Ford's Apprentice

Promises

Canis devoured his breakfast like a ravenous wolf. He ate four plates of pancakes before Ford gave him a look that clearly said, No more.

Even so Canis still grabbed one more before going outside.

Dipper followed him out. Canis knew that Dipper wanted answers and was willing to give them.

Canis stopped and waited for Dipper to catch up.

When he did Canis was immediately bombarded with questions.

"Where are you from?"
"What's Grunkle Ford working on?"
" Did you know about the Journals?"

"Woah, woah, woah!" said Canis. "One at a time, please!"

Dipper slowed down. "Where are you from?" he asked.

"Another demention called Terainia," answered Canis. "In fact I'm not even human.". He showed Dipper his fangs and his other form, a wolf.

"Cool ," said Dipper. "How do you do that?"

Canis thought. "I don't really know," he wondered aloud. "It's like breathing, you just know how to do it."

Canis hoped in vain that Dipper would be distracted from the other questions. The ones he'd been forbidden to answer.

Of course that didn't work.

"What's Ford working on?" Dipper asked.

"Sorry," Canis apologized. "I can't tell you."

"Please," begged Dipper. "I won't tell."

"Ford would find out. Trust me. It's like he can read minds." Canis said. "Last time I made him mad he booted me across the room. I could barely walk for a week."

That was true, sadly. Ford had felt terrible about it, but he couldn't deny that it worked. Canis had been a saint for a while after that. His only regret was that Ford had been wearing his heavy boots, and boy did they hurt!

Dipper looked suspicious. "Really?" he asked. "He doesn't seem like he loses his temper."

"It's rare," Canis admitted. "But when he does, watch out!"

Dipper nodded. "See ya then," he said and began to walk off.

"Wait," Canis called out. Dipper stopped. "I'll try to get him to trust you." he said. "But I can promise anything."

Dipper smiled. "Thanks, man," he said and practically danced off.

Canis shook his head. What had he gotten himself into?