AN: School has started...
Silent*Shadow: POOPY!!
Yeah... shut-up. Anyway so I won't be able to post as much as I want. Please R&R~ Takeshi

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Flint characters or the name Eboshi(from PrincessMononoke). Nor do I own Lupie, he's Ly's the werewolf's timeshifter. I also credit Jack London for the name.

Call of the Wild (part4) by: Takeshi
Merlock climbed down the rock toward Sara, but keeping a close eye on Tony and Flint. As he got closer Sara noticed the blood on Merlock's hand.
"Aww, did you hurt your hand?" she asked him. "Lemme look at it." Merlock sat down in front of Sara, and was about to give her his hand so she could look at it, when Tony grabbed it.
"Lemme see!" Tony yelled. Merlock hissed at him and started wiggling all over trying to free his hand. "Hold still damn it!" Merlock continued to try to get away. But Tony's grip was to strong. So, Merlock bit him. "Why you little!" Tony pulled his hand away and Merlock ran over to Sara and hid behind her.
"Tony, you have to be gentle," Sara told Tony," He's scared." Sara carefully took Merlock's hand in hers and looked at his palm. "Aww, you poor thing," Sara said. Merlock cocked his head. Sara reached into her backpack and pulled out a water one of the water bottles and the bandaging stuff. She carefully washed out Merlock's wound and wrapped it up. Sara finshed off with a quick kiss on Merlock's palm and he scampered off, back to his rock. He sat there looking curiously at the contraption she had put on his hand.
Sara pulled another water bottle out of her pack and started drinking it. Merlock looked curiously at it, and almosy fell off the rock trying to get a better look. Sara giggled.
"You want some?" she asked. Merlock cautiously crept down the rock. Sara handed the bottle to him. Merlock quickly snatched it up and started sucking on it like Sara had been doing, but failed in getting any water. Tony took off his hat and straightned his hair. Merlock hobbled over and looked at the hat intently. "I think he remembers you, Tony," Sara said.
"Yeah, I guess he does," Tony said, not so sure. In one swift movment Merlock snatched the hat off Tony's head and put it on his own (backwards) "Hey! Give that back!" but Tony was too slow. Merlock had already run back on top of the rock. He toppled over laughing. Sara chuckled. Tony mumbled something under his breath, but Sara couldn't hear.

They spent the rest of the day hiking around the forest, with Merlock as their guide, and reteaching Merlock as much eniglish as possible.

As the sun started to set the group returned to the cave. They all sat down to rest for a few minutes before Sara, Tony, Flint, and Bindi headed back to Eboshi. Merlock curled up in Sara's lap and fell asleep. Sara ran her fingers through his dirty, lavender hair. His forehead was unusually hot. Sara put her hand to her own forehead to compare. Merlock definately had a fever.
"You guys," she said worriedly to Flint and Tony, " I think Merlock is sick."
"Huh? What do ya mean Sara?" Tony asked very confused.
"Yeah, he was just fine a minute ago," Flint added.
"He's got a fever. Flint I need you to help me carry him."
"Where are we taking Merlock?" Flint questioned.
"Back to Eboshi, where else."
"Wait a minute, wait a minute," Tony protested," I think you're forgetting one little detail....THE PEOPLE OF EBOSHI HATE HIS GUTS!"
"I don't care!" Sara screamed back," He need us!" Tony shook his head.
"Okay, but I don't think thsi is gonna work."
They walked down the mountain, and stopped at the gate just as it closed for the day.
"Aw, now we'll never get in." Tony moaned.
"Don't be so sure," a mysterious voice said, coming from nowhere. They turned around. It was Canie. "It figures you humans would give up so easily. Come on, I know an easier way in the city."
Canie led them down the side of the wall, to where Sara and Bindi had escaped the night before.
"How are we supposed to get way up there?" Flint asked. Canie shook her head.
"You humans are so stupid." She turned to Flint," Give me him," Flint handed her Merlock, and she held him gently between her teeth, then quickly scaled the gaint wooden wall, and set Merlock down on Toki's porch.
Canie carried everyone else up suite. Then leaped down onto the ground.
"Take care of him!" She shouted as she ran into the deep forest.
to be continued.......
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Sorry this was so short, but I got major writter's block. Hopefull it will be cured soon. Untill then it could take me a while to write the next part. Please review ~ Takeshi