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Chapter 6
Marlo's ear twitched, looking upon the dead wolf. As if this were not shocking enough, he knew he heard barking of wolves. "Maya, I think the byrrgis finished. Someone won."
Shadow lay on the ground. When he had tripped, he had rolled right into a stone. While other wolves had left, dragging the moose carcass, Jay stepped over him, a sneer across his face. "I guess I won-" He said and bit Shadow on the ear. "Gnaw wolf."
Shadow didn't try to stand, he was humiliated, ashamed, and saddened. He might never see his friends again. Pushing his paws up, he howled a message to Kia, Maya, and Marlo.
Message: Good bye my friends. You have been good to me. But now you see? I must leave. I will cherish these memories. For I am now gnaw wolf once more. Yet I do not wish things were like they were before. May you never forget who you are. You are not cursed. You are blessed.
Shadow sang before he turned around and started the long trek back to MacDuncan territory, tears streaming down his muzzle.
Marlo gasped. "He lost?" he whimpered.
Fengo saw Marlo's shock and padded down and stood in front of him. "Shadow did not return. And... we believe he returned home to MacDuncan territory. I'm afraid... I'm afraid you will have to go to your tummfraw now. When you return, you will get a special welcome at the hot gates." Fengo told him. Then he secretly leaned in to whisper in heis ear. "You may go visit Shadow. Tell the MacDuncans I gave you permission." Fengo told him before turning around and heading to the volcanoes, the watch wolves following him.
"Yes sir... thank you, sir," Marlo sighed, turning to make his way towards the MacDuncan Clan.
From somewhere deep within the Outermost, a wolf waited for Audren's return. He finally spotted her up ahead. "Did the plan work?" he asked, Audren hesitated, sighed, and shook her head. Her leader growled with rage and snarled. But then, Audren smirked. "But Jay won, we can go on now with the other half," she said
Marlo now arrived at the MacDuncan Clan, his eyes searching for Shadow.
Maya sighed. Jay won what he wanted, but at least his mate, Audren, disappeared.
While Silverside was going towards the ring of sacred volcanos to tell the fate of his second milk giver he had some thoughts of what his bear family was up to. when he started to see ashes in the sky he knew he was close, he slumped down on the ground to make sure he wasn't spotted by the watch. One of the watch had seen him before he had blended in with his surroundings, the wolf howled out his presence if it wasn't for the she-wolf seeing him as a young pup he would've been in trouble the she-wolf had howled "Visitor! It's Silverside!"
Silverside stood up due to being spotted he went to the entrance at press paw speed "May I see the Fengo?" Silverside asked.
"No the fengo is out at the Gaddergnaw right now," one of the wolves at the entrance said.
Audrey, the she-wolf that had spotted him came up to him and asked "Silverside why are you here?"
"I was hoping you wouldn't ask that," he whimpered as tears started flowing down his muzzle.
"Come I have questions for you," Audrey said.
"I guess I have to go to the place I was left," Maya murmured. She had already known where her tummfraw was, it was near the Outermost, mostly at the edge of the borders of Beyond and Outermost. She went there all the time to look at the clear fresh water that glistened like gold in Summer's shiny sun.
Silverside followed Audrey into her den on the way in Audrey asked "What happened to Boomer?"
Silverside started whimpering more "I don't really want to talk about it."
Audrey sat down beside Silverside saying "You will have to sooner ir later," This was true he had to tell the fengo about Boomer as soon as the fengo came back he would tell him.
"Get some sleep you've had a long day but you will have longer in your future you are a young wolf you need sleep" the one thought of what had happened in his mind.
Silverside was fishing with Boomer when they heard wolves behind them Boomer muttered "MacNaans," just loud enough for Silverside to hear then Boomer got pounced on by at least 3 wolves at once Boomer yelled to Silverside "RUN GET AND THE FENGO!" Boomer boomed. Silverside backed away slowly as he watched in terror the MacNaans fighting Boomer he then ran off to the ring of sacred volcanos. Silverside shuddered as he fell asleep
Back in the Outermost, Jay joined Audren hours later with joy written on his face. "Ello, Master Snake! We've completed the first part of our mission, getting into the Watch! Now, what was that second part again? Taking over all-" Jay was interrupted by his boss, Snake, snapping his jaws at him and snarling.
"You DON'T need to say it ALOUD! This is top secret! Last time you spoke our plan out loud, that owl before the badder gnaw heard you! And he reported it to the Fengo! But they didn't mind at the time" Snake hissed, his teeth bared and his voice venomous.
"Shadow?" Marlo asked, poking his head into the caves of the MacDuncans. Where could that wolf be? Some of him felt like he would much rather be throwing sarcastic remarks at Maya and wait for her once-again-sarcastic reply.
Maya was bored, traveling to the Beyond without her best friend Marlo just didn't feel right. "Oh come on Maya! You always walk through the woods without thinking that! But maybe...I just haven't been alone so much after winter..." Maya muttered to herself, 'Just shake it off' Maya thought.
Silverside was woken up to Audrey barking "GET UP! If you need the fengo we will need to go out and find him ourselves."
"Can we just stay here and wait? Could you teach me how you jump so high?" whimpered Silverside nearly falling back asleep.
"Fine but the two tails of yours could actually help you jump higher," Audrey said. Silverside started jumping and wagged his tails like crazy and yipped "Silverside don't be such a pup," Audrey said "Now, can you tell me what happened to Boomer?" Silverside told her everything about the attack.
Marlo dragged his paws, growling. "...Shadow...?" Marlo asked. He finally came up with a solution; he would make a den somewhere close to the MacDuncan Clan and come out of it when Shadow would show up. When it was his time, he would head to the Ring.
"Wake me up when the fengo gets back here," Silverside said yawning. Audrey wondered how a wolf could sleep that much.
"Lazy," Audrey muttered under her breath Silverside's ear twitched when she said that
"Why are you here Marlo?" Shadow's voice rang from atop a large boulder that surveyed the packs caves, eyes on Marlo.
"There you are!" Marlo yipped, running to his friend. "Finbar said I could stay here before I go to the Watch while the others are going to their tummfraws."
Something was different about Shadow. His eyes had shadows over them and he seemed to stick to the shade of the boulder, as if he doesn't want to be seen. "Go back Marlo. You should be at the Ring, where you're safe. Not here." Shadow said with a threatening growl.
"What's wrong?" Marlo asked quietly, noticing something foul about Shadow's voice and appearance. "Safe from what?"
Miles from MacDucan Clan into the Beyond, Maya reached her destination. On the borders of the Outermost and Beyond, Maya saw the area she was left to die in. She had made it so far in life! But, that wasn't going to stop any enemies. Snake jumped from the Outermost, in front of Maya, making her yelp. "Well well well...who are you?" Asked Snake, he didn't want to blow his cover too quickly.
Marlo, way, way, way far away from Maya in the MacDuncan Clan and miles from the Outermost's borders, still stared at Shadow in mystery. Little did he know Maya's peril, or the fact that Shadow was not responding due to his creator's absence on Fanfiction.
Maya growled at Snake. But, he was not worried. He had a grin on his face, just smirking there. "You really expect me to be scared of you? Sorry dear, but your father sees it the other way around" Snake spoke in the most raspy voice, that it just made Maya sick.
"WHO are you and WHY did you call yourself my father?" Maya snarled, enraged by Snake. All she wanted to do was go to her tummfraw.
This petty wolf! Questioning me? Huh! Well, I want to finish my second part of the plan, so I'll have to listen to her...then lure the rest so see...Snake thought, he didn't want his plan to make sense, but he knew what would happen. And once it does, Maya will be fighting her friends off in no time.
"I'll talk to you later, Shadow," Marlo licked his friend's cheek and turned to the Ring.
"I am Snake Mac-you know, that doesn't matter right now. What matters...is your friends," said Snake, Maya scowled. "How would you know about them?" Maya growled, Snake sighed and gave Maya his smile again. "Well, we both have friends, to be even. And we're both cursed. We're alike, you and I. I know more about you than you would ever know about yourself!" barked Shadow in a 'good' tone. Maya stayed silent, letting Snake go on. "Those spirals on your paws, they represent something...something special. But your friend Shadow and Marlo, they wouldn't care...would they? If you were to tell them you were a special thing, they wouldn't care! I have special powers, powers to read minds. I can read the minds of weak sulked. They are smart, but too easy to read. They don't care," Snake convinced Maya, why should she believe this? It's not like he would know what she thinks. "You don't believe me, that's fine! But when they don't care, come back to your tummfraw. I'll be here with my...helpers." And Snake disappeared back into the deep forest. Maya was thoughtless now, but was this wolf right?
