JP - I need a chiropractor and I think you set my dog on fire!

Bella padded over to him and whimpered, sniffing at him.

Clonestone groaned, his back was killing him.

Bella sniffed at his face before licking the side of it, tail wagging again. She had no clue what was wrong and was just happy her new master was alive. Though, she was still dripping water all over the floor…

Clonestone got on his hands and knees and began crawling.

Bella blinked, tilting her head to the side as she followed Clonestone and barked at him.

Clonestone managed to knocked the box of dog biscuits off his desk.

Bella’s tail wagged even more as she went right to that box and began to enjoy the biscuits.

“Get help!” Clonestone whined.

Bella just tilted her head and went to the door where she just started barking and barking and barking…

“Shut that fucking dog up!” A guard shouted. Another guard hit the button on the fob to shock both Bella and Clonestone.

Bella yelped loudly and kicked the door as she fell to her back. The collar burned at both her fur and skin, causing a horrible burning smell to waft through the air.

“I need a chiropractor!” Clonestone moaned. “And I think you bastards set my dog on fire.”

A guard kicked the door open and glared at Clonestone. “Get up!” He yelled and glared at Bella. “Both of you!”

Bella whimpered loudly and crawled over to Clonestone, hiding behind him.

“I can’t!” Clonestone whined. “I fell and something happened to my back!”

The guard looked at Bella, raising an eyebrow before forcing Clonestone to his feet. “Stop acting like a pussy and come on!” He growled.

Bella whined, worried and tried to follow as they went to the door, only to be kicked back into the room by another guard. They slammed the door shut on her then.

“Ow!” Clonestone gasped, staggering against the guard. He cursed the other guard. “How dare you kick my dog? You pussy!”

Guard 2 looked at Clonestone and chuckled. “She’s property of this place. We can do whatever we want to your fucking dog!” He snapped.

Guard 1 kept giving Guard 2 and look that said to stop, but the man wasn’t going to be smart. “Ah, fuck…”

“You are a dead man.” Clonestone told Guard 2.

Guard 2 simply flipped off Clonestone and activated the collar again. “Get him to the doctor…”

Guard 1 gently pulled Clonestone along to the medical ward, flinching when he heard a loud yelp come from Bella. It was obvious the other guard enjoyed hurting the poor dog.

“Animal abusers burn in hell!” Clonestone screamed angrily as he was dragged to the med ward.

They had to strap Clonestone down to check his back while Guard 1 stood back. “I’ll see what I can do about him,” He told Clonestone and was gone.

Sadly, by the time he was returned to his room, Bella would be in a corner, whimpering in pain. There was a small trail of blood leading from the door all the way to her, where she shook and glanced up like a puppy that was told they couldn’t move from where they sat.

Clonestone was loopy from painkillers but was furious to see the blood and the shape Bella was in. He had implanted memories of human victims acting this way after he had abused them but he did not make any connection between the dog girl and them. “What did that bastard do to you?” Clonestone asked gently.

Bella only whimpered and tried to curl up further, but it sent a shocking jolt of pain throughout her and she went limp again. Her breathing was erratic and a bit of blood was pooling around her midsection where a stab wound was.

“HELP! I need a vet!” Clonestone screamed.

They would send the only vet available into the room to care for Bella and make sure she was stable. “Thankfully, nothing important was hit. She should be fine physically, but make sure she doesn’t agitate the stitches I gave her.” The vet explained. “Also, bring her to the medical ward in a few weeks for me to check up on her injury.” Setting down a kit for Clonestone to use on Bella’s wound, he left.

Clonestone fussed over Bella. He vowed to make that guard suffer for what he did to his dog.

Bella stared up at Clonestone, tail wagging slightly at having him there. She needed rest for now and probably another bath later, but at least she was physically okay. She just didn’t want that guard to come back. He had done more than just stab her with a knife. There would soon be bruising hidden by her fur all along the left side of her legs and arms.

Clonestone found another box of dog biscuits and handed Bella five of them, scratching her gently behind the ears.

Bella would slowly eat the biscuits as the night went by, but didn’t do much moving. She was only able to sleep because Clonestone was there and she felt safe enough that he’d protect her. She hoped he would, anyway.