The black and red feline applied pressure to the object and an arm snapped forword. The feline purred with delight and used the straps attached to the object to strap it to his arm. The feline applied pressure with his forearm and the arm snapped forword again. The feline pulled a pistol from his side holster and strapped it to the arm. "Charlie! We're heading out!"
Charlie raised his head and grabbed a second of the object and put it in his pack. once he stood up he saw a white female wolf with a gas mask around her muzzle, A tight leather jacket, and tight jeans. approaching him. "Find anything?" she asked.
"I found something but it's my pay for this job."
"What was it?"
"Something to conceal a weapon."
"Could be useful," she said as she turned and began to walk out of the army surplus store. Charlie stood up and followed her out into the dust strapping his own gas mask back on. He stood next to her as she called on her radio "Alright men let's pack it up and head out," She looked at Charlie "You fill your pack?"
He nodded "Found a couple of masks and even a few packs of smokes hidden in the closet. Oh yeah and some shot guns but I couldn't fit four in my pack."
"Anyone got room in their pack?" She said into her radio and waited a moment. Two pings ringed out and she said into the radio "Then your asses over here. We got four shotguns," She looked back at Charlie "We hit the jackpot here."
Charlie nodded as two female mice dressed in the same tight hoodies came up "Where are the guns?"
The wolf pointed into the surplus store "In there," and the two mice walked into the store as the other four scavengers walked out of their raiding sites. Charlie looked at his new team not getting a chance to back at HQ. There was a male skunk dressed in a police officer's uniform wearing a kevlar vest and a badge with "Rot" scratched over the name. A female feline in an army soldier's uniform who was breaking protocol by smoking a cigarette without her mask on. Another female wolf in a male sports jacket and white dress shirt with businesswear pants. The last member of the group was a female skunk wearing a pink parka with the hood cut off, which Charlie was happy for because she had beautiful hair, and tight leather pants which showed off her great legs. Her name was Mint and she had been Charlie's mate before the bombs had fallen. Charlie tried to kiss at her but then he realised his mask was in the way so there was no way she saw it. The wolf running the raid pointed at Charlie and the skunk Charlie assumed was named Rot "You two. Go start up the vans."
Charlie and Rot began walking in the direction of the vans. "So you're the noobie huh?" asked Rot as he looked at him. "For this team but I've been scavving for a bit," He looked back into Rot's mask never able to tell someone's emotion. "How long have you been on the team?"
Rot must've disabled his sound output because he could hear muffled laughter. Once the laughter subsided sound came out and Rot said "Longer than you and that's all you need to know."
"Right. Your tail's on fire," Charlie said pulling his lighter back into his back pocket before Rot would notice. Rot looked behind him and screamed batting at the flame with his hands. Charlie disabled his own sound output and burst into laughter inside his mask. Rot put out the fire with some of his white fur burned black on his tail. Charlie reenabled his sound output and said "And you're obviously a pro." They had reached the vans and Charlie went to one Rot going to the other and placed their keys into the ignition and revved the engine. Charlie threw his pack into the back of the car and got into the driver's seat and looked down into the dusty and lifeless town. The mice had grabbed the shotguns and they were sticking out of their packs and the team was heading in their directions with the female wolf leading. Charlie moved into the back of the van and opened the back doors for the team and opened the passenger side for Mint. The female feline and the two mice got into the back as Mint got into the passenger seat. Once the doors were closed they all took off their masks and took a breath of semi-fresh air. Charlie looked at Mint as she threw her pack into the back and stared into her red eyes. Mint leaned in and kissed him for a long time until the car radio went off "Hey lovebirds. Let's go!"
Charlie grabbed the radio and said "Race ya there," and stepped on the gas. Suddenly the radio was screaming out the female wolf's voice "Stop! We don't have enough gas to race today!"
Charlie slows down to match the other van's speed and grabs the radio "Sorry boss. Couldn't resist." He took his thumb off the transmitter and chuckled while Mint began giggling. "My kitty always has to come out on top."
"You know it luv," He smiles and kisses her again slightly swerving before he let go of the kiss and turned back into formation.