Chapter 12
Before the explosion…
Jordan was taking a test in a classroom with other people. He's been studying really hard lately. He was thinking about Rusty. He wonder how he was doing in France. The last time he heard from him was a call a few days ago. Rusty told Jordan that would come home this weekend. Today…he would be coming back into town.
He also heard about Paul. That he was arrest for robbing a jewelry store. In high school, he was friends with Paul. But Paul had dropped out of school and lived on his own. His parents left him when he was just sixteen. Some people just never change.
As he continues writing on his test. He heard a bloody scream. A few people jumped. The teacher frowned. He went to the door and opens it. The teacher steps out. As he was about to come back in the classroom, something lunged at him. People screamed.
"Oh, fuck!" someone yelled.
There was more screams as blood was splatter on the floor out in the hallway. Then in other classrooms, windows shattered, more bloody screams were heard. There were howls, and growls. Jordan and everyone else ran out of the classroom.
Outside the hallway was hell. There was blood on the floor, and also on the walls. Jordan starting running to outside, but was tackle by a werewolf. The werewolf bears it's fangs in Jordan's face.
A gunshot sound ran through the hallway. The werewolf on Jordan felt less heavy. He pushed the creature off and turns his head to see…Rusty. He was wearing a brown leather jacket, blue denim jeans, and black shoes. He had 19111 in his right hand.
"Miss me old friend?"
"Rusty! How…how…"
How did I know you where here? I went to your house first and saw your car was gone. So I thought you might be at collage. And it wasn't fun, because fighting those…werewolves."
He helps Jordan up. "Where did you get the gun?"
"Well…let's just say, someone gave to me," Rusty chuckled. "And in the bullets are…wolfsbane. Never mind that. We get to the hell out of here." They made outside.
"Go Jordan. Get in your car and drive like you drive never before."
"What about you?"
"I'm staying. I-I…can't go with you."
"What? Why not?" Jordan asked frowning.
Rusty exhales. Then he pulls up his right jacket sleeve revealing a bite mark on his arm. "Because I'm infected with lychcanthropy. I'm going to turn into a werewolf. I don't know when. Maybe in a few hours or by the next full moon. So that's why I can't go with you Jordan."
"No, we're in this together Rusty," Jordan said. "We'll find a werewolf cure and-"
Rusty gripped on Jordan's sweatshirt. "Damnit Jordan, just leave me! I can't see you getting killed by me or those werewolves! If you stay with me. Then…then…I don't know. I don't want to die. So you go and search for help."
"I'm not leaving my best friend," he said breaking out of Rusty's gripped. "Either you come with me or I-"
Jordan was cut off by headlights and the two humans are blinded.
"Civilians, you must evacuate the city! You must get in the jeep and we're driving you to the Joint Base Lewis McChord. All of you are in danger!"
The driver looked out the window and looked at Jordan and Rusty. Rusty quickly pulled down his right sleeve so the driver couldn't see the bite mark. He then yell out, "Civilians you are in danger! Get in now!"
Jordan and Rusty hurried to the jeep and climbed in the backseat. After half of an hour they were out of town. Rusty's eyes went wide as he saw three helicopters. "Jordan look outside your window." He did and saw the helicopters fire missies at the town.
In a blink of an eye the town was destroy in an explosion. A cloud of dust was the only was left. Jordan leaned back in his seat. Shocked of what he just saw.
"This can't be happing," Rusty whispers to himself. "No way in hell." When no one was looking, he pulled his right sleeve down and looks at his bite mark. Rusty, a voice said in his head. You are my newest pack member. By the next month on the full moon you will turn. Once you turn into a werewolf you will kill a wolf/dog name Alex. He will kill us all. Including you and you're human friend. That is an order. Alex will destroy us all! But WE must stop him.
Who is this?
That doesn't matter now. In some time soon you will have new powers. They are: speed, strength, healing quickly, and your senses are also stronger.
He pulls up his sleeve. He looked at his friend. Jordan's face expression was shocked and filled with horror. Rusty wanted to tell him, "It's going to be alright". But how could he? Everything was in chaos. People are dying, getting killed. He had to do something.
After a few hours later they reached JBLM. The driver and two other soldiers get out of the jeep. And so, does Jordan and Rusty. As they approach the front gate, the guard stops them.
"You are the third ones that made back alive," the guard says. "Alex, Isaac, and Jake made back an hour ago. A few other people made it back as well." Rusty froze as he heard the name 'Alex'. Is he the one I'm supposed to kill?
The guard lets the soldiers and the humans go in the base. The sun was almost setting on the horizon. Rusty felt something inside him. He then stopped walking and heard voices from the command center.
He heard something forming an alliance called Sergeant Triumvirate. Jordan noticed Rusty was just standing there. He went over to his friend and asked, "Hey, Rusty are you alright?"
"Do you hear them?"
"Who?"
"Them," Rusty said. "There are people in the command center."
"No."
Right then, Rusty knew his werewolf powers were working right now. "Jordan…" He paused. "My werewolf powers are working."
"Keep your voice down!" Jordan warned. "Do you want to get shot in the head?!"
"Well, I'm sorry," Rusty whispered snapping. "I guess I am a werewolf after all."
"Look, Rusty," he said. "I will find a storage room or something like that. And chain you up. Remember you're not alone on this. I'm here-"
"You two come with us!" the driver shouted.
Kyle looked at the destroyed town from a very far distance. Werewolves were by right his side. "Those bastards!" he hissed. "They destroyed our town. Our human livestock!" He then chuckled. "I know Alex's secret. I know he is going to build an army. Only to keep his precious secret safe. But he isn't strong enough. We shall rule this damn world!" The werewolves howled in agreement and of happiness. "Come my pack," Kyle shouted. "Let's hunt!"
Werewolves howled as Kyle transformed into his werewolf form. The werewolves treated Kyle like he's the king of werewolves or a god to them. Probably because he was the first one to turn into a werewolf before the blue moon. Kyle join the howling. Then he gets on all fours and began to run. His pack following.
After a few weeks. Alex and Jake had left JBLM. No one knew where they went expect Isaac. He was in charge in the base now. Alex had told Isaac to keep an eye on Rusty. Jordan had found a small storage room. He also found good chains that would tied up Rusty. They had saw their old friend Paul on the base.
At times they were catch up. They didn't tell Paul or his friend Roger that Rusty was going to turn into a werewolf on the next full moon. As each day passed Rusty grew worried as the full moon was getting closer. He tried not to showed it. Also, sometimes he would change. He would sometimes get easily angry. And his werewolf powers made him stronger, faster and he could smell and hear things better.
The weather was getting colder. It was now September. When the day of Rusty's first transformation. Jordan and Rusty were heading to the small storage room when the sun was setting. As they were walking Jordan asked Rusty, "Aren't you cold?"
"Well, what's the point since I'm going to grow hair or fur on my body?"
"Dude, you are wearing shorts and just a plain red shirt," Jordan chuckled. "You got to be cold!"
Rusty turns his head to his friend. "I like the cold. I've always have." They made it to the storage room and went inside. "Alright I got the chains right here," Jordan said as he opens a box with chains in it.
Rusty looks at the time on his phone. "Its 30 minutes till eight o' clock. The moon should be up right up till then." He then takes off his shirt. Revealing his tan body. Jordan helped him in the chains. Rusty couldn't moved his arms or his legs.
Jordan exhaled. "Now we just wait."
Two bounty hunters who are working for Alex were hunting werewolves. But they are mostly hunting for Kyle to capture him for tests. A wolf/dog with grey/blue eyes named Hunter was driving the truck. Beside him in the passenger seat was another wolf/dog with blue eyes named Ryan. They are brothers.
"Hope we find the damn fucking bastard," Ryan growled. "You know, how Alex is now. He wants to Kyle. If we fuck this up. Alex will…you know."
"I hope not," Hunter said. "Let's just hope he doesn't have a pack of bitches." They were quiet for a few minutes. The sun was now gone and the full moon was slowly coming up in the night sky. As they were driving a howl was heard.
"Shit!" Ryan shouted grabbing his rifle.
Hunter stopped the truck. All was quiet. Hunter turned his head to his brother and was about to say something. But then something ripped the driver's door off and drags Hunter out.
"Hunter!" Ryan screamed. He quickly got out of the truck. He grabbed his rifle. He saw Hunter being dragged by a werewolf into the darkness. Ryan growled and follows the werewolf.
The werewolf drags Hunter into an old abounded warehouse. Kyle and other werewolves stood in the middle of the warehouse. "Give him to me!" Kyle said. The werewolf obeyed.
Ryan kicked the door opened and what he saw made his anger boiled. Kyle nails were sharp like a werewolf's. He had a hand by Hunter's throat. Ryan aimed his gun at Kyle.
"I wouldn't do that," he said gripping his hand on Hunter's throat. "Or I'll kill your brother. Now put the gun down. We don't need any violence, do we?"
"Ryan don't listen to this bastard," Hunter said.
"Quiet!" Kyle snapped. He then looked at Ryan. "Put the gun down now. You got five seconds before your brother's blood is spill."
Ryan growled. "Ok, just…just don't hurt him." He puts the rifle down on the floor.
"Now kick it away."
He kicks the gun away. Kyle smiles. "Get him, boys."
Two werewolves ran out of the darkness and grips on Ryan's arms. "Let me guess," Kyle grins. "You two are bounty hunters working for Alex, right?"
"Who wants to fucking know?" Ryan said.
"I have to say," he said. "You guys are so bad at your damn job." Kyle sighs. "Now. Where is Alex and what is he planning? From what I heard. He has himself an army…word gets around."
"We're not telling you shit, you damn bitch," Hunter growled. "Just kill us."
"Let's make a deal," Kyle said to the two brothers. "You tell what and where Alex is and what is his plan. And I'll let you guys go. If you don't. Then I'll just turn you two into werewolves or I kill you. Now…where is he?"
Rusty suddenly gets on his hands and keels and cries in pain. "Jordan, it's starting! You need to get out now!"
"No," he said standing up. "I'm staying."
"If you do that. Then I'm going to kill you. Look Jordan, you know I don't have control over myself right now. You need to-" He screams in pain as his bones began to snap. "Fuck!" His eyes changed into an amber color. He turns his head to Jordan. "You need to leave NOW!"
"Rusty-"
"JUST GO!"
Jordan looked at his friend for a second before hurrying to the door. He unlocks it and went outside. Closing the door behind him. He covers his ears to block out Rusty's screaming. He saw Isaac approaching him with a few soldiers beside him. He removes his hands away from his ears.
"What going on there?" Isaac asked.
"Nothing."
"Doesn't sound like nothing," Isaac snapped. "Move aside boy." Inside the storage room Rusty's teeth, nails were growing sharp. Black fur or hair began to grow on him. His mouth was turning into a muzzle.
"Make me!" Jordan barked.
Isaac grips on Jordan's blue leather jacket. "You never tell a soldier that! Ever!" There was another scream, but it sounded like a growl this time. Isaac looks at two soldiers. "You two go in there and see what's going on."
One of the soldiers's nodded and the other one opens the door. A soldier got out a flashlight and turns it on. A pair of amber eyes watch them in darkness. It let out a low growl.
"What the fuck was that?!" a soldier whispered rising his gun.
"Look, let's just tell the Captain that we didn't find any-" the other soldier was tackle by Rusty. He was a black werewolf now. He gripped the soldier's throat with his teeth. He then rips it out. Blood splatters on the floor and on the shelves. The other soldier screamed as he fires his gun at Rusty. The werewolf got on all fours and dodged the gunfire.
Isaac let's go of Jordan. "What the hell was that?" He was about to go in the storage room. But something was throw at him. Isaac screamed as guts were throw at him. Rusty lunged out of the darkness and tackles Isaac. The werewolf snarled in his face.
"Rusty don't!" Jordan shouted.
Come to me, a voice said in the beast's head. Come to your pack leader and bring your human friend, too. Rusty knocks Isaac out. He then turn to Jordan and growls at him.
Rusty slowly opened his eyes and his vision was burly. His mouth felt dry and taste the dry blood. He gasped and sat up. There was a blanket on him.
"About time you woke up," a voice said. "You're friend is still asleep."
Rusty turned his head and saw Kyle and about a least thirteen werewolves. "Who are you and where are we?"
Kyle chuckled. "Oh, just at an abounded house. And there's some clothes right next to you." Rusty saw them. "Why don't you go get change and come back right out." He warps the blanket around his waist, grabbed the clothes, and went to another room and got change. He also had wash the blood off his mouth.
"Now," Kyle said, once he came back. Jordan had just woke up. "My name is Kyle and I'm the pack leader and the king of werewolves."
"How did we get here?" Rusty asked.
"I told you to come to me last night," he said.
"What?" Rusty frowns.
"I'm the werewolf who bit you at the airport," Kyle said. "You and the rest of the werewolves share a bloodline with me."
"Lot of werewolves you have here," Jordan scoffed.
"That's because human, the larger the pack. The stronger we are."
"His name is Jordan," Rusty growled. "Don't call him "human". And what do you want anyway?"
"I want werewolves to rule the world," Kyle said. "I want all mankind to die. Also, I want to help you Rusty."
"With what?"
"Your wolf side," Kyle grinned. "I can help you learn how to control it and if you can control it. You can change at will."
"Look, if I have to obey your order or whatever, I'm not joining your pack," Rusty snaps.
"Oh, you're already in my pack," he said. "And if you don't follow me. I'll kill you're friend here."
"Not if I kill you first," Rusty said. Some of the werewolves growled at him.
"My pack are like my bodyguards," Kyle said. "You can't get near me." He sighed. "Come outside. All of you." Jordan and Rusty looked at each other and follow Kyle.
The morning sun was in the sky. Once they were outside Rusty asks, "Why did you bite me Kyle?"
"Because you seem worthy," he explains. "I need a pack to survive. Without one, you're good as dead." Everyone was quiet for a minute before Kyle said, "We need to move to another state. We are being hunted."
He turns to Rusty. "You need me to survive Rusty. You're friend here can't come with us unless he becomes a werewolf."
"I'm not taking orders from you," Rusty growled. "I'm not your not bitch!"
"It's not very safe being a lone wolf," Kyle said. "If you want to survive and learn how to control your werewolf side then come with me. Jordan can come with us only if he becomes a werewolf. Rusty, this is not a curse. It's a gift." He turns to Jordan. "What to you say? What to become a wolf?"
"I'll never become a bloodthirsty beast like you," Jordan said coldly.
"Then you can't come with us then."
Rusty stood there for a minute. Then he looked at Kyle. "I'll come with you."
"Great!" Kyle examined.
"What?" Jordan said to Rusty.
"I'm sorry Jordan," he said. "But I need to learn how to control...this."
Jordan just stood there shock. "We better go now," Kyle said. "The sooner we leave, the better we have being harder to find." They starting walking.
"Rusty," he said looking at him. Rusty stop and turned his head to his friend. "What?"
"The next time we meet," Jordan began. "We won't be friends. We're be enemies. And we will fight until one of us draws our last breath."
"Looking forward to it," Rusty said. Then he continues walking with Kyle and the werewolves.
For two days Jordan walked on foot. He didn't know where he was going and he didn't care. He hasn't eaten or drink anything for two days. The heat was killing him.
He thought he was going insane. He hasn't found any towns or cities. No werewolves either. Thank God. He was alone. He thought he was going to die by starving to death. As he walked he thought he should have joined Kyle's pack.
His legs felt tried. So tried. He fell to the ground. "God," he whispered. He slowly closed his eyes. He didn't know how long, but he heard a sound. He didn't know. He couldn't even think.
He saw a black figure slowly approaching him. But he wasn't completely sure.
"Hey, kid you alright?" a voice asked.
He felt he was losing consciousness. "Rusty…"
He shot open his eyes and sat. He was gasping. He then realized he was in a room and on a bed. "I would rest if I was you," a familiar voice said. "I thought you were dead when you closed your eyes."
Jordan cock his head where the voice was. He saw a black and white dog. "Who are you?" Jordan asked.
"My name is Steele," said the dog. "You're in an old house. What's your name?"
"Jordan."
"Nice to meet you."
"You too," he said. "How long have I've been out?"
"About three hours," Steele said. He then was quiet for a minute. "You must be hungry."
"Yeah, I…" He paused. "Haven't eaten anything for two days."
"Well, let's get you something to eat and a drink."
"Thank you Steele so much," Jordan said, once he was done eating. "I can't thank you enough."
"Yeah, just don't think I'm going to save you every time when you're going die," he said. "If you don't mind me asking. Why were you walking all alone?"
Jordan sighs. "It's a long story. But I'll tell you." He started off when he was in collage taking a test and his teacher was attack by a werewolf. About Rusty saved him from a werewolf and how his friend showed him a bite mark. Steele eyes went wide with surprised. But he didn't say anything.
He told the dog about Rusty's first transformation. And how a few days ago he met Kyle. He told about him and Rusty parting ways and they will kill each other when they meet next time.
"Kyle?" Steele asked once Jordan was done. "He's a wolf/dog with sliver eyes, right?"
"Yeah," Jordan said. "You know him?"
Steele told his story how he loves this girl name Jenna and how he was cruel to her boyfriend Balto. He also told he was friends with a wolf/dog name Alex. "But I've changed into a new person," he said, once he was done with his story. "I was tried of being cruel."
That night Steele offered Jordan to stay. He laid in the guest bed feeling restless. He thought about Rusty. How he change into a new person. Anger began to boil inside Jordan. He felt so much pain and anger that he felt like a new person, too. A dark one.
This is Kyle's fault. It's his fault that Rusty has to go so much pain on the full moons. He's changed and I changed, too. No more being weak. No more being friendly and nice. No more having a light side. Now I only a dark side now.
For months Jordan had been working out. He was stronger now. Steele had let him stay with him. Jordan quickly became interest in archery. He soon master it within only a few months. He became a master of shooting, sneaking, and hunting werewolves. He had plant wolfsbane in Steele's backyard.
His personality also changed too. He would wear all black when he was hunting for werewolves. He would kill them, even if female werewolves were pregnant. He didn't care. He would cuss now. If he was really angry he would use big words. He was also looking for a werewolf cure. Also, he told Steele he had two new name nicknames now. They were Shadow and Stalker, which because he stalks werewolves. He heard about Triumvirate and The Resistance. He wasn't on either side. He was just a lone hunter and like an assassin. But he didn't like the Triumvirate.
Two years later in 2014. Kyle was capture and was being kept for tests in Alex's research facility in Denver. Alex was very pleased when he heard about Kyle. Rusty had learn to control his werewolf side and he could now change at will. He left Kyle's pack a few months before Kyle was capture. He was now an alpha and started his own pack.
When Balto and Jenna had a family, they were happy. They had two children. One boy and one girl. They're names were Kodi and Aleu. The family was so happy. But Balto wanted to join The Resistance. The day he was going outside in Vault 567 for the first time in three years, Jenna begged him not to go. "Don't leave you kids Balto!" she cried."They need you."
The wolf/dog told her he would be back and also told her that he loves her and his kids with all of his heart. Balto opens the vault door and was blinded by light. He covers his eyes and step out into the outside world…
