Chapter 5: Freedom!
A/N This chapter takes place right around Snakebit.
Lupe's POV
I stayed in the cell for a few days until I felt the ship land. I was sleeping when it landed and was awakened by the jolt. Annoyed, I waited a few minutes in my cell before I heard loud voices of two humans, one male one female. I was in human form, with a long black cape on. I pulled the hood over my head to cover my face.
Suddenly, the voices drew closer and closer until the door to the brig swung open.
"And this is the brig. 'Course, we don't take prisoners. Ninja just don't do that." Blue Jay explained to two older people, probably the owners of the voices I heard earlier.
"Then who's that?" The female pointed to me. Blue Jay turned and gasped, not excepting that anyone would be here.
"I have no idea. Guys!" Blue Jay called his colorful friends. They all lined up in front of my cell.
"Who are you?" The white one asked. I smiled and lied down flat. Then, I turned into my wolf form.
"She's not listening. Maybe she doesn't know English. Try Spanish, Zane." The black one said. 'Zane' nodded.
"¿Quien eres?" Zane asked. I shook the hood off my head to reveal my black head. I still had small, silver tips on the edges.
"A wolf!" The man I heard earlier exclaimed.
"Calm down Ed." His wife told him. A girl entered the brig to see what the commotion was all about. She gasped, then ran and made a move to unlock the cell. The red one stopped her.
"Wait Nya. The wolf might be dangerous." I huffed at that. I gave Nya a look that said, 'I won't bite, unless provoked.' She seemed to understand.
"She won't bite. Wouldn't there be claw and bite marks on the wall and bars?" Nya opened my prison. Seizing the opportunity, I leapt out with all my might. I bounded to the deck of the ship, only to find myself surrounded by miles of sand.
"See? I told you." The red boy scoffed.
"She didn't bite, Kai." Nya responded. She came up to me so I lied down to bask in the sun's heat. I didn't like the brightness, but I loved the heat. I felt Nya take my wolf tag and whisper, "Cuchilla Loba."
"What was that?" Blue Jay asked.
"Her name is 'Cuchilla Loba. Or at least, that's what her dog tag says." I growled when she said 'dog tag'. "I mean, wolf tag." I huffed at her correction.
"Is she hungry?" Blue Jay's dad asked. My stomach rumbled at the thought of food.
"I'll get her something." The black ninja boy volunteered.
"No, I'll get her meat." Nya said. She let go of my wolf tag so I could get up and stretch. I noticed that Blue Jay and his parents were gone. As well as Zane, Kai, and the black ninja boy. I didn't care, I was just hungry. "Come on Cuchilla."
Nya lead me to a kitchen where she opened a fridge and pulled out a small steak. Well, small for me. She dropped it accidentally, but I didn't care. Food is food, meat is meat.
She sat down on the floor next to me, which is a very brave move, considering how hungry I was. She just looked at my inky black pelt.
"I'll be back in a few minutes." She told me before she got up and left, probably for Blue Jay. Otherwise, in my world, known as an innocent lover.
Been there, done that. I thought to myself, remembering my past canine companions.
When Nya did come back, I was finished the steak and licking my lips in satisfaction. She seemed surprised that I was done already.
A few hours later, I was walking around the ship, when I came upon what I thought was the control room. I saw Blue Jay fixing something. His friends were taunting him about his parents, or something of that nature.
I lied down on my stomach with a ball I found outside. I crawled up to Blue Jay when Nya came into the room. I got up and walked over to my new best friend. Somehow, Nya made her admirer to visit his parents.
Minutes later, when I was gnawing away on the steak bone from my earlier meal in Nya's room, she came in and sat next to me.
"The boys and I are going to Jay's parents' place. We'll be back soon. Stay here until then, okay?" I put my bone down and followed her outside. "Or come with us."
On the way through the desert, the old man played a flute. I didn't pay much attention to any of the humans, I really zoned out. Suddenly, I smelled reptiles, snakes. I grew tense and alert my entire body ready to attack at first sight. I ran ahead to the junkyard in the distance and found the source of the sickly smell. I stepped closer to the red, two-headed snake. I lurched forward, sinking my teeth into my target. Since it wasn't night, the snake wouldn't change at all.
"Ah! Stupid wolf!" The snake brought up a staff and whacked my head forcefully. I slinked to the ground, and, in a last attempt to fight, turned human. My sapphire eyes still were throwing fire daggers at the snakes. Finally, the ninja, old man, and Nya arrived.
After I launched at the big snake again, he easily dodged me and smacked me again, this time on my rib cage. I was knocked into the vision of the other humans.
"Hello, uncle. Seems like we're not the only family reunion. I'm glad you brought the ninja. I could use some help taking out the trash." A small blonde boy said. He smelled so familiar.
"Lloyd!" the old man yelled.
'Lloyd!' The name repeated in my head. I couldn't believe I was starring at my own little brother. He got so big!
While I was distracted, a Fangpyre leapt on my back. Then everything went black.