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Emily woke up like every other day, before the sun rose. She slipped into shorts, a tshirt, and went downstairs to make a coffee. She noticed Derek wasn't in bed, but he sometimes woke up before her, so she paid it no mind. When she went downstairs, she saw the kitchen light was on, with the smell of coffee already brewing filling her nose. Em leaned against the doorway and looked at Derek, sitting at the table with papers in front of him.

"Hey hon," she said quietly, making Derek jump slightly. "Why are you up so early?"

He sighed deeply and said, "I never slept." Looking up, he saw her frown and muttered, "Sit down, I need to talk to you..."

Emily's frown deepened at his voice and she looked at the papers, not moving. Tilting her head, she looked closer at the papers and her heart fell...

Four hours later.........

"Divorce?" Charlie practically yelled, making Crescent throw her head while he brushed her.

Emily nodded slowly and wiped her eyes for the umpteenth time that morning. "He said he was done. He hated all of the creatures that we were bringing in... He said he could handle the creepy horses like Comic and others, but once we brought the Tokotas, Mothlings, and Mama T, he couldn't handle it. I spent more time at the barn than with him... He couldn't take it. So he... h-he packed all of his things and just... left." Emily buried her face in her hands and started crying harder.

Charlie stopped brushing Crescent and sat beside her, rubbing her back. "Is he going to come back for anything else?" There was a hard edge to his voice as he spoke. He loved all of the creatures they had brought in. He especially loved the Tokotas, and couldn't understand why anyone would want to be anywhere else than here. Mama T laid by the door of the barn, her head down beside Em, letting out quiet crooning noises.

After a few minutes, Emily caught her breath and said, "He doesn't want the barn, or the money from the Favour of the Queen that Crescent and Bron used. He didn't want me to have to choose between the barn or him, so..." Crescent whickered gently when her name was spoken. "He j-just wanted out. So I told him that if he e-ever came back, I'd have Mama T chase him off the lot. NoodleBun bit him pretty hard when he saw how upset I was because of D-Derek. I didn't let him take anything that wasn't his... He had the papers for a while, but couldn't bring himself to do it until today. So... mutually, we agreed and everything here is still mine. He's gone now, with the few pieces of furniture, clothes, and the shitty ass truck that was in his name."

"Was... was the miscarriage a part of the reason he left?"

Emily tensed before said quietly, "Yes... After I lost the baby, he wasn't the same towards me." At that, Emily started to cry even more.

Charlie wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close, rubbing her back. Mama T let out a quiet croon and edged closer to her master, hating how upset she was. "I'm sorry," Charlie said quietly, rocking slightly. He saw Em wasn't wearing her wedding ring, and he felt terrible for her. He was only a year or two younger than her, but he wasn't wed yet.

Taking a deep breath, Emily slipped out of Charlie's grasp and said, "I'm going to go for a walk... Will you b-be okay on your own for a while?"

Charlie's face was calm, but Emily could see his knuckles were almost white from being clenched so hard. "Of course," he said cooly. "Take all the time you need to get over this. I'm more than willing to help you in any way I can..."

Emily kissed his forehead and said, "Thank you... I'll only be a few hours." With that, she turned and walked out of the barn, rubbing Mama T's nose on the way out.

Charlie waited until she was out of earshot before saying to himself, "Fucking asshole didn't deserve her." Mama T looked at Charlie and could sense the anger he felt towards Derek. He cared for Em more than she knew, and if he saw Derek again, the amount of pain he would give Derek wouldn't be as close to what he saw in Emily's eyes. Sighing, he got up and started to brush Crescent again.

Emily walked into the woods, following the riding path they had created. Tears stung her eyes, and she did her best to push them away, but she gave up and let them go. She stumbled over to a tree and collapsed, burying her face into her arms. Letting out small cries of anguish every once in a while helped, but it wasn't enough. Her nails dug into her arms as she hated Derek for being so ridiculous. He didn't want to listen to reason and didn't want to talk it over. She hated that she lost the baby, and now she lost the last part of her heart.

After taking a moment to catch her breath, Emily heard a rustling from her right. She stopped breathing for a moment and looked over at the bushes, but saw nothing. The rustling got closer, and she heard a quiet growl, and she got ready to run, although wearing flip flop sandals probably wasn't going to help. A second later, the head of a grey wolf came into view, and Emily's heart stopped. She forgot her knife at home, dammit!

The wolf growled angrily and stalked closer, licking it's lips. Emily got up onto her feet, and the wolf stopped, snarling louder. "Get the fuck a-away from me!" Emily croaked, her throat sore from crying. She started to back away slowly, but the wolf followed, his red eyes following her every move. She didn't break eye contact with the wolf as she kept moving backwards. She saw the wolf slow for a second, and from where she was she saw the wolf's legs tense up.

Whirling around, Emily took off back towards the barn. The wolf snarled loudly and she heard herself screaming as it had leaped at her and tore her leg open. The girl collapsed where she was, blood pouring from the wound in her leg. She kicked the wolf hard in the face when it tried to bite at her again, and she tried to stand, but the pain and the loss of blood was too much, and she had to crawl. "HELP!" she screamed as the wolf shook its head, shaking the dizziness away. "HELP ME, PLEASE!! CHARLIE!!"

The wolf leaped onto Emily and she screamed, grabbing it by the throat as it tried to bite her. The wolf was well over 100lbs, and with the loss of blood, Emily was getting weaker, and the wolf's teeth got closer and closer as she lost the energy to fight. Part of her wanted to let the wolf take her, she had nothing left... The barn could go to Charlie, he was such a great help over the years... She didn't have a husband, and she lost her baby months ago... Why not just let the creature take her life?

Suddenly, an orange tail slammed into the wolf, throwing it a good thirty feet away. Emily collapsed as she felt the large wolf's weight leave her. A tan belly of a Tyrannadon moved over and the sounds of Mama T's roar filled her ears. Shifting slightly to sit up, Emily saw Mama T stand over her, her teeth bared as the wolf approached again.

A wise wolf would have turned and ran from the Tyrannadon, but this creature had a death wish. It barked and snapped at Mama T, but the large Tyrannadon roared and stayed over her master, her tail flicking as if just waiting to hit the wolf again. It swiped a paw at the dino's face, but Mama T dodged it easily and grabbed the wolf between her teeth. Sounds of pain and anguish filled the area as Mama T bit the wolf in half, and then silence.

Emily felt tears burn her eyes, but this time from the pain. Heavy footsteps made her turn her head as she saw Charlie sprinting down the path towards her. "EMILY!" he cried out, seeing her and Mama T.

The dino roared victoriously, throwing the body of the wolf away and licking her chops. She preferred fish, but wolf blood wasn't bad either every once in a while. Turning around, she lowered her head and let out a quiet rumble at her master. Emily reached up and rubbed the Tyranndon's nose. "Thank you," she whispered, before dropping her arm. She collapsed on her back, weak from losing the blood she did. Her eyes wandered in a daze and she saw Charlie standing over her, speaking to her, but all she heard was muffled voices. By the time Charlie had her in his arms, and was on top of Mama T heading back to the barn, she had passed out.

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Emily woke up like every other day, before the sun rose. She slipped into shorts, a tshirt, and went downstairs to make a coffee. She noticed Derek wasn't in bed, but he sometimes woke up before her, so she paid it no mind. When she went downstairs, she saw the kitchen light was on, with the smell of coffee already brewing filling her nose. Em leaned against the doorway and looked at Derek, sitting at the table with papers in front of him.

"Hey hon," she said quietly, making Derek jump slightly. "Why are you up so early?"

He sighed deeply and said, "I never slept." Looking up, he saw her frown and muttered, "Sit down, I need to talk to you..."

Emily's frown deepened at his voice and she looked at the papers, not moving. Tilting her head, she looked closer at the papers and her heart fell...

Four hours later.........

"Divorce?" Charlie practically yelled, making Crescent throw her head while he brushed her.

Emily nodded slowly and wiped her eyes for the umpteenth time that morning. "He said he was done. He hated all of the creatures that we were bringing in... He said he could handle the creepy horses like Comic and others, but once we brought the Tokotas, Mothlings, and Mama T, he couldn't handle it. I spent more time at the barn than with him... He couldn't take it. So he... h-he packed all of his things and just... left." Emily buried her face in her hands and started crying harder.

Charlie stopped brushing Crescent and sat beside her, rubbing her back. "Is he going to come back for anything else?" There was a hard edge to his voice as he spoke. He loved all of the creatures they had brought in. He especially loved the Tokotas, and couldn't understand why anyone would want to be anywhere else than here. Mama T laid by the door of the barn, her head down beside Em, letting out quiet crooning noises.

After a few minutes, Emily caught her breath and said, "He doesn't want the barn, or the money from the Favour of the Queen that Crescent and Bron used. He didn't want me to have to choose between the barn or him, so..." Crescent whickered gently when her name was spoken. "He j-just wanted out. So I told him that if he e-ever came back, I'd have Mama T chase him off the lot. NoodleBun bit him pretty hard when he saw how upset I was because of D-Derek. I didn't let him take anything that wasn't his... He had the papers for a while, but couldn't bring himself to do it until today. So... mutually, we agreed and everything here is still mine. He's gone now, with the few pieces of furniture, clothes, and the shitty ass truck that was in his name."

"Was... was the miscarriage a part of the reason he left?"

Emily tensed before said quietly, "Yes... After I lost the baby, he wasn't the same towards me." At that, Emily started to cry even more.

Charlie wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close, rubbing her back. Mama T let out a quiet croon and edged closer to her master, hating how upset she was. "I'm sorry," Charlie said quietly, rocking slightly. He saw Em wasn't wearing her wedding ring, and he felt terrible for her. He was only a year or two younger than her, but he wasn't wed yet.

Taking a deep breath, Emily slipped out of Charlie's grasp and said, "I'm going to go for a walk... Will you b-be okay on your own for a while?"

Charlie's face was calm, but Emily could see his knuckles were almost white from being clenched so hard. "Of course," he said cooly. "Take all the time you need to get over this. I'm more than willing to help you in any way I can..."

Emily kissed his forehead and said, "Thank you... I'll only be a few hours." With that, she turned and walked out of the barn, rubbing Mama T's nose on the way out.

Charlie waited until she was out of earshot before saying to himself, "Fucking asshole didn't deserve her." Mama T looked at Charlie and could sense the anger he felt towards Derek. He cared for Em more than she knew, and if he saw Derek again, the amount of pain he would give Derek wouldn't be as close to what he saw in Emily's eyes. Sighing, he got up and started to brush Crescent again.

Emily walked into the woods, following the riding path they had created. Tears stung her eyes, and she did her best to push them away, but she gave up and let them go. She stumbled over to a tree and collapsed, burying her face into her arms. Letting out small cries of anguish every once in a while helped, but it wasn't enough. Her nails dug into her arms as she hated Derek for being so ridiculous. He didn't want to listen to reason and didn't want to talk it over. She hated that she lost the baby, and now she lost the last part of her heart.

After taking a moment to catch her breath, Emily heard a rustling from her right. She stopped breathing for a moment and looked over at the bushes, but saw nothing. The rustling got closer, and she heard a quiet growl, and she got ready to run, although wearing flip flop sandals probably wasn't going to help. A second later, the head of a grey wolf came into view, and Emily's heart stopped. She forgot her knife at home, dammit!

The wolf growled angrily and stalked closer, licking it's lips. Emily got up onto her feet, and the wolf stopped, snarling louder. "Get the fuck a-away from me!" Emily croaked, her throat sore from crying. She started to back away slowly, but the wolf followed, his red eyes following her every move. She didn't break eye contact with the wolf as she kept moving backwards. She saw the wolf slow for a second, and from where she was she saw the wolf's legs tense up.

Whirling around, Emily took off back towards the barn. The wolf snarled loudly and she heard herself screaming as it had leaped at her and tore her leg open. The girl collapsed where she was, blood pouring from the wound in her leg. She kicked the wolf hard in the face when it tried to bite at her again, and she tried to stand, but the pain and the loss of blood was too much, and she had to crawl. "HELP!" she screamed as the wolf shook its head, shaking the dizziness away. "HELP ME, PLEASE!! CHARLIE!!"

The wolf leaped onto Emily and she screamed, grabbing it by the throat as it tried to bite her. The wolf was well over 100lbs, and with the loss of blood, Emily was getting weaker, and the wolf's teeth got closer and closer as she lost the energy to fight. Part of her wanted to let the wolf take her, she had nothing left... The barn could go to Charlie, he was such a great help over the years... She didn't have a husband, and she lost her baby months ago... Why not just let the creature take her life?

Suddenly, an orange tail slammed into the wolf, throwing it a good thirty feet away. Emily collapsed as she felt the large wolf's weight leave her. A tan belly of a Tyrannadon moved over and the sounds of Mama T's roar filled her ears. Shifting slightly to sit up, Emily saw Mama T stand over her, her teeth bared as the wolf approached again.

A wise wolf would have turned and ran from the Tyrannadon, but this creature had a death wish. It barked and snapped at Mama T, but the large Tyrannadon roared and stayed over her master, her tail flicking as if just waiting to hit the wolf again. It swiped a paw at the dino's face, but Mama T dodged it easily and grabbed the wolf between her teeth. Sounds of pain and anguish filled the area as Mama T bit the wolf in half, and then silence.

Emily felt tears burn her eyes, but this time from the pain. Heavy footsteps made her turn her head as she saw Charlie sprinting down the path towards her. "EMILY!" he cried out, seeing her and Mama T.

The dino roared victoriously, throwing the body of the wolf away and licking her chops. She preferred fish, but wolf blood wasn't bad either every once in a while. Turning around, she lowered her head and let out a quiet rumble at her master. Emily reached up and rubbed the Tyranndon's nose. "Thank you," she whispered, before dropping her arm. She collapsed on her back, weak from losing the blood she did. Her eyes wandered in a daze and she saw Charlie standing over her, speaking to her, but all she heard was muffled voices. By the time Charlie had her in his arms, and was on top of Mama T heading back to the barn, she had passed out.