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Solaris POV:
It was a really really snowy and cold day in Nome and I had been told by a local about some ancient carvings in the woods just outside of town that I was interested in locating and studying because I was told by my mother last night that they may have some mystical powers and properties to them and that we were some of the only ones left, Ghost and I, that understood the language that they were written in. So I went to gather the rest of my pack up. "Hey guys, hope I'm not interrupting anything important but I had an interesting message from mom last night regarding those carvings we saw in the woods not too long ago and we need to go back and investigate them. She tells me they might have some mystical powers charged into them that might be of use to us. Me and Ghost here are the only two that know the language they are written in and therefor I need everyone else that wants to acquire these to come with us" I said to a few dumbfounded looks
"Who the hell is Ghost, I don't know…" Kallisto was cut off mid sentence by me "Ghost is Winter bro. He got the name because he is a white version of me markings wise" I interjected "Ah that makes sense" he replied
"Anyways I know you're all thinking Oh joy more wilderness adventures. Yeah I get it, But something tells me we need to seriously investigate this" I finished "Any questions?" I asked "Good then I guess we'll be on our way then" I added
'Mother I sure hope your right, travelling this deep into the wilderness this time of year is really risky and dangerous' I thought silently 'Unless of course you know the code of the Wolf which we do but….maybe I'm thinking it over too much' I thought to myself with a slight chuckle. This wouldn't be the first time I had been out here. Afterall I spent a few years as an outcast out here so how was this any different than before anyways.
Winter's POV:
I saw that no one had any questions so we went to the site. Even though we were on a case I still was hooked on what mom said yesterday "You are Jasmine's forever" those words keeped going through my head. I still keeped seing Jasmine in my head from memories ,dreams, and visions. I just can't stop thinking about her deep jade eyes and her grey soft fur and that way that she talks and the way that she is like me. once we got to the site it was so ancient as if it was not touched in years and I saw her. It was jasmine sleeping under a staircase. "Jasmine" I said outloud and I saw that everyone that was beside me was staring at me. Just then Solairs told us the plan. "Ok guys and gal we need to check around this site Balto , Killos you go around and look for clues any clues, Zema you come with me into the site and lover boy you go check on Jasmine."
"Hey that's not funny but ok" Ghost retorted back at Solaris for that remark
Solaris POV:
So after a short bit of dusting off walls and searching around I found the inscriptions our mother had been talking about, So I howled for the rest of the group to get everyone's attention "Guys I think this is what we are here for. I saw a very similar inscription in the vision Mom shared with me. She says we need to read all of the inscribed writing from here to here and wait for the next full moon which is tomorrow night to know if we did it correctly. She claims it's a very powerful and ancient incantation of some kind with incredible power like nothing we've ever seen before" I said to everyone to a few skeptical and tilted heads when I mentioned full moons "What? It's what she told me?" I added. Then a familiar flash of light flooded the room and temporarily blinded us all and I turned and saw the familiar white wolf there observing what we were doing to make sure it went smoothly. "That is correct my children." She calmly stated to the group.
Winter's POV:
When the light flashed and I felled my body transformed I felt my arms and legs grow but I still had my tail and muzzle and wolf ears. After the light stopped I still had my wolf body as if nothing happened. "That was weird" said and he was a little shaky
"What the hell just happened?" Solaris asked. This was a weird flash because it was blue instead of white and he'd never seen that before. Did something go wrong?
"I don't know Guys" I said but just then I realized that Jasmine was in the room when then flash of light happened. I ran over to her to see if she was ok. "Jasmine are you ok?" I said with concern "yeah I am fine."
Solaris POV:
This blue flash was strange because it came from someone that didn't have a blue aural glow so it was really concerning for me because I had never seen anything like it before from any of us. Then suddenly I got really really dizzy and blacked out for a short time. The rest of the group just sat there for a moment with concern and waited for me to come back around.
"Where am I?" I asked aloud. "You are safe here. Do not panic" a masculine voice that sounded oddly familiar said to me. I know I had heard it somewhere before but now was not the time to ask I had this strange feeling I'd know who it was soon, then everything went blank.
:Flashback to when the group spread out In winters POV:
" Jasmine are you ok" I said as I ran up to here. She woke up to say to me "uh oh yes I am fine Winter." "OMG she remembered my name" I said in my head. "Jasmine I have something to tell you" "Yes winter" "it's just that I love you" " well Winter I think that I love you too.
Solaris POV:
The next thing I knew I was waking up in Doc's office the next morning.
'I suppose the group must've gotten a team and carried me back here' I thought as I laid there waiting for the doc to let me know what was up with me. Then I looked down and saw everyone else "What happened back there? All I can remember is blacking out. Hearing this one oddly familiar male voice and then passing out completely and now I'm here." I asked curiously. "And how'd you guys get me back here anyway?" I added.
When I looked up I noticed all the humans in the room staring at me shaking their heads like they'd just seen a ghost (no pun) and I tilted my head like
'What are you people all staring at?' But what I did not realize was that one of the strange powers we'd all acquired was that humans could now understand what I or should I say we were all saying now. "Like you are all looking at us like you understand me now?" I tested them questioningly…
"That's because we can" one of them dropped the bombshell of the century on the group.
Winter's POV:
The next thing after we explained our newfound powers to Solaris we all when back to the boiler room later that night to get some rest. I did not know what is going to happen in the next few hours because it was afterall a full moon and we'd know very soon just how powerful we all really were now but all i know is until then that My brothers , sister in law and my lover will be right there by my side and what could possibly go wrong.
Solaris POV: About midnight I noticed a weird change in my aural properties and I wasn't sure what was going on but it felt like I was getting a lot bigger in mass and I was suddenly able to pick up scents from across the street which from where we sat was a over a quarter of a mile away. I stood up for a moment only to hit my head on one of the overhangs and that's when my daze broke and I realized I was standing on two legs like most humans. I walked over to a mirror and had a good look over myself and that's when the realization struck that that incantation was a lycanthropic spell from centuries ago
"So this is what that was all about?" I asked my packmates. "It's simple enough but it just might be the most useful powers we've gained yet" I added
Then another realization hit me. "So that's why humans can understand all of us now. Now it's all starting to make sense and come together" I said to the group scratching my head with a massive and padded handpaw.
Winter's POV:
I can see that we were going to have to put these new powers to the test. Guys gather around I will transport us to the spirit world mother has to have a test for the six of us To the spirit world" Then in a flash of light we were in the Ice cavern. " Mother plse tell us that you have a test of this!"Balto said with worry.
"Yes my the six of you will go to different testing ground to not only test your powers you will test your love and trust for each other. Balto and Kallisto you will be tested on the Plains of oregon good luck on your test. Solaris and Zema you will be tested here in the Alaskan wilderness where you once met and you two will have a prize when you return. and Finally Winter and Jasmine you two will go to the Canadian wilderness and you will will have to face your fears and the facts and you too will return to a prize."
Solaris POV:
We wound up in this strange but open place in the middle of nowhere and no sooner than we could be sent there I was instantly attacked and pinned in a really compromising position but this rogue that seemed to be out for blood and glory. I scrambled to get a better posture so I could get a good hit or two in and as I did Zema charged at my attacker and before he could react she turned the tables on him and had this lunatic pinned the same way I was. She managed to put a few glancing blows on him and he was clearly dazed. As he got away I put one really vicious hit on him that threw him violently into a tree trunk. As he tried to recover I pinned him and put all of my weight on him to ensure he'd not escape until I said what I had to say and if he didn't like it than woe shall be him as I had had enough.
"I'm only going to warn you one time and that will be it. But this is my territory and if I ever so much as see you or just one of your croonies on my lands again next time you'll be leaving here in pieces, are we clear?" I growled back with fury and frustration. To which all I got was a growl and a turned tail which meant the message was delivered clear as day. This punk wouldn't be back on my lands. as he slunk away I spat on him in disgust. "Your kind makes me sick. I had to deal with one of you pricks back in my hometown picking on my brother like this for 2 years because of his fame and status, Since he was exiled I have vowed to never deal with your kind again, Now get the hell out of my sight before I really do send you out of here in shreds" I added.
When our assailant was out of sight and mind I looked over to Zema and asked "Are you alright. That was a little too close for comfort?"
"Yes I'll manage just fine, Just a bit dazed from that last hit" She replied back to me. "That's a relief" I said in reply "Now let's get the hell out of here before more of those croonies show up for another round." I said as we turned and hauled it out of there. as we made it back to the woods a flash of light enveloped us both and we were transported back to safety. "Well done my children" Said our mother as we were transported away.