Unexpected guests

The angry, glowing raccoon felt more powerful as it appeared while it jumped up on Cerberus with an open jaw. Luckily Cerberus was able to avoid a bite to his face, or really just anywhere in the first grab. Still, the possessed creature's tiny little claws clung at him, but they weren't sharp enough to actually break his skin. He wrestled with the scavenger, just trying to back it off until Dalila made it over. His teeth were still too young to do any real damage as he bit down on the creature, but hopefully it would do enough. He was smarter than to think he could handle the raccoon on his own, even though he never really imagined that he would be in this predicament with a raccoon and in the green house that had been locked sealed. Or was it? Did something let the raccoon in?

He put more faith in his pack mates than he should have maybe, though Dalila was certainly going to help him. His idea was fend off the creature long enough for an adult to take care of it or at least help out. But that wouldn't always be the case, even here on the island it seemed with the haunting moon and possessed creatures. Dalila rushed over and picked up the creature by it's scruff before hasting to the door and throwing it outside. While she dealt with that, Cerberus stood up slowly before going to wander around the room and pick up what he had knocked over. Though through the commotion he hadn't even noticed that the raccoon had bitten his paw. Still, he limped around slightly while he at least got the items out of the walkways. One of the plants had fallen over and unsoiled itself and Cerberus couldn't help but feel bad. He knew that Siren or Dalila wouldn't have yelled at him if he ruined the plant, but he still felt guilty. Though it wasn't his fault the raccoon had come in somehow and attacked him.

His injured paw gently crumbled the soil around the roots of the plant on the floor, the roots glowing just as bright as the leaves. His gaze looked up at the fireflies as they seemed to vibrate from him poking at the roots of the glowing plant. It was strange for sure, but just as Dalila had examined the glow fading in the marigold petal, maybe the glow didn't affect the herbs and flowers other than their appearance. Dalila came back to him as his was looking down at the unearthed plant, asking if he was alright. He raised his paw, silently mentioning the puncture wounds from the raccoon's teeth, "It doesn't hurt much." He insisted, though he was sure that Siren or Dalila would take care of him.

Seasonal Bonus Prompt
Total Word Count: 2210 words
Word Count Goal: 2500 words

"Cerberus Klein"