Dominic crouched in dragon form behind a bush watching the deer nibble on grass not realizing she was there. It had been four months since she had joined Rowena's pack. It was time to see if all that time spent hunting with them had paid off. Dominic leapt at the deer narrowly missing it. She over stepped in her landing and fell hard on her shoulder.
"Darn it" she cursed.
Dominic was glad that the rest of the pack wasn't around to see her failure. She looked down at the tracks the deer had left. She would have to track them. It was one of the many skills she had learned while being with the pack. Her telepathy had improved and she learned that she also had telekinesis and could control several of the elements although the most important skill in her opinion was that she learned how to speak in dragon form.
Dominic had begun to remember her past. She was actually from a different dimension here to learn about other draconidaes and how they interact with humans. The strange thing was that she hadn't encountered any other draconidaes. She wasn't complaining about it. Dominic had seen the way the wolves had reacted when she first transformed. They were afraid of her. She couldn't blame them she wasn't very much smaller than they were and she was five feet on all fours. Adult draconidaes must be huge.
She was forced to stop a she had lost the track.
"Great." Dominic thought to herself.
Her ears perked up as she listened for her prey but heard nothing except a nearby stream.
"Might as well get a drink." She sighed pushing through some bushes.
Dominic gazed at her own reflection as she gulped down the water. She hadn't noticed that she wasn't alone. J'onn was sitting on a rock downstream in his Martian form distraught from his search for Luther. Dominic jolted her head upwards when he shifted position. She wasn't sure what to make of this creature and took a step back. His red eyes glowed as he tried to connect to her mind. Dominic let out a low growl as she felt his mind against her outer mental barrier. She bolted before he attempted to break it. It wouldn't have mattered if he had. Her mental offense would have torn into his mind and forced him to back off. J'onn's spirit sank lower as he watched her run but he himself had to run as a group of humans approached searching for a missing girl.
Her hands and feet pounded the ground as she ran. The creature did not seem to be pursuing her and she could no longer feel him. She skidded to a halt. Her breath caught in her throat and she froze when she heard branches breaking. Whatever was moving through the brush it was coming closer. A large buck pushed his head through the bushes. Both she and the buck were surprised. He snorted as he bolted, his white tail flagging her. Dominic chased after. She was not going to lose this deer. The white fur of the deer's tail stuck out in the darkness. Despite her being faster the deer's smaller form allowed him to change directions faster. In a last ditch effort, she opens her wings and leapt into the air. She came down and managed to swipe the deer's hindquarters rolling the deer across the ground. Dominic grabbed the buck by the neck before it could get up and breaking its neck. Dominic carried the buck in her teeth back to Rowena's house. Her alpha came out. Dominic laid the buck down at her feet. Rowena examined it for a few moments.
"Well done." She smiled crossing her arms.
"Thank you my alpha." Dominic bowed respectfully.
This deer would feed the pack for a couple of days. Dominic's heart swelled with pride at the thought of being helpful. She decided not to tell Rowena about the strange creature she had encountered. It wasn't like she was likely to see him again. She could have had no idea how wrong she was.