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Chapter 3

Eight years later, Shadow and I ran around playing. "Hey wait up!" Shadow called from behind.

"Not a chance!" I said with a smile on my face and looking slightly back but still able to look ahead.

Shadow now was my age. He was now eight years old and so was I. We still have Jackal as our male alpha. He killed a bunch of pack members and captured my friend, Nina. I was almost able to take Sheena's place since she was too old to care for the pack. But Jackal and Smash did not let me. They both teamed up and beat me countless times. So, I was still considered a low level alien to Jackal. But in every other pack's eyes, they see a great leader waiting to get out of her system. Usually, you get a chance at the age of six of years to lead. Sheena knew that I would live longer than her pack members but I could keep the pack tradition up for a while. But I still carry this scar I got from my first fight but that was on my back. I tend to hide my mark but Sheena said that it was the mark of honor and strength. So, I hide my scar but if it was ever seen by anyone, I would have no shame. The new female alpha is Neka. She thinks of still throwing me out of the pack but the whole other pack protected me especially when I was defeated. The pack started to cover me like a shield. They all said, "All pack is members. None is left behind."

That was what set me to get stronger. I am still planning on taking down Neka but I had to get stronger or else I can't become female alpha. Well, back to today. Shadow and I still ran. "You are getting too fast for me, Silver." Shadow said with a slight laughter.

"Haha!" I laughed from ahead of Shadow.

We then saw that we're nearing the end of the forest. We both stopped running and walked the rest. "Silver, we should not go any further." Shadow said with fear in his voice.

We both came to the end of the forest and Shadow backed up. I looked at him then looked back toward the end of the forest. "Silver. I told you we should not go any further." Shadow said.

I looked back to Shadow and saw that he was scared. "Come on." I smiled then faced away. I walked out of the forest and onto a black path. It was pitch black with white lines. Sheena had told me about the black path and the pack. She said, "Never walk on the path of black river. You will die with one step onto the path. Big metal monsters will come and roar then hit you. You lay helpless on the black path and another comes and goes over you."

"Shadow, look!" I said as I was standing on the black path.

Shadow saw me step onto the black path. He knew what it was. But we pack say black path of death. Shadow freaked out and jumped onto the highway with me. "Hey! Get off of the path!" Shadow said as he ran up to where I was standing. As I walked across the black path, Shadow followed a foot away from me. Suddenly, there was a loud roar. We both looked to the sound. "Oh no!" Shadow began, "Hurry! Get across!"

As we got nearly to the other side, there was another roar that was really close. We both knew only one could make it. I was going to let Shadow go but instead, he pushed me to the other side of the highway. I fell to the ground as Shadow fell into my place. As Shadow landed in the last lane, Shadow got hit by a vehicle. I turned to see that Shadow had been hit by a car. After the vehicle past, I jumped onto the lane and blocked Shadow from getting hit by another vehicle. I was growling as I was trying to protect Shadow. Suddenly, there was another roar coming towards Shadow and I. It hit its breaks and immediately stopping in front of us. The guy got off of the bike. The guy looked like he was a police man. "Why were you standing on the highway? You know that you could have been hit by a car!" the police scolded. His yelling was a bit too much for my ears so I pounced on him and I went through him. "What the?" I said as I went through him. I then fell to the ground bumping into the police's bike knocking it over and falling on top of it. "Ow!" I exclaimed. As I got up and turned to the guy, he vanished in thin air. "Weird." I said as I stared at the bike. "Hmm." I thought. I picked the bike up and put its kick stand down. "Maybe I can use this contraption." I said as I stared at the bike for a moment. I then turned around to Shadow and walked to him.

Suddenly, someone began talking to us. "Don't go near that wolf." a voice said.

I turned around but no one was near or by the motorcycle. I decided to ignore the mysterious voice. I picked Shadow up and put him on the motorcycle. After Shadow was on, I jumped onto the motorcycle, too. I put the kick stand up. "Lets do this." I said and drove the motorcycle off of the highway. Suddenly, the bike took control of driving. "What the?" I said as I began to get worried about Shadow so I looked at him. I pulled the breaks and the motorcycle did an immediate stop. "How do you like that?" I barked to the contraption. I got off of the motorcycle and took Shadow off, too. "Stay you beast. I may need you." I said as I laid Shadow on the ground. After I set Shadow down, I looked at the motorcycle and got into attack stance. I began to growl at the contraption. "Show yourself you fowl beast. I can smell human on you." I said with an agitated voice. Shadow saw me in my attack stance and weakly stood up.

"Silver, don't worry about the beast." Shadow weakly said. I turned to Shadow and he looked at me with pain.

"Please help." I barked as I looked back to the bike. All that came out of my mouth, to the motorcycle, were wines, barks and howls. The motorcycle did not understand a word I was saying. I knew that it did not understand me so I tried to draw a wolf that needed healing. I don't know why I was talking to an inanimate object. I probably thought that the metal things were the ones that live on this planet as the main ones. I sat down and used my finger. I drew Shadow. I pointed to him using an arrow then I drew a cross bandage. I then rephrased it by going over it. I tried to tell the bike but I keep forgetting that it does not understand my language of the wolves.

'What is she doing?' the bike thought. I looked at the bike. It was just sitting there. It seemed like it was dumbfounded but it was not. I don't know much on this new world that Shadow and I have found. I looked down at the picture and thought for a moment. I then began to right in wolf language. It read:

Shadow in band or postil.

It meant:

Shadow needs help with bandages.

And of course, the stupid contraption did not understand my wolf language. "I knew a bike would not understand." I said. My plan failed to save Shadow. The motorcycle still did not understand.

"Don't give up." Shadow said weakly.

"I won't. But this thing is hopeless." I said to Shadow as I looked at him. Suddenly, a red and blue truck, red and white ambulance, yellow with one black stripe car, and a green S.W.A.T. vehicle drove toward us. They stopped behind the motorcycle. "What the?" I asked and scrambled to Shadow, "What are these contraptions doing here?" I held onto Shadow with fear and he knew it.

"Don't worry. I think these things might help." Shadow said.

"Maybe." I said as I thought for a moment. I stood properly and walked forward to the five contraptions. "Help." I barked. Still there was nothing. I then fell to my hindquarters getting really frustrated. Then, I heard a drop so I turned around and saw that Shadow fell on the ground because he was so weak. "Shadow!" I howled as I looked back to Shadow. Suddenly, a girl, with blue eyes, red-orange hair, and brown skin with an orange dress on, got out the yellow car. She seemed to be still in her child age. "Who are you?" I barked. She did not respond. She walked up to me slowly and I began to growl.

"Hi. My name is Sari." the girl introduced finally as she held out her hand. I just stared and stopped growling. I then relaxed and sat with a bit of surprise.

"Finally she introduces herself." I said, "My name…" I began but stopped realizing that I could not speak their language. I decided to hide my expressions cause of my, none human, language. I looked down and did not say anything more. "Great. I forgot that these creatures can't hear me." I said as I was ready to do a face/palm. I then had an idea. "Maybe she can understand what I want if I point to things." I said as I realized it might work. I looked at her and pointed at Shadow. Sari took a look at Shadow. She then looked toward the contraptions.

"Guys, we have to bring this wolf to a vet immediately." she exclaimed. I was so happy to know that she understands me.

"Finally." I said with a wagging hind quarter, though I had no tail like my pack members. I then stopped and looked to Shadow happily.

"Good." Shadow said as he then relaxed. I looked back to the young girl and tried to say thank you but could not.

"Don't worry, your wolf buddy will be fine." she began, "And apology accepted." I was shocked that she knew what I wanted to say. Sari just smiled happily. I just looked away.

"Great. Now what am I supposed to say to Sheena?" I began to think, "Do I have to tell her that I accidentally got Shadow injured? Jackal would kill me. Literally!" I then began to get really scared.

"What is the matter?" Sari asked as she looked at me and saw fear starting to build up. I looked at her and then put a fake smile on and shook my head like saying that there is nothing wrong. "Okay then. But if you need anything, please do let me know. Okay?" Sari told me. I nodded my head like saying I will.

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