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*CodeRed*
*Starship T.A.R.D.I.S*
*Paperchronicles*
For reviewing my story, I really appreciate it a lot guys. An also thanks to all of those who are following the story and favoring it. Hope you guys like this chapter.
I'm sorry this chapter has taken so long. I've got a lot of stuff on my mind, and it's causing me writers block.
Chapter 5: Trolls
Crescent woke first seeing the sun hasn't risen yet. "Wake up." Crescent said. Her sisters moaned and turned away ignoring her. "Get up now!" Crescent yelled. The girls jumped up at her voice. Gathering the food sacks the three set off. They walked for most of the day; the sun was beginning to go down.
"Look!" Luna yelled pointing to a cloud of smoke.
"Think it's a forest fire?" Nova asked.
"No the smokes streaming straight up not out." Crescent answered. Heading towards the smoke the girls stumbled upon a destroyed house. Looking through the rumble Luna found a family portrait, she brought it to Crescent. "This was no accident." She said taking the small picture.
"Smell that?" Nova asked.
Sniffing the air Crescent answered, "Mountain Trolls. Smells like three of them."
"Help us! Somebody help!" A voice called out. The girls made their way toward the Troll's campsite. Crouching down behind the bushes the girl saw the owner of the house. He seemed to be a healthy looking man with dirty blonde hair. Standing with him was a wife and daughter. The wife was skinny with brown hair and his daughter had beautiful long blonde locks. "Please spare my family. Eat me I will do well enough for your meal." The man begged the three Trolls.
A Troll with one blind eye poked at him, "You'll barley be enough to feed on of use."
"You've already eaten my cows and sheep. Surely you must be half full?" He asked.
"Nah, cook them all up." The leader ordered snatching the man up.
"Crescent what should we do? We can't just leave them." Nova said.
"Think they've ever seen a Skin-changer before?" She asked with a smirk. Nova and Luna smiled as the prepped for transformation. The girl concentrated hard on each transformation. Luna's skin turned into pure white fur, ears formed at the top of her head, the eyes stayed a bright blue, and a long tail sprouted. Nova changed very similar to Luna but was a huge grey wolf with large brown eyes. Crescent shifted into a huge black wolf with piercing yellow eyes and razor like fangs. The three spread out through the perimeter. They spooked the Trolls as they crept through the bushes.
"What's that?" The smallest of the three asked.
"You want to know? Then go and look." The leader said pushing towards the rustling bushes as he ate the farmer's remains. Tom whimpered moving in closer, poking his knife into the bush he stared into a pair of big eyes. Confused and curious he leaned in closer. A huge white wolf jumped out tackling him to the ground. It began biting at his shoulder. "Will! Bert! Help me!" he cried out trying to pull the large wolf off.
"What?"Will ask watching his friend was being attacked.
"Hold on Tom!" Burt said raising his ladle ready to strike the beast. Nova came charging out, locking her jaws around his wrist she engaged in a game of tug-of- war. He began striking her with the ladle, but she wasn't letting go. Will went to help the two out; he pulled Luna right off Tom. Tom turned to see Crescent biting the ropes holding wife and daughter.
"Trying to steal our meal." Tom said. Quickly he grabbed Crescent by the hind legs dragging her away. Turning onto her backside Crescent clawed at his arms with her front paws. Breaking out of the grip she communicated through various barks, snarls, and growls.
"Luna scare them. It's the only way they'll get away." Crescent growled. She fought off Tom and Will as Luna ran towards the family. Not wanting to scare them she gained up courage. Snarling she approached them, she let out a loud bark. The mother grabbed her daughter and began running. Luna trailed behind them barking, making sure they wouldn't stop. As they got to a safe enough distance Luna stopped. Running back to the campsite Will tossed a rope around her neck. She looked to see Nova was tied down, but Crescent was still fighting. "Luna don't give in!" Crescent barked. Luna fought the best she could but was bonded like Nova. Crescent bit the inside of Tom's thigh, then rammed into Burt's gut, then pulled at the ropes. Will came up from behind and jumped on top of her. Pinned to the ground they tied her up and tossed then all together.
"Now what are we going to do? The rest of our meal got away." Tom whined.
"Well how about some wolf stew?" Burt suggested.
They watched as the trolls prepped for a new meal."If we shift back then we can slip out." Nova whimpered. Crescent began to shift back into a human. Nova and Luna followed behind. Slipping the ropes off the girls stood confronting the three trolls.
"What happened to them wolves?" Tom asked.
"You idiot they're the wolves." Will answered. Holding his dagger up he asked, "What are you then?"
"Skin-Changers." Crescent answered standing. Grabbing hold of his wrist she twisted his arm backwards. "I and my sisters we'll be leaving. Do well to find your next meal somewhere else." She growled twisting harder. Will nodded so did Burt and Tom. "Luna! Nova!" She ordered releasing him. Luna and Nova retreated into the woods. "Next time go look for something smaller. I think you could handle that easier." She growled at the three disappeared into the woods.
"Well that was trickier then I though." Nova said.
"Crescent you where amazing." Luna commented.
"No, we all showed them." Crescent complemented her sisters. "Come on we got a big hunt tomorrow." She said with a smile as she walked off. Luna and Nova stayed back taking in the complement.