Notes: Yeah. It's been a long time. I've been busy with end-of-the-year projects and tests. This damn Biosphere project is WAY too hard. Even all of the REALLY smart people think it's too hard. X.x Nobody thinks it's easy. See, we're supposed to "create our own biosphere". But it not just the looks of it. We have to create a balanced diet, figure out how to keep the CO2 and Oxygen levels balanced, how to get water (can't have a water cycle because the clouds condense when they go over mountains. How do we have mountains in a biosphere?). We also have to find a way to get energy/electricity. Enough to run what appliances we have. We need a way to circulate the air. We need to be able to plant, we need to be able to feed our animals...etc, etc. It's REALLY confusing. Luckily, I have two good friends in my group who I trust to help. One of them being an A student in science and everything. And we're not picky. We all agreed that the only electric things we need are a way to cook food and a way to refrigerate it. We don't need light bulbs, washers, dishwashers, computer, etc. in the biosphere o.o Okay. Yeah. Anyway. Moving on. Uhm...You're all going to kill me...but I don't think I'll be continuing Hell On Wheels either. IB and HoW depend to much on when I have a book, or when a race comes on. And IB is plagiarism. HoW is too much work for me. I have to update it regularly and I can't always do that. If I didn't update it ever time we had a race, the chapter would be horrible because I'd have no inspiration...So, I'm sorry to say that I will be deleting IB and I will most likely delete HoW. ;.;
Chapter 7
"What were you and SkyHunter talking about earlier?" Rei asked RavenWings later, after the rest of the back ranks had been decided. As it turned out, there were many ranks that had doubles due to ties. Now, Rei was lying in the shade of one of the stray trees on a hill in the valley. On his right was RavenWings, wings stretched out on the ground. On his left, Drigger was half dozing and half watching Kai and his companion, Dranzer, mock-fight.
"Back when we still lived with DemonFire and the pack and before ListlessWanderer lost her sanity, she told SkyHunter and I a prophecy that she said was yet to be fulfilled. It mentioned the joining of enemy packs in order to rid of a Dark pack. She calls them the pack of Emecis Valley."
Rei was interested now. "Is ListlessWanderer an Oracle?" Rei asked.
RavenWings shook her head. "No. Her grandmother was. The Prophecy was passed on to her. SkyHunter and I...we think that this pack...Our pack now... might be the one spoken of in the prophecy. Except...There's something missing..." RavenWings murmured, looking out at Kai. Dranzer had gone off to look for Chaser, leaving the Alpha to sit and watch the pack.
"What is it?" Rei asked her, following her gaze to Kai. It appeared, as Rei turned his gaze from Kai to the rest of the pack, that it had only been the alphas that had anything against each others. The rest of the packs seemed to be getting along fine. In fact, half of them had taken to chasing each other around the valley.
"The Prophecy mentions the alpha and his mate. As far as I know, Kai has no mate. It would seem I'm right, too. NightRoamer, Kai's former Delta male, says Kai has never taken a mate and he seems dishearteningly disinterested in the females of his pack." RavenWings said, sighing. "So, maybe we aren't the pack the Prophecy speaks of."
Before they could say anything more, a streak of charcoal shot across the valley, closely pursued by a red-furred Dranzer. When the first wolf, Chaser, went past Kai, the alpha surged to his feet and tore off after the young wolf. It appeared that Chaser was named well. He was shockingly fast. Too fast for Dranzer to catch but Kai soon caught up to him, shoving him to the ground. As they watched, Rei and his two pack-mates saw Dranzer trot up to join Kai and Chaser.
The pup, waving his tail calmly, said something to Kai that earned him a gently swat on the nose. Leaping to his paws, Chaser licked Kai's chin and pranced off with Dranzer right behind him, shaking his head as he followed his pup. Once again, Kai sat down to watch the pack. After a few minutes, he stood again and tossed back his head, howling a summons for the pack.
Dutifully, Rei, RavenWings, and Drigger stood and trotted down the hill as the rest of the pack gathered around Kai. Once everyone was there, Kai spoke. "Which packs are able to hunt deer?" Kai asked.
Tyson and Kenny announced that both of their packs were deer hunters. Max reluctantly admitted that the only thing his three pack members could do was fish and Rei told them that they could hunt the mountain goats but they had no experience with deer.
Kai looked thoughtful. "We may only need to take down three deer...One for both mine and Rei's packs...and another for two of your packs combined. The last pack can share with the rest of us. How do your two packs hunt?" Kai asked Kenny and Tyson.
"We usually have one or two of us in trees while the others chase a deer under the trees for the others to attack from above. We find that the quickest." Kenny replied.
"We run them until they're too tired to go further. Then we take them down." Tyson said. "The endurance comes from having nothing better to do than run." He added. This got a smile from everyone, even Kai and Rei.
"Alright. Kenny, why don't you guys go through your normal routine. Max, you and your pack can help either Tyson or Kenny. Help them herd or tire out a deer. Rei, I'd appreciate it if your pack would split up and help out everyone." Kai said to Rei. Despite the fact that they were one pack now, they all still had there separate packs. Though everyone was Kai's pack, when on their own, doing their own thing, they were their old packs again.
"Sure." Rei said. He turned to his pack, giving them directions. He himself was determined to hunt with Kai. He wasn't sure why, but he felt that he should get to know the alpha better. Besides, who better to learn deer hunting from than the alpha?
When Kai gave the signal, the pack split up, each group searching for a deer to go after. As large as the herd was, three deer per meal would quickly deplete the supply of food. They would have to wait until they absolutely need to eat before they took another three deer down. Or they would have to find another source of food.
Once Kai's group had picked out the deer they wanted, Chaser shot forward, dodging kicks and bites from the herd as he scared the deer away from the herd. Once the herd had moved away from the stray deer, Kai waved his tail at Dranzer and WinterDrifter. Together, they chased the deer to the hill that Rei had been on earlier. Rei saw no logic in this maneuver. If the deer was on the hill, she would be above them and could easily come down on them.
But, as he was closely following Kai because he didn't recognize the Alpha's hunting signals, he realized what they were doing. It was a trick. The deer may think she had the advantage, being about Dranzer, Winter Drifter and Chaser as she climbed the hill, but Kai and Rei would be coming up the other side of the hill to get behind the deer while BlackWind, MistRunner, NightRoamer, and RainStorm caught her attention on her left and right.
Since she was busy keep her eyes on the seven wolves in front of her and on both sides, she didn't notice Kai and Rei behind her.
"We're going to grab on to her legs." Kai whispered in Rei's right ear. "Grab her right above the hoof and pull as soon as you get hold. He first reaction will be to kick, and they react fast. The combination of us pulling and her kicking should set her off balance. But don't let go of her when she's down. She'll get you in the muzzle if you do. Wait until Dranzer is sure she's dead." Kai said, his voice barely audible. "Ready?"
"Yeah." Rei whispered.
"I should teach you my signals if you plan on continuing hunting with us." Kai whispered. But, for the time being, Kai just bumped his shoulder against Rei's and the two soundlessly came forward, reaching the deer, grabbing her above the hooves, and pulling back forcefully as she kicked. Sure enough, she lost her balance and fell over. Kai was forced to lie on his side, his head twisted to keep his grip on her leg. Rei was on his stomach, not letting go. Both wolves had he legs pulled back as far as they would go.
Dranzer moved in and quickly killed the doe. "She's done." Dranzer announced. Rei released his hold and stood up, looking hassled but proud of his contribution to the hunt. Kai let go of his leg, got his muzzle out from under it, and rolled over to stand up and shake himself.
"Nice work, Rei." Kai complimented. "You did better than I did on my first hunt."
WinterDrifter laughed. "Yes, but your father made you lead it your first time." Winter reminded Kai.
Kai's lips curled back in annoyance. "Yeah. Don't remind me. You guys just -had- to choose the male, didn't they?" Kai growled.
RainStorm came up to him and shoved him towards Rei a bit, grinning. "Yeah, we did. It was pretty funny, too. Your brother was oblivious to the fact that it was a male and it wasn't weak from foaling." RainStorm said. "And then, when it bit you, your got really angry and tore his throat out."
"Shut up, Rain." BlackWind growled, annoyed. "I was too young to know the difference. "And I think Kai was already angry in the first place. The bite just added on to the problem."
"Can we eat?" Chaser asked, getting irritated.
"Yeah, yeah." Kai sighed, stepping forward to eat. Rei followed the example of the rest of the pack and sat down to wait. Kai didn't take long, and once he stepped away and sat down next to Rei, the pack looked at Rei. "Go for it. We go by rank." Kai said.
"But I'm not in your pack." Rei answered, feeling awkward.
"We still consider you higher than us. You're higher than us in the entire pack, so we feel that you are higher than us here, too." MistRunner answered.
"I thought I was going to eat with my pack?" Rei said.
Kai shrugged. "You can if you want. We're not saying you to have to share with us. We just thought you might want your share of what you helped take down."
Rei couldn't help but smile. He had completely underestimated the personalities of the other packs. Waving his tail happily, Rei stepped forward to have his share.
Okay. I have some changes to make.
BlackWind- Kai's brother. Same age.
MistRunner- Not related to Kai, NightRoamer's sister. Same age.
NightRoamer- MistRunner's brother. Same age
RainStorm-. Kai's and Black's younger sister.
WinterDrifter- Chaser's mother
Chaser- Winter's son
Uhm...Not sure if there's anything else... :) I'm liking this. My love of wolves is really helping. Think I might give you guys the link to my deviant art gallery so you can see the picture of wolf-Kai's head and neck that I drew. :) Give you a better idea of how he looks .- Thanks for reading and please review Later!
Chapter 7
"What were you and SkyHunter talking about earlier?" Rei asked RavenWings later, after the rest of the back ranks had been decided. As it turned out, there were many ranks that had doubles due to ties. Now, Rei was lying in the shade of one of the stray trees on a hill in the valley. On his right was RavenWings, wings stretched out on the ground. On his left, Drigger was half dozing and half watching Kai and his companion, Dranzer, mock-fight.
"Back when we still lived with DemonFire and the pack and before ListlessWanderer lost her sanity, she told SkyHunter and I a prophecy that she said was yet to be fulfilled. It mentioned the joining of enemy packs in order to rid of a Dark pack. She calls them the pack of Emecis Valley."
Rei was interested now. "Is ListlessWanderer an Oracle?" Rei asked.
RavenWings shook her head. "No. Her grandmother was. The Prophecy was passed on to her. SkyHunter and I...we think that this pack...Our pack now... might be the one spoken of in the prophecy. Except...There's something missing..." RavenWings murmured, looking out at Kai. Dranzer had gone off to look for Chaser, leaving the Alpha to sit and watch the pack.
"What is it?" Rei asked her, following her gaze to Kai. It appeared, as Rei turned his gaze from Kai to the rest of the pack, that it had only been the alphas that had anything against each others. The rest of the packs seemed to be getting along fine. In fact, half of them had taken to chasing each other around the valley.
"The Prophecy mentions the alpha and his mate. As far as I know, Kai has no mate. It would seem I'm right, too. NightRoamer, Kai's former Delta male, says Kai has never taken a mate and he seems dishearteningly disinterested in the females of his pack." RavenWings said, sighing. "So, maybe we aren't the pack the Prophecy speaks of."
Before they could say anything more, a streak of charcoal shot across the valley, closely pursued by a red-furred Dranzer. When the first wolf, Chaser, went past Kai, the alpha surged to his feet and tore off after the young wolf. It appeared that Chaser was named well. He was shockingly fast. Too fast for Dranzer to catch but Kai soon caught up to him, shoving him to the ground. As they watched, Rei and his two pack-mates saw Dranzer trot up to join Kai and Chaser.
The pup, waving his tail calmly, said something to Kai that earned him a gently swat on the nose. Leaping to his paws, Chaser licked Kai's chin and pranced off with Dranzer right behind him, shaking his head as he followed his pup. Once again, Kai sat down to watch the pack. After a few minutes, he stood again and tossed back his head, howling a summons for the pack.
Dutifully, Rei, RavenWings, and Drigger stood and trotted down the hill as the rest of the pack gathered around Kai. Once everyone was there, Kai spoke. "Which packs are able to hunt deer?" Kai asked.
Tyson and Kenny announced that both of their packs were deer hunters. Max reluctantly admitted that the only thing his three pack members could do was fish and Rei told them that they could hunt the mountain goats but they had no experience with deer.
Kai looked thoughtful. "We may only need to take down three deer...One for both mine and Rei's packs...and another for two of your packs combined. The last pack can share with the rest of us. How do your two packs hunt?" Kai asked Kenny and Tyson.
"We usually have one or two of us in trees while the others chase a deer under the trees for the others to attack from above. We find that the quickest." Kenny replied.
"We run them until they're too tired to go further. Then we take them down." Tyson said. "The endurance comes from having nothing better to do than run." He added. This got a smile from everyone, even Kai and Rei.
"Alright. Kenny, why don't you guys go through your normal routine. Max, you and your pack can help either Tyson or Kenny. Help them herd or tire out a deer. Rei, I'd appreciate it if your pack would split up and help out everyone." Kai said to Rei. Despite the fact that they were one pack now, they all still had there separate packs. Though everyone was Kai's pack, when on their own, doing their own thing, they were their old packs again.
"Sure." Rei said. He turned to his pack, giving them directions. He himself was determined to hunt with Kai. He wasn't sure why, but he felt that he should get to know the alpha better. Besides, who better to learn deer hunting from than the alpha?
When Kai gave the signal, the pack split up, each group searching for a deer to go after. As large as the herd was, three deer per meal would quickly deplete the supply of food. They would have to wait until they absolutely need to eat before they took another three deer down. Or they would have to find another source of food.
Once Kai's group had picked out the deer they wanted, Chaser shot forward, dodging kicks and bites from the herd as he scared the deer away from the herd. Once the herd had moved away from the stray deer, Kai waved his tail at Dranzer and WinterDrifter. Together, they chased the deer to the hill that Rei had been on earlier. Rei saw no logic in this maneuver. If the deer was on the hill, she would be above them and could easily come down on them.
But, as he was closely following Kai because he didn't recognize the Alpha's hunting signals, he realized what they were doing. It was a trick. The deer may think she had the advantage, being about Dranzer, Winter Drifter and Chaser as she climbed the hill, but Kai and Rei would be coming up the other side of the hill to get behind the deer while BlackWind, MistRunner, NightRoamer, and RainStorm caught her attention on her left and right.
Since she was busy keep her eyes on the seven wolves in front of her and on both sides, she didn't notice Kai and Rei behind her.
"We're going to grab on to her legs." Kai whispered in Rei's right ear. "Grab her right above the hoof and pull as soon as you get hold. He first reaction will be to kick, and they react fast. The combination of us pulling and her kicking should set her off balance. But don't let go of her when she's down. She'll get you in the muzzle if you do. Wait until Dranzer is sure she's dead." Kai said, his voice barely audible. "Ready?"
"Yeah." Rei whispered.
"I should teach you my signals if you plan on continuing hunting with us." Kai whispered. But, for the time being, Kai just bumped his shoulder against Rei's and the two soundlessly came forward, reaching the deer, grabbing her above the hooves, and pulling back forcefully as she kicked. Sure enough, she lost her balance and fell over. Kai was forced to lie on his side, his head twisted to keep his grip on her leg. Rei was on his stomach, not letting go. Both wolves had he legs pulled back as far as they would go.
Dranzer moved in and quickly killed the doe. "She's done." Dranzer announced. Rei released his hold and stood up, looking hassled but proud of his contribution to the hunt. Kai let go of his leg, got his muzzle out from under it, and rolled over to stand up and shake himself.
"Nice work, Rei." Kai complimented. "You did better than I did on my first hunt."
WinterDrifter laughed. "Yes, but your father made you lead it your first time." Winter reminded Kai.
Kai's lips curled back in annoyance. "Yeah. Don't remind me. You guys just -had- to choose the male, didn't they?" Kai growled.
RainStorm came up to him and shoved him towards Rei a bit, grinning. "Yeah, we did. It was pretty funny, too. Your brother was oblivious to the fact that it was a male and it wasn't weak from foaling." RainStorm said. "And then, when it bit you, your got really angry and tore his throat out."
"Shut up, Rain." BlackWind growled, annoyed. "I was too young to know the difference. "And I think Kai was already angry in the first place. The bite just added on to the problem."
"Can we eat?" Chaser asked, getting irritated.
"Yeah, yeah." Kai sighed, stepping forward to eat. Rei followed the example of the rest of the pack and sat down to wait. Kai didn't take long, and once he stepped away and sat down next to Rei, the pack looked at Rei. "Go for it. We go by rank." Kai said.
"But I'm not in your pack." Rei answered, feeling awkward.
"We still consider you higher than us. You're higher than us in the entire pack, so we feel that you are higher than us here, too." MistRunner answered.
"I thought I was going to eat with my pack?" Rei said.
Kai shrugged. "You can if you want. We're not saying you to have to share with us. We just thought you might want your share of what you helped take down."
Rei couldn't help but smile. He had completely underestimated the personalities of the other packs. Waving his tail happily, Rei stepped forward to have his share.
Okay. I have some changes to make.
BlackWind- Kai's brother. Same age.
MistRunner- Not related to Kai, NightRoamer's sister. Same age.
NightRoamer- MistRunner's brother. Same age
RainStorm-. Kai's and Black's younger sister.
WinterDrifter- Chaser's mother
Chaser- Winter's son
Uhm...Not sure if there's anything else... :) I'm liking this. My love of wolves is really helping. Think I might give you guys the link to my deviant art gallery so you can see the picture of wolf-Kai's head and neck that I drew. :) Give you a better idea of how he looks .- Thanks for reading and please review Later!