~ Hello here is the prologue for Ambush! I wanted to post it tommorow or even monday, but i ended up posting it now

Please review, the more reviews I get, the faster I post the next chapter. Oh and I have a new screen name -Lionflare-~

Thanks!

~Lion~

***********************************************************************************************

PROLOGUE

An ear-piercing howl burst through the air, as huge paw steps pounded the earthy ground. A rabbit raced out of its hole, its tiny white legs racing as fast as they could through the forest. Lumbering shapes streamed through the tree lines, their pelts shining under the round moon that cast its shining light to guide them in their hunt.

The lead hunter was now recognized, his fur was dark gray almost black and he had many scars that covered his face and body. The alpha wolf took the lead, chasing after the rabbit. It had no chance as they entered open grassy plains, no trees or holes to hide from the horror that was chasing it. Gaining speed, the wolf closed in for the kill and in one swift bite to the throat, the hunt was over. Three wolves padded to the Alpha's side, their haunches heaving from the run.

"Great job Remus" a dark brown she-wolf growled, a smile creeping across her face. Remus's mouth was covered in crimson blood, the metallic smell filled the air, watering the mouths of the wolves surrounding the alpha.

"Where are Solaris and Nova?" the brown wolf asked, her light green eyes scanning the forest for any signs of her pack.

"They should be here soon Caia, don't worry. Your sister can take care of herself" another voice sounded beside Caia.

This time it was a male, he was much smaller than Remus and even her, Wearing a light brown almost russet pelt.

"Enough waiting" Remus growled, throwing his prey to the side, "They should be here when I call. If they can't follow a simple rule such as that, than they don't deserve to be in this pack".

His jaw opened, revealing rows of sharp and long white fangs. A chilling howl escaped his mouth, filling the forest with his call. It was only a matter of moments before two more wolves joined them, one was a beige male and the other, a light gray she-wolf.

"What kept you" Remus asked with a devilish look. Solaris gazed up, scared of his alpha, but wasn't going to show his fear.

"We thought we smelled some prey so we decided to look, Im sorry, I didn't think we would be gone so long" the male apologized, casting a glance to Nova.

"Well you should have thought of that before you went off chasing no good prey!" Remus growled, showing his fangs to the other male.

Solaris lowered his head and ears, showing the leaders dominance over him, and didn't speak. Once Remus established that he was in charge, he looked around the clearing.

"Where is Aura, where is my sister?" he growled to the russet colored male who was standing next to Caia.

"I don't know Remus" he said honestly, "Last time I saw her, she was by the stream".

Not to deep into the forest, their was a bubbling stream that lead into a river farther down.

"Gaius, did I not tell you to keep an eye on her? You know how she runs off whenever she sees something shiny!" the alpha shook his head in annoyance.

The rest of the pack waited for their leader to tell them what to do next, their pelts illuminated by the bright silver moonlight. Finally the alpha spoke, his voice heavy with anger.

"Find her, bring Aura back. I need to know what the wolf spirits showed her!" he growled, commanding his pack.

Caia nodded, and being the Alpha female, she lead the group farther into the forest. Solaris and Caia's sister Nova followed next to her, while Gaius brought up the rear. The forest was quiet this night, only the sounds of the wolves heavy pads pounding the ground could be heard. Bats flew in front of the moon, their tiny black wings flapping in the air. The brown she-wolf raced towards the stream, her muscles flexing underneath her fur. The pack soon made it to the water which was rushing fast, the waters surface reflected the moons silver rays, acting like a mirror.

On the opposite side of the stream, a beautiful wolf lay, one paw hanging in the water. Her pelt was as white as stars, and her eyes looked like two bright Sapphire's.

"Aura!" the growl of Caia made the she-wolf look up.

"Hi Caia" she called across, waving her tail in greeting.

The Alpha female snorted as she crossed the stream, her powerful legs crossing it easily.

"Why are you guys here?" she asked with a tilt of the head, her blue eyes looking curiously at her brothers mate.

Once the Alpha was across, she bared her fangs at the young she-wolf. "Because Remus wants to know what the spirits showed you, and you wander off after anything that is the slightest bit shiny!" the she-wolf was fed up with Aura's escapades.

Aura looked worried, "But this time it was really and I mean really! Shiny" she tried to convince Caia, "It was some humans toy, that they wear around their neck. Look" she growled showing a shiny white chain around her paw, "I found it!".

The chain sparkled like the stars above, its surface shining even more as the moons rays reflected off it.

"I don't care if you found the moon!" Caia spat, "Remus is your leader and you will listen to him! Not some stupid twoleg toy!".

Aura nodded, looking sadly at the chain wrapped around her paw, and got up. Caia flicked her tail to the others to guard Aura until they got back to Remus and they made their way back into the forest. The white wolf was considerably smaller than the others, Aura still appeared to be quite young. As the wolf pack made their way closer to the grassy plains, Aura started to drag behind, her eyes unable to divert themselves from the moon and the stars shining above.

"Come on" the voice of Solaris growled, "You don't want Caia to bite your tail off do you?" he asked, shuttering from the thought of the Alpha Female.

Aura didn't respond, but she continued to walk, her eyes never leaving the sky. Remus was standing in the middle of the open area, his dark eyes shining with interest and anger as he noticed his sister. The pack joined Remus, and Caia forced the young she-wolf to the front. Aura didn't seem bothered by her brother, or even his mate, she just stared into her brothers eyes.

"Did you travel to the Crystal Cavern?" he growled, raising his ears.

The white she-wolf didn't respond immediately, but nodded. "I went their, as you said".

Remus smiled, "Good, did the spirits of our ancestors speak with you?" he asked, sitting down.

"Yes they did" she told him, but her normal exuberant sapphire eyes now turned to worry.

"Well what did they show you?" Remus growled, demanding the information from his sister.

Aura looked from side to side, at the wolves that were guarding her, then back to the Alpha. "If I tell you, do you promise not to act on your first instinct?" she growled, trying to determine how were brother would react.

"Just tell me!" Remus growled, beginning to get frustrated.

Solaris and Nova backed up, realizing their leader didn't have the best temper. Aura paused a moment, trying to decide weather she should tell her brother or not.

"I spoke with Myra, she said the pack is doing well and that we should continue heading north" Aura told her story quickly, trying to convince her brother.

Remus looked unconvinced, "Thats not all is it?" he growled, advancing towards the white wolf. She backed up, afraid of what her brother might do. Caia moved behind her, forcing Aura to stay in her place.

"No" she growled sadly, "There was one more thing. They showed cats traveling through not to far from here, their were many of them".

All the packs heads shot up, especially the Alpha, who glared at Aura. "How many?" he growled simply, looking at her hungrily.

Aura stuttered, "I..I don't know".

"How many!?" Remus asked again, more forcefully.

"Maybe forty or more" she whispered. Silence surrounded the pack, as Remus glared hungrily into the forest.

"I will kill them as our father did the last time. They should know better than to travel through here again" he growled, revealing his white fangs in a smile.

"Remus you cant!" Aura burst out, her eyes pleading. "These cats are just trying to find a home, they are doing no harm to you or any of us!" she tried to convince the Alpha, looking worried.

"Of course they aren't doing us any harm" he growled back, "But what will happen when they move closer to us? Killing all the prey and taking it for themselves! We'll starve like last time this happened".

Caia nodded in agreement, "They need to be finished off, so none of their kind will come back".

The others nodded as well, but Aura looked absolutely terrified.

"You can't Remus, Please!" she begged him.

The Alpha wouldn't have it, "Why are you trying to defend cats? They're no better than mice, or even twolegs for that matter!".

"They're just trying to survive as we are!" Aura retorted, "Why should they die for trying to survive".

"Because they're weak that's why!" Caia answered, staring angrily at the weaker she-wolf.

Aura looked at the wolves as if they were mad, and her eyes began to water. "You're no better than twolegs!" she spat out, "Remus you're murdering defenseless animals, for no cause at all" her eyes burned with sadness for the cats.

The dark gray male didn't respond, he just stared off into the forest.

"Im leaving!" Aura spat out, getting up out of her sitting position. Solaris and Caia tried to stop her, but Remus growled.

"Let her go, she obviously has more respect for those filthy cats then she does for her own kind".

Aura pushed past her guards and gave her brother one last look.

"Aura" he growled quietly, "Once you leave you can never come back".

She nodded, "I know" and turned to run off into the unknown forest. After awhile, Aura stopped to catch her breath, and stared up at the stars.

"Please spirits, don't set this upon them. No one deserves to die like they did" she pleaded, "The same thing happened to the Tribe of Burning Flames when they came here, don't repeat this all over again".