Amoux and Aurora: The Era of Wolves

Chapter 16: The Ambush

After being escorted through the fortress, Carla was taken to a cell. The guards chained her wrists to the wall as she struggled to break free. "Don't even bother struggling. Your not getting out of this." said the female guard as suddenly Carla headbutts her in the face, delivering an angry glare. "Oh. Now your gonna regret that." she said as the guard pulls out an electric stick and hits Carla on her side as she groaned in pain. The guard continued to shock Carla until she stopped. Carla breathed heavily as her body gave in. "Enjoy your comfort." said the guard as she leaves Carla in her cell. Meanwhile, Wolfbane was sitting on his chair as Luna was beside him, with her hand cuffed on a chain. "You know you won't win. My dad will beat you." said Luna. Wolfbane slowly chuckled. "Did you forget that I AM your father? Everything he does, I do as well. But knowing him, I can do more than he does." said Wolfbane as he pulled out his staff, which came with a different design. Instead of axes, they are now blades on each end. "You should be thankful I didn't kill you. I could've killed you before or now. But I'm not THAT crazy and I can't say the same for your mother." said Wolfbane as Luna's eyes widened. Suddenly a guard approaches. "My liege." said the guard. "Speak." said Wolfbane. "We have detected an entity within our territory." said the guard as Wolfbane rose and heads to the balcony, where he sees a portal. Then, Amoux emerges with Kitsune by his side. Wolfbane scoffed. "It's only the two of them. What difference would that make?" he said as suddenly, the portal grew larger as an army of wolves including, Dire, Kate and Humphrey. "Tell the others to prepare." said Wolfbane with a glare on his face as he returned and sat on the throne once more. "ATTACK!!!" yelled Amoux as they all charged towards the fortress. Wolfbane's army then arrived to defend the fortress. "Fire!" said the commander as cannons were launched towards Amoux's army. Luckily, with the new technology from Mei, they all were wearing protective armor. "Duck and cover!" said Kate as everyone spreaded out. The front forces, led by Amoux and Kitsune, charged through the army. "Kate! Humphrey! You lead the others to take the fortress! Dire, you take out the cannons! Kitsune and I will find Carla and Luna!" said Amoux as they all nodded. Kate and Humphrey managed to take on Wolfbane's army. Amoux, Kitsune and Dire ran into the fortress. A group of guards approached them as Dire dashed towards them and takes them down. "You guys go ahead! I'll take care of the cannons." said Dire as he entered the weapons room and takes on the guards inside. Meanwhile, Aurora was still trapped until she took advantage of the distraction and use her strength to remove herself from the restraints. But after the beating she took, she struggled. Suddenly, there was an explosion within the cell room. Amoux and Kitsune entered. "Carla!" said Amoux. "Chris!" said Aurora as he broke her out of the chains and the two hugged tightly. "Are you okay?" asked Chris. "I'm fine Just a bit banged up." said Carla as she sees Kitsune. "Who's he?" she asked. "Oh! Carla, this is Dante aka Kitsune. Dante, this is my wife, Carla aka Aurora." said Chris. "Nice to meet you." said Kitsune. "You too." said Carla. "Carla, where's Luna?" asked Chris. "Wolfbane has her in his throne room. Top level." said Carla as Chris nodded. Kate then enters the room. "Chris! You found her!" she said. "Kate, take her to the others, I'm going to get Luna back." he said. "What? No! I'm going with you!" said Carla in a stern tone. "Carla, your badly hurt. You need to recover." said Chris. "Yeah and the last thing I need is my husband and our daughter killed by that monster!" said Carla. "Carla, look. Tell you what, I'll go with him. That cool?" asked Kitsune. Carla looks at him before sighing. "Fine. But if anything happens to him, I'm coming after you." warned Carla as Kate escorts her way from the building, leaving Kitsune a little nervous. Amoux and Kitsune continued to move on. "Your wife's pretty scary." said Kitsune. "Yeah well, that's my wife for you. Been with her for 10 years and this is what we have. A tribe and a daughter." said Amoux as the two ventured to the top. Meanwhile, Carla and Kate were evacuating the building as they returned to the battlefield. They then stop at a camp, where there were wolves being treated for their wounds. "Hey, need some help here!" said Kate as Carla laid on a bed. "Just hang in there, Carla." said Kate. Carla winced in pain as she held the cut on the side of her stomach. "Just patch me up! I can still fight!" she said confidently, when in reality, she wants to join Chris on saving their daughter. "Carla, the wound looks bad. At least get some rest." said Kate as Carla sighed. "Fine." she replied as Kate tends to her wound. "Woah. It looks pretty bad. Stay still, Carla. This might hurt a bit." said Kate as she placed a bandage on her wound. "Gah!" Carla screamed before taking a deep breath. "Ooh. Sorry, just keep breathing." said Kate as she successfully placed it. Carla sat up as she stood on her feet. She then looks at the tower. "Please...stay alive." said Carla. Meanwhile, Wolfbane looks on from the balcony, watching the chaotic battle. He then heard the door open as Amoux and Kitsune burst right in. Luna's eyes widended. "Daddy!" she said. "Luna!" said Amoux as Wolfbane slowly walks towards them. "Well, well, well, it would seem my dimension counterpart has come to confront me, and has brought a friend." said Wolfbane. "Let my daughter go." said Amoux in a stern tone. "You want to get her, you'll have to go through me." said Wolfbane as he pulled out his axes, while Amoux and Kitsune pull out their weapons. The duo would then stare down Wolfbane's sinister eyes.