The Gathering Storm

"The Gathering Storm" is the fifth Beasts of Burden story.

Story
Rex, Pugsley, and Whitey are visiting Red and friends at the Green Thumb Nursery when frogs start raining from the sky and then eating each other. The three dogs race back to Ace's, where the others are talking with Miranda, and fill them in. Everyone but the chained-up Ace heads to Red's, where the frogs have vanished into the woods with Pee-Wee chasing after them. They find Pee-Wee's collar in the woods and start a search, along with Red and Fluffy.

During the search, Fluffy is eaten by a monster, which turns out to be a giant frog. They fight and defeat it, joined by Ace, who broke his chain. Emrys the Wise Dog shows up, explains that the frog was an aggregate demon, and formally invites them to join the Wise Dog Society as junior apprentices, which they do.

Characters

 * Rex
 * Whitey
 * Pugsley
 * Ace
 * Jack
 * The Orphan
 * Holstein (first appearance)
 * Red
 * Pee-Wee
 * Fluffy (first appearance)
 * Miranda
 * Aggregate demon (first appearance)
 * Emrys

Mentioned

 * The boy
 * Dymphna
 * The Great Dog