A small rebel transport came out of hyperspace on Punjam Hy Loo. They'd just come from the Uvena system. And unbeknownst to them...they had a stow away. A deadly predator hid in the shadows of the ship, remaining silent as to not alert the rebel soldiers to it's presence. It trembled with anticipation, white fangs glistening in the darkness.
Soon...soon it would find its prey.
Wally paced outside the Kinnaran temple, gazing at the sky in anticipation. The other younglings and Jedi waited alongside him. Wally was excited, the Jedi had asked a small rebel squad to travel to his home system and bring his family to Punjam Hy Loo for a visit. He tried not to get his hopes up too high, he knew what his people were like.
Suddenly he saw it, descending from the sky. He smiled and waited at the edge of the cliff as the ship got closer and closer. It dropped down to hover just at the cliff face. The back hatch opened and the ramp was descended, allowing a rebel soldier to come out.
Wally smiled wide in glee, only for it to fall when he took note of the soldier's empathetic look.
"Soldier, any luck?" Hiccup asked as he came up behind Wally.
"Sorry sir. But no. We tried. But you know how Shistavanens are," the solider said with a shrug.
Wally deflated in disappointment. His people, the Shistavanens, were isolationists by nature. They weren't particularly fond of other species and preferred not to leave their system. He'd partly expected this to happen, but he'd been eager to see his family as well.
"Well thank you for delivering the message to us personally soldier," Hiccup told the rebel. The rebel gave a nod and a salute before turning to renter his ship. Only to pause as a ruckus went on inside.
Everyone perked up as they heard the other rebels inside the shuttle shouting in alarm and pain. The rebel drew his blaster and prepared to enter as well, only for something inside the ship to leap out at him. He yelped in alarm and ducked as the things sailed over his head and toward Wally.
It latched onto his face, sending him tumbling backwards. The others gasped and straightened up in shock as he grappled with a small hairy thing clinging to his face. With a grunt he wrapped his hands around it and pulled it off before finally taking it in.
His eyes widened as he held a small Shistavanen pup in his hands. A small female that he knew all too well.
"Winnie?" Wally asked in surprise. The wolf child smiled with sharp teeth before sqirming out of his grip to climb all over him.
"Wally! Big brother I missed you!" Winnie cried happily before she climbed onto his head and began gnawing on his ear playfully The others stared at the two Shistavanens before Hiccup looked to the rebels.
"Little monster must have snuck on board," one of them reasoned as he massaged his throbbing hand, which had been bitten.
The younglings and Jedi appraoched as Winnie began biting at Wally's legs. When she took note of them she hid between her older sibling's legs and growled lowly at the strangers.
"Awww! She's cute," Emma and Claire cooed as they took in the small wolf child. She had brownish fur with two tufts tied back into pig tails on her head. She had blue eyes and she was wearing a tiny white dress with a black spiked choker around her neck. Winnie continued to growl between her brother's legs in warning.
Wally reached down and picked her up before placing her on his head. She flatted herself down atop his head and ceased her growling.
"We have to return her to her family immidiately," Elsa chimed in. The other Jedi nodded in agreement.
"Wait!" Wally spoke up quickly. He looked to his teachers imploringly. "They probably don't even know she's gone. Can't she stay a little while? I promise to watch her."
The Jedi exchanged a glance. Hiccup sighed. "Call your family. If they say it's ok, then sure. She can stay the day," Hiccup offered. Wally smiled before being ushered inside the rebel ship so he could call his family.
Like he'd guessed, his parents hadn't realized Winnie was missing. No suprise given the multitude of siblings Wally and Winnie had. And with their permission Winnie was allowed to stay with Wally for the day before one of the Jedi and the rebels would personally take the child back. Wally smiled in excitement and happiness as he got to spend the day with his family. He grabbed her by the back of the neck between his jaws and carried her inside the temple to show her around.
The younglings watched on as brother and sister spent time together. At the moment they were playing tug of war with a boot. Winnie and Wally tugged it back and forth between their jaws, growling playfully all the while. It was obvious to everyone that Wally wasn't pulling at full strength, giving his sister a fighting chance.
"That's adorable," Emma said with a smile.
They watched on until Havo cocked his head to the side. "Whose boot is that?" he asked aloud, realizing that Wally didn't wear boots and thus it wasn't his own.
Everyone narrowed their eyes until Wrath's widened. "Wally!" he shouted at them. The playing Shistavanens perked up at his shout before exchanging a glance. With the boot still bewteen their jaws they ran off, prompting Wrath to give chase.
Later on Wally was officially inroducing Winnie to his friends. The wolf child sniffed at each and everyone of them curiously, taking in all the new smells of species she'd never seen before.
She stopped a little longer on Nemo. Sniffing intently before looking to Wally. "Big brother, he smells like fish," she told him. The others chuckled watching as Winnie suddenly opened her jaws. Before she could do anything Wally snatched her up by the back of the neck and lifted her off the ground.
"No biting Winnie," he chastised, pointing a finger at her in warning. In retaliation she snapped her jaws at his clawed digit. Wally chuckled before tucking her under his arm and carrying her along to show her more of the temple.
An hour later the winged elephants were stampeding through the temple in panic. The Kinnarans rose into the air to avoid being trampled while the younglings ducked into rooms. As the elephants passed they took note of a yipping Winning giving chase, followed shortly after by Wally, shouting at his sister to stop scaring the elephants.
After sword practice Winnie and Wally started to rough house, snapping and biting at each other playfully. Winnie leapt onto Wally's head as she gnawed at his ear. With a growl he grabbed her and threw her to the ground where she remained, still.
"Wally!" Claire shouted as they witness the rather agressive spiking of his sister. The other younglings walked up to him. "Should you really be so rough with her?"
"She's fine," Wally said with a wave of his hand. He winced and looked down to see Winnie clamped onto his ankle, biting and growling. "See," he said pointing downward at the obviously ok wolf child.
"She's chewing on you," Havo commented as he did nothing to stop his sister.
"She'll tire herself out eventually."
The day wore on until the younglings settled down for dinner. They ate, making small talk about the day and future plans. All the while Winnie circled the table, peeking over the edge and whining for food even when Wally was sharing with her. She stopped beside Emma, whining at her with big blue eyes.
Emma couldn't resist as she cut a piece of meat off her plate and offered it to her between her fingers. Winnie sniffed at it befoe licking her lips and opening her jaws.
"Winnie! No biting," Wally ordered firmly. Winnie closed her jaws momentarily before reaching forward and gently taking the scrap of meat from Emma's fingers. After that Wally ordered her to sit by him and stop bothering the others. He cut off pieces of his slab of meath for her, only for Winnie to reach up and grab the entire piece between the teeth and scurry away with it.
With a growl Wally gave chase. Purusing his little sister around the temple to get his meal back and prompting another tug of war. He eventually caught her and brought her back to the table where he shared his meal with her sitting in his lap. Afterwards he let her have the bone to chew on and pass the time.
"Hey Winnie, want to see something cool?" he asked her. Winnie looked up, bone in mouth and nodded. Wally smiled as he took her to his room and grabbed a small ball he'd brought from home. He smiled at his sister before extending a hand and using the Force to make it float.
Winnie's mouth fell open, dropping the bone to the floor as she gaped in wonder.
"Big brother how are you doing that?" Winnie asked in astonishment.
Wally preened in pride, keeping his attention on the ball. "The key is to focus Winnie. Clearing your mind of distractions and then picturing the ball floating," Wally explained as the made the ball bob in the air, rising and then falling before tracing a small circle in the air.
As Wally kept his attention on his demonstration Winnie cocked her head to the side before looking down at her bone. She replayed Wally's words in her mind and stared at it. She kept her attention fixed on it, drowing out everything else but the bone. She presented both her palms at it and then closed her eyes. She imagined the bone floating in the air, suspended by some unseen force. She let out a breath, keeping the image in her mind before she peeked an eyes open.
And to her amazement, the bone was off the ground. Only by perhaps a few inches. But it was.
"Big brother! Look me too!" Winnie cried excitedly, only for her concentration to slip in the moment an the bone to fall on the floor and remain still.
Wally glanced back. Finding Winnie mimicking him in an attempt to make the bone move. He smiled. "Sorry Winnie. But you have to be Force sensitive to do this."
"But I did! It was floating!" Winnie insisted. She squeezed her eyes shut and strained to get the bone into the air. But her frustration ended up hampering her. And the bone remained on the spot as Wally rubbed her head. Soon the little wolf child tired herself out. Wally handed her off to Hiccup and Rapunzel who accepted her gently before stepping aboard a rebel shuttle to take Winnie home.
"That's one wild little sister you got," Wrath commented as they watched the ship dissapear from sight.
Wally chuckled and shook his head. "Ha. Winnie is the good one." The others flinched, wondering in what way Winnie was considered well behaved. They stared at Wally, remebering how he used to be much like Winnie when they'd all first met. Now he was mellow and relatively well behaved, patient, friendly, and compassionate, instead of closed off and wary like most of his species.
"You should see my the rest of my family."
