Katie Morris looked up at the sky, the moon was almost full and tomorrow at moon rise Katie would become a wolf. This would be her second transformation. Katie had agreed to spend it with Maddy's family and her brother Rhydian. However, she had a bad feeling about tomorrow night.
The next morning, Katie was standing in the school playground, waiting to board the mini bus. Katie and the rest of her class were going to Lindisfarne Island for a school trip.
Soon all the students were on the mini bus and the set-off. Mr. Jeffries seemed very excited about the trip and started to introduce the island as soon as they arrived.
"The island of Lindisfarne as I have expressed in my book, Resources, and Religion of medieval Lindisfarne has always been a sanctuary. A magic safe haven as it is cut off from the rest of the world for most of the day. Which is why we have planned our visit so carefully." Mr. Jeffries said.
When they got to Lindisfarne castle all the students got off the bus. Katie watched as Rhydian and Maddy playfully chased each other. Katie could tell that they were excited about the full moon tonight. Katie was as well.
"Rhydian, Maddy. Come on, calm down. How old are you?" Mrs. Fitzgerald said. Rhydian and Maddy joined the line and they started to walk to the castle.
"Whats up with you lot. You acting like you have ants in your pants?" Shannon asked.
"Nothing. Just excited" Maddy answered.
"Whats everyone doing after school. My mum just hatched some chicks. They are so cute, you have to come and see them" Shannon said.
"I would love to but I'm going round Maddy's tonight," Katie said.
"Me too," Rhydian said. Shannon looked at Maddy.
"Yeah. We are doing a family tree. Mum wants to find out more about Rhydian and Katie" Maddy said.
"All the black sheep" Rhydian said. Katie laughed and skipped off.
When they got inside the castle, Katie noticed that most of the rooms were very small and the ceilings were low. Mrs. Fitzgerald started to talk about the history of Lindisfarne castle.
"Lindisfarne castle was built around 1550 using stones from the old monastery. Which may explain why the castle is said to be haunted. Imagine yourself as a Lindisfarne monk. Armed men running down the causeway ready to attack. You run inside the monastery. A place of safety, a sacred place. No one would harm you. But you've only trapped yourself and you have to get..." Katie never got to here the rest of the story as she felt her self-starting to panic, she couldn't stay in the room any longer, it felt like a cage. How was she going to cope with being locked in a cellar tonight?
Katie noticed that Maddy and Rhydian had followed her outside. Maddy seemed to be suffering from the same thing.
"That night in the cellar isn't looking very good now is it," Rhydian said.
"No. It's going to be horrible. Why can't we spend it upon the mores, like last time?" Katie asked.
"We can't Katie," Rhydian said.
"I don't know how my parents do it" Maddy added.
"How are we going to do it?" Rhydian said. Katie looked over the wall of the castle. From the top, she could see the beach and the lime kilns.
"There up here," someone said. Katie turned around and saw Tom and Mrs. Fitzgerald approaching them.
"You three missed the best part, monks getting their heads chopped off. I was brilliant" Tom said.
"There you are." Mr. Fitzgerald said "Oh dear we are very high up. I'm sorry if I got a bit carried away downstairs"
"It wasn't you. I needed some air" Katie said.
"Claustrophobia Mrs" Rhydian added.
"I understand." Mr. Fitzgerald said.
Katie, Rhydian, and Maddy followed Tom and Mrs. Fitzgerald back inside the castle.
After lunch, the class was split up into groups. Katie went with Maddy, Rhydian, Tom and Shannon. They had to answer questions about the island.
"Ok, everyone. The questions cover the lime kilns, together with the church and the priory. So for those of you who have been listening then, this task should be easy. There will be a prize for correct answers. Remember to be back at the bus before five o'clock or we will miss the tide" Mr. Jeffries said.
Katie stood with Maddy and Rhydian. Tom and Shannon were looking at the three Wolfblood's. They knew that someone strange was going on.
"Right," Shannon said. "We know the answers to questions 12-15 so we need to answer three questions at the village, two in the lime kilns, four at the priory and two on the beach."
"Ok. You two take that church and the village. We will do the rest." Maddy said.
"But we are a team," Tom said.
"Jeffries doesn't care how we get the answers, as long as we do. And if we finish fast enough then we will have time for ice cream." Maddy said.
"Oh, that sounds brilliant," Katie said.
"We will meet you at the priory later then," Maddy said and before Tom and Shannon could say anything, Maddy, Rhydian, and Katie were out of sight.
On the beachfront Katie and Rhydian were looking around them. Katie wondered it would be like to spend the full moon on the beach.
"This would be a brilliant place to spend the full moon," Rhydian said.
"Yeah. It would be amazing" Katie added.
"Here. On an island?" Maddy asked.
"Yeah. I couldn't think of anywhere safer" Rhydian said. "It would be great running on the beach and playing in the ruins."
"It would be cool," Maddy said.
"So let's do it then," Rhydian said.
"Yeah. I'm up for it" Katie added, smiling.
"Rhydian, Katie, I can't. My parents are expecting us to come home" Maddy said.
"To share the cosy little den," Rhydian said.
"It's my first transformation, I want to spend it with my family and you two said that you would join us," Maddy said.
Katie looked over to the boat seeds and saw Jimi, Sam, and Liam. They were laughing. Rhydian walked over.
"Trying to steal the crabs lunch money Jimi," Rhydian said.
"They haven't got any" Jimi answered.
"Let's see you worksheet answers," Liam asked.
"Help yourself", Rhydian said as he tossed the clipboard to Liam. Katie pulled Rhydian back.
"What are you doing?" Katie asked.
"Having a little bit of fun" Rhydian answered.
"Its blank" Liam comments as he gives Rhydian back the worksheet.
Jimi takes this opportunity to take Rhydian's rucksack and throw it on top of a slanted roof.
"Go fetch, leak boy," Jimi said.
Rhydian climbs up on the roof and picks up his back but he deiced to have some fun and walk along the edge.
"Rhydian, you have your bag. Please come down before you hurt yourself" Katie said. Katie didn't want her brother to get hurt. Rhydian didn't listen and continued to walk along the roof until he slipped and fell.
"Rhydian," Katie and Maddy said at the same time.
"Nobody move him. He might have broken a bone." Maddy said. She then looked at the others. "Go and get help"
Jimi, Sam, and Liam went to get help.
"Where does it hurt?" Katie asked.
"My ankle" Rhydian answered.
When Mr. Jeffries came over, he helped Rhydian get up and walk to the bus. Once they were on the bus, Mrs. Fitzgerald started the bus and drove off. Everything was going to plan until the got the bridge. The barrier was down.
"Next high tide, midnight" Katerina complained. Katie turned around and looked at Maddy and Rhydian, they were stuck on islands.
"Ok, keep calm everybody. There is no way out tonight" Mr. Jeffries said.
Soon everyone was gathered in a local hotel.
"We have spoken to the school and we made the choice to stay the night. Lucky for us, the hotel can fit us all in but it will be in rooms of three or four" Mr. Jeffries announced.
Katie had to share with two other people from her class. Most of the students complained about having to sleep in their school uniforms but Katie didn't mind. She was looking forward to spending the full moon on the island. All Katie need to do now was think of a plan.
Later on, Katie was sitting in Rhydian's room. They had decided that Katie would tell her roommates that she had left someone in Maddy's rucksack and that she was going to get it. Katie would meet the other two Wolfblood's at the boat sheds.
It was half seven now, they had an hour till moon rise and Katie was standing outside of her room.
"Are you coming in?" one of the girls asked.
"I left something in Maddy's bag, so I'm going to get it and then I will probably stay with her," Katie said.
Katie managed to get out of the hotel without getting caught. She found Maddy and Rhydian standing at the boat sheds. They made their way onto the sand and stood in a small circle holding hands. Katie looked up at the moon, she could feel herself changing.
Soon Katie had turned into a grey wolf. Maddy and Rhydian changed as well. Rhydian's wolf howled at moon and Katie and Maddy copied. Katie, Rhydian, and Maddy spent the night playing in the ruins and before the knew it, the full moon was over and the were human again.
Once they were back at the hotel, Katie took her quilt that she had hidden and went to sleep on the sofa.
When the class got back to school, Maddy, Katie, and Rhydian were talking about last night.
"That was amazing," Katie said.
"I totally get it now. Being a Wolfblood is going to be great" Maddy said and Rhydian smiled at her.
Next time
Maddy is still feeling the effects of her first transformation and Katie gets invited to Kay's party.