His ears pricked up and he nodded. Lucky smiled and got up, flicking her tail over Matt's muzzle, she went to find Anya.

Chapter 3

Total devestation.

Becky woke early in the morning, feeling hungry she went to the big cave and nudged Anya. "We need food," She told her as Anya stirred. "Um... Sure." Anya replied, getting up and strecthing. Anya padded into her mother's Forest, wondering where she was, she knew that she was the spirit of the forest, and she was definately her daughter, but she didn't always know where she was. She pricked her ears up as she heard something rattling in the bush, she sniffed the air, it was a dog. Anya tilted her head and narrowed her eyes as a borwn and black border collie crashed throught the bush. "Who are you!" Anya growled at the dog. The dog yelped in terror and replied with a shaky voice "Shaina." she pinned her ears down and backed away into the bushes. Anya relaxed a bit. "I sense you mean no harm." She said soothingly. "You may go, just be quick. I'm Anya by the way." She murred. Shaina nodded and raced off at a terrifying pace. "Wow." Anya said, turning her attention back to hunting, she soon found a deer and hunted it down.

Dragging the deer back to the camp, she dropped it on the floor and called her packmates over. "Breakfast time." she annouced and everyone padded over. Spooky hovered a few yards away, but finally built up the courage to padd up and take a bite. "Hey Spooky." Jackie smiled, as Spooky shoved his way inbetween him and Matt. "Hey." Spooky replied, blinking as he chewed on a small peice of meat. "I wanna try hunting." He muttered, his eyes clouded as he thought of the time he had watched Jackie catch the rabbit. "You will try one day, Spooky." Jackie laughed. Spooky chcukled and took another peice, then he trotted off to a moss patch and lay down to eat it. Jackie followed with a slightly larger peice.

Becky smiled as she watched the two friends eat together. "He really is fitting in, isn't he?" Charlie asked, sitting beside Becky. "Yes. I think so, I'm so proud of him." Becky smiled. Charlie smiled and lay down, putting her head on her paws. "I smell fire." Charlie said suddenly, she pricked her ears up and stared off into the distance. "You sure?" Becky said, suddenly alert. Charlie eyes clouded with terror. "Yes. Its right there!" She said pointing with her muzzle, she shot up and legged it to the cave where the rest of the pack was sheltering now. "FIRE! Run!" She yelled. Jackie and Spooky looked up, terrifyed, they got up and raced out, just to jolt to a stop and stare at the raging flames. "Oh god..." Matt muttered is disbelief as he came out, followed by Lucky and Anya. "Lets get out of here." Lucky said, running to the river, "We'll be save on the other side I think." She called back to them. The pack followed without question. Becky trailed along after them, sorrow in her eyes, she didn't want to lose the camp that had been their territory for so long. "Bye Shadow-Claw camp." She muttered before slipping into the water and swimming strongly towards the other shore.

Shock looked back at the fire from the other side, his fur was completely soaked, he hated that. Thunder came to sit beside him, and he pinned his ears down, Thunder and him didn't get a long very well anymore. Thunder worried about her brother, Sensor, she knew he was out there somewhere. "Lets hope Sensor ain't in the fire." She muttered to Shock before walking off to join Charlie who was trying to calm Jackie and Spooky down. "It's okay." Shock heard Charlie murr, "You're gonna be fine." Jackie didn't look convinced but at least Spooky had stopped shivering and was now looking at Charlie with a look of admiration, he was starting to respect his pack again, a goo sign. Shock sighed and padded over to Lucky and Matt. "Hey guys." He said as he settled down beside them. "Hey..." Matt replied, looking at becky who was staring at the fire which was still raging. Lucky nuzzled Matt, hoping that it would calm him. "What if Melody is out there?" Matt sighed, he glanced at Lucky who was looking at him, her head tilted. "Who's Melody?" she asked, confused. "Oh... Umm... Just someone I know..." He trailed off, looking embaressed. "I hope she's okay though." he sighed, putting his head on his paws.

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Becky swam back over, her pack followed, what they saw there made them gasop in horror, there was nothing, hardly. "We're gonna have to find a new territory..." Becky sighed, breathing slowly. Thunder let out a cry of despair as they swam back over. "We're heading into Wind-Fall territory!" Matt called to Becky as they race through the unburnt part of the forest. "We'll drive them out then." Becky yelled back. Matt snorted, 'how in the world are we able to do that?' he said in his thoughts. Just then he thought he saw a glimpse of Melody, well at least he thought he did, he shook his head, there was no time to worry about his mate.

Dakota sat at a distance from the Wind-Fall pack camp. "Hmmm." she sighed, narrowing her eyes at a small pup, it was wondering away from the rest. "They wouldn't notice." She whispered before pouncing on it and killing the helpless thing with one bite. She dragged it back into the bushes and drained it of it's blood. She then dug a ditch, just big enough for the pup to fit in. Burying it, she looked up to the sky and said a few words "I'm sorry for the life I have taken." She hated the way she had to kill her own kind, she had almost committed suicide for it once. Dakota sighed and padded away from the dead pup. Back to Nome she went, not caring if anyone saw her.

Becky came to a halt when she smelt Wind-Fall scent. they were close. Very close. She signaled for her pack to wait and crept slowly into the camp. The she-wolf that had killed Fanuco, looked up growling. "What, are you doing here?" She snarled, crouching and moving forward slightly.

Chapter 4

Fighter.

Shaina peeked through the bushes, she was looking in on two packs confronting each other. "Wow..." She muttered to herself, hoping no one had heard, close to her was what looked like a grave. "Has someone died here?" She frowned tilting her head to one side and gazed at the muddy spot. "Looks just big enough for a pup..." Shaina sighed, her eyes filling up with tears. She looked back to the other canines as a Black wolf with yellowish bangs, said "Our territory has been burned away by fire." Shaina looked from her to another wolf that went by the name of Valerie. "Apffft. You lie." Valerie snarled. Charlie growled. "We do NOT lie!" She said, right in Valerie's face. Valerie then burst into a fit of laughter. "You really expect me to believe a stupid wolf like you, Charlie?" Charlie's eye's widened. "How do you know my name?" Charlie said, shock easily showing in her voice. Valerie sneered, "I heard it in our last battle... Oh and I know there's a Matt in your pack too." Matt was at that point staring down at his paws, but snapped his head up at the mention of his name. Matt growled and took a step forwards, but Lucky stopped him. Shaina smiled, this was her moment to walk out and confront this ungreatful wolf. Shaina got up and crawled out of the bushes, no one looked round. 'Good, i can sneak up on 'em.' she though, keeping close to the ground she crept forward untill she was crouching behind Valerie.

Jumping up, using as much power as her legs could give the small boder collie, Shaina launched her powerful self onto this terrible she-wolf. Biting into her neck, Shaina smiled as Valerie let out a cry of surprise. "I may be small, but I'm lethal." shaina snarled in Valerie's ear. Valerie tried to push Shaina off her, but didn't succeed.

"Gerroff me!" valerie Growled, scratching every spot of Shaina she could. Becky and her pack, stared in shock as the dog pinned Valrie down. Charlie walked over and ended Valeries misary. "There, no more trouble from her." Charlie sneered. After they heard this, Valeries pack fled.

Spooky had ran away the minute he had saw Shaina appear, he was making his way back to Nome, where he could talk to Jenna and Balto. When he reached None, he stared around the town, till he saw the redish orange and white husky, zooming through shadows, Spooky made his way over to her. "Hey." He whispered from under a bench. jenna looked down. "Hey, the race is about to start, good timing." She smiled.

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That's the end of this book. I think I failed but mreh *Shrugs.* Pwease comment ^^