For Holly!

Subject: For Holly! Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:38 pm

Annalise glanced around cautiously even as her boots crunched in the snow, a sound she was attempting to avoid, not too far behind her the sounds of a pack of dogs followed. She continued to race through the night. Her pale cheeks were burnt red from the cold, her lips were cracked, and small snippets of her fine, raven, hair scraped painfully against the windburn. Her blue eyes were bleary, teared, and tired. For hours and hours she ran, trying to lose the dogs, if you could call those monstrosities that.

Two days ago she'd been living with her adoptive family, getting ready for the holidays by decorating the pine tree just outside the front door, going to college and working part time. A simple life. A quiet life. Now she was running for her life over something she really didn't understand. She'd always known she was different, I mean normal humans didn't change shape when they were angry after all, and her left hand was less a hand and more a mechanical wonder ala Luke Skywalker or something. But even then her parents hadn't batted an eye over it. They'd loved her anyways.

She fell over the cliff she didn't even notice and her thoughts remained turbulent in her exhausted mind. The nightmarish return home to find her house ground zero for a blood bath, the hours of questioning by the local cops, who knew she couldn't have done it but that didn't stop them from asking anyways, and now her subsequent race for survival as whomever killed her parents now hunted her with reckless disregard to her mental and physical state. Her side ached and behind her, if she'd taken the time to look, there was a thin trail of blood that those dogs had locked onto.

Her body hit the icy water below, her clothing blending into the frothing rapids. The weight of her clothing dragged her downwards into the water though she really couldn't feel anything any more. Her body was numb, she was exhausted, and her whole world was covered in a nightmarish tinge of red in her mind. She was carried miles and miles down stream in a matter of just a few minutes. Her hoodie, which had been covering her head for quite a while, having been pushed off now became snagged on a branch but that only lasted a few moments as an undercurrent caught her body and dragged it down a tributary.

Again her body became snagged, this time the water wasn't flowing as fast, and the air was a bit warmer and therefore so was the water and she returned to some semblance of consciousness just long enough to crawl onto a piece of floating wood. Then she was swept away on down the river ever southwards. Every so often she ended up in tributaries that branched off from main river systems to float. But eventually the piece of wood ended up beaching itself...and her. The climate was somewhat warm and there was a lot of swamp land, tall trees, moss and wildlife. And water. A whole lot of it, all around, but she and the piece of wood were both landlocked now. The bleeding had receded, whether from the exposure to the cold or from just healing up at this point is unknown, and the warmer temperatures began to warm her just enough to stave off death.

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*Not far from where she lay, a young male wolf sniffed at the air and slowly took a step towards her, his brindle grey and white coat glistening in the light of the moon, his misty blue eyes watching her as he took another step forward, he tilted his head before shifting to his human form, his eye and hair colour remaining the same as the colours he had been in his wolf form, he spoke softly to her* Miss...can you hear me? *His accent that of someone from the south. He moved closer and removed his jacket placing it over her* Are you alright? What happened to you?

*He tilted his head slightly as he watched her, he moved her hair out of her face and sniffed the air around her once again, he knew she was healing by the scent of the blood. He didn't try to do anything else at this point as he could tell that something was wrong but couldn't tell what and he wanted to wait to see if she would respond to him*

Subject: Re: For Holly! Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:07 pm

Annalise groaned and her eyes opened for only a few moments, her ice blue eyes blinking downwards at the piece of wood she was strewn atop. Whimpering just a bit she heaved herself off of the wood, the impact on the ground drawing a yelp of pain out of her and sending her back into unconsciousness. It was late evening now, the moon was rising, though it wasn't giving off as much light as it might have were it at full status. Instead it hung like a great crescent in the sky and the light filtered down through the boughs of the trees to reflect upon the water.

Very far off in the distance, nearly two states away now, the dogs circled the river bank seeking the scent they'd been ordered to find. The men scowled and huffed and struck the animals when they came up with nothing even though the dogs weren't at fault. One man muttered, "Guess we gotta bring out ole Blue huh boys." The other men chuckled, "well we'd best go and git her then. After all, them scientist types sure ain't gonna wait ferever and we wanna hurry up and git paid so's we can git our still up 'n runnin." The packed up the other dogs, some of which weren't exactly even remotely known by any kennel club ever. Some were straight up monsters with multiple heads or limbs. But those country boys set a marker so they'd know where to return to and then hiked back to their vehicles and drove off.

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*Mist frowned and shook his head, he moved to her and moved further away dragging the piece of wood away and pulled out a can of lighter fluid and a lighter, he poured the entire can onto the wood and set it alight before moving back to her and carefully lifted her into his arms*

Shhh it's alright, you're safe now...I'm taking you somewhere, where you will be safe and have everything you need to get better...

*He held her gently to his chest, the heat from his body would be warmer than that from a normal human, he walked for an hour before moving into the den area of his mother's pack, he gave a call to his mother letting her know she had an injured female with him and that he was going to deal with her. He moved to his normal sleeping area and gently set her down on a bed of hay and placed a blanket over her before moving to go and get the medic supplies, he then returned to her side, he knelt down beside her and began looking over her form for wounds. when he found the wound he began looking over it before cleaning what damage he found. Once he dealt with the wound, he stood and moved towards the forest to get firewood.*

*After ten minutes he returned, he knelt down and began setting up the fire, once he finished he lit it and returned to her side, he checked her forehead to see if she had a fever, he knelt there silently watching over her. He slowly looked around and then back to her, he ran his fingers through his hair and sighed heavily.*

Subject: Re: For Holly! Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:45 pm

Her eyes opened slowly but they were glazed over with fever from both the wound and the exposure to the elements. She flexed her hand and grimaced, staring at the drenched glove that covered it and proceeded to slowly and painstakingly remove it. Her cheeks were bright red and her ice blue eyes were slowly threading with silver, a sure sign of silver poisoning. The wound was already pretty much healed over, a sign of rapid healing that only those that were non-human had, there wasn't even much of a scar. But there was a heavy amount of swelling around it.

"Mom? Dad?" she called out but then fell silent and when next her voice came out it was extremely somber, "oh wait. That's right. You're dead. I'm sleepy. I think I'll go to sleep," the glove fell wetly from her hand and she flexed the mechanical fingers, her eyes staring upwards almost blankly, "Mom? Dad? There's blood everywhere. Mom? Dad? Why aren't you answering me? Why?" Her head moved back and forth as she blinked slowly, her eyes seeing things far from where she was, "dad? Dad~ mom doesn't look so good...she's got cuts....and there's blood....I think she needs to go see a doctor....daddy?" Tears slid down her cheeks even as her eyes drifted shut. She continued to shiver repeatedly even as she fell back into unconsciousness.

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*Mist frowned and moved out of the area he had her in and raced to the medic of his mother pack, he got what he needed to help her fight the silver, he moved back to her and injected her with the serum. He sighed* Damned hunters, I fucking hate them...*He moved to her head after discarding the syringe in the correct manner. He placed his hand on her forehead and called upon the demonic giftings he had to cause his hand to feel cold enough to cool her down and wrapped her in a blanket* Hey, Drenched Angel....wake up...can you hear me? *His voice full of worry for her. he ran the fingers of his free hand through her wet hair to detangle it as best he could and to try and comfort her*

Subject: Re: For Holly! Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:04 pm

She convulsed a bit as the silver fought the neutralizing agent but soon rested calmly. Her heavy eyelids opened to reveal ice blue eyes with the silver streaks in them receding. She was still quite ill but she responded to the voice, "who's there...and...I'm uncomfortably wet," she grimaced in discomfort, "and very, very, sleepy."

Two states away the hunters had returned. Not the same men, but different ones. The others had met with a...little accident after they'd gotten paid. These men were much more serious. They had the dogs belonging to the prior hunters with an addition. They had added wolf hounds and blood hounds to the mix. The dogs caught the scent on the water and they began to chase it down stream.

Annalise yawned, "I don't feel so good," and clapped her hand over her mouth as her cheeks bulged. She barely managed to shift away from him enough to avoid splattering the vomit onto him. But what landed on the floor contained small pools of liquid silver and a copious amount of muddy water that she must have swallowed at some point while being washed downstream. She stared at the mess, "I'm sorry," and began to struggle, "I'll clean it up. Its so rude, making such a mess in a stranger's...," she glanced around and finished weakly, "cave." Her struggling ceased abruptly even as she was seized with yet another surge of vomiting and in between heaves she simply repeated, "I'm so sorry," and, "I'll clean it up."

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*Mist smiled and spoke* Don't worry about it and I'm Mist Gothica...We'll get you some clean and dry clothing once you've finished emptying your stomach contents. *As she continued throwing up, Gothic walked over in her wolf form, she looked to Mist and then to the female. She moved to where the female had thrown up and began kicking dirt onto it. Mist smiled to his mother and spoke* Mother we need some clothes for the drenched Angel...And Let Tomika know that there might be hunters coming our way...*Gothic nodded and looked to the female* Welcome to the Rebel pack. I am the alpha female Gothic...

Subject: Re: For Holly! Fri Dec 20, 2013 1:23 pm

Finally her stomach calmed and the heaving stopped. She stared at the wolf and blinked, then blinked again, "Okay I think I'm really sick...there's a talking animal right there," she pointed to the wolf that had just introduced herself, "I gotta be running one hell of a fever. A hospital visit might not be a bad idea." Her mechanical hand raised to her cheek in a gesture that could be taken as instinctual and scratched her fevered cheek, "yep. Really sick," her head lolled to look up at the man, "Hi. You're really cute. I'm Annalise Tiaska Rainwood," sniffling a bit she continued in an exhausted and somewhat loopy tone of voice, "it's really nice to meet you. You're really cute, I'm really not feeling so good. My side hurts." Her nearly healed side began to bleed again as the piece of metal that had broken off in the wound began to be forcefully repelled by her body and her hand went to the spot as she began to whimper a bit in pain. Fortunately her pain threshold was nearly nonexistent and the pain pretty much knocked her out as more and more of the metal was pushed out, tearing apart the bandages that were covering the injury as it did so.

The hunters were on small boats and were navigating the the water passages fairly easily. She'd gone a long long ways but barring a downpour they had her. It was only a matter of time. They took turns manning the small on-board motor and sleeping in the off time. They had jerky and other relatively non-perishable foods. They also had made sure to bring a portable toilet, complete with a small tent-like structure that surrounded it to offer a small bit of privacy.

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*Mist laughed and spoke* She isn't a figment of your imagination. She is real Miss Rainwood. She is my mother. We are wolf lycanthropes....So it's nothing to do with the fever Miss Rainwood. But your fever will fade soon once the medicine works it's way through your system. *He frowned as he looked to her injured side as he watched the piece of metal be removed by her body once it was finished removing itself, he placed another bandage over the wound to let it heal. he spoke* The scents you have on you...you were being hunted weren't you? *He watched her silently awaiting her answer. Gothic frowned and looked to Mist then to Annalise before shifting to her human form, her black fur becoming her black waist length hair to cover her robotic eye and the metallic side of her face. She spoke* We need to make sure that anyone following her doesn't find her. She needs our protection and medical aid. *Mist nodded slightly, he smiled* I'll make sure no one will hurt her or anyone of our pack Mother. *Gothic smiled and nodded* I have everyone on high alert, Tomika is standing guard over entrance to the den area. *Mist nodded and smiled a little* Well I'm not going to be leaving Miss Rainwood.

Subject: Re: For Holly! Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:33 pm

Annalise sighed, "Three days ago it was a normal day for me. I went to college for my classes, I live at home with my parents, but then I came home to change for work and that's when everything went bad. Gods," the laughter was flat and hollow, "the house was dark and it shouldn't have been. This time of year my parents house is lit up like a Christmas tree with lights and decorations. There's a neighborhood light's contest. But," her eyes shifted color to a more silvery blue now as she recalled that nightmarish vision, "I figured they must have gone out so I didn't bother to check the garage for the cars. I walked in and...oh god the smell. That's what hit me first. Not the red paint. The smell of....meat." She gagged, "And blood. It wasn't paint. It was blood. They'd been torn to shreds. I screamed and ran next door....and the neighbors were dead as well. I went to three houses. I found three families dead. Finally I remembered that I had a cell phone in the car and called the cops. Then I spent the next ten hours in the police station being questioned. The Chief knew I didn't do it, fortunately but," she hiccuped as slow tears started to fall, "I still had to tell them over and over what I found, what I smelled, every tiny little memory that might help them catch whatever monster did it. Those were my friends and they were turned into little more than hamburger. After a really long day and an even longer night they took me back to the house so I could get some clothes. Chief himself walked me through the house," sniffling she rubbed her eyes, "I got clothes, the rest of my books for my other courses, and a blanket and then got put up in a hotel. He left a cop to guard me. Not that it made a difference. They came and Chief and his men came, guess they used me as bait, and there was a lot of gun fire. Chief told me to run so I did. This guy stepped out in front of me and stabbed me but Chief shot him so I ran some more. Kept running til I was out of town, through the country side....I just kept running and those dogs....those horrible dogs. They started barking and barking and I just knew they were after me. They didn't stop and I just kept running. Until I was so tired...I'm still so tired. My parents might not have been my biological parents but they loved me and now they're dead. Its not fair. My real parent or parents didn't want me and now the ones that did want me and love me are dead." She was crying in earnest now, "why them? They were great. Mom was a good cook. Dad loved to laugh, they both did."

Getting ever closer the dogs found where the girl had finally come to rest, found the log she'd been on burned, and found the scent of the 'other' that mingled with their prey's scent. They bayed and the hunters were out of the boats and following their dogs now.

Her eyes widened as she heard it. That horrific sound. She shoved away, "I gotta go. They'll come here. They'll kill everyone," but wavered on her weakened knees, "they'll kill me and I don't even know what I did or who I pissed off," panic had her blood racing, her heart beating heavily in her chest, had her eyes glowing with soft light that marked her as other, "If I go I can lead them away. You don't gotta get involved at all."

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*Mist frowned and spoke* You don't know that you're real parents gave you away because they didn't want you Miss Rainwood...maybe they had other reasons that you don't know of yet. And the ones hunting you did what they did because they are evil and don't care how it makes you feel. *As if in reply to the baying of the dogs, loud howls seemed to come from everywhere around the dogs and the hunters. Gothic slipped away from Mist and Annalise to join her 18 other pack members. Mist sighed and shook his head* you're not going anywhere Miss Rainwood. You're in no fit state to even try to out run them. We have dealt with hunters and their mutts before. Don't worry Miss Rainwood. You are safe here.

*She took her wolf form and moved to the side of her daughter Tomika. She howled. Now the hunters and their dogs had no way of getting by the pack. every position is cover.*

Subject: Re: For Holly! Tue Dec 24, 2013 4:36 pm

Annalise frowned, "People will die. Bad things will happen," she grimaced and stood onto her own two feet. The pain made her knees weak but after a few minutes she simply locked her legs into place, "I can still run. I can get away from here and keep you from getting involved." She was still shivering. Her clothes were still wet. Bending down she picked up the sodden glove she'd removed and slid it over the metal that was her hand, "I'm not going to put others in danger," within the glove she flexed her fingers and nodded. Her eyes were glossy and her cheeks were pink from the fever that still raged throughout her system, "I gotta go now. Before they come and harm you like they did my parents." She took a step and her knee went out from under her. The only thing that stopped her from falling on her face was sheer will power. She took another step, again testing her legs, and found that step easier to take. She made a full circuit of the cave and then nodded, "I can go now. I can run. I am fine."

The dogs went silent and the hunters slowed, "We're surrounded Rick," the blonde one grumbled out. The hunter with the buzz cut simply nodded, "so it would seem. Looks like our target has fallen in with someone who has a little pull." He raised his voice, "Whoever you are, we're going to fight you. We're going to win. All we ask is that, in the off chance that we DON'T win...don't harm the dogs. They're only doing their jobs." He gave the dogs the sign for down, which had them laying down muzzles on paws, and then raised his weapon, "okay boys. Lets get our target." As a group the men moved forward ready to fire at the first sign of an enemy.

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*Mist moved ahead of her and blocked her path* No Miss Rainwood. You keep running, in your currant state you will not make it. Stay here where it's safe. We can protect you, let us help you as you would us if we were in the position you are in now.

*Gothic shifted back to her human form, she slowly stepped out of the trees so the hunters and their dogs could see her, she spoke with a tone that told them she was the one in charge here* Greetings, leave this place now and Myself and my family will let you walk away with yourself and your mutts in one piece...if not...then you will not last the night...The one you seek is not here. This is my territory and I am asking you to leave now. *She stood there not showing one ounce of fear.*

Subject: Re: For Holly! Sat Dec 28, 2013 12:22 pm

Annalise's body chose just about that moment to give out on her. Her knees went weak and her body slumped forward to fall limply towards the floor even as her eyes slid closed. In truth he had been right. The only thing that had kept her going was the adrenalin flowing through her system. Now that it was gone she was out and going absolutely nowhere.

The lead hunter shook his head, "Sorry Ma'am but we can't leave this hunt. The last team that failed didn't live to see the dawn. We do not intend to return without our mark. We would rather die right here and right now instead of going back without her. Now, you can get out of our way and we'll collect her," he was speaking respectfully but earnestly, "or you can get in our way and end up with us fighting it out. One girl is not worth the death of your family. She's nothing to you. You should just give her to us. We really do not want to kill you but we will to save our own lives. You do not scare us nearly as much as our bosses do."

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*Mist moved forward and caught her as she fell, he lifted her into his arms and carried her back to the bed. He sighed softly and gently laid her down on the bed, he shifted to his wolf form and lay beside her placing his head onto her side but watched the entrance way of the cave they were in.*

*Gothic giggled and looked behind her before looking back to him* The only way that girl is leaving my territory now is with me and my pack dead...We are a pack of protectors and she is under our protection. *Just as she said this, a 9ft tall muscular pure black male wolf walked out into view, he growled at the hunters but stopped as Gothic placed her hand on his flank. She smiled softly and spoke with a polite tone* Then don't return there...And don't hunt the female...you're dogs and yourselves would be safe within my pack's territory if you wished to stay as long as your no longer a threat to the female. Otherwise right now we go to battle...And I let this one loose.

Subject: Re: For Holly! Thu Jan 02, 2014 2:16 am

Annalise was out. Completely.

The hunter sighed and shook his head, "There isn't any place we can run to that would keep us safe from them. Plus they pay good. Very good. So it looks like we are at an impasse," he eyed the very large wolf and lifted his gun to his shoulder, "guess we fight. But don't harm the dogs. It isn't their fault that we're under orders," then he and the other hunters pulled their collective trigger and gunfire echoed through the woods as bullets went whizzing towards the enemy.

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*Mist carried Annalise back to the bed and laid her down covering her up once again with the blankets.*

*Gothic sighed and gave a high pitched whistle and four large wolves attack from behind the men, the largest of the four was a female with pure black fur and blue eyes that seemed to swirl with darkness as the area around the hunters and their dogs seemed to darken in an unnatural way as if the shadows had been called to the area. The large female launched herself straight for the back of the lead hunter. The male that had been in front of them snarled as a shot hit his shoulder, he growled viciously and headed straight towards the hunters, the pack moved forward as Gothic shifted from her human form to her wolf form, she being the largest in the pack, She howled loudly to tell the pack to attack.*

Subject: Re: For Holly! Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:43 pm

The hunters were gathered together, back to back, guns pointed outward from them. The leader kept firing, the all did, but once the wolves got close it was hand to hand and he had a little secret of his own. It made him better, faster, stronger than expected. In fact his team was hand picked because of their differences. A snarl and two of them shifted into lion forms and attacked the wolves head on. Two more shifted as well...into bears that trundled into the foray without giving much consideration to who their claws and jaws found and damaged. The leader and his right hand man shifted as well. Into wolves. His power rolled out from him, dragging his right hand man along, and soon he tore into wolves as well, on equal footing with them. Constantly the promise of his boss ran through his mind, 'She'll be the perfect mate for you. Bring her back and your pack of misfits will have it's alpha female.' The pay for this job was beyond anything he could have wanted. Money was just a means to an end but a female...that meant longevity for a pack, even if they were a motley crew. So they fought, hard, to retrieve their female. It didn't matter that the woman didn't know about it. That she had no clue. He wasn't above rape to bring younglings into the pack. So he fought with claws and teeth and power.

Annalise felt the power when the male shifted...when everyone shifted...and her body bowed, eyes opened widely and she was forced to shift. All of the power rolled over her and pulled her with them even though she was not exactly close by. It started as a whimper of fear but quickly turned to cries of pain and then turned to an agonized shriek of agony as her hand, the mechanical one, was torn apart. The metal pieces reshaped with agonizing slowness and through it all she screamed in pain as the nerves in her wrist were turned into a living fire and that fire was traveling throughout her body as she shifted in slow motion. Her body wasn't meant to shift, had been infused with things to stop her from shifting, so her whole body down to the genetic level was fighting the change and it HURT.

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*Mist lay near her watching unable to help her at this point, as the pain would be too much for her to even listen to him right now and he knew it. He frowned as his power shrouded the area they were in completely with mist.*

*If the hunters were paying attention, they'd see a young female with white hair and red eyes moving to those that were injured within the pack and began trying to help them, it was obvious that she was the doctor of the pack. The male wolf would find himself suddenly stuck in place as crystal made it's way up his legs, a large white and crystal blue furred male in his war form standing directly in his path with a dark smirk spread across his face* You need to learn how to hide your thoughts from others....you will die here today simply for the thoughts you had...A true alpha does not force a female into anything *He growled and snapped in his direction, the speed of the crystals growth doubled after he said this*

Subject: Re: For Holly! Fri Jan 03, 2014 6:40 pm

One by one the hunters died. Even as he stared down his enemy he felt them die. His final thought was that his wasn't the only pack that would be coming for the female breeder. His was one of the nicer ones though. He had satisfaction in knowing that this pack would die by the hands of one of the other bands even as life left his body and it was fully encased in ice.

The small group of hunting dogs just watched as the men died. These were smart animals, not the stupid ones usually used, and they had never counted those humans with quick-to-strike hands as 'pack'. One of the smaller hunting dogs whined a bit even as their leader stood and limped past the fighting humans. Each and every one of the dogs had bloodied paws from being driven for days on end to find that one scent. But it was a sweet scent, a kind one, and they had a whole different reason for seeking it out. The human with that scent would be a good pack member; a good caretaker; a good friend. So the lead dog, a large Wolf Hound, kept moving, leading his pack, following that scent. He hurt but they all hurt. He was tired but so were they all. They ignored the dying ones, the fighting ones. They followed their noses and found their way to where the sweet scent was strongest. They were smart dogs, but they were tired and sore and hungry. So when they entered the place where the scent was strongest they ignored everything and took up a place around the one in pain. The other three dogs, a Great Dane, a Beagle, and a Golden Lab followed suit.

Annalise's body shifted fully to reveal a jet black wolf with silver streaks and spots but her body didn't hold the shape and in the end, after more agonizing pain returned to it's human form. She curled into a small, shivering, ball and continued to whimper as her nerve endings zipped with the fire that still coursed through her. The mechanical hand was the very last part of her to change back and it was the most painful part of it. Through it all she remained conscious, unable to pass out to escape. Rolled into that small ball of misery she shivered uncontrollably. Her body jolted when the soft warm bodies curled up next to her but their warmth went a long ways to making her feel better. She even ended up snagging the smallest one, the Beagle, and drawing it to her to cuddle against for the added warmth.

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*Mist gave a warning growl to the dogs but didn't move, they'd know if they tried anything, they wouldn't stand a chance. He looked to Annalise and spoke* Is there anything I can get for you? *He knew he couldn't do anything for her pain but may be make her feel a little more comfortable.*

*Gothic growled as she launched herself at the lead hunter, the metallic side of her face showing clearly to him, the closer she got, her paws extended and jaws aimed at his throat, the largest male had taken a shot to the face but the scarring to his right temple showed that the injury there had been worse when it happened. He continued fighting, his teeth snapping at any piece of flesh or fur of the hunters he could get and shook his head violently. This male was stronger than everyone within the pack other than his Alpha female and it showed as his body rippled with each movement he made but it would also seem that this one male may have a slight insanity when it came to protecting those that were taken into the care of his alpha's pack as he didn't seem to know when it stop.*

Subject: Re: For Holly! Mon Jan 06, 2014 4:50 pm

The hunters died swiftly. They'd been outnumbered and had put up a strong fight but it was over as the last one fell to the ground dead.

The dogs stared at the wolf for a mere moment, one of them huffing a bit before placing muzzle back onto paws. They were comfortable and asleep pretty quickly.

The man had heard the battle and followed the sounds, and his nose. He came upon the wolf pack and simply glowered, "awe damn it! Did ya HAVE ta kill em all??" Walking over he kicked a corpse, "damn but I wanted to kill one of em for hurtin my dogs!" Pursing his lips he let out a long whistle that varied in pitch and tone, up and down the scale repeatedly.

One of the dogs head jerked up and his tail wagged then he trotted out and back towards teh battle. With a bark the Great Dane jumped up onto hind legs, resting his paws on the man's shoulders, glad to see his master.

Raiza grinned, "Hey boy! I'm glad you're safe. Those stupid clods, thinking they could steal my pack and get away with it....," he growled and glowered, "why are you still in that form, huh?"

The Great Dane grinned and slowly shifted forms, turning into a teenaged boy of about thirteen years, "got used to it Raiza, I guess. I mean they nabbed me from the farm while I was in dog form and I didn't want to give away what I was. Those people were," he shuddered, "scary ya know?" He held out his hands, which were just as raw as his paws had been, "they ran us all bloody," he sniffled, "made us track a girl til we were wiped. We woulda escaped when we purposely lost her scent but those hunters were murdered by these guys," he pointed at the ground and the dead bodies, "and we were made to run some more. We didn't dare change back. Dunno what these guys," again he gestured towards the dead hunters on the ground, "woulda done with us, ya know?"

Raiza listened, sort of aware of but ignoring the surrounding wolves, "You did good Jase. But you shouldn't be up walkin if your feet are just as beat up." He looked around, "umm where are the rest of the boys?"

Jase sighed, "cuddlin up sleeping next to a very adorable girl. The one we've been forced to chase down. I'm real sorry Raiza," his head hung, "I shoulda never taken the other boys camping in the woods. We shoulda stayed on the farm."

Raiza whacked him upside the back of the head, "The farm's been compromised. I got the girls with me back there at the riverbank. I fought off a half dozen hunters," his hand went to the sword on his back while his other touched the gun holstered on his hip, "We lost two. Neo and Dom," his face darkened, "damn them for that."

Jase paled, "Not Neo. He was just a baby...only a couple years old," his eyes teared up, "and Dom. He was just....so very nice. Why would they kill them...Neo was harmless and Dom...well he was the nicest of us all. Always kind and funny and humble." His legs buckled, they'd begun shaking steadily as they'd been speaking but the news that two of their own were dead seemed to take what energy that nap had restored and sapped it even as tears started to spill down his cheeks. "I shoulda been there, Raiza. I coulda saved them."

Raiza cuffed Jase on the back of the head, "no. You'd have ended up dead. They came in hard, fast, and with more weapons than I've ever seen. Only reason the girls are alive is because I'm a strong fighter. You're not a fighter, for all you are huge, and you'd have been another casualty. You made the right choice, kept the younger ones safe, so it's okay. We can't go back though, Jase. No house left, fields have been burned, livestock either killed or charred," he stared upwards towards the sky that filtered through the trees, "The Storm Chaser Pack is currently homeless, Jase. The doc is dead too. Figures they'd send you chasing his daughter. Damn this really sucks. He took great pains to give us all a safe place to live and now look at us...."

Six girls, varying in age from eight to fifteen, stepped through the brush and trees to walk over to Jase. The eldest female sighed, "Carly is hungry Rai and we're not on our land anymore so we can't hunt freely."

Raiza swung around to stare at the girls, "I'll find some food somewhere to fill our empty bellies. Its what a leader does," for just a moment his face showed his youth and put him younger then most would guess from his demeanor. He wasn't much older than the girls, "I won't let us starve to death. I won't let us be hunted into the ground. I won't let us die."

Jase shifted back to his Great Dane form and he slunk back into the den to curl next to the woman. He was tired, his paws ached, and he was cold. The other dogs were firmly asleep, though once they'd fallen asleep the youngest two had lost shape. So the girl was firmly curled around a blond boy of the age of six and had another little boy around the age of ten sprawled out near her head.

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*Gothic shifted back to her human form and spoke* Excuse me...gentlemen but you are in my territory and the girl is under the care of my son...Maybe you and I should talk hmm? *It was clear she was the alpha female. Every wolf around them turned to their human form or returned to the forest, Tomika remained with her mother as did the largest male Doryan, he stayed in his wolf form and laid down close to his mother and sister. Mist kept his distance and watched the dogs and the girl silently. He was worried about the female but he wouldn't allow anyone to take her away from this location without him.*

Subject: Re: For Holly! Mon Jan 06, 2014 5:29 pm

Raiza blinked and then had the grace to look embarrassed. He'd forgotten that the wolves were there in all honesty since he was handling pack business. "Sorry. Didn't mean to invade your territory," he hunkered down a bit, tired in his own right and a little more frazzled then he'd shown previously, "Annalise is safe? Unharmed?" His eyes stared intently at the Alpha Female as he asked his questions, "I gotta make sure she stays that way. Gotta do it for the Doc. To repay him for everything he did for all of us unwanted freaks of nature."

Carly, the littlest female (blond hair, brown eyes), walked forward and wrapped her arms around his waist, "Its 'kay Rai. Carly ain't that hungry," her belly rumbled loudly but she purposely ignored it, "We can go to some place that ain't no one's territory an hunt a deer. Don't worry. Carly is fine. We follow you cuzz you're our leader. You stopped that bad man from hurting Carly. You got us all away safely. You found Jase and Carly's little brother Tenma."

Raiza sighed and ruffled her hair all the while not taking his eyes off of the Alpha Wolf, "I'm your leader. Its what I do." He stated to the Alpha Wolf, "I am Raiza, leader of the Storm Chaser Pack. Sorry for invading your territory but I've been following those damned hunters who nabbed members of my pack, thinking they were just regular dogs I guess, and I had to get em back. I won't apologize for that. Its what the Alpha does."

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