Midnight cried out as the Hyena's approached the tree. She pushes herself as far back as possible. The Alpha looked around, hearing another animal approach. Midnight heard it too, and she yowled loudly, trying to get their attention. Please help me. Please, please find me. The Hyena turned back to Midnight, snapping at her, the root's of the tree being torn slightly. The root's wont last long! I have to run! But where? She shuffled farther under the root's unaware there was a hyena near the rear of the root's. The hyena snapped at her tail, making her yelp. She investigate's her tail. I would had lost it if it was any longer. She cried loudly, not caring to be quiet. " Help me! Please! " She yowled as the hyena's begun to dig at the root's.

Char—3—Subordinate—M: Midnight, Kalypso, Kyrie

Char could hear a small shout of the pup followed by a yelp. Then another cackle from the horrid hyena. They aren’t going to make it. Char thought blandly. Not if you don’t do something. A voice followed the first thought. Hmm, my conscience seems to differ with my own brain. He looked around. The rest of the hunting party probably isn’t too far away. I at least have close back up.

He sprinted towards the horrible noises. Gradually an ugly beast came into view. Its back was hunched with long hair sticking out of it like a horse’s mane. As he grew closer he noticed ribs showing beneath the striped, ragged pelt. It turned around when it felt the soft thuds of his paws. Its face looked similar to a cave bat, big ears and squeaky-looking nose. Its legs were lean but powerful and its waist was thin. Its tail resembled like the bristles on the tips of field-grass but much shorter and uglier.

Char charged at the ugly brute and leaped at it with fangs bared. As he landed the hyena realized that he was being attacked and wrapped its slobbering mouth around Char’s left leg. But before it crunched the bone, the black wolf sunk his teeth into the hyena’s gritty neck and squeezed his jaw and ripped the flesh. He repeated this motion, until he ripped open its jugular—killing it.

Distracted by this hyena, he didn’t notice the other four. They heard their mate being slaughtered. The hideous brutes crept around the tree and saw the violent killing. Blood glistened on the wolf’s fur and teeth. He bared his teeth at them and darted around the tree where the majority of the hyenas had been digging. There! Char noticed a small black body crouched beneath the tree. The hole was barely big enough for his head to fit in. The hyenas were following him and he didn’t have time to hesitate, so he turned sharply and grabbed the fuzzy black bundle by their scruff.

Then he ran like hell back towards where he had left the hunting party. He knew Kalypso wouldn’t be pleased to be surprised, but he didn’t know where else to go. If he outran them, they could just follow his scent and he knew he couldn’t run forever. He also couldn’t return to camp, leading the enemy home was a rookie mistake that he wasn’t planning to make. He could see fluffy white Kyrie through the trees and slowed his pace so that he wouldn’t crash into them.

“Hyenas! Four. Behind me.” He panted out to Kalypso through the pup’s scruff. “Pup.” He added, although it was obvious.

Midnight panted in fear as the wolf attacked. The wolf picked her up in his jaw's and the wind blew through her fur. She's pants as they stop, scared to the point of fainting. In the wolf's mouth she faint's.

Char--3--Subordinate--M: Fox, Kalypso, Midnight, Kappa

The hunting party stared at Char. His paw was throbbing and for a second he flashed his eyes to see if he was bleeding. He wasn’t. The hyena hadn’t broken through the skin. A second late then it would’ve, Char realized.

"Hyenas?" Fox asked before the beta female could say anything. "You gotta be kidding me."

Char shook his head. The pup’s body in his mouth swayed limply. They seemed dead. Did the shock kill them?

"Is she alive?" Fox then asked and prodded the pup with her paw. When she did, she heard the laughter of the hyenas nearby. Her mouth gaped open. "Four." She whispered. "It'll be four against four."

Char shook his head again. "Four to three. I need to take the pup to camp. I'll return with at least one other pack-mate."

"But they're almost here!" Fox argued, but Char had already left.

With all the speed he could muster he practically flew into the stream. It was difficult to swim it because he was holding his head up high so that the pup wouldn't drown. Underwater, his paws scrambled for footing when he past the middle. He saw his sister by the water with moss. Her eye was glassy which meant that she was in her own little world. He couldn't help but stop and shake her out of her mind.

"Hyenas across the river." He called to her. "Run back."

"I can't run, you know that." She responded hotly, angry that he interrupted her conversation with herself. Then she realized what he said. "Hyenas?"

"Go!" He beckoned her and quickly out paced her.

He came running through camp like a madman, but carefully dropped his passenger before yelling to the pack.

"There are hyenas just past the stream!” He shouted loudly. “The hunting party is meeting them right now! They are outnumbered by one!”

Midnight tumbled down gently from his muzzle. She was just a heap of black fur, down on the ground.

Sirius—4—Band—M: Aether, Sierra, Storm

Sirius headed to the band’s camp, unaware of the commotion. He had been out the whole day with his older brother, Aether, who was teaching him how to catch fish. As they walked back to camp they caught whiff of a pack wolf’s scent mingled with blood and then Seirra. Sirius looked over at Aether whose face was stricken with alarm. Without speaking, the siblings sped their easy-going walk to a full-out run and followed the scent. It seems to be going towards camp. Sirius observed, very curious. They slowed their pace when they approached the camp where they heard a stranger’s voice growl. “One move and she’s dead.”

Aether was smaller than Sirius and was quicker. He had inherited his mother’s body and abilities.

“I’ll get closer to get an idea of who and where they are.” Aether whispered. “You stay here.”

With that he slinked away and left his large, bulky, little brother sitting alone in a field twiddling his thumbs. Well, that is if wolves had thumbs.

Amara- Pup- Mentions: Mushroom

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Amara looked up at the older female with a smile. "I like to play hide and hunt with momma" she said with a wag of her little tail. "It's where I hide in camp and momma smells me out to find me." She wondered if the older female could find her, but she would make it an easy game, but still fun. "I also like small walks just outside camp with momma, but it's ok if I am not allowed to do that right now." She sat down as she watched Luna head towards the hunting party before she watched Fang who walked out of the camp, a rather scary look on the males face.

Czar || 4 || Band || M: Sierra, Storm, Syl, Aether, Band

Game.

Czar straightens his neck, puffs out his chest, and stands to his full height. He smirks at the wolf, studying him. The male hears rustling from the woods and his smirk widens. He chuckles menacingly. “My, my. Quite arrogant and brave, for a pack wolf,” the male sneers.

The sadistic wolf starts to circle the pack male, but never comes closer. He keeps his eyes rested on the black wolf. He seems to be similar in size to him, but that did not deter Czar’s arrogance. The tan and black male did not even fear the consequences of moving. Besides, even if he did kill the she-wolf, it would be a win win. The band would lose a troublesome wolf, and he would lose his advantage. He was, as Syl pointed out, both surrounded and outnumbered.

Czar searchers the male’s eyes once more, looking for anything he could use as an advantage. He finds something and takes a gamble. “Could it be that you are searching for respect? Recignization?” Czar continues to monitor the wolf’s movements, gauging a response.

Aether—4—Band—M: Storm, Syl, Sirius

Aether felt the breeze brush against his fur as he slowly stalked towards the stranger. The heavy scent of fresh blood choked him as he crept nearer. He never relished blood, but it was the band’s way of life so he made the pretense of enjoying it. As the sickening smell grew closer, he could overhear Syl’s voice. So the stranger is alone, Aether thought, which was followed quickly by, what an idiot.

This comforted him immensely. The band could easily dispose of the dark moron and without a problem. It always wasn’t necessary for him to panic. So he returned to Sirius without stalking, but he did look over his shoulder twice. He couldn’t help but be paranoid.

“Sirius,” Aether whispered, despite they were safe. “It’s only one wolf and the band’s surrounding him. It’s safe.”

“Great, let’s go pack to camp.” Sirius practically yelled.

“Shut up.” Aether snipped as loud as he could without breaking his whisper. “We don’t know if there are any more.” This thought just occurred to him and he was glad that it did. So what if he was being a little bit paranoid, better cautious than dead.

“Just c’mon, Mr. Kitten!” Sirius called louder just to scare his big little brother. He had already started trotting toward camp.

Aether didn’t respond as he knew it would just encourage the large cream-grey wolf. However, he did snort and muttered underneath his breath, “you never know,” and followed him. He shifted his eyes everywhere and strained his ears as far as he could. He however tried his best not to inhale too much blood. It made him sick and nauseated. He looked ahead and noticed Sirius waiting for him to catch up with him, so he forced his face to keep stoic. Better not loose face in front of my little brother just because there is a bit of blood in the air.

“You didn’t have to wait for me, y’know.” Aether muttered as he passed by Sirius.

“I thought you’d figure that there’s safety in numbers, Kitten.” Sirius teased. “Didn’t want you to get too scared of being alone.”

“Haha, very funny, Seer,” Aether faked chuckled. However, Sirius had been right. How did I not think of that?!

Chatting like a couple of bald canaries, the two brothers entered camp together.