she forced Axel into having them. She covered her face in guilt.

Cream uncovered her face, she was crying. "SPARKY! What do I do?! Thunder saw Axel and me and the kids and.." She covered her face again, her sobbing continuing. Axel was nowhere to be seen.

She hugged him. "Thank you, but where do I go? Is there somewhere she doesn't visit often?"

Cream wiped her face. "The nesting?"

Cream put her paw on his. "Oh, I'm so sorry. Can you show me where it is?"

She slightly smiled. "Thank you." She slowly stood up, barely moving them. They stayed asleep.

Cream slowly picked them up one by one and put them on her back. They laid on their stomachs, horizontal to Cream's back. Their legs slightly dangled off, they looked undisturbed. Sleepyheads. "Ready when you are,"

Cream followed behind him, walking slowly so that she didn't wake up the kids with her movements.

Cream smiled back, continuing to follow. She inspected their surroundings as she walked past.

Cream gasped as she watched them flutter about, she looked at the trees. "This place is beautiful,"

Cream stared in amazement, she couldn't comprehend just how beautiful the area was. How magical it was. "Wow.."

She walked towards the tree, but keeping a fair distance. "I'm still sorry about your mother. But, she's still here. Guiding you both," she admired the glowing golden leaves.

She smiled at him and the tree. She came over and put her paw to him. "She misses you."

Cream hesitated for a moment but got on it. She held onto it tightly, as she was afraid of heights.

She stepped off the branch slowly, and peeked inside. She knew it would probably flood memories back to Sparky, so she didn't say anything.

She stepped inside, and she glanced around a little. "Thank you," She gently took the kids off her back and placed them in the nest. She got in after them and wrapped herself around them. Juniper slightly peeped and adjusted herself under her mother's tail.

She smiled at him, "Thank you, for letting me have it to protect my family. It really means a lot."

Cream sighed, "I guess until Thunder calms down. Which I don't know when. Do you think she'll kill Axel?"

Juniper peeped again, she stretched out and opened her eyes. She reached towawrds Sparky. "mmhh!" Cream tried to distract herself from Axel's impending doom, so she focused on Juniper. She smiled at her.

towards*

Juniper held onto his muzzle, she giggled childishly. She kissed his nose. Cream looked away and frowned. She knew she put her entire family's lives in danger.

Cream sighed, her voice started to crack. Her eyes started to fill with tears. "But it's my fault. I put my entire family in danger. I put Axel in danger, I might've ruined his life. If he gets killed, it's my fault. If Thunder kills the kids, it's my fault.."

Cream's ears lowered, and she looked down. "But she's your sister, you might regret it.."

Cream stayed quiet for a moment, she put Juniper back under her tail with the other 2. "...Okay." Juniper stared at Sparky, she sensed a strong anger in him. She hid herself under Cream's tail.

Cream gave him a smile, "It's fine." Juniper squeezed herself out of Cream's tail and she wobbled over to Sparky. She cuddled his leg.

Juniper looked up at him, she smiled. "J-Juniper!" Cream smiled at them, and she paid more attention to the other 2, who were still sleeping.

Juniper hadn't quite understood friends from family. "Daddy?" (dO i LoOK liKE-)

Juniper hugged Sparky's leg tighter. Cream sighed, "Juniper, that's not daddy, daddy isn't here right now."

Juniper looked at Cream, "Then where's daddy?" Cream looked down. "I.. I don't know. I'm sure he's fine though, I can go look for him later."

Juniper hid under Sparky, she felt safer there. "Okay!" Cream smiled at her, and she put her head down.

Juniper leaned herself against his back leg, and she closed her eyes and fell asleep. Cream watched outside of the wooden opening. "Should we look for Axel soon? Before dark?"

sorry)

Juniper stayed asleep, she cuddled up to her siblings. Cream slowly separated herself from them, stepping out of the nest. "Yeah."

She thought for a moment. "Will Thunder see us?"

Cream hopped onto his back, "Okay." She looked back at the nest to make sure the kids were still asleep. She smiled at how they cuddled each other while they rested.

Cream held on for dear life, she shut her eyes and put her head on his back.

Cream looked below, she felt dizzy but she was also searching for Axel. "Do you think he's nearby?"

Cream sighed, "Alright. Let's go there then."

Cream slightly screamed, "Woah!" She held onto him tighter, scared yet amazed by his power.

Cream tensed up and squeezed her eyes shut again.

Cream jumped off, she glanced around a little.

Cream looked around. "Hmm.." She pointed East, where there was a small lake connected to a thin river. "He likes to be around water." Axel was sitting underneath a tree, he was sobbing and had his paws covering his face. He didn't see or hear Thunder.

Axel screamed, he kicked her in the stomach. He struggled and covered his throat with his paws. Cream started to sprint East, following the river and Axel's screams. When he fell silent she lost track of where he was. "Oh no.."

Axel screeched, he scratched her eye and kicked her stomach again, he tried to wiggle out from under her. Cream followed his screech, getting closer but still not sure where to turn. "Sparky what do we do, what if we're too late?!"

Axel growled and bit her leg, he tore a chunk off of it. He scratched her throat and he kept struggling. He got himself ready to impale her with his horns. Cream followed him, worried about Axel.

Axel shrieked, clawing her face. Cream gasped. "AXEL!!!"

Axel started to fall, he screamed. "AAAAAAAH!!!" Cream ran to where he was falling, she acted as a cushion for him. Axel fell on top of her, she fell with him on her back. "OW!" She quickly got up and yanked his arm, running away with him.

Cream ran to a tree, she shoved Axel in it. He camouflaged with his leaves, hidden. She ran from the tree and back to the fighting siblings, watching. She didn't know what to do. Axel stayed quiet in the tree, anxiety and pain pulsing through him. He put his paw to his torn off ear, tears flooding his eyes again.

Cream panicked, "SPARKY!!" She watched him start to fall, she couldn't do anything.