I yawned and felt around me, trying to remember where I was. A rough, flaky surface was under me. I registered the fact that it was bark very slowly, yet again hating that I wasn't an early riser. By then I'd remembered I was in a tree and late for whatever Fang had planned for this morning.

I stood up, brushed the specks of brown bark off of my body, and stretched before jumping into the sky. I glided down to the ground lazily, jogging a bit on my landing so I wouldn't stumble. It was too early for falling.

The others were already starting in a clearing not far from our home in the trees. I was just in time to here Fang say, "We'll have to leave here in the next day. It's never safe to stay in the same place for very long. Now that everyone is ok with flying we need to pack up and leave."

"Leave to go where, Fang?" Anthony asked.

"I'll tell you later." He avoided the question, meaning he was either keeping it under wraps as a fun surprise or he had no idea. I doubted it was a fun surprise.

Suddenly, we all straightened out of our casual posture and listened. A rustling sound rippled through the ring of greenery around the clearing. Eyes shone in the darkness, coming closer to where we huddled. We tensed, waiting.

Erasers drifted towards us, deathly quiet except for one. He seemed unable to control his trembling caused by the excitement of finding us.

"We'll erase you!" the overly excited one cackled as if he were the most comical part man part wolf on the Earth. The rest of his team didn't even chuckle weakly in agreement. They were too focused on their prey to really listen to him.

Fang wants to grab our stuff before we move on so only U and A if we're losing. Flobie informed us mentally.

"So this is what being trapped feels like!" Daniel smiled easily while the rest of us glared at the wolf-like men stalking towards us at a slow pace, biding their time. I looked up to see that Daniel's eyes were colder; the joking was meant as a trick to fool the Erasers into letting their guard down.

We were forced to go back to back to keep all of the Erasers in our sight as they continued to get closer. Fang suddenly yelled, "Daniel!"

Daniel started sprinting full speed at the Eraser with the bad wrestling lines. Expecting to collide with Daniel, the Eraser pulled back his claws to try to rake Daniel's face. Instead Daniel ran right through him. In response, the Eraser wheeled his head about, confused. Grinning, Daniel became solid and tackled the Eraser to the ground. That's when chaos started for the rest of us.

Fang and Anthony were fighting back to back while Flobie and I had gotten too far away to help each other. I kicked an Eraser in the gut, hopping over his crumbling body just to find him getting up right in time to give me a piggy, or should I say, wolf back ride. I tightened my legs around his neck, making him choke; just managing to jump off before his claws would have begun slicing at my legs.

Another one sprinted at me at full speed. I jumped out of the way and his bulk prevented him from correcting his course as quickly as he needed to. Growling, he turned back around and aimed a kick at my side. I grabbed his leg under the near with one arm and with the other I pushed his chest sideways and downward, causing him to collapse instantly. I kicked him ruthlessly in the head, causing his muzzle to draw blood. He was out for the count and I continued running to help my best friend and make sure she was safe.

I kept trying to get near Flobie just to find another angry, stinking Eraser blocking my path. "Flips!" Flobie cried out in despair, making my heart stop momentarily. I circled my foe, peering around to see Flobie being ganged up on by three Erasers. She could read minds and see what moves were coming, but she couldn't decipher that many at the same time. I breathed deeply, trying not to be scared.

"I'm coming!" I promised, already passing my last opponent who was struggling for consciousness. I was surprised that Flobie hadn't just teleported out of the battle. Maybe she was too tired or thought she shouldn't abandon us.

"Good luck trying to get past me, Flips." Mason snarled, blocking me from Flobie. I hadn't even realized he was a part of this mission. He looked out of control, his hairy claws clenching and unclenching. Mason looked prepared for an all out brawl. "We're going to fight, and you won't beat me this time. Or should I give my team the ok to kill your little friend over there?"

He looked over his shoulder and nodded his head. By that time I had pushed past Mason to go help Flobie. I was almost there when I saw an Eraser slash her right arm, blood immediately gushing and splashing to the ground. Flobie shrieked in agony, struggling to get free, her arm continuing to bleed, staining the Eraser's claws.

"No!" I screamed, causing the Erasers who were still standing to turn towards me- fresh meat for their large appetites. I glared at them, letting my anger build up inside me. A peculiar, flowing power stirred in my mind. It warmed my entire body, especially my fingers.

I practically roared as I held my hands out towards the Erasers holding Flobie. I felt the energy gather at my fingertips and leave my body as the three Erasers each flew five feet backwards into the air before tumbling to the ground, leaving Flobie lying down motionless in front of me.

I turned around to see Mason and repeated the same thrusting motion with my palms facing him. It looked as if he was perfectly fine until what I imagined to be an invisible train rammed into him, making him slam onto his back.

He got up quickly, the rest of his pack leaving without him. Mason growled, "I'm glad to see you're learning new things out here in the real world, Flips. It's a good thing too, because next time you won't win." I watched until he faded into the forest, too far away to be seen.