Serpentine Stables

Opening never gets old....

Tia POV.
I unlock the double doors, and open them slowly.
I look around, and walk in.
I close the doors, and hear screams of alarm and insults.
I whisper, "Shhhh!"
Silence.
I turn on the lights of Serpentine Stables, and look around.
Dragons dominate the stalls.
Then Griffions, realitives of the cat family, phoinexs', and huge wolves.
Then, a scratching sounds from somewhere.

I shower, and get my work clothes on.

I flick my brown hair into a bun, and tighten the black belt from my jeans.
My crew-cut shirt provides comfort in this upset atmosphere.

I walk towards the end of the huge, modern barn.

There's at least sixty stalls per side, and their all full but one.

And that one won't be long, I have a feeling.

When I open the door to my office, I shut it on reflex.
I up chuck for a while, then my best friend and employee walks in.
He's vice-manager, and sees me throwing up my once delicious breakfast.

He rubs my back, and asks, "What is it this time?"

I straighten up, thankful for the garbage there.
I tie it off, and dispose of it in the burning barrel.

I comment, "I have no idea, Carl. You can't tell, and someone left it in a crate in my fricken office. I have to try and calm it and put it in a safe stall."

He nods, and comments gravely, "Could it be the..."

I roll my eyes and growl, "They're silly legends, Carl. Give it up."

Everytime an unrecognized animal is dumped here, he goes off on these rants.

I look at the animal through a crack in the door, and slide in.

I approach the kennel from the FPACFOA or Fantastic People Against Cruelty to Other Fantastic Animals. It also has the police station logo on it.

I crouch and place my hand on the grate, and get a nasty shock.

SNAP!

A pair of angry green eyes and white teeth are pressed to the grate.
It goes nuts, trying to escape.
It tips the kennel on its' side, and I grab the handle and tilt it upright.
It makes strange growls, and lunges for my hand.

The handle is on top, luckily.

I keep my gloves on, and prepare to put it in a harness.
I position it so it'll lunge forward and get stuck in the harness.

It works.

It's body is hairless from urban parisites, and it seems very cross with me.

Great