They gave us one purpose, to hunt. However, they didn't count on us being able to think. That was their mistake. Ours was waiting that long to leave. We were meant to replace the Erasers. Me as the leader. But we proved too unstable. Too free-minded.
They put us out in the yard for our final test, an obstacle course. I ran on all fours, ankle-length black hair streaming behind me with my black cat-tail. My claws dug into the soft dirt, giving me even more speed. I reached the first obstacle, a large brick wall. I snapped my black wings open and flew over it as I jumped directly into the air from my crouched position. My black cat-ears perked upon hearing the twang of automatic crossbows. I dodged the arrows as they flew at me, catching a few with my telekinesis and destroying the crossbows. From at least a hundred feet in the air my golden cat-eyes gazed over the yard, looking for my teammate. I saw him, trapped in a rope net above a shark tank. I dived downward, fangs bared and claws outstretched. I sliced through the rope and threw the net down to the ground.
It was Akira's turn now, we had decided that this was when we would escape. Thanks Shade. he told me through the telepathic link our youngest pack-member made for all of us, fangs bared in a grin. He jumped into the air immediately, large golden-brown wings flapping higher and higher. His brown fox-tail streamed out behind him, brown fox-ears buried in his coarse-cut brown hair. He glanced down at me, green lupine eyes giving off a golden glow. I waved for him to keep going, and ran for my third-in-command's trap.
Redclaw, or 'Red' as we call her, grinned at me as I slashed her net to ribbons. She ran on all fours, messy, shoulder-length red hair whipping her face as her claws dug into the soft soil. Her cheetah-spotted tail streamed behind her as she ran faster than any of the rest of our 'Pack' could manage. Her cheetah-ears were flat against her skull as she pressed her brownish-red wings to her back, keeping her speed up. Her cat-like eyes glowed, the right a brilliant gold while the other was a startling blue. She bared her fangs as she reached another of our pack members traps.
She sliced her claws over Venom's, or 'Vic' as we call him, net. He darted out of the net, black serpent-tail slashing through the air as he stretched his black bat-wings and took off into the air, Red following soon after. He looked down at me with his brilliant golden serpent-like eyes, elf-like ears twitching. He waved a clawed hand at me, the wind whipping at his slightly long brown hair. He opened his mouth, his inch-long fangs unfolding from inside his mouth, and mouthed words to me. He was mute, I was used to it. 'They're coming!' he said.
I growled, trying to reach our youngest pack member, Liz. Akira had flown off by now, scouting for a good spot to hide. Just as I reached the small girl, a net was thrown over me. Liz screeched, scratching at the ropes with her claws. Her short red hair was whipping around her as she struggled against the binds, wide innocent golden-yellow lupine eyes staring at me with fear. Her black wings were folded against her back, red wolf-tail lashing about in anger and fear. Her red wolf-ears were pressed against her skull, fangs bared in a silent scream. She shouldn't scream, it would mean torture later.
I barely realized that Vic and Red had been netted and were unconscious, so too was Liz. I was the only one awake. An eraser leaned down to grin at me. "Nice try, hybrid." he growled out. I hissed at the one called Ari, snapping my fangs at him. He laughed. "You and your 'pack' will be terminated." he snarled, kicking me, "And you will be first to go. Then, when you're all dead, we'll find your little friend. And we'll rip him to shreds."
He shocked me with something, and I blacked out. I didn't care, Akira was free…and he wouldn't rest until he found a way to free us.
Neko: Well, that was short, but that's because I was only introducing the characters...please reveiw