The Wolf Companion.

Chapter 24

        I had finally got a fire started, no thanks to Shag. God where the hell is he, we need to try and get out of here before one of us actually dies.
      Barking burst out from the trees the next howling, Linxs was barking like a maniac. There was so much desperation in her bark, when she howled it sent chills down my spine. "Shag!" I jump up and begin running towards Linxs, she turns around and starts running back into the woods knowing that I'm following. "Linxs slow down, let me catch up!"
Didn't work, she just kept on running.
Shit! I continue to run when I notice a flat area of grass seeming totally out of place. A light green with a sort of blue tint grass. "What the hell? Linxs where is Shag?" She begins to whimper as her eyes go pure white, she starts scratching at the off colored grass. A strange metal screech emits from the ground.
     "Must be another bloody trial!"
I start hitting the metal hoping to get Shags attention. Nothing. Metal clinks come from under the object. A mechanism, oh no, please don't be a trap. Please don't be a trap.
    "The clinks get louder the more I pound at the metal object.
    I can't help you Shag... Please stay strong." A tear shed down Linxs's muzzle. The sight made me want to drop to the ground and wrap my arms around her. "Linxs.." The more I watched Linxs the more I can see human like emotions within her.
She looks up at me with complete despair.
     Whatever is down there I hope Shag can handle it. "It's okay Linxs, Shag will be okay. He's been in stickier situations than this.. I think." She whimpers.
    "I'm sorry Linxs, there is nothing I can do." I walk over to her sit down and pet her head. "You can sense something can't you? Something doesn't feel right to you does it?" She tilts her head. Then plops her head down on my leg.
     "Love ya girl." She misses Shag and it's killing me on the inside.
  "Please be strong, please Linxs?"
She sticks up her paw and once again whimpers making a tear fall down my face. Something seriously isn't right.
An enormous blood curdling scream comes from the little camp I made.
"Bucko!" I go on a dead run back to camp. "Just hold on Bucko, I'm almost there!"
Linxs ran straight past me and straight for Bucko. I finally get back to camp and see Bucko being held hostage by three men.
     Son of a bitch! Filthy grave robbers!
A sudden grip wraps around my neck as I'm jerked upwards.
  "Not so tough are ya now? Bitch."
I turn my head back to see a tall Russian man.
   "Shut up you filthy pig!"
I'm suddenly slapped to a quiet gasp.
  "You God damn animal!"
The man that slapped me stood laughing in front of me. I spit directly towards the guys face. He wipes of the spit as he walks towards me. Slamming his hand into my neck.
     "Aren't you just a feisty one?" We've been tracking you for quite some time. Now it's time you give is what we want."
     The man sniffs my neck. I slowly slide my had onto my hips gun.
    "Yes and you're just a dead one."
The man looks out in confusion right before I let a bullet loose right into his gut.
    "How's that for feisty. Filthy animal."
I slam my heal into the man holding me hostages as I then swinging my elbow back feeling it connect with the mans head. I then bring my gun back  which hits the guys jaw pushing him away from me. Once his grip is totally gone, I lean forward bringing my back right leg into the mans gut. Sending him flying back.
      I immediately aim my gun as I shoot another bullet into the man. "Stop!"
    I look forward to see Bucko being held at gun point. "Who are you people?" The two men laugh.
     "We are a very advanced set of people who have a goal, and we will do anything and everything we can to complete that goal. Give up now, there is no sense in fighting. You're outnumbered."
I become livid.
    "I will never give up, not while I still have hope. You hear me you sons of bitches? You fucking hear me? I will not give in ever! I will fight and fight for what I believe in."
      The men once again laugh. "You don't stand a chance mutt!"
   I am furious.
     "I don't give a rats ass! I will never give up."
The man walks over to me eying me the entire time.
   "Your fight is over, we are taking this boy as hostage. End of story, he is the key to total domination."
Total domination? What the hell does he mean by that.
    "Don't hurt him you rat! I mean it! Lay a finger in him and I'll blow you to oblivion!"
     The man smirks. "There is nothing you can do."
   I smile. "You'd underestimate me that easy? You're a Neanderthal!"
I try to remember how many bullets I have left. I think and I think.
Shit! I only have one bullet.
The man must of read my moves because by the time I shot my last bullet he grabbed a guard as a human shield.
     "One less illiterate baboon to worry about. You really are a sack of shit aren't you? You'd just thrown one of your own men in front of you like that?"
     He doesn't hesitate whatsoever.
    "Indeed." He laughs maniacally.
   "You're one sick prick aren't ya? Are you proud of yourself?"
He starts walking back to his men.
    "A matter of fact I am."
He gets close to his first guard and speaks in his ear.
     "Tranquilize her she could be useful."