A/N So here's the next chapter! Hope you like it, and please review!

Lily blinked. "Should we keep moving?" She asked everyone.

Toxic nodded. "Since Fireheart is gone...I'm taking the lead."

"Well should we keep moving Captain?" She sneered.

Toxic ignored Jay. "Let's go." he barked before standing up and walking south. She followed with shadow. Well Shadow...looks like you finally found a home, Toxic said to himself.

Lily looked around the area they were walking. "Well...No sign of the Waters..." She caught up with the others. Shadow looked around as he walked. He ran into Jay because of his lack of concentration.

She jumped, turning sharply. "Hey! Watch where you're going," she said harshly, narrowing her midnight blue eyes.

He looked at her, "Sorry...it was just an accident..." he apologized.

She sighed. "Sorry. I get angered easily."

Toxic grumbled something inaudible.

"Stop doing that!" Jay snapped at Toxic. He didn't reply.

Shadow looked around again, easily distracted. He suddenly ran into Toxic.

"What?" The agitated dog snapped.

Shadow stepped back, "Ha, ha...sorry...I was distracted again...last time...I swear..."

"It better be," Toxic grumbled. Shadow looked around again and noticed Dusty stayed at the back of the crowd. Shadow stepped back to the tawny wolf. "Hi...I'm Shadow..."

Dusty greeted him with a nod. "You seem like a quiet type..." he commented.

"So...did I miss something before I came here?"

"Not at all."

"Hmm..."

"What?" Dust looked at his new friend curiously.

"Nothing...just thinking..."

Dusty peered ahead of him. "Anyway...I better catch up," he grunted before prancing ahead. Shadow remained where he was, not wanting to intrude.

Toxic stopped. "We better rest for the night." he barked, sitting beside a large, barren tree.

Shadow found a nice soft spot underneath an overhanging tree. Dusty rolled onto his back while Lily lay down near a small stream. Not long and they were all asleep.

Lily awoke early in the morning and lifted her head, looking around before standing up and taking off in search of prey.

Shadow woke up from a vicious nightmare that he was having...he pawed at his metal color and gave a sigh of relief as he saw that he wasn't wounded.

Lily returned with a few rabbits and dropped them to the ground.

Shadow sighed, "Brutal...totally brutal..." he whispered.

"What?" she asked.

He looked at Lily, "Err...nothing...just a bad dream..."

"What was it about?" she asked.

He looked at her, "You really want to know?"

"Yes." she barked.

He sighed, noticing that she was the only other wolf awake. He nodded, "Alright." She sat beside him and waited. "When I was little...my parents, brother and I were taken to a large building. After living there for a while, we started getting used to it. Then they started testing things on my parents...then everything went to ruin when they died..." he trailed off with a sad tone.

"I'm sorry..." she barked, nuzzling him for comfort.

He didn't resist. "Then they started testing on me and my brother...we decided to escape and we almost made it...until my brother was impaled right in front of me...his heart punctured by on of those things..." he shivered. "I was the only one who made it out alive..."

Lily shook her head. "Humans are just so cruel."

He nodded, "Yeah...thank you for listening..."

"No problem." she barked.

An image of his dead brother came back in his head. He shook the image out.

"Now what?" she asked.

He shrugged, "I don't really know...I feel like going out for a walk..." he scratched the back of his ears.

"Okay."

He stood and started to pad out, "You can come if you want," he called back. She nodded before catching up. Mist curled around Shadow as he gazed at the horizon. He noticed his fur was starting to get damp. "What in the world?" He looked around.

Lily glanced around her shoulder.

"What's with this crazy mist?" he kept asking as he looked at the mist. Not paying attention, he ran right into a tree. "Hmm...Spooky..." he said as he regained his normal gait. He was beside Lily at this point. "Maybe we should head back..."

She nodded, turning around.

He turned around at the same time, and then started walking back. He was still watching the mist... Shadow sat a ways away, staring up into the night.

Fireheart saw Toxic paced back and forth near the stream. He guiltily walked up to Toxic, who started.

"I'm sorry I left, and that I tried to kill Dusty." Fireheart bowed his head.

"Fine," the green wolf replied shortly.

Fireheart headed sadly back to the camp, not sure what to expect.

"Who are you?" Fireheart glanced at the other wolf.

"I'm Shadow...nice to meet you..."

"As am I," Fireheart dipped his head. "Are you well?"

Shadow shifted his eyes, "At the moment..." he sighed. He shook himself, suppressing a small exhale. "So, where is Dusty?"

Fireheart glanced around in search of the light coloured wolf. No one there. Someone sighed and Fireheart glanced over to see Toxic sitting alone by an overhanging tree. Fireheart slowly, quietly, padded up and sat down next to Toxic, carful to keep his shattered leg off the ground.

"I thought you left." Toxic barked.

Fireheart sighed and turned his head. "Where else could I go?" He glanced forlornly at the distant mountains. "Do we have to cross those?" He winced as pain shot up his leg.

"Yes," Toxic barked, licking a paw. Fireheart didn't reply.

Jay smirked from where she sat a ways away. "It won't be that bad. Now stop whining!"

Toxic perked his ears. "What is it?" Fireheart also listened hard. A faint rustling could be heard from a few yards away. Toxic scoffed and Jay narrowed her eyes at him.

Lily stared blankly at the sky. "We are in the middle of nature...Of course there are going to be noises."

Jay snorted. Toxic said nothing. Jay suddenly perked up. "Please tell me we aren't going to have to cross a river anytime soon." "

No." he barked. "Just the mountains."

"Good!" Jay sighed in relief.

Fireheart slowly backed into the bushes while no one was watching and headed towards the sound. Suddenly, a huge, blood red wolf with glistening fangs leaped out and slammed into Fireheart. He stumbled under the blow and tried to get away, but the other wolf dug his claws into Fireheart's neck and growled, "You are no longer part of that pack! Come with me, or I'll kill you now!"

Jay suddenly noticed the strange wolf, and leapt at him, pinning him down. Toxic did nothing. He just sat and watched.

Fireheart strained as hard as he could and thrust the red wolf off of him with a mighty surge with his hind legs. Lily launched herself forward, clawing the strange wolf in the eyes. The larger wolf howled in pain and leaped at Lily, clawing and biting her harshly. She threw him off by slamming him into a tree. Jay looked at Lily and snarled. "Jeez girl. Let me have this one!" she whined.

"It doesn't matter!" Lily snapped and Jay snarled.

Fireheart had tried to stay out of the fighting; his leg was throbbing, and he didn't want to risk messing it up anymore. "I know him!" Fireheart was suddenly snapped, remembering.

"From what?" Jay and Lily asked.

"He was that mysterious wolf that was making me hurt Dusty! It wasn't Serenity, it was Bloodclaw!" Fireheart's eyes were wide. This wolf could easily do that to any of them right now.

Lily scoffed. "Liar."

Jay took a step back. "We should probably leave then," she suggested quickly.

"No really, I recognize his—his presence, whatever it is! You have to stay away from him," Fireheart was starting to get annoyed that they didn't believe him.

"Let's leave then!" Jay howled. "If this guy is bad…We can just leave." Jay said slowly.

"No duh," Lily barked, walking away; Jay followed.

Toxic still sat where they left him.

Fireheart, after making sure no one saw him, followed Bloodclaw, determined to get some answers out of him. He quietly followed Bloodclaw's scent trail, and was surprised to find that is led back to the place he had been captured.

"What's going on?" Jay asked to herself, following them. Toxic ran after her, calling, "Don't risk it."

She puffed out her chest. "I can do whatever I want. You can't tell me what to do."

He frowned. She sat down. "Alright. I have another question. Are we going to cross any rivers at all?"

"No, you already asked," he barked.

"That's good." She smiled nervously and shuffled on her paws. "Because I can't swim."

"You can't?" Toxic barked incredulously.

"Nope."

He grunted. "Maybe Lily can teach you."

"Why are you so grumpy?" she asked.

"Because I just am."

"Well you need to change that." He shrugged nonchalantly.

"Do you want friends?" Jay asked.

"Why?" Toxic asked.

"Because no one will like you with that attitude."

Toxic growled.

"See? Alright; how about I make a proposition for you?" Jay said.

"Fine..." he grumbled.

"You teach me how to swim and I'll teach you how to be nice." Jay explained, shaking her fur.

He growled. "Fine..."

"Alright then." She smiled sweetly.

Toxic stared at her then huffed. "What?"

She chuckled and he walked away, head low to the leafy ground.

Jay blinked. "What is it?" she called after him.

"Nothing."

She blinked. "Alright then...Nice seeing you too?" Jay tipped her head to the side.

Fireheart was wary now. Who knows who could be lurking here? As he rounded a corner, a red shape leaped out at him. 'Not again!' he thought, and jumped back out of the way. The wolf landed clumsily and Fireheart jumped on top of him, pinning him down. "Who are you, and why are you always trying to make us leave?" Fireheart growled in his ear.

"You are in my territory!" Bloodclaw growled through clenched teeth.

"And what is wrong with that?" Fireheart barked.

Bloodclaw was silent. "Speak, you nasty, arrogant excuse of a wolf!" Fireheart was getting impatient. Still, the red wolf was stubborn. Fireheart dug his claws into his neck, and was satisfied to hear him shriek in pain. "Well?" Fireheart growled.

A sinister wolf watched curiously from the branches of a tree. "You're so pathetic, Fireheart," Serenity snarled with obvious delight.

A/N Haha, a cliffie! Will update soon, but only if you review! lol