The flames of the latest wildfire crackled. Leaves and branches disintegrated at its touch. As it roamed, it spawned more fire. Animals and birds fled as the burning wave of heat pressed closer to the city. The city's fire departments were out in force trying to extinguish the monster or lead civilians to safety.

A group of firefighters were too busy fighting said fire to hear the wood of a nearby branch groan then splinter. They did, however, hear the snap when it broke. A flaming branch aimed for them.

SWOOSH!!

Out of nowhere, a figure plowed into the branch sending it crashing away from the people. The figure, silhouetted by the bright fire, landed with a soft thud; a purple cape flapped in the dry air—amazingly untouched by the flames. The firefighters' mouths became small "O's" of amazement.

"Are you going to stand around posing all day or actually help?" said a voice near my ear.
I tapped my sunglasses. "Way to ruin the dramatic entrance, Brain."

"Dogboy!" said a firefighter running up to me. He shook my paw-hand too excitedly and for too long. "Thank you."

"Not a problem, Citizen." I raised my half dog paw-half human hand near my head and offered a goodbye wave/salute before taking a step backwards and vanishing. I teleported myself to another location. From here, I could see a larger picture of the wildfire. Hovering fire trucks unleashed their watery spray upon the fire. Advanced-tech helicopters and jets flew overhead dumping suppressant chemicals on the flames.

I saw the hero Pillow Fighter smacking the fire with an oversized pillow. A short distance away Carboy was evacuating people. Carboy once was a teen human until he got his driver's license and his first car. He loved the car so much that he fused with it one day.

I dragged my fingers down across my dog-human cheeks and jowls in frustration and exhaustion. "Where do we start?"

"How about with me?"

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