Moonspear steal my sunshine

She thought she heard a grunted call of her name, though she couldn't be sure over the sound of her own coughs. Meerkat continued to hack for a few moments longer, inhaling sharply when she heard the much more unmistakable sound of Toad screaming her name. This made her coughing worse, though she picked up her feet and moved toward her friend's voice.

When she arrived, Meerkat's eyes immediately dropped to her brother, prone on the ground. With a gasp that burned in her scratchy throat, she dropped down beside him, pushing her face close to his. "Bronco!" she hisspered, licking his nose before lifting her head to see what Toad was doing.

Her head swam a little when she saw Bronco's wounds, the metallic smell of fresh blood wafting over her. Lowering her head again, she pressed her nose to his cheek and told him, "You're gonna be okay." Although she remained hovering there beside his head, Meerkat added to Toad, "Should we call for a medic?"