Kinnison Chapter 9 and Shiro Chapter 2
"Separation of the Stars"
(Tinto)


 Kinnison had spent the whole day trying to find way to break in, from people and looking himself. But there seemed to be no way in the mansion. So he had no choice, either he was to bomb the building down, or disguise himself as a Dog Trainer. Spending all the cash he earned from the monsters he faced on his way here, he managed to scrounge up a decent costume. Later, Kinnison approached the Guard. "Halt" The guard asked "Do you have permission to enter"

 "I certainly do" Kinnison said in a obnoxious voice "I am the world famous Dog-Trainer, and I heard Mayor Gustav took in a mutt, we don’t want the Mayor with a dangerous animal do we?"

 "Err.... I suppose I could ask the boss...” The Guard said as he went into the Mansion, a few minutes later, Kinnison was greeted by Mayor Gustav.

 "So you are the famous Dog Trainer?" Gustav asked, doubting that Kinnison was indeed a Trainer "Do you have a license"

 "A License!?" Kinnison scoffed "The question is, do YOU have a license for your Mongrel your keeping"

 "License?" Gustav asked with a slight laugh  "I didn’t realize I needed one, you look a bit young to be a Dog Trainer"

 "That’s because I come from a long line of Dog Breeders, I know everything about Canines, why I even had to take one away from family once" Kinnison said as he pulled Kiro from his pack "The family tried to raise this little pup here, but they were horrible so I had to take him away"

 "I see" Gustav said "Well this one my daughter loves, but the dog seems not to like her for some reason"

 "Well, I can take care of that" Kinnison said as he itched his fake beard "May I see the dog?"


Shiro started to hear noises from outside the closet door. “That voice! Is it him though? Oh well” Shiro thought “ “This isn’t the time to play guessing games.” Shiro tried to listen to what was being said. “Dog Trainer? Why do I need a…"Oh okay I understand now. This must be it, time to make my move,” Shiro looked at the door a thought for a minute. Shiro started to rage with anger. Shiro lowered his head and started to ram the door. A few moments later the door had collapsed. He walked out of the closet and saw Gustav and the Dog Trainer. After that humiliation Shiro took from Lily, He wanted so badly to kill both of them. To him they didn’t understand that animals are human too, and that he was not some pet or model. The only person who would understand that was Kinnison. The Trainer had a fake beard and looked like he had some kind of little red thing hanging in his hands. It was a new wolf. Shiro hung his head down low for a moment, then realized why he was here, to save him. He thought about why he thought he hated him. He tried to push those memories out of the way and He then realized what he had to do. Shiro winced at Kinnison.

 "Ahh Here is the Mutt now" Gustav stated "Have a look trainer"

 "Which one......." (Inside joke) Kinnison said as he whispered to Shiro "Don't worry I'll get you outta here"
 
 "Well Sir, I'll take him for the day then return him at nightfall, he'll be the best dog in the land"

 "No........ you will stay in the guest room and do it there" Gustav replied "Lily wanted to watch, so you can teach her the commands for the dog"

Shiro looked over at Kinnison. He thought about how he was gonna teach me (even though he still liked the first idea). “Oh great I’m gonna be here longer, and what is worst I’m gonna be call that stupid name and get humiliated some more” Shiro thought as he  started to think at the task at hand.  “Commands?” he thought “ Does it mean the sit, stay routine? he was sure it is but, how is this gonna help him get out?” so Shiro followed Kinnison and Lily to the guest room. Shiro looked at Kinnison and then at Lily. He started to wonder what was first.

"First off" Kinnison said "What is the Dog's name?"

"Lady Blizzard" Lily announced "But She likes Blizzy more, although I think she might be a boy...."

"Well, it appears your little girl, is in fact a boy" Kinnison stated as he itched his beard "So you'll have to think of a new name"

"Well let’s see... how about Ryu!" Lily said happily "Ryu sounds good"

Shiro started to listen “Ryu, not bad, at least its not Blizzy or Lady Blizzard, jeez those names where pretty gay, but then again she thought I was a girl,” Shiro watched and waited for his commands. “So far this is boring” he thought “I wanna do something and not sit here and stare at you like I’m some beggar wolf (or dog)” 

"OK 'Ryu', I want you to Sit!" Kinnison ordered, as Kinnison ordered, Shiro sat down "Very good, well that's all. You can return to your Room Lily, I'll keep Shi--err Ryu here for now"

"Alright......." Lily said as she turned to her room "Goodnight Mr. Trainer, good night Ryu"

Kinnison waited for Lily to finally leave, he then turned to Shiro "Lets find a way out!"

Shiro looked at Kinnison and out his head low. He tried remembering one of the exits in the house. He put his nose on the ground and started to sniff for a way out. Shiro then thought of something. Shiro started to think of an idea “What about?…no that wouldn’t work”  Shiro started to think hard “Well the window is locked”

Kinnison glanced over at Shiro, as he looked at the window, he tried to undo the lock but it wouldn't budge. Kinnison mind raced for an idea, he stuck his hand in his pocket, inside were two runes. He pulled out the first, the Rage Rune, the second, the Rune that let Animals Talk.

"Shiro, I got Idea!" Kinnison said "You are gonna tell them you don't wanna stay!"

"What??" Shiro thought "I can't talk... What the heck is he planning"

"Follow me" Kinnison said as he walked downstairs into Gust’s room "Lord Gustav, I have to make a confession"

"What?" Gustav asked not really concerned "What happened?"

"This Dog here, his real name is Shiro, and I am his original owner" Kinnison answered "That’s why I pretended to be a Dog Trainer"

“Why is he telling the truth? That may not help me escape, never the less, he’s doing a good job” Shiro looked at them and began to wonder more on the situation.

"Oh that's understandable" Gustav said "You may take him back, I'm not really to fond of having the thing run around the house anyway"

“Take me back?” Shiro thought “Just like that! Cool, that was easy, besides this place was such a Madhouse! I can’t wait to leave.

Then Lily ran down the stairs “Daddy what are you doing? I heard that you are giving him back to this person, is it really yours? I think not, see Ryu is my dog, not yours, I found him while me and my daddy were in Crom so guess what you can’t have him back!”

Shiro looked at Kinnison and Lily “What I can’t leave! What the hell!”


"Me and Shiro have been together since I was about ten" Kinnison answered "You have only had him half a week"

“Too bad, he is my dog first! How can you prove that he is your dog? Besides he likes me more, so it’s unlikely that he’d pick you to be his owner”

Shiro looked at Lily “I like you more? Ha! Fat chance! You are the worst owner I ever had!”

"Prove it" Kinnison said sounding annoyed.

“Well if you want your dog back, then lets let the dog decide?” she said sounding as if  sure of herself.

Shiro thought for a moment “ Pick sides? Let me pick who I love more? Easy, Kinnison, but…What about Lily?” Shiro moved his head and looked at Lily and Kinnison “Are they serious? Why do I have to choose sides?”


  A crowd of millions of people from the Grasslands, Toran, Jouston, Highland, Harmonia, Zexen and the Nameless countries crowded around the two competitors.

 "IN THE LEFT FIELD WE HAVE OUR PRINCESS OF TINTO! Lily! Daughter of Mayor Gustav!" The announcer raved while Lily cheered and Gustav endlessly hit his head into a wall in embarrassment.

 "IN THE RIGHT CORNER! IS UMM.... umm... Well anyway, someone's over there! And he's got Hunter's clothes and a Bow I think...." The Announcer mumbled as he crowd threw tomatoes and fruit at Kinnison. Behind Kinnison stood all the Monsters that ever attacked him, waiting for a good chance to strike. A Green caped Squirrel grinned sadistically.

 "LET THE BRIBING BEGIN!" The Announcer shouted, Lily started off with a large plate of steaks, Kinnison countered with a Flinstone sized Rib-eye. Shiro looked at both meats, his mouth wateringnot caring at the moment he went home with. Lily then revealed a Banquet table from behind her back with food covering it. Kinnison reacted swiftly by pulling a Refrigerator (which shouldn't exist) from his pouch. Lily stomped her foot, then pulled a Huge two Story Doghouse from behind her back, Kinnison pulled a 3 story one. Lily then made a decisive error, she pulled out a pink dog sized dress, Kinnison pulled out a Blue Bandanna that Shiro usually wore on hi front-left leg. And thus Kinnison proved victor, well at least 'til Shiro got sick of the bragging and ran off. The people soon began to disperse thousands going into small houses that they really couldn't fit in. Soon all the normal Tinto people wondered the streets giving out the same useless information and getting nothing accomplished.

 Kinnison saw Shiro leave, and followed, the two met again in Drakemouth village and made their final farewell. Thus Shiro leaving to the Forest Village and Kinnison towards South Window.


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"Kinnison" and "Shiro" are (C) Konami, 1999.
This chapter was posted on March 14, 2000
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