6. Cosmo

Cosmo pov

I move away from him and begin to scratch my ear, which always causes me to sneeze.

And I did precisely that.

Cosmo always feels sick after this.

We could all hear him start to throw up because he was upset.

"That will educate you!"

As he leaves to throw up on the plant vase's dirt side, I inform him.

Wanda, what is wrong with you, by the grace of it all? You have not been harmed by Cosmo in any way.

says Mom. I snort in irritation at him, wishing Mother knew.

What if I did nothing at all?

He irritates me. He does not appeal to me.

Who wants to be constantly surrounded by idiots?

I get up and move over to the fireplace.

For once, it is comfortable and warm here.

Mother speaks again as I extend my paws.

"I need both of you to behave so that I can get what I need." It is almost time for me to send my granddaughter back home, and even though neither of you is the most qualified of my children, she cannot do that without your assistance. Are still the two kids that, in contrast to the rest of your siblings, I would never attempt to intentionally harm them."

My mother's words made me smile.

Do I matter?

I wag my tail and think only that I am important and necessary to my mother.

Mom goes over to her chair and settles in.

Mom is getting quite old.

She reminds us in her words that she must return home.

Just as she had done the last time, she was leaving us all behind.

Or will things work a bit differently this time?

I walk over to our mother, who is rubbing her knees while seated, worriedly with my ears lowered.

My mother should not be in agony.

She strokes her tiny knees as I lay my head on her lap.

She gives us a smile, which makes us happy.

"Why so happy, dummy?" I ask Cosmo, who appears to be extremely happy for no apparent reason. I raise one eyebrow at her.

"I am special to Mommy," he purrs.

I roll my eyes; I have matured. Is he really that dumb?

It was me, Mother meant, not him.

I move my head toward him and give him a warning growl, to which Mother rubs my head in an attempt to soothe me.

"You wonder why I find you both so special when that is enough from you both. Really, all I ask of you two is that you take care of the majority of your siblings and make sure my granddaughter Cassidy and her companion Carter are safe until they arrive.

Curious to see what Mother meant, I glanced at her.

Is it our duty to keep Cassidy safe?

Carter?

Could you save their lives again?

That is what I am going to do if my mother was correct.

I thump my tail and lick my mother's hand.

I do not really understand Mother's emotions.

I am afraid for Mother, but I will follow her instructions. "Have you made them aware yet?"

The father's voice spoke up.

He had come in with a few more of my siblings, I noticed.

As she replies to him, exhausted, I hear Mother breathing heavily.

“Indeed, according to their methods. They are fighting, though, about who is more unique than the other. Yes, they are aware of the plan already. We must ensure that everything proceeds as planned. These two deserve our blessing. Wherever they go, the others will trail behind them.”

Mom says, giving me a head pat.

After entering, Father took a seat in front of Mother by the cozy fireplace.

The same way I do with his mother, Cosmo walks to his father.

My mother gives me a kiss on my face.

Her eyes transform into a wolf's.

"Those who do not belong to any pack will be under your command. You will wreak havoc with this until you come back to me. You have to wait for Cassidy and Carter to reach my castle unharmed before you go back home.

Her command is strong, her eyes are dazzling, and I would not advise going back home without following her instructions.

I instinctively put my paw on her lap. She picked it up and gave it a shake.

Mom's face lit up a tiny smile.

It is your brother's turn now, Wanda. Go see your mother, Cosme.

I moved toward the fireplace, but Mother shoved me back.

Mother quickly applied the same technique to Cosmo that she had used on me, and right as she was about to finish.

I detected a delightful aroma that was almost overwhelming.

What on earth might that be?

I have my nose up in the air.

I look for it.

I will have to turn around and smell my back.

My tail was being cooked there.

I began to cry out as it hurt. I could sense my bones and flesh burning. My snout!

"Take it outside!" Remove it, remove it, remove it!

I began to yell over our open link.

Father stood up, grabbed a bottle of water, and threw it all over me.

He persisted in stealing water bottles until I eventually lost it.

It had stopped being irritated.

Still, the agony was unbearable.

I stayed motionless, whimpering all the while.

Mother stepped forward, and I approached her as she waved for me to come to her.

She says, taking my tail in her hand.

"You have to exercise caution wherever you go. Wanda, this is the reason Cosmo and you need to collaborate because, if it is just you two, I fear nothing will get done, and I know you two are a great team. All you need is a little bit more practice.

She continued to talk to me while petting my tail.

I was so happy to feel another touch on my burned tail at this point.

Cosmo laughed and asked, "Hungry for a hot dog there, Wanda?" over our open link, as if I could bear a little embarrassment.

Though I wanted to snarl at him, I refrained.

My mother was grooming my tail.

However, he continued, which only made me glare at him more. "It tastes just like chicken sticks—so nice and crispy." He laughed until he was finally on the ground, laughing all the while.

I rolled my eyes.

I am surrounded by idiots. I barked at him when Mother was finally able to heal my tail.

Mother was not feeling that great father came with us standing in front of everyone else he commanded, so she made sure to send Cosmo and me to the front of the castle, where a small group of warriors were lined up.

“The Queen is ill, as many of you are aware, and so am I. We have made the decision to guard what we can because, regretfully, we know that our time on earth is running out and we cannot stay here any longer. Today, a simple mission is assigned. Bring Cassidy, my granddaughter, back, along with her revealing mate to whom she has also faded. We have designated Wanda and Cosmo as your leaders, and their names are Carter. Until both of them return, you are to follow their lead. In this mission, you are all to fully submit to their leadership. “

Did you notice that everyone else who was in front of and around us had their auras changed? I felt mine lift and then intensify. That is really really awesome!

"Cosmo," I say, getting excited.

At last, my strength surpasses Cosmo's!

I begin to boogie to the beat of the music and move my body slightly as though there is music playing.

Father turns to face us, and we both give up trying to sit up straight.