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Zak woke up with a splitting headache. He got up out of bed and walked back to the bathroom. He looked at himself in the mirror. He definitely wasn't normal anymore. His hair had grown out and was wild. His teeth were the pointed fangs of a predator. He walked back to his room and got dressed. Then he went downstairs for breakfast. Oddly enough, he wasn't really hungry. He just wanted to go for a walk. He sat down and ate, anyways, then went out into the forest. He walked over to the pond. Suddenly, he heard a noise. He turned around to see Kelly leaning on a tree eating an apple.

"Hey Kelly. What are you doing here?" She looked at him.

"The boss sent me to watch you, maybe train you a bit. Think fast!" She threw the apple at Zak's head. It hit him square in the forehead. He let out a small growl as Kelly laughed. "Hey kid, don't get to hot headed. I'm just having some fun. There's not much I can do to train you during the day. Turning into a wolf during the day is like total insanity. You'd be shot on sight. So, I guess we can just hang out." Zak nodded.

"Yeah, I guess. Can you think of anything to do?" Kelly pulled out a tennis ball.

"Catch?" Zak shrugged.

"Okay. Toss me the ball." Kelly threw it at his head, but he caught it this time. He threw it back to Kelly, who caught it in her mouth. Zak just stood there in shock as he stared at the girl with the tennis ball in her mouth.

"Sorry," she said sheepishly as she spit it out of her mouth. Zak snapped out of it and picked up the drool covered ball.

"Why did you do that?" She turned her head.

"It's just one of things I do. It makes me feel better. It's the wolf part of my brain kicking in and making me act like some sort of dog at the park."

"Is that gonna happen to me?" Kelly shook her head.

"No. That's just something that happens with me. I'm a little quirky. Sometimes I feel like I'm alone. I feel like a little pup in a huge world." A tear slid from her eye. She started to walk away. "I think I should go." Zak ran up to her.

"Wait! Don't go. It's not that bad." She turned her head around, now crying uncontrollably.

"Everybody thinks I'm a freak. Even the other werewolves."

"I don't" She looked at Zak.

"You don't?" Her crying was now just a sniffle.

"No. Actually, I, well, I." Suddenly, Zak heard a voice call for him. It was his dad. "I gotta go. My dads gonna kill if I don't." Kelly shooed him off, and with that, he ran back to the airship. His dad was waiting for him.

"Zak, I think we should do a little bit more research about the werewolf in town. What do you say."

"Sure."

"Great." He started to walk away, then looked back at his son's hair.

"What's going on with your hair?"

"Uh, I stopped using that gel shampoo stuff and let it go natural." Doc smiled.

"I like it. Let's go." The two walked into town and started to ask people about the werewolf. Most people didn't know anything more than what the news had told them. Learning absolutely nothing new, they headed back to the airship for dinner. It was enchilada night. Afterwards, Zak went up to his room and watched some TV. He snuck out of the house and headed out into the forest. As if right on cue, he transformed into his wolf form. He was greeted by Kelly, who was also in her wolf form.

"Hey Zak. Nice to see you made it out."

"Nice to be out. So, I'm supposed to train with Nico?" Kelly nodded.

"We gotta meet him at the house." The two started walking. Then Kelly started talking. "Zak, what were you about to say earlier in the forest today?" Zak stopped walking.

"I, uh, was going to, uh, say that, uh, hey look! Isn't the moon really pretty tonight?" Kelly wasn't buying it.

"Zak, will you just say it!" Zak looked down.

"I, uh, kinda like you," he said sheepishly. He was obviously blushing, and so was Kelly.

"You do?" Zak nodded.

"Yeah. You're really cool and really funny and really cute. I felt kinda weird when you were talking about being a freak and nobody liking you. Back when I had my Kur powers, I felt the same way. Like, I was expected to be one thing, but in fact I was another, and I felt completely different from both. I felt like a stranger in my own life." Kelly walked up to him and rubbed her head against his shoulder.

"I can't believe there's someone out there that felt the same way I did." Zak looked down at her.

"We should probably get going. I think Nico would be pissed at you if I show up late. You are supposed to be watching me." Kelly immediately jumped up.

"You're right! We gotta run!" The two ran like bullets towards the house. Nico was waiting for them at the front door. He still had his hat and aviator sunglasses on.

"Well, I see you to made it. Good. Now, I guess I have to train you. Zak? Are you ready for this?" Zak nodded. "Okay! Good! Now, I want you to fetch the stick I throw. Okay?" Zak looked at him.

"What am I, your pet? This is what you're gonna show me? Come on!" Nico glared at him through his aviators.

"Fine then. I'm going to shoot at you with a paintball gun and you'll have to dodge it." Zak nodded.

"That's more like it." Nico lifted up his paintball gun and pointed it at Zak.

"Run boy." He pulled the trigger, and Zak dodged it. He continued shooting at Zak, who dodged every shot.

"That was easy, man." Nico looked at him.

"You want me to aim?"

"Uh, duh! I want a challenge."

"Okay then." Nico opened fired. Every single shot landed. Zak black and white fur was covered in green and pink paint. Nico started laughing.

"You think this is funny? How about I shoot at you?" Zak transformed back into a human. "You know what? I bet you can't even turn into a wolf. You're probably just a poser." Nico took of his sunglasses and hat and put them on the edge of the window. He handed the gun to Zak.

"Try me." He walked away. Zak shot at him. Suddenly, Nico turned into a white wolf with turquoise swirls and Turquoise eyes, which at the moment were bloodshot. He dodged every shot, then jumped up and knocked the paintball gun out of Zak's hands. He turned back into a human and put his aviator sunglasses and hat back on. "Don't mock me, kid. I know what I'm doing. Your training is over for the night. You can go back home. Kelly, go watch him again." The two nodded at him and headed off. Nico walked back into the house.