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Disclaimer: The Secret Saturdays does not belong to me.

Please note that this story is Major AU.

Summary: The Saturdays are sent to a town to investigate some black wolf sightings. They meet Zak, a kid who roams the forest next to the town. But Zak is the black wolf and also has Cryptid powers; can the young hybrid keep his secrets safe? Especially after Argost seems to know that he's hiding something. And on top of all that the Saturdays and the Secret Scientists are starting to get a little suspicious.

Howl Of The Wolf

Chapter 3: And The Light Bulb Glows Bright

As the Saturdays are preparing to search for Zak, said wolf was currently in his little cave trying to figure out a way to find out exactly what the strange family was doing there. Were they nature photographers looking to photograph a wolf? He highly doubted that.

Zak pushed the question out of his mind…. for now. He had to think of what he was going to do. He silently considered going to Antarctica, but decided against it. There were no forests there, at least as far as he knew. He wondered if there was a really secret forest in Antarctica. 'It's possible. I mean Cryptids aren't supposed to exist either, but they do.' Zak thought. He liked the idea of some supposedly non-existent secret forest in Antarctica.

Zak silently scolded himself. People were here looking for him for some unknown reason and he was thinking about forests in Antarctica!

He had to think of a plan before those people started searching for him.

'Let me think. What could I do?' Zak thought about what he should do. Antarctica was out. Hmm…. He could go somewhere else for awhile. Zak shook his furry wolf head. No, he thought. He knew that he needed to stay.

Wait! Zak had just thought of a brilliant plan. If there was a light bulb on his head it would surly be glowing very, very brightly.

He decided that he would go to them! But not as a wolf, as a human. He was sure that the blond haired woman had told them about him in human form too. He had distinctly heard 'weird kid' and considering that he just appears out of nowhere and than disappears he was positive that they had been talking about him.

His plan was brilliant. He would let them 'find' him, in human form, and then help them search for his wolf self. It was brilliant! They didn't know that he was a hybrid, so as long as he was with them in human form they couldn't find his wolf-self! And if they somehow started to think that the wolf was a hybrid, they would never think to look at what was right in front of them!

Zak was very proud of his plan.

The Saturdays were currently standing near the edge of the forest, about to start searching for the black wolf and the weird kid.

"Ok, let's get moving. That wolf could be anywhere. So could the kid." Doc scanned the forest with his good eye.

"Let's go!" Fiskerton shouted, eager to start the search.

They then disappeared into the shadows of the forest.

Zak waited twenty minutes before leaving his cave to find the strange people. He shifted to his human form as he exited the cave. Zak sniffed the air.

There! The scent was distant, but distinctive.

Zak slowly followed the scent through the many trees and bushes of the forest.

~ Five Minutes Later ~

Zak had definitely taken his time following the strong scent to the strange people.

He lifted his head to the blue early afternoon sky and, yet again, sniffed.

He was very close to the family's current location.

Zak took a deep breath and sighed. Hoping he wasn't dooming himself, Zak headed off to meet the strange family.

~ 1 Minute Later ~

Zak could see them now, but they couldn't see him because they had their backs to him. They were obliviously distracted by something. A bird maybe?

Suddenly, a mischievous idea formed in Zak's mind. He decided that if he was going to doom himself he might as well have some fun doing it. Zak's mischievous idea was to sneak up behind them and scare them.

Zak, barely making any sound at all, sneaked up behind them. He suddenly wondered what was so interesting that caused none of them to notice him. Maybe he was a lot quieter than he thought?

'This'll be fun!' Zak thought, a mischievous smile forming on his face.

Zak decided that it was time to put his plan into action.

"What're you looking at?"

Their reactions differed. Most of them just jumped from the shock of being scared. Zak never knew that humans could jump so high…

Even so, the Fiskerton Phantom's reaction was, by far, the best.

The gorilla cat had let out a horribly loud shriek, which somewhat resembled a scared little girl's scream, and then sprang several feet into the air. If there had been a ceiling he certainly would have hit it.

Zak covered his sensitive wolf ears. The gorilla cat's scream was so loud to his ears it was like someone had screamed right into them. 'Maybe this wasn't the best idea.' He thought, his ears still getting over the scream.

Zak crossed his arms over his chest and glared at them. "Uhg! Are you trying to make me deaf!"

"Hey! You're the one who scared us all half to death!" The man with the orange Mohawk rebuffed. "And besides, Fiskerton didn't even scream that loud. Loud sure. But not that loud." Referring to Zak's reaction.

Zak sighed and uncrossed his arms. "Well, it doesn't matter anymore. So, what're you doing here? No one ever goes into the forest." Zak asked, digging for information.

The man with black and white hair who answered. "We're here to investigate sightings of a black wolf."

"Oh, so you're just here to try and find the wolf? That's all?"

"Yeah. What did you think we were going to do? Capture it? And why are you asking so many questions anyway?" Orange Mohawk dude said.

"Oh no reason, just curious." Zak nonchalantly said.

"Who are you? We heard from one of the people in town that you're always disappearing and reappearing. And that we had no chance of finding you?" The white haired woman asked.

"I'm Zak. Which person in town told you about me? And who are you!" Zak questioned. Of course, he knew that they had talked to the blond haired lady, but they didn't know that he knew.

"We talked to a blond haired woman, Alesha."

'So that's her name.' Zak thought.

The white haired woman then introduced her family.

Her name was Drew Saturday. Her husband – the guy with black and white hair – was Doc Saturday. Her brother – orange Mohawk dude – was Doyle Blackwell. The loud Fiskerton Phantom was named Fiskerton. Zak decided that Fiskerton's name was too long, he would call him Fisk. The Komodo Dragon – who turned out to be genetically altered – Was, surprise, named Komodo. The prehistoric bird was Zon. But Zak, judging by the previous cryptid's names, had been expecting 'Birdy', or something like that.

"I'll help you look for the wolf." Zak suggested.

"Really? That would be great. Thanks." Drew replied. She was wondering why the strange kid in tan cargo pants and a black long sleeved shirt with white sneakers was so eager to help them look for a wild wolf. But she brushed it off as curiosity.

So Zak and the Saturdays spent the next couple hours searching for Zak.

I am SO, SO, SO sorry about not updating for a really long time… I kinda got a little stuck at the beginning and at the end. But no worries! I'm determined to update more! So hopefully now I'll get back to updating regularly!

Thanks to all of the reviewers and favorites and alerts! It gives me inspiration! Also a special thanks to okami's princess for helping me decide what Zak is wearing! ^_^ Also I don't know if any of you noticed but Zak gets distracted easily! Remember the Forests in Antarctica? I get distracted really easily too! ^_^

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And in case I don't update tomorrow! Merry Christmas! ^_^