Crystal's P.O.V
There was a thump, and my eyes snapped open. I expected to be laying in the alley, on some sort of old blanket of rag, but I only saw the cage and metal walls of the back of the truck. At first I wondered how I got there, But then the memories of the night before came flooding into my mind. "Right... Those people who captured me." I said aloud. There was another thump, sending me flying at the other side of the cage.
"Ow!" My face hit the wire, causing me to yelp. Why is it so bumpy? I asked myself. I pushed off of the wire, and sat up. I looked around, but all I could see was the metal walls of the truck. "Ugh! Let me out of here!" I growled, putting my front paws on the wire cage walls. It was no use. It wasn't so dark in the cage, so I could tell it was about mid-day. I looked to the small window, and saw daylight. I stood on my hind legs and put my front paws on the wire. Just out the window I could see tall trees. There were no buildings or humans things in sight. I looked harder, and saw rolling hills and more trees. Where am I?
Then another thought came to my mind. Am I in 'Yellowstone'? It's hard to tell since I know nothing about that place... Suddenly, there was another bump in the road. I fell down from my standing position, and my back hit the stone/metal floor of the cage. I winced in pain, but quickly scrambled to my feet. I glanced around at my surroundings again. The area seemed to be an almost empty metal room, containing the cage, a few other objects, and I. Except it was moving, and wasn't too large. Yep, defiantly the back of a truck... There were lots of small bumps as the truck drove. "Rocks... We must be on a dirt road..." I mumbled to myself. The truck turned, making the cage and I slide over to the left. I felt the wire dig into my pelt, almost piercing my skin. The truck seemed to then rock back into place, and the cage and I slid back as well.
The endless sliding around and getting bumped into the air kept going on for what seemed like hours. Eventually, I lay down and dozed off to sleep. But as the cage rocked back and forth, I felt restless and mad. A few times I awoke, and shouted at the cage. "I WANT TO BE FREE! UGH! LET ME OUT OF HERE!" I banged my paws against the wire cage, making it shake. I furiously leapt at the side of the cage, causing it to tumble on it's side. The wire pressed up against me, and I lay almost upside down in the small area. A thump rocked the cage back into place, and I growled in anger. "LET ME OUT!" I howled in rage. Ugh, I'm going insane!
Finally, after what seemed like forever, the truck came to a stop. "Should we drop 'em off here?" I heard a gruff voice say. The cage slid to the side of the other side of the truck, and my head hit the wire. I swiftly got to my feet, and barked in rage, "LET ME OUT YOU FILTHY HUMANS!" I heard the truck door open, and the humans got out. "Haha, she's already acting like the half-wolf she is! Barkin' away!" A human chuckled. The back doors opened, allowing me to see where we were. The truck sat on top of a hill, and I could see many trees around. We were also in sort of a grass-land, and I could see a few ledge areas around. Then I spotted the humans. "Here lil' wolf!" Called the human with black hair. I growled in a response, my ears flattening against my head.
I backed away as the brown haired human got closer to my cage. I snarled, baring my teeth. My back pressed against the wire, so I couldn't back away anymore. The human unlatched the door of the cage, making me growl louder. Stop! Get back! I felt like saying, but I was too afraid. Slowly, the human reached his hands into the cage, closer and closer to me. I barked loudly, and attempted to bite his hands. "Wait a second, we don't have to grab 'em!" The blonde human called. The humans whispered to each other for a few moments, allowing me to calm down. What are they doing with me? What do they want? Suddenly, they slammed the cage door shut. A human reached over me, to the top of the cage. My blood seemed to freeze inside me for a few seconds. I felt the cage be lifted in the air, causing me to almost fall over, barley keeping my grip on the cage floor.
I was set down on the grassy ground. A mid-day breeze rustled my silvery fur. I looked out at the vast rolling hills and clumps of trees before me. This must be 'Yellowstone'! I thought. "Okay, now let 'em loose!" Said the light brown haired human. The cage door creaked open, and the humans backed away. I stopped, scared and confused. Wait! Am I supposed to go out... there? No way! Wolves are out there! They'll eat me alive! "C'mon mutt, go on out!" Grumbled a human with grey hair and a beard. B-but! Ugh, I miss mom and dad... Wait, dad was a wolf! Dad was nice! Maybe... Maybe the wolves won't kill me after all... I still stood in the cage. Another human groaned and tapped his foot. My eyes darted back to the humans and their truck, then to the open, wonderful world before me. I slowly took a paw steep out the cage. I felt soft dirt and grass on my paw pad, and smiled. What am I waiting for? I'm free! I dashed out of the tight cage, feeling the wind in my fur. I took a huge, deep breath, letting the clean air enter my lungs. I took a last glance back at the humans, and then ran as fast as I could. "I'm free!"
Spark's P.O.V
Everything was perfect. I had my pack, good food, a good home, It was the life. I smiled as I tore apart my rabbit, blood covering my muzzle. "Yum!" I barked, swallowing a mouth full of tasty meat. Soon, I had chewed almost all of the meat off of the rabbit, leaving a small pile of bones. I grabbed a bone that was big enough so that I wouldn't swallow it, and chewed on it. I rolled over on my back, still chewing the bone. "Ahhh!" I sighed happily, cleaning the bone with my tongue. Chewing on a bone was a known thing that a dog would do, but I enjoyed it as a pass time. Plus, I was no dog. Ugh, filthy mutts! I thought, the word 'dog' entering my mind.
Those horrible creatures. It's hard to imagine how the majestic wolf turned into those human minions. I mean, we're meant to be wild! Wolves are beautiful, amazing animals, and dogs are... lame. They look up to humans as their master, and do everything they say! Ugh, why do they even exist? I mean, they obey anything a human says, they live with humans, they eat dry pelts for food, and they're all stuck up mutts! I thought about how much I hated dogs for a long time. The sunlight warmed my stomach, giving me a relaxed, happy feeling. I rolled back over, the bone still in my mouth. I spit it out, and stared at it. I had cleaned the entire thing, so that it sparkled in the day-light.
"Hey spark!" I heard a voice call. I turned my head to see a black-grey furred wolf standing at the mouth of my den. "Dart! What's up?" I asked, my tail swishing back and forth. Dart was a delta, and was born in the pack. His mother and father's recent death had scared his heart, but he was still a very strong and responsible wolf. "Alpha was wondering if you would like to go on morning patrol with us tomorrow... You up for it?" Dart smiled, sitting down. "Sounds awesome! see you then!" I barked. "Great! See ya!" Dart trotted off. I sighed happily and looked down at my pile of bones. I picked up the big bone, and walked out of the den. The specimen pack had strict rules about disposing of bones. The rule was created when one wolf choked on the bone, and that wolf died. To make sure that didn't happen again, it was ideal that you would put all bones of your kills in the bone area. I went down a small hill to a big boulder. I went more downhill, and then back to the boulder. I dug up a pawfull of dirt, then placed the big bone on top of many others. I did the same with my other bones, then buried them all.
For awhile I just sat in my den, bored. Today was a pretty normal day... I ate, I wandered camp... I wish I could have gone hunting or something... I looked up at the top of my den. I rolled over on my side, and let out a huff of air. After a few minutes I decided to go for a walk. I got to my feet, and shook the dust off my pelt. I began walking, a smile spread across my face. The camp was running normally, wolves walking around and laying in their dens. I sniffed the fresh, clean air. Everyone was my friend there. Everyone was kind, no one fought, everything was so peaceful. "Hey spark!" "What's up spark?" "You goin' for a walk, spark?" The wolves around me would say. Ha, and to think... I was found dying by a dried up creek, with no friends or family... And now I have an entire pack! I wandered around camp, my head held high. Those were the days. Little did I know, thing would start to get much worse...
A/N: Here's chapter two! I hope you all enjoy it... It took awhile to make. It's longer than my last chapter, and I would have made it even longer, but it was getting boring and I didn't want to bore you guys. Now, I won't make the next chapter until I get ONE more review... Until then, I'll be here to take any suggestions on improving the story!
