Wolf Titans

By: Revenescence

February 2, 2006-

I woke up and gave a well-deserved yawn.

Escape day, I thought. Yes, today's action will be very interesting. I wonder if Hunter and Helios will be able to run fast enough. Maybe, maybe not, but I doubt that janitors won't be after us.

Wind Caller walked up to my cage. "Rise and shine, Sleeping Beauty! Escape day," Except he pronounced "Escape" like "Ess-cop-ay!"

"When do we go?" I asked him.

"We are going in the dark of the night. There are eight hours where no janitors are here at all! Plus, night is, like, a classic!"

"Comical," I said cautiously. "Whatever Beaver and Soldier say,"

"They agreed,"

I got up to my feet. My paws were already shaking with nervousness and I could hardly walk. I hoped it would all be over soon.

I walked into the pasture and saw my pups tackling each other with major enthusiasm.

"Hey, guys," I said. "What are you doing?"

"We're…playing…and fighting…each other…to see…who will be…alpha male…when Wind Caller…doesn't want to do it…anymore." Helios gasped, and then he fell down in a heap.

"Why are you guys fighting for it now? Wind Caller still has a long life to live."

"It is good to be prepared,"

"Oookay,"

They then continued with their rambunctious playing.

I remembered the old days. How long ago was it that we were still human? Two months? Three? Maybe more?

But I could hardly remember what life was like back then. I remembered that I was not very tall, dark hair, blue eyes…did I even have blue eyes?

I was lost, I was losing myself. I was trapped in the mind of a killer. Trapped in the mind of a wolf.

Once again, I tried to remember what I had looked like. But a picture of a boy came into mind.

He was bright green and had a black and purple, tight uniform. But no one can be green, right? I was just imagining that boy and had made him up, right?

Were there others like me, and what were their names? I couldn't remember, I shook my head back and forth, as if to rattle my brain into picturing them.

Was I losing myself? What if I forget even Wind Caller? What if I forget Beaver, and Soldier, Hunter, Helios, Stephen?

I was trapped. Trapped in the body and spirit of a killer. And my human-self was going…fast.

Silence

Later That Night-

I was woken up by a wet nose. It licked my face and another licked my eyes.

"Stop," Were my automatic words.

"But Mommy, we have to escape, let's go!" It was Helios.

"Come on, Silence, hurry," Beaver whispered.

Escape, it took me a while to figure out where I remembered those words. They seemed so…oops…

I bolted awake, "I'm up,"

"Hurry," Soldier said.

I ran out of the cage like a tornado. Then, we all ran; Wind Caller in front, followed by Soldier, Beaver, Hunter and Helios, then me. (I wanted to keep an eye on the pups to make sure that they didn't get left behind.)

We went through the pasture, over the fences, across the track, through the tack room, and under a rope that signaled the end of the property. We were free!

Wind Caller laughed, "Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother's house we go!" He sang.

Then, the sound of tires against the road where behind me (We were traveling along a street).

I looked behind me; a license-plate that had a dog on it with the words "Quebec Dog Racing" on it was on the front of the truck. The janitors were after us!

"Run!" I shouted. "Run, the janitors are here, run, run!"

"Quick!" Wind Caller yelled. "Into the woods! They won't be able to follow us as fast!"

We steered a snappy right into woods. Wind Caller led us down a ledge and into a valley-like place. I recognized it as the place where we had been separated from Lichen.

Lichen…who was Lichen? I couldn't remember what he had looked like…the name popped into my head.

Then more names came: Star Gentian, Ice Mist, and Amery. Who were they?

Who were they?

Silence

February 3, 2006-

We have been traveling all night and most of the morning. I was out-of-breath and panting. Hunter and Helios weren't doing so well either. Everyone was tired.

"Okay, let's rest, people," Wind Caller said.

"Finally,"

"It's about time,"

"Why didn't you let us rest before?"

"Yeah,"

"What they said,"

I collapsed onto my knees. My head lay on the ground and my eyes closed. Hunter and Helios jumped to my side and went to sleep. All around me, sleeping wolves lay resting.

Before I knew it, a nose was nudging my own. I opened my eyes and looked up. Wind Caller looked down at me.

"Hi," I said.

"Hey," He answered.

"Is it time to go yet?"

"No, I just wanted to talk to you alone."

"'Bout what?"

"'Bout stuff, what's been going on lately?"

"I have been trying to remember what it was like, you know, when we were human,"

"Really,"

"Yeah, I can't remember what I looked like, and all these strange names keep popping into mind."

"Wow,"

"I know,"

Then, a howl rose up over the treetops. The only thing that my wolf instinct told me was: "Lichen"

There was that strange name again. Why did it keep coming to mind like that? But it amazed me.

"Lichen," I whispered.

"What was that?" Wind Caller asked me.

"Lichen? Where does that name sound familiar? Where?"

"I don't know! But it sounds like a person that I respect. Let's go find out who it is."

We woke up the rest of our small pack and set out into the rising darkness.

Silence

A/N: I still need ideas! Even if you don't have an account on Hurry!

Revenescence