Mel's ear were pressed tightly against her skull. It was hard for her sensitive ears to handle the attack of various noises. Her nails from digging was bad enough, and then to add the sound of the scientist trying to get in, was almost too much to handle. She was whimpering along with Trey. It made her work quicker though, and she was almost done with her side, when Trey was. She had gotten the right top side pulled out from the drywall.
She hooked her paws over the crack that had opened from their work. Now she had to press as much weight down as she could, along with Trey's help they were able to bust the last two screws out. The metal cover clattered two the floor, Melody gave the scientist one last look, then dove into the vent. She rushed forward and then turned around to make sure Trey was following.
The vents were not too confusing, Melody's sense of smell was so much better as a dog. She could smell fresh air and dirt. She was at a run now, charging towards the smell of freedom. Her dog legs were so much quicker, she felt so light and powerful, she wasn't tired at all. Melody was getting lost in the thoughts of her new body though. She wasn't paying attention. She missed seeing the vent shaft the went down. Before she knew it she was falling through the air.
Melody gave out a terrified yelp, and then she hit the vent shaft bottom, it was at a slant, so it wasn't as hard as she thought it was going to be. However, now the poor dog was on a rather alarming slide ride down the metal shaft, her nails trying to catch a seam to slow her down, but it was hard to keep her balance, and she felt on her side most of the time. She was heading down the slide head first.
