Creatures of Nightmares

Chapter 1: Secrets

The pack of three hyenaedons crouched by the mountain. Two males, one female. They creeped forward near an Argentavis walking around. The group of hyenaedons suddenly pounced. A gray male sank his teeth into a wing. The other male, a larger black hyenaadon, sank his teeth in the other wing. The female, a light brown, bit the Argentavis’ neck. With one last cry, the Argentavis was done. “Good,” the gray male hissed. The female stood tall, and snarled. She knew the males always took all of the credit for her hunting skills. “Calm down, little girl,” the black one sneered. “It would be awfully bad if someone heard you.. perhaps.. tripped at the top of the mountain..” He brushed against her with a hiss and nodded to the gray male.

The gray male pulled the army and they disappeared in the shadows. The female growled in disgust. She followed and went to the rest of the pack.

This pack consisted of twelve hyenaedons, and about eight of them were males. The males practically ruled the packs. Sometimes even wars came from males trying to gain power.

The black male stood high. “You, my darling hyenaedons, will eat tonight because of me. All I require is your obedience.” The pack cheered, “Yes, Shadow!” But not out of happiness, but of fear. If they didn’t cheer, something bad was bound to happen.

The female stayed at the back of the group. She was strong and smart, and the males only used her. All of the females never had names. They were worthless to Shadow. But she would come up with a plan. A plan to escape.

Chapter 34

The wolf clung to the wyvern’s tail, thinking of all it had been through. It used to confuse the wolf, but now he understood.

—-

A tan wolf appeared to the soon-to-be-wolf-with-a-cloak.

“Hello,” the tan wolf said.

He curled his tail to reveal a younger version of the wolf.

“That’s.. me?” The wolf asked.

“Young you,” the tan wolf said. “It’s quite confusing, but I’ve meddled with time before. You will go to the future. You will never have any memory of being pulled into the future, which one would expect if young you experienced that. But you will have the memories the young you had once you go to the future.”

The wolf was still confused.

“Do not worry. You don’t have to understand. All you have to do is come with me. You’ll see.”

The wolf set its paw on the tan one’s and they travelled to the future.

“Ack!” The wolf said as memories flooded its mind. Heart wrenching, and sweet, and terrible, and beautiful memories. It half collapsed on the floor.

The tan wolf lifted it up and looked it in the eyes.

“Do not worry, for you are with me. I shall protect you, and in return, you shall protect others.”

The tan wolf pulled out a cloak for the wolf. It put the cloak on.

“Goodbye now,” the tan wolf said. “I will communicate with your mind.” He then paused. “And be patient. I know you remember the wolf from young you’s memories. You will meet that wolf. In time.”

—-

-Young me had taken my place- it thought. -but we are like two different wolves, because I have no memory of being young and led by the tan wolf. We are the same but different.- (lol do u readers understand? It is a bit odd)

The wolf’s cloak billowed in the wind.

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Prince wasn’t exactly healing, but was able to fight off the pain and walk around.

Astra looked at his handsome face.

She then looked away.

She had to do this. She knew she had to.

“Prince..” she began to speak. He turned and looked at her as they were walking. “I.. I love you..”

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Ridley trudged on with the other three. Pax had found them and joined.

“Here we are,” he said, as his paws sank in mud. Jane jumped on his back. “Hey,” he snapped.

“What? I’m not getting my boots dirty..”

They walked through the swamp. “We just have to find a diplocaulus and ask them to get the weed.”

“A Diplo?” Reign asked. “Why would we need that creature? ‘R they something special? Are they the only ones ‘o can get it?”

“Yep,” Ridley said, with a soft sigh. The cold mud felt good between his paws.

A creature soared at them and ripped Jane off Ridley’s back.

Ridley turned around, clawing the Kaprosuchus. It hissed but Ridley killed it in mere seconds, turning to Jane.

She frowned with a deep scratch in her left arm and mud all over her soaked clothes. “Fun times, guys. That was a great experience.” She said sarcastically as she stood up and hopped back on Ridley.

He huffed but softly smiled as they continued looking for a Diplo.

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Prince’s eyes gleamed.

Astra looked away.

He was confused.

“I..

Love..

You..

As a friend.”

He gulped nervously as she continued.

“I’ve thought about this. You.. you feel more like a brother to me than a lover. You’ve been there for me.. but.. no one can beat Apollo..”

“..I understand.”

She sighed and looked down. “If only he was here..”

Prince nuzzled her head, but not like a lover would do.

Like a brother.

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KJ had paused his search near a ridge at the swamp. He silently ate something as he saw a flash of orange.

He sent an arrow flying at Reign.

“Not so fast, are yeh?” She asked, as Jane showed she had caught the arrow moments before it would have hit Reign’s chest. Reign’s words sounded like barks to KJ.

“Gotta say, humans have good aim,” Jane said.

KJ slid down the side of the ridge, splashing water on Jane.

She grimaced at it hit her wound.

The wolf in the cloak followed.

“I’ve been practicing,” KJ said, grabbing Jane’s wrists that were flying at him.

A few humans alighted wyverns out of nowhere and joined the fight.

They didn’t have Astra, so it was chaos.

“I taught you,” said KJ, “but you can’t beat me.”

He thrust a knife in her wound, opening it more.

He kicked her head and she fell into the water.

Pax thrust himself on the humans, knocking them onto a ridge.

“Jane!” Yelled Ridley, but a human blocked his view for a moment. A shadowy creature pulled her down in the water. She disappeared.

Reign was caught by a net and cried, “WHY ARE THEY NETS ALWAYS AIMED AT MEH??!?!?”

She was shot with tranq darts.

“Astra must’ve been the wolf holding us together,” Ridley said, battling a human with his claws. “Or Prince. He wasn’t terrible with a sword.”

Pax was hit with darts, and went out cold.

Ridley was surrounded.

The cloaked wolf pounced on a human and was still invisible.

Ridley saw the humans fall to the ground in seconds to something that could not be seen.

Then the wolf revealed itself as it clawed KJ’s face and made him fall unconscious.

It turned and looked at Ridley under its hood.

Ridley’s heart pounded with fear.

It sauntered toward him and whispered in his ear.

“I’m back,” it said, then it vanished.

Ridley breathed in sharply and tried to look for the wolf.

Was it a relative of his?

Was it one of his friends?

Was it.. Shadow? From another time?

All of these questions flooded Ridley’s mind.

He huffed as he noticed KJ had disappeared with the wolf. So did the other humans.

Reign and Pax woke up.

“Where are the humans?” Reign asked.

“They were taken down and disappeared to a wolf.”

The other two watched Ridley, hoping he had more information.

“The wolf.. it said it’s back.”

Reign huffed. “But who’s been gone that came back?”

-DiploLover24

Chapter 29 (hehehe I’m excited)

“Hey KJ,” Jane said.

“Hey. You and the newcomers coming to help us tame this wolf?” He gestured to 4 other men holding rifles with tranq darts.

“Yeah. We want in on the action.”

He smirked and began preparing five rifles.

He handed them to each of the people.

“Ready? Three! Two! One!”

There was a deafening crack as Reign was hit in the side with a dart. The other man began shooting.

Astra lifted her rifle and shot at a man, making him fall unconscious.

“Hey!!! What?!?” KJ slammed his foot into her stomach, almost making her cough blood.

“Sorry. You seem like a nice guy,” she said as she thrusted her fist at him.

He dodged but punched her in the nose. Blood splattered on the ground.

“Ridley, we good?” She asked, dodging KJ.

“Yep!” He said, firing at another man, making him unconscious.

Then, the five secret wolves began battling the humans in the civilization.

Astra created ice swords for the boys.

“Now we’re talking!” Prince cheered as he swung his sword.

“What?!” KJ shrieked.

“Don’t you understand?” Astra asked, kicking his face. She pushed him against the wall, holding an ice dagger.

“We aren’t humans. We’re wolves.”

Ridley paused the manipulation for a second and Astra was a glimmering white wolf. Then it stopped.

KJ snatched the dagger Astra had held and cut her arm. She yelped in pain.

Prince had wounded many people with the sword. The other boys hadn’t done as much damage as him.

Ridley accidentally shattered his sword on the wall and was now relying on his fists as he battled a girl with pink hair. “You know, I really hate hitting girls.”

She smirked. “Too bad.”

She whirled around and kicked him in the stomach, preparing to use a knife.

Jane kicked it out of her hands and knocked her off of her feet. Ridley blushed. “Thanks.” He muttered.

Jane scoffed and whistled, signaling to Astra. Astra created two thin lightweight swords and tossed them to Jane. She gripped the swords and brought humans to their feet.

Pax used his powers to slow his opponents down and steal their weapons, using daggers and thrusting them speedily at humans as he ricocheted off the wall. (Did I use that word right? lol) Like Ridley, he had broken his sword as he hit a shield.

Astra dodged KJ’s attacks, but he kept slicing her arms. They were bloody now, and Astra groaned.

Prince ran toward her, knocked KJ off his feet, and thrust the sword in his leg. Then he lifted it out and impaled a human’s arm. That human had headed toward Astra with a sword.

Prince smiled at her and continued to wound the humans.

Astra finally had time to break Reign’s cage. She ran out, becoming a human. “Ridley!” She yelped angrily.

Then she fainted. “Oops,” said Ridley. “I forgot she was hit with darts..”

He thrust a dagger at the last rifle man. “There we go,” he said.

Prince had paused to watch. “Nice one, Rid-“

He groaned in pain and collapsed against the wall. A human had sliced his side with a sword. Prince’s sword clattered to the ground as the human headed for the final blow.

Astra pushed the sword away from Prince, cutting her hands in the process. She grabbed Prince’s sword and impaled the human who dared attack her friend. The human groaned as the sword went through his leg.

Prince’s sword now had blood on the blade and handle.

It almost was broken, so Astra snapped it on the wall, letting sharp ice litter the floor. Humans slipped on it.

She saw the injured humans scattered about.

“Let’s go. Reign is safe. We haven’t killed anyone.”

They all ran toward the door, Ridley holding Reign. Astra made an ice wall to stop the humans as the six secret wolves slid on an ice trail (also created by Astra).

They stopped in a cave, filled with ice stalactites. Ridley sent Reign against a wall.

“How did you three escape without injuries?” Astra said, flopping on the ice floor and lifting her bloodied arms.

Pax pointed to a large cut along his leg. Jane flexed, showing off her arm muscles. She had no injuries. Ridley was bruised and had a few small cuts.

Prince had flopped down, near Astra, and fell asleep. His breathing was labored. Despite the fact that you could not see the skin on Astra’s arms through the blood, he had gotten the worst of it.

Ridley manipulated some stone into a bucket and collected water from a stream nearby, grabbing Astra’s arms gently and washing them. She bit her lip and winced.

She had some slightly deep cuts on each arm, but it wasn’t too bad. KJ was not as great at combat as she thought.

“Why are we still humans?” Astra asked.

“If we were wolves, you would not be able to walk,” Ridley answered.

Astra laid back and nodded, then looked at Prince. She used her powers to lift some water out (she couldn’t scoop water because her hands were cut. And the water turned colder because of her magic) and wash Prince’s deep wound.

Ridley, Jane, Pax, and of course Reign were all asleep now.

Prince slowly opened his eyes and lifted his hand toward Astra’s face. She had been looking at the cave entrance.

Astra turned toward Prince as she felt his hand touch her face.

He reached back and tucked some of her hair behind her ear. “Even prettier as a human..” Astra lifted her hand toward Prince’s hand on her cheek.

Then he lowered his hand and fell asleep again.

Astra laid down too, looking at the roof. Maybe she could love again. After all, Prince was the first wolf to ever meet her and be nice.

She looked back at him, noticing his handsome face. -He’s most handsome as a human too ...- she thought, then fell asleep.

Her hand was mere inches away from Prince’s.

Thanks Achatina writers! I was able to write without out a chapter 30 part 2! This is one of my favorite chapters of all! Please let me know what you guys think of this one!

-DiploLover24

Chapter 2

The female hyenaedon trotted over to a cave. The pack was still talking with Shadow. She had only slipped away. Her first escape plan was to just silently leave in the night. But Shadow would be on her tail the second he knew she was gone. She curled up at the entrance of the cave. The female grounded her brain, trying to figure out a plan. Then, she had one.

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She huffed out of the cave the next morning. She stood taller. The female sat down and started grooming her paws. Then, Shadow came. “Hello, dear. We’re hunting. Now.” He hissed. “You go ahead and do that.” She said, still grooming her paws. Shadow gave a warning growl and shoved her to the ground. “We are going. Right. Now.” He snarled. She just replied, “Well, have fun with that grey male.” He roared in anger and ripped her ear. She yelped as if it was extremely painful. A few hyenaedons looked near her.

“You worthless creature!” Shadow growled and bit her back. All the hyenaedons were watching us. Perfect, she thought. “Aren’t all you females tired of Shadow? Tired of his control?” She yipped and kicked Shadow. “Who’s ready to go against him?” She stood tall.

“Oh, my dear,” Shadow cooed. “You’ll never win.” The female saw a flash of red in his eyes. He suddenly howled. But not like a hyenaedon. It was a hollow, eerie, deadly sound. The other hyenaedons howled. Then, they all started heading for her.

She started running and they all chased her. Shadow, leading the pack of 11 hyenaedons, whispered, “I never needed you anyways.”

Hope y’all like this chapter!

-DiploLover24

Chapter 35

Prince was half distraught, half.. relieved.

He liked Astra, but it seemed they weren’t meant to be. It seemed to give him closure. After all, now he wouldn’t be chasing down Astra’s heart.

Hers belonged to Apollo.

But he was gone.

If Prince could be the “brother” of Astra then he would. They had never really had any romantic moments, even. Just playing around.

-I guess we’ve mainly been like siblings..- he thought.

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The wolf had transported the humans back to the base and they had no recollection of the incident.

So it had some power.

It watched the humans scattered around their base.

And then its mind went to its memories.

The heart wrenching ones. The sweet ones. The ones he would always remember.

Then there was one memory.

One that always played in its mind, scaring him, but calming him.

It shook its head and focused on the humans, its hooded cloak hiding him in the shadows.

The wolf wondered whether it would ever see the wolves from its memories.

That would be nice.

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“We need to find Jane,” Ridley said.

Pax and Reign nodded.

“She had been pulled under the water. We should probably be her size.” He immediately made them humans.

“Again with this? I ain’t loving meh thumbs..” Reign yelped.

“Let’s swim in the water.” Ridley fell back into the water, splashing the other two. They followed him as he swam, using the tree roots as a boost.

A sarco swam in the water near them. They hid behind tree roots as it passed. Ridley led again.

He was looking for some kind of hole, something a size Jane could fit in. Ridley suspected a Diplocaulus had taken her. Of course it would’ve. It would’ve known she was a wolf.

They were smart creatures.

-DiploLover24

lol I see this and it is so short but I gtg

Chapter 18 part 1

Astra swung her spiked tail at the grey wolf, but he expertly dodged. “What does Shadow call you?”

The grey wolf scoffed as he dodged more tail attacks. “Fenrir Greyback, after some old story.. (I thought name suited him. Greyback is werewolf in Harry Potter)” he answered.

“Also, nice powers, but look at mine.” He chuckled and dug his paws in the snow, touching the earth within. Swirls appeared on his sides and back. They were a mix of green, yellow, blue, and pink.

Greyback (I can’t remember from HarryPotter if it is Greyback or Grayback) summoned large vines that acted like whips.

They snapped and Astra dodged. One vine hit her tail and the ice shattered, but she felt no pain. “That’s it,” she muttered.

Her swirls glowed blue as she created thin ice armor around her. It took much of her strength, but protected her greatly. Fenrir’s green eyes glowed as the vines folded into wolf figures.

Astra noticed how when the vines-wolves ran it was awkward. They had to keep their paws attached to the ground. Astra ran a bit away from them and darted making an ice trail, going high.

While Fenrir was busy making more vine-wolves, she made ice ones.

The ice-wolves dominated the vine-wolves. They could take any vines that whipped them and could easily rip the vine-wolves apart. She jumped off the trail and said to Fenrir, “Come on. Let’s make this just us.”

Ice-wolves and vine-wolves disappeared. She recreated her ice armor and spiked tail, now with an upgrade. As she swung the tail, spikes were released. Fenrir dodged and chuckled.

Astra was getting tired. He could tell in the way she fought. “Little girl, little girl, it’s best if you stop right now.”

She snarled and started charging at him. His swirls glowed.

Astra was enveloped in vines, struggling to get free. They squeezed her, snapping the armor. She moaned.

“Now you know what it’s like to meet an EarthPaw. And it’s time enough that you visit Shadow.”

She was unconscious by then.

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Apollo nodded as if in agreement with catching Astra. “What’ll you do after?”

“I’ll stick her in the dungeon for a few days to weaken her. Then I’ll kill her in front of everyone. Then the other prophecy wolves.”

“What a plan, father,” he said. “They’ll be dead in no time.”

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Astra woke up, dragged by Fenrir in vines. Tight vines. She couldn’t make a sound, though. She shouldn’t let him know she’s awake.

He was dragging her to a castle. They entered. I was more like a long hall lined with red and gold, with many rooms. There was a hall to the left that led to the dungeon. He opened the door and tossed her in.

Astra hit the floor with a thud. She heard murmurs around her. “Is this Astra?”

“Wasn’t she meant to save us?”

“Why was she caught?”

And then a familiar voice. “Guys, it’s ok. We’ll figure out how to escape. Apollo is out.” It was Prince.

The winged wolf, Pax, and Prince began ripping the vines around her. She groaned and stood up.

One male white mammoth said, “Wow she’s pretty. Isn’t she the one you two like?”

Prince and Pax grumbled in annoyance.

“Ok well, where’s Apollo?” Astra asked.

“He went out with Shadow. But I’m positive he’s still on our team.” Pax answered.

Astra’s tail drooped a bit. She was, evidently, looking forward to seeing Apollo in person.

“Wait.. I never asked.. how were you two caught?”

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One week earlier:

“Why hasn’t Astra woken up?” Pax asked. Prince shrugged. “It seems like something like this would happen only to her, right?”

“Very true,” Pax huffed.

The two wolves were sitting at the water’s edge, not even a mile away from Astra.

They grew silent.

“And here we have two of the prophecy wolves, live and in person. Hello, Pax and Prince.”

They turned with a growl, Pax’s green swirls glowing and Prince’s blue swirls glowing.

There were two wolves in armor. Chitin armor. “Like it, eh? Used for only the finest fighters. These are the only ones.”

Prince pulled water from the sea and made them sharp daggers. He hurled them toward the wolves. They dodged.

One had a grey coat, and the other had a black coat.

Angrily they dodged. The grey wolf stuck his paws in the snow, touching the dirt.

And there were vines.

(“You fought Fenrir Greyback too?” Astra asked. “I guess we may have fought the same wolves,” Pax huffed. “Anyways..”)

The vines snapped at them like whips. Pax used his time powers so he and Prince could move fast and Prince sliced the vines with water.

Pax made everything return to normal speed. The black wolf growled.

“Yes, Fang, just do it already.”

The black wolf dashed toward them, going through the two wolves. It felt odd. And he put his two paws on their backs. He was so fast they could barely notice.

Until their powers stopped. They couldn’t use them anymore. Immediately, they were encased in vines, and dragged to the castle. The two wolves told other wolves to “spread the news of who they caught,” and other things.

UGH idk why I don’t get more space -DiploLover24.

Chapter 4

Sleep.. barely came. The female was shaken and nervous, laying under the ridge for hours before her eyes closed. Her shoulders throbbed and her head hurt. She was laying in a small pool of her own blood.

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Suddenly, she woke up. Her ear flicked. Unfortunately, her other one had been so torn it was ripped off as she had rolled down the hill. With a groan, she stood and looked around. The female saw the hill she had rolled down from, and decided almost immediately to travel away from it.

With a slight limp, she trudged her way through a small forest. The female saw a few creatures, a lystrosaurus and dodos, but they ran in fear as they saw her fur caked with blood. It seemed like a miracle she was even alive.

The female was still walking as she felt colder. Then, she felt snow under her paws. It was so cold, but made her paws a bit numb. It was nice for her. Her paws had been screaming at her to take a break. But after a short time, the snow was thick and tall. Every step became more like a fight to her. The female’s legs were freezing. As she walked longer, she noticed mammoths, penguins, and.. direwolves. Her ear pulled back and she gave a slight whimper.

Shadow.. like a direwolf.. she couldn’t take it. The female almost turned around right then. But she knew she couldn’t. Nervously, she hopped over snow and went under what looked like an ice bridge. Here, there was almost no snow. She curled up, tired from her journey. Her eyes closed.

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AWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

The deep voice of a firewood woke her. She opened her eyes and looked around. The female heard the stomp of paws on the bridge. Instantly, she sat up and flicked her one ear. Was her ear deceiving her? Did she really hear a direwolf? The sound had stopped.

But then.. “Scout the area. I want her alive.” Said a deep, male voice. It was similar to Shadow’s voice.. and she shook in fear.

See ya guys! Gotta go!

-DiploLover24

Chapter 3

The female’s heart was pounding. Her legs took her far, but Shadow’s legs took him farther. He slowly gained on her. But she noticed something. It seemed.. as if the whole pack had disappeared. Now, It was just him. His fur ruffled and made him look larger as she swerved through the forest and jumped over rocks. She could hear his breathing louder, and even felt it on her spine.

The female gave a burst of speed, making a gap between her and Shadow. His eyes flashed red again. She gave another burst of speed and Shadow snarled. The gap between them was bigger. She glanced behind her and saw him gaining crazily, fast as a direwolf!

Suddenly, she tripped on a rock. She flipped forward and groaned as he thrust himself toward her, soaring through the air.

She rolled and dodged, scrambling to her feet. The female ran again, and Shadow still chased. She panted and her legs felt numb but she kept going. Yet, he was gaining. His breath grew louder to her, and she felt it, this time on her neck. He aimed for her neck, but instead bit her at the shoulder. The female yelped in pain as he tossed her on her back, and he placed his paws on her chest. His eyes gleamed red, his fur on end. Now, Shadow looked like a direwolf completely.

“I really hate to do this,” he growled. “But, I suppose, I must.” Shadow opened his jaws and headed for her neck when an alpha raptor jumped on him. He roared in anger and clawed at the raptor. The female ran, bleeding at her chest because of scratches from shadow’s claws. Her shoulders ached as she ran and ran south. The female gave one last glance at Shadow, and noticed the alpha raptor was almost dead.

As she ran, she went downhill. Her legs felt like jelly and she fumbled. The female yelped as she rolled down the hill, hitting rocks and tree trunks. She finally stopped rolling, now covered in bruises and scratches. The female limped toward a small overhang in a rocky ridge. -At least I won’t get wet if it rains- she thought. Her mind suddenly focused on Shadow. A black hyenaedon had doubled in size, and had sharp claws, spiky fur, and deadly red eyes.

-How could this happen?- the female thought to herself. She shook her head to focus and laid down under the overhang, shaken from what she had seen. The rude pack leader had become something else.. a creature.. of nightmares.

Hey y’all! Hope this was great! 🤣 half the chapter filled with pursuit!

-DiploLover24

Chapter 31

Btw, there may have been a mistake on chapter30, it may have been labeled chapter 29. If so, chapter 30 is the one that says (hehehe I’m excited)

Ridley, Jane, Reign, Prince, Pax, and Astra had all been staying in the cave to heal. Astra and the others, except for Prince, finally healed. Astra had a few scars.

Prince even seemed to be getting worse. The whole group was trying to help by hunting, cooking food (the five that healed all tried raw meat, and their vomit was not pretty..), and gathering water.

Jane had taken all of the few deer skins (they mainly ate fish. Many creatures were returning, though. The few mammoths and deer left were freed by Shadow’s soldiers) and made bandages for Prince.

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KJ was walking around the base, clenching his fists in anger.

Almost every human he had became injured. He slammed his fist in the wall with a yell. Those wolf humans had to pay.

All the humans had been put upstairs, and he was left alone.

Then a human appeared. “Hello, KJ.”

He turned sharply, seeing a man.

“Why are you here?”

“I know someone who has the same enemies as you..”

KJ growled at the man and replied, “So what?”

“She’s got power, and so do you. Think about an alliance. She won’t let you down.”

The man disappeared and left KJ in the darkness.

-Alright,- he thought. -I’ll wait for orders.-

He smiled at threw a dagger at a training dummy’s head.

“That’s you, little missy.” He said, talking to the air.

He was going to murder Astra.

-DiploLover24

Next chapters in.. Diplocaulus. Hehe! My favorite animal!

Chapter 28

A white wolf dived in a hole, barely escaping a Rex’s jaws. She ran through the tunnel, gripping a small pouch.

“Got anything?” Asked a wolf.

The white one nodded. “Only a few berries, but.. at least I got some.”

She set down the pouch and it flopped open to reveal tintoberries and amarberries. It was a very small amount.

“This time I got lucky. The Rex headed for me was slow.”

She sat down.

A different female yelped. “This is hardly enough! My daughter is slipping away! I can’t lose both of my children!”

The white wolf looked at her. “I know your child disappeared. My own child did too. Use the berries. They will give her water too.”

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The girl alighted her wyvern on the ground, the tapejara following. Ridley, Prince, and Pax all got off of the mounts (well, Prince tumbled on the ground from being held) and followed the girl as she entered a base.

“KJ! Got some newcomers,” she barked, pointing to the three boys.

KJ, the leader, walked over. “…hmph. Didn’t think any other humans got to here before us. And your names are?”

“James,” Ridley said.

“Jack,” Pax said.

“Xavier,” Prince said.

Ridley and Pax gave a side eye to Prince, seeing how he chose a rare and regal sounding name.

KJ had seen this and began raising his eyebrows. “So.. what brings you to the Island?” He asked.

Ridley fidgeted with his fingers behind his back. “We.. like to explore!” He nodded to the other two and they nodded suddenly.

“Hehe,” Pax gave an awkward laugh.

“How did you find them, Ripley Jane?” KJ asked.

Ridley’s eyes widened.

The girl started to speak. “They crashed to the ground, saying they lost griffin mounts.”

“Griffins..” KJ huffed, thinking to himself.

“We have traversed many of the islands on this planet,” Ridley said. And then he looked at the girl.

There was something familiar about her, even though he had never seen her in his life..

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years ago:

Ridley slid on an ice sled down a large snowy hill. “Yeah!” He cheered. His brother slid farther down behind him, and three girls and two boys were sliding behind him.

They all reached the bottom, laughing.

“Nice one, Ridley,” A purple wolf smirked.

A blue white wolf looked into the distance.

“You good?” A male wolf asked.

“Yeah..” she replied, turning to face the wolf. “I’m fine.”

They heard a deafening roar. The wolves looked at each other. “A YUTY ! ITS ATTACKING!”

Ridley sprinted toward the sound, followed by his group. The climbed a hill and saw the scene. Ridley slid down, watching a little white wolf chased by a yutyrannus. He instantly used his powers to create illusion flames. The yuty skidded to a stop, giving the little wolf time to escape.

As he made more flames, the yuty ran away.

“Good one, Ridley!” The boys cheered.

“Nice job,” the blue white wolf said. She smiled.

“Thanks.”

—-

The blue white wolf sat in a small den, curled up. It was many weeks after he had rescued the little wolf.

She now had feelings for him.

He’s my friend.. should I risk it?, she thought to herself.

And she did.

One night, Ridley was alone, looking at the same sea Apollo and Astra would once look at together.

The blue white wolf joined him.

“Hi,” he muttered.

“Hey,” she said.

“Whatcha doing?” He watched the sunset intently.

She sat beside him. “Just.. just wanted to see.”

“See the sunset?”

“…see you.” The blue white wolf looked away, her cheeks red.

Ridley gave her a soft smile. “I can understand that. I’m too handsome for the girls to handle.” He flashed a smirk at her and then they both laughed.

“Yeah, I guess.”

“You’re the one who wanted to see me!” He yelped, nudging her with his shoulder,

“Well, I can never catch you alone.”

“And why would you want to do that?” He turned to look at her.

Her eyes glinted in the setting sun’s light. “Ridley.. I like you..”

“Of course you do, you’re my friend.”

“Not.. like that.”

“Oh.”

He scooted a bit closer to her. Their shoulders touched. He wrapped his tail around hers.

The blue white wolf sighed. “This is nice..”

—-

“Ridley, I’ve got to go.”

“No! Come on! Why?”

“My parents are making me, Ridley. I can’t stay. I’ll be back.”

Ridley and the blue white wolf touched noses. “I’m sorry,” she looked down at the ground.

Ridley nudged her and she looked up. “Hey,” he said. “I’ll be waiting.”

—-

The blue white wolf bounded into the plain. “Ridley! I’m back!” She had just come back from her trip.

Ridley was sitting with Adira.

He was doing things with Adira that he used to do with her.

“R-Ridley?”

Adira and Ridley turned. “Oh hey.”

Adira curled her tail around Ridley’s. “Come on, dear, let’s find somewhere private.”

Ridley nuzzled Adira and followed her away from the blue white wolf.

“Goodbye, Rain Jane.”

Rain, the blue white wolf, had tears streaming out of her eyes.

It would be the last time he would ever call her her nickname, Rain Jane.

-DiploLover24

Chapter 20

Apollo immediately contacted the other four wolves. They all sat down and he told them the new information, and the information he and Astra knew. It took a while.

“Shadow was really a wolf.. and to think.. one wolf had changed his whole life,” Prince said.

“I’m guessing Adira knew him from childhood. They must’ve spent a lot of time together when they were younger. So much time.. that he just relied on her and focused on her,” Pax huffed.

“Exactly. And there’s one more thing.” Apollo said.

All four prophecy wolves looked at him, urging to continue.

“I think Ridley is planning your execution. Tomorrow.”

“How do you know?” Reign asked.

“..Because I heard him as he walked past my room..”

All the wolves were restless now.

“And you heard it just a few minutes ago?” Astra growled to herself. Apollo nodded. “So we should get you two out. I think I could snatch a key from a troop.”

“The dungeon has a lock?” Pax asked.

“..yes. But I suppose you were thrown in too fast to notice.” Apollo answered. “I’m going to get on that.”

And the connection stopped.

“Well that was sudden, wasn’t it?” Reign huffed.

###

Apollo slipped out of his room and wandered the halls quietly. It was nighttime, a few minutes away from sunrise(lol I just realized the wolves haven’t slept for days) and he saw one certain room. It stood out to him.

He felt as if a dungeon key would be in that room.. though he didn’t know why.

Apollo slipped in and saw a sleeping wolf, then a key.. beside the wolf.

The wolf’s coat was changing from tan to grey to black to brown to white. Apollo sneaked closer to the wolf and one of his claws scratched the floor. He froze in a crawling position.

The sun started rising and he heard a faint voice. “Apollo!”

He slipped out but whispered, “I’ll be back.”

It’s late. I need to sleep. Next chapters will be in…

Ok I actually don’t know what next animal it will be in so I will say the next animal soon in mammoth still.

-a tired DiploLover24

Chapter 19

6 days ago, after Pax and Prince were caught:

The black wolf had changed his fur color in an effort to not be blamed by Ridley for leaving the white wolf, Astra.

Fenrir had never seen her during the fight, but he did.

For a while now, the black wolf had not been happy. He didn’t want Ridley to win this battle anymore.

He knew he should leave. After all, if Ridley doesn’t care much for his son, why would he care for his brother?

The black wolf (who changed his fur to a light brown), entered his room.

Far down the hall, he heard Fenrir saying they had left a wolf to an angry Ridley. -So Fenrir did notice her.. but he had chosen not to..-

###

Astra was finally free of the vines. “Alright, that’s better,” she huffed, stretching her legs.

Prince said awkwardly, “Glad to see you in person.”

Astra nodded.

“So what now? We’re all stuck in this dirty dungeon, eh? Are we ever gonna escape?” The winged wolf said.

“Could you tell us your name before we do anything else?” Pax said.

“Reign. So now can we make a plan? I don’t wanna rot in here, and I doubt ye want to either.”

“Yes.” Astra said.

So they brainstormed ideas.

###

Apollo was sitting in his room quietly. He looked around it. Just had a red and gold carpet, a red and gold bed, and red and gold lined black walls.

-Man, my father sure loves red and gold,- he thought.

But then, his swirls glowed. Someone was contacting him using manipulation, like he had with Astra. There weren’t even enough wolves with manipulation powers to be a ManipulationPaw!

But he still answered.

Apollo was warped into a land. It was the snow biome, but with Yutyrannus roaming.

“Hello, Apollo,” said a male voice. “I have more to Ridley’s story for you.”

And the yutyrannus disappeared. Apollo saw a black wolf with young Ridley, laughing and talking.

“Ridley’s brother was also given strong powers to protect the wolves from the yutyrannus.”

Then a beautiful, purple wolf with white stars on her coat approached the wolves.

“Ridley, come with me. There’s a yutyrannus attacking the TimePaw family!” She said.

The voice that was narrating seemed to be watching silently, too.

“I’m coming Adira. (Pronounced A-Deer-uh) Sorry Duke.”

Ridley ran off with the female wolf.

The scenery changed and Apollo watched Adira and Ridley battling a yutyrannus.

Adira, a FlamePaw, was using her magic dangerously. Ridley was using blocking and knock-back magic. The TimePaw family ran away. Apollo noticed a young puppy. It was Pax.

“Adira, calm down! We aren’t meant to kill the yutyrannus!”

“It’s fine. It’ll just be one.”

She finished off the yutyrannus.

“Adira!!”

“Ridley, man up! It was one yutyrannus! It’s not like the whole species is extinct!”

The male voice spoke again. “But Adira got to Ridley’s head. She’s the reason he turned evil. Yet when he was truly evil, she disappeared.”

The image stopped and Apollo was warped back to reality. -My father’s brother must be here..-

I gotta go!

-DiploLover24

Chapter 5

The voice.. over and over.. “I want her alive.” It was Shadow’s voice.. and she couldn’t help but wonder if he still was a direwolf. The female climbed the bridge with her expert claws and peeked over. Shadow was there. She almost screamed in horror.

His eyes were bloodshot red, his black fur ruffled. He had sharp fangs, long claws, and an evil smile. His fur had droplets of blood on it, and she knew it wasn’t his.

Still peeking over the edge, she wondered if he was real..

“Shadow..” she whispered, like a ghost. But he sharply turned and headed for her.

###

“AAAAAAAAAH!!!” She screamed. But then the female looked around. She was under the bridge. What was that? Shadow hadn’t really been there.. could he have? Was that a dream.. or..

She shook her head. -It was probably just me having a nightmare- she huffed. The female got up and started trotting over to take a drink of water.

But then, she noticed something. The female knew her paws had gotten slightly bigger, but now, she could tell she was the size of a direwolf. The female had claws similar to a direwolf’s, and a bushy tail. Her fur was a mix of brown and white. -Huh- she thought to herself. -Maybe I’m as fast as one..-

She turned sharply and started sprinting. She felt the wind in her fur and every bound was farther than the other. She swerved through forests and soared over rocks. Finally, about 30 minutes later, she stopped.

The female panted and now realized she was extremely hungry. She had never hunted alone. With a sigh, she walked to nearby water, took a drink, and then dived in. The female shivered a bit but got used to the cold. She swam lower and snapped her jaws at a lone sabertooth salmon. The female had missed but hit it on the second try. She began dragging it to shore as she felt jaws grab her back legs.

“Aarrrghhh!” She yelled. The female kicked her back legs but that seemed to attract more jaws. PIRANHAS! She swerved around and bit a piranha. It swam away, but more came. Chomping at her feet and tail and her back. She groaned. “Air..” she said. “I.. need.. air..”

###

The female woke up. She blinked a few times. She was dry. “Huh..” the female whispered and looked around until she saw a male direwolf near her. He was a reddish orange direwolf, looking like a giant fox (fun fact, I have an orange direwolf). He was very handsome and muscular.

The female stopped looking at him and looked over at the open sea. She peered down and saw piranhas and then her reflection.

Her fur was white as the snow and she had glimmering blue eyes. She was certainly a direwolf. The female even looked at her tail and back legs and saw them fully healed. Suddenly, she flicked her ear. “Finally awake, are you?” Said a voice. The male direwolf.

His voice was deep and kind. She turned, curling her long bushy tail by her side. He stood tall. “What do you mean?” The female replied.

“You were unconscious for 2 days,” he answered.

“Oh..” she said.

“My name’s Prince,” the male said. Then, with a curious voice, he asked, “What’s your name?”

The female lowered her tail. “I don’t have one..”

“Well, let’s get you one.” He simply replied.

The female was confused. She expected him to ask why. “Ok,” she said.

“Ooh!” He said. “I know.”

“What is it?” The female asked, very curiously..

Hey all! DiploLover here! If you have a good name for a white direwolf with blue eyes, please say something in achatina like: Creatures of Nightmares, the female’s name should be ______. Also, chapter six will be in direwolf. Thanks! 😁

Chapter 37 (or 38)

“It- can’t be you-,” Prince whispered.

“In a.. in a way, yes, I am Apollo. But all I have are the memories.” His voice was cold and sober. He obviously had been through a lot. “No one can know I’m alive.” He said. His face was stern.

Astra had been bewildered when she first saw him. Yet.. this wolf looked like Apollo, had Apollo’s memories.. But how could it be him?

“I’ll be near here to help you all on your mission to Carnivore Island.”

“Wha’ aboot going to meh Cloud Kingdom?” Reign said, flapping her wings.

“That’s the thing.” Apollo said, his voice still sober and frozen. “It’s been attacked. No one knows where your flying wolf kind has gone. Anyways, you don’t have time for a detour.” He stuck out a paw into the snow, and used some kind of white magic to create a map of carnivore island and some numbers above it, going down rapidly.

“The wolf population on this island has been decimated by Tyrannasaurus (is that how you spell it?) Rex and other carnivorous creatures. They need to be rescued, or else we will be the only wolves alive.”

The group looked at Apollo. He seemed.. older. Mature, serious, and had no scars cutting his face. His cloak draped over his back, hiding what would be Apollo’s bright splotches of an array of colors.

And his magic, white. Not manipulation, and no swirls appeared on his back. No one, not even Apollo, knew why these changes had happened. Perhaps it was because he was from another time. Or perhaps it was because this was how Apollo was meant to be, truly.

After thinking hard, sitting in silence, the group nodded.

“What are we waiting for?” Prince said. “Let’s go.”

Back to finish my story! I’m busy the next two weeks tho, so I can’t promise the release date for next chapter, or what the new animal will be. See y’all!

-the returning DiploLover24

My parents say I can’t write fan fiction or talk to people on here anymore.

So this is my last message.

My parents want me off, so I can’t even finish my story.

Someone else has to.

Ben, maybe you could finish my story. You did good on TAOH.

Maybe you can finish for me.

Bye, everyone. I hope you all have fun writing.

-the very last message of DiploLover24