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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.
Reviewer Questions: Ok so Darth Wolf pointed something out, it is true that wolves howl to communicate but not just because like Zak does sometimes. I did know this but I chose to ignore that fact. Darth Wolf, thanks for pointing that out anyway. And remember guys, I'm no expert on Wolves, so chances are there are mistakes.
Luke 206, sorry but I want to concentrate on this story.
Howl Of The Wolf
Chapter 18: Return To The Temple
Zak ran, and in a short time he was back at the Smoke Mirror temple thanks to the fact that the airship hadn't been that far away and of course four legs are typically faster than two.
When he got closer he turned back into a human because he didn't know what he'd find and if the Saturdays would see him in wolf form or not. If they saw him in wolf form here that would definitely raise suspicion.
Zak also hadn't howled in a while. He didn't want the Saturdays to hear him. He knew that normally wolves only howl to communicate, tell each other where they are and other things like that but Zak on the other hand, just howls for fun. After all, since when is Zak normal?
Zak, in human form, approached the temple where the smoke mirror had first been found, looking around as he walked forward.
"Zak!" "Zak!"
Suddenly two Drews appeared. One was on the left of Zak and the other on the right.
Zak thought for a moment about who was who before mentally smacking his forehead and thinking 'Duh!'.
He discreetly sniffed the air.
'Ah. Real Drew on the right and not-Drew on the left.' He thought before pointing the Claw at Drew Monday.
"What?" Drew Monday was surprised when Zak figured out, once again, who was the real Drew and who wasn't.
Drew Saturday was also surprised but was far more concentrated on smacking her doppelganger in the face at the moment and made a mental note to ask Zak about it later.
Suddenly the rest of the Saturday family and the rest of the Monday family arrived.
There was silence for a moment before chaos erupted. People and creatures that looked incredible alike started fighting each other. It looked like some sort of cloning experiment gone wrong.
Zak, after just barely dodging a punch from someone, he couldn't tell who it had been and didn't have time to check, came face to face with Zak Monday.
"We can do better than these guys at fighting." He smirked evilly. "After all, they don't have sharp teeth and claws."
He must've seen the flash of horror that passed on Zak's face because he then added. "Oh? What's this? You haven't told them? This is gonna be fun then, isn't it?"
Zak suddenly thought of a plan so that hopefully his secret would remain intact because obviously Zak Monday didn't care if he exposed both of them. If he could lure Zak Monday far enough away before either of them transformed, then no one would see.
Zak took off in the direction of some trees and could hear, no, he could practically feel Zak Monday sprinting after him.
He had just managed to make it to some trees before he was suddenly slammed to the ground and looking into a set of animalistic glowing green eyes belonging to a now white wolf.
Zak kicked the wolf's snout and Zak M reared back, growling. Zak got to his feet and a second later, a black wolf stood in his place.
The two Zaks bit and clawed at each other fiercely. Zak M bit Zak's arm and Zak retaliated with a bite to the doppelganger's ear. Zak M yanked his injured ear from Zak's jaws and snapped at the black wolf's face. Fortunately, Zak jumped back and avoided getting teeth to his face. Zak M growled aggressively but Zak refused to back down. He snarled and bared his fangs at the evil doppelganger. Zak M however, was not frightened at all.
Zak's ears picked up shouting close by and he knew that the others were fighting too.
Zak launched himself forward and dug his teeth into Zak M's side. The white wolf let out a short bark of pain before biting into Zak's side as retaliation. Zak let go of Zak M and the doppelganger sunk his fangs into the black wolf's shoulder. Zak yelped in pain and managed to fling the wolf off of himself.
The two clashed again. A blur of teeth, claws, fur and now, blood.
The two kept going until loud shouts were heard in the direction of the Saturdays and the Mondays. It sounded like the Mondays were losing. Zak M barked under his breath and Zak suspected swearing.
Zak M wolf-smirked at Zak and spun around to dart back towards where the Saturdays and the Mondays were. Zak realized that he was going to blow his secret. He tore after the wolf at full speed.
Zak jumped into the air and landed on Zak M's back. The white wolf collapsed under the force and the two of them rolled on the ground.
The two quickly picked themselves up off the ground and Zak and Zak M were at a stand off once again.
"Why don't you just give up?" Zak M growled.
"Why don't you!" Zak growled back. "The Saturdays are winning! You might as well just give up and go quietly."
"Never!" Zak M snarled.
The two prepared to spring at each other again but they never got the chance. The two froze when they heard shouting.
"Zak! Where'd you two go! The rest of the Mondays are tied up! Zak Monday is the only one left!" The Saturdays' voices were coming closer.
To Zak's relief, Zak M changed back into human form. He did the same and the two took a couple swings at each other with their respective Claws before the Saturdays showed up. They quickly captured Zak M and led him to where the others were tied up.
Why Zak Monday changed back, Zak wasn't sure. But he figured the evil doppelganger had something up his sleeve. Perhaps for another day?
The Mondays were sent back to their own world, not without spewing around insults, but it was done. Zak M however, had just smirked the whole time. It must have been amusing to him to watch Zak try to figure out why he changed back.
~ In The Airship ~
Back in the airship with the actual Saturdays this time, Zak observed the damage. The Saturdays were dirty and tired but didn't have any serious injuries. Zak looked down at himself. His clothes were torn in several places where Zak M had bitten him and some spots were stained red. Luckily, his injuries were not bad and would heal shortly.
Drew noticed him and left the room to get something. She came back a minute later with something in her arms.
"Here." She handed him the item "Your clothes have tears in them, you can change into this."
"Oh." Zak said in surprise "Ok." He looked at what was in his hands and saw a smaller version of the Saturday uniform.
As he was walking out of the room Drew's voice stopped him.
"How did you know who was who?" This caught the rest of the family's attention and they were all looking at him in anticipation.
"Uh." Zak stumbled for a response. "I guess I just know you guys better than you think I do." He said mysteriously and with that Zak left the room.
The airship was on a course for Saturday HQ and Zak had gone somewhere for a snack. The Saturdays thought that their uniform suited him nicely and Fiskerton even gave him a thumbs up sign when he came out wearing it.
Drew, meanwhile, didn't want Zak's dirty old clothes lying around and making a mess so she decided she would do something with them.
"That's odd…" She said aloud as something about Zak's shirt caught her eye. It was torn, but it looked almost as if something had bitten it… Something canine…
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