-Chapter 4-

Maddy's POV

After Jana left me to myself, I had nothing to do. I knew where the boundaries were so I stayed a good ways away from them. I just walked around getting a good feel for where I would be staying for the next two months. As I walked I started to feel more and more of the pain of leaving my friends… and the one that has grown into more than a friend, Rhydian. I wished so much to have him here. I thought about all the little times we had that where stuck in my head and I knew that they wouldn't leave. Like when Liam and I got out of the tunnels on the school camping trip. He only let go of me when he had to help Jana with Liam. Thinking of times like that only reminded me that I would never have any more moments like that with him or my friends that I grow up with. I had to get my mind off of that thought. I started to think about what the boys said this morning. Why would they hate the pack so much to steal its members? Well, they were kicked out of the camp. How many people have been taken? And how where they making people join them? Most of the members of the pack where family or really close friends with each other. How can they make them forget that and harm their own friends and family? Maybe it isn't as safe as I thought here. I look up from the ground to see that Mathew was sitting on a log looking out at the forest with a javelin. Hopefully he would have some answers. I walked up behind him and said, "Hi." "Hey… Maddy right," he asked me as he turned his head to look at me. I stood ten feet away. "Yeah that's me. Um, I was wondering if you could answer some of my questions about the people attacking the pack?" I said hopefully with my hands behind my back. "Well, I can tell you what I know but I only know what the rest of the pack know. Only the pack leader and the elders know the details," he told me. "Come, sit. There is a lot to tell if you really don't know about the pack." He said this as he patted a seat next to him. "Well, good because I only know what Jana told me and that isn't much," I replied as I sat down to the seat next to him.

He stared out at the forest, then spoke, "About a month ago a man named Jacob got a whole bunch of people to join him to fight against Jana when she first came to be alpha. Jacob was a very intelligent guy. He had backup plans for his backup plans. He knew that if Carry was on Jana side, he would lose when he went to confront Jana and the elders. He also knew that if he failed that he and the people that backed him up would be exiled. He couldn't do anything about Carry because she had already gone to get Jana. But like I said he was smart, the main reason that he had all the people helping him is because he needed people to help him forcefully take the camp if he failed. But he had to make the people think that they were doing the right thing. He made then believe that Jana was unfit to be alpha and that they would be doing the camp good. Well, it work. At the first meeting that Jana was alpha he and his followers confronted the rest of the pack. He went on and on about her just being a cub and that she wasn't able to lead a pack but when Jana heard him say that he would happily take the place as alpha, Jana flipped out." He had a ghost smile on his face from the memory I guessed. "Jana went up the alpha rock and stated that she was the blood descendent of the last pack leader and that she was trained to take her father's place since she was a cub and that she was not a cub anymore and that she was ready to be alpha. It was weird. When she talked everyone listened. Her words had so much power. The elders and the rest of the pack said that they knew that she was the rightful alpha. So, Jacob and the people that stayed with him which were about 20 or so where banished from the pack. Then, maybe a week later people started to go missing. Someone saw one of Jacob's followers grab a girl and drag her in the woods. They have taken almost 15 people and no one has come back." I saw a frown form on his face. His eyes where still glued to the forest. "Two weeks ago Jana started to put people on guard around the boundaries and added a whole bunch of new rules. It stopped the kidnappings for a little while but they eventually started again but not as often. We can't catch any of the kidnappers but we have seen them. They are always men and they have white eyes. No one has been taken in some time and it worries us that there plaining to attack the camp." He paused and breathed in a big breath then let it out. "So we have trained all the cubs that can't change to fight with weapons. All the moms hated the idea of having their cubs be around weapons but they knew that it was for their safety." He leaned back from his bent over sit he was in before but still eyeing the woods in front of us. "Now, we wait. The other boys and I stay on watch from sunrise to sunset then we trade of with some other boys that volunteered to stand watch at night. It's quite a boring job," he said as he looked over to me and chuckled then brought his attention back to the forest. "What do you think that they want with the people?" I asked him. "Well, the guys and I have a theory or two. First, it is that they are, sadly, killing the people they take because we haven't seen any of the people taken. And the reason that they are doing this is because they want to take us out slowly. But we know that Jacob is smarter than to kill people that could help him fight. So we think that is unlikely. Then we thought that he could somehow be turning them against us and training them to attack us. But the fault is in that is that most the people here are good friends or family and we don't attack are own no matter what. And lastly is what we call the white eye theory. It is a lot like the last idea but the way Jacob is getting the people to do what he wants is by putting a spell on them to make them do what he commends. And it would explain all the men with white eyes that are taking people." He said in a sad voice. "But I thought that there was no such thing as Magic?" I question. "Maddy, we are humans that change into wolves at will. I think that magic isn't too big of a step from that. Anyway for all we know the legend could be coming true." He said looking at me. I was about to ask him what legend but then we heard a howl from the main camp tent. We both turned our heads where the sound came from. "It looks like you have to get to your first pack meeting to go to," said Mathew. "Aren't you going?" I asked as I stood up. "No, I have a most interesting job to attend," he said jokingly. I smiled at him then said, "Thank you. You have helped me very much." I paused. "I will see you later then," I said. "Yes I guess you will," he replied. I turn around as ran off to the meeting tent. Little did I know that it would be a long time until I saw him again.

As I slowed down to a walk I saw dark shapes moving in the woods. I walked a little faster and soon I was in the big tent. I was one of the last of the pack to get there. I quickly found my mum and dad. "Where have you been? We were getting worried," said mum. "I've been talking to Mathew," I answered. "If you will be quiet, we will begin," said Jana from the alpha rock tall and proud. Everyone was looking at her and not making a sound. Wow, she really could control her pack. "There has been no more kidnappings and hopefully we will get our taken people back soon but sadly there is still no one who has come back yet," she paused. "We have found out that Jacob is using magic to control the taken people." She looked at the elders and spoke again, "We also know that this is part of the prophecy and that we have only began the prophecy." I heard some gasps and some women crying. But what surprised me the most is when I turn to look at my parents. Mum was crying into dad's shirt and dad had his arms around her. Everyone knows about this prophecy and I don't! And why is this prophecy so scary? "I know that it is sad but we think that the girl that the prophecy speaks about is already arrived," Jana look right at me with cold eyes. Everyone in the room turned and looked at me. My jaw dropped open. Was I part of this unknown to me prophecy? I look at Jana and she seemed to read my mind. Her eyes sadden and she nodded. "You mean I am part of this prophecy?" I questioned. Jana nodded again. "What is this prophecy anyway? No one will tell me," I said raising my voice. The room was silent apart from mum's silent sobs. Jana opened her mouth to talk but she was interrupted by a loud yelp. Everyone in the room look to where the yelp came from. "Everyone get in the center of the tent, now," Jana yelled to the pack. She jumped down from the alpha rock and ran to me. No one had moved. "Now," she said in a dangerous voice. Everyone scrambled to the middle of the tent but mum and dad stayed next to me. "Go with the others, now!" Said Jana with empty eyes. "You can't do this to her she's just a cub," protested my dad. "I am your alpha and you will obey me. Go join the others. Now or you can let us all die," ordered Jana. He nodded and pulled mum with him to the rest of the pack. The boys and some other men came running in out of breath and with no weapons. "Sorry, Jana but they got past us and we didn't have enough men to fight them off but we have slowed them down but they will be here soon," said Adam panting. "Get in the center of the tent with the others. We have found the girl from the prophecy,"said Jana looking at me. What was the prophecy and what did I have to do with it and why are we all hiding in the tent when we need to get ready to fight? Before I could ask a question Jana pulled me out of the tent. Mum and dad try to stop her but was held back. "She doesn't even know the prophecy how is she going to do it if she doesn't know what to do?" asked Adam following us like the rest of the boys. "I will tell her what to do and we will hope that it works," said Jana stubbornly. Adam grabbed Jana's wrest and turned her to look at him, "She has to be out of the tent when she does it. She doesn't even know how to fight." I was starting to get worried at what Adam said. I can't fight. Jana gave a teasing smile and said, "She will have to learn quickly then." She got her arm away from him and pulled me out of the tent. She turned me to look at her. "Jana you can't do this. She won't make it," said Robin with disbelieving eyes. What was going on!? "All of you go and make sure that everyone is in the tent. We can only do this once," said Jana staring them down. But they are stubborn. "If she is staying out here then we will to," stated Adam stepping up. "Fine but if you get hurt you blame it on her," she said looking at me. They all nodded. They all took new weapons then placed themselves around the tent to protect it. I was going to fight. And I couldn't change that. "I see them, harry!" shouted Zane. I had no idea what was going on. I could hear my mum crying. This was bad. Jana took something out of her pocket. It was a crescent moon with a blue stone in the middle. She put it around my neck. "I don't think this is the time to give gifts, Jana," I said to Jana. "You are going to have to do a spell," I was stunned when she said this. I was going to talk but she didn't let me. "All you have to do is stand outside of the tent, raise a hand to the tent then say 'ff gofyn i'r lleuad i amddiffyn y bobl hyn gyda'ch golau lleuad' and put power in your words it will help." She said it like the easyest thing in the world. I was going to ask her my question. But she turned and left to joined everyone. I don't know what i am doing but i know what i need to do and how to do it. I know that this was a life or death thing that i had to do. I had to be brave. I took the spot that Jana told me to and turned. I was very nerves. "Well here goes nothingen," i said to brake the tenchen. I hear a lafght from Robin. I raise my hand to tent the held my family. I closed my eyes to calm myself. I open my eyes and i felt power running in my vains. "ff gofyn i'r lleuad i amddiffyn y bobl hyn gyda'ch golau lleuad."

I said this with more power then i ever thought i had. I heard a 'wow' from Zane. Then a blue bubble surronded the tent. I started to feel very week. I had to stop myself from falling over. That took more of me then i thought."well you don't see that every day," said Robin. "We have visiters!" shouted Zane. I spun around to see a group of wolves aprocking us fast. How was i going to fight i had no fight in me! Turned and looked at my mum and dad. They were crying. Gosh, they have no fath in me. Well, lets prove them wrong. "Well, lets go meat the naibbers, shall we." Said Robin. All the boys change into wolves with a jump. Well lets do this. I changed into my wolf and i was ready to fight. My wolf was smaller then the other wolves. But i stll acted big. I growled at al the other wolves as they closed in. I quickly look to my sides to see the boys, they seemed to be just iching to fight. Then, the battle starrted. Wolves lunged at me but i was ready. I jump and lock with a gray wolf and bit it's neck. It yelped in pain. It fell to the ground then got up and ran away. Cowered.

I still had two snarling wolves in front of me and they were much bigger than me. This where the fear kicked in. Wait, I use my energy for the protection spell. I could feel the power. Maybe I could use my energy to scare them of. I have no idea how to do this. Before I casted that spell thing I closed my eyes then opened them and when I opened them it felt like I could do anything. Here it goes. I closed my eyes. Please let this work. I opened my eyes.

-Third person view-

Maddy opened her eyes. They were glowing with a blueish light. She growled at the two wolves in front of her. The wolves didn't back down. Maddy had her energy back. She took a step to the other wolves and the wolves took a step back. She took another step and growled. They growled back. One of the two wolves lunged at Maddy but Maddy took a step back. The wolf landed on the ground. It got up quickly and went back to its place next to the other wolf. The two wolves started to close in on Maddy. They backed her up to the wall of the tent. Maddy didn't want to hurt the wolves. She's never hurt someone in a fight. She looked to her sides to the boys again. Zane had a bite mark on his upper arm and he was trying to help Robin. Robin had a bad scratch across his right side and was bleeding badly. He look almost white. She looked to the other side to see that Adam was being circled by two other wolves. Then there was Mathew. He jumped in with Adam and growled at the other wolves. They looked like they could handle the fight but they were both going to have battle scars. And they were out here because of her and that made her very angry. She stared at the wolves in front of her, striking fear in their hearts. She took two steps to the wolf that was in front of her. Every step she took sent shakes through the ground. She seemed to grow in size while the other wolves shrank. Maddy lunged at the bigger wolf of the two and bit its neck. It scratched her upper arm as it tried to get lose. But she was to strong. She throw the wolf to the other side of the camp. After a minute, he got up and ran off. All she had to do was bark at the last wolf for it to run off. She was very happy with her victory. She checked on the guys. Zane had fought off the wolves that where attacking and was now tending to Robin. Mathew and Adam just scared away the last of the wolves and went to tend to Zane and Robin. They all were in human form now. The fight was over. She felt relief run through her body. She slumped her shoulders and exhaled deeply. The blue bubble around the tent vanished and the people inside slowly came out. Maddy turned back to her human form. She felt very tired but she didn't let that get to her. She was happy to be alive. Her mum came run out of the tent and embraced her with a bear hug.

-Maddy's POV-

My mum came running out of the tent and gave me a hug. It hurt but I thought I would never hug her again so dealt with it. Dad came up to the side of me and joined the hug. It felt good to be in my parent's arms again. I looked over my mum's shoulder to see Jana with her jaw hung open and staring at me in disbelief in the tent. Maybe I really was supposed to die in that fight. Well, here I am. Ha. Mum and dad let me go and mum looked me in the eye, "Don't you ever do that again." "I don't think I will, mum," I answered with a smile. "Daniel, Emma can you help with Robin and Zane. They were the ones that helped your daughter live," said Carry from behind us. Dad was one of the stronger men in the camp so he had to help carry them to the healing tent that was on the other side of the camp. Mum found out when she got here that she was good at healing people so they were both needed. They nodded and gave me one more hug then ran off to help. I went to one of the healers and they banded my arm and gave me some stuff for the pain. Jana made the pack stay inside the big tent and set some of the men of the camp to guard the tent. I was told to stay on watch with the other men but still noone told me how I could do what I could do.

I was standing watch outside the tent when a frantic woman ran over to me. She tried to get some words out but nothing come, when she go to me. "What is it?" I asked her as I tried to calm her down. "My cubs were playing when the attack happen I thought they got back to the tent but I can't find them. I tried to get Jana to send someone to find them but she said that they're somewhere around here and that she can't waste the men going look for them incase Jacob attacks again," she said turning her head everywhere to see if she could see them. She was taller than me with messy blond hair. She had dirt on her tan skin, And old dirty clothes that hung off her slim body. I felt bad for the woman. "I need you to go look for them, please?" She begged to me. "Why me, I will get in trouble with Jana?" I asked. "Jana doesn't control you. You are part of the prophecy and you can defend yourself better than anyone, so please, find my cubs," she asked. "What is this prophecy? No one will tell me and how can I do that magic thing. I am just a wolfblood like you. I'm nothing special," I had it. All of this was happening so fast; I had no idea what was going on. I was going to get answers now. She open her mouth to speak but nothing came out. I heard a howl but I could barely hear it. "That's them. Please go to them. They need your help and I will go tell Jana that you went to help the cubs," she didn't give me time to answer. She ran back to the tent. I heard the faint howl again. It sounded scared. They were in trouble. I ran in the direction that the sound came from. I ran through the forest and the howls got louder.

I came to a clearing and the first thing I saw was two wolves that I thought I saw attack Zane and Robin. There was three small children bunched up next to a tree. The oldest one that look about 8 howled one more time. The wolves were closing in on the cubs and growling deeply. "Stop it!" I yelled. They turned to me quickly. They started to growl at me. Here we go again. I changed into my wolf form and growled back at them. I realized how much energy it took to change and after the day I had I was already really tired. I didn't have the power that I had for the first fight. I tried to use that spell thing I did last time but when I opened my eyes I didn't feel the power that I did last time. Well this is going to be fun. They started to circle me. I growled at the one in front of me. The one behind me jumped and scratched my back left leg. I yelped in pain and jumped back. I was now in-between the kids and the two wolves that where bigger than me and I was injured. This isn't going to end well. The bigger wolf jumped at me and I jumped at him. We locked in midair. We both fell back and got up quickly. I lunged to the bigger one again but it saw me. With one swipe of its paw across my chest it sent my little body flying to until my back hit an oak tree with great force. I tried to get up but I was losing too much blood from the three gashes across my chest. The pain kicked in and I yelped and howled in pain. That was it me and the cubs where dead. The bigger gray wolf walked to me. I saw something behind the wolf with blond hair. It reminded me of Rhydian. The wolf came closer and everything started to go dark. I closed my eyes with my last thought before I blacked out was that I would never see my friends, family or Rhydian. Oh, how I wished he was here. Then darkness.