Sheep Cloak

NOTE: I am aware that this story may be outdated, especially due to the fact that sheep cloaks were first initially released in Jan. 20 2017 as the 'message in a bottle' prize.

Empress trotted across the warm seashore of Crystal Sands to pay a visit to her friend, Rosy, who was spending some time at Captain Melville's Juice Hut. As the pink fox slid past a number of jammers promoting themselves for a giveaway or maybe a trade in the cool sea, she spotted a sparkly glint of glass bobbing up and down in the waters Out of curiosity, she carefully approached the small bottle and held it up against the sun. The insides of the bottle was quite foggy, making it hard to notice what might have been inside it.

Empress shrugged and put the bottle into the inventory, and she trotted back towards the Juice Hut.

Rosy waved to Fawn's direction notifying where she was. Fawn approached rose with a smile, and the two sat down to talk.

"Hey Rosy!" the pink fox greeted her friend with a cheeky smile. "How are you doing?"

"Not too good." The wolf responded with a discomfort-

-ed tone. She faced Empress as she fidgeted with her spiked wrist as a sign to show her signs of anguish. being the best friend she was, she immediately recognized Rosy's behavior, and tried to comfort her.

"Is something wrong?" She asked gently.

"you know.." The purple wolf responded with her eyes closed. "remember the time when we heard the news.. of Fauna reported missing?"

Empress's heart dropped. Fauna was her closest childhood friend aside from Rosy, and she was devastated when she heard the news of Fauna the lovely sheep.. just... gone.

Empress shook her head and sighed as she leaned her head against Rosy's shoulder. "I know how difficult it was when we heard the news.." She murmured. "We are all worried. you aren't alone.." She sighed once again as she watch her friend stand up. "let's go to my den for some tea." Rosy said. the two friends went back to Rosy's home.

As soon as the two arrived, they headed inside and sat close to the fancy fireplace in the parlor. "so..." Rosy started.

"remember when we used to braid some of fauna's wool together to make it pretty?" she gave a weak laugh as she said so. Empress looked up and a warm smile was drawn across her face.

"yeah. I do. we loved her so much.. Remember that time you hurt your ankle and Fauna didn't hesitate to clean the wound with her wool?"

"It was an odd quirky trait of hers.. but yes.."

"..."

"..."

the awkward silence that sat between the two was just making everything even more stiff and uncomfortable. It was then when Empress recalled the memory of her picking up the bottle near the seashore.

"Hey." She spoke up as she pulled the small bottle out of her bag. "I found this while I was going to you." She smiled, an expression of curiosity and excitement painted her face. Rosy took a close inspection of the bottle, as she watched rosy open it. a small prize box toppled out along with a note that has been tainted with reddish brownish stains. the two assumed it was just the water..

Empress first took the note out as she gave the prize box to Rosy to open. She read the note aloud. "I have no use of this anymore.." She muttered the chicken script writing. Rosy opened the gift box, and what she saw was surprising...

A bloodied sheep cloak appeared before Rosy. a somewhat family stench filled the air.. but it wasn't a good smell at all. it smelled like rotting bodies, and Rosy's stomach grew weak. she went outside to take a moment to breathe into some fresh air.

As Empress finished reading the note that was written from Greely, she noticed the white sheep cloak sitting before her, her stomach felt weak due to it's horrible aroma, and she ran outside and threw up. her mind raced with thoughts, it felt so overwhelming. she knew the message was from Greely.. and the bottle was initially supposed to be sent to the rest of the alphas. But what was the sheep cloak doing there? Based on her knowledge, she knew that the only way to receive a sheep cloak was to skin a sheep alive. after finally feeling a little better but light headed, she went back inside to see Rosy standing before the cloak in utter shock. "This.. This wool..." she stammered. her face was pale and she had difficulty standing straight.

"rosy?" she asked in a scared high-pitched tone.

"y-yeah?"

"this.." she paused for a moment as her voice broke. tears streamed down Rosy's cheeks as she took a step forward to the sheep cloak. "This is Fauna's wool."