Welcome to chapter four! I hope you are all enjoying this story, it makes me happy to see what you guys think so reviews are appreciated. So, let's jump right in!
"You idiot! You revealed the biggest secret that you have been keeping for ages, not to mention all of that research you left behind! How stupid are you! Everybody thought your kind was gone, you had a chance to live in peace and yet you threw it away!" "I had to! My friends were in trouble! I wasn't just gonna stand by and let them get killed! Especially Cynthia! Why would I save her ages ago just to let her die at any random moment!" "She's a mortal, she's going to die anyway! It's not like she's going to be with you forever, don't get too attached, you remember what happened with Krista?" "Shut the fuck up! You have no idea how hard I fought for her, I wasn't quick enough..." "That's going to happen again, it's inevitable...Your're going to be alone for all of eternity..."
Jack slowly opened his eyes, the sun was just peeking over the horizon, he felt three weights leaning against his big furry body. He moved his eyes slightly to the left and saw Cynthia, she had a cute sleeping face...He didn't want to move since he would risk waking his companions too early, so he just kept his head on the ground and looked at the surrounding area. There was a fresh layer of dew on the grass and a fresh smell in the air, the scents of pine leaves and nearby forest animals entered his nose. He thought about how they had ran out of Petalburg city and where they would go next, he had some friends in Rustboro that might be able to set him and the group up with a cabin for a while, they owed him a few favours.
(20 Minutes later)
Ash felt one of the masses move, it was the one that was the closest to his tail, as a matter of fact, his tail was being hugged by it! He lifted his head and looked at the rising form of May, she was obviously chilly in the fresh air of the morning since she was trying to use Jack's tail as a coat. She noticed him staring at her and smiled, "Morning" She whispered, Jack nodded at her as a greeting, "It looks like someone is comfortable" Said May whilst giggling and pointing at Cynthia, who was hugging Jack's neck whilst she slept. Jack simply nodded again, he was thankful that his fur hid his blush, now that May was up, he took a look at Ash. He was obviously tired from his late night yesterday since he was snoring, a small drop of drool was hanging off the edge of his mouth, Jack growled quietly. He noticed that May staring at Ash with a small smile on her face, as well as a tiny blush, he raised a brow.
May helped lift Ash off of Jack so that he could get up, Cynthia was another story, she was practically stuck to him. Eventually, May managed to release her iron grip from Jack's neck and lay her down on a dry patch of grass at the base of the tree that they had all slept under. Now that Jack could move freely, he morphed into his humanoid form, May was still slightly intimidated by his size. Jack pointed at the forest and then pointed at his stomach whilst looking at May, she tilted her head in confusion, "What?" Jack rolled his eyes, he pointed one of his massive fingers at his mouth and snapped it a few times, he then pointed at each person of the group, then his stomach, then the forest. May caught on this time, "Oh! You're saying that you're gonna get food for everyone, right?" Jack nodded and then gave her a small wave, he then jogged into the forest whilst extending his claws, some unfortunate animal was going to be hunted today...
(10 minutes later)
Cynthia slowly opened her eyes, the first thing that she noticed was that her warm fluffy pillow was gone, the next thing she noticed was the smell of smoke. The blonde beauty sat up and yawned whilst stretching, she looked around and saw a snoring Ash to her left and May, who was to her right sitting on a log in front of a fire. Jack was nowhere to be seen. There was a pot of water boiling over the top of the flames, she stood up and walked over to her friend, "Morning May, where's Jack?" The brunette smiled and prompted her to sit down, Cynthia did so and sat next to her on the log, "Morning Cynthia, Jack left not long ago, I think he went hunting." Cynthia smiled, "That's so him...Always looking out for people." May smiled slyly, "Ooooohhhhh, looks like Cynthia has a little crush on Jack" Cynthia's face went a scarlet colour and she looked at the ground, "I-I do not..." May giggled, "Your reaction says otherwise, but I've really been wanting to know, how did you meet Jack?" Cynthia's face was still slightly red but she began to speak, "Well, now that you know his secret I guess it wouldn't hurt to tell you."
(Cynthia's memory)
A nine year old blonde haired girl was walking through the streets of Petalburg city, she had gotten separated from her grandmother whilst they were at the market and was now completely lost...She turned left into a shady alleyway, three figures suddenly appeared from the darkness behind her, she snapped around and was about to scream but was grabbed from behind by another figure. "Woo hoo! We got one boys!" Said the figure behind her, "But this one's a kid dude, she's not gonna have anything good, we should just kill her." The girl's eyes widened in fear as tears began to fall down her soft cheeks, "Why waste her? We could always sell her into slavery, and if that doesn't work out..." He laughed evilly, "We could always have a little...Fun..." He whispered into her ear, the tears were now flooding out of the girl's eyes.
Just when she thought it was all over, skinny looking dog ran down the alleyway and bit one of the figure's leg, he bellowed in agony. "Ah! Stupid piece of shit! Die!" He shouted as he tried to cut down the dog with his sword, the creature ran between his legs and turned right at the end of the alleyway, "Hey get back here you little shit!" One shouted as they all chased after it, leaving the little girl behind. After around five seconds, she heard their faint voices, "Which way did it go?" "I don't know, let's try the left!" The voices and footsteps began to fade away to nothing, the girl was too scared to move and stayed sitting down in the alleyway.
After a few more seconds, a boy the same age as her ran into the alleyway, he stopped in front of her. She looked him over, he seemed to be out of breath for some reason...The boy was wearing little more than rags and a pair of brown worn out sandals, he had messy brown hair and scarlet coloured eyes that she couldn't take her eyes off of. He held out his grubby hand, "Are you okay?" The girl shakily grabbed his hand and was pulled to her feet, "Y-Yes...B-But what h-happened to that d-dog?" She stuttered with a trembling voice, the boy smiled, "Don't worry, he's fine! It's me!" The girl became slightly confused, "Your mister dog?" He nodded with a grin, "But it's a secret, you can't tell anyone!" The girl nodded with a small smile, "Pinky promise?" She nodded again and held out said finger, the boy did the same and the promise was made.
(End of memory)
"Wow..." Said May in awe, "So he saved you? That's so cute! He's a prince and your his princess!" She said in a squeaky voice, Cynthia blushed deeply again and started playing with her hair.
(In the forest)
Jack jumped from branch to branch, his long arms and legs as well as his strength and agility made movement easy, he was currently searching for a big enough target to feed the group. The words from his dream kept flashing into his head, "She's going to die anyway...It's inevitable..." He growled and shook his head, suddenly an interesting smell wafted to his nose, it was the smell of blood. It exited him slightly, his beast side always caused this reaction whenever he caught the scent, he focused on that particular smell and began to track it down.
The trail led him to the side of a fast flowing river, on the bank was an injured elk, blood was leaking from a puncture wound on its side. He could tell that it wasn't going to survive, it had already lost too much blood. The animal must have fallen into the river and had been impaled by a branch, he could hear its desperate groans for help, he felt weird, he almost...Liked the sound...He shook his head clear of these thoughts and sat down on the branch he was standing on, he contemplated whether to finish it off or not, he decided to wait for its little flame of life to extinguish on its own.
(Back with the group)
"I think it's time for me to wake up mister sleepy head" Said May as she looked at the sleeping form of Ash, Cynthia nodded, "As soon as Jack comes back with some food, we will have to move on so I think that's a good idea." May walked over to the raven haired teen and giggled, he was drooling like a little kid. She poked his arm a few times, "Ash...It's time to get up" The raven haired teen simply grunted and rolled over, an idea then popped into her head, "Okay Ash, You've got five seconds" Ash didn't respond, only continued to snore, "Five...Four...Three...Two...One!" She shouted as she poured a bucket of cold water over his head, she had found it next to the tree where they had slept, it must have been Jack's drinking water. The shock made Ash spring up into the air with a huge scream, "Ahhhhh! Damn that's cold!" He was soaked, May could barely contain her laughter, the boy glared at her but then grinned evilly. "Time for revenge..." He said darkly, May yelped as she was dived on, the force knocking her over onto the ground. Ash landed on top of her and then began to do the one thing that May couldn't stand, A tickle attack...The brunette was laughing hysterically with tears in her eyes, "Ash! Hahahah, s-stop!" Ash just laughed as well and continued to drive her crazy. Cynthia looked at the two and smiled, just then, her stomach demanded food by growling loudly. She put a hand on he belly in an attempt to stop the hunger pains, it didn't work, "I wonder what's taking Jack so long..." She said to herself as she looked towards the forest, "I know hunting takes a while, but with his skills he should have been here ages ago..."
(With the wolf)
Jack noticed a bear walking towards his dinner, he growled and leaped of the tree branch, landing between the bear and the dead elk. He let loose a fierce roar, the bear growled and roared back at him, it wasn't wasting it's chance to get a meal. Jack mentally sighed, he couldn't be bothered to fight this thing, he was too hungry...Instead, he grew until he was three times the size of the bear, it backed down slightly but didn't give up. Jack was beginning to get pissed, why wouldn't this thing bug off? Finding food was hard but it wasn't worth getting into a fight over. Especially if the opponent was as he big as he was. He saw the bear rear up and try to take a slow swipe at him with its claw, he simply grabbed it around the torso and gave it a quick squeeze, several cracking sounds were heard as the bear howled in pain. Jack finished it of with a bite to the neck, being able to increase and decrease his size made fights so easy. The only problem was that it took a lot of energy, he shrank down slightly and walked over to the elk's carcass. He picked it up with his right hand and began to walk back towards the camp, he froze when he heard a small bawling sound from behind him, he turned around to see a bear cup nudging the corpse of what must have been its mother. Jack's heart dropped and his stomach ached, what had he just done? Thinking of nothing else, he walked over and picked up the bear cub, making it squeal for help. He then made his way back to the camp with the bear cub ,calling for the help of its parent, in his hand. The baby bears calls went unanswered.
(At the camp)
Cynthia smiled as she saw the enlarged form of Jack break through the bushes, the hunt must have been successful since he was carrying two things, one looked like an elk and the other was...Still moving...Jack walked over and place down the elk, he then looked at Cynthia with grief in his eyes, she instantly could tell that something was wrong.
Jack held out the creature in his hand so that she could get a clear look. She saw that it was a bear cub, the animal was squirming around in Jack's hand, trying to find an escape. "What happened? Why have you got that cub?" Jack put the cub down on the ground, it rolled over and began to kick and scratch in his direction, attempting to make him back off. Jack the morphed into his human form, he still had his clothes on since they since they didn't disappear whenever he transformed. The man walked over to Cynthia and surprised her by bringing her into an embrace, a small blush appeared on her face but she slowly wrapped her arms around him. "Jack? What's wrong?" She said as he looked at her face, she became worried when she saw his troubled face, he took a deep breath and began to speak. "I-I killed...Its m-mother, I thought that i-it was gonna fight for the food but it only wanted to feed its child..." Jack had a look of pure grief and sadness on his face, Cynthia knew that Jack could become very brutal in a fight but afterwards, he would regret every second of it.
Cynthia smiled sadly, "Hey, you had no idea that the bear had a child. Plus, that cub looks old enough to fend for its self, I wouldn't worry about it." After a while, Jack smiled, "You always know what to say..." Cynthia's blush deepened, she realised that she was still hugging Jack but for some reason, she didn't want to break away. The blonde haired beauty simply looked into his scarlet coloured eyes, he looked back into her silver ones. The two were in their own little world and jumped when a cough, that came from a confused aura user, interrupted them. The two quickly backed away from each other with deep blushes on their faces, "Okay, first, why is there a bear cub running away over there?" He said whilst pointing at the fleeing animal, "And secondly, what were you two just doing?" Ash said teasingly as a sly smile appeared on his face, Cynthia attempted to defend, "N-Nothing, just...um...Checking Jack for parasites! Right Jack?" The brunette frowned but nodded, "Y-Yeah!" Although, he was pissed at Cynthia for making him sound like some kid of filthy animal, he was a proud wolf! Ash wasn't convinced but decided to drop the subject, "Anyway, I see the hunt was a success Jack, thanks for the elk!" Jack nodded at him, "I'll get to work skinning and serving the meat, it won't take long, I'll leave the cooking to Cynthia." The woman smiled, "It'd be my pleasure!"
Jack handed a plate full of meat slices to Cynthia, she took them from him with a nod in thanks and then started to cook the food. After everyone was full, the group packed up their supplies and all gathered around Jack, who was holding a map that he had pulled out of his knapsack. "So, where to next?" Asked Cynthia, Ash looked at May, she knew that they had to tell their companions about their quest. "Actually, Iv'e got something that I need to tell you guys" Jack and Cynthia looked at him with their brows raised, May sat down on a log, "May's got the right idea, take a seat, this could take a while..."
(After an explanation of the quest)
Jack nodded with a grin on his face, "It sounds like a big job, you're gonna definitely need some smarts in the group, I'm in!" Ash smiled, "Thanks man" He then looked a Cynthia, "I still owe you for what you did for me at Evergreen town, consider me a member!" She said with a smile, Ash grinned, "I most definitely will" He turned to May, she giggled, "It sounds like fun! Plus, I couldn't just let my rescuer up and leave me..." She said the last part quietly with a small blush on her face, Ash smiled, "Thanks May, all of you guys, we'll be a perfect team! Nothing can stop us!" Jack chuckled, "Confidence is good, just don't build up too much of it and go rushing in" Ash crossed his arms, "But it's more fun that way..." He mumbled, Jack chuckled again as well as Cynthia and May. Ash took a look at the names on the contract that he had taken from the dead king of the human kingdom, King Salvo of the jungle kingdom towards the east, King Nazar of the desert kingdom towards the south, King Sethos of the ocean colonies towards the west and finally King Dio of the northern tundras. By the looks of Jack's map, the human kingdom was located near the jungle kingdom, they had to go through the forests of Celestia to get there. "Looks like we're gonna have a run in with the scouts after all..." Ash said to himself, he looked at the group, Jack spoke up. "Where to Ash? Your call." Ash nodded, "The closest place if the eastern jungle kingdom, we should head there." Jack nodded, "Good choice, Okay! Let's go!" He said as he packed away his map and morphed into his wolf form, the group mounted up. Cynthia was closest to the front, May was behind her and Ash was nearest the back. Once everyone was on, Jack took off at a very fast speed.
(10 minutes later)
May was busy watching the farmlands and grassy plains speed by when suddenly, a question popped into her head, "Hey Cynthia?" The blonde haired woman turned her head to the side, using one of her hands to stop her hair from blowing into her face, "What is it May?" She asked curiously, May had to shout over the sound of the wind that was blowing into their faces, "If Jack and you travel like this, then how do you get by patrols with jack in this form?" Cynthia smiled, "Well, I say that I'm a beast tamer and that Jack is a trained dire wolf. Since he is only transformed, it's easy to make them believe us by me telling him to do complex stuff and by him obeying the orders without any retaliation so it's almost like I really am a beast tamer" Jack growled slightly, Cynthia giggled, "Don't worry, I would never order you around like that" Jack nodded with a puffed up look on his face, he was a proud, free wolf! May had a look of awe on her face, "Wow...That's an amazing idea!" Cynthia shrugged, "Jack was the one who came up with it, if you ask me, it's pretty average" She said teasingly, Jack just rolled his eyes and speeded up, he wanted to get as far as possible in one day.
(6 hours later)
The sun was low in the sky and the temperature was beginning to drop, Jack was still running although he knew that he needed to stop soon, running at this speed at night with people on his back meant that the would probably freeze. He looked for a good place to stop and spotted a barn near the edge of the dirt road they were travelling on, it wasn't far up ahead. It looked slightly run down but he could see that the roof was in tact and would provide sufficient shelter for the night, since his nose was telling him that it was going to start raining soon. His nose didn't lie as he suddenly felt a drop of water land on his snout, "Huh? It's starting to rain!" Said May worriedly, she wasn't a fan of getting wet, Cynthia turned her head to face her. "Don't worry, Jack already has a plan, we're heading to that barn over there." Ash leaned out from behind May, he had been silent for most of the trip, the reason why was revealed. His face was practically green and he was barely holding back his lunch, "G-Good..." He managed to choke out, Jack grinned, he looked quite funny. To think that he knew one of this aura users's weaknesses, motion sickness...
(5 minutes later)
Jack entered the barn with everyone on his back, he sniffed the air, there were no scents of other living things inside. He gave a bark to Cynthia, she nodded and hopped off, "Jack says it's safe in here" Ash and May nodded and jumped off as well. Inside the barn, there was a bottom floor that had a huge pile of hay on the ground and a top floor that also had lots of hay. There was a ladder leading to the top floor, Jack morphed back into his human form and turned to his companions, he clapped his hands together. "Right, you all go up and get some sleep, I'll keep watch down here." Ash raised a brow, "Are you sure? We probably won't get the chance to sleep on a bed as comfortable as this for a while..." Jack waved him off, "There's hay down here as well, if I get tired I'll just lie down on that" May smiled, "Thanks Jack" He nodded, Cynthia on the other hand looked a little sad. "Okay...See you in the morning..." Jack smiled at her, "Sleep well" They all turned around and headed up the ladder for a good nights sleep.
(2 hours later)
Jack didn't want his friends to see what was going to happen that night, he stepped out of the barn and looked up into the stars...It was a full moon, he was going to literally lose his mind...It always happened during full moons, moon shifters loose their human mind and their primal side takes over, they then go on a hunt until morning. The thing that worried Jack was the fact that any living thing that was found by a moon shifter during a full moon...Was killed, and in a very brutal way, it was torn to pieces and eaten. The brunette didn't want his friends to suffer that fate, he closed the door to the barn and morphed into his wolf form, Jack took one last look at the place where his friends were sleeping and then began to run away. He needed to get as far away as possible before he 'primalised' as he liked to call it. The brunette hoped that his beast side wouldn't somehow find its way back to the barn, if it did, Ash was the only one who would stand a chance...
(20 minutes later)
Cynthia knew what was going on, she hated the fact that Jack had to do this, it was the main reason of why his race wasn't meant to make contact with others. Any friends made by a moon shifter were at risk of being killed every full moon, the fact that Jack hadn't turned primal yet was due to intense training and meditation, his research on aura users also helped to distract him. She climbed down the ladder and peeked through a hole in the door, she saw the small dot that was jack on the horizon, her turned around and waved. Cynthia was amazed that he knew that she was there, his senses did improve at night, but this was amazing! The woman smiled and waved, although, Jack probably couldn't see it through the door...The wolf then turned back around and continued to sprint away.
(30 minutes later)
Jack could feel it starting, his limbs were no longer obeying him and his mouth was producing more saliva than usual, his vision became blurry. "Kill! Kill! Blood! Eat! Slash!" All of these thoughts were rushing through his head, it was like he was inside a living nightmare. Just then, he lost all control and faded into darkness.
"Finally! Hahahaha! I'm free! Must kill, must eat!" Screamed the voice inside what was Jack's head, he stopped running and morphed into his humanoid form, he looked at his hands. The claws were sharp and ready to kill, he looked up, the moon was directly overhead. He felt the urge building up, he sucked in air and reared his head back. A soul haunting howl was then sent out over the grasslands, terrifying anything that heard it, or at the very least, making a cold sweat break out on the listener's body. The beast brought its head back down and looked around with its extreme eyesight, he saw a faint light in the distance, "Food...Hunt...Kill...Eat!" The voice bellowed inside its head as the werewolf took off in the direction of its next meal. "Eat Eat Eat Eat EAT!"
(On the road)
A certain green haired prince was sitting inside his royally decorated carriage as it made its way through the grass lands of the human kingdom, he had been sent out on this patrol by his advisor, Trip. After his father was killed, he had been furious, the attackers had probably tried to escape using the roads since it was the fastest way. He was now searching for them in the fields, or more like sitting by whilst the thirty guards that were with him did all of the work, he was leaning on his hand and looking out of the window. Nothing had happened so far, sure he was angry with his father for just dying on him like that but at the same time, he was happy, now he got to be king! His eyes widened when he suddenly heard a long screeching howl, it felt like it was shaking his heart, he could feel fear rising up from his stomach. The guards out side were both terrified and confused, he could hear them shouting at each other, "What was that!?", "I have no idea, what ever it was, its close!", "I think I almost shit myself!", "Protect the prince!" He then heard it, heavy footsteps and panting...Heading in their direction...He jumped out of the carriage with his sword drawn, he saw that all of the knights were at the front with their weapons drawn, "What is it!?" He shouted at the nearest guard, the man looked at him with a small hint of fear in his eyes, "It looks like a wolf...But there's something weird about it...It's heading straight for us!" The prince took a place behind the back of the formation, he wasn't gonna risk getting his clothes dirty, it was probably just a stupid hunger driven animal...
(With the beast)
"There's so many! Hahahahaha! It's an all you can eat banquet! Delicious! I can smell their fear!" The beast was quickly sprinting towards the group of guards, the smell of fear got stronger as he got closer, they must have realised what he was. As soon as he entered the torch light, all hell was gonna break loose, "HAHAHAHA! I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER, FLESH!" He screamed inside his head, once he entered the torchlight, the guards all saw what he was and began to scream and some braver ones started to attack. The wolf grabbed the nearest one and began to feast on the poor man's arm, "AHHH! GET IT OFF OF ME!" No matter how many spears pierced his flesh, 'Jack' wouldn't stop, the guard was torn to pieces and then thrown aside. He moved onto the next, then the next, then another, there wasn't any stopping him. The prince was terrified, he used the deaths of his loyal knights as a distraction and climbed inside the carriage, locking the door behind him. He then pulled down the curtains and clamped his hands over his ears, attempting to shut out the sounds of screams and flesh being ripped apart outside, it didn't work. He could hear everything, that thing's roars were terrifying, it was like it had come straight out of his worst nightmares.
(Hours later)
He was regaining control, at first it was his hands, he was holding something...Next it was his legs, then his nose. He could smell a lot of blood, that was to be expected, he just hoped that it was an animal that he had killed. Finally, he regained control over his eyes, he looked to his left and saw the sun was peeking over the horizon. He looked to the right, wide open fields, he hadn't travelled very far away from the farm. He then remembered that he was holding something, he looked at it and became confused, it was a furry ball...He rotated it slightly and almost puked...It was a human's head! Jack dropped it and looked at his other hand, he was holding what must have been the man's body, "Oh lord..." He said inside his head as he backed away, tripping over the many corpses that were on the road, he couldn't believe what had happened...
He looked behind him and saw a carriage, it was decorated with many different golden patterns, he could tell that it was a royal one. He morphed back into his, much less blood covered, human form. He then walked over and knocked on the door of the carriage, he heard someone scramble around inside, "W-W-W-What do you want!? W-Who's there!?" Jack was surprised that someone had survived his rampage, but then again, the carriage was designed to resist blows from a giant..."Um...What happened here?" Asked Jack, attempting to act like he had only just gotten there, it seemed to work. He heard a click and the the door was slowly pushed open, "I-Is it gone?" Jack faked a confused expression, "Is what gone?"
The prince jumped out of the carriage and his face turned to horror when he saw the carnage that had taken place last night, "Oh my lord..." He managed to choke out before puking all over his own boots, Jack could understand, if he had seen this type of death for the first time then he would be doing the same thing. Being a werewolf meant that eventually, you would get used to seeing things like this, but Jack still felt bad about his actions. Once the green haired teen had emptied his stomach, he turned to Jack, "You! Peasant! Which way did the beast go!" Jack crossed his arms, he felt like ripping this guy apart, "I didn't see anything, only these bodies when I got here," The prince growled, "Useless, you and these guards, what a waste of taxes" The brunette could tell that this guy was spoiled rotten, his attitude didn't help either, "I beg your pardon, how dare you call these brave men a waste, they gave their lives to protect you!" Shouted Jack, the prince spat on the ground, "And they died in the process! If they can't survive one fight then what use are they. You have no right to question me! Do you realise that with one lift of my finger, I can make your head roll!" The next thing he felt was a fist impacting with his face, the force knocked him backwards into the carriage, he slowly slid down the side and landed on his rear. His nose was obviously broken, "I don't care if your a prince, out here, your just another target!" Said Jack menacingly, he turned around and walked away, but not before spitting on the unconscious bush head.
(Back at the barn)
Ash slowly opened his eyes, the smell of hay and the fresh morning air entered his nose, he yawned and stretched. He tried to move but was surprised when he felt a weight on his chest, he looked down and saw the top of May's head, a deep blush appeared on the teen's face. What was she doing? Did she even realise what she was doing? His question was answered when she shuffled slightly but didn't get up, she was still asleep. Ash decided to try and get up, he gently moved the brunette off of his chest and put her down on a pile of hay. Ash sighed, if she had woken up, the awkwardness would have been unbearable...Ash turned around, he noticed that Cynthia was curled up in a ball over in the corner with her eyes closed, she looked cold. The raven haired teen walked over to the edge of the second floor platform and looked down, Jack was was nowhere to be seen, he raised a brow. Ash climbed down the ladder and looked around, he still couldn't find Jack, he decided to go outside.
Ash pulled open the big door to the barn and looked around, the sun was just above the horizon and there was a fresh layer of dew on the grass in the surrounding fields. He noticed a figure heading towards the barn, it was approaching very quickly, it had to be Jack. His suspicion was confirmed when the wolf got close enough to be recognised, the teen waved, he received a distant bark in return.
Once Jack had finally made it to the barn, he morphed back into his human form, Ash raised a brow, "Where were you this morning?" Jack pointed out into the clearings, "I want for a run, all this space was begging to be used up, I can reach speeds here that wouldn't be possible in other areas." Ash nodded, "Sounds like fun" Jack nodded, "I don't think you would be a fan though, considering what happened yesterday..." Ash scratched the back of his head with a goofy grin, "That was mainly due to that fact that I ate and then was immediately put on a very fast, bumpy wolf ride..." Jack chuckled, "I'll take that into consideration..." They both laughed for a while, Jack then became serious, "About this quest...We're probably going to run into some...Complications, I just want you to know that when that happens, if I'm busy...Can you look out for Cynthia, she means a lot to me, if I lost her...I would loose myself." Ash smiled at his companion, "Hey, we're all in this together, of course I'll watch out for my friends" Jack smiled and put his hand on Ash's shoulder, "Thanks man, it means a lot to me"
(1 Hour later)
Once everyone was awake, had eaten and were ready to travel, Jack morphed into his wolf form and they all hopped on. This time, May sat at the front with Ash behind her and Cynthia closest to the back. The group took one last look at the barn and then set off don the dirt road. Ash looked around, for a second, he could of swore that he saw a person walking through a field. His vision was quickly cut of by high bushes as they entered a forest, he shrugged it off, "Must have been a farmer" He thought to himself.
Thanks for reading! It's getting more and more fun to write this story as the plot progresses so I hope that you all like it! As you saw this chapter, the bonds between the group members were strengthening, and that's good since trust will be needed during their adventure! Reviews welcome, constructive criticism, ideas or just your opinion on the story! Until next time!