Fantasy Code FERAL

[Sleipnir]

Bael felt a slight panic in her a chest at the words he was hearing. He looked around, trying to register every single face and trying to put names where he could. Leandra. Rin, was it? Simon. Alec. Jimbo, Duik, Wednesday, Cerci. Zoe. Eos. Luness? Agent Strong. The quiet boy with a wolf.


Bael took a deep breath and grabbed a hand gun, putting on the holster and leaping back onto the snowmobile and following the others. He didn't want to dwell on his fears and did his best to focus on everything else; the trees, boulders, mountains, small, brave shrubs. Everything. Anything.

 

[DawnAntalios]

The moment they found the blood patch and she heard the howling of the wolf Zoe immediately knew what was going on. She fell back with the others, watching them picking up their weapons one by one, readying for battle. This was to be the first real encounter it seemed. She focused as she drew her arrows and walked up to Eos. With but a nod of his head the old warrior bowed, and hurried back to their vehicle


It was then when she spotted Bael, seemingly distracted by the sudden action. She walked up to him and spoke.


" Let not your fears disrupt your focus, Bael. " she said with a stern voice " Think not about the enemies we face but your allies you need to protect. "


She leaned closer, her serious expression turning darker.


" Take a deep breath and try to focus. If you keep your cold blood in battle then our victory is assured. "


She then prepared to head out, her expression turning into a dangerous grin.


" Wolves. " Eos rumbled " Are you ready? "


" Me? I have been waiting a long time for this, for a fight. " Zoe hissed " They WILL pay. "


Eos was a bit concerned. The last time he saw such blood lust in her eyes was... back then. He hoped that things would turn out otherwise.


@Sleipnir @SilverFlight

 

[Sleipnir]

Bael was a little surprised when Zoe addressed him, but he just listened carefully to her words and swallowed hard, trying to choke back his anxiety. He watched her expression carefully before she turned away and went back to her companion. He averted his green eyes, staring at the snow for a few long moments and contemplating what she told him. If my heart stays cold — how can I care about those allies? His gaze floated back toward Zoe once more, then quickly went to Eos.


He was a deer. A deer! How was he so calm? These were wolves!


But he knew Zoe was right — he couldn't let his anxieties get the better of him. He took another deep breath and nodded to himself. They were going to be fine. If he just kept his head about him, he would be alright.


"Ready, Cedar bear?"


"For a fight?"


"For anything."


"Sure am."


@DawnAntalios @SilverFlight

 

[zCrookedz]

Simon had just finished loading up the last of the mines Jimbo had disarmed when the big hurry ape hit the throttle to follow after the rest of the group. As they trailed along the woods seemed to grow more and more ominous and Simon almost felt like the cold was seeping into his coat a little heavier. He shook it off as the group began to slow down once more and he leaned over to see the trail. Only, the trail was gone, and the group now had to rely on the skills of each other to get through the obstacle. While the others began to discuss how they wanted to proceed, Jimbo stood from the snowmobile and looked around.


When Duik mentioned blood, and Strong began to call out for defenses, Jimbo jumped down from the snowmobile and walked over to the back of the vehicle where his bag was and began to rifle through the contents for a moment. He began to go into a bit of a panic as he looked up at Simon.


"Simon, where are they? I thought you packed them?"


Simon looked back at the bag and then to the bag he had. He began to rifle through it, pushing land mines aside like they were clutter before he found what he was looking for. He pulled out a solid black case, nearly the size of a brief case but thinner and handed it to Jimbo.


"Sorry about that Jim, must have had them in the wrong bag."


Jimbo sighed with relief as he grabbed the case and flicked the locks on them. Lifting the lid he smiled as he found his two .500 S&W Magnums tucked safely away in their foam homes. They had been polished and cleaned and were ready for action. Jimbo swiped up the 6 speed loaders in the box and stuffed them into the pockets of his jacket. He then reached into his bag and found what almost looked like a utility belt with holsters on either side. Once that was attached he slide the guns into their homes and relaxed a bit as he climbed back onto the snowmobile. Simon simply smiled and reached for the dials on his gloves and cranked them up to 5, making them hum ever so slightly as he waited on the snowmobile for someone, or something, to make the first move.

 

[Flutterby]

Totus, now high above, began to hear disturbing noises from below and ahead. They were muffled by the snow, but under the sound of the wolves, Totus recognized scuffling, and labored human breathing.


"Luness, Calista, straight ahead from me. Those wolves are after the human. Fly ahead, try to signal when you find them." He ordered before diving back down to Beth.


@Lioness075 @SilverFlight


He found that they had caught the scent of blood and were readying weapons. "Those wolves have the human. We're headed the right direction, it shouldnt be far." He announced, as Beth stepped toward the sled. She stared at the weapons, unsure how to use one. She settled for a handgun, similar to those police carried. It felt heavy in her hand, but heavier on her conscience.


"Theres a small ridge between here and there, I had to get high to hear it. If we want that human alive, we need to hurry. I sent Luness and Calista ahead." Beth gave a nod to Totus, and motioned him forward.


"Fly ahead, I'll guide to you." With that, she climbed aboard her snowmobile. Totus began leading the way, with Beth and the others all following him. Beth gunned her snowmobile forward, the gun strapped onto her side. The owl flew high, looking for Luness and Calista, and when he did, Beth could hear through him the sounds of the struggle ahead. She cringed, and pushed faster.

 

[Flutterby]

The ridge was nearing, and Beth gave the machine a little more gas to get over it. Totus could already see over it, and she could vaguely sense his unease. The sounds were horrendous. Loudest of all was the yipping and growling of the wolves, feral and terrifying. Anyone could hear that much. But for their sensitive ears, there was more. Shuffling in the snow, and the labored breathing of a human body. Quietest of them all, Totus could just barely hear the racing heartrates of the beings; wolves racing in excitement and bloodlust, and the human in fear. With so much going on there, Totus had no idea where the boar was, it was too difficult to distinguish the heartbeats and breathing.


Now Beth could track them on the ground. To the left of her snowmobile, there was the large trail of a human underneath the scattered foot track of the wolf pack. Suddenly, as they crested the ridge, the scene was before them.


The snow sloped down away from them, to a level patch before rising up again. Beth got the sense of empty space beyond it, but there was no time to think about that now.


A pack of five sleek wolves ranged across the snow, surrounding a pair of figures, one bipedal and the other quadrupedal. The wolves seemed to loom larger than others she had seen, with dark healthy hides and rippling muscles. They were panting with exertion and bloodlust, and a few had a pink tinge to their dripping saliva. The sight of them sent a quiver down Beth's spine. Even though they were losing energy, their strides were even and powerful, unhindered by the deep snow. They paced back and forth, lunging at seemingly random intervals, teeth flashing in the bright moonlight.


The boar countered with a large thrust of his head, but every time he turned to defend on one side, a wolf would attack from the other. The wolves yipped and bounded away, as if afraid, but the tone now seemed to hint more at glee. The boar had no real way to harm them; they were playing with the poor creature. The upturned snow told of the length of this struggle. In some spots the rock underneath had been exposed and splatters of crimson stained the area. But the blood didn't belong to the four-legged beasts.


Behind the boar, dressed in white thermals much like their own, was their other target. Wild, frightened blue eyes flashed about from under a shock of blonde hair. Bright blood stained the right forearm of his coat, dripping onto the snow at his feet. More blood came from a wound on his leg, where it looked like a wolf had taken a bite out of his calf. He was fumbling with a rifle, but it was clear that he was right-handed, and bordering on delirious with fear and pain.


Well, that explains the intense blood scent, Totus thought as Beth swore under her breath. Even they felt like they were being smothered in the hot metallic scent. Even the cold clarity of the mountain air couldnt cut the stench. She stopped the snowmobile halfway down the ridge, as the wolves whipped their heads around and spotted the approaching party.


((@SilverFlight Yours from here, boss man! Thanks for letting me play leader for a few posts!))

 

[deer]

Listening to Agent Strong's words, Xiao Hui nodded, listening to the information that was given to her. She never liked going head first into a battle or rather a situation without knowing all the details there is to know about something, especially a mission such as this. Their lives were at stake and she wouldn't want to risk anyone's life on her hands because she calculated wrongly. Instead of placing more inputs, she sat back, listening, waiting until there was something she could contribute to. She never felt useless to the team, because later, she would have her chance to prove to herself that she wasn't there to stand and just "look pretty". Xiao Hui worked on getting to know her surroundings well enough to make it her own battle field. As she listened to Beth and Totus, she imagined the image being seen to her: big boar, human male. However, a loud piercing howl echoed through the night as Laohu's ears parked up, as he looked up ahead at the moonlight. He growled, not liking those how those sounds were so close. But, soon it was time for them to move on ahead, until they stopped to a steeper side of the mountains. Xiao Hui resisted the urge to shiver, as she felt warmth escaping her. Her hands were nearly frozen as she couldn't feel her feet anymore. Laohu did his best to snuggle up close to the young woman, but to no avail. Nevertheless, he was alert, waiting for anything to pop out at them. However, when they decided to stop for Totus to take in their surroundings once more with the help of Calista and Luness, Duirk made another comment Laohu hadn't realized until he mentioned it. He was too focused on his surroundings he didn't think of sniffing the air. And soon, Laohu smelled it, the blood Duirk mentioned. However, hearing the others mentioning it may be an animals, Laohu could only remain passive as he looked at Xiao Hui's expression. "Human's blood." He mumbled under his breathe as Xiao Hui blinked, staring blankly ahead. She didn't believe them, even though their animal instincts were never wrong. She couldn't believe it. "How much blood loss?" She managed to say quietly. But, soon another loud howl erupted their small talk as Agent Strong quickly told them to equip themselves with weapons and armor, ready for an offensive attack. Xiao Hui's heart was beating quickly, as she managed to find a katana underneath the stacks of weapons. To say she was surprised was an understatement, however, seeing that Agent Strong had read Beth's file on her tracking abilities, Xiao Hui knew somewhere, in her skills sections, it must have said she was skilled with an old-fashioned weapon like Rin.


As soon as everyone managed to get themselves in order, serious expressions on heir faces as they remained alert. Xiao Hui listened to the communication between Totus and Beth as they spoke of what they say ahead and what they were doing. They had decided to go on a wolf train, finding the male that was with them, and perhaps the boar. Getting back into the mobile, Xiao Hui moved carefully, following the others as they moved to wear Beth was leading them. She felt her hands shaking on the steering wheel, but thought nothing about it. Laohu spared glances at the shivering girl, knowing how she detested the smell and look of blood the most, especially seeing it for such a long time. "Hui, -" But, before he could say anymore, Xiao Hui cut him off, taking in deep breathes, "I must do this, to prove myself, no one else. I took on this mission and call for a reason. . not just to get away from Father." She spoke with determination in her eyes. Deep down, Xiao Hui felt the need to redemn herself, especially after her father had spilled so many blood in their name. "It's not your fault, Hui." He growled slightly at her, feeling quite irritated with the woman. Laohu never wanted to go on this trip, but for her, he would, but that didn't mean he had to like the idea, especially with the information they were given earlier. But, she wanted to be more than Lady of the House, she wanted to help . . protect those who can't protect themselves, be it from human or animals, alike. Soon, they neared the ridge where the target had been spotted. However, as they arrived Xiao Hui stopped across the ridge as she looked, sighing slightly at Laohu, "I know, Laohu. . just. . I'm thankful you're by my side, please, just trust me." Laohu sighed not being able to stay mad at her for too long, that is, until he heard yipping and growling of feral wolves, attacking or circling around their prey. He knew those sounds and they weren't the least bit friendly. Soon, the blood permeated the air as Laohu scrunched up his mane, bearing his teeth as he lowly continued growling. Xiao Hui knew what he was feeling, she felt anger boiling inside, but nevertheless, place a gently touch on Laohu's head as he stayed glued next to her.


Laohu was fighting the battle within, controlling his inner turmoil of running through and ripping the wolves neck right from underneath them, but he suppressed the urge, knowing the woman next to him would be terrified to see him in such a state. He couldn't do that to her, not especially. . what she witnessed so many years ago. For her sake, Laohu remained, waiting for orders as they approached the scene below. 5 wolves were encircling a the boar, their target, and to the side, a blonde-haired male with frightened blue eyes had been stained with blood from head to toe. They were fighting, neck to neck, as the boar remained, trying to defend himself as the male in the white thermal coat, tried to hold his own. Her heart was beating quickly as she bit her lips, wanting to do something already. Xiao Hui stared at the scene, blankly, not sure how to feel or express. Her heart ached tremendously as she felt the fear and exhaustion in front of her. She needed to do something, a part of her screamed to want to quickly run to their aid, but she couldn't, not without figuring out the plan first. They couldn't just barge in, especially since one wrong move, it could cause more damage than ever. Her hands hook slightly as she attempted to hide it behind her frame, making sure the others before her hadn't notice. The blood was reaching Xiao Hui's nose as she resisted the urge to vomit, after seeing it for so long, she would've thought she'd get used to it by now. "Fear is what helps us go on, isn't that right, Laohu? It's what makes us motivated to survive." Laohu turned his head towards his companion, nodding slightly as he continued watched what was unfolding before them. Xiao Hui looked at the injuries the male had encountered and winced slightly at them, as she turned towards Leandra. She could help him, especially with her expertise in medicine. However, as the the four wolves, she felt Simon, Alec, Zoe, and Rin were more than capable of handling those wolves. However, she was taught to never underestimate her opponent. At the same time, getting their target and catching their would also be another struggle, but seeing Manjuno, Vera, Beth, and Bael, perhaps they'll be able to put their minds together to help bring back their target, including the male. But, that meant splitting into teams and hopefully, somehow, they had a strategy to take them on. "Watch out, Hui, and be careful. This not only goes for her, but everyone else." Laohu spoke and their presence was heard as the wolves heads turned up towards them. It's was time.




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[StoneWolf18]

The last hour or so had been an interesting one. Riding on a plane with someone who had been worried sick until they fell asleep after drinking something that totally hadn’t been spiked, then only to have Malik demand some form of protection from the elements. He had been given a small makeshift coat that was seemed to be to his liking. And thank God for that, seeing as Vera was getting quite tired of his constant, nerve-racking attitude. After having been stuck with him for so long one might’ve thought that she was used to it by now.


Nope.


When they had touched down, they both had turned a bit childish. Not having access to clean, fresh snow all that often, they took advantage of it. Rolling around, participating in the snowball fight. It was quite a joy to see Vera not trying to calm the small dragon down for one reason or another.


Then, after having went to the small cabin and met the goats, the two headed off with the others in search of their target. And after narrowly making their way through a minefield (Which Malik had been stricken senseless with terror) the group finally found who they were looking for. Wounded and desperate, surrounded by a hungry wolf pack. The water dragon had to clamp a webbed paw over his mouth to keep from screaming whilst Vera looked to the others in the group. Waiting for someone to give an suggestion on what to do as the wolves turned their blood lusted gaze toward them.

 

[DawnAntalios]

They were almost riding the wind so fast did their vehicle soar through the snowy plains. The dark fire of vengeance burned in Zoe's eyes, turning the usually calm girl into an avatar of mayhem. The closer they got to the wolves the bigger her hatred was... the yipping, howling and the menacing cackles those ferocious beasts have emitted from themselves caused her blood boil... and her memories to return.


She was no longer in the frozen mountains... she was riding through that same, dark tunnel deep beneath the ground, the dim light showing nothing but the narrow path ahead of her. She once again rushed towards her destination, the goal she intended to reach and this time she would not be deterred. It was time to tip the scales and show no remorse.


She just arrived to the scene in time to notice that not only the wolves were there but also their targets. Immediately she drew her deadliest, most destructive arrow, the cluster one which contained a handful of explosives, and she dismounted, walking closer to the scene to get a good sight. It was then when she spotted Xiao standing there already, watching the struggle with a slight despair.


" Stay out of this, miss. " she said with a voice that Eos immediately recognized " This one is mine. "


She aimed already and was about to fire without thinking when Eos intervened, rushing in front of her.


" Zoe, wait! " he exclaimed " You can't use THAT against them! Have you lost your mind? "


" Have I? " she replied " We have the enemy in our sights, I will take them out. You stay back and make sure that our friend here remains unscathed. "


" Our allies are in the circle as well! The blast would injure them mortally! You want history to repeat itself? "


Zoe's expression softened, the haze in her eyes started to dwindle. Eos knew that it was his chance to make her snap out of it so he pushed on.


" Just be a bit more patient, the Agent and our allies will be here momentarily. We will find a way through this, with ALL of us making through it. "


He leaned closer to her and whispered with a voice so low that only she and Xiao could hear it.


" They would do the same for you, my child. Let their wisdom guide you. "


Zoe did not say a thing but her eyes cleared up. She put away her arrow and instead of rushing ahead she took a few steps backwards, her expression turning stern and serious again. When she saw the others approaching she sighed and nodded.


" I have let wrath to best me a second time. It seems that my training is still incomplete. " she whispered, walking up to Xiao and Eos again. " It would appear the brute force will not be enough to outwit these animals. They have already seen us... but they do not want to strike just yet. Peculiar behavior... "


She looked at Beth and Vera who were not so far away from them and she started to wonder if the masterful tracking pair or the dragon tamer had a plan in their mind already. A plan which was hopefully less... brutish than her initial one.


@SilverFlight @crucialstar @Flutterby @StoneWolf18

 

[Hel]

Wednesday had followed along with the rest of the group. She kept mostly to herself as they traveled. Although the thought of fighting off actual wolves was not a pleasant one, she managed to keep her head about her- for the most part. Cerci had acknowledge the information Totus had shared, thankful for the explanation, vague though it was. Now she wished she was in shape enough to keep up with the snowmobiles so she could run along side them, though Wednesday assured her bears couldn't run that fast.


When they got their equipment, Cerci seemed nervous, glancing around made her feel a bit better as she saw Bael, at least, shared a similar expression.


Wednesday was nervous in her own way. Of course, she had shot a gun before, but only in her training for her internship with the Watch, and it was more 'just in case' training than anything. She was far from a good shot, but hopefully she could manage.


And then the reality of things started to sink in as they grew nearer, Wednesday saw a pack of wolves toying with a helpless duo in the center. It seemed the human half of this pair was far worse off than the boar, and terrified. Wedndesday couldn't even imagine. She glanced down at the little gun in her hand, but knew if she tried to fire it she'd be more likely to hit what she wasn't aiming at.


Cerci... what are we doing here? I should help... but... what could I possibly do?


It will be fine, I'm certain. I can fight, and I'm sure the rest of our friends can as well... just... don't get yourself hurt and be ready to clean up afterwards.


Of course... right... As Wednesday finished her thought she looked back to the human, skimming over what she could see and trying to figure out what needed to be done once the wolves were chased away.


While Wednesday was doing that, Cerci was ready for a fight, her blood was getting warm with anticipation as she recalled the last fight she'd been in- protecting Wednesday from her brother and his snake. It wasn't truly life or death, but it was enough to make her remember how to fight.


Looking around, Cerci thought to let another make the first move. She had no clue if there was a larger strategy at hand, and she wasn't about to destroy it if there was.

 

[Lioness075]

Luness nodded when Totus ordered her to fly ahead and try to spot the human and the wolves.


At the mention of signaling, Luness briefly glowed orange before saying, "I think signaling won't be a problem for me."


Quickly flying towards the sound of what she assumed was the human struggling alongside what definitely sounded like the boar, Luness soon coasted over the treetops to come to a sudden halt mid-air in surprise.


Flapping her wings to keep herself flying in place, Luness completely forgot about signaling the others, as she looked down below to see five wolves cornering a young human male and his boar companion.


The blood on the human's stained clothing and on various spots throughout the area was unmistakable and Luness immediately thought to Leandra, 'The human is injured! Badly, too. You need to attend to his wounds as soon as possible. I can't tell yet if the boar is injured as well, though I'm sure he is bound to have a few minor bite wounds at this rate.'


Gunning her engine, Leandra sped up to join the others at the ridge line and practically leapt off of her snowmobile after she stopped and parked it in place.


With her small backpack on, Leandra would have quick an easy access to all of her medical supplies, which she always kept in this smaller backpack so she could maneuver easily with it on.


Surveying the scene before the group, Leandra felt a shiver run up her spine when the wolves all slowly turned to face the group. Soemthing about them seemed way off and Leandra couldn't help but feel like these wolves were far from normal feral wolves they might find in the Canadian wilderness. Holding a hand over her head and squinting, Leandra frowned and furrowed her brows when she noted what appeared to be some pink tinge in some of the wolves' saliva. Was this some kind of disease that she'd never heard of before?


Shifting her gaze quickly to the young male just beyond the wolves, Leandra bit her lip at the sight of his condition. He looked like he was going to fall over any second now and pass out, which was most likely due to the amount of blood he'd lost up to this point. He needed medical assistance ASAP.


Briefly glancing at the boar to see how he was faring, Leandra was relieved to see that he at least was doing better than the human. As long as the pair weren't both rearing to pass out, they still stood a good chance of saving the boy.


Up above, Luness tried to temporarily distract the wolves from the approaching group in order to give them some more time.


Letting out a shriek, Luness dove down a few meters before flying to the side, away from both the injured human and his boar as well as the group. Willing herself to grow brightly orange, though not too brightly so she didn't blind everyone in the area, Luness then landed on a rock formation, about twenty meters away from the wolves.


Shrieking again at the wolves, Luness then spread her wings to their full length and began heating herself up, melting the snow on the rock around her and heating up the rock surface as well.


If one of the wolves tried to leap up and attack her, Luness planned to fly away, thus leaving the wolf to land on an overheated rock.


@SilverFlight


While everyone sped ahead to join the others staring at the scene before them, Manjano disembarked his snowmobile behind the hill so that whatever enemies the group was looking at wouldn't be able to see his movement.


With Falarion quietly staying at his side, Manjano left all of his equipment on his snowmobile except for his staff on his back and his three daggers hidden on himself.


Trudging through the snow, Manjano positioned himself to the right side of the group, opposite of where Luness was currently trying to distract the wolf pack.


Laying down on his stomach, Manjano then crawled forward through some brush until he stopped himself close enough that he could see what was going on, but still deep enough in the brush to be concealed from one's sight.


Falarion crawled alongside Manjano and halted the moment Manjano did before perking his ears up and staring curiously at the wolves that were probably up to fifty meters away.


'What's wrong with them? They're acting really weird for feral wolves. They've seen the approaching group so why haven't they attacked yet? If they were really feral then they wouldn't be playing with that young male and boar as if they're toys and not a meal...'


Frowning at these thoughts, Manjano then responded, 'I don't know. Maybe Lea will know since she's a vet. Or maybe Alec could know a thing or two about it. I overheard him talking about working at a clinic. Maybe he's seen something like this before.'

 

[SilverFlight]

Alec had rummaged through their gear to find a small handgun which he shoved in the pocket of his coat. Agent Strong had said the coats were reinforced to shield them from bites, Alec sure hoped that was true. As they raced along the track Alec thought he saw flashes of movement but it was when they reached the apex of the trail did he truly taste fear. The boar stood close to the edge of a pointed edge of a cliff, his broad back to open air as he faced down the small pack that had him and his human partner cornered. He was massive with thick, spiny fur making him look even bigger than he was. The boar’s shoulders would easily have come up to Alec’s chest. His head was bent low and his tusks flashed in the moon light. He stood to protect his companion with his bulk.


Some of the wolves turned to growl as the team arrived on the scene, then one (the largest) seemed to give orders and three broke off to face them.


Just then Luness dove from the sky and flared up. As she landed on the rock the wolves seemed to scatter in a disorganized manner, caught off guard by the fiery bird. The boar took this chance and charged into one, sending it over the side of the cliff with a squeal.


@Lioness075


Alec pulled up his vehicle and immediately saw the intelligence in their eyes. Their task had just gotten a whole lot more difficult.


“They’re Companions!” He shouted to the group, leaping off his snow mobile with Duik glued firmly to his side.


The largest wolf grinned cruelly, baring sharp fangs. “Not anymore human. Now, we are free.”


He lifted his head and howled one long note and the three wolves attacked.


Strong was first to act, rushing forward to meet one with a vicious roundhouse kick. The wolf anticipated the move however and dodged sideways only to come at her from a different angle.


“Rogues! Use lethal force!” She managed to yell as the wolf clamped down on her reinforced jacket sleeve, trying to drag her to the ground.


The second wolf surged forward past Strong and straight at Xiao. Alec reacted almost without thinking. The gun appeared in his hand and there was a thunderous echo as the bullet left the barrel.


@crucialstar


In a flash the wolf was down, the shot a perfect bullseye for its heart, but to Alec’s complete surprise the animal got back up and glared at him savagely.


He couldn’t see it at first but now that he looked more closely he saw armour, the same colour as the wolf’s dark grey fur, near invisible in the soft light of the moon. The bullet had deflected off it, leaving a dent and probably a nasty bruise but nothing beyond that.


The third wolf side-stepped, fainting in one direction and jumping at Leandra with a snarl. @Lioness075


“Uhh Guys!” Duik pointed the way they had come and as Alec looked he swore colourfully. He had seen shadows in the trees. There were more wolves at least fifteen that had been tailing their snowmobiles, keeping downwind of them so they wouldn’t be scented.


“Be careful! They’ve got bulletproof armour and they’re highly trained!” Alec called “But they’re not going to get their way!”


A replying howl from the new wolves sounded all about them as the animals charged into the fight. Several of them reached for pouches in their vests and pulled out tiny marble-like bombs on strings. They hurled them at the Watch recruits and as soon as they touched the snow they erupted in a white light, temporarily blinding anyone who was looking at them.

 

[Lioness075]

Luness was pleased when her distraction startled the wolves and dissipated their group, if only temporarily.


When the boar shoved one of the wolves off the ledge, Luness was more than happy to know that she'd helped in getting rid of one of them.


Alas, none of the wolves decided to charge her head on so Luness took flight once more, beginning to circle the area to see where she could next jump in and aid someone.


Yet, upon hearing Alec shouting that the wolves were companions, Luness paused in her flight pattern, confused by this. Where were the wolves' humans?


Hearing the largest wolf's response, Luness suddenly realized why the humans were missing.


'They killed their human companions!'


Equally startled by this realization, Leandra glanced skyward at Luness without thinking about the fact that the wolves were beginning to charge the group now.


'Lea, watch out!'


Surprised by Luness' thoughts when the phoenix looked down at her with a fearful expression, Leandra shifted her gaze back down in time to see the wolf mid-leap at her, his mouth agape and snarling.


Screaming in terror, Leandra had just enough time to hold up her right arm in front of herself protectively before the wolf clamped down on her arm and tackled her so she fell backwards into the snow.


Once on the ground, Leandra instantly began struggling with the wolf, as she had no weapons on her and was beyond terrified to do anything other than hold her arm in place and try to keep the wolf from getting at any of her vital organs, especially her neck.


Luckily, their coats were reinforced and so Leandra's arm remained intact despite the attack, though her arm was most likely going to be quite sore after this.


@SilverFlight


Shrieking in surprise, Luness then glared at the wolf on top of Leandra and immediately dove, glowing brighter and brighter until she came out of her nosedive to fly straight into the wolf's side. With her talons exposed and wings splayed out on either side to keep her well-balanced in this maneuver, Luness struck the wolf's side, instantly burning his side on top of her talons digging deeply into his skin. With her momentum and talons buried in his side, Luness was able to force the wolf off of Leandra, letting go off him so he was temporarily airborne before he came crashing back down to the earth.


Landing near him, Luness leaned forward and flared up the back of her wings with her body to make her appear larger than she actually was, adding in another intimidating shriek of hers. While doing so, she also flared up, causing anyone looking her way to be temporarily blinded.


@SilverFlight @anyone looking this way


When Luness ripped the wolf off of Leandra, Leandra remained where she was for a moment to catch her breath after such a surprising and unexpected attack.


Realizing the fight wasn't over yet, Leandra was about to push herself up to her feet when Luness thought to her, 'Close your eyes!'


Doing so, Leandra was safe from the blinding flare of Luness' fire, and she soon was on her feet once more.


Hearing Alec announcing that more wolves were charging in, Leandra suddenly felt like her safest place would be with the injured man.


Sprinting out of the treeline, Leandra soon skidded to a halt near the man and shouted over the fighting, "Hey, I'm a medic, I can help you!"


While she wouldn't have time to stitch anything right now, Leandra could at least bandage up wounds and even offer a sling, as she had at least two packed away in her bag. After all, you never knew when you might need one.


@SilverFlight


Meanwhile, Falarion surged out of Manjano's hiding place once the wolves all began surging in on the team.


'Hey, wait!'


But Falarion had already tackled a wolf from behind and now the pair were snarling and wrestling in the snow nearby.


Gritting his teeth at this, Manjano jumped up from his hiding place and pulled out a dagger from one of his sleeves before he rushed forward and lunged at the wolf attack Falarion, rearing to stab it under the head.


In a split second, Falarion kicked at the wolf's head, forcing him to expose his neck just long enough for Manjano to stab at him.


Once the wolf went limp, Falarion kicked his body off of him and then Manjano joined his side, pausing before attacking another wolf though.


Glancing down at the wolf's bulletproof vest, Manjano then suddenly began working quickly to remove it while thinking, 'The color won't match yours since you're completely white, but this will help protect you for now.'


Falarion anxiously whined while Manjano went to work on fixing the vest on him, as the wolves were now converging on their teammates.


Hearing Leandra's screams nearby, Manjano froze for a second before finishing up the job and sprinting eagerly after the wolves, fear set in his eyes at the mere idea that Leandra was being mauled to death by a wolf.


Yet, Falarion surged ahead once more and was able to catch a glimpse of Leandra being defended by Luness.


'She's okay!'


Manjano relaxed once more and narrowed his eyes, only to be blinded by one of the flash bombs the wolves had thrown into the area.


Falarion had been blinded as well, but was still mid-run when it happened so he ended up running headfirst into a nearby tree with a heavy thud and surprised yelp before collapsing in a heap.


Manjano waved his staff out in front of himself to keep any wolves nearby at bay, as he was temporarily blinded.


@SilverFlight

 

[andujarprime]

Rin had hopped off of his mobile before reaching the creature of the hill. He didn't like what he saw, not one bit. "Cover your eyes" Haku hissed at him as she buried her head into his coat. Without questioning he turned his head and covered his face, avoiding the blinding light from the pheonix. He turned in time as the fighting erupted. He took two steps towards the trees, Haku's tongue darted out several times. "There are more" she whispered, just before more wolves cleared the tree line. With a grave smile, Rin cleared his sword from its sheath. A venomous green liquid bubbled up and dripped from the tip as he held it to the side. The snow hit by the venom sizzled and steamed up. As the other wolves closed in he sprang forward, towards the tree line. He seemed to glide, and the snow before him sprayed out to each side as he closed in. A swift cut coming up from the ground followed by a howl of pain as the first wolf got its taste of Haku's venom. Within seconds it was seizing up and falling to the ground. Rin turned to the next wolf and circled around. Trying to keep himself between the wolves and the groups left flank when flash bombs went off. Blinded momentarily Haku stuck her head out, she couldn't see well too far ahead, but she could taste and smell the air around them. She would be able to warn him.

 

[zCrookedz]

Jimbo and Simon's snowmobile ripped throw the snow after the rest of the team. Simon's eyes scanned the surrounding woods for any type of movement, and from time to time he thought he could see something darting behind the trees but couldn't be sure. But as they pulled up on the scene Simon watched as the pack of wolves approached the young man and his boar driving them to their doom.


Simon jumped from the snowmobile and began to charge towards the trees that stood between himself and the victims, when a gunshot rang out and Simon stopped to see a wolf near Alec and Xiao who was slowly getting back up. The gun shot was replaced by the sound of a wolf's cry and Simon whipped around to see more wolves emerging from the tree line. Simon grinned and slammed his fists together creating a shower of sparks from his gauntlets as he heard Alec yell out about the bullet proof vest.


"That's why I don't use bullets."


Simon charged towards the wolves that were charging the group. Simon caught the quick motion of the flash grenades landing near him as he slid to a stop and held up his arms before his face. He was nearly to late and after the grenades went off he felt a car plow into his midsection sending him sprawling into the snow. Two wolves were on him in a heart beat, Simon throwing his arms up into the air so that their vicious teeth would chomp down on the fabric of his coat and not anything vital. The wolves pushed on Simon deeper and deeper into the snow until Nothing could be seen of Simon but the rapid movement of the wolves.


Simon growled back at the beast and quickly throw is arms towards each other causing the wolves heads to knock into one another. The maneuver jostled them enough to where they released their grip for a moment and Simon was able to grab them both by the opposite ears. This time he had the right leverage and was able to slam their skulls into each other. There was a sickening CRACK and the wolves bodies went limp.


Simon pushed the bodies off of him and pulled himself out of the snow to see several more coming towards him. Simon was about to charge once again when a quick flash of dark fur caught his eye and a wolf leapt for Simon's head. Then the sound of a canon went off and the wolfs body slacked over to the side, the back of its head nearly gone. Simon looked back to see Jimbo standing on the snowmobile one of his hand guns smoking.


"Should have brought my FN Five-Seven. Oh well, head shots it is."


Simon whipped around covering his eyes to see Luness flaring up to keep the wolves away from their target.


"Jim, help them out!"


Jimbo didn't wait for Simon to finish and had already cranked up the Snowmobile and circled around the fight so he could get to the cliff side a little better. He watched as Luness ripped the wolf off of Leandra and took off with it, giving Jimbo the opportunity to hit the gas run parallel with the cliff so he could make it to Leandra and the informant. Jimbo jumped off the snowmobile as it slid to a halt and lumbered over quickly to the pair. He reached for his sides, bolstering his fire arms and planting himself in front of them with his guns pointed at the on coming wolves. He risked a quick glance over his shoulder at them to see if they were severly injured.


"You guys alright?"


Simon stayed back with the rest of the group to keep the bigger group of wolves preoccupied. He smiled and laughed at the wolves as he motioned to the ones laying in the snow.


[/color]"They don't seem to be that tough."[/color]


@SilverFlight @Lioness075

 

[StoneWolf18]

As the wolves charged them, Vera frowned but Malik was frozen with fear. There was a brief moment when all of them were distracted by the fighting that had begun to take place. Though soon enough, one realized that they weren't going to satiate their fierce bloodlust by just assisting their pack members. Turning to face the pair, he gave an angered snarl before leaping at Vera who still sat on top of a snowmobile. Being tackled off of it, she rolled it over in the snow. Having not been given a weapon, she brought her arms up to shield her face while it clawed and tore at them, trying to get through to her throat. Malik had been thrown off, landing in a small snow drift. His head poking out of the top with a comically place pile on the top of his head. Clearing the cold substance off of his lenses, the dragon gave a loud, authentic gasp of horror as he watched the struggle between his companion and the feral wolf. Without thinking, he took off and with a strong flap of his wings, landed upon its back.


Using the small claws he had upon his paws as well as his teeth, Malik savagely torn through it’s thick pelt, blood beginning to well up as he broke through skin. A yelp escaping his jaws, the wild dog backed off of Vera. Buckling and snapping, trying to get ahold of the smaller animal that continued to wound it's back. Standing with a grimace, the young woman wasted no time and gave it a strong kick to the jaw. Hearing a sharp crack accompanied by a whine, he backed away, shaking his head. Trying to right himself once more. Yet this was once again met with the small water dragon leaping onto his muzzle and proceeding to gouge out his eyes, small roars escaping his maw while he did so.


This last action caused the beast to throw Malik off, turn tail and run to where most of their pack members still were. Walking over to her companion, Vera kneeled down and looked to the dragon who laid, splayed out in the snow. His small chest was heaving, eyes wide and distant. ”I just….I-I…” “Yes you did, it wasn't all that hard to grow a pair, was it?” ”I..I-I-I d..idn’t-t think, just saw...t-the wolf a...a….and…” slowly getting up upon all fours, he dug a small hole in the snow before emptying his stomach of all he had eaten in the last few hours. Piling snow back on top of the steaming mess, he groped around, donning his glasses once more before trying to rid himself of the blood and fur that was beneath his claws.

 

[SilverFlight]

The wolf that had attacked Leandra snarled, his fur singed and his skin smarting from the burns. Much of the attack had been taken by his armour, but it was hardly fireproof. He kept his distance from the phoenix and when she started to flare up he turned and covered his eyes, he wasn't fast enough but managed not to go completely blind. "Still think we're just dumb beasts do you?" He laughed. "Sight isn't the only sense open to me, let me show you!" The wolf feinted and came around, he scooped up a large pawful of snow and hurled it at the bird with suprising acccuracy, then he raced around and charged for Leandra again. As she reached the boar he ignored her protective coat and went for her leg just above the girl's boot.


@Lioness075


Amber twisted her arm to a position that let her bring a well-placed punch into the wolf's face. It let go with a yelp and that was when she drew out her pistol and fired. The bullet hit the animal underneath its jaw was driven up into its brain. The wolf collapsed in an explosion of red that decorated the snow all around it.


She raced to Leandra just as Jimbo reached them with the snow mobile.


"Thank goodness you came!" The boar said in a deep voice. "Running was such a stupid idea! I should have known they would want me dead!"


"Stop blaming yourself Elliot." The man beside him gasped through gritted teeth. The blood loss was making him unsteady on his feet. "Elliot can still run, but...I might need a ride."


"Leandra, Jimbo, get them out of here!" Strong ordered and turned just in time to catch a wolf as it leapt on top of her.


"Go!" She yelled, angling her pistol and watching the wolf try and grab her gun hand.


@Lioness075 @zCrookedz


Some of the wolves broke off the attack after seeing their pack members fall. They were especially wary of Luness the phoenix and Simon with his current-charged gauntlets.


"Go for the weak." The alpha snarled.


Alec jumped as two wolves turned to him.


"Hey!" He yelled, clearly offended, but it was short-lived as the creatures ran at him.


"Get behind me Duik." He growled, his expression shifting to something darker than it had previously been.


The first jumped and Alec held out his arm, practically shoving it into the animal's mouth. He felt the beast clamp down and immediately pivoted, throwing his weight into a twist to slam the wolf into the snow. After that he quickly put the gun to its head and pulled the trigger. He barely flinched when blood spattered his face and coat. The second wolf was on him in an instant, clearly enraged at seeing her pack mate put down. She didn't go for his arm but leapt straight at his throat.


The pair went crashing down the slope, blinded by the powder and buffeted by hidden rocks and stumps.


"Alec!" Duik cried and was about to leap after his companion when another wolf stepped in his path.


"Oh....crap..."


@anyone and everyone

 

[DawnAntalios]

Zoe almost immediately regretted that she did not fire her arrow in the first place as the wolves now started to rush the team with all their might but towards her only one started to run. Maybe it was her imagination but the wolf seemed to be hellbent on destroying her. She charged onward, readying her bow to shoot the beast and when he was close enough she fired. The ferocious monster started to dash left and right, evading most of her attacks. Annoyed, she decided to match the speed of the beast and wanted to fight it from close up.


It almost appeared that they would crash when Zoe jumped into the air in the last moment, preparing a lethal shot at her opponent. But when she was about to fire the wolf suddenly disappeared... and in its place stood a young, brown eyed girl, looking at her with a terrified expression.


" Zoe... please don't... " the girl pleaded and Zoe hesitated for a moment, missing her mark. Shaking her head the vision vanished and all she saw was the ferocious wolf staring at her.


" Not again... " she whispered, readying yet an another arrow, preparing to strike. She noticed the thick armor covering most of the wolf's body but she saw an opportunity to go for its paws. Immediately she fired and with a painful howl the wolf started to whine as it collapsed on the ground. The arrow then started to hiss as the molten lava poured out from it, igniting the unsuspecting animal. Desperately trying to get rid of the pain it started to roll in the snow to no avail.


Zoe prepared to finish her opponent when she felt a massive thud on her back, knocking her off balance. Yet an another canine beast appeared, this one eager to test its might with hers once more. She readied yet an another arrow but once again her vision blurred and now an another, long black haired boy appeared in front of her.


" Why Zoe... why... " the boy said and Zoe became paralyzed. The next thing she noticed was the agonizing pain when the bow and the arrow were thrown away from her hands by the brutal paws of the beast. Hissing in pain she grabbed two arrows from her quiver... and prepared to use them as melee weapons.


Eos watched with horror as the field slowly became a place for slaughter and carnage. He charged around, unafraid of the beasts until he noticed that Alec was gone - and that Duik was facing a wolf alone. Immediately he rushed to him, lowering his head. Using his antlers to heave the unsuspecting wolf he raised the beast to the sky momentarily before sending it fly across the battlefield. The wolf landed not far from the duo and Eos snorted angrily, standing next to the hyena.


" Are you all right? " he spoke before he turned to their enemy. " You are not alone, I will help you vanquish this foe. "


@SilverFlight

 

[Lioness075]

Luness huffed in irritation at the wolf's response to her flare, clearly upset that her flare had been ineffective for the most part.


Though she narrowed her eyes at the burns, clearly pleased that she at least managed to leave some lasting damage on the wolf.


When the wolf shouted about sight not being the only sense he could use, Luness immediately puffed up in surprise and slight fear, only to be slammed with a face full of snow. Blinking underneath the snow, Luness looked rather comical for the moment before she shrieked in anger and lit herself up in flames, letting them dance off of her feathers while the snow quickly melted from her body and around her.


Glowing orange, yellow and red, Luness then took flight and soared after the wolf, though she saw that she wasn't going to be quick enough.


'Lea, no!'


Leandra was completely distracted when Jimbo rolled up on his snowmobile and she quickly shouted to him, "I'm fine, really! This man needs help immediately!"


Worriedly looking over the man's wounds, Leandra knew she needed to get him somewhere safe and start stitching things up before any infections set in or the man bled out, given enough time.


Hearing the boar's voice, Leandra glanced his way and listened to the boar, the man, and Strong go back and forth before Strong issued the order for Jimbo and Leandra to get the man to safety.


Nodding at this, Leandra wasted no time in grabbing the man's uninjured arm and helping him over to the sled while saying, "No arguing, you're laying down in this sled so I can help you out with your injuries while Jimbo gets us out of here!"


The minute Leandra had finished helping the man lie down in the back of the sled, the wolf came lunging out of no where, catching her completely by surprise. Had she not been so distracted, perhaps she would've heard Luness' mental warning.


Screaming in surprise and pain as the wolf's fangs dug into her skin and began tearing through muscle in her lower calf, Leandra fell forward into the sled with her head inches from the man's hip.


Kicking with her free leg at the wolf's head, Leandra then shouted at Jimbo, "Go, Jimbo, now!"


@SilverFlight @zCrookedz


Seeing that Leandra more or less had things under control, Luness quickly diverted her attention to Strong, who was struggling with a wolf nearby.


Diving, Luness kept her flames dancing along her feathers, as she shrieked and then aimed her talons at the wolf's face, clawing at its eyes the minute she'd gotten ahold of his head.


Flapping her flaming wings to help keep her balance, Luness also used them to slap the wolf on either side of its neck, consequently beginning to burn it in the process.


@SilverFlight


While everyone had seemingly broken off into their own small groups to fight, Manjano soon realized with a start that he hadn't seen or even heard Beth or Totus since the fight had begun.


Blinking quickly, Manjano's vision returned in his right eye, though everything was blurry. Feeling his heart racing at the aspect of losing vision in both of his eyes, Manjano stumbled to his knees in an almost paralytic manner, until a wolf nearly tackled him only to be tackled by Falarion mid-jump.


Surprised out of his stupor, Manjano pushed himself back up to his feet and rushed to Falarion's side to stab the wolf, only to realize that Falarion had just tore through the wolf's jugular with his fangs.


With blood dripping from Falarion's muzzle, Manjano worriedly looked around, trying to find Beth and Totus in the midst of the chaos of the battlefield.


Trudging back towards where the group had originally been before the fight broke out, Manjano and Falarion stayed close to one another while trying to locate the missing tracker and her owl.


@Flutterby

 

[andujarprime]

His vision slowly returning to him, he could feel the wolves rushing around him. He opened one eye, the bloody fight had spread, and it seemed everyone was in it for their lives. The dead wolf at his back, there were two more circling him, warily eyeing his sword. He took a few steps back towards the group, towards a downed mobile. He recognized the small blue dragon sitting up, looking a nervous wreck. He inched closer to them, the wolf farthest from him noticed the downed mobile and made for the nervous pair, while the closest one fainted an attack at his legs. He rolled towards the the girl, Haku dropping from his shoulders and coiling herself in the snow. Rin struck with his blade, the blow glancing a strike off the wolf's vest, pushing him wide of his target. The second wolf closed in on what he thought an opening, only to have Haku spring out at him. Teeth sinking into the side of its lowered neck. The wolf howled and rolled, when they came around Haku let go and slipped away. Leaving the wolf to begin Convulsing in the snow.


@StoneWolf18

 

[Sleipnir]

Bael did not think to fight. He stood stock still, eyes wide, and could think of nothing he could do. He felt completely at a loss.


Cedar was not.


A bear knew when they outweighed or matched another animal and he was no exception. He charged over the snow and into the fray in a blind moment, Looking for his nearest allies. He slammed into one of the wolves, knocking it to the ground and as any animal would, he battered with his paws and tore at anything he could get a grip on with his teeth. He was doing significant damage to the wolf's muzzle, legs and face, but the beast was fighting back.


Bael! Stop standing there — help us!


I can't —!


Yes you can, you lump of rock — shoot them! Shoot something!


I... They're conscious, Cedar, I...


They want to kill us!


Cedar had torn the wolf's leg badly and left it bleeding, incapacitated in the snow when he saw Zoe on her own. He took off toward her to try to defend her. He tackled the wolf, trying to pin the great beast under him, and hoped for the best.


@SilverFlight (since everyone seems to be tagging you) @DawnAntalios

 

[Hel]

Cerci looked away from the bright flash Luness caused and saw the others fighting. The wolves seemed to be closing in but it also looked as though the others had everything more or less under control so far.


She stayed near Wednesday, who clutched the gun in her hand tightly despite having little intention of using it. The blonde girl's eyes were wide as she watched the others fighting. Though she was staring, she didn't see everything and was caught off guard and blinded when one of the wolves' marbles flashed in front of her. Wednesday stumbled back, dropping her weapon as she rubbed her eyes. She tripped against the snow mobile, and hoped Cerci hadn't been blinded herself. At least there was something at her back, she supposed.


Two of the wolves, however, seemed to realize she was an easy target, and one began sneaking around behind the pair while the other distracted Cerci with a fight. The wolf lunged out at her, jumping up to try and get at the bear's throat. Cerci had been a touch stunned by the flash, but luckily she hadn't been staring right at it. Of course, even if she had she still would have heard the wolf coming before her eyes understood what they were seeing. When the wolf lunged for her, Cerci stood back on her hind legs swiping her claws out to bat the wolf aside.


The wolf was not a fool, though, and realized when the bear stood that the likely hood of landing the first blow was low, so it settled for bitting into Cerci's arm, though it quickly let go as the bear began to scratch with her large claws at the wolf's hindquarters.


The other wolf snuck around the back of the snowmobile where Wednesday sat, still trying to regain her vision as all of this happened in a matter of seconds.

 

[zCrookedz]

Jimbo Looked over just in time to see strong pin a wolf to the ground and put a bullet through its head. He heard her call out to Leandra and him and Jimbo wasted no time climbing back onto the snowmobile and crank it back up. He kept his guns at the ready while he kept his hand feet clutching the steering bar watching to make sure nothing jumped them while they made their get away. Then he heard the scream of pain as the wolf clamped down on Leandras calf. Without blinking Jimbo slipped a gun into a holster and spun around in his seat on the mobile. He grasped the back of Leandras jacket with his free hand that put the barrel of his gun at the base of the Wolfs skull and pulled the trigger sending the wolf to oblivion. Jimbo heaved Leandra onto the back of the snow mobile and hit the gas. He wasn't about to leave the girl behind to fend off the wolf herself. Strong was an agent, a strong and capable agent that Jimbo knew could handle herself. So he followed orders and began driving away with the young man and Leandra.


Simon had been charging at the group of attacking wolves like before hopping his taunt would encourage some of them to try and take him down. However, they did exactly what he had not planned on and went after several of the others in the group who they considered "weak". Simon didn't like that at all. Now Simon was rushing a wolf that was trying to get the sneak on Wednesday by taking advantage of the girls blinded state.


He ran as fast as he could until he was within feet of the wolf and lunged for it tackling it before it could strike the girl. He and the wolf tussled in the snow for a few moments before the wolf had him pinned to the ground and was lunging for his face. Simon swung his right arm across and his fists made contact with the wolfs open jaw. There was a series of pops and a whining sound as the gauntlets pumped electricity into the wolfs mouth for a second and then was sent flying from the force of the punch. The wolf, surely unconscious from the stun gauntlets, laying the snow and Simon lifted himself up off the ground. He looked back at Wednesday with a smile and gave her a thumbs up. Before standing up and smiling at the wood line, his breath coming out in large clouds from all the running and hand to hand fighting.


"Enough of this one on one crap, gimmie a swarm of wolves!"


@Hel @Lioness075


The fire bird was becoming a problem, a problem that needed to be snuffed out quickly if the pack was to complete their mission and destroy the pig and its human. While the wolf would not typically use one of its own team mates as a distraction, the chance to attack the firebird and the woman was to great at the moment. The wolf continued to let the its pack mate take the heat and beating while he snuck around behind and prepared for the attack. The fire bird was now slapping his brother in the face and watching his brother being attacked like this only made him more and more angry to the point that he lunged from his hiding place and attempted to swat the fire bird out of the air towards the woman so that he could have them both before him and easy to watch.


@Lioness075 @SilverFlight

 

[Flutterby]

Beth didnt seem to be a big concern for the wolves at first, as she was higher on the hill and they went after the more aggressive members of the party. But as things got messier and more wolves came from behind- Stupid! I should have known! -they could go after all of them. Beth reached for the gun on her hip, but one of the charging wolves threw their light-bomb and it went off right in front of her and Totus. Totus didn't see; he had turned his head to watch her back, literally. But Beth's vision filled with hot, white light and then the wolf was tackling her to the ground.


The gun was out of her hand, Totus had to fly up to avoid being squished.


Teeth snapped at her arms, feeling like they were going to crush her bones, but her wrists were the only separating the wolf's fangs from her throat. The wolf was too close and too heavy for Beth to shove it off. A claw caught her forehead and then her left cheek, and Beth let out a cry.


A fierce screech sounded in her ears, as Totus swooped onto the wolf's head and began clawing at whatever he could to protect Beth. With a razor talon, he tore through the lid and ball of one of its eyes. The wolf fell back with a howl, holding a paw to its ravaged eye. Beth sat up, grabbed the hard metal that had fallen to her right, aimed and shot. The first bullet glanced the edge of the vest near its neck, catching its attention, but the second found its mark in the exposed skull and the wolf stopped moving.


Beth gasped for air, her eyes wide with the shock of being pulled into the fray. She had never seen any kind of battle, never fought anyone physically.


"Up, Beth!" Totus shouted, and her frazzled brain had no choice but to comply. "Shoot from behind the snowmobiles!"


Beth followed his orders without question, but before she could reach the cover of the machines, she heard padded feet pounding behind her. There was a break in the rhythm. Totus veered to the side; Beth hit the deck. There was whoosh, followed but a thud and a scrambling of paws. The wolf that had been leaping for her from behind tumbled when her body wasn't there to hit. But its recovery was impeccable, probably from intense training, and Beth had barely enough time to get upright again. Totus intervened and the wolf knocked him from the sky with a large forepaw.


Her instinct said there was no time for the gun; Beth lunged at the wolf, knocking it from off of Totus and getting herself right back into the same situation as before- fighting tooth and nail with a feral wolf in the middle of a snowbank.

 

[DawnAntalios]

As much as she hated to admit it Zoe felt outmatched by the monstrous wold without her bow - as formidable as her arrows were they were hardly any use as melee weapons - but she had to do something, she had to fight. She and the beast danced around, one lunging at the other, trying to see who could injure the other first. She knew that it was only a matter of time before the other wolves caught up to her so she had to act quickly.


It was then, however, when she heard a ferocious roar and the wolf looked at the direction of the sound, its eyes widening in fear. To the girl's surprise it was Cedar, Bael's bear whose massive paws literally tore at the wolf despite the latter having its special armor.


" Cedar... " Zoe huffed and let out a triumphant frown as she joined the fight against the wolf. It seemed that the two of them could finally overwhelm the monstrous adversary and as they fought Zoe heard a pained but furious howl. Looking up her eyes filled with horror: the maimed wolf which was injured by the lava has finally extinguished the hungry flames - though its fur was burnt and parts of his flesh melting from its bones it growled angrily at the duo - before noticing Bael standing alone.


It was then when the ferocious beast started to dash towards the boy who seemed to be hesitant to shoot at the beast. Zoe glanced around to look for her weapon but she knew that she had to choose right now: she either recovered her precious weapon to guarantee their victory or she could dash to Bael's help to fend off his attacker.


Hesitation torn at her while the precious seconds slowed down around her. Time itself seemed to stand still as she could only feel her ever increasing heartbeat and the burning adrenaline in her veins. Eventually she decided what had to be done - and rushed towards Bael.


" Bael! " she exclaimed but the boy did not move " Bael, WATCH OUT! " she yelled but she knew it was too late: the wolf already jumped high into the air and its razor sharp claws shimmered in the moonlight, its vengeful eyes set on the boy with a killer intent in them.


A painful cry echoed across the valley. Zoe jumped just in time to knock Bael out of harms way - but she paid the price for that. As she jumped on him, her arms caressing the boy in a protective fashion she felt the monstrous claws raking her reinforced coat - and both of her legs which were unprotected from such brutal assault. Immediately she kicked the creature in the face, causing it to yelp is surprise and fall on the ground - while the duo fell as well with a loud puff.


Holding back her tears of pain she opened her eyes, finding herself in one of the most awkward moments of her life. She was now laying on top of Bael, the boy's scared but serious face looking right into her eyes. Her cheeks turning red both from blush and from the cold she forced herself up. Picking up one of the arrows she finally dragged herself to the unconscious wolf and pierced its skull with the titanium arrow, finally putting down the beast.


She then collapsed on the ground, touching her bleeding legs she knew what had to be done. Tearing her clothes to create a makeshift bandage she yelled at the boy.


" Bael! Get up finally and help your companion! " she said " Show that miscreant of a wolf who is boss and defeat it. It tried to kill you already... You need to... " she hissed in pain " You need to hurry before more arrives! "


@SilverFlight @Sleipnir