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One-eye stared out with his good eye at the land around him. The hills rolled in their orderly fashion, tumbling and rocking, like frozen waves.

He growled low in his chest, thinking of the monster that had taken out his eyes.

The monster was coming back, this time with reinforcements, and this time, One-Eye would be ready. They would smite the monster's measly army, and they would feast.

If his nose was right, he smelled a horse and a gazelle. They would be easy.

But he also smelled wolf.

He could sense that this wolf was dangerous. This wolf would be his victory. He himself would lunge for his jugular vein and tear through it, smiling as he watched the life ebb from its body with each drop of blood.

One-Eye grinned as he thought of it, showing his sharp, jagged teeth.

They would be ready. They would win.

Because if they lost again, it was strike three for them all.

Amy couldn't help but notice the ease with each Ian and Natalie stayed to the head of the group. While the rest of the animals faltered, and hung back, the Kabras seemed to fly as they ran, their legs seeming one continuous moving blur.

Natalie especially seemed to fly, her sleek black body soaring through the air with each bound.

Amy looked back at the others, who were still trying to keep up.

After Hamilton had told them everything they needed to know, which had taken a while, considering it was a gorilla they were talking about, they had all eagerly started off, running together as a group.

But now, the smaller animals were hanging back with Hamilton, who himself seemed to be cursing his body.

"Hamilton!" She cried, flicking her delicate ears back, "How's it going back there?"

Hamilton grunted something about his stupid legs not being long enough, and then said, "Fine."

Dan was getting frustrated, Amy could tell that he wanted nothing more than to break into a gallop, rather than a slow trot.

Finally he wheeled around and turned to Hamilton and his small companions. "We're leaving!" He announced, stomping his foot.

Hamilton grunted, looked at the small animals around him, and nodded. "You're right." He said. "We're just slowing you down. I don't want them in the battle anyway. I'll catch up to you after I find a safe place for them to sleep."

Dan nodded, spun around and galloped off. Ian and Natalie ran after him. Amy turned back to Hamilton, who was gathering "his" animals around him. "Are you sure you'll be ok?" She asked.

He nodded. "Yeah. Do you guys know how to get there?" He asked.

"Yes," Amy said, turning to go on a slender foot. "I'll meet you there."

With that, she turned and bounded off, gracefully leaping over tall grass and fallen logs in the direction she had last seen her brother and two predators go.

-The Cure-

When Amy caught up with them, she was exhausted. Her frail legs were not used to running long distances. They were better made for short sprints, in order to get away from dangers.

The Kabras and Dan were waiting for her, resting under a small tree, which provided little shade from the now scorching sun.

She sank down wearily next to Dan, and then looked at the Kabras, who still looked fresh.

Natalie was licking her paw. She turned to Ian. "Brother, are you as hungry as I am?"

Ian growled his agreement, and stood up, the sun shining on his silver hairs. He made a beautiful picture, except for the fact that his eyes held the ghoulish light of death.

"Let's go." He said, licking his chops.

The two predators took off, hurdling towards their next target.

Dan whistled, "Phew, I thought they meant us."

Amy nodded, quivering. "Me too. I do feel bad for whoever they're going to eat...but I'm just glad we aren't their objective."

Dan nodded, his forelock flying up and down. "We should eat too, and regain our strength. Something tells me that this won't be an easy battle."

Amy flicked her ears forward, listening. Then she shook her head. "You're right. Let's go find something to eat."

After a while of her and Dan grazing, they heard Ian and Natalie coming back. Dan snorted, jumping away. "I can smell the blood on them."

Amy nodded, trying not to let nausea overtake her. Despite the fact that she was a gazelle, she still held some of her human characteristics, as they all did. These characteristics, however, were quickly disappearing, more so in the predators.

When the two past siblings came into view, Amy recoiled at the crimson stain around both of their mouths.

The Kabras walked up to the Cahills, ignoring them. They continued to walk in the direction towards the castle. When neither Amy nor Dan followed, Ian wheeled around and growled, "Aren't you coming, or are you going to just stand there and watch us?"

Amy bounded up next to him, every sense screaming for her to run, to flee, to fly away as if she had wings.

She ignored this sense, and suddenly, she didn't seem to notice them anymore.

She looked over at Natalie, whose black mouth held an even darker stain around it, a blacker black mark of her feast.

She saw Dan's hide quivering with fear, but she was proud of him for not saying anything.

Amy looked over at Ian, whose amber eyes stared off into the distance.

"Ian?" She whispered, flicking her ears forward. "Are you ok?"

Ian shook his head. "No!" He cried. "No! I'm not ok. I like to act like I'm fine with this whole animal thing, but I'm not. Every time I go and kill some animal and eat it, I feel myself weakening to this black magic. I..." He paused, a shudder running through his silver body. "I...I think that if we submit to our animal desires, the faster we'll go down."

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