Wow, this is a lot longer than my first story, which is awesome because that makes this my longest story yet! Thanks to TheImmortalWeapon for reviewing, and without further comments on my part, read/enjoy this chapter!

Nobody's pov

Meanwhile, Spiderman, White Tiger, and Nova were engaged with Shadow. The Cages had shot him several times with the tranquilizer, which had done nothing but annoy the large cat.

"What do we do?" Nova yelled down to the group, he had just come back from transporting Luke's parents to a nearby tree so they could be safe.

"We have to hold him down until Iron Fist gets back!" White Tiger replied as she flipped out of the way of a massive paw. Shadow pounced on Spiderman and clawed at his stomach. Three parallel lines of blood appeared and Shadow lunged for his neck, but was blasted into the air by Nova. He twisted mid-air and landed perfectly.

"Come on!" Nova sighed loudly.

"Hi-Ya!" White Tiger leapt onto his back and kicked his ears. Shadow was thrown off-balance and missed his next swipe. Spiderman webbed his paws together, only to have Shadow rip them almost immediately. The big cat used him to jump onto Tiger, who he used as a trampoline to get to Nova. Nova tried to fly higher but he wasn't fast enough and Shadow managed to get a hold of his arm, his sharp fangs ripping the boy's costume.

"Tobias! Your fight is with me!" A healthy looking Vulture joined the young heroes.

"Yes it is, and what a fight it will be, brother," Shadow released Nova in order to speak, dropping onto the ground.

Tobias' pov

Adrian didn't seem surprised by my comment. I saw the green-eyed hero with his friend running towards us and realized that it had been him. His presence had given me those dreams, and perhaps he had given them to Adrian too. The anger was indescribable, I couldn't even speak. So instead, I ran as fast as I could. I knew he was following me, so I jumped and dove through the underbrush and headed toward a large hill. When I got there, I turned around to face my brother.

"Well Tobias, what are you waiting for?" He asked quietly.

"That isn't my name anymore! I am Shadow!" I growled.

"You wouldn't hurt me Toby. And I wouldn't hurt you either, not anymore," He whispered, but my sensitive ears heard it loud and clear.

"Liar! That's all you ever do! You lie and hurt and lie some more!" My voice sounded rougher, but it was probably because of all the growling and yelling.

"Please Toby! I need you to believe me! We're...brothers!" He pleaded as I jumped four feet in the air only to come down with artificial feathers in my mouth. I spat and crouched down, hissing.

"This isn't you! You never fought, ever!"

"Until you condemned me to torture and agony! And it wasn't even tentacle man's serums and shocks that caused my pain. It was waking up every day knowing, hoping you would come for me, and being constantly disappointed! And don't say this isn't me Adrian! Because with every horrible thing you've done, Shadow has grown and grown until it broke out. This is who I am, and it's all your fault!" The springs in my legs propelled me into the air and I landed on top of him, my weight bringing both of us down, hard.

"Now, you're going to feel my pain...Ryan!" I scowled as much as a cat can. I didn't notice that my voice was not my own. It was rougher, guttural.

"Tobias I won't fight. You have learned from me, I want to learn from you, the real you!" I wanted to tell him that it was too late, that he had caused this, but I couldn't. My muzzle wasn't flexible enough to form the words. What was happening? I shook it off and kept fighting. Twisting, jerking, biting, but he didn't fight. He dodged, but didn't attack. My anger grew and I felt my fur grow longer. My vision enhanced at the same time as my sense of smell and hearing. The new senses were too much, my head exploded.

"Yee-oow! Yoowwwlll! Grrrree-oooww!" I tried to scream but my throat kept making high-pitched cat noises. My chest tightened when I realized I couldn't speak or make any human sounds.

"Toby?" Adrian asked, but I couldn't answer. I grew an inch taller and I smelled his fear. I heard his blood pumping through his little bird body, his heart beating madly. Thump, Thump ,Thumpthumpthumpthump! The sound drove me into a frenzy, with renewed energy, I clawed at him and lunged at him at warp speed. It wasn't the fighting style I had used earlier, it was the un-planned, no-thought action of a wild animal. But I was beyond caring. My prey was right in front of me, and I wanted it. I growled and pounced on his chest, slashing and biting his wings until I knew he wouldn't be able to fly. But he screeched and the sound blew me back. I yowled at the already powerful noise, amplified in my furry ears.

"You're not stable, don't let the panther take over. Don't let Shadow win!"

"Hiissss!" My ears recovered and I ran at him again. He couldn't run with his bird legs so he had one choice...revert back to human. Now he could run, but he couldn't outrun me. And now that he was a puny human, I could easily eat him. Wait? What? Eat him! I didn't want to do that! Or did I? He looked so frail, so helpless..so delicious! I ran beside him, flanking until he veered left just enough that he was now running at a tree. He stopped and looked at me. He was cornered, I took a minute to let satisfaction wash over me, then I held my head high and sauntered toward him.

"Pppprrrrrrr!" I purred happily. I was absolutely euphoric, my meal was right there, and I had already gotten to play with him too!

"Please Toby! Hear me out!" I continued walking.

"I...I'm sorry. I am so, so sorry for what I've done to you," I was getting closer and he pressed his body against the tree trunk.

"And, and I forgive you for trying to kill me. You shouldn't fight, but you're right for being mad," My gait slowed slightly as I tried to comprehend what the human had just said. He saw this and spoke faster.

"That's right, I forgive you Tobias. I will never forgive myself, but I forgive you...brother," I slowed my pace further and cocked my head. Something about the way he spoke...it came through.

"You're a good brother. A very good brother. I love you man...and I know you love me too!" Wait a minute, I had said that. He'd been listening to me, from the door. He cared! But he must have not been there when I was taken...

"Grrrdrian?" I forced my throat to form words.

"Aaarrrrddrian?" My head started hurting again and I buried it in my paws. My eyes rolled up and my tail twitched erratically as I yowled and wailed and hissed in pan.

"You're ok Toby, you're ok. Just hang in there brother, you're ok," He repeated the mantra over and over until it was all I could focus on as the burning pain raged on through my body and as my ebony fur was sucked back into my skin.

I enjoyed writing this so much! I love animals and writing from their povs is awesome! This is partly dedicated to the probably less-than 1% of the world who has ever read the Animorph series. Anyway...

Wolf out...