Prey of Fate (bxb)

Chapter 2 - Trapped

It was a success.

It didn't even take two weeks, and the trap snapped. I was just watching the cameras when I saw movement in the corner. From what I could see, there were four men dressed all in black at the edge. They moved slowly, cautiously, as if something was about to ambush them at any moment. At first glance, it was clear that they were not tourists.

It only took one step, and they would have crossed the line with motion detectors. I was trembling with anticipation. I had been waiting for this moment for weeks, and it was finally here. I wouldn't have liked the hunters to be so close to our village, but this was the perfect opportunity to scare them enough to leave us alone.

"Hunters are here," I mind-linked Mason and Sam, carefully watching their next steps. They finally took that last step, and a notification flashed on my screen. The sound signal was next.

"We are ready," Sam assured me. Over the course of a few days, we came up with a plan if the prank would work. Everyone knew what to do, and Sam and Mason were now in place, waiting for my instructions.

The muffled sound of wolves came from the speaker, first a growl and then a howl. It already sounded quite scary from the computer, and I couldn't even imagine how it must have sounded to the hunters in reality. They quickly began to look around. However, they did not know that they had no chance to find out where the sound was coming from. This place had great acoustics, and it carried the sound, so it sounded like it was coming from everywhere.

"They sprung the trap," I announced.

"How many?" Mason asked. Right now, only the two of them were near the trap. They had so much faith in my abilities, and that the hunters would be too terrified to advance further. If something went wrong, I was the only backup.

"Four." The four hunters that were currently surrounded by a dozen wolf holograms. I originally wanted to use more, but I was afraid they would cross over and take away from their credibility.

The hunters quickly drew their weapons, ready to attack. Watching the wolves around them, they moved closer together. I had no doubt that they thought they would be enough. Stupid hunters. The first false wolf went forward. He ran past the four hunters at an unusual speed, landing on the rock behind them. To say they were shocked would be an understatement. I chuckled to myself.

"It's working," I reported to the two wolves in charge, hoping I didn't speak too soon.

The hunters flailed around, waving their arms faster and faster as the fake wolves ran past them. The plan was to either scare them enough to leave or tire them out enough to make them easy targets. We knew that the illusion would not fool them for long, after all, all they had to do was touch one of the wolves, and they would find out that they were not real.

"Are they fleeing?" Sam's question popped in my head. Unfortunately, I had to inform him that no, they were not running away. It didn't look like they were going to give up anytime soon, so I had to make a quick decision about whether to join my friends or stay behind.

"Still four of them?" Mason asked and after my answer told me to join them. I didn't hesitate and shifted on the spot to get to them sooner.

The howling of false wolves could be heard from far away.

"Have they noticed yet?" I asked Mason, hoping for a negative answer.

„Nope, but soon. It's time to join." That was another part of the plan - to blend in with the fake wolves so they couldn't tell which was which.

I ran past the two larger wolves, and they joined me in a second. Trying to get closer without being noticed, we split up so that we could each suddenly appear on a different side. Mason was the closest to the escape, Sam was guarding the place closest to our village, and I was in the place where the forest was thickest, as not much room for movement was more convenient for the smaller wolf.