Lost in the Wind

Learn To Hold Your Tongue

I was so close. His throat inches away. The look of terror and surprise on his face was priceless. I could smell the victory, my wolf howled with pleasure.

I reached out to grab on to his shoulders, I grappled with my claws through thin air. I was almost there.

Something hit me square in my shoulder and shoved me out of the way. My wolf flew and landed belly-up with a huge black wolf on top of me. His teeth were bared and he stared down at me. Pinning me down.

Shock registered and my wolf grew angry. He was supposed to be MY kill. I was so close to piercing my claws through his flimsy human flesh!

I bared my teeth at the wolf. He was a very large, very heavy, male wolf.

"Shift" He commanded through the mind link.

It was Nate. I've never seen him in wolf form.

I growled up at him, and rolled us over. I lowered my head down towards him. I opened my mouth and snapped at his muzzle.

With a surprised yelp he pushed me off into a wall and jumped up.

I stood back up and ran at him, leaping from too far back. Right as I was about to land on him, he rolled out of the way and I crashed into the floor and broke a part of the wooden floor.

I whipped around just in time to see the black streak hurtling at me.

I leaped straight up and Nate skidded to a halt right underneath me with surprise, as I landed square on his shoulders, taking us both to the ground.

We scuffled on the floor for a minute before I came out on top, pinning him down with my weight. But Nate, being a larger wolf, threw me off and pounced on top of me pinning me down with his claws. I struggled against him, but every time I moved he dug his nails farther into my coat. Making me give up.

" You can not attack him, you lay a paw on him, he will kill you. He will then take it out on the rest of the group. Think about it." He spoke through the mind link.

As much as it annoyed me, I knew he was right. I nodded my head. Then he climbed off of me and I stood up. He quickly shifted and put on some pants.

I tried to shift. I tried again. I wasn't able to. I started to panic. I looked around wildly.

"Alydia here, has been injected with a poison that we've constructed ourselves. It forces you to shift into a werewolf and stay like that until it wears off. Alydia got a small dosage so it will were off in about 10 minutes." Master spoke to the teams again.

Not many people were paying attention to him though, they were all staring at me with wide eyes. Most of them were too young to have ever seen wolves fight.

Just for the younger kids, I trotted back over beside Master and sat with my eyes crossed and tongue lolling out of my mouth.

That got them to giggle. Nate even chuckled as he walked past, back over to the 'wolves.'

"You will receive your punishment Alydia." Said Master. I could tell that he was shaken up, but he was not going to show his fear to us, it would be a weakness.

I saw 4 soldiers come in through the doors pushing a large trolley.

The stench was multiplied by 10 with my better sense of smell.

My wolf recoiled in disgust as they pushed the bag of drugs towards me. When they got beside me, it took all four of them to set the saddle-like leather on my back and tighten the straps. There was a huge bag on each side of me.

As soon as they let go, the weight was on my back to its full extent, and I crumpled under the weight.

I just laid there, unable to get up. It hurt. I closed my eyes and waited.

Then I heard the chuckle.

It was right beside me. I opened an eye and saw Master with his face right beside mine.

"Not so mighty now? Are you she-wolf?" He addressed my wolf directly. And she wasn't pleased. How dare he? He was scum.

I opened up both of my eyes and trained them on his face. Pricking my ears for the slightest sound.

I looked out to see a scared look on Jakes face, many of the younger kids were bawling at my crumpled form, the other kids were staring at me, terror evident on their faces. Nate was staring at me, as if waiting for me to do something.

My wolf hated seeing the kids cry, after all she was a she-wolf. Right now her motherly side was coming out. She didn't want the kids to be scared. She had to be strong for them.

With a wince she began to rise, her paws slipping on the floor, scrambling to get them back underneath her. She heard Master gasp and the kids start to cheer, she rose faster.

Once on all fours, her knees began to shake. With the last ounce of strength, she picked up our huge head, and silenced our knees.

She glared down at a surprised Master. With a swish of her tail she walked, slowly, over to the children. They were all smiling at her. That made it all worth it to her.

The children were petting her coat and pulling on her hair, but she didn't care, she even licked a few.

She turned around and walked, no... Strutted back to the centre, head held high.

I even let out a big cheer! We did it!

"Well I guess that wasn't punishment enough, you will pull the wagon, and carry a pack from now on." Master said, waiting for a reaction.

I just rolled my eyes and sat down, scratching my ear with my leg, to show how much I cared.

He could take us by force, but we won't give him the reaction he wants. That was for certain.

I laid down again as the pack was removed and I stood up again. My paws felt light as a feather, without the extra weight.

So I ran to the other side of the hall and shifted, the drug wearing off. I pulled on a pair of army pants and a black tank top and my combat boots.

Then I returned to my group, and hugged some of the scared kids, to show I was fine.

Man, I wish someone hugged me, and told me everything would be ok.