The dimly lit sky began to brighten as the golden sun began its ascent into the heavens. I felt the warm, new glow upon my back and I could see the light through my eyelids. I smiled, and yawned. For in what had seemed like forever, I had woken up with a full belly. I had come across a deer carcass the night before, which was something that was very rare to ever happen. I had gorged myself on the delicious, tender meat. My stomach hadn't been that satisfied since… since before my parents disappeared.

I opened my eyes, and looked around. The world looked new and fresh in the early morning sunlight. I liked it. I stretched out my back and legs, and trotted off to the pond.

The pond looked more glorious then ever before, with the sunlight flitting through the tree branches from above. I looked at my reflection in the clear, cool water. My brown eyes gleamed in the light. I noticed the tuft of hair on my head had grown a lot. I remembered looking at it the first time I had come across a body of water. Though there was an even greater difference in the rest of my body. I was tall and big, my muscles toned to perfection. My black fur now hung down on my undercarriage and on the backs of my legs. My ears flopped on the side of my head, lifting and swiveling about to listen to the sounds of the forest. I grinned, only to see my mouth full of new, pearly white fangs, sharper then I had seen in the mouths of the nearby wolves as they devoured their kill.

But what caught my attention the most was my white chest spot. The symbol that it bore, had only been there for a short time. Yes, the golden lightning bolt perfectly represented me, for my name was Zap Wolf Bolt.

I had gotten that mark when I had fought an old, black wolf for a fresh kill. He had knocked me over, and was about to bite my neck when I got a strange sensation of undefeatable strength. I shoved him off of me, clawing and slashing. I noticed a glowing golden light that seemed to be coming from me as I did this. The wolf yelped in pain, lying on the ground with a bloody gash on his ribcage. He got up slowly and ran off. I felt almost proud. I had added my own to his collection of battle scars. The one that caught my eye the most was a massive wound that ran from his torn ear, through his orange eye, and all the way down to his mangled paw. But the words he had said to me as he ran away still echoed in my mind. I'll be back for you… Don't deny this fact. And when I return, I will have power beyond wild imagination! The black wolf had hobbled away, as I watched him go, eating the meat I had won.

I shook off the thoughts that had been crowding my head and bent down to take a drink from the pond. The water was cool and refreshing; it ran down the back of my throat and I could feel its chill in my stomach. I lifted my head, the water dripping from my jowls. I watched insects skid across the surface, and tadpoles wiggle their small tails as they swam along the pond bed.

After I had had my fill of water, I walked off to start my hunt for the day. I was a lone hunter, so I could not catch large animals like moose. I usually went after old kills or small forest animals. I loped among the tree trunks, pouncing and chasing. I was practicing my moves. Who knows when prey could show up; I had to be prepared to attack. I sniffed the sweet air and listened to the sounds of the forest. I had only gone a short distance when I smelled something strange.

Smoke. Fire.

I remembered the lessons I had been taught from my parents. Fire was almost always started by humans. And if there were humans out there, they are either trappers or campers. Either way, you should not go near them, especially trappers. They catch small animals, but they have guns and they'll shoot if they see you. Campers weren't as unpredictable and dangerous, but they could still have weapons with them for protection.

Something else was in the air besides the smell of smoke. It smelled like… meat. Meat roasting over an open fire, grease dripping off of it into the flames. It was too much to resist. I couldn't stand it. I would only have a little peek. I was just curious! And hungry…

I followed my nose. The smell grew increasingly strong as I went closer. I could almost taste the meat between my jaws, and my mouth began to water. But before I could take another step, I stopped dead in my tracks. What was that other smell? It was very familiar, kind of wolfish. But it wasn't. It was dog.

I was beginning to have second thoughts. Humans and dogs together, even more dangerous then just humans. I was strong and all, but I could tell there were multiple dogs at the camp. Besides human and food scent, I detected the smells of five different dogs.

But still, the delicious scent of breakfast drove me forward. I could not help it; my instincts were screaming at me to go and find the food. They knew I had to eat whenever I had the chance. Who knew when the next meal could be. Soon, I was so close I could see the smoke billowing upwards through the trees. I peered through the leaves of a thick, green bush to see what I could see.

Yep. Humans alright. Two older ones, and two human pups. They were sitting around the glowing and crackling orange and yellow flames, holding sticks with strange tubes on the end of them. The tubes smelled like food. I had never seen food like that before. I looked over a bit more. There were a few tents nearby. I could see loads of stuff inside them; even more food was in there.

Then I saw her. A young female dog. She was brown and white, with small floppy ears. She wore a black studded collar with a silver house shaped tag on the end. She was the only dog I could see, but I knew there were more. My senses did not lie.

I surveyed the campsite one more time. There was no way I could get in there now. But at night…. Yes, night was a possibility. That's when I would return. I would come and take all the food I wanted. I nodded to myself, turned, and loped back off into the lush forest.

Hello FanFiction readers and writers! ZapWBolt here. I have finally begun a new story. I just want to let you guys know- you can see my writing style had changed a lot. No dialogue this entire chapter! I used to have lots of it. :) So, I have a lot of unfinished stories that I will probably be rewriting, with more description and less dialogue. So yes, be on the lookout for new versions and more updates on this chapter! Hope you enjoy my stories!