The Second Earth

A race of talking animal people, fight for freedom against the humans who took over their world, Alledia. Unlikely friendships form, to face the troubles ahead.

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Chapter 9: Rise and shine

Annora shifted in her sleep, enjoying a feeling of warmth encasing her. She enjoyed a warm safe dream, and savored it, while starting to wake to the real world. She attempted to stretch, still half asleep, when she felt something restrain her movement. She opened her eyes, confused. She looked up and saw the black face of a male wolf, with green stripes, still sleeping. Annora panicked, and jumped out of his arms, kicking off him, and running. She pounded the ground with her paws, as she ran, heading for a thicket of ferns, when something hit her, and pinned her to the ground. She was spun around, and on her back, looking up at the black and green striped wolf. He brought his face close to hers, still pinning her, with all fours. He pulled back his lips, to reveal long and sharp, white fangs. He opened his mouth, letting out a deep growl, and stared intently at her, angrily. His eyes narrowed, and his mouth in her face, snarling ferociously. Annora screamed, and struggled to get away, pulling her face away from him. He jerked forward, shoving his face right in hers, roaring, trying to intimidate her, and scare her. Annora squirmed underneath his weight, trying to struggle free. It was useless. She wasn't going anywhere, unless he let her. Fear washed over her in powerful waves, and she started crying. She closed her eyes, and tears streamed down her face. She let her body go still, giving up. What was the point of fighting, if she couldn't win? She trembled in fear, waiting for the wolf to make another move. She felt his hot steaming breath wash over her face in spaced waves. Her whole body shuddered, as it waited for pain to strike it. The wolf had stopped growling, and she opened her eyes, to see what he was doing. He stared down at her, curiously, and hungrily. She tensed as he suddenly moved his mouth closer to her face. He sniffed her, licking his lips. His mouth stretched into a wide grin. Annora panicked and tried struggling again, to get away. Then he growled, signaling her to stop. He too, knew it was no use. By giving her that signal, he was saying to save my energy. Most likely in his mind, to save him the trouble. I accepted the signal, and fell silent. I awaited my fate. I didn't know what he'd do to me. But whatever he chose to do, I knew I couldn't stop him. He brought his mouth closer to me, and aimed it down towards my neck. His tongue slid out, and contacted my skin, at my throat. He dragged his warm, wet, tongue, slowly, from the base of my neck, up, smiling. He was tasting me. I shuddered, terrified. He was going to eat me. He opened his mouth, and closed his lips around the side of my neck. He had his teeth lined up, while he tongued my neck, in that one small area. He gripped his teeth on my skin preparing to bite down. I cried more. I looked up at him pathetically, tears streaming down my face, one at a time. He looked at me, with my throat in his mouth, and my life in his hands. His smile disappeared, and he suddenly looked concerned, or sad. He slowly let go of my throat, and pulled back. His ears went back, and he looked me right in the eyes, staring. His stripes began to glow, and his eyes shone bright. He got up, and watched me carefully, as I rose, slowly afterwards. Neo stood up, on his back legs, and looked down at me, still sitting. He was wearing tattered jeans, and had a bow around his chest, with a strap that held an arrow case on his back. He reached a hand forward. Annora skidded back slightly. He had just been about to kill her. He should know she wouldn't grab his hand, for Pete sake. "Come on.... It's okay, I won't kill you." Neo told her firmly. "..... Y... Y-you...... Y-you speak English?..." Annora stuttered in awe. "Uhhh.... Ya... Here, come on..." He held out his hand again. I looked at his hand, then up at him. "Why should I trust you?! You just tried to eat me!" She shouted shakily at him. He stood silently, staring awkwardly at the ground. "I...." Neo didn't know what to say. "I... Was hungry... You look tasty..." He tried to explain. Annora shivered. "Wh-what stopped you?..." She asked, her body quaking in fear. He looked up at her. "You did..." Annora stared back confused. Neo growled. "I don't have the patience for this... GET UP!" He shouted at her. Annora jumped back, curled up, and hid her face in her paws, crying. "Please don't hurt me." She begged. "Hurt you? I'M GONNA KILL YOU AND EAT YOU, IF YOU DONT SHUT UP!" He yelled back. He stepped towards her growling deeply, while she took her paws off her eyes, and watched him come closer. She looked over at a hollow under a tree. She launched forward, and dove under an archway, into the hollow. Neo followed her in angrily. She backed up against the back wall, and sat there shivering and crying, watching Neo come closer. She watched, terrified, as he came face to face with her, and roared. She closed her eyes, by the surprise of the sound, and cried heavier. When she tried to move her arm, he nipped it. She cried out and whimpered as the sharp pain, convulsed through her. Her arm began to bleed where he bit her, and she pulled it close to her chest, and shivered, thick with fear. Neo pinned her to the wall, and barred his teeth, snarling. His eyes were red, and glowing like a deep flame. His teeth held a few drops of her blood, on the sharp tips, dripping down onto her blue fur, clotting in it. She turned away, not looking him in the eye. He licked his teeth, tasting her blood. It stopped him from growling. That wasn't good for Annora. He smiled. "Not bad.... You taste sweet, hehe." Annora shivered, starting to feel light headed. She swayed where she was, running a hand to her forehead. Neo almost nipped her again, until he saw she was actually going to fall. His smile disappeared and his eyes returned to their green color. He grabbed her gently, and steadied her with his hands, and she righted herself. He became concerned. "Are you okay?..." Neo asked softly. She looked up at him, yet again confused. But she didn't complain to his kindness. "I'll be okay... I think." She told him. Annora attempted to stand up. She got to her feet, and fell backwards. Neo caught her, and pulled her close. She caught her balance again, but he didn't let go. He stood there holding her. She pulled her ears back, frightened. "Please don't eat me..." She started crying again. Neo tensed, and wrapped his arms tighter around her. "I'm not going to eat you." He whispered gently. "But you bit me...." She looked down at her arm, starting to bleed more. Neo's ears went back, and he looked ashamed. "I'm so sorry, I got carried away." He leaned his head down, and licked her wound. He wiped away the blood, and unhooked his belt packet. He pulled out a bandage, and wrapped it gently around her arm. "There... All better." He said gently. Annora looked down at her bandaged arm. "Why'd you do that?" She asked cautiously. "To apologize for hurting you to begin with. I'm sorry, I'm not usually this way around strangers." He explained. "Not normally so horrid?" Annora pressed. "I'm never this kind to anyone..." He pulled her into his arms and held her. Annora strangely felt safe in his embrace. He sat down, holding her, to let her gain her strength.

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Chapter 8: Alpha and omega

Rose shifted, still half asleep, her eyes closed. She felt the warmth of sunshine on her fur, and something else. She was warm all over, but the sun only came from one direction. She fidgeted, and felt something pressed again her. “What the?” She murmured under her breath. She opened her eyes a crack, and saw a large grey and white wolf holding her. He was sleeping, and he held her close, his arms wrapped around her. She began to panic. But then she remembered yesterday, and being chased by the Bargador. This man had saved her life. He must have felt her stir, because he opened his eyes sleepily, and looked down at her. He had honey amber eyes. As soon as he saw her awake, he became fully present. She stared up at him, and he stared awkwardly back. Rose was bundled up in his arms, and he seemed to pull her even closer, holding her up closer to his face. She pulled her head back a bit, and her ears went back. What was he doing? She freaked out a bit. He was bringing his nose, closer and closer to her face. She turned her head to the side away from him, pulled her ears all the way back, and shut her eyes tight. She was tense all over. She didn’t know what he was doing, he might be angry for her having stared, he might be trying to bite her. Fear pulsed through her, and a few tears escaped, running down her cheeks. Milliseconds passed, which felt like hours, and no sharp nip came. Instead she felt his nose press gently against her neck, into her fur, as he breathed in deeply, taking in her scent. She relaxed a little, and didn’t pull so far back. He lifted his nose, and it pointed at her face. Her eyes were open a crack, and she closed them tight again, when he neared his nose again. She felt his warm breath wash over her face, and the tip of his nose touched her ear. Then she felt his tongue on her cheek, gentle, warm, and soft. He licked away her tear, and continued to stroke her face softly with his tongue. Why was he licking her? It…. Felt… Nice, but…. Why was he doing it? After a few moments he stopped. He looked down at her, and saw she was tense. He looked awkward and embarrassed. “Uhh… Sorry….” He apologized. Rose relaxed again. He loosened his grip, and she stirred. She sat up, and was hit with a wall of cold, rushing in where he had been pressed against her. He sat up too. She rocked forward and stood up, turned around, and helped him up. Rose looked at him. She realized she didn’t know his name. “Uhh…. Sir?…” She asked politely. “What is your name?” She didn’t look him in the eye. He looked surprised. “Uhh… I’m…. Alpha….” He said awkwardly. Rose felt herself get hot. She looked at her hands. She had been her regular red again, after they escaped yesterday, but now she was turning blue again. Alpha stared at her with curiosity. “You change color?” He asked. Rose snapped back to reality. “Uhh, ya, I uhh…. Was given a serum of some sort…” She choked out. Why was she so shy right now? She remembered what she woke up to, and questions raided her mind. “Why were you licking me?” She asked cautiously. Alpha stood there, not knowing what to say. “Uhhhhh…..” He couldn’t find words. “I……. Uhhh…. Was…. Uhhh…. Cleaning your face, ya….. You were crying, so I wanted to clean your tear off….” He explained unconvincingly. He smiled, trying what seemed like, to not be creepy, but it came out that way anyways. Rose smiled a bit. His white cheeks were getting red, and if that meant anything… He was blushing. “Okay.” She said still not convinced. At least she didn’t have to be afraid. He was just trying to be kind, not trying to bite her face off. She’s would pretend like she didn’t know what he was doing, so she wouldn’t embarrass him. “So, uhh…. I think we should find my colleges first, before we continue.” Alpha explained. Rose shivered. “You mean there’s not just ONE other?” Roses heart began to race. She had seen the red Siberian tiger run after Moon, and she immediately started freaking out. “Oh my god…. MY FRIENDS ARE STILL OUT THERE!” Rose shouted, and began to cry. “I can’t believe I forgot about them! What if that tiger killed Moon!? What if, more Bargadors came and killed Storm and Flare!? Oh my god, WHAT DO I DO!?” Rose panicked, and started crying heavily, while clutching her stomach, and backing away. Alphas expression immediately got concerned. “What am I going to do!?” Rose closed her eyes, and began to sway. Alpha rushed forward, and steadied her. He grabbed her shoulders and held her there, trying to get her attention. “Rose!…. Look at me…” He ordered. She sobbed and opened her eyes, looking at the determination on his face. His amber eyes glowed. “Rose, I promise, I will do everything in my power to help you find your friends. If they are still alive, I will find them.” She looked at him in surprise. Why would he do that for her? Why risk his own ass, to find the friends of a former enemy? He suddenly yanked her forward, pulling her into a hug. He wrapped his arms around her, and rested his head on her shoulder. Rose stood there stunned for a few moments. “It’s okay.” Alpha told her. “Everything’s going to be okay. I promise….”

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Chapter 7: Reputation

Neo knelt to the ground and and picked up a tuft of fur. It was blue, and soft. He smelled it, and recognized, the scent of his contract. It was beginning to get dark, since the sun went down. Neo's green stripes began to glow with anticipation. The jungle around him, began to transform as well. All sorts of flora began to glow. Neo grinned. He would be seen as nothing more then a shadow in the night. He would blend in perfectly well. He was on the verge of the synther territory. The blue wolf he was tracking, seemed to have come out of the territory, and began to travel along the edge. He could smell it was a female, and he could smell her fear. Her scent was fresh. Neo had a good reputation for tracking. When he found his prey, he usually killed it, unless it was easy to cooperate with. Killing was of no problem. He had a hardened heart, that could take anything. He never failed to retrieve his contract. Word has also spread around Alledia, that Neo was a remorseless assassin. A stone cold killer. People feared him, for he once served time as an experiment. Nobody knew of his strength, and cunning.... And that's what they feared.... Let them. Let them fear him. Fear, makes the job easier. A twig snapped. Neo ducked, and grabbed his bow and arrow. He waited, with his bow in hand, and his arrow at the ready. He didn't much care, if he killed the victim. So much as he brought it back to base, he was paid. He sat still for a few moments, listening. Careful footsteps, drew closer, and closer. He looked up from his hiding place. A blue and glowing green patterned wolf, came through the ferns. She had intricate swirl markings on her, and they too, glowed. Her blue eyes were sad, but she was rather pretty. Her head hung low, and her paws dragged. She looked exhausted. Me was still aiming, and then he thought a moment. Why kill her? He couldn't believe what he was thinking, but she was almost too pretty to kill. He lowered his bow, and put his arrow away. He sat and watched her walk past. She staggered a little, swaying. "Must... Find... Safe.... Place... To rest...." She murmured. She continued to sway. She would collapse soon, and there was rock under paw.... If she passed out, she'd hit her head, and may die. She struggled with each paw-step, and staggered more, but worse this time. She began to tilt. Neo rushed out from the bush, and caught her as she fell. She passed out in his arms. Neck stood there holding a wolf girl, awkwardly. She was warm and soft, he thought. He scooped his right arm under her back legs, and carried her towards a dry mossy patch, under a tree. He sat down, with his back against the tree, and maneuvered around so he, and she, could be comfortable. He moved her, so she was curled up on his lap with all her legs tucked in, and her head resting on his big furry chest. He was slightly bigger then her, but not by much. He sat there watching the stars begin to come out. He would be up a while. He didn't sleep much at night. Much at all, really. He looked down at the sleeping girl. Her head was on his left shoulder, and facing centre. She was breathing slow, and rhythmically. Her eyes were closed, and she had a tuft of fur, over her face. Neo moved his right arm slowly. He pulled it up, to near her fur, and, and gently brushed the hair off her face. He took in her scent. It was warm, and sweet. He stared at her face. He felt strange. Like everything was going to be alright. Like he should keep this girl safe. She looked so innocent and beautiful in her sleep. Neo thought a minute. He was almost tempted to kiss her. Bet if she woke up to that, she'd flip, and probably get mad. So he kept his mind busy. He neared his face to hers, and reached out his tongue. It brushed her fur, and he shuddered. The feeling of her fur on his tongue, felt so nice, and she had a relaxing taste to her fur. He gently stroked her face with short, caring licks. She stirred, and tensed a bit, but then seemed to relax again. Neo wrapped his arms around her, and did his best to warm her. He would hold her till morning. Hopefully, she wouldn't be mad, that he was holding her. He wrapped his tail over her, like a furry blanket. His mind whirred, as he thought of the next morning to come. And he drifted into a light, warm sleep.

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Chapter 6: Synther, sign off

"Come on! Come on! Come on! Work!" Fang shouted at his radio. The stupid thing had been acting up, and now he couldn't contact Alpha and John. He was out of range. Fang held the radio up. "Come on, get a signal!" He murmured. He had picked up the trail of the two wolves, and wanted to check in. It was starting to get dark. He smelled the air. They were somewhere close, he could tell by the fresh scent. He was in Synther territory, he had to be careful not to wake any nests. He put his radio back in on his belt, and kept following the trail. He came to a clearing, beyond a slope downward. He looked down to a hilltop over a small field. He could see the very tops of more trees beyond the hill. The sun was almost on its way down. All of a sudden, he heard screaming. He looked to his left. On the top of the hill, racing across, he saw the two wolves being chased by a hoard of Synthers. Synthers are yellow and black skinny creatures, who are drawn to electricity, and drain it. They must have been attracted to their wrist watches. "Stupid wolves..." Fang muttered. "They should have deactivated their watches." A synther ran in between them, and split them up. The pink wolf, was being chased towards Fang, and the synther was close behind her. The blue wolf ran the other direction, away from him, with the rest of the hoard after her. She was much faster then the pink and green wolf, and was beginning to outrun the hoard, from what he saw, when she disappeared into more jungle. The pink and green wolf came up the hill. "Hey! Don't lead it this way!" He shouted at her. She looked up, and nearly stopped. Fear cascaded onto her face, and she ran past him, hiding behind him. Fang grabbed the dagger at his waist. He couldn't capture anyone, until he was safe himself. The synther came at him. Fang held out his dagger. The synther ran right into it. And stabbed itself in the chest. It's jaws snapped inches away from Fangs face. It struggled a few seconds, then went limp. Fang pulled his dagger out, and wiped the scarlet blood on the grass. The body lay on the mossy ground, bleeding out. He turned around to see the pink and green patterned wolf staring at him, then the Synther, and back again. She looked terrified. Tears streamed down her face. She began to back away. "Hey! Wait!" Fang instructed calmly. "Who are you?" She asked cautiously. If Fang was to be a gentleman, the least he could do, was answer her questions. "My name is Fang." He answered smoothly. "I was instructed to bring you back to base.... Will you come with me peacefully? Or do I have to drag you?" Fang got serious now. "I... I don't want to go back.... Please..." The pink wolf begged. Her blue eyes beginning to well up. Fang needed this girl to cooperate. "What's your name, dear?" He asked kindly. "I'm.... Lyra." She answered. Her green markings began to glow a little. He looked at her. She was a wreck. Her fur was ruffled, she was covered in dust, tears were streaming down her face, and she was shivering.... She looked ready to dig herself a grave, for Pete sake. "Why don't you want to go back? You have food, water, shelter.... What more could you want?" He asked rudely. "Freedom...." She answered. "Do you have any idea, what the humans do to the experiments?.... Us?..." Lyra asked. Her face turned sad. Fang became curious. He never did really know, what went on in the sealed off sectors. "Animals are tested.... Meaning 12 hours a day of poking prodding, cutting, and some elements of torture.... If a subject doesn't comply to the rules.... They're put to sleep...." Lyra looked down at the ground, and another tear ran down her cheek. She shuddered. Her right arm, came over, and latched to the left, hanging there. Her tail lay limp in the mud. "I wasn't there long... Maybe a month or two.... But I've been through enough, not to want to go back...." She finished. Fang took everything in. If what she said was true.... He was bringing her back to her own hell. He looked at her. She looked so innocent and afraid. Did he really want to live with knowing, that he had brought a young girl back to torture, and possibly to face her death? He put his dagger away. He had kept it out, in case the girl had been a threat, but obviously, she wasn't. "Please don't bring me back to that place..." She began to sob. He saw her sway. Fang rushed forward, as her legs gave way. She fell into his arms, crying. He held her a moment, holding her up with his left arm, and stroking her back with his right, in a hug. He felt ridiculous. Holding a girl, he was supposed to take prisoner. He was suddenly overcome with a tingling feeling. The sun began it's journey through the horizon. He had to make up his mind. She was helpless, and seemed kind. She didn't deserve to be treated in the way she described. He thought, they only got trained.... He didn't know, they were put through pain. He moved his mouth close to her right ear. "I won't bring you back." He told her softly. Fang thought for a moment. He felt protective of this girl. This poor girl, had been harmed by humans, when they had told him, it was simple training, and brain development. This poor girl, had done nothing to deserve this. She was kind-hearted... He could read her aura. All she wanted was peace. "If what you say is true, and the humans hurt you?.... When the war begins.... I will fight against them, I promise. I will make them pay, for harming such a young and innocent girl." He promised. "Idk what we are going to to, but for now, we should find shelter for the night, it's going to be cold." He explained. "What about Annora? My friend is still out there, with those.... Those THINGS after her!" Lyra became upset, and looked worried. "Tomorrow, I will help you find your friend, if she is still alive, I promise." Fang tried to comfort Lyra. She hugged harder onto him, crying. "I hope she's alright...." Lyra sobbed, in between words. "Hey..." Fang needed to brighten her mood. "Did you see how fast she ran? I'm sure she's fine. Synthers never go very far off their territory, without fear of running into another nest. She will be alright, if she can get off their territory." He reassured her. She seemed to instantly become more hopeful. He looked down at her face. Her blue eyes, were beautiful, and she had stopped crying, except for left over tears, trapped in her eyelid. She blinked and they cascaded down her cheek. The tear, washing away a line of dust, and revealing vibrant green and pink. Beautiful greeny blue patterns, swirled in her pink fur. Her ears were back, and he could see patterns on her ears too. She looked up at him. He felt weird. He let go, and pretended to dust himself off, as he tried to clear his mind. She stood and waited. "Okay, we need to find somewhere sheltered.... We're nowhere near the center of the synthers territory, only just beyond the edge, we should be fine." Fang wandered back the way he had followed her, and found what he was looking for. On the side of the trail, there was a tree with a hollow underneath, with walls of roots and vines. The inside was large, and would easily fit the both of them. "I passed this on the way here." He told her. He walking in, bending over slightly. She followed him in, and he pulled a shield of branches over the entrance. Glowing blue mushrooms lined the sides of the small hollow, creating a calming nightlight. Fang lied down on the mossy ground, with his back to the back of the hollow. Moss had grown everywhere. He felt like he was sleeping on a pillow. He tilted back, and got comfortable. Lyra stood in the middle, not knowing what to do. He saw her shivering, but she looked determined. "Would you like to sleep next to me?" Fang asked politely. He would have no complaint, if she did. She was absolutely beautiful, and he himself, was a little cold. He opened up a small pouch on his belt, and pulled out a fuzzy blanket. "Come on, it's okay, it's cold out. I wouldn't want you to get sick." He held up the blanket making room for her, in between his legs, to put hers there. "N-no, I'll b-be fine, thank you..." Lyra lied down, and curled into a ball, shivering lightly. Fang felt a little disappointed. He let down the blanket and closed his eyes. He had wanted to cuddle the girl... She seemed cold, but she was soft too. He was just on the verge of sleep, when he heard a noise. He opened his eyes slightly, just enough to see. Lyra was getting up, and slowing walking on all fours towards him. Fang didn't move. He kept his eyes, undetectably open, and watched. Lyra moved closer and closer. When she reached his side, she lifted up the blanket, very slowly. She stepped into the space between his legs, and shifted down, so that she was sitting between them. Her movements were slow, and careful. He didn't want her to see him awake, or she might stop. She slid the top half of her body onto his belly and chest. She held her arms close to her chest, and rested her head, on his shoulder. Her snout and hair, brushed Fangs neck. He slowly let his head drift down onto hers. She didn't seem to notice he was awake. She pulled the blanket back over them both, and she closed her eyes. When her breathing slowed, Fang wrapped his arms around her, pulling her even closer. When he had gotten comfortable, he closed his eyes. And drifted into a warm, wonderful, sleep.

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Chapter 5: Runaway

John raced after the white tiger. He wasn’t going to let this stubborn prisoner escape. He was right behind her, but she was slowly outrunning him. He knew she had to tire some time soon. “Stop running! You’ll only make things harder on yourself! Surrender now, and I’ll make sure, no one kills you.” He was getting impatient. He had been chasing her for a few minutes. He wasn’t sure if Alpha had caught the other prisoner, but he was going to make sure he caught this one. From behind, he caught sight of every movement she made. She had very good agility, and he could see by her rippling muscles, she was fit. He thought for a minute. If he wanted her to stop, he’d need to change his approach. “Hey, slow down!” He said in a friendly tone. If he had to play nice, he would. He’d need to get her talking. “What’s your name?” He asked. She looked back, with a confused look on her face. She didn’t slow. “Why should I tell YOU!?” She mocked Alphas earlier statement. John agreed with her on that. So maybe he’d tell her some things, to get her thinking. “I’m John.” He said, softly. She began to slow, and now that she had, he did too, so he could gain some energy. “Well…. I’m Moon.” She replied. John took that in. Moon was a pretty name, and it suited her too. “That’s a nice name.” He tried to sound convincing, even though he meant it, she may figure out, he was just playing nice. “Why are you doing this John?” She called back to him. He thought for a moment. She was beginning to slow even more. “What do you mean?” He asked back. “I mean, why do you work for the humans? They only manipulate, and hurt us, why fight on their side?” She coughed. She was losing her breath. John was gaining energy, he just needed to keep her talking a little longer. “Because I get paid. And I’d rather been on the winning side.” He answered truthfully. “And what if you were the one person, that could’ve helped our side win?” She looked back, and he could see in her eyes, she was getting tired. He thought about what she said. “What do you mean?” He asked, still thinking. “I mean, there’s always that one difference between winning and losing, and the results can differ, by one soldier. What if you were that one soldier, that could have helped? That could have won us the war?….. And fought for the humans, sealing our fate of loss.” She finished. He had never thought of that before. She was almost within grasping distance. She may be his prey, meant to be captured, but she had a strong heart, and good intention. And what did he have? A selfish goal, and a contract. He admired her thoughtfulness, and willpower. He had never seen any of his prey determined to find freedom. “I know what your trying to do.” She told him. “Your trying to get me talking, and weaken me…” She accused him. John became aware, that he had kinda lost sight of that goal to slow her down. He had just begun to enjoy talking. But now he realized, he was outwitted. “Well John…. Enjoy the punishment on returning without me.” She shouted, and raced forward, with a new burst of energy. John looked around him, and realized he had been running a long time. The trees were thinning, and the ground under paw was getting rocky. He realized they were nearing a cliff. “Moon, stop! There’s a cliff ahead of you!” He called to her. She wasn’t that much farther ahead, only by several yards. “Not falling for it!” She shouted at him. John raced forward with his gained energy. “Stop! Now! Please!” He shouted at her. “No! Leave me alone!” She called back. She kept running. They were getting close. He didn’t want her to fall. He raced forward and off to the right into the thick jungle. He pulled ahead. She looked back to see he was no longer there. John raced forward as far as he could, then bolted a sharp left. He came back to the path, as she came through a wall of leaves, and collided with her, knocking her to the other side of the pathway. He had slammed into her, just several feet away from the edge. From the edge down, there was a 3000 ft drop to another layer of jungle, in a valley, surrounded by forested Mountains. Moon was underneath him, and on her back. He was on his hands and knees one on either side of her. She looked up at him in fear at what he was doing, but then looked to her left. She stared out at the valley before her. She saw the rocky edge, which she was only several feet away from. A new look of terror entered her gaze, realizing what her fate could have been, if she had kept running for 2 more seconds. She looked up at John again. He looked down at her. He slowly crawled off, and backed away a little. His heart racing. A look of concern entered his face. He had been so scared that he wouldn’t have made it. He panted heavily and relief washed over him. Moon stayed on the ground, sitting up, with a frightened look on her face. “Are you okay?” John asked softly. She didn’t speak. She just stared at him, with concern. “I….. I’m okay….” She looked concerned with something. “W-…why did you save me?” She asked, her eyes scared but curious, and her ears back. “I thought you were trying to kill me…” She stuttered out. Johns ears went back. He had just saved her life. But he had tried to catch her. “No, I….. I wouldn’t have killed you.” He answered. “I just wanted you to cooperate.” He admitted. She looked at the ground, and backed away. “Your going to bring me back to base, aren’t you….” She said sadly. He saw her eyes begin to water, and tears streamed down her cheeks. He thought for a moment. She had made a good point earlier…. About the war with the humans. He was surprised she had even talked to him. He took a moment to really look at her. It was hard to really see her from behind. Now that he had time to take everything in…. He realized, that really, she was quite beautiful. Her blue eyes were entrancing. He didn’t have to work for the humans. But leaving would mean, leaving his friends too…. Alpha and Fang. What would they think, if he told them he had rescued a prisoner. Let alone, actually LIKED one. He just hoped once he found them and explained, they would understand. “No… I’m not bringing you back there.” He told her kindly. She looked up, with renewed hope in her eyes. But then she looked scared. “Are you going to kill me?” She shivered. “No. Never….. I don’t want to hurt you. Not anymore.” He told her. “Then… What are you going to do with me?” She asked cautiously. “I’m want to protect you. Your not exactly defenseless, but your not the best at protecting yourself either. I’d like to be on your side…” John began to feel hot. He was glad he was naturally red, because he was sure he was blushing. “……. Well…. Thank you John…” Moon hesitated. “Where are we going to go though?” She asked. “I was thinking we grab my friends first. They may have a hard time understanding, but, I think they’d help.” John reassured her. He looked up at the sky. It was getting dark out. “Come on, let’s get somewhere warm and safe. It’s getting late. And it’s going to get cold.” John told her. He grabbed her hand gently, and pulled her up to stand. He guided her to tall tree. He looked at the trunk carefully. “Let me see… Is this the right one?” He spoke to himself. “The right what?” Moon asked. “As a kid, I lived in this area, it’s how I knew about the cliff. I also made a tree house. I made a mark- AH! Here it is. Yep, it’s the right one.” He pointed to a cross hash of claw marks. “Okay, you go first, I’m right behind you.” Moon put her hands on the trunk, and stared up. “Go the the third branch up.” John advised. “Okay.” Moon let her claws slide out, and launched at the trunk. She climbed with ease. He stared up at her, in admiration. He jumped up after her. He climbed onto the first branch, several yards off the ground, and leapt several yards to the next. She was still ahead of him. He leapt another 5 yards up, and grabbed the trunk, climbing the last few yards up onto the third branch. She waited for him on the branch. He climbed up next to her, and walked along the yard thick branch to the trunk, and pulled a curtain of leaves away from it, revealing a deep cove in the thick tree trunk. Moss lined the bottom. “Come on in.” He called to her. He stepped in, onto the soft bed, and she followed. “You made this place?” Moon asked. “Ya, I carved it out myself.” John sat down on the mossy bed, with his back against a moss lined slope. “Here, come sit.” He tapped his lap. Moon looked slightly afraid. “It’s okay, I won’t hurt you. It’s cold out. I’ll keep you warm.” He told her calmly. She walked slowly up to him, and settled down on his lap, her legs between his, and her face on his left shoulder, facing his right. John wrapped his arms around her, and nuzzled the top of her head. “I’m sorry I scared you today. I will help you find your friends tomorrow.” He reassured her. “Thank you.” She answered, and closed her eyes. He closed his, and felt the rhythmic rise and fall of her chest. He drifted into a deep, warm sleep.

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Bargador

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Chapter 4: In fear do us part

"Put your hands up!" Alpha shouted at the four frightened creatures. John stood beside him, with his sword in his hand. Alpha aimed his gun at the white tiger, then the blue. When his gaze focused on the blue tiger, he was stunned. He had to admit she was pretty…… No…. This was his prey, and he wasn’t going to give in to temptation. He gave a hard stare at each of them, holding his gun steady. "What do you want?!" The blue tiger asked shakily. "We are here to bring you back to base. Prisoners, are meant to stay in their cages. Now come peacefully, or I shoot." He said in a steady voice. "What is your name?" Rose asked cautiously. "Why should I tell you?!" Alpha shouted intimidatingly. Rose flinched, and fear flooded her face. She backed away, her head lowered, looking terrified. Alpha began to reassess that maybe he had been too harsh. He saw a tear run down her cheek. He almost felt bad. No! These were prisoners. Experiments, that the humans played with, not him. He was a bounty hunter. And he was going to do his job. All of a sudden, the ground began to shake. The two Vocklan ran up a large tree. Rose and Moon stared in horror at Alpha and John. “What’s happening?” Rose cried out. Alpha lifted his nose, and smelled. He knew that smell. “Bargador.” He said gravely. Rose and Moon split up and ran in different directions. A huge creature came bursting through the trees. Huge, muscular, and grayish black, with a long thick tail, and beady brown eyes. Thick skin like armor, and a bony ridge on it’s back. It’s mouth, large, and rowed with dagger sized teeth. Running on four legs…. This creature was deadly. Alpha watched the blue tiger disappear into the brush. He didn’t see where the white one went, but John obviously did, as he ran in another direction with anger and determination on his face. The Bargador ran after the blue tiger, he heard was named Rose. One of the Vocklan had told her to run, when the white tiger, had already ran. Alpha dropped his gun, and raced on all fours after Rose, being chased by the Bargador. He took a right turn, up a higher level of land, and became parallel with the Bargador, several feet higher. She wasn’t that far ahead of it. It was gaining on her, and fast. Alpha saw the horror on Roses face. He felt something switch in him. He felt…. Weird… Was he feeling-?……. Protective? He raced forward, with renewed energy, to a drop from the higher platform. He aimed, and leapt, at a vine hanging down from a tall tree branch. He grabbed it, and swung down across the path Rose was on. He grabbed her, swinging her to the other side, just as the Bargadors jaws snapped, where Rose had been seconds before. It continued running a while, before it realized its prey had disappeared. Alpha still held the vine, with Rose in one arm, and kicked off a tree, sending him back to the path. He would have to deal with this Bargador, or it wouldn’t stop. He let go of Rose. “Get behind me!” He shouted. Rose backed away, a ways behind him. The Bargador turned around, to face Alpha. “Don’t run, or it’ll chase you. Stay behind me, and don’t move.” Alpha directed. Rose nodded, with a look of shear horror on her face. He turned back to the riled creature. He pulled out the dagger from his chest strap and held it up for the creature to see. “Come fight me…. I dare you!” Alpha growled at it. It replied by charging. Alpha leapt forward, and dodged to the right, scoring it’s thick hide, leaving a long, thin, line of blood. It shoved him off, backwards. Alpha hit the bank of dirt, leading up to the higher level, and hit the ground. The Bargador stepped closer to Rose, and focused on her. Alpha watched Rose. She was frozen with fear. It came face to face with her. It smelled her, then began to open it’s large mouth. Alpha got up, and launched at it, pushing it away from Rose, and stabbing behind its neck, in the soft skin. It squealed, and screeched. Alpha held on, and dug his dagger deeper in. After a few spaced seconds, it fell to the ground, and drew its last breath. Fresh blood welled, from the gash in its throat. Rose stood there, frozen in shock. She began to cry. “It’s okay…. Your safe now…” Alpha reassured. “No, I’m not.” Rose began to cry heavily. “You were sent to drag us back to hell!” She shouted, as tears poured down her face. Alpha felt slightly hurt. He had just saved her life. But then again, she had a point. What was the point of being rescued, if you were only going to be put back in a cage? Alpha took a step towards her trying to reason. “Listen, I-” he tried to speak, but no words came out. She backed away slightly, still uncertain. She closed her eyes tight, when Alpha walked closer. Alpha thought about what he had just done. He had protected this girl, and risked his own life for hers. Was this just to bring her back to the humans as he’s paid for? Or did he feel something deeper for her? She looked terrified. He stepped forward, and grabbed her arm. He pulled gently towards a shaded patch of soft greenery, and sat down, while still holding her arm. “No! Let go if me!” Rose shouted weakly, still crying heavily. Alpha pulled her down, and she collapsed. She landed right in his lap, facing up and towards him. “….. Why are you…. Holding me?…” Rose asked. “Because, I want to protect you. I’ve never felt this way before. You don’t need to be scared anymore….. I won’t take you back to that horrible place. As long as your with me…. I’ll keep you safe…. I promise.” Alpha rubbed his head, on the top of hers, and relief seemed to wash over her. Rose dug her face into his chest. A wave of tingling possessed him. A cold shock flowed through him, but then he suddenly felt warm. He’d never felt this before. It felt so weird, but… Nice…. He liked this feeling. Alpha wrapped his arms around her, and felt the weird feeling wash over him again. He knew he’d probably be here a while. So he made himself comfortable, and sat there, warming the tiger girl, who had finally stopped crying.

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Chapter 3: Followers

"Come on, it’s gonna pour!" Storm shouted at Flare. "If we lose their scent, we’ll never find it after it rains!" Flare had his nose to the ground. "I’m trying!" Flare snarled back. They had escaped the humans, and were trying to find their friends Rose and Moon, from the room they stayed in. They would need help to survive. Storm and Flare themselves were orphans from a very young age. They barely knew how to hunt. They would need their friends help. And there is safety in numbers. Flare jumped up. "I found it! They’re heading towards Bargador Mountain. It’s only half an hour old, lets go!" Flare raced forward and Storm followed. Thunder sounded in the distance. A lightning storm was coming. At least the rain would cover their own tracks. They knew a direction, and that’s all they needed. "Dammit, I hate the rain…" Flare complained. "Ya, ya, you hate getting wet." Storm spat back. A drizzle began to fall. A quiet hissing sound filled the air, soon turning into a growling downpour. In seconds Flares coat was soaked. He walked forward droopily. His head hung low, and his tail dragged in the mud. Storm trotted happily beside him, obviously unaffected by the rain. "Come on, it’s not THAT bad." Storm said cheerily, trying to cheer up Flare, who looked as if it was the worst day of his life. "At least we aren’t in that retched cage anymore." Storm pointed out. Flare looked up at his friend. Ever since their parents had died, Storm and him had stuck together to keep out of danger. Ever since since then, they had eaten bugs, stolen food, and relied on each other for survival. Without Storm, Flare would’ve been toast… A few times. It finally hit him, just how much Storm meant to him. What a good friend he’s been. "Listen bud, I’m sorry I’m being such a downer. I’m really happy to be free, but, I’d rather not have had my first hours of freedom in the rain…" Flare sighed. "I’ll live though. And I appreciate you trying to make me feel better." Flare smiled at Storm. Storm trotted around and laughed. Flare gave him a playful look. Storm grabbed a wad of mud, and flung it at Flare. "Hey! No fair!" Flare grabbed some, and threw it at Storm who was skipping along, a way behind him. Storm ducked and laughed as the mud missed him. "HEY!" A deep voice shouted from behind. Storm turned around to see a tall grey and white, male wolf, followed by a large male, siberian tiger. The amber eyed wolf wiped mud off his chest angrily, and stared at the two playing Vocklan. "I have a deal for you…" The wolf spoke calmly. "I’m Alpha, and this is John…. And I’ve been sent to bring you back to base…. Come without a fight, and I won’t kill you…" He growled. Storm backed away, towards Flare. Flare and Storm stared at each other in fear. "Be smart. I don’t want to hurt you, I just want to do my job…. Now come peacefully…. For your own sake…" He slid his hand down to the dagger at his waist, and grabbed the handle. That was all he needed to do. Storm and Flare bolted like hell in the opposite direction. "GET THEM!" Alpha shouted, and he and John ran on all fours after them. Storm and Flare raced through the brush. Flare could feel Alphas breath on his heels. Flares lungs burned. He pushed himself, with all he had. All of a sudden his wrist watch burst into sound. The song started playing at top volume. The song?…. "You spin my head right round." Flares muscles filled with energy and he propelled forward with a new motivation. Storms turned on too, playing the same song in sync and they both raced forward at a new speed. Alpha and John lagged behind. Flare and Storm ran with pure energy flowing through them. "Dammit!" Alpha called from behind with rage. Flare felt a new feeling overcoming him, and he began to feel weird. Storm looked at his friend questioningly and Flare stared back with the same look. He started to glow and he felt himself changing inside. A new burst of speed over came them both. Flare used the forest as his course, and he let himself loose among the jungle and he ran up the tree next to him and he leapt off the top of the uppermost branches. He felt so alive. He fell down towards the bottom, glowing and vibrating. His eyes brighter than all the stars in the night sky. Storm in the tree opposite him. He leapt at the same time, their movements in sync. They twisted in the air with energy, and freedom. Alpha and John were below watching with amazement in their eyes, along with a frustrated look. Alpha got his gun out, and took aim, while running. John ran up another tree and jumped, almost colliding with Flare in the air. John pulled out his sword, and sliced it towards Flare just missing him by a hair. Flare landed and spun around kicking John in the crouch as he landed. Storm cut off Alpha and distracted him from his friend, by jumping in front of him and running up the tree next to him. Alpha followed and raced after him with a new rage. Flare ran and jumped from another tree and hit Alpha as he came off the tree after Storm and pushed him to the ground. Storm and Flare ran beside each other at the same pace. Alpha and John raced after, falling farther behind. "Hah! We’re losing them!" Storm called to Flare as he looked back. When they were far ahead, they slowed down a bit. They couldn’t hear any noise from the direction they came. They both safely assumed that they had outrun the two bounty hunters. They continued walking, gathering their breath. "Where the hell did THEY come from?!" Flare shouted in shock. "I don’t know… It sounds like they’re from the ARF…" Storm replied in fear. Flare shivered. "And what about our music thingies? Why did THEY start up, when we were in trouble?" Storm questioned. "Linda said it was part of the tests. Apparently they activate, when needed…. Like when our blood pressure goes up, it senses it, and turns on." Flare explained. "Ah, okay, that makes sense….. I think." "You failed, hahaha." Flare laughed. "Okay… We should keep moving, in case those psychos show up again." Storm agreed. They picked up their pace, and continued forward. Mud soaked up through their toes, and squished between them. "Aww, gross." Flare complained. "Hey wait….. What was that noise?" Storm perked his ears and listened. He heard a twig snap, and became alert. "Who’s there?" Flare called out firmly. He stared ahead into a bush of blue leaves. They shifted, and revealed the two sister tigers from the ARF. "ROSE, MOON!" Flare shouted. "Your alive!" Rose laughed. "It’s great to see you too." The two sisters smiled at the Vocklan friends. "Wait… We need to tell you something!" Storms face turned to dread. "We were followed by bounty hunters, from the ARF….." Storm gave the news. Rose and Moon glanced at each other. "But…. We covered our tracks!" Rose explained, though unsure of herself. "It’s not YOUR tracks, that are the problem…" Flare gave a guilty look. "WHAT!?" Rose shouted. "You LEAD THEM HERE!?" Roses face got red hot, and her eyes filled with fear. Everyone jumped, when they heard a twig snap behind the tigers. Moon slowly walked towards the bush the noise came from. She stepped lightly and tried not to make noise. Everyone stood perfectly still, as Moon edged closer, and closer, and closer…. She screamed and jumped back, as a fat, blue, frog leapt at her. When she realized what it was, she laughed in anxiety. "Sweet mother of Nowa, it was just a frog." Moon laughed out the words. Everyone else loosened up, when she explained. All of a sudden, a high pitched mechanic noise, came from the opposite direction. "Is that," Storm stuttered out. "A gun charging?-AAHHH!" Storm cut off, as a blue ball of electricity came flying at his head. He ducked, just in time to see the wolf and tiger from earlier, walk through the dark trees. "We’ve got company…" Storm stuttered.

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Hannah's Characters

★ANNORA★ Description: Blue wolf, with blue eyes, and light blue markings. Mate: Neo Ability: Dancing, and music Background: Was a prisoner in the humans research facility, for 2 and a half weeks. Her sister is Lyra, and her brother is Dekoda. Was raped by Blade and Neo ★LYRA★ Description: Blue and pink wolf, with light blue, glowing markings, blue eyes, and can grow wings Mate: Fang Ability: Fast, Music, And Dancing Background: Lyra was in the research facility for 2 and a half weeks, and also raped by Blade, and Neo. ★ROSE★ Description: Color changing tiger, with black stripes, and mostly stays a mix of blues, with Green eyes. Can grow wings Mate: Alpha Ability: Speed, Music, and Dancing Background: Rose was experiment 32x27, and was the testing of the effects of music, and neuro transmission. Her sister is Moon. Rose was dark hearted at one point, until she met Alpha. She has two pups, Chaska, and Echo ★CRYSTAL★ Description: Color changing tiger, with black stripes, and usually stays a mix of blues, and greens, with purple eyes Mate: Seth, I’m pretty sure Ability: Sonic Roar, mind reading, healing, music, dancing, and water Background: Crystal was abused in the Alledia research facility, by Blade, and Neo. Dekoda is her cousin, related by Dekodas father, who was the brother of Crystals father. Crystal was prisoner for 2.5 years, for experimentation, of pain tolerance and will. Her punishment of failure, was electrocution ★MIAKODA★ Description: pink wolf, with purple stripes, and rainbow hair, and tail. Purplish, blue, eyes Mate: Akuma Ability: Healing, music, water, soul cleansing Background: was born in Alledia, and family and entire village was killed as young child. She was raised by an anonymous man, who taught her to heal. She sought revenge on the people who killed her family, and killed hundreds of innocent people. Her heart was all dark, until she met Akuma. She has a dark side who calls herself by Mia’s full name ★HANNAH★ Description: Color changing tiger, with black stripes, blue eyes, and mostly stays reddish orange Mate: Kiba Ability: Fire, Air, Water, and Electricity, are her elements. She also has the ability of Music, dancing, healing, and speed at rates of breaking sound barrier, enough to run on water Background: Hannah’s parents are argumentative, making life a hassle, and her heart darker. She strains to stay herself, and is at war with her inner demons. She has gotten much stronger, but with great power, comes great responsibility. She can get drunk and horny at times, but honestly, I don’t hear any complaints from Kiba, so all is well. ★MOON★ Description: White Bengal tiger, with black stripes, and blue eyes, tho she can change to a black panther with glowing blue stripes, and glowing blue eyes Mate: John Ability: Shapeshift, music, dancing, and fighting Background: Moon was a prisoner at the Alledia research facility for just under 2 years. Sister is Rose. She has a dark side, named Sheira, and she can get bitchy. Sheira is the shape-shifted panther ★SARAH★ Description: brown, and orange fox/ferret hybrid, with amber eyes Mate: Tucker Ability: seduction, singing, dancing, and medic Background: Used to be in Cody’s mind, until she was sent to rehab for training, on not raping people. Very seductive, and playful towards men…. Well past the point of creepy ★GRACE★ Description: Blue and purple husky/wolf hybrid, with lavender purple eyes. Used to have black eyes Mate: Jake Ability: Singing, dancing, hiding, healing, fire, fighting Background: Grace is one of the last of her kind. She was captured by outsiders, and taken from her world. Her brother was killed right in front of her, and Grace was raped and used as a slut, for years, until she finally escaped. Jake is her only hope of finding peace within herself ★AJ★ Description: Blue and green leopard with black spotted markings, and green eyes Mate: Lilly Ability: Singing, dancing, Speed, at rates of Mach 1, and music Background: AJ worked at a nightclub with his soul-brother Tucker. They were both singers. AJ had to put up with bar fights, and watching women get taken by men, which he could prevent most of the time. His parents died young, and was an orphan, along with Tucker. So they looked out for each other ★TUCKER★ Description: Rainbow wolf/fox hybrid, with blue eyes, and ability to change color patterns Mate: Sarah Ability: Seduction, dancing, singing, Speed at rates of Mach 1, and music Background: Worked at nightclub with his soul-brother AJ. Got into a lot of bar fights he couldn’t handle. Tucker is very seductive, and has a nightmare self, that comes out every now and again ★NEO★ Description: Black with neon green stripes, and green eyes, and usually wears tattered blue jeans Mate: Annora Ability: Fighting, guns, knives, speed, tactical, and quick thinking Background: Neo worked for Alledias research facility, and CIA (Capture, Illegal, Animals). He was known for raping women in the experiment base, until he found Annora one day, and totally flipped the coin. He was in Blades squad ★FLARE★ Description: red and orange Vocklan creature, with red eyes, long fiery tail, and long backward facing ears Mate: No mate Ability: Fire, annoyance, endurance, and pretty much lighting any shit he can find, on fire Background: Was captured by the ARF (Alledia, Research, Facility), and held captive for about 3 weeks. His soul-brother is Storm. They were both orphans, and helped either other to survive ★STORM★ Description: Vocklan. grey, with a bright yellow, zigzagged streak down his body, and limbs, with light blue surrounding it. He also has red eyes Mate: No mate Ability: Electricity, Speed, music, and annoyance Background: captured same time as Flare, and same escape time. Was also an orphan, and had Flares back as a younger kid. Storm is strong hearted, and iron willed ★ZORRAN★ Description: aqua blue Vocklan, with green spotted patterns, long tail, with green and blue furred end. Green eyes, and long ears. Mate: No mate Ability: Speed, cunning, and love Background: Zorran was an orphan, and found it hard to defend himself alone, over the years. He has a knack for Hannah and Mia, but really I think he’s just lonely ★ZAHO★ Description: Color changing lizard, mostly blues and light greens, With Lime green eyes Mate: No mate Ability: Cunning, sneaky, malicious at times Background: Zaho was a tortured soul….. Nobody knows much about him, or where his background lies…. ★SYLVIA★ Description: blue and green wolf, with blue eyes Mate: You gotta be kiddin me…. C’mon…. It ain’t hard to figure out…. God dammit, it’s gonna be Blade for Christ sake Ability: Speed, water, fear, and music Background: Raped for over a year, in the ARF

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Cody's Characters

★Cody★…. Jake, Fang, John, alpha, Erin, Lilly, Joy, Sabrina, Kay, Rasha, Tim, Kiba, Kai, Frost, Kit, Akuma, Seth, Death, Darren, Blade, Bombshell,

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Chapter 2: Escapees

"Come on John, we don’t have all day!" Alpha, a grey and white wolf shouted. His red eyes burned angrily. Fang, a black and white Husky rolled his eyes. Fang and Alpha waited as John, a red Siberian Tiger with blue eyes came around the corner sliding his sword into its holt on his back, and pulled up his green cargo pants. "Just grabbing my sword, jeez, calm down!" He replied a bit annoyed. "What’s the rush anyway?" He asked as he caught up to them in the hall. "The prisoners escaped during a factory fire. Our job?… Kill the escapees." Alpha told John. The three bounty hunters walked to the metal door, and waited as it raised. The sun burned fiercely in the sky as they stepped outside. The three of them carried their own favorite weapons. Alpha had his daggers, one strapped to his chest, and another two at his waist, strapped to his camo pants. Fang had just a waist dagger on his green army pants. John had his large sword on his back, held by a strap that came over his shoulder to the other side of his chest. "Okay, lets see who we are after…" Alpha tapped a button on his wrist watch. A hologram popped up, and six pictures appeared. Two tigers, two wolves, and two Vocklan. "It says they left in pairs, so they should be easy to find." Alpha advised. "Shouldn’t we wait for Neo?" John asked. "No, he works alone anyway. Besides, he’s vicious, he’d be hell to travel with." Alpha remembered the black wolf with neon green stripes. The intense look in his eyes, his blue jeans tattered and stained. "That animal kills with his bare hands. And he makes a mess doing so…. He SHOULD be kept in a cage. Apparently he was an experiment that was BRED to kill…. We don’t want to be alone with him. Come on." Alpha gestured, and they headed for the broken gate. Fang bent down at the fence line. He breathed in deeply. "The two Vocklan seem to have followed the two tigers towards Bargador Mountain. Or they ran in the same direction. The two wolves are headed towards the Synthers territory in the thicker part of the jungle." Fang finished. "We should split up to cover more ground. John and I will go after the two tigers and Vocklan. You go after the two female wolves. Agreed?" Alpha asked. "Agreed." The others answered. "Good. We’ll meet back here when the job is finished. If you can, bring them back alive, so they are not waisted as experiments. If they refuse to surrender, kill them! Move out!" Alpha ordered, and the group split. Fang followed the wolves path to the right, and Alpha and John went straight. The search was on.

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Chapter 1: On the Run

"Okay guys, wake up!" Dr. Windsor came in the room with his clipboard and pen, waiting for everyone to wake up. I opened my eyes, and shuffled to a sitting position. Damn my head hurts. I ached all over, and I'd have to stretch out soon. Thank god today is training day. Moon sat up behind me and yawned. I waited for the sound of Dr. Windsors pen skipping along the bars, but it didn't come. I looked around. He stood just taking notes, and he didn't seem to be in the mood for extra torment. Two wolves sat in their cells across from Moons and mine. The blue wolf was named Annora, and she had pretty light blue swirled markings on her coat. The wolf beside her was her sister Lyra, with a mix of pink and blue fur, with the same light blue patterns. They were friendly, and sometimes we talked, to get over the depressing bars between us. They came in far later than us. They were only captured about three months ago, but they've gotten used to the way things were around here. The two cage cells beside them, had Vocklan creatures in them. They were the latest creatures To come in our sector. Our sector was only for experiments. They had a different part of the building for the creatures who hunted others like us. They either caught you and took you back for experimenting on, or killed you if you escaped. The two creatures have only been here for about three weeks, but I've figured out their names. They both have similar builds to a wolf creature. One of them is named Storm. He has grey fur with a yellow zigzagged streaked running from shoulders to tail with light blue around it fading to the grey. He has a very long furred tail with a thickly furred end. He has a bit of a rambunctious and rough temper, but he's kinda funny too. The second, Flare, is bright orange, with a yellow and red mane around his chest, and yellow and red furred end of a long tail. He also has long red ears with yellow tips, but they just hang back, they never perk up. He looks like a burning flame, so I guess he suits his name. He can be stubborn, but after the first week, he became more friendly. Storm and Flare are best friends, and they were captured together. One thing that all of us have in common, is we are all orphans now, and we are all still pretty young, and strangely all about the same age. Average, stubborn, young adults. Storm and Flare sat up with sleepy eyes. Annora and Lyra were already at the cage door waiting to be brought outside. I got up and walked over to the door. Moon waited at her door as well. Dr. Windsor walked to each cage and opened each door. As each door opened they stepped out into a single file line. When he got to mine last, he stopped when he found the right key, and looked at me. He looked curious. I looked back confused. "How'd you sleep?" He asked politely. I looked at him surprised. He's never been this way around me. I shook off a tight feeling in my stomach. "Uhh... Okay, I guess.... You?" I asked in return. "I slept good.... Umm..." He stuttered trying to find words. "Listen... I'm sorry I've always been such an ass around you... I guess until yesterday, I didn't realize you had feelings..." My jaw almost dropped to the floor. I began to shiver. My ears went back, and fear began to boil in me. I backed away. "What do you want with me?" I stuttered out. "Why are you acting so nice? Please just leave me be, if I did something wrong, I'm sorry..." I almost started crying. He looked back at me concerned. "You don't trust me?" He asked. He waited for me to answer, but I didn't reply. He looked at the ground, not meeting my gaze. He stalled by fumbling with his key. "I guess I'll have to earn your trust, after all I've done to you..." He said sadly. He picked up his key, fit it into the slot, and turned it, the door sliding open. He stepped aside giving me room to go out. I watched him closely, but he didn't attempt anything, so I stepped into line, and waited for him to take lead. "Okay guys, you know the drill. Go through your courses and we'll be taking notes. If you have anything you want to add, come tell us." He led us around the corner, and the huge metal door lifted. Daylight blinded my vision for a moment, and then it finally got clear. The training yard came into view. The yard was split by different agility courses, and exercises for different creatures. "Okay fellas, move out." Dr. Windsor waved his arm in the direction of the yard, and we split the line. Moon and I headed over to our courses check-in. We stood in line, waiting to be stamped in. When I came to Linda the check-in person, she checked off my number, and gave me a small device. "What is this?" The lady picked it up again to show me. "It's a Walkmen watch. You attach it to your wrist, and you can play any song from it. It's got all kinds of music. It's very high-tech. The stupid manufacturer forgot to put a tracking chip in it though in case it drops off. So be careful not to misplace it. It's a very cool little gadget, it can play music at a very high volume, and it is solar powered, so it never runs out of energy. It's very comfortable too. Here, hold out your wrist." I gave her my left hand, and she attached it to my arm. "This is also for some tests, but you get to keep it, as long as you don't play it in the middle of the night. Give it a shot!" Linda is always so nice, at least I had one human friend. I looked down at the screen, and I variety of songs popped up. "Use it on the course." Linda advised. I stepped up to the start of the course, and picked a song called Stompa by Serena Ryder. I turned up the volume, and waited for it to play. I readied myself for the course. When the song started I felt something switch inside me. I felt weird... I was... Shaking?... I started the course, and I began to feel light. I felt so... Free.... I felt tight in my stomach, and a bit dizzy. I smiled.... I liked it. I flew through the course, and each movement was guided by the music. I felt so alive. Near the end of the course, I began to glow. "What the?...." I freaked out a bit.... Was I supposed to be glowing?... But I felt so good, I didn't care. What?... I'm turning, blue?.... I love blue! I raced through the course. When I got to the end, I skidded to a halt. I was still blue, and I was still glowing a bit. Linda was scribbling notes all over her page, and she seemed really surprised with me. "That was amazing!" She said. "And very beautiful!" I went and sat down on a resting bench, and Moon sat beside me. "Your BLUE!" She said excitedly. "I know, it's so cool." The song had ended, and my device turned off. "I was given a little thingy like that, but I wasn't as good as you." Moon said, still amazed. "And I think you caught someone else's attention as well." She said looking out behind me. I turned around. Dr. Windsor was staring at me, wide eyed. He walked up to me. That was AMAZING Rose!" He said. "Thank you, I-" I cut off. "You... You used my real name!" I looked at him surprised. "I thought you didn't know it!" He looked down. "I've heard you and Moon talking, I've just always been too much of an ass to care to use it.... Anyway, you looked amazing out there. Music seems to be your strength." He said approvingly, and smiled at me. All of a sudden an alarm went off. A constant ringing came from the chemical lab. "What's that!" I asked in alarm. Dr. Windsor charged at me, and threw me to the ground. "Get down!" He shouted. The side building exploded with a large Boom. Half the building, along with part of the electric fence that separated the training yard from the jungle, went flying in all directions. When then air cleared Moon and I got up. Dr. Windsor was knocked out. A blazing fire raged the building. All the creatures in their courses stopped and watched it in amazement. "The fence is down!" Flare called. "Everybody run for it!" Storm and Flare ran through the open fence, and soon the others followed. Annora and Lyra bolted as well. "Moon! Come on!" I grabbed her arm, and pulled her in the direction of the fallen fence. We both ran, while we heard people shouting, and screaming. "We have to get far away from here!" I shouted as we cleared the fence. My muscles screamed as I ran as fast as I could with Moon at my side. Escaping animals ran in all directions. When Moon and I reached the jungle, we ran farther. Our paws worked as we raced through the thick underbrush. "Keep running!" I encouraged. Our tails were flying out behind us as we ran on all fours. When we couldn't hear the alarm, we slowed but continued running. Finally, only after we were exhausted, did we stop. We collapsed under a canopy of heart shaped red leaves with dark green edges. I looked up at the sun. It was about noon now. We had been running for an hour and a half. I breathed relief, and so did Moon. We were finally free after two years of being prisoners. "We did it!" I said with a huge smile. Moon smiled back. "We are finally free!" I breathed out. I was so out of breath. We lay our heads down to rest. We were safe for now. As we listed to the music of the jungle, we slid into a deep, sound sleep.

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Prologue: The beginning

Footsteps sounded around the corner. "Shh! Here he comes. It's okay Rose, just stay calm." Moon whispered. Moon, a white bengal tiger, who was Roses sister, and Rose, a red bengal tiger, both of which could speak english, due to the enhancements the scientists did on them, waited in their cage cells. Ever since the treaty was broken by the humans two years ago, the humans have been messing around with the creatures of Alledia, and used them as hosts for their strange experiments. Rose shivered as the footsteps got closer. The scientist reached Roses cage and stopped. It was the mean one that Rose didn't like. He was the one who came around to feed them, and give the different serums for changing the animals they experimented on. He conducted the experiments, always trying to make different creatures stronger, agile, and just completely alter them for different purposes. But he liked agitating the animals, and was always harsh, and rough when giving them the needles for different experiments. He would rattle the cages, and do things to scare them. I would always tell him to screw off, and stop being such an ass, and he'd punish me, by not feeding me. I've been trapped in this cage since the humans betrayed us, and it's been hell. But first perhaps I should explain who I am, and why it is I'm here... My world Alledia, is a small planet, a few million light years away from the humans former planet Earth. Similar size, temperature, lunar cycles, and life supporting conditions. There are a few different things though. We have two moons, different races, and many different sorts of wildlife. My species, is a tiger. My people, are the Nowa. We are pretty much the larger species of mammals that can walk on two legs, talk, and have similar intelligence of the humans.... Such as Large cats, large members of the dog family such as wolves, and a species only native to Alledia known as Vocklan. They are very different looking creatures, similar build to wolves, but slightly different bone structure, and just, slightly different looking, other than color. No matter the difference in species, we three main types, are all Nowa. Though I mentioned some of us are same species from earth, we have the same DNA, but we have very different coloring, and slightly different bone structure, because, as I mentioned, we can walk on two legs. I wasn't always a prisoner. Before I was captured, the Nowa, and the humans lived in peace. My parents told me stories of our history. 200 years ago, the humans arrived at our planet, seeking refuge from their own dying world. A thought cure for the disease Cancer, had cured one virus, and created a much more devastating one. A "new plague" they called it. It wiped out many of their race, and almost all was lost. Few survivors escaped with their lives, and were sent on a ship, to seek a life supporting planet. They brought pairs of as many different species possible, and left Earth on a great ship, that scoured the stars in search of a new home. After months of travel, they came across our planet, Alledia. The Nowa greeted the humans in a peaceful manner, and an alliance was made. We taught them our ways, and showed them how to survive our world. They soon adapted, along with their other animals, that were set out in the wild, to breed, and flourish, and adapt. 200 years of peace went by, and the humans rebuilt their populace and society. And all was well, until a successor of their retired leader came into leadership with plans, and new ideas. A war began, and those who sided against the humans, were either slaughtered, or captured. If you were captured, you either became the progress of an experiment, or you were forced to do the humans dirty work of hunting down others against the humans for more experiments, and killing few escapees. If you were loyal, and did a good job, you were rewarded with money, food, water, and shelter..... Protection. If you sided with the humans, you willingly did their work. And the rewards, were just as good. And finally, I'll get to the part why I'm here. My sister and I, were captured and held prisoner against our will as experiments. Our parents were killed, and we are alone now. We were on the run, when the two of us were caught in a net, while our parents hadn't seen us, and kept running. When they refused to surrender, they were shot in front of us. I haven't seen my jungle home for two years, and neither has Moon. We have been given needles, and poked and prodded, and humiliated for that time. We've only ever been taken out of our cages for some tests about three times a week. Yesterday, the mean scientist came up with a new idea, and now he was coming to try it out. His name is Dr. Windsor, I've heard his name called, and that's what he told us as well, to "get to know us" better. They call us by numbers. My experiment number is 32x27, and Moons is 32x28. But Dr. Windsor just calls ME a pest, or annoyance, when he wants me to listen. "Hello you little pest,".... Told you. "I've got a special somethin for ya. It'll make your molecules vibrate so fast that you can change color, run faster, and other things, that we'll keep an eye out for." I sat in my cage quietly. I was too tired to put up with his pretend happy temper, so I waited for the shot to be over and done with. I can't attack, even though I really want to, because others will come pouring in and shoot me. So all I can do, is sit and wait. Our cage cells aren't too small, about 10 by 15 feet wide, and 9 feet tall. We have beds, bathrooms, food, and water. I sat on my bed with my head down. When will this nightmare end?... I thought. Moon was in the cage cell next to mine, and she sat on her bed, giving me a reassuring look while Dr. Windsor took out his key. The door creaked open, and he walked in slowly, setting up a needle on his way over to me. It had glowing blue liquid in it. It looked kinda cool. He stopped on front of me, but I didn't look up. My ears were down, and I stared at the floor. He gave me the needle, stepped back a step and looked at me. "What's wrong with you today? No insult? Finally learning some manners?" He chuckled a bit, and then looked a bit disheartened when I didn't react. After a moment I replied. "I'm just tired doctor.... Please don't taunt me, I've had enough. Just please... Leave me alone..." I asked politely, and I looked up at him. He looked a bit surprised that I had spoke to him. The only time I ever talked to him, was to tell him to piss off, or get a life, or just say SOMETHING, that wasn't in his favor. He stood there for a moment, thinking of how to reply. "I, well, uhh-..." He stuttered. "I... Guess, I'll be going then..." He turned away without a smart-remark, or smirk, or any of his normal dirty tricks. I watched him go around the corner, and I breathed in relief. Moon looked over at me. "What was that?... Did he ACTUALLY leave you alone for once?" She sounded amazed. I smiled a bit, and looked at her. "Yeah, I guess he did.... Well it's getting late, and tomorrow we're doing training, so we better get some rest." I explained to her. She shook the dazed look off her face and smiled back at me. "Okay, goodnight." She said sleepily. "Goodnight." I repeated. I pulled my legs onto my bed, and pulled the sheets up to my shoulders, my tail tucked over my back legs, and curled up to meet my elbow. I was laying on my right side, with my back to the cage wall. Moons back against mine, while she lay on her left side. I slid my hand under my pillow, closed my eyes, and slid into a light, comfy sleep.

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Alledia: Test of Survival

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Introduction of Alledia

I am changing this story, and mixing my stories together, to bring my characters all joined in one big adventure. Annora is in this story, along with many others. Enjoy!