Were Tribe

by Snow the Werefox

AU-Imagine a tribe of were animals that live in the Mystic Ruins Forest. Join one Miles "Tails" Prower as he joins this tribe and learns what it's like to live on the wild side of life. Secrets run rampant, old enemies come back, Tails won't face these challenges alone. He has help but will it be enough? SonicX/SatAM. Rated T for now. Rewrite version. Full summary/pairings inside.

10. Tricks, Kinetics, Reunions and Gathering

A Word From The Author

Snow the Werefox here, sorry for the long delay in the next chapter going up, this has been a really tough 11 months for me. With this said: I am dedicating this chapter to my great grandma, who recently passed away at the age of 100. I hope everyone enjoys it and as always: Read, Review and Enjoy!

Chapter 10: Tricks, Kinetics, Reunions and Gatherings

Snow grinned as he looked at Frost, the she-wolf exchanged a quick glance and, as if sharing a brainwave, the two glacialkinetics raised their hands, causing a wall of solid ice to appear. "Well, you have us now," the snowy kitsu smirked, knowing Black Doom couldn't see him and that the nine they had tranqued should be coming to, "why not tell us your master plan? I mean, it's not like we'll be able to get away for here alive."

"Halt," the creature ordered, "the blasted fox has a good point. My plan is simple, I was going to get the ten I captured to be utterly loyal to me and use the three I captured from your tribe as a means to get my revenge for what you did. Then, I would unleash my army on New Mobius and from there, the rest of the galaxy. With those ten under my control, no one would dare stand against me as I conquered the galaxy. Once I was done, I would have no use for them, so I would kill them too."

"While he continues," Snow whispered to everyone, including the nine who had come to, just in time to here the vile overlord declare his plans for them, and were rather pissed, "let's slowly and quietly make our way to the planes. Those of us with elemental kinesis will take care of those who might say something as we go. We probably won't get all the way there as the ice Frost and I put up will dissolve after we get a certain distance from it. Scorch, can I count on the assistance of you and your fellows?"

"Yeah," Scorch whispered back, "but we want to do more than escape, we want him to learn we aren't tools to use and cast off. Once we get away, we want to learn and join the fight to rid the galaxy of him. Frost was right and she deserves to be the leader of us, just like Black Doom made her."

"I'm deferring leadership to Snow," Frost replied, "when there is a troop of us together, the strongest leads the whole. I am not stronger than Snow, he's a Kitsune Warrior and none are stronger. Besides, I am going to join the Were Tribe and his pack, so he'll be my leader and Prince anyway."

"Then we will do the same if it is agreeable," Scorch stated, "we are yours to command Snow the Werefox." The fox nodded his acceptance and silently motioned everyone to follow him and Frost. They managed to get farther than he had thought they would, all the way to the back of the force he had with him, rather sizeable and certainly more than the twenty-six of them.

"Find them and kill them," Black Doom roared as he realized his previously captive audience had gotten away. 'Crafty little four tailed rat,' the villain thought appreciatively, 'he got me to monologue just so he could slip away on me.' His forces turned to find them, only to see them all the way at the back and advanced, rather clumsily, firing as they went.

"Return fire," Snow called out, "but continue to retreat to the fighters!" He followed his own advice, pulling his assault rifle from his back as it unfolded and pouring a stream of bullets at the enemy.

Chase was surprised to find himself fighting next to the fox as they backed up in the proper direction. 'This would be the perfect opportunity to take the fox down a peg,' he thought, not fully paying attention, 'all I gotta do is let the fox get hit just once and I can take him. I have the perfect shot to follow through since the bitch turned out to be unreliable.' Suddenly he found himself on the ground with the snowy fox on top of him.

"Snap out of it," he said kindly to the grey wolf as a bullet whizzed by over their heads, "I am sure you were given orders, same as Starlight. She did follow them in spirit, I am not easy to trick or fool. I expected our leaders to pull something like this and was ready. You are pack and tribe and I am willing to die for any of you. Tribe born or turned don't matter to me, I will not desert the tribe or my pack. It's time you decided where your loyalties lie: with my mom and dad who are far away, or me. I know some of us won't make it back to the forest we call home, but I will makes sure as many of us as possible do. I'm not perfect or flawless but I do what I can for everyone."

'Have I been wrong all along,' Chase thought as he let the fox help him up, 'all this time, I have blindly followed the orders of Aero and Pyra without exception. Maybe I have been wrong this whole time…' He saw a brute line up a shot with Snow's head, the fox completely unaware this was happening as he fired at a group attempting to flank them. Without a second thought he mentally ran down the path in his head and launched himself into the path, a searing pain tore through his midsection as the shot meant to kill Snow connected with him instead. He fell to the ground, the aforementioned fox looking from the brute to him and back in disbelief. "I am sorry, my Prince," he coughed as blood came from the side of his muzzle, "I never should have blindly followed orders." His vision swam briefly and he knew he was dying but was happy he had done what was right, it was Snow the Werefox, not him, who was destined to free the tribe from it's curse and he had done what he had to.

'He saved me,' Snow though in disbelief, he touched his pendant instinctively as a fury he had never felt tore through him. With a wave of his hand, he healed his downed comrade before turning to face his enemies. "This ends now," the fox cried, malice contorting his voice, "you will not harm another of my pack or friends!" A wave of pure evil and hatred flowed out from him and he felt himself transforming, but it felt completely wrong.

"Oh shit," Tails called with fright as he noticed the transformation overtaking his brother, "forget firing everyone and get the fuck outta here now! Snow's losing it and going completely native!"

Snow felt the change take over as he grew five extra tails, his canines elongated, his legs reversed, forcing him to all fours and his claws grew sharper. He let a growl loose and watched his enemies flinch. Then he noticed his thoughts were based on three things: rage, kill and utterly destroy everything. He had become a destroyer, a thing of pure malice, hatred and evil; a killing machine with nothing but base instincts and utterly soulless. He turned his now crimson eyes forward and tore off after his enemies…

Starlight, Blaze and Ariel looked on in horror as they watched the usually controlled fox tear apart one enemy after another. Frost walked up and glanced at them before turning her attention to the fox, "It's been eleven years since I last saw him lose it like this. Last time it was because someone hurt me." She then pulled a white ribbon out of her blue bodysuit and tied her flowing white with blue streaked hair, "Last time, the same thing that happened is gonna happen again." She then ran out into the madness and hopped on the Todd's back and pulled off the assault rifle, using him as a mount as she started plugging rounds into enemies. The others watched as something miraculous happened. Snow remained in his four footed form but his currently black and red fur turned golden and white.

"Just like old times Frosty Frost," he spoke once he regained his ability to speak.

"Just like old times Swirlin Snow," the female lupine replied as she changed clips. The duo charged into the fray, only to be joined by Fiona and Tails, the latter in his four footed form.

"Welcome to the madhouse Darin Canary and Rockin Red," Snow quipped as he sliced through a grunt before inhaling and expelling a stream of ice.

"Always glad to be fighting next to ya bro," Tails quipped before a blast of wind launched a brute airborne, only to fall to the ground as a pile of ash due to a jet of fire shot by Fiona…

TWENTY MINUTES LATER

The foursome stood in the middle of complete carnage and Snow looked around, Black Doom had retreated and he smiled, the demon's days were numbered. Without a word, he led them to the hidden fighters and all the others. Nobody spoke as he silently pointed them to one fighter or another.

"So," Frost asked him from behind as he took off, "are you still available or do I have to free you from some random girl?"

"I have one mate but you know I can have more Tara," Snow replied, "and I imprinted on you long ago. My heart was yours first and it still is. I did get the message you wanted to join me and the reason I didn't respond and agree to let Fiona is because I want to be the one to do it. This is also a special moon because it is mating season and no sooner than I turn you it is my intention to fulfill my promise to you those ten years ago. The only reason Starlight and I are mated already is because she came to me while I was royally pissed. A Werefox that is royally pissed can only be calmed by three things: blood, sex or an Omega Were. Starlight is an Omega but I want you because I know you'll be as dominate as me but never challenge me. You were the first to lay claim to my heart and my first kiss. We may have been too young to think of the effect it would have but it matters not to me. We were destined to be with one another and from us will spring forth the return from extinction of glacialkinetics. We are the last two alive, Robotnik saw to it personally."

"I am glad to know you haven't forgotten me," Frost replied, "I doubt that I could handle it if you forgot me. I thought about you everyday. The thought that one day, my white furred knight would save me kept me from succumbing to his attempts to turn me into the others."

"I did promise Rain I would help find you," the teen vulpine replied, "but I had my own reasons for it. She never knew that you were in my dreams, imagining the day I found you and bound you with my love and made you into my queen. Even though I claimed her as a sister, I kept my true name from her, just like I did my twin."

"I am glad," she yawned before snuggling down into her seat for some rest, a paw resting on one of her loves fluffy tails, half afraid this was all a dream…

JUST BEFORE MOONRISE THAT EVENING

Snow stood there with Rain and Frost, the latter now dressed as an initiate of the tribe. Starlight was nearby with Cora and Tails, watching the trio converse and discussing things. "I wonder what this means for me," the violet hedgehog asked, jealousy evident, "look at how Snow and Tara get along. The two of them are practically meant for one another!"

"Well," Cora replied, "you and him may have mated but you still aren't mates as far as the tribe is concerned. You and him must do it under the watchful eye of mother moon, who blesses all matings and makes the permanent and binding. The moon hadn't rose when you went to him. Now, my question is: do you truly love him or is this all in response to Aero and Pyra's orders to you?"

"I love that fox," Starlight declared, "at first, I was just following orders but when things started with Chase today, I realized I love him and went to him with Lupe's encouragement. I want him for me and nobody will control him through me."

"I don't lament him," Tails quipped, "he's got Blaze, Ariel, Frost and you on his tails. I am glad all I have is Fiona." the trio continued to watch, wondering what they were discussing…

"Why didn't you tell me who you really were Nova," Rain half asked, half demanded.

"I didn't feel it necessary," the fox replied with a random flick of his tails, "I hid it from my own twin brother the fact that I was such."

"But why," the midnight lupine demanded.

"I have my reasons Rain," Snow growled, "and I am not about to enlighten you as to them. You of all people should know by now that everything I do is calculated. My mind works wheels within wheels and what I chose to do five years and nine months ago should have no bearing on the here and now."

"Snow, sis, this is all well and good but this should be a happy time," Frost frowned, "after ten long years the three of us are reunited and all you can do is argue the past?"

"Sorry sis," Mara sighed, "it's just that this fox is a big mystery, always, even to me, his supposed adopted sister."

"I'm a mystery in general," the fox grinned, "I do it deliberately. The more mysterious I am, the less people suspect me when my machinations come to fruition. It's also why my lab here on the ship is locked with a biometrics system that is virtually fool proof. Before I forget though, there are a few things we need to clue Tara in about tonight."

"Like what," the white lupine inquired, "I already know that I will be turned and it's a mating moon. What else do I need to know?"

"Well, there are protocols and other things you'll need to know as well as what to say when and where to position yourself," the snowy teen replied, "I'll let Rain start after I ask a couple of normal questions. First is one I know the answer to but has to be asked in front of a witness. Are you absolutely sure this is what you want?"

"Yes," Tara stated without hesitation.

"Who do you wish to be your sponsor for initiation? It can't be an apprentice or another initiate," Nova continued, not skipping a beat, "and when we join the tribe, our old lives are given up, we are reborn and take on a new name. What do you wish your new name to be?"

Frost smiled, "I want you to be my sponsor and my new name will be Frost the Werewolf."

Rain then picked up, "The first thing you need to know is how to differentiate what someone does within the tribe. The color of their paints and what is on them is a good indicator. Starting from the top, black paint is worn by the tribe's Chief and Chieftess. They're to be treated with the utmost respect at all times. Our current Chief and Chieftess are Aero the Werefox and Pyra the Werehog. Right beneath them is the tribe's Princes and Princesses. They are the heirs to the tribe's leadership and treated with respect. They're indicated by green paint. Currently we have two Princes: Snow and Tails the Werefox. Next is the tribe's healer, Bunnie the Wererabbit. Her paints are blue and she is also to be treated respectfully. After that comes the tribe's hunters. They are shown with either red or white paints. The other way to mark them is the markings. Hunter's have two marks on each cheek, and there is two marks with an upside down 'v' beneath the marks and are on right arm and left thigh. Apprentice's come after them and have their marks arrayed as mine are in their respective paint color. Under them are those who have any color other than yellow as that is the color of an initiate. Anyone with a color other than those mentioned are elders, children and other crafts. Is there anything I need to elaborate on?"

Frost shook her head so Snow picked up, "Once I call the start of the gathering, you'll come up and stand at the front with the other initiates. When it is time to begin with initiates, I will call them up one by one and ask them three questions. The three questions are asked back to back after a response is given to each: Who is your sponsor? What is your new name? Are you ready to be reborn as a member of the tribe? Upon your answer to the final question, your sponsor will either turn into a were and bite you or will cut your arm and theirs, then drip some of their blood into the wound on your arm. Now, tonight is special as it is the first full moon of the mating season. It is also the moon all members look forward to at our age: the mating moon. It is our belief that only mating done under the watchful eye of the mating moon will endure. I know of our promise but if you hadn't noticed, there are three other girls that are vying for the chance to be my mate. My mating to Starlight is invalid as it didn't happen under the mating moon. The tribe don't recognize two people as mates until they consummate under the watchful eye of the moon, therefore I am technically unclaimed. I do have a decision though. The tribe has a little known exception to the mating law. The mating law, in full, is that males and females can have only one mate. The exception is to Kitsune that are in the tribe. The tribe see us as a blessing and want there to be more of us, so they allow us to take as many mates as we choose, so long as it doesn't exceed the number of tails we have. I'm a four tailed Kitsune, but I don't want to be selfish and make the decision on my own to claim the exception to the law."

"So," Frost ventured, "you want for me to be involved in the decision."

The Todd shook his head, "No, I have decided that, as we make it into a kind of sport: the females have to track down and grab the male they wish to mate and mate with them. My decision is that whoever the first female to snatch me is, will then get to mate with me first. After that, I will discuss the exception with them and if they agree, I will allow the other females that have an interest in me to once again vie for the chance to mate with me. Each new mate will be asked the question again and it will continue until I either reach the limit of mates I am allowed under the exception, or the mate or mates I already have no longer agree to another. Sound fair?"

"Yeah," the she-wolf sighed, "so long as I snare you first I will be happy."

"Well, then why don't we wait here and have Rain gather Ariel, Blaze and Starlight so they can be filled in." Rain nodded and took off, returning soon with all three of them.

"What's up my prince," Starlight inquired.

"How many times must I tell you I don't like that," Nova sighed, "never mind, let's just get down to business as time is running short. All four of you are in love with me and I with you. I know that everyone is aware, as I just filled in Frost, that according to tribal reckoning, mine and Starlight's mating is invalid and I am technically unmated. All of you now also know of the mating law exception and that it is possible that by the time the mating moon ends, all of you could possibly be my mates. Here is how I decided to handle it: all of you will track me down, in keeping with the mating ritual. The first to nab me will get to mate with me and will then get to decide if they want to keep me to themselves or allow me to take an additional mate. This will continue until I have either reached the four I am allowed or my current mates disagree with there being another. I think that is the least selfish route and the most fair. What do you think?"

"I think it's completely fair," Rain chimed in from next to her sibling. The four others nodded in agreement.

"Then may the best one win," Snow stated, "now, I must get ready to lead the full moon gathering and need to prepare myself for it. Please, disperse, all of you." He then motioned for Tails and the duo took off, headed to where the gathering would take place…

THIRTY MINUTES LATER

Snow stood next to Tails, fur gleaming in the light of the rising moon, and as one the two Princes tilted there heads skyward and sang out to the moon. After a few moments, rustling was heard as everyone proceeded to appear in the clearing that had been discovered within the forest. Once everyone was present, Tails motioned for quiet as Snow, the elder of the two, stepped forward and smiled as he scanned the masses.

"Merry met tribe," the fox declared, "and welcome to those who have worked hard and trained hard by our side for the last six years: the Freedom Fighters and the Sonic Heroes. Tonight, we celebrate the singularity of the tribe and the friendships we have forged with our guests." the teen waited till the cheers and howls had run their course before continuing, "Tonight is also the first night of mating moon! For those not familiar with our ways, this is when we take our mates, the first full moon of mating season. Tonight we also have another thing to celebrate… new members!" Nova waved a hand in the direction of the sixteen standing to the side. "Tonight, these sixteen join our numbers and some will be joining my pack: the Blades. We will conduct our own joining ceremony later, after the main gathering has been called to a close and the mating is done for this night. Now, we will start with the joining of those who have declared their intent to become one with the tribe. Tara Wolfe, step forward!"

"Prince Snow, Prince Tails," she offered as she bowed respectfully.

"You have declared your wish to join the tribe with someone present to witness it, please declare now, you sponsor," Tails stated.

"I declare Prince Snow the Werefox as my sponsor," Tara responded.

"Prince Snow," Miles continued, "you have been declared her sponsor, do you concur with this declaration?"

"I do Prince Tails," he responded, eyes on the she-wolf he now stood next to. He turned to face her, "Tara Frost Wolfe, what name do you chose for yourself, to start your new life as a member of the Were Tribe?"

"I chose the name Frost the Werewolf," she declared.

"Are you ready to be reborn Frost the Werewolf," Snow queried as he drew his dagger from the sheath on the rope that held his loincloth in place.

"I am ready," Frost responded. Snow nodded and approached her…

(Frost POV)

My heart fluttered as the handsome fox approached and cut both his arm and mine, soon we would sing together and I knew deep down that it would be as mates by the time the moon fell. He held his arm over mine so that the blood from his cut mixed with the blood welling from mine. It didn't happen at first, but within a few minutes my blood felt like it was on fire. Scratch that, it felt as if I was on fire, head to toe. I let out a pained gasp and felt the ground rushing towards me briefly before strong arms caught me and stopped my fall. I looked up to see the smiling face of the fox I loved as he held me gently. I soon felt my body start to change. I felt as each bone in my body slowly enlarged as if it was being filled with air, my form became larger but was still quite feminine. I continued to gaze into his face and felt my strength return to me as the changes finished happening with my canines growing slightly sharper and I felt my claws, still hidden in their protective sheathes in my hands and feet, get sharper as well. Finally, I let him stand me up and my heart fluttered so bad I thought it would stop as he whispered his welcome to my new life as a werewolf and sweet promises of being his mate…

(Normal POV)

Snow helped Frost stand upright and quickly told her how to control her change and a few other things before she changed back and they moved on with the initiations. After another thirty minutes, the initiation portion was over. 'Well, that's part one over,' Snow thought, mind still trying to figure out how in the world he was going to word things. Luckily, Tails seemed to have been on the same brainwave as his twin.

"Now comes the part all of us eagerly await," the canary fox exclaimed, "before we get started, there are a few things I wish to say. As Snow and I are Kitsune, we have decided to reserve the right to claim the exception to the mating law that allows our kind to have as many mates as we choose, so long as it don't exceed the number of tails we have outside of our Warrior form. Finally, we extend an offer to our friends from the Freedom Fighters and Sonic Heroes to participate if they so chose. Those who don't wish to do so are now encouraged to return to the ship and refrain from venturing into the woods till after sunrise. This is one of the times when we of the tribe are most in touch with our baser instincts and let ourselves get lost in our need to seek out and claim a mate. Before we proceed, there is one more piece of business that it is time to take care of. There are some among us that it is time they were apprentices no longer. For this, I will turn things back over to my brother as it is his rite as the most senior Hunter to conduct this portion."

'Here I go,' Snow thought as he stepped forward, Tails pulling out and holding onto a jar of red and white paints. With a brief nod and gesture to his twin, who immediately handed the paints to Frost to hold, he started, "Tails the Werefox, Fiona the Werefox, Rain the Werewolf, Chase the Werewolf, Doug the Weredog, Ariel the Werefox, Swift the Werehog, Barby the Werekoala, Blaze the Werecat, Starlight the Werehog and Dark the Werefox please come forward." The eleven he mentioned stepped in front of him and bowed respectfully. "The eleven of you are my apprentices and this is a day I have looked forward to since I took you on as my apprentices. Do all of you swear to serve your tribe, your pack and your leaders, to defend us as Hunters of the tribe. Even at the cost of your very lives?" All of them agreed and Snow smiled and he stepped up and applied the missing marks that would mark them as full hunters. When he had finished, he stood there once again and said, "Then, with pride, I congratulate all of you. You are apprentices no more. This is not just a proud time for me but for the tribe. It has been many years since we have had this many apprentices become full Hunters at the same time. Stand before your tribe mates now and be proud of what you accomplished to get here today!" The group then turned and faced the rest humble and proud all at once. "With this finished," Snow declared, "let the hunt begin!" He then took off with the rest of the males, tribe, freedom fighter or hero (those who chose to participate) alike while the females of the tribe help back Amy, Sally and a few others.

"Not yet," Fiona told the non-tribe women, "gotta give the boys a head start or it's no fun!" After ten minutes the females took off as well, calling to the moon as the chase began….

AN: Well, hope you enjoyed this chapter. Sorry I brezed over the combat part but as this chapter is dedicated to my great grandma, who didn't much care for violence, I didn't feel it appropriate to go into great length on it. Don't worry, there will be more action soon enough. Stay tuned for Chapter 11: Mating Moon Ritual. Be warned: it's gonna be a lot of romance and fluff. It's easy to see Snow is caught in between four women vying for his love and affection…who will he choose? Find out next chapter!