*AUTHORS NOTE*

Sorry it took so long, i have been busy getting ready for the holidays.
Enjoy, and please review.

Chapter 2
I jog through the forest following the trail of blood until it disappears. I stop in my tracks. I hear whispers.

Female voice: "someone's coming." It sounds like she is in pain.

Male voice: "Don't worry, I'll do whatever it takes to protect you."

A bush moves slightly. I slowly look behind it and see two wolves. One is a golden tan color and laying on the ground with blood covering its back left leg. I assume it's the female. The other is gray and standing in front of the other growling. Probably the male. I calmly start talking. "Hi there." He starts growling louder. "Its alright, im not going to hurt you, I want to help." He stops growling but stands his ground. "She's lost a lot of blood, if she doesn't get taken care of she will probably die." He looks over his shoulder at her and quietly whimpers, she is now unconscious, "Kate?" he asks worriedly.

I start talking again "Look, I know you are only trying to protect her, but she is running out of time. I am good friends with the vet and she will be in good hands, I promise."

He replies "Can I come too?"

"Absolutely" I say.

He steps to the side, and I gently pick up the female whom he called "Kate" and start walking towards my Gator, The gray wolf walks at my side. Suddenly, he gets a confused look on his face and says "Wait a second, how can we understand each other?"

I lift my shirt to reveal a small box the size of a cell phone clipped to the waistband of my pants and say in an announcer type voice, "Behold, my greatest invention: the human animal translator!"

He replies with a simple "Hmm." We arrive at my utility vehicle. I gently put the tan wolf on a blanket in the back and carefully place a strap around her torso, "So she doesn't slide around," I explain. I place my tranquilizer gun, which has been hanging from my shoulder the entire time, back in its spot on my gun rack. I tell the male wolf, "You can sit back here with her or up front with me." He replies by walking to the front and jumping in the passenger seat. I sit in the driver's seat, start the engine, reach over and buckle my passenger's seat belt before doing the same to mine, and start driving towards the wildlife hospital where my friend Kristine works.