Hueros

He wasn't sure where his mate and young were. Where was this once great pack? Reeling from pain, he had crawled into the cover of thick reeds and grasses beside a patch of trees. He lay there, gasping quietly with an open mouth and his muzzle directed downward. Blood seeped steadily from his nose and much had already traveled to his lungs while he had fought the humans. His chest hurt where the shotgun hit him, but it didn't compare to his muzzle. Hueros wanted to howl for Black Fyre and his daughters, but he couldn't.

Legosa

The massive, ghostly-hued dog sauntered casually across the terrain. The metallic odor of blood filled his nostrils, and he knew who's it was. A lot of it too. It wasn't long before Legosa came close enough to see that the alpha was critically wounded. Legosa's pace picked up and his face carried a look of deadly-intent. He limped noticibly, but it didn't slow him down too badly.

He halted suddenly before the fallen leader, gazing wickedly down at him. His lips slowly pulled back into a leering smirk as his hackles rose. "Hueros, you're wounded bad. It's a shame that a pack has to lose its alpha, isn't it?" he questioned, narrowing his eyes and speaking in a tone of sinister taunting.

Hueros

The alpha tried to snarl, but blood caught in his throat and choaked him, then made him cough violently. It was a gruesome scene as blood was spattered from his nose and dripped thickly from his jaws. He turned his eyes up at Legosa, shaking slightly from pain and muscle fatigue. "I'm not going to deny my own fate, but I will not back down to the likes of you!" Again he coughed with heaving sides as the blood invaded his lungs and throat. The ground was splattered with crimson, as was his face and bullet-sprinkled chest.

Legosa

His eyes were cold and devoid of any bit of concern for his once time alpha. Ignoring Hueros's struggled words, Legosa speaks on, "...and it's a shame your offspring will have to die as well. It's time to sleep now, Hueros. Good night, and good riddens!" his voice rose to a chilling snarl at the last phrase. The monsterous dog plunged his great jaws down, striving for the stricken's alpha's throat. He wasn't going to toy around this time; he meant to bite with all his strength and tear back for a kill.

Dakota*Mitya

Dakota slowly walked in, her pace was ever so slow, her cranium was held to the ground as he orbs scanned for some grass to lay down on. Upon her side, was the struggeling Mitya, her recovery was slow, and she wouldn't be in full strength for along time, if not forever as she once was. Dakota walked towards the soft grass and slowly lay down Mitya, then she sat back up and looked over at Legosa as he lundged for Hueros. She then turned back to Mitya and began to clean her wounded area.

Mitya sighed as she was put down, only her auds told her of what was going on. Maw was opened to emit a bark at Legosa, but it hurt to much. Paws scratched at the ground, as Dakota licked her, it tickled a bit.

Hueros

The was no way he could hope to defend himself. Breathing alone was such a laborous task! He tried feebly to move away as the beast's blood-thirsty jaws clamped his throat. His desperate eyes shot towards the old pack members, then in vain tried to seek out his mate or young for one last look, but they weren't to be found. As his throat was crushed, his legs kicked out frantically in one last, pitiful bid for life. All too soon it was over. A gruggling gasp came from the alpha's mangled throat before his body went lax in the death's merciful touch.

Legosa

Legosa held the alpha's throat for a minute, savoring his victory, easy as it had been. He only had to watch for Black Fyre's retaliation, if she were still around. And then of course he had to pick off their offspring. That would be a simple task as well. As he let the bloodied form hit the ground, Legosa looked over to see Mitya and Dakota. His ears shot up and he blinked his eyes, surprised to see her again. He came quickly to her side, still limping as before but not so badly. "Mitya; I searched for you." he commented, finding himself unable to make any statement that had much emotion in it. A sly smile formed on his muzzle, but he couldn't yet force a simple smile. No, there had to be some vaugeness about it still. For what he couldn't say in words, his eyes at least showed to some extent that he was greatly releived that Mitya was back. "This pack will be ours." Legosa said, not sure what else to say while he was concerned with her state of health.

MItya*Dakota

Dakota quiverd down as she saw Heuros bodice go limp, then as Legosa came over, she lowered her bodice and slowly troted over to his dead bodice. Peds set her back on her rump, cranium was lowered as she nudged hiis own, then she lifted back up and opened her maw and emited a long mornful howl for all to hear, more so Black Fyre than anyone. This pack was headed for a bad time now, Legosa still had to take down Black Fyre, but now that he had killed her mate, she would kill him. But yet, there was a resentfulness in Dakota as she howled her mournful howl over the past alpha's decimated bodice, he wasnt always there, he was only there when something bad was to happen. Orbs moved back down to the bodice as she sat there, no longer moving, her banner wrapped around her hind peds.

Mitya slightly lifted her head as the cry came to her auds, then she dropped her cranium back to the ground as Legosa came over. Her black pools looked up into his, she could see what he did not say, and what he wanted to, but couldn't. "You came to me but never tried to save me. Not knowing where I was was one thing, but you did know where I was." She spoke to him, her voice a bit raspy. "Leave their offspring, so they avenge their parents death... that is if you kill Black Fyre. Or just leave one of the pups. Her legacy deserves to live on, only hers, not Hueros." She spoke yet again. Then her deep pools shifted back down to the ground, thinking of what another had said during the big fight: "You and your mate", then had ment the two of them. Suddenly she coiled up, she had just got a harsh pain in her side, it was scrutinizing, she thought maybe she had layed down on something hard and she now was just feeling it, but then no, it was proably because she hadn't eaten in many moons.

Legosa

His muscles tensed, listening to her words. If anyone else had spoken them, they would have been thrashed by the brute. "There was no way in." Legosa said after a moment of silence, now regretting his lack of effort. He had found where she was, but had never seen her there. And ever skeptical of the human's ways, he was completely unsure about what they had done with her and if she was indeed at the Wolf Center. Now he thought about what else she had spoken of, '..so they avenge their parents death? his eyes narrowed in uncertainty at this, getting the wrong idea, or hoping it was the wrong one anyway. His eyes stayed on her the whole time and then noticed her pained state. She's thin. Legosa told himself, though he wasn't completely sure. Anyway, it gave him a good excuse to leave. He was torn, oddly, to stay near the wounded Mitya and being on his own. More and more he found that latter less appealing, but this time he had grown uncomfortable and needed to get away for just a few minutes or so. "I'll get you some food." he turned to leave, but looked back to say one thing, "If anyone comes... Black Fyre or someone... they are to leave you be or face my fangs." It was a greater show of his concern and instantly he felt akward and embarrassed. He picked up his pace and left the area in hurry

Legosa

True to his word, for once, Legosa came back in under a half an hour. A fairly long-dead rabbit was clutched in his jaws, swinging from side to side in rhythm of his limping trot. He dropped the meager meal infront of Mitya and sat back on his haunches. He tilted his head to the side very slightly, trying to say something but the words were held back. Finally he spoke, "Feeling any better? I can get more food if you are hungrier."

MItya

Bruaja slightly picked herself up, a little resentful because of how she had spoken to him before. She picked herself up so she was now lying on her belly instead of her side. After she finished eating, the pain slowly went away, she turned to Legosa. "Yes, I am feeling better." Back ped lifted to scratch at her aud but hurt, so she didnt bother, instead she tried to stratch it with her front paw, it helped alittle, but not much. Orbs looking around, there was none of the pack to be seen, no pups, no adultes, no one, it was a vast waste land at the moment. Bodys lay decomposing from others, and now Heuros, she sighed. Once she was strong enough to stand up, she would get in shape again, like she was with Ghost when she was little, feirce and had no fear, and agile. Now she had let her skills detereate? as time went on, she would be here for awhile, turing into a bag of fat. A small snort was emitted from her nares as she thought of what was to come of her. If any were to attack, she would be at the mercy of their wishs, defend herself she could not, just lay and hope to stay alive. Pools then looked back up at Legosa...for a moment she just layed there, staring at him, no sound was made except for her breathing.

Legosa

He was glad she had eaten and stayed silently by her side. He had surveyed Mitya's condition and understood how helpless she was right now. If Black Fyre or the others came back, there was no telling what they might do to her for his actions; hopefully nothing, but he couldn't rest on those hopes. And what about humans? Legosa stood and gave a single, sharp bark to catch Dakota's attention. "If I must go somewhere at anytime, you are to stay here and not leave her side until I return." Legosa then turned back to Mitya, realizing she was staring at him. He dipped his head down a bit, unsure what to do. Smile? Say something? After a moment of uncertaintly, he finally sat down next to her and flicked his brushy tail against her side in an assuring way. Now his fierce eyes turned to gaze over the land while his mind was lost in thought. The white brute thought this pack would be his now, and Mitya's. But to think that would mean Mitya as his alpha, as his mate. It was thinking far and fast, but he couldn't help it. Perhaps later he'd find his words to speak what he wanted. Until then he was content to guard over the wounded wolf and defend the land that he hoped would be theirs. Still, he really had no idea what Mitya thought of him, for he never assumed to much about things.

MItya*Dakota

Dakota stopped her mournful song and snapped her head around to look at Legosa, anger deep in her black pools. "I will watch over her because I want to, not because you are telling me to do." She retored then stood up and walked towards him. "Dont you dare tell me what to do again Legosa, just because you have more strength, dosen't mean I am afraied to do any other then you please." She snarled at him. Banner was held high in poistion higher then what an omega would be, but not yet beta. Auds were pinned back against her head. "I'm going to find... someone." She stated, more taking to Mitya then both of them. With that she turned and loped off out of the pack lands.

Mitya shook her head as Dakota came over and spoke as she did, auds twitched listening for Legosa's response, orbs watched as Dakota ran off, she knew exactly where she was going. Orbs went from the ground, to Legosa's flicking tail, then back to the ground as she lowered her cranium to the ground. Her own banner began to flick back and forth. Once she got enough strength back to walk, she would leave for a long walk and go to Opake maybe...The thought of her being alpha dove of the pack went through her mind, something she would rather be, something she had wanted to be.

Legosa

His true attitude surged forward again as Dakota spoke, bringing him swiftly to his feet. A wild, glistening, animosity shown in his eyes, "You'd better change that attitude of yours by the time you get back! Or I will make you whether you like it or not!" he couldn't go after and diciplin her though. He was compelled to stay near Mitya while there was no one else to guard her. Woe to any male, other than her kin, that came near her. With renewed reason to be his angry self, Legosa began to pace about, sniffing at the grass and the bitter wind. Once more he found himself sauntering over to Mitya and sitting down next to her. Still his temper was hot and he muttered words under his breath about Dakota.