POV: LUKAS
"Run." Jesse said.
He vanished.
"Jesse!!" I screamed as the wolves descended upon us. I chased after my idiot-of-a-leader. "Don't you know that when facing a pack of wolves, running is the COMPLETELY ABSOLUTE OPPOSITE of what you're supposed to do!?!?!?"
"I'VE NEVER FACED WOLVES BEFORE!!!" Jesse shouted at the top of his lungs.
I sighed, internally face-palming. Yep. My leader is an idiot.
We ran through the forest, the wolves hot on our heels. They barked and howled viciously as they snapped at us.
"What do we do now!?" Jesse asked.
"You're asking ME!?" I snapped. "You're the one who got us into this mess!"
"True. True."
If looks could kill, Jesse would be very dead right now.
A gray wolf suddenly leaped onto me, tackling me to the ground.
"Gah!" I cried, struggling. Pain shot through my back as the wolf sank its teeth into my flesh.
"Lukas!" Jesse cried. He ran over and pulled out his sword, meaning to attack the wolf.
But another wolf tackled him too, knocking Jesse's sword out of his hand.
"Jesse-Gah!" the wolf suddenly began to tear at my back. I felt a hot liquid soak me, undoubtedly my blood.
I jerked my arm up, elbowing the wolf in the face. With a startled yelp, it jumped back-and off of my back.
With physical effort, I managed to roll over and get onto my knees. Everything was spinning. Grabbing my stomach, I retched.
Jesse screamed out in pain, bringing me back to my senses. The Wither Slayer was on his back, lying in a pool of blood as the wolf mauled him.
Glancing around, I noticed Jesse's enchanted diamond sword resting a few blocks away.
Making a break for it, I grasped the hilt and threw the sword at the wolf.
The wolf howled as the diamond blade pierced the flesh on its back, its eyes went wide as it choked for a moment, then it dropped to the ground and poofed away.
Jesse lay, panting, on his back.
"...Thanks." he rasped.
I only nodded, leaning against a tree.
"ARF!"
The Alpha padded over, death-glaring us.
"I think it's angry." Jesse panted.
I only nodded.
The Alpha let out a string of barks at us.
"Is that wolf swearing at us?" Jesse asked, a hint of a smirk on his face.
I smirked weakly as well. "I think it is."
Just then, the Alpha lunged.
A blur of red streaked passed me, and another wolf tackled the Alpha in mid-air.
My eyes went wide.
The two wolves grappled with each other on the ground, biting and clawing. The Alpha tried to sink its fangs into the newcomer, only to freeze.
The new wolf snarled threateningly at the Alpha, revealing gleaming white fangs.
The Alpha growled, but refused to attack.
"...Why isn't it fighting back?" Jesse asked weakly, sitting up.
My mind ran through everything I knew on wolves.
"That wolf must be a female." I said, realization dawning on me. "Wolves can't attack females. Its against their code."
"Code?"
"Instinct." I said, by way of explanation.
Looking back at the wolf, I studied it. It was a red wolf, with a fiery auburn pelt. It reminded me of Petra, when I thought of it.
The wolf snarled, probably barking out its own curses at the Alpha.
The Alpha barked something, and the pack retreated.
I couldn't believe what I'd just seen. A wild wolf had just protected us?
The wolf shook itself and looked back at us with wide blue eyes.
"H-hey there." Jesse stammered, taking a step toward the wolf.
"J-Jesse?" I stammered, suddenly feeling lightheaded.
"Maybe we can tame it." Jesse told me. Crouching, he reached out toward the wolf, gently resting his hand on its head.
The wolf snorted, but didn't move away.
My eyes widened. "It...let you touch it."
Jesse nodded, clearly thoughtful despite the crazy amount of pain he must be in. "Maybe it's already tamed?"
"Jesse! Lukas!"
I glanced around. Jack!
"We're over here!" I called, though my voice was weak from screaming and broke halfway through the sentence.
The wolf's ears went back, and its fur rose. It let out a growl, then turned and bounded off.
"Wait!" Jesse called.
"Jesse! Lukas!" Jack exclaimed, appearing through the undergrowth behind us. "I finally found you guys-" his good eye went huge when he saw us. "What happened!? Are you guys okay!?"
"Wolves." was all Jesse said.
Jack nodded. "We need to get you both to a medic." he said, walking over and helping me up.
I leaned on him for support. I doubted I'd be able to take another step without fainting.
Jack noticed the bite on my back.
"Are you sure it was just wolves?" he asked.
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A: Tell Jack about the red wolf
B: Don't tell Jack about the red wolf
C: Have Lukas faint
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