[color=#96CDCD]The beast of evil faced down the Alpha male of Uutar. The great wolf barked at the beast, [/color][color=gold]"Turn back from whence you came, beast! I will not let you harm my pack or our territory."[/color]

[color=#96CDCD]The creature released a heavy, and mocking, laugh, [/color][color=red]"I've enslaved every pack before, what makes you think you can take me on?"[/color][color=#96CDCD] The beast then brushed a paw against it's large buck-teeth as it's bushy tail twitched in the wind, [/color][color=red]"I, the Giant Evil Squirrel Overlord of Jumamar will not back down to anyone; especially not you, Rudder the Great! While you may have defeated the Grizzly of Ublar, I will not be as easy."[/color]

[color=#96CDCD]Rudder, the great wolf of the forest, growled at the beast, [/color][color=gold]"Turn back now, or be defeated here."[/color][color=#96CDCD] The beast released a roar before charging our hero. Rudder displayed his great speed by jumping to the side, dodging the Giant Evil Squirrel Overlord of Jumamar's attack. He then chomped on the Giant Evil Squirrel Overlord of Jumamar's tail, a sound of both pain and panic erupted from the beast's mouth. Rudder then shook his head from side to side, pulling the full weight of the beast left and right. And he shook... and he shook... and shook... and shook... and-[/color]

Rudder was brought back to reality; [color=#96CDCD][i]Why is the ground shaking?[/i][/color] Dropping the stick from his mouth, Rudder glanced around at his surroundings in worry. He wasn't near the den, probably would get scolded by dad again for wandering off. However, his thoughts were on the more pressing matter of the earth shaking. Rudder also now noticed a loud rumbling coming from the direction of the mountain, [color=#96CDCD][i]What's going on?![/i][/color]

As if hearing his thoughts, the ground stopped shaking and the rumbling ceased. He waited a few moments before bolting for the den without second thoughts. [color=#96CDCD][i]What happened? Did the mountain move? Was the earth upset?[/i][/color] These thoughts, as well as many others, passed through the little cub's mind as he ran home... Or what was home.

It took the sandy-colored wolf cub a few minutes to get within visual rang of the den, where he saw the damage. [color=#96CDCD][i]What... what happened?[/i][/color] Boulders, stones, rocks and pebbles could be seen strewn all over the place, as if the mountain had vomited up parts of itself. 

Movement near what was the den caused the little cub to freeze, [color=#96CDCD][i]Who is that?[/i][/color] He took a sniff of the air. All he could smell was the familiar smell of pack-members, stone and... [color=#96CDCD][i]Blood?[/i][/color] The little cub needed to get closer to find out what happened but without getting caught. He didn't want to get scolded for running off again.

As he quickly, and quietly, climbed up the scree to try to hear or see what's going on. He managed to get close enough to smell distinctly that Kaaili and Jal were nearby. Rudder noticed that they were on the move, down the scree. He stopped on a stone as they moved, hoping not to be noticed as they passed by. The stone he stood on however, didn't like the added weight of the wolf cub. It started to roll down the slope, crashing into other stones or boulders as it did. Rudder gave a quick yelp as he jumped off the stone that intended to take him down with it. The cub managed to keep his footing as he watched the stone tumble down to the bottom of the scree. 

Rudder quickly looked back at Kaaili and Jal, realizing they probably heard that. He lowered his ears and tucked his tail between his legs, expecting a scolding from either of them for running off again.