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so they stayed in the MAV for a while until they cleared the area.
To save time, after visiting several stores, they travelled to a large mall in the area and made their way through it. The interior of the mall was in pretty bad shape and some of the stores were badly damaged but surprisingly several of the stores were intact because they had been shut down and locked behind huge metal doors before the mall closed.
Some doors took some work with a small laser Marcus had acquired and others were just a matter of busting some glass. While the girls were combing through some of the clothing shops, Marcus made his way to a couple of the gaming stores in the mall. It didn’t take him long to find the light sword Rom was wanting. He picked up several other items that he was sure Rom would want for Christmas gifts. Last night before they went to bed, Marcus and Wynd had decided they would split up duties on the presents. Marcus would get gifts for the boys and Wynd would get gifts for the girls.
He was several stores away from the girls when he heard them scream. He took off running their way. “Jocelyn, what’s wrong?” he said as he raced along the mall.
“The girls have encountered some wildlife,” she said.
“What? I thought you were maintaining a sweep of this area!” he said as he was almost to the store they were in.
“I am constantly monitoring the area for any potential threats. The animals that they have encountered are not dangerous. They have found a canine and her puppies. Actually, based upon the readings I’m receiving, they are quite the opposite…,” she said as Marcus stopped dead in his tracks.
“What?!” he said bending over to catch his breath. “Dogs? And they’re friendly?”
Marcus wasn’t used to seeing dogs or cats. There weren't many around anymore. Marcus figured that most had become snacks for some of the prehistoric animals roaming around. If you did see some they were wild and would attack if you got close to them. He made it to the back of the store where they were all gathered around holding three little puppies. The mother was lying on an old rug in the corner. It was a beagle. She was white with a few spots of brown and she was wagging her tail. It amazed Marcus that she was alive. There was no way she could have survived in the mall for this long. She must have a way out.
Wynd brought the puppy she was holding over to him and offered it to him. He shook his head and declined. He didn’t want to get attached. They didn’t need extra mouths to feed especially if they didn’t serve a purpose.
Wynd looked up at him with her own puppy dog eyes and said, “Can we keep them? Pleeeease…,”
The others chimed in at the same time, “Pleeeease…,”
“No. We don’t need any more mouths to feed,” Marcus said, shaking his head from side to side.
The mood in the room quickly turned from joy to sadness. Marcus thought that maybe he even saw a tear. That went on for a couple of minutes and he finally couldn’t take it anymore.
“Fine. On one condition. Y’all have to take care of them, not me. Y’all have to provide the food and water for them. Do we have a deal?” he asked.
All of them spoke at once and said, “DEAL!”
Then they all started hugging him until he finally was able to break free. Embarrassed he told them he had some more things to get and took off. Marcus picked up several gifts and headed back to the MAV. Earlier he had Jocelyn drive the MAV through some maintenance doors and park in the middle of the mall. Apparently the girls had been very busy. When he saw the boxes and bags the girls had picked up, Marcus was sure glad he had attached the box trailer to the MAV before they left. It looked like they were going to need every inch of it.
Each time he would go get something and come back the trailer had more in it. It was only matter of time before it was filled.
To save time, after visiting several stores, they travelled to a large mall in the area and made their way through it. The interior of the mall was in pretty bad shape and some of the stores were badly damaged but surprisingly several of the stores were intact because they had been shut down and locked behind huge metal doors before the mall closed.
Some doors took some work with a small laser Marcus had acquired and others were just a matter of busting some glass. While the girls were combing through some of the clothing shops, Marcus made his way to a couple of the gaming stores in the mall. It didn’t take him long to find the light sword Rom was wanting. He picked up several other items that he was sure Rom would want for Christmas gifts. Last night before they went to bed, Marcus and Wynd had decided they would split up duties on the presents. Marcus would get gifts for the boys and Wynd would get gifts for the girls.
He was several stores away from the girls when he heard them scream. He took off running their way. “Jocelyn, what’s wrong?” he said as he raced along the mall.
“The girls have encountered some wildlife,” she said.
“What? I thought you were maintaining a sweep of this area!” he said as he was almost to the store they were in.
“I am constantly monitoring the area for any potential threats. The animals that they have encountered are not dangerous. They have found a canine and her puppies. Actually, based upon the readings I’m receiving, they are quite the opposite…,” she said as Marcus stopped dead in his tracks.
“What?!” he said bending over to catch his breath. “Dogs? And they’re friendly?”
Marcus wasn’t used to seeing dogs or cats. There weren't many around anymore. Marcus figured that most had become snacks for some of the prehistoric animals roaming around. If you did see some they were wild and would attack if you got close to them. He made it to the back of the store where they were all gathered around holding three little puppies. The mother was lying on an old rug in the corner. It was a beagle. She was white with a few spots of brown and she was wagging her tail. It amazed Marcus that she was alive. There was no way she could have survived in the mall for this long. She must have a way out.
Wynd brought the puppy she was holding over to him and offered it to him. He shook his head and declined. He didn’t want to get attached. They didn’t need extra mouths to feed especially if they didn’t serve a purpose.
Wynd looked up at him with her own puppy dog eyes and said, “Can we keep them? Pleeeease…,”
The others chimed in at the same time, “Pleeeease…,”
“No. We don’t need any more mouths to feed,” Marcus said, shaking his head from side to side.
The mood in the room quickly turned from joy to sadness. Marcus thought that maybe he even saw a tear. That went on for a couple of minutes and he finally couldn’t take it anymore.
“Fine. On one condition. Y’all have to take care of them, not me. Y’all have to provide the food and water for them. Do we have a deal?” he asked.
All of them spoke at once and said, “DEAL!”
Then they all started hugging him until he finally was able to break free. Embarrassed he told them he had some more things to get and took off. Marcus picked up several gifts and headed back to the MAV. Earlier he had Jocelyn drive the MAV through some maintenance doors and park in the middle of the mall. Apparently the girls had been very busy. When he saw the boxes and bags the girls had picked up, Marcus was sure glad he had attached the box trailer to the MAV before they left. It looked like they were going to need every inch of it.
Each time he would go get something and come back the trailer had more in it. It was only matter of time before it was filled.
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