Merry Christmas, as a present I've written a new chapter for EVERYBODY - and some NEW STORIES! Cause God help me, the new stories just keep coming and coming and I'm drowning...

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Chapter- The Successors

Previously:

Cole but her lip,"Zali..."

Zali gave her a reassuring smile,"I can still run."

He started to run forward, Kiba, Tsume and Tobooe following after him. I let out a howl for Kitty to let her know what was going on, hugged Cole and then followed them.

And Now:

We raced after Zali, my heart pounding. I would have been over joyed if the situation hadn't have been so dire. My legs were stretching as far as they could. it was like they were reaching for the future, as if they could control it. I spotted the orange touch as it turned a corner, "There!" I shouted and changed directions, Zali and the others quickly followed and over took me. Kiba and Zali raced forward, to dart out in front of the tuck…

I pricked my ears as the men inside the truck yelled as swerved the car. It tipped and the cage that Hige was in came crashing to he ground. The boys and Surrounded the cage. Hige groaned and rubbed his head as he sat up. he looked around at us with a sheepish look on his face, " Damn it," he complained, "do you guys always have to be so rough?"

Toboe huffed and put his hands on his hips, "Do you know how lucky you are to be alive?"

Tsume rolled his eyes and craned his neck, "Come on you can get out of there yourself- right?"

Hige held his nose up, too ashamed to say he wasn't, 'yeah, but ya know that barbaric stuff really isn't my thing.."

Kiba didn't say a word as he leaned forward and pulled at the metal bars with all his might. The creaked and groaned, but relented. One of the men threw open the door to the truck, he saw us all standing there in wolf form and snarled, "You damn dogs!" Before he open fired on us with a gun. The bullets hit close to my paw and I jumped back with a yelp. Cali raced forward, a snarl on his lips as he leapt for the man holding the gun. Kiba kept bending the bars until there was enough room for Hige to get out. I watched as the gun went off a few more times before Zeal leapt away, Hige was clear, we all raced away, the men watching us in wonder.

Kitty met us at the abandoned tunnel, where she knew her Father would take us next. Cali went in first, and as it got darker the longer we went in, the more nervous I became. Toboe voiced my concern by asking, "this is the only way right?"

"Are you sure this tunnel is really safe," Hige asked from behind the pup.

Tsume took his chance to rub it in Hige's face, "I say it's better than being burned up with the trash."

We came out into what I recognized as maybe an old train tunnel. The ground was soft underneath by shoes, maybe hit was dirt… kitty came up besides me and I leaned into her trying to keep her warm as well as give her strength. We gazed out at the tunnel, who knew how long it went….

"This is as far as I plan to go," Zali said without turning around, 'For here o out you're all on your own."

I locked eyes with Kitty, having a silent conversation with her, could we join this Paradise seeking pack, or do we stay here for the rest of our lives? Neither sounded are good, each had it's own perils. Kitty looked down at her feet, she was ready to go, she knew ti in her heart, I knew that she had already said good-bye to her mother…

Zali laughed, and we jumped back into the conversation that he and the boys were having, 'You're right, I guess I really have fallen," He turned and looked to Kitty and I, 'but they haven't. do me one favor, take the girls with you?"

Kitty whined at her father with wide eyes, " Dad?"

Cali took a step towards his daughter and put a comforting hand on her shoulder, "its okay Kit, you can go."

"Who says we're gonna take em?" Tsume muttered, eyeing us curiously.

I glared at him, "Either you take us, or we follow you, it's your choice. Paradise is calling, and I don;t intend to ignore it."

Kiba looked to his pack mates, "I don't see a problem with it."

"neither do I ," voiced Toboe.

Hige shook his head a shrugged, " More the merrier."

Tsume just rolled his eyes. Kitty hugged her father, and whispered a good-bye to him. he held tightly to her, before he let her go. The boys started running with Kitty in tow. I stepped up to Zali, placing my hand on his shoulder. I looked up at him, "Thank you Zali."

"Look after her?"

I nodded, "She will be safe with me. That I promise. See you?"

Zali laughed, "See you."

I raced after the five other wolves, my heart both weeping with sorrow, but at the same time soaring with joy. This is it, we were going to find paradise! I easily caught up to Toboe who was at the back of the pack and fell into step with him. Kitty was right in front of me. Things were going to be okay. But I had this feeling in the back of my head that they weren't...

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