The Pack

Chapter 3: The Pack

It was cold, it was wet, and the Pack was hungry. The humans have become wary and began putting their livestock in the barns, or would stand out with them, guns in hand. The Pack didn't want a confrontation with the humans, but food was scarce.

^What do we do boss? I'm hungry^ the brown leader turned to nuzzle the emaciated hybrid.

^We all are kid^ He turned back to watch a woman get out of her car. ^We have no choice left. Let's take her^ The Pack nodded and the brown dog took off towards the woman. The woman, upon hearing the dogs running towards her, turned and screamed as the leader hit her square in the chest.

"HELP!!!" The dog tore into her throat as the hybrid tore open her stomach with a swipe of his massive front paw. The rest of the Pack jumped on her when she was pulled down. They tore at her hungrily until there was nothing left. They bolted from the site in search of more food.

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"Oh Jesus." Mark covered his mouth as he got out of his car. He held his gun in one hand while he walked up to the completely devoured corpse. "Mark! What did this?" His partner, Jonathan, asked.

"Had to be a pack of dogs. See the paw prints?" Jonathan nodded. "Lets go, they're obviously gone. We'll deal with the body when it's safe."

"Should someone warn the Dursley's?" Mark sighed.

"Lets go by their cabin now. We'll take them back into town with us." Mark drove to the cabin, which was further out into the woods, only to see the brown dog standing by the fence.

"Good god!" The pack stood behind him and the two men could scarcely believe their eyes when they saw the hybrid. "What the devil is that?" Mark drove towards the dogs, intent on running them over, but they scattered and fled into the woods.

"Let's hope they didn't get the Dursleyes." They climbed out and ran up to the cabin door. "Mr. Dursley?!" Mark pounded on the door while Jonathan kept a lookout for the dogs,

"Oh, hello Mr. Bishop." Vernon greeted as he opened the door.

"Vernon, this is an emergency. I need you and your family to get into our car." Petunia and Dudley came into the hall.

"What for?"

"That wild dog. There's more than one. They've already attacked, killed, and eaten the woman down the road from here. They're out in the woods as we speak."

"Petunia, Dudley, let's go." Vernon followed Mark to the car and got in. The pack made their appearance as Mark started the car. Dudley screamed.

"DADDY! IT'S HIM!!" Vernon blinked as the hybrid stepped out from behind the brown dog. Mark's eyes widened. These people knew that thing? Saliva dripped out of the beast's mouth.

"The no good freak.. how'd he get here?!" Vernon made as if to open the door but Jonathan pulled him back.

"I don't know how the hell you know what, or who, that is but now is not the time! He might have been afraid and intimidated by you once, but he sure isn't now. He's got that pack with him and they'll tear you to bits."

Mark drove at the dogs and they scattered again. They turned and watched as the car pulled away. The hybrid snarled. ^It's him^

^Who? ^

^My uncle^ The Pack growled and took off into the woods after the brown dog and the hybrid.

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"What was that thing and how do you know it?" Mark demanded as they stepped into the general store on the outskirts of town. Vernon grumbled something nervously. "Speak up!"

"He used to be our nephew. He just became that way when we woke up a long time ago. The freak didn't deserve to live." Mark's jaw dropped.

"You dumped your nephew off because he looked like that?"

"He didn't look like that! He looked somewhat normal but had ears and a tail! I didn't want him contaminating our house!" Jonathan growled softly.

"He's a wizard, isn't he?" Vernon nodded, dumbstruck. "He must have come into his inheritance then. How old was he?"

"Six." Jonathan growled again.

"You fools! He's very powerful and will be very hard to kill!" Jonathan hissed. "Do you know what you've done?" The Dursleys cowered. "If he mates, the pups will be hybrid like he is, and they will be un-stoppable."

"We didn't know he would live!" Vernon shouted. He opened his mouth the say something else but a howl cut him off. The sun was going down and the hybrid was letting them know it.

"He knows you're here and will want your blood Vernon Dursley."

TBC