1043 25: The Wolves.
That same night, at a place called cauncel rock, Bageena and Dice were standing among a pack of wolves, who were all gathered around their male alpha, Akira, who was standing on a rock. Knowing that she wouldn't be able to protect the Dice all by herself, the black Panther had brought the Dalmatian puppy here in the hopes of getting the wolves to adopt him and place him under their protection from Athaliah and her pack. At least until they could get the pup back to his family.
"So you want us to adopt this outsider pup into our wolf pack?" Akira asked.
"Yes. At least until we can find his family." Said Bageena.
"This pup is not a wolf!" Said one of the wolves.
"He's bound to cause a lot of trouble!" Added a female wolf.
"Athaliah was after him, so she must be after his human family as well." Said Bageena. "We know very well what would happen to him if we left him alone now."
"Yes, but Athaliah will cause trouble." Said Akira.
"Yes! Let's throw the pup in the river." Said a male wolf.
Bageena looked back at the wolf and growled at him, causing him to shut up.
"Let us make a dicision in acordence with the law. As you all know, he needs the recomendation of at least two members of the pack. Not counting his adopted parents, of course, before we can even concider accepting him as one of us. Who will recomend him? Speak up." Said Akira.
"Ah, so the pup is safe." Came a voice.
Everyone looked up and saw Pauly, the green Parrokeet, sore down to where they were and land on Bageena's back.
"I would be more than happy to give him my recomendation." Said Pauly.
The wolves then began to protest all at once.
"SILENCE!" Said Akira. "Pauly is a good friend. He let's us know what's going on the Jungle. We should listen carefuly to anything he has to say."
"Thank you very much, Akira." Said Pauly before turnning to wolf pack. "Listen, everyone, a outsider pup will not harm us. I can asure you. All he wants to do is go back where he belongs. To his human family. As you can clearly see, he has no fangs or claws. There is no reason at all for you to be afraid him."
"Thank you, Pauly." Said a male wolf, standing next to a white female wolf. They were Rocksheena and Alexander.
"I must say, i really admire him for his courage. But you need another recomandation." Said Pauly.
"May i speak?" Said Bageena.
Akira: "Bageena, you..."
"Yes, i know. I have no right to speak here at councel rock. But according to the law, the wolf pack is entitled to accept the gift. Fresh meat in exchange for a stranger." Said Bageena.
"That is correct, Bageena." Said Akira.
"What will you do with the pup?" Asked the white wolf known as Roxsheena.
"I am sure that Pauly and i will look after him. Won't we, Pauly?" Bageena asked.
"Who, us?" Pauly asked.
"Will you trade him for a water buffelo?" Bageena asked.
The wolves started agreeing to the idea.
"Be quiet!" Said Akira. "But why, Bageena?"
"I'm afraid he's been separated from his humans." Said Bageena.
"Did you cause the separation?" Akira asked.
"No...but it was all my fault. I didn't get there in time." Said Bageena.
All of the wolves gasped.
"Now listen, everyone. Bageena was trying to stop Athaliah and her pack from hunting humans, and outside animals, in the Jungle. And the pup floated away in a basket. That was how the dreadful incident happened. You know why she did it, don't you?" Said Pauly.
"You didn't want to bring trouble to us here in the Jungle. Isn't that right, Bageena?" Said Alexander.
"I did what i thought was right." Said Bageena.
"Bageena, you don't have to be so modest. What Alexander said is quite right." Said Pauly.
Bageena looked at Akira. "What's your answer? Do you accept the exchange or not?"
Akira remained silent for a moment.
"Akira?" Said Alexander.
"I'm listening. Bageena is a good friend who acted for the good of the Jungle. We will spare the life of the pup for her sake. Anyone who objects can come up here." Said Akira.
Most of the wolves looked like they wanted to protest, but did not have the nerve to speak up.
"Okay. Now this pup can be admitted as a true member of our wolf pack." Said Akira.
Rocksheena and Alexander looked down at the pup and a wide smile then appeared on Dice's face.
"But what will we call him?" Akira asked.
"He told me and Pauly what his name was. It was Dice." Said Bageena.
"Dice. Is that your name, little one?" Rocksheena asked.
"Uh-huh. It sure is." Said Dice.
"That's a nice name. Welcome to the pack, Dice." Said Alexander.
"Go on, Dice. Thank Pauly and Bageena.
Dice turnned to Bageena and Pauly. "Oh, thank you, Bageena and Pauly. Thank you both so much." The nine week old pup then jumped onto the black Panther's back, as Pauly got off, and the black cat started running around, with the pup on her back, acting like a horse, with the Parrokeet flying after them.
The wolf pack watched as the black Panther, the Parrokeet and the pup played together.
Bageena ran over to a clift, where Pauly landed on the ground, and she, the Parrokeet and Dice all gazed at the endless dense jungle and the white full moon in the dark stary night sky.
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DALMATIANS 3
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