Had to sit down and complete this whole scene in near enough one session, hope the qualities still here, now relax and enjoy eh!

Scene 13- The Future?

? (Terrified): "AAAHHHHH!"

As Shira came barrelling through the bushes she heard a high pitched wail coming from directly ahead of her, she was just barely able to stop herself before she ended up barraged through the animals, panting out of exhaustion it wasn't hard for her to identify the screams owner. The animals that were standing in front of Shira were a part of her herd, Manny, Sid and her boyfriend Diego, Diego was hobbling along on three legs whilst Sid was attempting to hide behind Manny's trunk for protection, these three always had a bad sense of timing.

Diego (Concern): "Whoa, Shira? What's wrong? You look exhausted."

Shira (Panic): *Panting* "What are you guys doing here?"

Manny (Relieved): "You were gone for hours; we were starting to get worried."

Sid (Dramatic): *Comes out of hiding* "Yeah, we tried to get Diego calm down and rest, but he was so worried about you that he was starting to have a meltdown, until finally he couldn't take it anymore! Staggering to his three paws he left the safety of the cave, dragging us along as well, desperately in search of his ma-"

Diego (Low/Threatening): *Appears close to Sid's face* "Another word out of you sloth and you won't be able to walk."

Shira (Panic): "Guys as cute as that is shut up, you have to get out of here, now!"

Manny (Alarmed): "I knew this would happen, Edge is here isn't he! DIEGO, SID, get back to the cave now, it isn't safe here!"

Sid (Terrified): "WHAT?!"

Diego (Defensive): "Manny I already told you, there's no way I'm backing down and leaving you both behind, this guy is too dangerous."

From behind the bushes Keel had finally caught back up with Shira, hearing the raised voices he crouched low down to the ground being careful not to disturb the shrubbery or step on any twigs, there was more than one animal on the other side of the plant life, probably Shira's new pack members. Getting a glimpse through the greenery Keel got one of the biggest shocks of his life, there arguing stood Shira, another saber, a sloth and a ten-ton mammoth, she'd befriended a really odd group that consisted not only of sabers, but of herbivores too. With odds of survival not in his favour Keel had to hold back, there was no point in dying here trying to get close to her, opportunity would present itself in time; for now all he could do has wait for that opportunity to come along and take it quickly as soon as it presented itself, listening in to the conversation Keel eavesdropped for information.

Shira (Shouting/Upset): "EDGE ISN'T THE PROBLEM!" *Sighs and shamefully lowers her head* "We were right the first time Diego, there are others, and that's not the worst part." *Raises her head with deep sorrow in her eyes* "It's Horn and Keel."

Diego's eyes widened as he began to understand the danger everyone was in with Horn on the island, whilst Manny and Sid looked at each other obliviously, this was the first time they'd heard anything about these two and didn't understand just how threatening they were. Shira's face alone told Diego all he needed to know, she most've ran into them whilst she was out hunting, as the realisation of how close he came to losing her moments ago set in his heart sank, then gruesome images of seeing his family members laying with large claw marks covering their bodies and bite marks puncturing their throats flooded his head. Diego's heart rate sped up dramatically and his breathing became heavier, zoning out the world begun to spin in circles, a nudging feeling brought him back to his senses as he heard Manny call out to him.

Manny (Concerned): "Hey Diego, you alright there?"

Diego (Unconvincingly): "E-Err, yeah. I'm fine, it's nothing."

Sid (Curious): "Who's Horn and Keel? New islanders? When are we going to meet them?"

Diego (Scolding): "SID!"

Sid (Confused): "What?"

Shira (Upset): "If I can help it you'll never meet them Sid. They're saber brothers from my birth pack, Horn's extremely violent and dangerous; and as for Keel… I just managed to escape from him."

The trio could tell it was very difficult for Shira to talk about her past in front of them, all her life she'd tried to keep it buried deep down and avoided the subject matter entirely, she had kept running away from it because of the pain in her heart that she felt thinking about the first true friends she'd lost. Joining the herd, growing close to them all and gaining Diego as her boyfriend had made her the happiest she'd ever been since being separated from Edge, Keel and Alice; it helped numb the pain that ate away at her every day, but now it all came flooding back. There would be no more hiding or running from the past whether Shira liked it or not, old friends and enemies once again collided and to keep her family safe they needed to know the details, whilst Horn was on the island no one and nowhere was safe, but where did Keel actually stand?

Manny (Cautious): "Let's head back to the herd, those other sabers could still be close by and everyone will want to know you're safe."

With everyone nodding in agreement they all began to trail back to the herds cave, Shira came up to Diego to let him lean on her for support again, thankful he gave her an affectionate lick under her neck, she smiled fondly back and tenderly kissed his check as they followed Manny and Sid. When they disappeared from sight Keel stepped out from the bushes, watching them get further and further from view, making a mental note on the fact Shira and the unknown saber were a couple and contemplating what his best move would be now. Following them had the risk of him being caught out deep in their territory, but since he didn't learn much from their conversation he couldn't just turn back now, besides tailing them now would lead him to Shira's home, an invaluable piece of information that would give him the upper hand over her.

Keel (Thinking): 'Even though you've been living with THOSE herbivores, you sure as heck haven't lost you're touch, Shira. I need to make contact with you as soon as possible; if I fail then we all could end up dead.'

Horn (Mocking): "That leg wound slowing you down Edge? You seriously weren't this slow before were you? I get a step closer and that is it, I'll kill you! Let me give you a little encouragement to speed up RUNT!"

Finishing another round of mocking Horn slammed into Edge and pushed him face first into a tree, crumbling to the ground Edge was battered and bloodied with hardly any energy left to fight back or flee. They'd made it back to the hunting grounds, but the leg wound that had been inflicted during their fight slowed Edge down tremendously making it almost impossible to ditch Horn, the threats he was throwing were not empty either, if he was not able to evade Horn here he wouldn't hesitate to kill him. The only reason he was still alive right now is because Horn was enjoying revelling in his pain and misery, he was the same callous saber he had been as a cub and teenager, using the little strength he had left Edge shakily picked himself up out of the dirt whilst Horn slowly and methodically stalked towards his helpless brother.

Horn (Amused/Threatening): "Still have some fight left? Come on then, don't you dare just stand there, hit me with your best damn shot."

Edge (Silent): "…" *Glares daggers at Horn and stands his ground*

Horn (Rage filled): "Yes? Something wrong with your hearing as well as your tongue? HIT ME!"

He never was good at being discrete; Edge was no idiot and knew as soon as we got a step closer he'd be smacked right back down again before being hit with the finishing death blow, instead he glared at Horn and his escape plan. Behind Horn was a herd of gazelle, running between them would cause panic and confusion, in the midst of the commotion he would be able to slip away unnoticed, the only problem was the his big overgrown brother was blocking the way, but it was the only chance Edge had of making it out of this alive.

Horn (Hostile): "Oh don't look at me like that, we both know you had this coming, we've competed ever since we were cubs. Nothing wrong with a bit of friendly competition they say, but the only thing is you got in my way at every turn didn't you?"

Edge (Silent): *Shakes head whilst keeping his spiteful look trained on Horn*

Horn (Bitter/Mocking): "Ha, still stuck in denial huh? Let's go over it from the beginning then, okay? You refused to fall in line and tried becoming leader, you somehow held onto Alice the second best fighter in the group, well until she turned against you, right? Aw, I'm so sad for you."

Edge (Silent): *Begins growling, baring his fangs and raising his hackles*

Horn (Outraged): "None of that is actually what this is about though; maybe I can even forgive you for all of that because after all time fixed those little issues, it's about the final time you got in MY way. Oh ho, the biggest event of my life and you RUIN IT! I SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE ONE TO KILL THE MAMMOTH AND TOOK UP MY TRUE PLACE AS FUTURE PACK LEADER, BUT YOU STOLE THAT FROM ME!"

Edge (Silent): *Allows a brief smirk to cross his mouth*

Horn (Bitter/Threatening): "That's FUNNY to you is it? Try smirking when I sink my fangs through your throat."

Charging in Horn moved to finally finish Edge off once and for all, in his rage he allowed his anger to fully control him which provided Edge with an opening and a chance to get away, when he was close Horn pounced and aimed for his targets head. Raising up on to two legs Edge meet him head on, having momentum on his side and being the heavier of the two Horn pushed him to the ground, however Edge used this momentum against him and immediately kicked up against Horn's mid-section and reversed their position. When they flipped and Edge was on top he bolted straight towards the gazelle herd and Horn quickly got back to his paws to chase him down, in a straight-line dash Horn would be faster right now and catch up in no time; with this in mind Edge kept zigzagging through trees and rock formations to keep as much distance between them as possible.

After a few near misses Edge was home clear, but then Horn leapt out from atop one of the rock formations and landed another strike, this time his outstretch claws ripped into Edges right flank, roaring out from the pain he accidently alerted the gazelle herd. Once the timid herbivores caught sight of two sabers running full speed at them they began to get alarmed, mothers ran for their young and the entire herd went into full on panic mode, as they stalled the predators got closer. One of the gazelle suddenly took off towards the north and in a frantic flurry of hooves and antlers the rest blindly followed, to take full advantage of this Edge headed for the middle of the herd; sprinting with all his will he was on a collision course with the gazelle herd, but Horn wasn't showing any signs of slowing down.

Timing his entrance perfectly Edge barged into the centre of the herd and ran against them, not fazed in the slightest Horn followed along, most of the horrified gazelle parted around them whilst a few of the dimmer ones risked charging at them. The amount of fatal injuries they could sustain if hit head on by just one of these gazelle wasn't lost on them, they could even be trampled to death in the worst case scenario, but for survival/revenge they were willing to lay their lives down on the line right now in this moment. Inching his way closer Horn went to take another strike at Edge when one on the dim gazelles took the blow as it dashed in the way, this surprized Horn and knocked him off balance; seeing his quarry begin to slip away he felt his rage boiling up once again, pushing him to pick up the pace.

Horn (Vengeful): "GET BACK HERE YOU SPINELESS RUNT! THIS ENDS NOW!"

Getting directly behind Edge to avoid another mistake Horn was closing in; there was nowhere to run now with gazelle on both sides, the gap between the two became narrower and narrower and in the end it was inevitable that Horn was coming out of this on top. At least that's what he thought, but just as he entered striking range again Edge all of a sudden crouched down and began to slide, swiftly raising his head up Horn soon got the reason why, a jumping gazelle flew through the air; neither off them being able to move out the way the gazelle ploughed straight through Horn. Wiped out he hit the ground with a sickening thud, keeping low to the ground he was dazed but forced himself to roll out of the way and avoid the rest of the herd that was hurtling at him, he was lucky he was as bulky as he was or that impact would have killed him.

Minutes later the herd had past Horn by and left him standing in the dust cloud they'd kicked up, most would be thankful to have made it out of that alive, but Horn was less than satisfied with the result, Edge was still alive and had out witted him again. Eyebrow twitching he checked every direction for any signs that his weakling brother was still around, but there was nothing here apart from him, unleashing a monstrous roar that echoed through the entire island Horn let out all his built up anger for Edge to hear.

Horn: "EDGE, I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME SO LISTEN WELL! HOW MUCH LONGER DO YOU THINK YOU CAN AVOID ME? YOU MAY HAVE GOTTEN AWAY TODAY, BUT I WILL TRACK YOU DOWN NO MATTER WERE YOU DAMN WELL HIDE AND TEAR YOU APART!"

Hidden in the tall grass close by Edge lay prone, slinking away ever so slowly due to his injuries and to avoid catching Horn's attention, his plan had worked out well today, but now Horn was prowling the exact same island as him. Both despised the other and there was no chance in hell of them getting along, there was nowhere near enough space on the island for the two of them; sooner or later it would all come down to a final showdown, a single bloody battle were either one of them or none of them were going to walk away alive.

The past had already played out, but the future for one of them was going to be cut short…

This marks around 2/3 of the story finished, delayed again but it is here and I'm happy and I hope ya enjoyed! Yeah, I'm tired now.

Thanks again for reading and reviewing and all the good shtuff mates, review this scene to tell me how do you actually see this story ending, I'm curious to how ya think this will all end, aside from that I'll see y'all next time eh, byes for now!