Hi everyone, I'm back again with another chapter!
Honestly I'm actually really happy to be updating this again, it's been so long.
Y'all ready for this?
Anyway let's just... go.
The rest of the team laugh among themselves as Nya flops down on her back onto the grassy floor of the forest, panting heavily. Even Luna chuckles under her breath as she sits, cross-legged, next to the tired ninja.
"How-" Nya gasps and Luna cuts her off with a wave of her hand, a small smile on her lips.
"Simple. Evolution. We have a lot of skills that many animals have through evolution and breeding. It's just science. I mean, fast running, climbing, breathing underwater, things like that." Nya sighs and drops her head back into the grass again, her eyes closing. Her ragged breaths are covered by a few remaining snickers. Luna's laughing is cut short when she lifts her head up high, eyes wide, hand raised slightly to silence the ninja and their team. The other teens soon dissolve into a hush, only their breathing and faint heartbeats reach the shapeshifter's ears. She stares intently into the trees for a few seconds, her eyes narrow, before she jumps to her feet in one fluid, shockingly silent, movement. The ninja and crew watch on in awe as she creeps toward the tree line, her sight ripping through the shadows. Within seconds, she recoils sharply. Just as she does, a large, black shape bursts out from the bushes, four paws landing harshly on the grass for a split-second before the creature takes off into the sky, its powerful legs propelling it high over the heads of the teenagers. A voice soon echoes in the minds of the group, a voice that none of them recognise. Luna's cheeks gain a light dusting of pink at the voice, and she ducks her head a bit. The voice speaks in what seems to be the shapeshifters' language, passing over the heads of the humans, Formling, and nindroids.
"We must leave." Luna's voice cuts through the stunned silence as she steps back towards the campsite and snatches a bag of something from the ground. One of the ninja yelp and before they know it, the team have packed up, Cole has reclaimed his bag that Luna had grabbed, and they're on the move. Luna and Akita, both in their wolf forms, lead the group, the latter's ears pricked and her steps cautious. Luna, on the other hand, had a confident spring in her step, her paws landing softly in the grass as she trots forward. Occasionally she'll stop to sniff the air or the ground, but then she quickly returns to her original pace.
After a few hours, the sun is high in the sky, beating down on the group. Akita pants lightly while the ninja, minus Zane, and Skylor breathe heavily, a few of them shifting their bags on their backs. Luna's ears swivel backwards towards the group, while Zane and Pixal continue to walk, oblivious to the struggle of the humans and Formling. Luna growls quietly, a short ripple of sound leaving her lips. She raises her head to the sky, watching the clouds for a few seconds, before reaching out with her mind.
'We should stop here until the sun lowers again, or this heat could tire us all out before we get there.' Many of the team nod breathlessly, while Zane and Pixal shrug and dump their bags down where they stand. Akita pretty much collapses on the cool, grassy ground and pants while the team put their bags down in a cluster. She soon pushes herself back up and steps toward Luna, who sits proudly on the outskirts of their new campsite, staring intently into the woods in front of her. She glances towards the white wolf and nods her head once in acknowledgement before lifting her gaze once again to the sky above.
'We must continue our journey as soon as possible, so I recommend you all rest up for a while.' Luna's voice once again rings in the minds of the ninja and their team, and Jay sighs as he flops backwards in the shaded grass.
The surrounding trees shroud the area in shadows, even in the current blazing sunlight, so most of the team members hide out in the darkness, cooling off and breathing heavily. Akita curls up next to Lloyd and closes her eyes while Luna swishes her tail back and forth before leaping upward into a large oak tree near the site. Nya watches on with jealousy of the wolf's abilities while Skylor pays more attention to the shapeshifter's footing and balance. Within seconds, the monóliné has lied down on a thick branch of the tree, her paws crossed under her head and her eyes closed. Her breathing remains slow and calm.
Three hours have passed before Akita and Jay wake from their naps, the others already fully recovered. Luna's eyes crack open and she drops into the grass in a soft, fluid movement, her tail flipping from side to side as her eyes survey each of the people before her. She nods sharply and trots to the edge of the temporary campsite, her body becoming stiff, ears pricked, eyes focused on one shadowy point far off in the woods. A low growl escapes her, and a snarl gets spat out in return. Luna soon stops growling, though the ninja and their team only become more alert, following Luna's gaze and watching the area closely for signs of movement.
After about five minutes, a twig snaps and Luna's eyes drift away from their fixed point, still remaining in the forest for an extra moment before facing the ninja team once more. She swings her head over her shoulder impatiently and the team grab their bags and set off again, falling into line behind the black wolf, whose yellow, glowing eyes soon become the main light in the increasingly dark woods.
Hi everyone, that's chapter 4 done! I know this is quite short and kinda just filler but we are getting to the mains story now, so hang in there.
Anyway, as always I am taking commissions and whatnot, so if you have a story you want me to write, preferably a oneshot though I can do full stories, just leave some details in the comments or DM me and I'll see what I can do.
Again, I am just trying to ease myself back into writing but since school has started up again and I'm starting to revise shit for tests (yes we already have tests, I hate my school) and learn GCSE material to a decent standard, I probably won't be able to post much on Monday to Friday. However, I will try harder to get more updates out over weekends. Including this one.
So anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this and the rest of this story and again, if you have any ideas or requests, let me know and I'll see what I can do.
Thank you all for reading and I'll see you all very soon.
Stay safe, stay alive
Bye
-PanicAtTheHere