Wolf: I'm back from Hell and I come with a real BANG!
W: looks to Duke with a blunt stare is she okay?
D: That's just her way of saying she's over her writer's block...
S:I'm starting to get scared now...*Sees me running around with a frying pan* I don't who's gonna get whacked with the frying pan.
D: chuckles Nosedive's found her secret stash of choclates and threw them away.
Wolf: Come 'ere, you little featherhead! I'm gonna have fried duck tonight!
N: Runs over towards Wildwing Help! She's gone mad! She's gonna eat me!
W: Should've thought about that before you stole her candy. Maybe if you do the disclaimer, she'll let you off the hook?
N: turns and faces the readers with a paniced look The Paper Wolf doesn't own MDTAS or anything that belongs to disney! Please r&r before I become a late character! I don' wanna die this late in the story!
Wolf: Aw, thanks Dive! drops the pan and gives Nosedive a hug
N: Whew! I thought I was a goner!
Wolf: Throws the pan and hits Nosedive in the head with the pan And that was for stealing my choclates! Walks off to her desk
W: watches Nosedive spraw out on the floor I think she went easy on you this time, dive.
D: Man, buddy, she hugs you for doing the disclaimer and you still get hit wit da pan. I hate to be you in the mornin'!
Wolf: runs back and waves to the readers Thanks for the reviews, Hunter! You're awesome! And a big help to boot! And for the rest of you suckers who don't review... smile until you stop...
Chapter Ten: Twice Shy
You'll always stand tall,
if you get right back up.
It was never about the man in the fight,
It was about the fight in the man!
It's not to match your move,
it's to match what might go wrong!
Where the last will again be first,
it's me against the world now...
A storm raged outside of the pond that night, and Shadow did all but sleep. She knew Duke and Wildwing had taken her to her tempory bunk; she could tell by their voices speaking in low tones, but they still hadn't been able to chase away her nightmares. She knew Duke had noticed that something was wrong with her, but she didn't want to tell him that they were about him and his team. She didn't even know why she was having those dreams. She knew they wouldn't do anything to hurt her, but there was still that nagging feeling that stayed dormant in the back of her mind whenever they were around, but when she was alone, it all came to her at once.
Tonight was going to be one of her worst dreams. She tossed and turned in her cot, as sweat dripped off her face, and soaked the bed under her tiny form.
::Nightmare::
Shadow was out in the ocean like in all her other dreams. There was Duke and Nosedive like they always were off shore; squabbling over how they were cooking the hamburgers, Mallory was helping Grin and Wildwing with the foldable chairs and large umbrellas, Tanya was laying out the beach towels with Mr. Kemo. It all looked so good on the other side. But with the sweets... come the sours...
Dark clouds rolled in and thunder could be heard or felt throughout the beach; bringing everyone to attention. Shadow turned away from the ocean, and everything, the ocean-the beach, everything was gone! She then turned towards the group before her, and saw them walking away from her; leaving her in the spotlight!
"Wait for me, everyone! I'm coming!" She called out, as she reached out for Mr. Kemo; whom only ignored her and faded into the darkness.
'You bad student, Shadow-san.' Mr. Kemo's called back in a forlorn tone.
"B-But you promised! You promised you'd protect me! You promised me, Mr. Kemo!" Shadow protested in a paniking tone; her voice shaking with each word that left her lips.
Shadow was about to run after him, when she noticed dead people were closing in on her; laughing evily and glaring wickedly at her; making her think they were coming after her.
"No! Stay away!" Shadow screamed, as she ran away from the overgrown lizards.
She found that she was now in a lab she assumed was Tanya's and saw the duck in question working on some new gadget of hers; not noticing anything around her like she always was when she worked on things.
"Please, help me, Tanya! The dead people are after me! Don't let them get me!" She pleaded in a frightened tone; waiting for Tanya to jump up and try to help her. Though, Tanya had ignored the girl's plea and kept tinkering away at her little machine.
"Uh- just leave me alone, will ya?" Tanya retorted in an annoyed tone; waving Shadow's warning off. "Ghost are not gonna hurt ya."
Shadow gasped and took a step back; fear gripping her heart. "T-Tanya..." She said in a hurting tone, as she turned and saw the ghosts shasing after her once again.
Shadow screamed and took off down the hall; hoping to lose the ghosts chasing her with all the turns she took.
It wasn't long until she came across Grin watering and trimming his bonzai trees in his bunk. 'Oh, thank you, Ray.' She thought to herself as she ran over to him. "Grin, you gotta help me! Ghosts are after me! Tanya won't help!"
"I have to tend to my bonzai trees... maybe some other time..." Grin replied in a mellowed out tone; cutting off a small branch from his tiny tree.
Shadow gasped in horror, as she took a step back from the gentle giant before her. "Not you, too! Please, Grin! They're gonna tear me apart!" Shadow begged; reaching out to touch his muscled arm.
Grin shook her hand off his shoulder, and turned to face the girl with a menacing glare on his beaked face. "I'm trying to maintain a balance of peace and tranquility, little one. I have no time for you." He told her in a final tone; turning back to his task at hand.
Shadow's tears pricked at her eyes, as she stared at the large duck before her. "No..." She said as she stood frozen in place.
Her moment of fear was upon her when she felt a clamy hand on her shoulder and turned around to face her greatest fear: Her mother. Her mother looked like a decomposing skeleton; losing its flesh.
"I thought you loved your mother, Allyce." She called out in a haunting voice; reaching out to touch Shadow's trembling cheek. "I thought I taught you better than to disrespect me, child..." Just as she spoke those words, Shadow's mother racked her clawed finger nails down her cheek; leaving bloody trails down her left cheek.
Shadow's tears fell freely down her face, and pushed the remains of her mother, and rushed past the woman; hoping to find someone who would help save her. She looked behind her to see if anything else was following her. She looked back ahead, and collided with Duke; sending them both to the ground.
" 'ey, where's da fire, kiddo?" Duke asked with a low grunt, as he rubbed his rear end in sympathy.
Shadow quickly gained her feet, and pulled the old duck up to his feet. "Please, Duke!" She begged with fresh tears pouring from her eyes. "I saw mom! She's dead and she hurt me!" She cried in a frightful tone, as she pulled her hair back to reveal the torn cheek.
Duke gasped at the terrible sight, and pulled the girl to his taller body. "It's gonna be alright, Shadow. I'm here now."
Shadow smiled faintly to herself, as she allowed the duck to hold her. She heard a haunted chuckle and gripped Duke's shirt in fear as she turned her head to look behind her.
Low and behold, was Shadow's mother standing before them with a wicked grin twisting in the light.
"You always were the less than your other half, Allyce... You should've died instead of your bother." Shadow's mother said in a bone-chilling tone; as she took a step forward; extending her hand out towards her daughter.
Shadow gripped Duke's shirt tighter, and looked up at him. "Please, don't let her get me, Duke!" She cried, as she clung to his feathered body.
Duke growled at the woman in front of him, and pushed Shadow behind him; withdrawing his sword and preparing for any kind of attack. "You gotta get through me first!" He declared in a final tone; pointing his blade towards the opposing woman standing in his way.
The woman chuckled darkly at the duck and snapped her fingers. Just as the sound traveled through the air, ten rings appeared and attached themselves around the two; wrapping them tightly around their: necks, wrists, and ankles; holding them in place. The impact of the rings, sent the two crashing into the opposite walls; holding them firmly in place.
Shadow opened her eyes to see her mother going after Duke's helpless form, and began struggling against her restraints; making them tightly slightly around her limbs with each struggle.
"I-I want... please!" Shadow closed her eyes tighly and struggled to breathe. "Leave Duke alone!"
Shadow felt an errie breeze push through her, and opened her eyes; expecting to see her mother towering over her. Instead of seeing her mother, she saw none other than her brother standing before her with a hole through his chest and a bloody knife in his hand.
"Why did you let me die, Ally-cat?" Ray said in a haunted tone; holding the knife pointed at Shadow's throat. "I thought you loved me..."
Shadow cried and slumped down towards the ground. "I'm so sorry, Ray... please forgive me..."
Ray laughed and looked down at Shadow. "I have no use for apologies now, Ally-cat! But you can make it up to me by dying and going to Hell with me!" And with that, Ray raised his knife high into the air, and slashed Shadow's throat.
Shadow gaged and sputtered for a moment before her head then hung low. The last thing she saw was Duke struggling against his restraints before he passed out.
End of Nightmare
Shadow bolted up in her bed, and screamed as loud as she could before she threw herself back against the cot; grabbing her throat and thrashing wildly in the bed until she fell off the bed.
Duke had heard the scream and bolted up in his own bed not too far from Shadow's bunk. He looked around and heard some strange gagging sounds. He knew it had been Shadow. He could tell because the voice was pruely straining, and none of the others ever made those kind of sounds.
Without a second thought, he jumped out of bed, and ran out of his bunk; straight towards Shadow's bunk. There, lying on the ground, was Shadow struggling and chocking herself on the floor beside her cot.
He quickly rushed to her side, and pulled her tiny body against his; lightly tagging her face to wake her from her nightmare.
"Com'on, kid, wake up. It's Duke." Duke whispered to the struggling girl in his arms. She tried to get out of his grasp, but managed to keep a firm grip around her body. "It's alright, sweet'eart! Wake up!"
Shadow jerked awake with a struggling gasp, and looked around wildly in the room; panting and dripping in sweat. She felt arms around her shoulders and waist and looked up to see, Duke; looking down at her with worry and concern.
"D-Duke?" She asked in a fearful tone; gripping her friend's shirt tightly in her fist, and cried uncontrolablly against the duck.
Duke pulled the little girl closer to his body and slowly rocked her back and forth in a fatherly fashion; trying his best to comfort the scared girl in his arms. "Dare, dare, sweet'eart," he cooed in a soothing tone; hoping it was helping ease the poor girl's mind, "ev'rythin's alright now. It was jus a nightmare."
Hearing that, Shadow cried harder into Duke's shirt, and buried her face further into his chest.
"I-I-I can't breathe!" She hiccuped into Duke's chest.
Duke shushed the shaking girl, and held her as tightly as he could. He heard the sounds of foot steps rushing from down and up the hall, and looked up to see everyone gathering into the room with slightly annoyed, tired, and alert expressions on the faces of his disgruntled teammates.
"She jus had a nightmare." Duke said in a quiet tone, looking up at Wildwing with worried eyes.
Nosedive was one of the two ducks with the annoyed expressions on his face, but his soon softened and carefully took a step towards the two on the floor. "What happened, Slim?" He asked in a big brotherly tone; placing a comforting hand on Shadow's back.
Shadow looked over at Nosedive with still frightened tears in her eyes. "I-I can't breathe!" She croaked as she pulled away from Duke, and lightly wrapped her long, thin fingers around her neck; gasping each word that spilled from her lips.
Tanya pushed past everyone in her way, and walked over towards the trio; lightly pushing the two away to look Shadow over. She gently pushed some of Shadow's hair out of her face, and saw claw marks running slightly slanted down her left cheek.
"You must've uh- scratched yourself in your sleep, Shadow." Tanya said in a tisking tone; checking the girl for any more wounds she might've caused in her sleep. "Let's get you to the medical wing so I can get that fixed up for you."
Shadow shook her head wildly; making herself dizzy. Not at going to get help from Tanya, but at the first statement she made. "N-no," she took a deep breath, "I didn't do it! Mom did it to me!" She protested as a fresh wave of tears leaked from her eyes. "She did it! She- she raised her hand up to my face and dug her nails into me!"
Wildwing took a step forward and cleared his throat. "We'll worry about what happened while Tanya's patching you up. Come on, Shadow, I'll help you." He offered in a brotherly tone; extending a hand out for her. Shadow looked over at the others in the room, and up at Wildwing before she took his hand to get up off the floor. Once she pulled on his hand, she felt a sudden pain run through her back, and quickly let go of his feathered hand; sending her back down on her rear end.
Wildwing sighed and gathered the tiny girl in his arms, and turned to face the others; watching them make a path for him to leave the room. Everyone walked down the hall in a slight quick fashion with concerned looks on their faces for the girl in their leader's arms. They had seen many faces of Shadow, but not a single duck among them had ever seen her when she was truly terrified. It really disturbed them to see how quickly she could change from being a brave little fighter, to a terrified little girl!
The Flashblade brothers were so fond of the girl and it killed them to see her so scared. It almost broke their hearts to see like that. Nosedive had finally bonded with the human and claimed her as the younger sibling he always wanted. He was so proud of the fact that he wasn't the youngest member of the team anymore, but when he saw the little girl crying and shaking against Duke, he just wanted nothing more than taking that fear away from her so he could see her smile. At that moment, he wondered if Wildwing felt the same way about him and Shadow.
Wildwing was at a loss when he saw Shadow so frightened. He wanted to know what scared her so bad it would leave her breathless and made her inflict wounds upon herself. He, too, had adopted the young girl into his little family. He wanted to laugh when he heard his little brother claim Shadow as his younger sibling, but Nosedive had the right idea. He grew accustomed to having the little girl around, always smiling, and spending time with the ducks. He didn't know what to do when he first saw Shadow clinging to Duke as a life line.
Duke was a slightly nervous wreck at the whole ordeal. He knew something was wrong with her from the start of a few days ago, but she wouldn't say anything to him about it. He had thought she had gotten over whatever it was bothering her when Wildwing woke them up a few hours ago and saw the peaceful look on her face when he covered her up with the blanket before he and Wildwing left her room.
Mallory was the other of the two ducks that had an annoyed look on their face, but the moment she saw Shadow crying against Duke with Nosedive holding a hand on her back, her annoyance was already melting away. She liked having Shadow around. She was a tough fighter, and great friend, she never wished to see that horrible look on her friend's face again.
Tanya had the same feelings as the others, and had also suspected Shadow was hiding something that was bothering her as Duke had, but she felt it wasn't too important if she didn't want to talk about it, but Tanya had thought that she'd come to them on her own if it got too much for her to handle on her own. Now, Tanya had thought otherwise.
Once the blonde female duck, had Wildwing settle Shadow down on the bed, she began gathering her things to patch up the injuried girl sitting on a bed.
"You mind telling us what happened back there, Shadow?" Mallory asked in a worried tone, as she watched the girl squeeze her eyes shut in a vain attempt to hold back her tears with every last bit of strength she had left.
Shadow's eyes barely opened and clutched collar around her neck, and her eyes glowed a bright red, her tiny fangs grew slightly in her clenched jaw. "I saw them... I saw them..." She whispered faintly as she held onto her neck.
"Saw who, sweet'eart?" Duke asked in an urgent tone, as he sat next to her and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Who did ya see?"
"I saw mom and Ray. Th-th-they-they..." Shadow tried to say, but stopped and clutched her throat tightly against the sudden pain in her throat.
Tanya sighed from behind the bed, and made the girl some medicine for her to swallow. Once she was done, she poured the liquid in a tiny cup, and turned to the girl with a motherly look on her face.
"Uh-here ya go, Shadow." She said in a motherly tone, as she handed the little cup to the girl.
Shadow smiled weakly at Tanya and took the cup. She turned back around and held the cup in her hands. "Thanks, Tanya..." She whispered in a scratchy whisper; not looking anyone in the eyes. She took a quick breath, and threw her head back; taking the cup with her and slamming the liquid down her throat. She quickly swallowed it and quickly leaned forward; coughing and gagging on the medicine she had just taken.
Once the medicine had taken effect, Shadow was finally able to breathe. "I'm sorry I woke everyone up... I didn't mean to." She spoke in a scratchy tone, as the tears began to gather in the corners of her eyes.
Duke saw those tears and placed his hand on her back. "It's alright, sweet'eart. Jus' tell us what happen'd in your dream and we'll call it even." He said in a light hearted tone.
"I remember having a nice dream with everyone at the beach," she started off in a quiet tone; leaning forward on her elbows, "then the saurians appeared and came after us."
"Then what happened, Shadow?" Wildwing asked in an encouraging tone; pulling up a chair, and sat on it backwards.
Shadow sighed and looked straight ahead as though she was watching the whole dream happen behind the group surrounding her. She was still aware of Tanya behind her; no doubt gathering things for the nasty cuts on her cheek.
"I was back at the pond. I guess I was lost because I was wondering around the pond, and the next thing I knew, dead people were coming after me!. I took off running and found Tanya in her lab working away at something or other. I tried to get her attention, but she ignored me and kept working; saying I was bothering her." Shadow stopped and took a careful glance over her shoulder to see Tanya freeze in mid-action. "I don't know what that was about, but then the people came back and I ran off and found Grin. He was doing the same thing..." A few tears escaped from her eyes, as she closed her eyes shut and tried not to think about what happened next in her nightmare.
Nosedive took his place on the other side of Shadow, and placed a hand on top of hers. "Yeah, okay, but you just said something about your mom and Ray. I know you said something about your mom being locked up in the looney bin, what happened when you saw her?" He asked in a confused tone; looking from Shadow to everyone else in the room.
Shadow dug her nails into her palms so tightly that they started to bleed. She realized what she was doing, and quickly stopped; grabbing a hold of her pants to stop her from hurting herself anymore.
"Mom was dead. Like when we fought the saurians in the cemetery, and all those dead people came. She told me that I should've died instead of Ray, and scratched the side of my face. I took off and ran as fast as I could away from her until I ran into Duke.
Some words were said, and mom snapped her fingers and made these weird black rings come out of nowhere and grabbed us both by the neck wrists and ankles." Tears were now running out of control from Shadow's eyes, as she slouched forward and shook from the mere memory.
She looked back up, and wiped away her tears with rage. "She was going after Duke with a knife and begged her to leave him alone. I closed my eyes, and saw Ray with a hole in his chest; bleeding before me with a knife. He was saying bad things to me... Things I never him say before. And when I asked him to forgive me, he slashed me across the throat. The last thing I saw was Duke passing out."
Duke began rubbing her back, and looked over to Wildwing for help. He saw everyone else looking upset and sympathetic, as they all stared at the girl or the ground.
Duke looked over his shoulder, and saw Tanya walk around the other side of the bed, and began to clean up the scratches on Shadow's cheek; causing her to hiss and flinch at the antisceptic coming in contact with her wounds.
"Uh- Shadow, ya know Grin and I wouldn't a-ab-aban-ugh- leave you alone." She told the girl in a motherly tone, as she put some medical opintment on the wounds.
Shadow nodded in protest, and watched as Tanya placed a large bandage over the long cuts. "Yeah, I know, Tanya. I don't know why I was dreaming something like that." She said in a shaky tone, watching the medical expert now begin to treat her palms.
"Well, it's all over now, and I think we should all turn in for the night." Wildwing suggested in a brotherly tone, as he placed a hand on top of Shadow's; before he got up to his feet. "I'm sure we could all use a few hours sleep, right, Shadow?" He asked with a wink.
Shadow gave Wildwing a slightly brave smile, and looked back down at her feet.
Duke looked down at the girl, and watched everyone file out of the room. Nosedive ruffled the girl's head before he gave her a tight hug, and got up off the bed.
Wildwing was the last to leave the room, and turned around to see Duke was still sitting with her. He guessed Duke was planning on taking her back to her room by himself. He cleared his throat; gaining Shadow's attention.
"You're gonna be alright now, kiddo." He said in a brave smile. "We'll always be there for you."
Shadow smiled warmly back at the leader, and gave him a peace sign. "Thanks, Wildwing. I owe ya one this time."
Wildwing chuckled and shook his head. "Just promise me no more nightmares and we'll be square." He offered in a defeated tone, as he waved the two off before he left the two in the room.
Once he was gone, Duke patted Shadow's knee and pushed off on the knee to get up from the bed.
"Alright, sweet'eart." He said in a fatherly tone, as he offered her a hand off the bed as well. "Let's get cha back inta bed before we lose anymore sleep."
Shadow looked away from the duck standing before her. "I won't be able to go back to sleep after what I just dreampt about." She muttered in a wounded pride tone; placing her hands firmly on the bed.
Duke chuckled and kept his hand out-stretched for Shadow. "Yeah, well, nietha am I." He said in an all-knowing tone. "Why don' we just get settled down in da rec. room and watch some t.v.?" He suggested in a fatherly tone.
Shadow smiled weakly at the old duck leading her down towards the recreation room and watched a little bit of television for a moment, until they decided to try and get some sleep. (If that was even possible).
Shadow laid down in her bed for a moment; then decided to sit in the center of her room to mediate. Once her mind was cleared, she felt something strike her in the back of her mind; causing her eyes to shoot open and look forward, as if it would help her get a better image of what she just saw.
She saw herself losing to her wolf form, and before she knew what was going on, her wolf form had taken control of her body. It was like slow-motion to her, as she watched herself changing into the wolf that she'd call on should she feel angry or frusterated.
The wolf snarled as its eyes glowed an angry red while it shook its head in rage. She saw the scientists that made her into the thing she was today right before her eyes. They were speaking words that she couldn't understand them, but the feeling she had in the pit of her stomach told her that it obvisously wasn't good.
Shadow's vision switched again, and her eyes widened with terror, as she gripped the sides of her head; trembling in fear. "Stop it... Stop it..." She growled through her barred teeth and fangs. "Stop it... Stop it..." Now, that Shadow was at her breaking point, her fear had finally won.
As if the little girl were in some kind of trance, she walked towards her door, and slid it open with a violent 'hiss'. She stepped outside and walked down the hall towards the upper levels of the pond.
Meanwhile, Duke had been lying in his bed; wide awake, and thinking about Shadow's problematic nightmares. He knew that something was wrong with her from the get-go, and now that he knew what was troubling her, a small part of him had wished that he hadn't.
He also knows that now that he knew she hadn't been getting enough sleep, it will only be a matter of time before she snapped and can't tell the difference between reality and her dreams, and get hurt like she did earlier.
(Wolf: Just so we're all clear on this, Shadow's ability to see dead people allows her get in physical contact with them, and that means that "her mother" really DID cut her cheek.)
Duke's thoughts turned off when he heard a door opening, and footsteps walking past his door, and down the hall. An uneasy feeling in the bottom of his stomach.
"Sumthin' ain't right 'ere..." The old duck said to himself, as he pushed himself off his bed, and over towards his door. He opened the door, and stuck his head out to look around.
Finding nothing in sight, he stepped out in hopes of finding out who was still up lurking around. He stops at the corner, and listens for any sound to tell him which way the wanderer might have went. He heard the faint sounds of footsteps coming up from behind him, and whirled around to find Wildwing standing before him with a surprised look in his eyes.
"What's got your feathers in a knot?" Wildwing demanded in a surprised tone; placing his hands on his hips.
Duke shook his head, and looked over his shoulder. "I think somebody's wanderin' 'round down 'ere." He defended himself in a worried tone; looking Wildwing dead in the eyes.
Wildwing sighed and looked around. "I got that feeling, too. But when I bumped into you, I just assumed it was you who was out here." He said in a reasoning tone. He then placed a reasurring hand on Duke's shoulder and offered the duck a small smie. "Why don't we go check it out? It might just be a fatherly instinct nagging at you." He said in a playful tone.
Duke growled and folded his arms over his chest. " 'ey, as I r'call, I've seen times when you were worried 'bout Nosedive early on in the story!" He protested in a mildly offened tone.
Wildwing chuckled at the duck's remark. "Yeah, but nothing comes close to the bond between a parent and child. And you and Shadow are prime examples of that." He countered with a playful push, as the two headed down the hall.
Duke thought about Wildwing's comment, and couldn't help but think that maybe he was right about Shadow. If anyone else thought about it, they could see that Duke was very attached to the girl, and knew that when the time came to hand her back to Mr. Kemo, it would most likely break his heart. He also knew that if that DID happen, then the two would probably be forced to leave Anahiem, and Duke just wasn't having that... not now... not ever...
Wolf: Okay, so this is going to be a 4-part finale for this story. And the sequeal will be posted shortly after. I actually have a few things to do before THAT story gets posted, but it'll be centered around Shadow, Mr. Kemo, and Duke.
Duke: looks at Shadow Hear dat, kiddo? We gonna have our own story!
Shadow: I know. I've read it already.
Everyone (but me): turns to Shadow You already read it? What happens? Who's in it? Are we all still in it.
Wolf: glares at everyone If she tells you, then I will not be responsible for what happens in that story...
Everyone: yelps and runs away
Wolf: Exactly! Now, go back to terrorizing my dogs. You all are quite good it and it's very amusing.
Wolf: Now, that that's all over and done with. The 11th chapter will take A LITTLE longer to post because things are getting pretty hecktic around here. I have move with the family, and packing takes time, and a lot of organizing, but that doesn't mean that I can't write a little as I go along. I figured that if I can write at least a few paragraphs a day, I should have my newest chapter posted in at least 3 wks. (yeah, I have that much stuff to pack! T.T) The only thing that'll take a lot of time to pack, would probably be my notebooks, manga, candles, things like that. I swear on my life that the next chapter will be worth your wait.
N: If she remembers to write everyday...
Wolf: Nosedive, you're really stupid, you know that?
N: Yeah, but you love me!
Wolf: whistles for her dogs Alright, kids! Get 'im!
N: Help!
Wolf: I'd like to take this time to thank everyone who reads my stories. And White Hunter for the awesome reviews and ideas. They really helped out! Keep sending me that ideas and keep up the work on your story, and I'll review your story the moment I can!
Until then...
Smile until you stop...
The Paper Wolf