Aaaand chapter two. Yay. I still don't own anything and I still don't know how to spell.

Dot sat just inside the mouth of the cave they had found, gazeing out into the inky depths of the forest suroundings. The rain had let up a bit now, and the thunder was just a light whine in the distance. She should have been resting for the day ahead, but found it diffacult with her brother's constant and ear-shattering snoring. But perhaps it was more than that?

Although she sat there, her mind was elcewhere. She often found it hard to sleep these days. Soon after their show had been shut down, they had been kicked out of the studio lot, and had no place to go. They had no money for food or a place to stay, for no one would think of hireing the Warner siblings for anything. It had been diffacult for them and it was starting to take it's toll. Yakko had done his best to take charge and keep his sibs happy, but he had become ragged and tired in the process. He was, afterall, just a kid himself. Wakko had slipped even further into his own mind, and was even more silent then he usedto be. When he did say something, more often than not, it was something that made sence only to him. And Dot, being the youngest, didn't know how to take all of it at the time. Yakko had tried to sugar-coat it, but it didn't take long for her to see the truth. She did tend to yell alot, mostly at Yakko. She felt bad afterwards, but it was just her way of venting her frusteration.

These thoughts plagued her mind, usually at night when she should be sleeping. She had been getting less and less sleep thoes days, so naturely, she was yelling more.

Dot's mind drifted to happier times. The days when they were so happy, and full of life. The days when they would drop an anvil on someone's head, just because they felt like it, and then break into song for no apparent reason. The days when they were loved by fans everywhere. Now they were just fadeing memories of what had onece been. She absent-mindedly shifted her gaze to her sleeping brothers.

"So this is what it all comes to. After all thoes years of hard work and blind loyalty to the WB, were're reduced to nothing more than homeless kids, sleeping in a cold, wet cave." she muttered. Warm tears began to flood her eyes and then pouring down her cheeks. She angerly wiped them away and hugged her knees closer. She burried her face in her skirt, hopeing to clear her mind and allow the steady raindrops lull her to sleep.

Her mind was just beginning to fog over into the peacefull land of sleep, when her sharp hearing caught a sound that snapped her back awake. She lifted her head and listened closer.

There it was again. It was feint aginst the falling rain, but she was sure she had heard a 'snap'. Like a twig being stepped on. Now, we all know Dot isn't stupid. But we also know she fears nothing and when she does, her curiocity over-rides it.

She slowly got to her feet, her mind completely focused on that noise, and what she was about to do. She crept her way slowly to the outside. The second she set foot on the cold, wet rocks outside, she could feel the sharp sting of cold rain on her skin. Although it was light, it was still cold! Putting her arms around her and shivering slightly, she took another step...and stopped.

This time her ears picked up on something a little more frightening. She could have sworn she heard a low rumble.

'Maybe it was just the thunder...' she thought to herself. But in the back of her mind, she knew better. It was never just anything. Trouble seemed to follow them. Although they were usually the ones to cause it, well, that was a different story.

She still hadn't moved when she heard it again, it was louder this time. And this time, there was no mistakeing it. She gasped and stumbled backwards, landing on the wet leaves that covered the forest floor. She began to shiver harder now, and not only from the cold. Her breath caught in her throught as two red eyes appeared from the surrounding foilege. Another low growl, and out came the rest of it.

Standing before her was the largest wolf she had ever seen. With it's ragged fur of pitch black, it loomed over her like a meniceing shadow. His eyes really did seem to glow a deep red.

It was now standing over her, glareing down at her. It bared it's yellowed fangs and it's lips seemed to twist into a sneer. It let out another ugly cry, and an ear-pierceing scream echoed throughout the forest, as it lunged for her neck.

Dot quickly threw her arms up to try and shield the blow, and awaited the horrable pain. But after a few minuts of nothing, she peeked out from her arms, only to find her brother standing there, with his mallet, instead. The look on his face was one of pure anger, and he wasn't looking at her. He wasn't even faceing her, in fact.

At this point, Dot was just confused. And that wasn't normal for her. She followed her brother's gaze to find the wolf slowly getting up from the tree trunk he had been thrown into. Onece it was up, it shook it's head, turned to face Wakko, and let out an angry cry. Now it was pissed. With all of it's might, it lunged once again, this time at the one with the mallet. But he was ready. With another hardy swing of his trusty weapon, he sent the mut back into the tree. It hit with a sickening 'snap' and remained motionless at the foot of the tree. Both Wakko and Dot let out a sigh of relief.

Wakko put his mallet away and went over to help his sister up. He held his hand out and she took it.

"...You okay?" he asked as he pulled her up.

"Yea, I'm...fine. Thanks." she replied, brushing off her skirt.

"No, I'm great, really. I just love near-death expeirences." she mused. Wakko frowned. Dot smiled and giggled. She had been kidding...he should have known. Then Dot did something he hadn't expected. She threw her arm around him in a hug. That...wasn't like her. But he hugged her back anyway.

It didn't take long for an un-easy feeling to settle over them, and they broke apart. Dot made a mental note not to do that again.

The next thing she knew, her brother became a black blur infront of her eyes and the dissapeared to the right. It took her awhile to realize what had happened. She stood in horror as she seen the wolf on top of Wakko, it seemed to be tearing him apart. Thinking quickly, she looked around for and found a stick. Then, hopeing to Mel Gibson it wouldn't break, she thrusted it into the beast's side. With a sound that made Dot's stomach turn, it pieced it's skin and dark blood bagan to pour from the wound. With a startled yelp, it backed off, turned around and dissapeared back into trees, yelping all the way. Dot stuck her toung out at the fleeting dog.

"Nya!"

Then she turned to share her victory with her brother. But he lay motionless on the ground.

Whoo that was long chapter for me. It's done!...and I'm half-asleep. Sorry everyone was a little OOC. Okkay maybe alot OOC. Hope you liked it anyway.