Primal Inheritance: Freedom [COMPLETED]

Chapter 3: Memorial

Allen

"15 years? You guys have been trapped for fifteen years?!" Jamie looked down at his arms. "No. What year is it?" Danielle told him. "Oh. Well, then we've only been trapped for six years. In our minds, the torture lasted 15 years." He said it like that made it better. I wanted to ask how, but after seeing them transform, and Barron, asking another question like that would just be downright retarded. Donovan took a step forward and put both hands on Barron.

"I'm taking him to the lake. You guys grab the... people," he said with disgust, "And bring them with us. We may still need their help." Barron was the size of a van, so I wasn't sure if this guy could do it. "Quickly, we don't have much time."

A lot of time must have passed since we entered the bunker, because it was almost completely dark, and it was lightly raining. Donovan was moving so quickly I bet he could already see the lake ahead, and I'm not completely sure, but I think the lake was at least two miles from the blocked trail.

I didn't understand what they were pushing for, and I didn't have a chance to, because Marissa picked me up like a man would carry his woman over the threshold, and busted out running like a car in a high-speed chase. I was extremely annoyed. Call me sexist, say my ego is fragile, I don't care. I was the one that rescued her.

This display of her wolf speed was impressive and all, but I doubt I'd be hard to lift anyways, I only weigh a hundred something pounds. I guess, after this ended, I at least wanted to hear a thank you. Especially from Donovan.

Danielle

He was moving so fast he almost gave me vertigo. Jamie, the one who looked like he'd given up on life, now looked better than ever. Well, I can't actually say that, because he was still covered in blood. He had brown skin and frizzy short hair, but I couldn't see his eyes yet. In fact, I couldn't see much of anything because I kept bouncing so quickly.

I decided to close my eyes and wait for him to stop moving. "Aye, wake up, we're here."
Crap. It only took 6 minutes! He set me down gently on my feet. The girl named Marissa also set Allen down, but he didn't look happy about it. Donovan had dug a huge pit, it was almost perfectly rectangular and the mounds of dirt laid right next to it, about ten feet from the water. Donovan hopped out in his wolf form and looked at us.

He barked twice, and Jamie and Marissa walked toward the lake. She took off Allen's shirt once again and dove into the water. So did Jamie. I knew they were trying to clean the blood off of them, but it had to be cold as hell in the water, human or not. She emerged before he did and was about to hop straight out of the water, when Jamie's hand came up, grabbed her by her hair, and yanked her back down.

There were several bubbles appearing, but they stopped. This time, she stuck her head out, swam close to the edge, and asked Allen for his shirt. I guess Jamie was trying to teach her some decency.

They both came out and put Barron into the ground without Donovan's help. Maybe he couldn't change back? Nah, I doubt that. He probably just couldn't wear his pants again. As Donovan started putting the dirt over the grave, I went to talk to Jamie. "Can you tell me about him?" I asked, hoping he'd give me some information this time.

"We've known Barron for years. He was an untamed beast a long time ago, but he'd help us whenever we were in our wolf forms. That was until the vampires got us." Jamie's face was serious, and so was Marissa's. He didn't explain what the vampires did at that moment because Donovan started to speak.

"Jamie, did you get my..." Jamie tossed Donovan his pants, which were soaking wet. Donovan's voice in his wolf form was at least 2 times deeper and scratchier. He hid behind the mound of dirt on top of Barron's grave and came back human.