Chapter 9 Remembering the past:
Spirit world:
Jack was sitting on a strange place. It was a rocky plain that was surrounded by woods, but that was not the strange part in the air there were big rocks floating and there were two moon one normal one and one red one.
Jack remembered what had happened. He had knocked himself together with Storm unconscious to protect the girls, 'Perhaps I knocked myself down too hard and I am death now and this is the,' afterlife." Jack thought in himself.
"You are right about two things," A voice said.
Jack turned himself around to look to where the voice came from and saw a grey wolfhound with green eyes.
"Who are you and where are you talking about," Jack asked.
"So you forgot everything," The grey wolf hound said disappointed before sighting deep.
"Forgot what? And you still did not answer my questions," Jack said.
"Your past. You forgot everything. Your friends, your family, your deeds, but not your pain," The grey wolfhound said. "Why is that," The grey wolfhound asked.
"You truly expect me to give an answer on a question I don't even understand," Jack replied.
"Then allow me to show you," The grey wolfhound said before his eyes started glowing green and a green light beam came out of them and hit Jack in his eyes.
Immediately after the beam hit him a burning pain when through him. He saw so many pictures no no pictures he could hear them, feel them even smell them. Everything was so real.
He saw how he was pinned by some dogs who were calling him freak and other names. Then he was somewhere else this time he was playing with a black wolfhound, a grey wolfhound with a black strip running down his spine and a brown wolfhound with black spots.
The next memory involved a big malamute that was extremely muscular and he heard how the malamute was yelling at him for some reason.
Then he went to another memory. He was laying down and a beautiful white wolfhound with blue eyes was looking at him and was trying to keep him warm.
The memory stopped and now he was in another memory, but he knew this memory it was the same memory that had pulled him out of the trance that the drugs the vet had given him had put him in.
He saw a beautiful grey-white female wolfhound with blue eyes and he looked deep into them.
He wanted to look longer, but he was puled into another one. In this one he was desperately trying to hold on to the edges and he looked into the depths and saw a burning ocean that looked like the gates of hell themselves were underneath him.
He saw how a wolfhound tried to pull him up and how above the wolfhound the ceiling was coming down. He couldn't understand what he or the wolfhound was saying, but suddenly he just let himself fall into the depths. It was so real that Jack tried to scream. He saw the burning ocean coming closer and suddenly he fell back on the rocky plain with the grey wolfhound.
"What in god's name was that," Jack yelled.
"That were a few of your memories that you seemed to have lost," The grey wolfhound said.
My name is Radulf in case you still don't remember," The grey wolfhound said.
"Radulf ok got that," Jack said..
"Just because I am curious what did you think of the white wolfhound with blue eyes that nursed you. What do you think of her," Radulf asked.
"She was beautiful," Jack answered.
"You think you could date her," Radulf asked.
"Yes, just like that white-grey wolfhound with the blue eyes." Jack said.
"Yeah, she is kind of your sister so I wouldn't do that, but you can date the grey-white one she has a crush on you anyway," Radulf said.
"Thanks for that catch-question," Jack said sarcastic.
"Your welcome now just for your information that grey-white wolfhound goes by the name Aleu," Radulf said.
"Do you remember anyone you just saw by name," Radullf asked.
"Nope," Jack replied.
"Then I guess we need to get your memory back on this way," Radulf said before a whte wolf appeared behind him.
"Who are you and how did you do that," Jack asked surprised.
"My name Is Aniu and I have quite a lot of power in this world and just for your information Aleu is my granddaughter," The white wolf said.
"yes, but still you were no match for him and still aren't," Radulf said playfully while looking at her.
"Well, now there is no reason why I should be," Aniu said playfully as well while looking at him.
Jack just looked awkwardly at them and said. "Sorry if I am interrupting something."
Both Aniu and Radulf were looking at him while blushing a bit and Radulf said. "uhm, no not at all just let's get this over with.
Radulf and Aniu suddenly started glowing Radulf green and Aniu yellow when suddenly he was hit by a green-yellow lightning. Immediately after, he got hit, he got a burning headache and heard all kind of voices, but he didn't knew who the voices belonged to and then he remembered their names Balto, Jenna, Aleu, Alexandria, Vincent, Max, Sam and all the others.
He then suddenly was back on the plain with Aniu and Radulf.
"I remember," Jack managed to stutter.
"Good then our job is done," Radulf said.
"You can find them in Nome," Aniu said.
Jack nodded that he understood.
"Take care of my granddaughter." Aniu said.
"If she still wants me if she ever even wanted me to start with." Jack said.
"Oh she will and never doubt about, if she ever loved her or not because she did and still does," Aniu said before turning around and walking away.
"Wait why are you guys helping me now and not when I just lost my memory," Jack asked curiously.
"Because your memory could turn into despair and get you killed, but now you will need everything to keep your hope up to survive this week," Radulf explained.
"Is it going to be that bad," Jack asked.
"You don't know half of it, but hold on, do it for yourself, your friends and mostly for Aleu," Aniu said.
Then Jack blacked out.
Sleeping quarters:
Slapsh!
Jack and Storm both got a big bucket of ice cold water over them.
"What the f**k!," They both yelled.
"Sleeping time is over," The man with the bucket said before the other men gave them their food which existed out of some meat with bugs.
The two of them looked at the food with horror.
"They expect us to eat this don't they," Storm said.
"Yep, so let's do it," Jack said before starting to eat the food both the meat and the bugs. Storm soon joined him
After a while the men came and get them to start their training.
Training court:
The training was monstrous. There were only breaks after four different exercises and above that each of those exercises also were made for a longer time period.
Above that there were also random floggings where they would get ten whippings with a wipe not to mention that you would get an electrical shock when you weren't fast enough, but Jack and Storm continued pulling the rocks they were attached too.
Jack was concentring extremely hard when suddenly he felt a heavy electrical shock go through him and a burning pain in his left hind leg. The pain was so bad that he almost started crying, but he managed to keep the àtears inside.
'Don't allow them the pleasure,' Jack thought in himself while continuing pulling the sled.
After a few more metres he heard one of the man taking his whip and a few moments later he felt the whip coming down on him merciless attacking his unprotected flesh. He could feel the blood coming out of his wounds and saw it falling on the ground where it colored the snow red.
He continued pulling, but the wounds were starting to hurt worse and worse the more he pulled.
"come on a few more metres and you get a bit of water," one of the men said emotionless.
'Water, I like the sound of that,' Jack thought in himself.
After a few more metres he heard the man say. "Give him some water."
Suddenly he felt ice cold water falling on top of him. "Enjoy the water," The man said while laughing.
Jack started licking a bit of water that had formed a small pool underneath him, but he was freezing the water was ice cold and the temperature was cold as well. He needed to pull the rock a few more metres before they brought him back to the cell together with Storm who didn't look much better than Jack.
Sleeping quarters:
"This is a nightmare, but not one we are going to awake from," Storm said.
"Indeed it is not, but we will get out of it and now I have a location for our journey when we get out of here," Jack said.
"Really, Where," Storm asked.
"A town called Nome. I remember it all again and this time nothing will stop me to reach my goal," Jack said.
"Good, in that case I am with you the entire way," Storm said.
"No matter how much they also beat me down I will climb back on my paws until I am broken," Jack said.
"Then that makes two of us," Storm said while both of them looked at the corridor.
Sleeping quarters 8:00 P.M.:
Storm and Jack were laying down on the floor and where just done cleaning all the wounds they had gotten today from the whips and the training. Their food had existed out of some kind of awfully tasting meat, but they had eaten it.
They saw a few men coming their way with trimmers in their hands.
Ten minutes later the two dogs were completely naked. It was a strange sight Storm with his pink flesh and Jack with his white flesh. They were brought to some wooden poles and bound to them with a rope after that they were made wet with ice cold water and then they were left alone.
The two were sitting there at least fifteen minutes just sitting silent not moving at all when suddenly they heard a movement and both of them looked to where it came from.
They saw Samantha and the other girls coming from behind some boxes. They saw Jack and Storm ad immediately came over to them.
"Oh my god what did they do to you guys," Samantha asked worried an angrily.
"They have given us an upgraded training," Storm stuttered out before dropping his head again.
"You two are soaked. You will get a cold if we don't warm you guys up," Crystal said worriedly, but Jack and Storm were already back in their dreamy state.
Samantha wet over to Jack and nuzzled herself against his wet skin and the others followed her example.
Emely and Ashley nuzzled themselves against Storm and Samantha, Star and Crystal tried to keep Jack warm which they succeeded in as both Jack and Storm started to get back out of their dream state.
"What happened," Jack asked confused.
"You guys got in a dream state and we needed to keep you guys warm. You guys are soaked so we decided to try and do it on this way," Ashley explained.
"Thank you," Storm and Jack said in unison.
"It's the least we can do for you guys not raping us," Star said.
"Yes, you guys were quite brave knocking yourself out to prevent us from being raped," Crystal said.
"ah, well we are decent dogs," Storm stuttered
The girls chuckled about his nervousness and gave him and Jack a kiss on the cheek.
"That felt good," Storm said.
"I agree," Jack said.
The girls chuckled a bit about their remark. The girls stayed until the two were dry and warm again and then decided that it would be best to go so that they won't get in trouble.
"Hey, how is it actually going with that bet," Jack asked curiously.
"It is going good. That man that won us is a very kind man who owns a scrapyard in the area of Nome and he want us to act as security dogs together with some other dogs that are already in Nome and he is still searching for other dogs," Star said.
"When are you guys leaving," Storm asked a little bit sad.
"Tomorrow evening," Ashley said sadly.
"Why are you sad? You are going to get a good life in Nome," Storm asked.
"And what about you," Ashley asked.
"I am going to sit out my time and then come to Nome as well," Storm answered.
Ashley gave him a kiss and said. "I will wait for you," before turning around and disappeared into a small hole in the wall.
The next day training court:
Jack and Storm were resting a bit nearby the fence. It was cold now they had been taken away their warm fur, but at least now the water had less effect on them as their fur was not longer able to hold the water.
Suddenly they heard a voice say. "Jack, Storm behind you guys."
Jack and Storm looked behind them and saw that Runner, Prof, Big Max and Hunter stood behind them.
"Hello, guys you enjoying your freedom," Jack asked.
"Yeah, it isn't great in the forest, but it's a lot better then you guys current situation," Prof said.
Jack and Storm both looked at their naked bodies and Storm said. "Yeah, Jack has his memory back and we now have an location a town called Nome."
"Nome huh, good then that is our objective," Hunter said.
"Yes, the girls are adopted by someone who lives in the area around Nome. They leave tonight and the guy is searching more guard dogs perhaps you can earn yourself a job," Jack said.
"Sounds good, but what about you guys," Big Max asked.
"We will come to Nome from the moment we are free," Storm said.
"Okay, then if you guys think that's the best plan then we will do it, but we will need to get going now those guards will be back soon," Runner said.
"Best of luck guys," Runner, Hunter, Big Max and Prof said before running away.
"You guys too," Jack and Storm said.
Before they continued their training.
Outside the arena that evening:
The girls were walking together with a man to a truck were they were one by one loaded in.
"Easy girl," The man said when Star was moving around uneasy through the truck. Star immediately calmed down when he started petting her.
Star was clearly enjoying the treatment he was giving her when the man suddenly got a feeling he was being watched. He looked around and saw a couple of masked dogs that were wearing capes with different colors.
"Hey, there I know you guys you are the ones who gained their freedom." The man said.
Hunter, Runner, Big Max and Prof were looking at him with curious looks.
The man took a dog treat out of his pocket and gave it to them which the four happily accepted.
"You know, I could really use dogs like you for security and to give the dogs I already have a bit of training. What do you say," The man asked.
The four barked as a sign they accepted his offer.
"Good jump in the truck and we can get on our way and by the way my name is Simon," The man said.
The four jumped in the truck were they were greeted by the girls and after a while they laid next to each other.
Simon took his seat on the driver seat and started driving the truck towards Nome.
Sleeping quarters:
Jack and Storm were laying in their cell with grins on their face. They had seen how the girls and the others were loaded on the truck to Nome and Storm said. "only we still need to get on our way,"
"Yep, five more days my friend, five more days," Jack replied.
The two talked for a little bit before they fell asleep.
Authors Note:
Hello, people I am bringing you guys another chapter and because it is the national holiday combined with a new king in Belgium so I decided to give you guys two chapters on one day. Please review and if you enjoy the story you could follow it and if you really find this story a good story you might want to think about adding it to your favorites.
