WOLF KID

Chapter 10: The Pretense and the Reunion

A/N: Thanks Ulyferal for being my beta.

Both dogs were aiming their guns at Shawn and Dania, warning them with growls and the point of the guns to remain still.

Shawn was panicking inside though he didn't show it on the outside, thanks to a wolf's muzzle not having much expression. He had to think of something quick before they were hauled off back to their cell. Suddenly, inspiration hit...he quickly grabbed Dania by the arm then pulled both her arms behind her back, roughly.

"Ow...what..." she started to object.

Into her mind, he quickly said, "just go along with me and act scared so I can get us out of this."

Dania immediately stopped speaking aloud and said in her mind, back to him, "gotcha...good idea..." then pretended to look afraid and moaned from the pain of her arms being pinned, which was real because it did.

The dog guards looked confused but understood what was happening when Shawn growled and barked at them. (Apparently being turned into a wolf allowed him to speak dog to them.)

Now that the two dogs thought he was a guard like them, they lowered their guns then growled and pointed toward Parvo. Dania felt her heart stutter. Apparently, they wanted to show Parvo that a prisoner had escaped.

Shawn's heart sank but he didn't see anyway out of this so growled back an agreement. The two dogs lead the way with Shawn trailing behind them with Dania.

As they came around the cans they'd been hiding behind, they could hear Parvo still talking to the Road Roves and making his demands.

One of the guards growled at him causing Parvo to turn slightly to look at them. He frowned when he saw the prisoner and 'a wolf?'

"Who is that and why are you daring to interrupt me?" He snapped angrily.

Nervously, one of the guards barked an answer. Parvo eyed the cano-mutant that looked like a wolf holding the female prisoner. "Well...well...what have we here...the little princess managed to escape her cell?"

He was rudely interrupted by Exile who shouted, "Dania, are you okay and where's Shawn?"
"I'm fine...oww...that hurts..." she cried aloud while mentally berating Shawn, "hey! Not so hard!"

However, Shawn ignored her as he stepped closer to Parvo, trying to think of a way to take the bad guy down.

"So how did you escape, hmmm?" Parvo asked coldly reaching out and taking Dania's chin in her fingers and jerking her head up. "And if you escaped...where is the boy?" He demanded, asking her and the dogs who cowered a little in the face of his anger.

They barked at him while Dania kept her mouth shut. This only made Parvo madder as he shouted at his guards, "I don't care! Search for him now and take her back to her cell," he bellowed. "Uh, uh...Road Rovers...you move and she's toast in seconds," Parvo snapped when he saw Exile make a forward movement.

"The boy is still knocked out in his cell," Shawn quickly said, not wanting Dania dragged off or forcing him to leave to.

"Ahh that is good, then take her back," Parvo said, calming down a bit then turning back to the Rovers before suddenly pausing and jerking back to the wolf. "Wait! Since when can you talk? Groomer! Who is this wolf...I don't recognize him," he demanded of his assistant, becoming suspicious.

Groomer moved closer and stared at the wolf in surprise. "I don't know general...he doesn't have the same hair cut I give to every dog..." she commented, thoughtfully.

Shawn knew the jig was up and he had to act now. He quickly pushed Dania to the ground to keep her out of the fight, then shoved Groomer out of the way so he could get to Parvo. He kicked a foot out and swept Parvo's legs right out from under him causing him to drop on his ass to the floor then punched the man in the face knocking him out.

He thought that was pretty cool. Now that the Rovers had the rest of Parvo's crew on the run, he gently helped Dania to her feet and tried to stay out of the way.

That distraction was all the Rovers needed to act. Hunter went into super speed mode and grabbed all the weapons in the room so the enemy couldn't shoot them.

"Hello! Looking for these?" He smirked, waving at a large pile of guns in a far corner behind him.

With them disarmed, Colleen began to take them on. "Hiya, Tai, kick, Hiyayay," she screamed at her attackers with her karate moves.

Blitz was happily biting touchies while Shag took out a bazooka from his shaggy coat and got ready to fire it.

"Reverse it Shag!" Hunter yelled.

Slightly embarrassed, Shag quickly reversed the bazooka and fired it. The missile took out the rest of the henchmen and dog guards.

Now that the enemy seemed defeated except for one, Exile ran to the wolf and grabbed him before he could take Dania (or so he thought that was what was going on).

He had poor Shawn in a chokehold which didn't allow him to tell his father who he was.

Meanwhile, Exile was so angry, he continued to choke the wolf and demanded, "where's my son? Where is he?"

Dania had been stunned for some seconds while watching Exile choke Shawn. When she realized what was going on, she rushed forward and began beating on the husky's arms and screaming, "Exile...this is Shawn...stop choking him...you're killing him."

Exile was just not listening as he shouted in her face, "he has my son!"

"That is your son...now let go!" She screamed again, hitting him in the snout.

Exile released Shawn and rubbed his nose, staring at her in shocked surprise.

"Wow! No way would I have predicted this...bummer," Hunter said, stunned.

"Something happened in a machine and Shawn was changed but this is Shawn," Dania clarified, thankful Exile had finally let go.

Shawn rubbed his neck and gave his father a baleful look.

"You are my son?"

"Yes..." The wolf managed to choke out, his throat sore.

Exile stared at the wolf carefully. He sniffed the air as well and realized it was Shawn and the blue eyes clenched it.

"Oh Shawn, I'm soo sorry," He said, thrilled his son was okay even though he was a wolf now. He hugged so tightly, Shawn was again fighting for air.

"Ugh! Dad, I love you too but I can't breathe," he gasped, poking Exile hard in the shoulder.

"Oops, sorry..." Exile murmured but didn't let go though he did ease his grip.

All the Rovers went, "awww," at the sweet father and son moment.

Parvo, who had regained consciousness, held a gun on Exile and Shawn, pissed about the wolf screwing up his plans. "I hate happy endings...so die you two!"

Exile instantly stood in front of Shawn, protecting him, but before Parvo could shoot, Dania snuck up and kicked his gun hand sending the gun flying then kicked him where he wasn't going to be getting up too soon.

Every male in the room winced in sympathy for the solid kick to the privates Dania had delivered with deadly accuracy. Parvo wailed and curled in a pain laden ball on the floor, both hands on his groin.

Shawn blinked at his girlfriend in amazement. "Where the heck did you learn that move?" He asked.

She smirked and said, "self defense classes."

Shaking his head, Hunter called the authorities to take Parvo, Groomer, and all his henchmen into custody. The altered dogs were changed back and sent home to their masters.

"I take self defense classes" she said before kicking Parvo once again.

As for the Road Rovers, they flew Dania home to her grateful parents aboard their Sky plane. On the way, Dania noticed Shawn was looking sad instead of happy this was all over.

"What's wrong, Shawn?"

"Nothing, I'm fine," he muttered, looking out the window and not at her.

Dania didn't believe him and persisted, "you're not fine, now what's wrong and I won't leave you alone until you tell me."

"You wouldn't understand," he growled, unhappily.

"How do you know that? Just tell me?" She demanded, getting annoyed with him.

He sighed then turned back to face her. "You won't love me anymore since I'm not human," he said, sadly, lowering his ears like a hurt puppy.

Dania stared at him in shocked surprise. "What?"

"Come on, Dania! How can you love a wolf?" He growled.

She rolled her eyes and sighed. "You moron! I still love you no matter what you look like. Sure it's a bit difficult now that you're a wolf but I love you for your personality. Shawn, I love you!" She said then wrapped her arms around his neck to hug him tight and nuzzle his face.

He blinked in shock then grinned with joy. With a soft yip, he returned her hug and gave her a lick on her cheek which made her giggle and hug him tighter. He didn't know if this was going to work out but he was willing to cling to her as long as he could.

A/N: Aw…maybe the Master can change him back, if he wants it that is. Find out next time…. Grey dog out.