Lexi's POV
I ran and caught up with Fisk quickly. I turned to a grapevine and climbed up that. I grabbed each handle I got a chance to grab and then I jumped to the top. Fiskerton went up one parallel to the one I climbed. I ran on the rooftops and took incredibly long jumps.
Zak's POV
I looked over at Lexi jumping gracefully over the rooftops. I looked up a head at our path. The rooftops were getting lower. I looked ahead of Lexi, and I saw a huge gap, not even the best ballerina could jump. I watched her near it then shouted,
"Lexi Watch out!"
Then right before my eyes she used her hind legs to propel her self off the building. I stared at her in amazement. She was no longer a girl with sneakers and regular clothes, but with fur. Now the animal running on the rooftops was a white tiger. The rooftops stopped and Fisk jumped off. He hadn't seemed to of noticed. She was a girl again and she jumped off the rooftops. Fisk set me down and took the lead. I fell back with Lexi.
"Tell, anyone and you'll find yourself a room with one angry cat," She snarled at me.
"Don't worry."
"I better shouldn't have to worry."
"Fine."
I moved ahead and she sped up a little.
"Who were they?"
She asked.
"Those were the secret scientists. Or some of them. They've been on my trail a while now. I have a secret too. I'm not allowed to tell you, but they're trying to catch me for it. We've tried getting rid of it, but…" I trailed off.
"But…"
"It almost killed me."
"Oh well."
"I think we're almost here."
I looked up and heard my parents. They were arguing with someone. I hadn't noticed but Doyle came in from the side and pushed us in a bush.
"Stay in here till' this is over!" He commanded. He ran back into the airship.
I looked back to see Lexi, but instead I saw Doyle.
"Stay here till' this is over."
She morphed back into Lexi and looked out of an empty spot in the leaves. Then she noticed Fisk and I were staring at her.
"What, you didn't think I could just turn into one animal did you?"
"Well, I-I guess I thought it wasn't possible."
"Well, it is."
"I think someone's coming."
"No. Epsilon, there's no secret about kur, no photos, no nothing. We did discover it in Antarctica, but it was controlled and is gone."
I noticed my mom didn't technically lie except for the last words.
"I know you have a secret, and I know you have kur."
"Where is Zak, there seems to be an absence of him today."
"That's what you are?" Lexi asked me.
"Yeah. Wait you sound excited."
"I am. Watch this." She grabbed my arm and pulled me thicker into the forest.
"Now." Se let go.
"Think about wolves."
I closed my eyes and I started to think about wolves. When I opened them, I could tell you Fisk looked a little smaller. Fisk made a mumbling noise and Lexi turned into a white colored wolf with silver stripes running down her back making her tail look grey. She was my height again and then it dawned on me. I looked down at my chest, and arms. They were covered with black fur, with white paws. Those would be my hands.
"Follow me." She took off four-legged and I took off after her.
"Sometimes it's hard to adjust to four legged animals, you'll get used to it, but don't forget the feeling. If you feel yourself forgetting wolf, and can't stop cower back into the wolves, shoot I meant to say woods. That's something I tend to do in animal form."
" Great, where are we going?"
"To help your parents."
She leaped over a log and I looked back at Fisk. I was at least at chest height for him. We were big wolves.
"Don't talk, just, growl, bark, and howl."
No more words came after that. Except for one long howl from Lexi. That seemed fun so I tried it.
"!"
Lexi jumped out of the forest.
"Fisk stay here," I whispered.
"Mokay."
I jumped out of the forest clumsily and whimpered where I should've growled.
"What, what are wolves doing in Mississippi?" My mom asked.
"Maybe as pets?" Epsilon suggested.
"They're big wolves. That's odd," Doyle said.
They started fighting seeing that Lexi was watching them with her ears perked up. Then she leaped up and jumped on Epsilon I followed, but ended up doing a front flip through the air. Then I felt a little too usual.
"Zak!" Lexi whispered.
I looked down. Guess I forgot about wolves. All eyes were on me.
"Zak?"
"Mini-man?"
"Hey, everybody! I'm just gonna step back and I'll join in the fight when I'm ready." I said hoping my small, impossible wish would come true. I looked at where Lexi had been. While everyone was looking at me she went back to the forest, and had come back out with Fisk.
"Ohhh, are we fighting?" Lexi asked as if she didn't know.
"That's what it looked like," Wadi mumbled.
Still no one took their eyes off me.
"Well, this is awkward."
"Z-Zak what happened?"
"Nothing," I said drawing out the O saying it as if it sounded guilty but the truth, like hypnotizing them.
"So, Zak is kur."
"What? Oh, um… Hi," I said not really knowing what to do.
"What makes you think that?" Mom asked, clearly ready to defend me.
"No, human could do that."
"I'm not going to lie to you, Zak is kur, but… Zak go!" My mom suddenly ordered me.
I got up.
"See ya!" I said. I indicated Lexi to come with me.
"No, Fiskerton can go with you, I'm going to stay here."
"They might find out."
"Good point." I could tell from the moment I knew her secret that it would be her weak point.
She ran after me, quickly getting a head, but before she could get in front of me she grabbed my arm.
"Think wolf."
"Got it."
I thought about wolves in the forest and when I opened my eyes I saw Lexi, a wolf and I tripped over my big wolf paws. I tumbled through the leaves and Lexi continued on. Fiskerton was having trouble keeping up, so when I regained my balance I nudged him forward. We headed downhill now. There was no way Fisk could keep up without tripping. Lexi started down and I rammed into Fisk, knocking him on to a board shaped piece of wood. He slid down, but unfortunately I started sliding on wet and slippery leaves down the hill.
I saw the hill's resolution and I felt the wind in my fur, but I also notice I didn't see Lexi. I reached the bottom and once again became human then Lexi popped out of the leaves, and scared me half to death.
"Lexi, Don't Do that!"
"Come on, this is where I've been staying the last couple of nights."
" Okay."
I jumped into her hiding place and saw Fisk sitting.
"How've you eaten.
"I go to my house, and my friend's house, but mostly my friends' house; my evil witch of an aunt lives there now."
"She kicked you out?"
"No, I left."
"How long do you think they'll be?"
"I don't know."
"Rarrrrrr." Fisk yawned sleepily.
"I think we should rest up."
"Yeah, I know what he said," I said.
