A/N: Thanks for reading the prologue, hope you enjoy this chapter just as much.

Chapter 1

(Seven years later) 1992...Somewhere in a forest in the northern states.

Luna sat on her haunches in her wolf form, staring at the moon. She was alone so she could pray to the moon.

"Sweet Moon, thank you for the bountiful elk, this spring and bless the new pups. May they lead prosperous lives and have a purpose. Watch over the forest tonight and protect the young ones."

Finished, she turned away to face the glittering stars and sighed in contentment. Breathing in the cool night air, Luna stood on all four paws listening to her pack get ready for their run.

Stretching Luna trotted over to the group of wolves. Bigger than the largest of the pack, she walked over to the group and waited. Suddenly, they lifted their voices and howled, signaling it was time to go. They bolted into the forest with Luna as they ran through the forest.

She jumped over a fallen tree, landing in a small puddle. She was in the lead, running toward her goal, a high cliff above them. Once it was in sight, she ran through the winding turns and twisting paths, til she skidded to a stop, startling her pack brother, Storm.

Her heart pounding, she panted to catch her breath then fell over onto her side, tongue lolling and drool running from her mouth to the ground. When her breathing evened out, she drew her tongue back in and rolled it around as it was too dry now. She stood up and shook herself thoroughly before looking around.

Her adoptive brother stood to one side watching her. She walked slowly over to him but he turned away and trotted into their den. It took a good hour for them to make it back by the slow pace Luna set. When they finally arrived, the rest of the pack yipped in welcome.

The pack pranced around, enjoying one anothers company, chasing one who had a stick in its mouth, which was Luna this time. She ran in circles, before hitting base, declaring her a winner. She gave a victory howl, playfully, then stepped down to hand off the stick to her adopted sister, Sky. Sky ran around for a few minutes with the stick , but her sister, Raven stole it from her. This went on and on, til they were all exhausted and had fallen into a heap of bodies to sleep, Luna laying cuddled up by her sisters.

The next morning, the pack woke slowly, yawning and stretching. Luna perked her ears up then opened her eyes to look toward the cave mouth to see it was late in the afternoon. She was hungry and decided to do a little hunting on her own.

Leaving the cave, she ran off into the woods until she came upon a large, brown cottontail rabbit eating wild berries. It hadn't scented her yet. Her stomach growled as she began to stalk it soundlessly then successfully leaped on it and snapping its neck with one bite. Pleased, she settled down with her meal and began to eat. Finished some minutes later, she buried the bones and fur, then, licking her chops she paused over the berries the rabbit had been eating. Eating one of the sweet blackberries and loving the taste, she proceeded to devour every one until the bush was robbed of it's precious cargo.

Satisfied, she walked back to the den where most of the pack was awake now and sitting around. Her midnight blue coat shimmered in the sunlight as the others noticed her return right away.

Saphira smiled softly at her adopted family member, knowing the young pup's days were counting down, one at a time. Pushing this to the back of her mind, Saphira greeted Luna with short yip as the other wolves did as well. Luna returned their greeting with a short yip of her own. The pups ignoring the adults as they slept on in a corner of the large den.

Most of the wolves in Luna's family were sunning on large rocks at the cave mouth, soaking up the sun's rays. Deciding to join them, she found her own rock and bathed in the warmth of the fireball in the sky. After a long while, she began drifting off to sleep.

A dream came to her sleeping mind: She was in a barren, neverending flat land, the moon red, as the ground trembled beneath her. She began to hear voices, calling out to her in an unnerving tone. Death filled the thin air. She was frightened by what was happening and began to run but the darkness followed her until it consumed her then suddenly she was awake.

Luna's heart was pounding hard in her chest and her breath came in hard, short pants.

'Was it just a dream? It had all seemed so real, but why would she dream of such evil? It must be a sign,' she thought, uneasily.

Deciding to keep silent for now, Luna slowly rested her head on her paws and reluctantly slid back into slumber.

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A/N: Sorry for the short chapters but despite that, hope you are enjoying this story so far. Please leave a review. Also to ulyferal...I appreciate you doing the beta for me. Thanks.