Tesla's Short Story: Home

Born and brought up in the North, snow was the only ground he knew. Consequently, when Tesla woke up to an unfrozen ground with a warm sun beating down on fur that had never been purged of its ice, he abruptly knew that something was amiss. This was nowhere close to the place he called home. Instead of tundra stretching out in all directions, there was a covering of fragile green that crinkled underfoot and tickled his nose as he breathed in its scent. Familiarity came with the evergreens and the mountain peaks spiking up against a blue sky. But another layer of concern doused his mind upon feeling the warmness of this world and witnessing a variety of other sleeping figures. They certainly weren't the nine individuals he invariably shared the morning with. Slim and light-coated, these strangers wouldn't have survived in the snow for long. …show more content…
His mouth parted, his tongue slipped out, and he began to pant. It could not have been more than sixty degrees. Unfortunately, Tesla's wide girth and heavy fur were acclimated to temperatures far below freezing.

Four legs found solidarity and heaved the big dog upwards while his busy mind scrambled to make sense of the change in scenery. In an attempt to chase away the last vestiges of sleep, Tes began to moved his limbs toward a dilapidated barn, the closest thing he could make any sense of. Thoughts of steaming gruel and a hard-faced man drifted through him, but only briefly. As soon as he entered, he knew he wouldn't find any mundane comfort here. All that remained in this place were buts of hay and stale memories. Tesla liked this place less than outside, and it left him more confused and affronted than before. With a huff to mark his presence, he