LIttLE did I know, I was MEANT for this LIFE

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x. How it happened was beyond him. All he recalled, was being chased by what he assumed was the dog catcher toward the parking lot of the plaza. He didn't dare look back for the instant he took his eyes of the ground ahead of him, he would surely trip and fall and do a face plant. His short cupped ears took in the sounds of keys jingling and boots thudding across the lush grass behind him, causing him to believe it was a canine copper. He had heard that combination many times before and so it was ingrained in his mind that the second he heard those sounds, he better run for it. Now, here he was heading at break neck speeds for the entrance of one of the many shops that lined the plaza. A deep voice yelled at him, screaming at him to stop but, he kept running--he was no fool. Shoppers stopped and stared, some of them drooping their bags as they witnessed the event in shock, for they had never seen such a scenario take place. Others, tried and jump in his path to block him or try and make a grab for his collar or his fur but, he dodged them with ease, merely having hands slip off his smooth hide. There were a few close calls but, he managed to twist or jump out of the way, just in the nick of time.

The shoppers gasped, screamed and others laughed in hysterics as the copper made grab after grab for him but, he was just too fast. He cared for none of it though, for his attention was for the entrance to the shop, where he would race through the sliding doors and dash for the inside, to hide somewhere. His little paws thudded across the pavement, talons scritching and scraping upon the hard, black top. The canine copper screamed at him over and over and made swipes at him with his noose but, each time Diablo avoided it. Of course, there were some near captures as he was no super canine but, he managed to out think the copper each time and the end of the noose came to crash against the pavement. Tons of people came to watch the scene, attracted by the chaos he was causing. Soon, enough a large gathering had developed and well, who was he to deny them a show? He bucked and jumped high into the air, gaining some serious air, then did a small flip before crashing back down on the ground. The shoppers clapped, whistled and cheered for him and the copper obviously angry with their encouraging voices and gestures, yelled at the shoppers, telling them to be quiet. They booed at him and yelled back, telling him what a jerk he was and other such things as that which of course made the scene all that more amusing to Diablo at least.

He showed them some more tricks, a sudden jump here and a flip there until finally he came to that textured black top in front of the glass doors that the people stepped on and made them open. He paused for a brief moment, timing his jump onto the black rug with the copper's approach. When he knew the copper was right on him, he dove forward, thus making the cooper lunge forward and they both stepped on the magic rug at the same time. This opened the doors and the audience was impressed with his intelligence for tricking the copper to jump on the rug the same time as him, for he knew it would take his weight to open it, for they cheered the loudest yet. With a quick, sharp bark to the audience and a fast, tight spin around the rug, the Smooth Coat Fox Terrier raced through the doors and went dashing inside the store. The copper raced after him, yelling at people to get out of the way while at the same time, calling the shop security cops on his walky-talky.

Diablo led him on a mad chase, diving and weaving around clothes wracks and other such obstacles, trying to tire the fat copper out. Finally, the mall division; or the rent a cops in their finest of ugly tan uniforms came dashing out of their offices and came to assist the canine copper. They all ran after Diablo, the mall coppers too stupid to actually run ahead of him and surround them. Diablo barked, encouraging the mall cops to do so and then the canine copper yelled an order at them, telling them to run ahead, making it seem like Diablo actually ordered them instead of the canine copper. The shoppers inside the shop had come to know of the situation long ago and were all standing around watching the scene unfold, just like the ones outside and they too cheered, whooped and hollered every time Diablo outwitted the cops. This only fueled him that much more and for his final trick he dashed ahead at top speed making the fresh mall coppers run after him thus leaving the tired canine cop lingering behind. Running at full speed he raced further ahead and then at the split second before the mall cops got him, he whipped around and dashed back.

The canine cop was right behind him when he did this, thus making some of the mall cops crash into the canine cop. In the ball of confusion, Diablo sprinted for the glass doors again. The shoppers clapped and cheered as he was making his escape. By the time, he got to the glass doors the mall cops and the canine cop had untangled themselves and were running after him again. He saw his chance when an unsuspecting shopper came toward the entrance, from the outside and stepped on the rug. The doors opened and he shot through the shoppers legs and out the door and the door shut behind him. The canine cop slammed into the closed door and the mall cops each slammed into him, causing him to squish into the door more and more each time they slammed into the back of another before him. Everybody inside and out of the mall went berserk as Diablo dashed away and headed for the field where the gazebo was. Once, he was far enough away, he slowed his pace and caught his breath, panting deeply from his exciting adventure. He found a spot far beyond the eyes of others, hidden under the brush nigh the Gazebo and took a much needed rest.





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