Pride of the Elements
Chapter 2: power up
Air pov
I rolled onto my back tiredly before cracking open my eyes. At the sight of the coming dawn, I shot to my feet and ran for the mouth of the cave. I crouched onto a starting position and waited. From behind me, I heard the chuckles of the rest of my pride as two more cubs came to my side and got ready.
The sun peaked over the top of the horizon and my father, laughingly called "GO!" and the three of us tore out of the cave like bats out of Hades. Amaka was on my right with her twin sister Amara on my left. We ran down from pride rock and around it five times.
Wasp pov
I watched as Air, Maka, and Mara ran out of the cave. I stood and stretched followed by the rest of the pride. I got outside as Air finished her last lap with her two best friends trailing behind her. I smiled at the speedy cubs. "You three will make excellent hunters one day." said Teafa licking Airia's ears lovingly. "Thanks, Momma. We need to go though, Maka, Mara, and I spotted some unwelcome lizards. We'll be chasing them off until lunch. I frowned a bit at this. Air was still so young, yet she acted like a full grown adult.
The girl took off again and I sighed and looked at my wife and mate. She had the same sad look. "Why is she so different? I mean, she's amazing, beautiful, smart, and strong, I love her, but she's just so…" Teafa rubbed her head under my chin "I'll talk to her tonight during the lunar eclipse. You know how she gets." I nodded as laughed as Air ran in front of us hot of the tail of a tail lizard with a look of determination on her face. "Get back her you little…" she pounced at the lizard and tumbled head over heels over the side of the rock. "Airia!" I yelled in horror as Teafa and I ran over to where she fell.
I reached the edge and backed away again in shock. Air was glowing a deep yellow and floating in the air. She looked up at me in shock and fear. Her eyes were completely yellow. "D-Daddy? What's happening?" she whimpered. I broke free of my shock and dashed forward and snatched my shivering cub out of the air.
Air pov
I was placed on the ground and the yellow glow fell away slowly. I looked up at my Daddy and Momma with fear racing up and down my being. Momma rushed to my side and pulled me close to her. "M-Momma?" I stuttered out.
No pov
Not far from the pridelands, a certain brown male cub was having a similar problem as pillars of stone shot up around himself and two friends of his to protect them from a pack wild dogs.
