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Once I had finished first period with Elizabeth we headed on to second. Same stuff, worked together and finished with enough time to just talk. The way we talked now was I would pretend to write something and show her when I used telepathy. It was so odd talking with your thoughts, not moving your mouth while the words are there is very annoying. So to make up for it when I use telepathy I move my mouth the way it would move when I would say the word. It makes it to where I feel like I am talking without the annoyance of not moving my mouth, it actually makes my head hurt sometimes.

Something kept bugging me though, me being able to use telepathy was as simple as breathing, in fact everything I did in this body was simple, once I changed I had full control. I already had the knowledge to do certain things such as the disguise and telepathy, but I never had used it before. The information was just there, and there are also things I can still learn how to do, I can feel it. Once I changed the information on how to work the body was given to me, how to use aura vision, how to disguise myself, how to use telepathy, and how to form a blue staff in the shape of a bone. I haven't learned much past that, but every time I practice I seem to get even faster when I move. Running faster, jumping higher, and more!

Elizabeth had brought this up and I told her the same information. She was confused about why I was already able to do all of this but she had a theory.

"What if the people who did this to you had it made to where you would already know!?" She exclaimed quietly.

My eyes widened at that response, -T-that could be it! The guy was planning on taking me, so maybe they wanted me to already have the information,- I said to her.

"You can't teach something you don't know how to teach, so give it the info so it can learn itself!" She exclaimed.

-You have a point, but why? What good could come from doing this?- I asked.

"I don't know, I just don't know," She replied. She was right, we didn't know. Who, what, when, where, and why…..not one of these questions could be answered. We talked for a little longer, she said she would head back to her house today, which I was okay with, she knows, and I am glad she knows. Later on during lunch we just talked as usual, nothing important, just stupid teenager things.

Next were the classes I had without her. They were nothing special, still the same as always. By the end of the day I wasn't really expecting much, but I found myself surprised when Bruce was here to see me.

"Helloooo!" He said dragging out the O.

I simply gave him a wave as a reply.

"So what's been going on man, we haven't really been talking much…oh wait, my bad!" He exclaimed.

I just shook my head at him to tell him I was fine. I started walking by when he stopped me.

"Hey man, you want to hang out or something? I mean, you seem a little on edge, and that outburst you and Elizabeth had the other day, I think you could use the company," He said.

I thought about it because I do live in a cave now, but I just nodded at him to tell him sure, he might ask questions about a cave, but I can trust him, he is a good friend, always has been!

"ALRIGHT! So! Where we headed?" He asked. I just gave a motion with my disguised paw to tell him towards the woods. He seemed confused but thankfully did go along with it. As we walked the path I usually take to get to the cave he started laughing.

"HAHA! What? Is this a shortcut or do you live in a cave?" He asked. I just looked back and nodded at him. His face went to one of confusion, "Wait…what? Look stop playing with me, where do you actually live, an apartment? House?" I just shook my head at him.

I saw him not very amused, "Dude, quit playing, you do not live in a cave," He said. I just nodded.

He sighed. "Okay, fine whatever, lets just get to this place!" He then started following me again. He seemed agitated but he would shut up when we get there, which he should be happy, still have a game system there. We continued to walk but what was up ahead stopped me in my tracks.

Bruce noticed, "Hey wha-" I quickly put my disguised paw over his mouth and got us both behind a tree. I poked my muzzle out to see four people in black tactical suits holding what appeared to be P90's. Below them slumped on a tree was a hunter I had seen out here a couple of times on my hunt, he had been lit up like a firecracker and his tactical bow was right beside him.

One of the tactical members started speaking, "Are you sure we are in the right place, this guy didn't even know about a blue dog!" He said.

"Oh it's here, trust me people have said they have seen sightings of it in the local parks, that thing is here, we are gonna get back out prize!" The female one said.

"Whatever you say, they could have been on drugs you know, down here in the south," Replied the other.

"You are one to talk, you said there were all sorts of drugs where you come from, and you sure as hell didn't grow up in the south," Said one of the other guys.

"All of you shut up, the man he took out was one of our top guys, but I guess the bastard got too cocky, if you all start you will end up just like him so shut up!" Said the fourth. The fourth guy started working on his phone or whatever that was again.

"Who the hell are these guys?" Whispered Bruce. I didn't know what to do or say, those weren't fake guns, the dead hunter is a sign to take from that. We were on thin ice, I had no choice. I opened up my jacket and pulled out my sword. When Bruce saw it his eyes grew even more terrified.

-I am only going to say this once, follow the path to the left, there is a cave there, there is food, drink and all of that. You stay there until tomorrow, get to school, and then go home, if I don't come back by today I am dead, don't come looking, understand?- I asked. His eyes were just wide in confusion, probably from a lot of things. -I SAID DO YOU UNDERSTAND!? NOD IF YOU DO!- He then repeatedly nodded his head.

-Alright, when I give a signal you run, you will know the signal okay?- He then again nodded. I then took my time to jump up into the tree next to us and start moving through them. I turned off my disguise and got into a position that I thought was right and then threw my sword at the ground next to the four killers. They all looked at it which is what I was expecting.

One thing was I was not going to use my aura abilities. If I did people will wonder how those kind of wounds happened. No, I had to make it seem like it was self-defense from a human. As their backs were turned to the sword I jumped behind them and picked up the bow from the hunter and jumped back into the tree. They heard the noise and turned around.

"What the hell!? Where did the bow go!?" They all formed a perimeter around their area and got ready. But what they didn't know was that I was in the trees. I had never fired a bow before but this was my best bet as to win. I got the bow ready, first time firing one of these, so I better get good at this now.

I had five arrows so I was going to use them as sparingly as possible. I loaded one of the arrows and pulled back on the line. I got the sight lined up on one of the killers down there. But there was one thing I had to do, for Bruce to get away I would have to distract them, what better way then to do this.

-GET THE F#$% OUT OF HERE!- I screamed to Bruce and screamed with a howl from my muzzle. As they turned Bruce took off running and I let off an arrow that dug itself into one of the soldier's head. I then jumped from the tree and got another arrow ready. I fired but of course with me just starting I missed my target and they started firing at me. The guns were really quiet, must have used silencers. I kept moving as best I could until I got behind another tree. I got another arrow ready and as soon as I heard the bullets start firing I swung out and fired. The arrow dug itself into one of the soldiers stomachs, but he wasn't finished yet.

All three of them tried to fire at me but I jumped up in the air spinning to make sure to dodge bullets. As I came down I took one my arrows and jabbed it into one of the killers shoulders. The one on the ground tried to fire so I kicked them to where they rolled away. The one I had left alone fired and hit me right in the shoulder. Being shot for the first time was really lackluster for what that man from the other night did, but I was still pissed as hell!

As the bullet knocked me onto my back I used the momentum to get back onto my paws. I ran up and swung by my sword. I grabbed it and threw it at an angle to where he had no choice but to dodge. Once he did I ran up and used one of the arrows to slice his stomach. I then quickly swung around and used the same arrow to fire it right into the mans head. One arrow left.

Then man who had an arrow in his shoulder was still hurt but was gaining his bearings. I decided against using the arrow I had and ran up as fast as I could. He started firing but I dodged just in time. I pushed the gun away and before he could aim again I ripped the arrow right out of his shoulder. As he screamed I jumped towards him and rammed the arrow right into his forehead. He fell to the ground beneath my paws and gave a final breath. The last one who seemed to be the female tried to reach for her gun but I quickly kicked her gun away and kicked her into a tree. I then had the bow ready just incase she tried something.

She took off her mask and glared at me, "You mutt, you really have gone and put us in a real mess haven't you? Nothing but trouble is what you are, why don't you just be a good dog?"

I looked down at her with scorn, -What the hell is wrong with you people, haven't you not already done enough to me? Can't you just leave me alone?- I asked in a low voice.

"Ha! Leave you alone? Sorry but we don't exact just leave one of the most important parts of are work "Alone," as you say. See you are supposed to be a weapon, a tool used for combat, that is what you are and what you will be, no exception," She screamed. "Just take a look around! This here proves it!" I did as she said and looked at the three bodies I left in my rage.

-What is the difference?- I asked.

"W…What?" She questioned.

-If I'm supposed to be a weapon or a tool then how does that make me any different from you? When you think about it you are just as much a tool just as I was supposed to be, only difference being is I got out, and you didn't, nobody controls my life, I live how I want and for who I want. Being "this" doesn't change any of that, but it seems even you don't have to change to be weak, you got brought into this yourself and for what, what did you expect to get out of this? Money? Power? What?- She started glaring at me.

"Shut up, you are a dog, you don't get to question those things!" She said.

-Ah! You see though, even there you are wrong, it doesn't matter if you are human, cat, dog, mouse, or what I am now, all creatures have a right to freedom, the question is if they use it,- I said.

"Shut up!" She repeated.

-And you and your entire group here are proof, you probably had a choice to join them, you probably knew what they were and still chose to do it, and you know what, I made a choice as well, I chose to not let you kill me or take me away, that was my goal, and that is how I will live,- I said.

She then looked at me with hatred, "NO! YOU! ARE! A! DOG! A CREATURE WE MADE! A CREATURE WHO IS A NATURAL BORN KILLER, MADE ONLY TO SERVE US! YOU DON'T GET A CHOICE! YOU DON'T GET OPTIONS! YOU DO NOT GET ANYTHING, YOU ARE ONLY GOOD FOR WHAT WE HAVE IN STORE FOR YOU! YOU WILL NEVER HAVE A CHOICE! AND YOU WILL NEVER HAVE A LIFE! NOT WHILE WE'RE AROUND!" She screamed.

I glared down at her, -Then I guess the same goes for you as well,-

I saw her face contort into one of pure malice and blood lust, she reached behind her faster than I could keep up with and pulled out a pistol. I tried to get the bow ready in time but to no avail. She was able to pull the trigger on me and sent a bullet flying through my waist. The bullet may have went through but I still had the bow ready and let loose the arrow. It shot through her head and lodged itself into the tree her head rested on, she was gone.

The bullet from earlier did not hurt as bad but the one here hurt like hell! I was wondering if she had hit something that shouldn't have been hit. I looked down and saw I was continuously bleeding. This was bad, really bad! I went ahead and checked the woman's body for any medical supplies, even though how wrong it was to do that.

Unfortunately she had nothing on her. I then proceeded to check on the other bodies to see what I could scrounge up. I searched them all and found no medical supplies or anything that could help me. I was running out of options, I may have new strength but I am not immortal, if this gets infected I am royally F#&$ED!

The suits they used seemed like they could be used as bandages. What I did was I grabbed my sword and cut off some of the fabric on one of their suits, then I took off my coat and tied it to where it would wrap around the fabric. It seemed to work, but I still felt weak.

I took the bow back to the corpse of the hunter and left it with him. He deserved better, all he did was hunt the legal stuff, I never saw him break the rules, it is always the good people who are taken from us.

I started to walk down the path that leads to my cave. I was lost in thought though, these people wanted me as a weapon, and the first guy implied that he had done this to others, does that mean they have others they changed and then they are turning them into weapons? Or are they torturing them into being like slaves or tools? I don't know, but for now I needed to get back to m-

"CARIO!" I screamed. The pain from the bullets started taking a toll on me. The pain surged through my body and I fell to my knees. I was starting to lose consciousness. I tried to keep myself from falling over but my legs gave out. Did I lose too much blood? Didn't matter I had to get up and now!

I tried to stand up again but I fell right on to my chest with my chest spike digging itself into the dirt a bit. I tried to get myself up again but I just couldn't do it. My eyes were starting to close shut, but before I completely lost consciousness I saw a figure walking towards me.