A wolf in human's clothing

Chapter 9: The heartbreaking truth (part 2)

Ricky slowly looked up with a pale expression. "What did you just say?" He whispered with horror in his voice. "Who was the witness?" "ARIS. A YOUNG WOLF WITH AN ANTHROPOMORPHIC APPEARANCE." The tracker said. "SHE IS A BEAUTIFUL AND VERY FASHIONABLE WOLF. WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT HER PRISON CELL, SHE TOLD THE COLONEL THAT JEFF AND JULICIA WERE COMMITTING TREASONOUS ACTS, WHICH LATER LED TO THEIR EXECUTIONS." Ricky started trembling in complete horror. "No....!" He cried, refusing to believe what he is hearing. "That's.....IMPOSSIBLE!! You're lying! You must be malfunctioning!" "MASTER LONDON. I AM INCAPABLE OF LYING." The tracker said. "AND, I DETECT MALFUNCTIONS TWICE A DAY. THERE IS NO MALFUNCTION." Ricky teared up. "N-No...!" He cried. "It can't be! Aris.... How...c-could you...?!" Suddenly, he heard the cellar door open. Aris walked out of the cellar and closed the door. "Ricky, I'm back!" She called out. When she walked towards the end of the room, she saw Ricky crying quietly. "Ricky, what's wrong?!" She cried, falling on her knees and placing her paws on Ricky's shoulders. "Are you okay?! What happened?!" Ricky slowly looked up, his eyes red from crying. "Did you do it?" He whispered with anger and sadness in his tone. "Did you tell them?" Aris made a horrified and slightly tearful expression. "DID YOU TELL THE MILITARY?!!" Ricky shouted tearfully. "T-T-Tell me!" "..............Yes. I told them." Aris said quietly, a tear rolling down her eye. "I......I..." "I WHAT?!" Ricky shouted, extremely angry and heartbroken. "You TOLD the Military about my Grandparents committing TREASON!!! You killed my Grandparents!!!" "N-N-N-N-No, I didn't!" Aris cried emotionally, her paws folded in front of her chest. "I swear! I didn't intend for this to happen!" "YOU TOLD COLONEL MARTINSON THAT MY GRANDPARENTS COMMITTED TREASON!!!" Ricky screamed tearfully. "AND, NOW THERE DEAD!! ALL BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU DID!!" "Ricky..." Aris said, her eyes pouring with tears as well. "You don't understand why I..." "NO!!" Ricky cried tearfully. "I THOUGHT YOU CARED FOR ME!! DO YOU REALIZE THAT I DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE??!!" Aris stared at Ricky with red eyes from crying. "I'm leaving!" Ricky snapped, much to Aris' horror. "I don't wanna be here with you anymore!" "Ricky, you can't go outside!" Aris cried. "The Military might still be there!" Ignoring Aris, Ricky ran towards the exit, pulled the door open, and ran up the stairs. "RICKY?!!" Aris cried emotionally. "PLEASE COME BACK!! I DIDN'T INTEND TO HURT YOUR FAMILY!! PLEASE LET ME EXPLAIN!! COME BACK!!" Ricky ran through the kitchen and out the front door. He ran and ran right towards the direction of the U.M.F.U.'s American headquarters. He ran right into the fence, clenching it tearfully. "Aris...!" He cried. "WHY?!!!? WHY DID YOU KILL MY PAREEEEENTS?!!?!!!" He continued crying, gripping the fence as hard as he could. "Whyy?!" He shouted. "Why did I trust her?! I feel so......so......" He became speechless. He fell to his knees with his head down. "I should never have trusted her..." He said, crying. "She was so sweet to me, but I should've know she caused my Grandparents' executions......" He heard footsteps behind him. "Go away!!" He shouted. "You don't mean anything to me anymore, Aris!!" "You know where she is?" A different voice asked. Ricky turned around and saw Colonel Martinson. "Do you know where the wolf is?" Colonel Martinson asked again. "Speak up, child!" Ricky thought about telling the Colonel the truth. But, he knew if he did, it would only make him feel more upset. He knew what he had to say, "I.....still don't know, Colonel." "......She broke into the U.M.F.U.'s American offices." Colonel Martinson said. "And, you're right in front of their fences." "I noticed." Ricky said, still tearful from Aris' betrayal. "But, I REALLY want some alone time." Colonel Martinson stared at him suspiciously. "Carry on." He sighed, as he walked off. "Contact us if you find Aris!" Without response, Ricky sat against the fence, his head down. "Aris..." He whispered to himself. "You lied to me...! Why....?"

Several hours later...

Ricky laid on the grass against the fence. The moon shined through the fence. "Zzzzz..." Ricky snored. "Zzzz....zzz....zzzzzz..." He tossed, turned, whimpered, and struggled to fall completely asleep. "Mmph." He muttered. "Mmmmmmph...........erg..........Ar.........is..........................Grandma.............................Grand................pa...............................Forgive....me.......I............failed..................................you..........." "We couldn't find Aris in the chapel bunker, sir." A voice said, causing Ricky to wake up. He sees a soldier from afar talking to another one. "She wasn't in there, so we burned every bit of it." The soldier said, much to Ricky's horror. Oh, no! He thought, upset. The chapel has been destroyed?! Oh...no..... "The Colonel is counting on us, sergeant!" The other soldier cried. "Now, come on! We have to track her down!" The two soldiers walked off. Did they......burn down the entire bunker...?! Ricky thought. Or are they still burning it down?! Oh, no.... The bunker still shouldn't have burned down... He laid back down on the ground and let out a deep die. Aris may have betrayed me, He thought, but, her bunker is too important. She didn't deserve to lose her bunker............. But, she destroyed my life. Why should I feel guilt for her?! ........Because it's what God...wants. He slowly closed his eyes.

Midnight...

Ricky still couldn't sleep. He tried counting sheep, but he couldn't sleep. "Mmf. Erg..." He muttered. "Erg..... Uhnnnn......" He started shivering. I can't.....sleep. He thought. I can't even slee... "RICKY?!" A familiar voice called out. Aris. Ricky sat up and saw her walking around from afar. I can't see clearly, but I recognize her voice. He thought. I have to get out of here! He got up and quietly climbed on the fence and stopped in front of the wires on the top. Oh, no! He thought fearfully. I guess I have to JUMP over it! He climbed to the top and jumped over it, accidentally cutting himself in the process. He jumped off the fence and landed on the other side, wiping the cuts he got from the wires. "Ow...! I need to hide!" Ricky cried, as he ran off. He ran through a large field, passing by mountains from afar. "RICKY?!?" He heard Aris cry out. "WHERE ARE YOU?!!" Ricky tearfully ran faster, almost tripping from every step he makes. "RIIIIIIICKYYYYYYYY?!?" Aris called out again. Ricky stopped running, turned around, and screamed, "GO AWAY, ARIS!!!! GET AWAY FROM ME!!!!! YOU'RE NOT MY FRIEND ANYMORE!!!!!" It got quiet. Ricky turned around and walked away. "You can't take back what you've done, Aris..." He whispered to himself. "You can fix anything like your burned bunker rooms, but the only thing you can never fix is my Grandparents' execution..." He immediately dropped to his knees and started punching the grass, screaming, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!" Clenching the grass, he continued crying. God......... Why did you take away my Grandparents.......?! He looked up and faintly saw black thunderclouds. I....need to find a nearby building... He thought, shivering. I don't wanna stay outside when it rains. He got up and continued walking, noticing a sidewalk next to him. He walked on the sidewalk until he saw a large, rectangular-shaped building with a wide, dome-shaped sunroof. The outside walls were painted black and dozens of windows were on every side of the building. "The United Mothers and Fathers of Unionism..." Ricky said, overwhelmed with horror. "I'm...........at.....there American offices! Oh, no.........!" He reluctantly and fearfully took one step forward. He saw that the revolving door was guarded by four Neo-Nazi era soldiers holding rifles. The front door is guarded... Ricky thought, less disappointed. Well, I guess I have to find another buildin...! "Hey!" One of the four soldiers called out. "Is someone there?! Step out where we can see you!" Extremely frightened, Ricky fell to the ground on purpose and hid behind the grass. The four soldiers walked towards that spot, cocking their rifles. However, they're unaware that Ricky crawled around them, surprisingly undetected. He crawled faster towards the building, more horrified as he got closer. He slowly got up and lightly pushed the revolving door. When he stepped inside, he walked into a large hallway with silver walls and ceiling, three large, golden chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, and large U.M.F.U. symbols in between two pictures on both sides of the hallway. The pictures showed the presidents of the United States, Asia, Europe, and the United Kingdom during the War of the Unions. Ricky shivered as he passed by the pictures close to him and the large symbols. Oh, man... He thought, petrified. I can't believe I'm in their American offices! Just to get away from Aris! .....It's for a good reason! He shivered again as he passed by the two other pictures across from the revolving door. He opened the door on the other side of the hallway and found himself in a ballroom with dozens of tables with golden tablecloths, each having a large U.M.F.U. symbol in the middle. The walls had white pillars against them. Ricky walked around the tables slowly while looking around. This place is closed at night, isn't it? He thought. Ugh.... That doesn't matter. What's worse is what would happen if a U.M.F.U. official or a soldier caught me. ........I need to get away from Aris. As he reached the end of the ballroom, he stopped in front of a glass double-door. He pushed the door open and found himself in a small room with three doors (one straight ahead, and the others on the left and right). The one to the right had a sign that said, "SECURITY FOOTAGE STORAGE. AUTHORIZED PERSONAL ONLY." It had a warning symbol under it. Ricky stared at the door motionlessly. My..............goodness. He thought. Is this where the U.M.F.U. keeps their security footage? Does the American office have any international footage? He walked towards the door and slowly opened it. Filled with fear, he walked inside and quietly closed the door. He looked to his left and saw shelves against the left and right walls. The shelves carried folders and video tapes. Across from him is an old television with a VCR installed. Ricky looked around in complete awe. This is all of U.M.F.U's American footage... He thought. Which tape is this? He pulled out a tape from the right shelf. He read the text on the tape,

"EXECUTION #28965. THE EXECUTION OF JEFF AND JULICIA LONDON."