Three
“Gekkkkekekkek!” Kiki’s cries echoed through the entire habitat.
Lightning quick, I turned and hurried back. The kitsune fox cried pitifully, her snout raised to the ceiling and her six tails flicking back and forth. Her pained screams were going right through me and froze me to the spot.
I gathered a deep breath to calm myself down and assess the situation. Kiki’s haunting wails were caused by an unknown reason and how I reacted in the next five minutes could really make a big difference.
“Come on, get a grip. Don’t make the same mistake as the phoenixes,” I scolded myself. With a mental slap on the wrist, I jolted into action and I pulled out my walkie-talkie. There were times to be the hero and there were times to call for back-up. I didn’t know nearly enough about Kiki so app
