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Prologue
The eight Leads stepped into the moonlit clearing and approached the Alpha, an old russet colored male. Each wolf's pelt and eyes reflected their ability. The Alpha studied the wolves before him, knowing few of them would like what must be said.
" You summoned us?" a reddish male said, dipping his head respectfully.
The old Alpha nodded. "That I did, Pyre," he said calmly. "I've summoned all of you here to tell you something of high priority.
"This is how it must be. I must choose a wolf to take my place when my time comes."
"This we know," muttered a sand colored male, "but which wolf is best suited for the job?"
"Perhaps, Zirconia?" suggested a light brown female.
A muscular white male nodded, while a yellowish male barked, "Of course! She'd be great!"
A dark brown female commented logically, "She is young and strong, and has a great mind."
The Alpha studied the seven wolves complimenting Zirconia, then turned to the only silent one, a small white female. "Well, Frost, you're unusually silent. What are your thoughts of Zirconia?"
With eight older wolves watching her, Frost shrunk a little, then stood up tall and voiced her concerns clearly.
"I believe Zirconia could do well, but I fear she would not be ready anytime soon. It's true, she is intelligent, but her intelligence does not give her wisdom, which every Alpha must have. Also, she's not the leaderly type. She shies away from all responsibility, leaving other wolves to clean up her messes.
"Her element may be unique, but that is not all there is to a respectable Alpha.An Alpha must set an example for all wolves to follow by being strong, caring, compassionate, brave, intelligent, loyal, and wise beyond their years. Zirconia does not fill all these rolls."
"Rusty, she has a point," commented a small, pale yellow female.
"That she does, Breeze," said Rusy, the current Alpha. "Any other suggestions?
Each Lead shook their head.
"No? How about among the pups?"
"Umm... Pansy, perhaps?" said the dark brown female.
"No, Forresta. Think harder!"
"Storm?" asked the yellow male.
"Now now, Sparx. You're not allowed to suggest your own pup," said the white-furred male. "That's why I suggest Splash."
"Torrent, Splash is your sister's pup, and most certainly not the wisest," said the sand colored male. "Sweeps is older, and more experienced."
"Squirrel is much more used to the forest," said the light brown female.
"Fauna, Windy could beat Squirrel anytime," said Breeze.
"Now, now, Breeze. You shouln't tell that to Ember," commented Pyre.
"Blizzard would be the best from my element," added Frost, "but the Alpha's element is supposed to be unique. We can't ignore that."
"Few in the forest are unique anymore, Frost," reminded Duster.
Mystery... the wind seemed to whisper.
Mystery... the trees echoed.
Thunder sounded nearby. Mystery...
Mystery... the river sang.
Mystery... a cackling fire added.
Mystery... birds chirped.
Mystery... the tumbling trash told.
Mystery... the mountaintop blizzard chorused.
As Alpha, Rusty could hear each sound, but each lead could listen only to their own element.
"I know what you are thinking," began Rusty, "and yes, I have chosen Mystery to succeed me."
"She is only seven moons old!" exclaimed Pyre angrily. "How can she wisely protect the entire forest?"
"She can do it," whispered Frost. "I have faith in her."
"But she has no element!" Pyre snapped, his fur flaming. "The Alpha is supposed to have a unique element, not be without one!"
Forresta calmly took a step back, while Torrent rushed forward to calm down his lifelong friend.
"Mystery is the wisest choice," Forresta commented, calm despite the burning wolf near her, "but shouldn't this decision be made nearer the time of your departure?"
Rusty faced her solemnly. "My time is near.About her element," he said, turning to face Pyre, "do not believe she does not have one, for that would make you foolish. She has one, and it is far more unique than any this forest has seen in a long time."
"What might that be?" Sparx asked, trying to imagine an element like that.
"I fear you will find out all too soon," Rusty whispered, half to himself.
Suddenly, he lifted his head and howled to the moon. Looking back to the confused leaders, he explained, "My time is near."
*__*__*__*__*__*__*__*__*
Mystery lay down next to her mother,feeling dreary after her day's lesson with Rusty, her mentor, followed by a hunting instruction with her sister, Zirconia. Suddenly, the young pup went rigid. She lifted her head to look the direction of the clearing where all the leads met with the Alpha monthly to give reports.
Facing that direction, her paws began to tingle. Mystery stood up, and bolted that direction, not understanding why, but knowing that something terrible was about to happen.
*__*__*__*__*__*__*__*__*
The leads padded up to the old Alpha, understanding that these were his last few moments. Rusty comforted them all in turn, then turned himself so that he was facing the direction of the nursery, where he could hear a sound growing constantly louder.
*__*__*__*__*__*__*__*__*
Mystery's paws were aching, but she pressed on, worry for her mentor giving her paws a life of their own.All that went through her mind was, It can't be. Not now. Not for Rusty. Not yet.
She crashed through the saplings surrounding the clearing, and nearly collided with a muscular, russet male she had never seen before. She could tell instantly that he was a Lead by the way he held himself.
Her attention wasn't on him, though. It was on the other grown wolves in the clearing. Each one of them was different, yet all held themselves with authority, giving them away as the Leads of the forest.
A shot rang through the air, pulling Mystery's attention to her mentor, who now had a small hole in chest where blood was squirting out from.
Mystery screamed, and scrambled past the leads to reach her dying mentor.
"Rusty!" she cried. "Rusty!"
"Mystery," Rusty rasped past the blood. "Protect them."
With that, the old Alpha breathed his last.
Mystery lifted her face skyward and howled, letting all of her grief and agony be released into that one howl.
All eight leads padded forward. A white female came and placed her muzzle on Mystery's shoulder.
"You are Alpha now, Mystery," she whispered to the distressed pup.
Mystery's head shot down. She looked around in confusion. Each Lead she looked at bowed their head, out of respect and submittal to the new Alpha.
*__*__*__*__*__*__*__*__*
I hope you liked the chapter!! This is my first fiction on PC, and I hope you like it.
Feedback would be greatly appreciated!! Also, This is an original fiction, and I own all copyrights to this story and its characters. :) Thank you!!
The eight Leads stepped into the moonlit clearing and approached the Alpha, an old russet colored male. Each wolf's pelt and eyes reflected their ability. The Alpha studied the wolves before him, knowing few of them would like what must be said.
" You summoned us?" a reddish male said, dipping his head respectfully.
The old Alpha nodded. "That I did, Pyre," he said calmly. "I've summoned all of you here to tell you something of high priority.
"This is how it must be. I must choose a wolf to take my place when my time comes."
"This we know," muttered a sand colored male, "but which wolf is best suited for the job?"
"Perhaps, Zirconia?" suggested a light brown female.
A muscular white male nodded, while a yellowish male barked, "Of course! She'd be great!"
A dark brown female commented logically, "She is young and strong, and has a great mind."
The Alpha studied the seven wolves complimenting Zirconia, then turned to the only silent one, a small white female. "Well, Frost, you're unusually silent. What are your thoughts of Zirconia?"
With eight older wolves watching her, Frost shrunk a little, then stood up tall and voiced her concerns clearly.
"I believe Zirconia could do well, but I fear she would not be ready anytime soon. It's true, she is intelligent, but her intelligence does not give her wisdom, which every Alpha must have. Also, she's not the leaderly type. She shies away from all responsibility, leaving other wolves to clean up her messes.
"Her element may be unique, but that is not all there is to a respectable Alpha.An Alpha must set an example for all wolves to follow by being strong, caring, compassionate, brave, intelligent, loyal, and wise beyond their years. Zirconia does not fill all these rolls."
"Rusty, she has a point," commented a small, pale yellow female.
"That she does, Breeze," said Rusy, the current Alpha. "Any other suggestions?
Each Lead shook their head.
"No? How about among the pups?"
"Umm... Pansy, perhaps?" said the dark brown female.
"No, Forresta. Think harder!"
"Storm?" asked the yellow male.
"Now now, Sparx. You're not allowed to suggest your own pup," said the white-furred male. "That's why I suggest Splash."
"Torrent, Splash is your sister's pup, and most certainly not the wisest," said the sand colored male. "Sweeps is older, and more experienced."
"Squirrel is much more used to the forest," said the light brown female.
"Fauna, Windy could beat Squirrel anytime," said Breeze.
"Now, now, Breeze. You shouln't tell that to Ember," commented Pyre.
"Blizzard would be the best from my element," added Frost, "but the Alpha's element is supposed to be unique. We can't ignore that."
"Few in the forest are unique anymore, Frost," reminded Duster.
Mystery... the wind seemed to whisper.
Mystery... the trees echoed.
Thunder sounded nearby. Mystery...
Mystery... the river sang.
Mystery... a cackling fire added.
Mystery... birds chirped.
Mystery... the tumbling trash told.
Mystery... the mountaintop blizzard chorused.
As Alpha, Rusty could hear each sound, but each lead could listen only to their own element.
"I know what you are thinking," began Rusty, "and yes, I have chosen Mystery to succeed me."
"She is only seven moons old!" exclaimed Pyre angrily. "How can she wisely protect the entire forest?"
"She can do it," whispered Frost. "I have faith in her."
"But she has no element!" Pyre snapped, his fur flaming. "The Alpha is supposed to have a unique element, not be without one!"
Forresta calmly took a step back, while Torrent rushed forward to calm down his lifelong friend.
"Mystery is the wisest choice," Forresta commented, calm despite the burning wolf near her, "but shouldn't this decision be made nearer the time of your departure?"
Rusty faced her solemnly. "My time is near.About her element," he said, turning to face Pyre, "do not believe she does not have one, for that would make you foolish. She has one, and it is far more unique than any this forest has seen in a long time."
"What might that be?" Sparx asked, trying to imagine an element like that.
"I fear you will find out all too soon," Rusty whispered, half to himself.
Suddenly, he lifted his head and howled to the moon. Looking back to the confused leaders, he explained, "My time is near."
*__*__*__*__*__*__*__*__*
Mystery lay down next to her mother,feeling dreary after her day's lesson with Rusty, her mentor, followed by a hunting instruction with her sister, Zirconia. Suddenly, the young pup went rigid. She lifted her head to look the direction of the clearing where all the leads met with the Alpha monthly to give reports.
Facing that direction, her paws began to tingle. Mystery stood up, and bolted that direction, not understanding why, but knowing that something terrible was about to happen.
*__*__*__*__*__*__*__*__*
The leads padded up to the old Alpha, understanding that these were his last few moments. Rusty comforted them all in turn, then turned himself so that he was facing the direction of the nursery, where he could hear a sound growing constantly louder.
*__*__*__*__*__*__*__*__*
Mystery's paws were aching, but she pressed on, worry for her mentor giving her paws a life of their own.All that went through her mind was, It can't be. Not now. Not for Rusty. Not yet.
She crashed through the saplings surrounding the clearing, and nearly collided with a muscular, russet male she had never seen before. She could tell instantly that he was a Lead by the way he held himself.
Her attention wasn't on him, though. It was on the other grown wolves in the clearing. Each one of them was different, yet all held themselves with authority, giving them away as the Leads of the forest.
A shot rang through the air, pulling Mystery's attention to her mentor, who now had a small hole in chest where blood was squirting out from.
Mystery screamed, and scrambled past the leads to reach her dying mentor.
"Rusty!" she cried. "Rusty!"
"Mystery," Rusty rasped past the blood. "Protect them."
With that, the old Alpha breathed his last.
Mystery lifted her face skyward and howled, letting all of her grief and agony be released into that one howl.
All eight leads padded forward. A white female came and placed her muzzle on Mystery's shoulder.
"You are Alpha now, Mystery," she whispered to the distressed pup.
Mystery's head shot down. She looked around in confusion. Each Lead she looked at bowed their head, out of respect and submittal to the new Alpha.
*__*__*__*__*__*__*__*__*
I hope you liked the chapter!! This is my first fiction on PC, and I hope you like it.
Feedback would be greatly appreciated!! Also, This is an original fiction, and I own all copyrights to this story and its characters. :) Thank you!!
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