Cortinarri

Aminita's scent grew stronger the closer Cortinarri came to the den. It wasn't long before she could pick out three distinct scents of pups. Young; less than two months old. "They must be in that den." She whispered to Sacrifice and Nachi as she spotted the hill and the trampled snow around the den entrance. "I doubt she'd trust Nachi..." Cortinarri said with a pointed look to the demented wolf, for she was quite known for her pup-stealing ways. "And I don't know about you," She continued, with a look to Sacrifice now, "But as far as Aminita knows, I'm on good terms with the Lurkers and Aaka. So I guess that makes me the best canidate for approaching her. Get ready to round up some pups..."

She couldn't help but to spill out orders, though it might cost her. At the least, she hoped that it showed her more cunning side. Emerging from her brief hiding spot amongst the snow-covered plants, Cortinarri limped towards the den. "Ami! I've got news from Aaka!"

Aminita & Panther

Sleeping lightly near the front of the tunnel, Aminita was easily awakened by Cortinarri's shouts. Scrambling up, the mother poked her head out of the den, her eyes growing wide at the sight of blood that adorned the other's coat. "W-what? Is something wrong..." Legosa flashed in her mind and she shivered. The last thing she wanted to do was to see that horrible brute again.

Panther bolted past his mother before she could stop him; something he had gotten pretty good at doing. "Hiya.... woah. What happened to you?" The little black pup asked as he saw the blood on Cortinarri. "Did you get in a fight or something? Does it hurt?" Shyness wasn't a strong quality in him.

Sacrifice

She growled softly at Cortinarri, doubting her words, but it was the only thing they could go by. It worked, Aminita seemed to be interested in the hostage. Things were going good so far. But Cortinarri had to lead the fea away. Either that or they would have to attack.

She pulled around, as quiet as the soft zephyr. Waiting for an opening to take the pups. Panther was so tempting to just snatch up, but she bit her tongue and waited.

Toxin * Acid * Poison

She was quiet as she led the way to the Den, her head down. She was coming towards them, little Toxin, when suddenly her eyes landed on Cortinarri and Sacrifice. Eyes widening, she said Hey....Get away from her! The blood scared tbe small pup, flashes of her old pack coming to her mind. She was the only one out of the group of pups that had no defect, her eyes were wonderful and caught attention to everything.

Poison came forth, scowling darkly when suddenly the scent of blood hit him. He froze in place, the largest of the six pups, white body tensing in anticipation. Toxin....Who is it? He spoke softly, knowing her delicate auds would hear him. Acid came beside him, staring at the two females through her right eye. Hey....Maybe they will want to play with us to! She exclaimed. Toxins eyes were on the adults, fear paralyzing her. They scared her, a deep sense of fear coursing through her veins. She couldn't help it, but she knew they were not here to help with anything. Shut up, Acid! the male hissed. Three sets of eyes were on the others, tense with anticipation.

Sacrifice

Ino scenced that the others were going to rally some trouble. When Toxin screamed at Sacrifice, Ino jumped and rushed from the bush, she squawked loudly in 'fear' and scurried away as if the pup had been yelling at her. The little berry-eater quickly vanished into the darkness of the woods.

The two faced female turned blue orbs on the pups. Half of her face was midnight black the other was the gray hue the rest of her body was graced with. Ears held flat, she hoped Aminita would not think of anything more than just puppy play. "Play, yes play. We are playing Hide and seek. That wolf over there is looking for us" She pointed to Cortinarri with a playful gesture. "you have to hush or she'll find me and then it's my turn to look. I'm good at hiding but never looking, I don't want my winning streak to end just yet. please?" Her innocent tone quivered with plea to the pups as her tail lowered and her expression faded into that of one who knew these wolves. How would they know that she wasn't apart of the pack, they had just arrived, or so Ino said.

Scaria & Destroying Angel

Scaria and her larger sister Angel pushed past their timid mother next, joyfully spilling out into the snowy world beyond the den. Scaria was a bit taken aback by the sight of the bloodied wolfess, but Angel saw playmates right away. "Yay, more to play with! Lets play a game!" She yipped excitedly, bounding towards Toxic.

Scaria had a second thought though, and began to back towards the den. "Momma, who are these others?" Dark, fearful eyes turned towards the hybrid, needing reassurance.

Cortinarri

An ear flickered back to catch the words of Sacrifice as she tried to quietly coerse the youngster that had spotted her. As for the others, she had a vauge idea as how to catch them; or at least a few. "You pups, why don't you play over there? I've got some adult business to talk about that little ears shouldn't hear." She said smoothly, flashing Aminita a look, hoping that she'd take the bait. As long as the pups were herded away from Aminita, it'd be easier to trick them and lure them away. And if things went bad, Cortinarri was sure she could keep Aminita in the den while the other two snatched what pups they could.

Aminita & Panther

"Come here, darling." Aminita spoke quietly to Scaria, her eyes pleading for her daughter to come closer. She looked to Cortinarri again, uncertainty and fear clouding common sense and logic thought. "What is it, Cortinarri? I have to watch my pups, I've no time for anything else..." She hedged, not at all expecting what the wolfess was up to. She was far more concerned with running into Aaka, or heaven forbid... Legosa.

Panther didn't pick up on his mother's nervous mood. Instead, he followed Cortinarri's suggestion and bounded away to where the other pups were. And that's when he spotted them talking with Sacrifice, whom he previously hadn't seen. "Oh, more fun! Hey, are you gonna play with us?" He yipped, boucing towards the wolfess. He couldn't see Nachi yet.

Sacrifice

Two faced fea smiled to the pup that came into view. She whispered, "play, we shall play. How about a game called tag? Do you know that game?" She made sure that Aminita did not hear her, but loud enough for the pups not to suspect anything. "Tag is a very fun game that takes skill. The wolf who is 'tagged' has to run around and 'tag' someone else. Like, I'll start, come here." She waited patiently until Panther came close enough, and out of view or his mother, and then gently nudged him on the shoulder. It may have been enough to give him a small push, but nothing painful. "Now, you're it. I call no tag backs, meaning: You can't tag me, you have to tag someone else now. And then they will be it and they have to tag someone else. Since you tagged them, they can again tag me, and it will be my turn. Do you think this will be fun?" She smiled gently, wagging her tail contently.

Damaged and Jagged

d.ead and b.roken

d.amaged // j.agged

It doesn't matter if it's fun or not, Your not going to play. Materialising from the trees near to Sacrifice came two adult wolves. Damaged first, the biggest, followed closely by Jagged. Your not suppose to be here. You don't carry the scent of this pack, Who are you?

Whilst Damaged quizzed Sacrifice, Jagged moved round to the front of the den near Cortinarri and Aminita. He could tell Aminita was part of this pack, he could smell that his father had been here, but Cortinarri shouldn't have been here either. Hello, I'm Jagged, Vestige's son. Did you know there was another wolf round there with your pups?

Sacrifice

Here it comes. The terror the fright! Shivering she backed away fromt he brute who had spoken. Soft growls "They're evil!" She spoke in frightened tones. "What are you here for, to kill the pack?" She backed with bristling fur. "You are both liars. Children, they have come to eat you. They want you not to play your games for they fear you will bruise your own meat!" She whimpered in a horrific voice. Calling to the pups who were willing to play.

D.amaged

Damaged didn't growl, just grinned. I dont think I could kill a pup if I tried. I'm Vestige, the alpha's, son, why would I kill his pack?

Scaria & Destroying Angel

Scaria felt the fur along her neck and spine bristle up, sensing the tension in the air and the raised voices in the brush. She cuddled close to her mother, whimpering slightly.

Angel had followed her brother over to investigate the others, and was just about to entise her brother to chase her when Damaged arrived. Sacrifice's 'fear' was contagious, and Angel was easily caught up by it. "What!? No! He..." The youngster tripped over her words, wide eyes staring in horror at Damaged as she began to back away, towards Sacrifice.

Aminita & Panther

Aminita's ears were back as well as she cowered in the den tunnel, angled so that she was slightly in front of Scaria. Though she didn't know Jagged, scent told her he was a packmember, so she didn't completely panick. Still, the mother sent out a sharp, high bark to call her pups back to her.

Panther yipped with delight when he was nudged, and spun around in a circle. "You guys better run! I..." Fun was cut short when Damaged arrived on the scene. Unknown to the youngster, this was his savior; but like his sister, he only saw this big wolf as a stranger who ruined his fun. Not only that, his new 'friend' Sacrifice accused him of being a pup-eater! "Please d-don't eat us!" He whimpered, scrambling back towards Sacrifice.

Sacrifice

Her words were of both caution and fear. Warning the pups to stay away. "He lies! Have you seen this one before little ones? How can he be the alpha's son when he's never been around?! He wants you to trust him so he can eat your insides!" She continued to back slowly, keeping a protective guard over the pups who seeked her protection. Shaking nerviously. "Only the best liars can speak with no wavers, he truely is a beast." She whispered for only the pups around her to hear.

Damaged and Jagged

If I was going to eat you, I would've done it by now. How can you trust her, His eyes shot to Sacrifice if she's only just arrived. You've never seen her before, why do you trust her? Damaged relaxed his body posture, no signs of aggression at all. To try and get across the message that he wasn't bad, Damaged lay down, his tail wagging gently from side to side. If you want to play, go ahead. Maybe he would have to play along to get the pups to trust him. Sacrifice wasn't leaving with anything, Damaged would make sure of it.

Nachi

Nachi had remained quite until now, her mind racing to come up with a way to leave with at least one of these pups, if not more. Finally she padded over to Sacrifice, moving close to the wolfess as she whispered in a low voice so as only the wolfess could hear her, "Rush the brute to distract him, and I'll nab the white pup..." She said, glancing to Destroying Angel. The female looked to be larger and stronger than the black one, so a better choice for the Shadow Haunters. Nachi would prefere to take them all, but the situation had changed. Even if they only nabbed one here, Cortinarri had yet to lead them to the two she had stolen earlier from the Ranch.

Sacrifice

She quivered in false fear. Listening to Nachi then answering so that only she could hear. "We can get both. I'll rush, when he bites back, tell them that he is attacking to eat their little brains. Run, have them follow you, I'll come up the rear." Damaged wasn't in hearing range, she knew he wouldn't be able to hear the plan.

She turned and wagged a kindly tail to Nachi, whimpering in 'fear' of Damaged. "Nachi, He'll surely kill the pups... we can't trust him." She turned to the pups. "L-listen to his words." She began a devilishly protective growl at the brute. "You have not met me, but I promise you no harm. You have not met him either, have you? Look at the look in his eyes, he wants to you fall for it, he wants you to come to him so that he can eat your puppy hearts." She did lunge toward Damaged, Jaws agape and snapping at his face and head. "LEAVE THESE CHILDREN ALONE! YOU SICK-N-TWISTED CUB-EATER!" She roared and signaled for Nachi to hopefully run off with the pups. Sacrifice had a full plan.

Nachi

"Perfect." The wofless hissed back as she mimicked the look of fear that Sacrifice had adopted. As the other wolf began to speak, she moved nearer to Angel.

"Follow me! Hurry, before he catches you!" She howled out in mock terror, wide frightful eyes beaming at the pups as she whirled around, "He will drink your blood and feast on your brains!" Like a hawk, she swooped down on Angel, snatching the youngster by the scruff as she headed for the Ruins. Her pace was quick, but linient enough for the other pup to follow her.

Damaged

He cocked his head as Nachi appeared, sensing something was wrong, but didnt say anything. When Scrifice lept at him, she left multiple cuts on his face. He lifted a paw to whack her off him. He opened his jaws, trying to catch anything and bite down hard. He didn't see Nachi run with the pups.

Jagged heard Sacrifice shout. He turned and saw his brother being assulted. Launching himself for Sacrifice, Jagged aimed for the back of the neck.

Cortinarri

The wolfess followed Jagged's movements, a streak of indecisiveness hitting her. Should she play the part of a good wolf, and attack Sacrifice? Or would it only come back to bite her later, when Risen wanted revenge?

Cortinarri sided with power, figuring it would be better for her in the long run. Besides, she despised the Lurkers and didn't need any more enemies than she had. Her movements were slow and weakened, but she rushed after Jagged as quickly as she could, sending her battered jaws for the back of his ankle. She knew she couldn't expect to defeat him in her condition, but if she could cripple him, then she and Sacrifice could escape easier with the pups.

Sacrifice

Perfect. The plan had worked. She yelp in pain, loud enough for the pups to think she was being murdered. "RUN!" She cried back to the one Nachi did not grab. Bitting back and muttering things like "Stupid pup eaters" And "You'll never eat them". Bitting back, she saw Jagged and moved so he could grab her shoulder. With acts and everything in play she yelped and pulled herself free. Leaving a chunk of flesh in Jagged's jaws. If the pup were still standing she would coax him to follow Nachi. Flicking a sign at Cortinarri of 'good job' and 'lets go'.

Moonpaw

Moonpaw had heard ferocious howling at the Den Site and she wanted to know what was up. Once there she saw mant wolves and one was making off for the entrance with a pup. She reeked of the Shadow Haunters and the pup was one of her pack's. Moonpaw felt a sudden rage build up, a rage of justice, and raced after the femme. She stopped in the femme's path, her body was rigid, teeth barred, and her blue eyes filled with the fire of rage. She let out a growl so ferocious that even the devil would shrivel.

"Why do you have a Apen Grove pup in your jowls, Shaodw Haunter? She is not yours so put her down and you will be let off easily."

Moonpaw's voice was barely louder than a whisper. She hated to fight but this was ridiculous! Stealing pups! It enraged her further, so she let out a even more ferocious growl.

Cortinarri

As Sacrifice pulled away, Cortinarri turned to run as well. As she went, she snagged Panther up and made to bolt from the terra. Unfortunately, her recent battering at the fangs of the Shadow Haunters left her in poor shape to make off with a captive, even one so young as the month-old pup.

When Moonpaw came to the scene, Cortinarri dropped Panther and opted for something else. She could only hope that Panther and the other little pups might follow her, but if not, there were at least two others she knew about. With a glance to Sacrifice, Cortinarri altered her course and headed to a different area as fast as she possibly could.

Sacrifice

She scooped up Panther on her way out, after Cortinarri dropped him in the face of Moonpaw. She wheeled around growling at the fea. Not letting the pup get a chance to recognize who had stopped them. "How many more will they send?" She snarled, darting into a clearing, far from both brutes and the fea. Her body was slim and lean, perfect for running. That is what she did. She ran all the way to the temple in the ruins. Never letting go of Panther.

Damaged and Jagged

Bleeding slightly, but otherwise unharmed, the two brothers approached the den and Aminita. Are you alright? Jagged dipped his head a little. We're sorry but they took your pups. When dad gets back we'll go and find them for you.