PART 3
Dusty laid her head on her paws as she looked at the door as though hoping someone was going to walk in, perhaps her old owner coming to rescue her and take her home again? She knew it wasn’t possible because all the lights in the town were off which meant that all the people were fast asleep by now. Looking out the window she noticed that it was a perfectly clear night and she could see more stars then she had ever seen before. Slowly her eyes started to close as she smiled to herself thinking about the first time she had met her real friends.

A small puppy ran up to a puppy Dusty biting her on the ear making Dusty growl as she turned around to face them. ‘Stop it!’ Dusty yelled running forward and was about to leap on the puppy when about three others walked up to her. Quickly stopping Dusty looked at the four puppies and realized that they must all be siblings.

‘Hey leave our brother alone!’ The largest puppy said walking forward towards Dusty who stood her ground as she watched him.

‘He bit my ear…’ Dusty started but didn’t get to finish.

‘She’s lying!’ The puppy who had bitten her cried as the three siblings growled and walked forward towards Dusty who began to look worried.

‘Thats what we get for trying to accept a wolf!’ The largest one said frowning. Before any of them could jump on Dusty who still held her ground a group of three husky puppies walked forward and stood beside her.

‘He’s lying we saw him!’ Puppy Ralph said loudly, he was already bigger then all the puppies even though he was the same age.

‘Yeah and there’s nothing wrong with having wolf-blood.’ Kodi said growling and stepping forward beside Dusty.

‘Fine but it’s your loss hanging around with that!’ The largest one of the other puppies said as he and his siblings quickly ran away. Smiling to herself Dusty turned around to the three husky puppies who had just saved her from the others. ‘Thank you guys.’

‘I’m Kirby’ One of them said holding his head up high.

‘Ralph.’ The large one said smiling down at her.

‘I’m Kodiak…but you can call me Kodi.’ Kodi said looking down at Dusty. ‘What’s your name?”

‘Dusty…my names Dusty and I’m a dog like you.’ She said smiling up at them. The four quickly bounded away and began to play together and for the first time Dusty had friends…real friends…


A sound outside made Dusty instantly jerk awake, standing up she quickly ran to the door. ‘JD?’ She whispered looking under the crack of the door.

‘It’s me Xander!’ Came the excited voice of the Husky she had met only a few days ago. Dusty instantly growled low as she stepped back away from the door.

‘You got me captured by that tyrant Striker, if I ever get my paws on you I’ll…’ She didn’t get to finish because another voice interrupted her.

‘Wow if I’d known you had such an attitude I would never have tricked you before to come to my pack…’ Dusty’s ears instantly perked up and her tail waged behind her.

‘JD is that you!’ She said holding back her excitement as she placed her eye down near the crack of the door trying to see outside.

‘Who else would it be?’ He said slyly.

‘The door’s locked and I can’t open it but the windows open to the side…’ Dusty heard them walking on the wooden verandah and followed the sound of footsteps to the window. ‘…I can’t jump out I’ve been tied down.’ Dusty sighed sitting down looking up at the window.

‘Push it open as much as you can…’ JD called out as Dusty strained against the rope leash and pushed the window as hard as she could with her nose hoping it would open enough so he could come inside and help her.

Once she had opened it she quickly stepped back. After a few moments JD jumped through the window landing right in front of Dusty who looked up at him and smiled. For a moment neither of them said anything as JD quickly looked at the rope that was holding her. ‘I’ve tried to bite through it so I can break free but it’s to thick and strong.’ Dusty said looking at JD who looked at the rope as though trying to figure out what he could do.

After a moment he smiled and turned to her, ‘I agree it’s much too thick even for me but I’m going to try and tear the hook it’s tied to off the wall.’ He quickly walked forward and picked up the rope in his mouth near where it was tied to the hook. Pulling on the rope as hard as he could JD felt as though his teeth where going to snap because he was pulling so hard. In the corner of his eye he watched as Dusty picked up the rope in front of her and also started to pull. Suddenly the hook snapped off the wall and because both of them were pulling so hard they fell back. Quickly standing up Dusty laughed a little to herself looking at JD who looked quite proud of himself. ‘Come on lets get out of this building.’ JD said smiling as he quickly turned around and easily jumped out of the window. For a moment Dusty looked up at the window and swallowed hard before quickly jumping out but when she landed she  stumbled falling on to her face, she blushed madly as she quickly stood up and looked at JD who smiled but didn’t say anything. From around the corner Xander suddenly appeared.

‘YOU!’ Dusty roared jumping forward in front of JD and growling loudly at Xander.

‘Wait Dusty!' Xander said quickly taking a step back but Dusty didn’t seem to be listening. Xander looked up at JD who seemed to be enjoying the sight before he quickly jumped in front of Dusty.

‘He’s told me everything, he didn’t know that Striker was going to kidnap you.’ Behind him Xander was nodding quickly as Dusty just growled but stepped back knowing that JD wouldn’t lie to her.

‘How are we going to get that rope from around your neck?’ JD continued looking at Dusty who still had the rope tied around her neck and a long trail of it behind her. It was thick to bite through so that meant the only way was for a person to take it off.

‘Let me help I know how to get it off!’ Xander said jumping up and down as Dusty looked at him and quickly shook her head.

‘How?’ JD said stepping forward looking at Xander who quickly ran down the road.

‘Follow me and I’ll show you…’ He finished disappearing into the darkness. JD was about to follow when Dusty quickly jumped in front of him with a worried expression.

‘We can’t trust him JD, it was his fault I was captured before.’ Dusty sighed thinking about the horrible Striker and what could have happened if she hadn’t been saved.

‘Don’t worry if he even tries anything I’ll be there…’ With that JD quickly followed after Xander. Smiling for a moment Dusty looked after them before she too followed them.

The three stopped at a small house where Xander was sitting on the door step looking down at them. ‘This is my owner, she loves dogs and I promise she’ll take it off you.’

‘Wait a minute I look like a wolf.’ Dusty said quickly.

‘You’re wearing a collar aren’t you?” Xander asked but didn’t let anyone  reply because he quickly continued, ‘She’ll just think you’re a dog who’s got caught in the rope.’ Dusty raised an eyebrow before sighing her pride wasn’t worth not being able to get the horrible heavy rope from around her neck off. ‘You go hide.’ Xander said looking at JD who frowned for a moment before stepping back into the shadows where all you could see were his eyes glowing in the moonlight.

Walking up the door Xander started to whine as he pawed the door, after a few moments a light came on inside and a lady walked out and looked down at them. She bent down beside Xander and patted him on the head before he moved and stood beside Dusty who tried to look as much like a dog as she could. ‘Oh no you poor dog got caught in all that rope!’ The lady said yawning and bending slowly untying the rope, ‘I’ve told those men not to leave it around...you coming in Xander?’ She asked looking down at Xander who quickly jumped off form the porch shaking his head and wagging his tail. Dusty just stood there as she looked in to the house where a warmth seemed to be flowing out it. The lady quickly closed the door and the warmth coming from inside was instantly stopped and was replaced with the cold frosty air of the winters night. Breathing out Dusty watched her breath disappear in the cold air wanting nothing more then for the lady to open the door and invite her inside.

‘Dusty…’ Quickly hearing her name she snapped out of her daze as she turned around to see JD looking at her and the realization of what she was doing came back to her as she quickly walked up beside him. JD turned to Xander who looked quite pleased with himself, ‘Thanks Xander but we must leave now we need to get back to the pack…’

‘No problem and hey Dusty no hard feelings?’ Xander said smiling at Dusty who just huffed and turned around. For a moment Xander looked at her before quickly running away in to the night obviously going to cause more trouble.

JD and Dusty quickly began to run towards the forest but suddenly Dusty skidded to a halt in the snow and wouldn’t move. Stopping JD turned around to face her, ‘Come on what are you waiting for?’ He asked looking back at her.

‘We can’t leave yet.’ Dusty said looking back at the town.

‘Why ever not Dusty?’ JD asked walking up to her.

‘I can’t leave till I save my new owner.’ She said looking up at JD who frowned.

‘Look what he did to you? And besides how do you know he’s even in trouble?’

‘He didn’t do anything to me he was trying to save me but-I was just too stupid to see…’ Dusty sighed ‘…JD being a dog means