next to her. "Jumper, we better get going before more trouble comes." Aleu said as she got up Jumper's ear started rabidly moving as he got up. "Jumper what is it?" Aleu asked Then she felt the ground rumbaling under her paws and pebbled flying off the ground. Jumper looked up with his river blue eyes. "Run!" he screamed to Aleu. Her legs quickly carried her away along with Jumper's. Aleu looked back to sere that her parents, brother, and friend were right behind them, but them she notice the huge dog pack, being lead by Steele.

         "yeah Aleu!" Jenna screamed "Glad you guys are back, KEEP RUNNING!" Aleu screamed back Dusty acted like her hunger was all gone because most of it was. While the group had be running they quickly picked up some of th fruit Jumper had gathered for Aleu. Behind them Steele's voice raged on. "Come back Aleu, I wou't bite!" he said in a teasing way. One of the dogs started to bite at Balto and Dusty's feet. Aleu new that they would be tired in a minute.

             Aleu and the others were still running from Steele and the dog pack. As she looked at the others she knew that sooner than later that their legs were warying out and Steele would  get them. Then word echoed inside Aleu's head. Speed up, say it! Aleu knew that she had to if they were going to out run the other "Speed Up!" cried Aleu Then Aleu's feet started going fast. As she looked around the same us happening to Balto, Jenna, Dusty, Jumper, and Kodi. She didn't feel tired and as she contuined looking they were much more ahead pf the others. "No!" screamed Steele Aleu knew she was about to say the same, but them the pack stopped running. "Must have given up!" Kodi laugh "No they didnt'" Jumper said Kodi looked in front of his and everyone saw that they were about to fall off the cliff.

        "Aleu, make it stop!" Dusty cried Aleu didn't hear any word in her head. "Sory, but I can't." she replied Then they all felt it. Wind was flying in there faces and fur. Fear in there eyes as they fell toward the large body of water that looked like a  sea. It was the same place Aleu had been when she was the new leader of Nava's pack and crossed to new land. Then they all flet water hit their fur. The water was pulling them under. What would happen now

    Steele had quicklycome to a halt at the edge of the cliff along with the dog pack. "They won't survie in the water. It will pull them all under." Steele said with a dark laugh He turned away along with the pack their eyes glowing yellow. Steele once again started running while the pack followed. "Our leader will be proud." He said to the others

      Aleu was trying to swim along with the others, but the water was only pulling her down. Aleu and the other struggled to swim and beat the water, but it was no use. Water was filling their lungs blocking the air. So they would lose all their air and lower to their final grave. Aleu heard the gem speaking to her in her head again. Say under air...NOW!. Aleu knew she had to do it or her life would dissapear along with Balto's life and Jenna. So would Jumper's life and Kodi along with Dusty. "Under...air." Aleu said weakly Then something happened to her and the others. Aleu's lungs became filled with air. She felt better as she looked at her friends and family to see the gem had affected them to, but it wasn't over. Aleu felt pain throw her body and started struggling again. Dusty was the next to feelthe pain along with Kodi, Balto, Jumper, and Jenna, who was the last. What was happeneing to them.

 Chapter 9

Under water fun

      Aleu still had pain in her body. It was strange because the pain was mosty in the side of her neck and feet along with her long tail. Them the pain in the right side and left side started to ease up. Aleu raised a paws to her left side and felt something strange. It was like her still was kind of pealing of. The others felt the same in their neck, them Aleu knew what had happened. The gem had given her gills like a fish. Them Aleu looked at her front paws and found webbed skin betreen her fingers. Her eyes drew to her back feet. Aleu had not gotten what she thought she would get. Her feet had become long fish fins, but it wasn't over. Aleu tryed to hold back, but her legs glued together along with her tail. Her fur turned into sniney light blue scales and now she had no legs. Aleu's diamond eye looked at her tail that was  now a back fin. The other had the sa me. Jenna's tail was a long red tail, while Dusty's was a shiny gray or purple. Balto's was a light green and Kodi's was a bright yellow. Aleu knew what this power had given her. Now they were ready for the water.

             "Niju!" cried the figure Niju looked at Steele as his eyes growed a dark red. Steele again had pain all over for a few minutes and then it stopped. "You are an idiot Steele. You could have gotten the gem and it will give them powers to breath under water. YOURS DOES THAT!" the voice screamed "I'm...sorry mater please..I can..still be of help. I know were the town is.."Steele replied with scaredness in his eyes The dark figure was sitting under the bottom of a fallen tree as the figure started at the dog with hatred in his or her's eyes. "If only I wasn't so stupid and made that deal with Jumper I would have the gem by now." the figure growled "I feel bad for you master. He made the deal that if he went and got the gem we wouldn't do what we did to the others. replied Niju The figured smiled showing nasty yellow teeth that was dripping with green goo. "My poison fangs come in handdy..hmmm I have an idea."

     The figure explain his or her's plan to their wolves and dog so they could know what they had to do. Niju started walking away with the other wolves. Niju knew what he had to do. "I wil find the package and bring it to you." He said Niju knew what he had to get and he planned too

       Aleu loooked up at the sky throw the water. It was growing dark outside the water. Her tail hurt and so did the other tails. Aleuknew to had to find a place to settle. The gem would keep them in this form. Aleu felt it still around her neck as she settled down on the dirt bottom. "This has been quite an adventure so far." Dusty said happily as her purple eyes closed along with Kodi's. "I just hope we all are ok at the end." Jumper said Aleu's smile turned underside down. The words echoed a"gain in her head When one is taken....

 Chapter 10

The little package

      Meanwhile miles away inside a small cave a small little wolf was staring at the rain falling outside the small hole in the rock. She wasn't a pup, but young. Not even a year yet. "Oh I hope my brother is ok." She said to herself her blue crystal eyes filed with fear as the rain reflected againest them "I'm glad he told me were the fruit was.." the wolf said as her eyes started to close Then they flew open again to the sound of a noise. Her  head flew up to see thousaunds of eyes glowing red and staring at her. "Uhh!" she cried Niju started at the wolf and said "Don't worry we know were your brother Jumper is." Niju said "Yoo..you do. " said the little wolf "Yes we do, but we haven't come to take you to him. Were're here to kidnap you." Niju said as he grabbed her scruff with his fangs. "Ahhh!" screamed the wolf

       Jumper's eyes flew open along with Aleu's and all the others "Sofia!" he said "Who is Sofia?" Jenna asked "That scream was my sister's scream." Jumper said "What were is your sister!" Kodi replied "I was separated from her, but I told her were the food was." Jumper said  "Hopfully we will find her." Dusty said Morning had come, but the clouds still were hiding the sun. "Come on we have to keep moving if we was going to return the gem and see if we find Sofia." said Aleu

     "Master the package is here." Niju said as he walked up towards the dark figure "Very good Niju. You have not failed your misson to get it. Now were is see?" the dark figure said Niju looked behind himself and saw a few wolves carring Sofia in their mouths. "Please were is me brother?" she said in a scared tone The wolves thregh her forward in front of their master. Sofia looked at her surounding as yellow and red eyes started  at her. "Your brother was here,but he got away, but now he has not done what we wanted him to do. So we are useing you." the figure said Niju pushed Sofia in front of figure. Sofia felt claws grab her and pull her closer, but it wasn't over. Sofia felt teeth sink into her side close to her neck. "AhHHH!.' She cried The figure was biting her an letting the green pioson sink in.

          "Master the group has survieved the water!" screamed a wolf looking into the pool The figure