Chapter 10

Dan looked around at all of the eyes that were staring coldly at him. Like he wasn't welcome. He saw a family of Foxes and a few other animals huddled in the back of the caves, probably hiding from him. He looked back to see Ethan, the Raven that he now wondered if he should trust, flapping his wings and flying out of the cave.

"What do you want?" Dan heard a voice ask

"I was told to come here..." Dan replied backing up slightly

"Your not welcome here, your probably working for him!" an accusing voice arose as a Cat came forward.

"With who?" Dan asked

"Just leave WOLF!" another cried out.

There was a small voice crying as a Fox went over in an attempt to calm the crying infant. Daniel looked around as if trying to find a way out, when he turned to the back of the cave where he came he saw three birds standing in his way. Dan was scared, he was outnumbered and he had never fought as a wolf before. He really didn't want to fight either.

"Look, just let me leave...I don't want to fight" Dan said turning to face the cat

"No, he will be coming soon, YOU will be our ticket out of another death..." the cat said as two Foxes, a German Sheperd, and a Husky came and bit and scratched him until he blacked out.

"What!?! he left on his own!?" Jenna yelled at the news.

"Thats what im saying..." Sonja replied in a shy voice

"Why? What did he want to find?" Balto asked in a calmer voice.

"Something about a waterfall, a river, and a cave...thats all i remember" Sonja replied "We should go and find him..."

"You sound doubtful Sonja" Balto replied "Something wrong?"

"Its just that..." Sonja tried to say it "He didn't want any help, he said it was something that he didn't want my help through this..."

"Sonja, I doubt its because he doesn't like you, Trust him, heck Trust ME!" Balto said laughing slightly.

"Yea, i guess your right..."

"Your kinda down Sonja, go lye down" Jenna offered

"No, we need to find Daniel!" Sonja said with a harder, more determined voice "Lets go! Where is there a waterfall?!?"

"Well...oh well, ill take ya there! Lets go!" Balto yelled running to the outskirts of town.

Daniel began to wake up. His head was pounding and his body screamed at him, he could tell he was in trouble. One of his legs was broken, and his eye...his right eye he couldn't see out of. He moaned and something came over to him.

"Hello mr!" a cheerful voice said

"Uh...hi..." Dan said picking his head up slightly and then setting it back down "where am I?"

"Well, your in a cave! And my parents are watching you!"

"Why? What have I done..." Dan asked, hoping for a good answer

"I don't know, but they don't want you to leave!"

"Okay, they didn't say anything about this did they?" Dan said as a light began to form around him.

The animal watched in amazment as its parents came over to see what was goind on as well. When the light faded, instead of a beaten up wolf, was a beaten up kid. His hoody was intact, as well as pants, but his body was still cut and brused. Daniel could now see that it was a young Fox that had begun to talk to him. He looked at one of his legs and poked one of them, his right leg to be exact, and nothing happened. He poked his left leg and a searing pain shot out from the spot which he had touched.

"Who are you!?!" one of the Foxes asked as Daniel got up and limped towards the front of the cave.

"Its too late to find that out!" Dan said continuing to limp

"Stop! You may not leave!" came the cats voice

"Why not pussy cat?" Dan replied turning around.

"Because, he is coming, you are going to be our ticket out of more deaths!" the cat replied

Out of no where a weight that was suddenly where it shouldnt have been and shoved Daniel to the ground. He screamed in pain as one of the enormous animals paws rested on his broken leg.

"I am sorry, but you may not leave!"

"Fine! Fine! Get off of my leg!" Dan yelled as the now obvious German Sheperd got off.

He turned around and reeled in pain as he gingerly touched his leg. He turned around to face every single eye that was now on him. He didn't care anymore, he was a prisoner that couldn't be set free because he wanted it to happen.

"Fine, since i am your little prisoner let me know more about you!" Dan said taking his hoody and a couple of sticks and tyeing them to his leg.

"I am sorry, but that is not possible..."

"Why?"

"Because he is here..."

The wolf entered and looked around at the frightened faces that looked at him. Then he caught sight of a light and looked to see a badly beaten up wolf lying on the ground.

"What is this? You are now resorting to violence in my honor? Why you shouldn't have!"

"We are not doing this for you Marcus! Just take your friend and leave!" the cat yelled

"My friend?" the wolf, now known as marcus, laughed a hearty laugh before saying "this pathetic Gray Wolf is not my friend, I EAT people like him for breakfest, lunch and DINNER!"

"I told you im not his friend..." the wolf said looking up

"Besides, this thing couldn't hurt a fly! Now, where is my meal?"

"We have not gathered anything Marcus, find your own food!"

"Oh but whats the fun in that? Oh well, i guess ill just take one of you!" Marcus said looking around.

He spotted a small fox cub and smiled "i wonder what a fox tastes like? Well lets see!" he said menacingly as he drew closer to the cub.

The wolf suddenly got up with a grunt of pain and tackled Marcus. The two went skating across the ground, but Marcus managed to get up quicker.

"So! You want to be first? Fine!"

The room went silent as everyone was watching what was happening. Without a second though a small fox cub stepped forward.

"Don't hurt him!" he said puffing out his chest.

"Okay, ill hurt you instead!"

Then the German shepard stepped forward, and then a hawk, and soon every animal except one. The Cat.

"Humph you all want to fight? For this wimp? Fine, your stupididy has won you the rest of the day to live!" Marcus yelled as he turned around and left the cave.