Sure, Alpha Wolf's production has it under control. But what if there was a certain shipment of serum that has been
MU (modified universe) Spinoff of "Shock Value" by "Alpha Wolf Productions", read that story first!
Siku, first person. Siku tells a story.
Everyone had their eyes on me, they had their ears on me, and hell, they probably had their noses on me, as I stood above the crowd that has formed in the newly-rebuilt old mill. Or should I say the "new-mill"? I wonder if Jenna and Balto have solved their problem with Steele... I wonder if the town has rebuilt the telegraph lines yet. That was one hell of a storm that blew through last week... All of this went through my mind as the crowd wouldn't shut up and I got bored quickly.
(AU reference to "Forgive Thy Enemy". Should have read that story before this one or you're going to be a bit confused as to who/what Siku is...)
"Everyone settle down. The information Siku holds could mean whether or not this town lasts until next week..." Doc yelled in his booming voice over the crowd.
"Thank you, doc."
He nodded back to me, but I knew it, everyone else knew it. He was scared, I was scared, the whole damn town was scared.
Last week, the wolf threat has been exterminated, Nehalem finally got the ass-kicking everyone wanted, and everyone got their happy endings, well except for the numerous lives that were unfortunately lost in battle... Or even before battle... I sighed and closed my eyes in respect for Rosie and her family... They were killed before anyone even knew Nehalem existed.
"Okay, everyone is here, yes? No? Dogs are still filing in... Let's get a move on now!" Doc raised his voice for the last part.
Some of these damned dogs sure were taking their sweet-ass time getting here... But I couldn't blame them. The entire town was rocked by the earlier battle, and I was here to tell them that Nome was, once again, in more danger.
"Thank you all for coming. I wish I had good news to tell you, but why would you come here for good news... I'll try and find some... Uh, the old mill, or should I say new-mill has been rebuilt pretty quickly and successfully. The canines of Nome now have a new improved place to shelter from our amazing climate."
"Get on with it Siku..." Doc whispered in my ear.
"Right. Unfortunately there are larger matters at hand. A group of modified wolves are once again threatening our very existence in our own town."
"Modified? What the hell does that mean?" One random dog asked. Siku recognized him as the dog that ran around being annoying to everyone. Wasn't his fault, he had the equivalent of doggy ADHD.
"I'm glad you asked. To build suspense, I wasn't going to say until someone asked me." I said half-sarcastically. I don't think he got it, but Doc did, and shot me a playful look.
"I'm sorry, talk Siku!" The annoying dog blurted out.
"Uh... Okay..." I said, stretching out the "o" in "okay".
"These wolves are a result of a project, one that originally intended to serve humanity, for the betterment of it, but it backfired, and now it is primarily used as a drug that is heavily abused. A shipment of this serum slipped delivery last week aboard a train, and we have reason to believe that a wolf extremist group, part of Nehalem's pack is behind this..."
It got loud quickly in the room, various sounds of disappointment, some wanting to ask questions. I overheard one couple talking about leaving this damn town because this is the third time something had happened that threatened to kill everyone, not even including the random ass hurricane that blew through last week. Again, how the hell did a hurricane develop so far north I wondered?
"So what are we going to do?" Another dog asked.
"Simple. Me, along with a select few will go into the forest and stop those demons from ever stepping paw in our town!" Siku said with enthusiasm.
A few dogs cheered, but a good amount was skeptical, especially at the abilities of a year old wolf pup. After-all, I was literally the youngest one in the room, yet practically ran the show. It was because I am a wolf, something they don't understand. Wolves live longer than dogs, but they also mature much earlier.
"What can you do?" The same dog asked.
This was my time to shine.
"I'll show you. Volunteers?"
"I'd better do it, don't want anyone getting hurt here." Doc offered.
"Okay, don't worry I won't hurt you... I think."
"Uh-"
Doc was cut off by my prayers, silencing himself in respect. The entire room fell silent, more than likely trying to understand what I was saying.
"I call on the quicker spirits, greater of fighters, lesser of evils, allow me the abilities of the great Aniu." I continued on.
As soon as I opened my eyes, doc was frozen, I nodded to him again, assuring him I wouldn't hurt, then lifted my paw.
In one swift motion, doc was swept off of his feet and thrown into the crowd, with the greater portion of the dogs trying their hardest to soften his fall out of respect.
"Oh my god Doc, are you okay?" I ran to his side as he stood and shook.
"I'm fine, I'm fine..."
Before he could talk, another dog spoke to me.
"What the hell was that? How is this possible?"
"Well... I was part of an old experiment... And what I just showed you now was thanks to the great white wolf spirit, Aniu. And nearly cost me the life of a good friend… Thomas."