Author Topic: Finding lost wolves in sheep's clothing (chapter 1.2 Night shift- detour) (Read 35309 times)

Maxx · « **Reply #25 on:** »

En route to Headquarters - 1:24 am - Nicky Dingo

Nicky smiled. "Well, you have a home now. We aren't sick. This isn't a disease that you can catch by getting bitten. It's genetic. From what you say about your mother, I'm guessing your father is the one who passed on the gene. It's kinda like having red hair and green eyes but a lot better than both. Our real name is Garou. We're one of the Changing Breeds. Most people call us werewolves. My name is Nicky Dingo and I am a Bone Gnawer. That's my werewolf tribe. We'll get into it in more detail later. Right now we'll just work on getting your head wrapped around what's going on. Why don't we start with you asking questions. I'm sure you've got a few million."

Demona · « **Reply #26 on:** »

Enroute to Headquarters - 1:24 am - Demona

Again the wolves ears moved as he talked. "You say it is genetic, well that would explain why my father ran off. He was ashamed of me." a tone of bitterness escaped her voice with a slight tremor. "My mother always said i was the seed of satan, now I understand why she hated me so much and tried to keep me locked away from people." More questions came to her mind but she was still trying to take in that she was a freak and apparently so where the people that where taking her in. "Do others know about us? Or we in danger of hurting others?" She had so many questions in her mind.

Maxx · « **Reply #27 on:** »

En route to Headquarters - 1:25 am - Nicky Dingo

So it was going to be the hard questions first. Nicky sighed. "Love, we aren't human. We're close but we aren't human. There is a rage inside us. It gives us power but there is a price. It's hard to control and sometimes it can't be controlled and those are the times we try to avoid because when you're acting on rage and instinct, you can really hurt the people close to you. We can't have a normal life with a normal family. As much as we try not to, we always end up hurting them in the end. Your dad didn't leave because he didn't care. He left because he knew he had to leave before he hurt you."

Demona · « **Reply #28 on:** »

Enroute to Headquarters - 1:25 am - Demona

The white ears went backward at the words, "No my mother said my father raped my mother and then escaped. She has always cursed me for being born. Although I still don't understand why she hated me. I never asked to be born. Did she get hurt from giving birth to me? If we are not human, does that mean that I can never have a boyfriend to spend my life with me?" Her mother didn't want her, that was old news. But the fact she could never be with someone hurt her greatly. She had always wanted a family of her own. It might seem silly, but she wanted to give her children everything. Now was she going to be alone for the rest of her life? A whine escaped her voice and she simply laid down on the floor upset over that concept. She was a freak and that was that! Demona had always thought she was different, now she knew for a fact she was. The small wolf trembled with the emotions she was having and a part of her wished that she never woke up that day.

Maxx · « **Reply #29 on:** »

En route to Headquarters - 1:26 am - Nicky Dingo

"You can have a family," Nicky said carefully. "You can have kids. They might even not carry the full gene. But you need to understand that it will be hard. You'll need a man who can understand that sometimes you just need to be left alone and that if you lose your temper there is going to be violence, maybe even bloodshed. It will be rough. That's why we band together in packs because we all understand how hard it is."

Demona · « **Reply #30 on:** »

Enroute to Headquarters - 1:27 am - Demona

"You mean there are more of us where we are going?" she sounded shocked and a bit on edge. Putting more strain on her as she closed her eyes trying to decide if she should nap before they arrived or stay awake and ask more questions. She could not change what was happening. So she might as well deal with it. "How often does this change happen and how long does it take before we go to being normal?" Those where questions she really needed answers for. So many questions to ask and so little time to understand everything.

Maxx · « **Reply #31 on:** »

En route to Headquarters - 1:28 am - Nicky Dingo

Nicky nodded. "Four? Five?" Nicky did a quick count on his fingers. "Four. You make number five. We've also got a cat shifter and a fox. You missed the coyote and the gator. They've moved on, along with Adiel. He was just creepy. We've got a few others for you to meet as well. Just for the record, there are things other than us that go bump in the night. Our job is to make sure they say excuse me afterwards."

Demona · « **Reply #32 on:** »

Enroute to Headquarters - 1:29 am - Demona

A small laugh escaped her voice, "How do you expect anyone to make them say excuse me? If I am reading you right, then you expect me to stop them. I am not even able to stop myself from being me, let alone get in anyone's way! Are you kidding me?" She was praying that he would say yes, but a part of her already knew the answer. They would not have taken her out of processing if they had not meant to use her for something. "What else is around that does go bump in the night?" The last being totally mocking in the sarcasm.

Maxx · « **Reply #33 on:** »

En route to Headquarters - 1:30 am - Nicky Dingo

"You make them say excuse me the same way you make anyone else do it," Nicky said. "You tap them on the shoulder and ask politely. Most of them just need to have it pointed out that they've stepped out of line or just didn't know that they were doing anything wrong. Like you, for instance. As far as what else goes bump, you'll be working with four vampires and a couple of things I'm not quite sure of. No the vampires don't sparkle in the sun unless they're bursting into flames which, according to them, is not a good thing."

Demona · « **Reply #34 on:** »

Enroute to Headquarters - 1:32 am - Demona

*gasps*" Vampires are a mythological creatures, surely they don't really exist! " then she thought about it for a few seconds, "But then again neither are we suppose to exist. I guess this will take some getting used to. Hey I just had a thought, do vampires really suck on your blood? I think that would be cool!" Remembering reading about them in books and movies.

Maxx · « **Reply #35 on:** »

En route to Headquarters - 1:33 am - Nicky Dingo

Nicky gave her a look that was nothing short of naked astonishment. "You're kidding right? You really think being sucked on by a vampire would be cool? Love, they're EATING YOU. I've been told it feels nice but I think I'll pass. Well, that and the fact that werewolf blood makes them go a little snakey. One of them bit a werewolf that stepped on her hand and the next thing you know she was trying to throw the television across the room. Stay away from vampires if you have the choice. They're bad news, especially from an ecological point of view."

Demona · « **Reply #36 on:** »

Enroute to Headquarters - 1:34 am - Demona

She frowned slightly, "What do you mean ecological point of view? I mean come on you really expect me to understand what that means." pouting slightly as she rolled her eyes. Promptly folding her arms, "I think vampires are the most awesomest thing, especially since Twilight series came out. I am Team Edward fan and omg, I just think Jacob is hot too." She chatted nonchalantly. "So why are we working with them if you say to stay away from them? What is the point of that if I don't get to actually meet one and talk with them?" She really didn't understand this whole concept yet.

Maxx · « **Reply #37 on:** »

En route to Headquarters - 1:35 am - Nicky Dingo

Nicky sighed. "Twilight and all the other vampire movies you see and books you read are pure spin doctoring," he said. "Vampires churn that crap out by the ton, to try and make themselves seem trendy and sexy and sympathetic. They do it to change people's perceptions of them, in case it is ever discovered that they actually exist. In truth they are trying to rule the world from the shadows and they are savage, vicious things who think nothing about wiping out whole cities to further their own ends. They are parasites, pure and simple. They take and take and take and give nothing back, not even when they die because the corpses don't rot. Because you are a werewolf, they've lost their greatest chance to control you but that doesn't mean they won't try other means and they've got all the time in the world to try and figure out how to do it. Don't get me wrong, there are a handful of vampires that I would actually risk my life for but the rest of them I would cheerful stake out in the middle of a parking lot and sit there eating popcorn as the sun came up."

Demona · « **Reply #38 on:** »

Enroute to Headquarters - 1:36 am - Demona

"Wow that is really evil! That sounds like every other human on this planet, they are greedy, power hungry mugruls that would think nothing about destroying anything that is not like them! I am not sure I like the thought of having to stake someone, even a vampire!" Sounding just a bit alarmed at the hatefulness she just heard the man she was becoming to like be very racist. "Why are you so angry?" As her forehead came closer together as she contemplated this new news.

Maxx · « **Reply #39 on:** »

En route to Headquarters - 1:37 am - Nicky Dingo

"It's a long story and it starts with who we are and why we are here," Nicky said. "Making a very long story very short, werewolves are guardians of nature in all its wonder and vampires exist outside of nature. They are unnatural predators and part of what we do is try and stop them from upsetting the balance. The good news is that the battle isn't going to last much longer. The bad news is we're losing."

Demona · « **Reply #40 on:** »

Enroute to Headquarters - 1:38 am - Demona

A frown crossed her petite face, "I thought good always won over evil!" Again she wasn't sure, so she just asked very softly. "So where do I fit in this plan of yours?" She was sure she would not like the answer.

Maxx · « **Reply #41 on:** »

En route to Headquarters - 1:39 am - Nicky Dingo

"Only in the stories, Love. In real life evil usually kicks the shit out of good." Nicky paused, considering Demona's question. "You're a lost cub, Love. You need somebody to teach you how to use your gifts. We aren't turning you into a soldier, we're asking you to use what you've got to do what you can to make things safer for everybody. We've got a few of the vampires on our side, so maybe the game isn't lost quite yet. With luck we can tie things uo and push it into overtime."

Demona · « **Reply #42 on:** »

Enroute to Headquarters - 1:40 am - Demona

A small smile played on her face, "I believe I can do some stuff to help out. There is lots I need to learn about before I branch out on my own. There is safety in numbers from my experience." She looked almost thoughtful for a moment. "When do you start teaching me about my hunger, thirst, and whatever else it is that I do when I change? It concerns me that I harm my friends when i get to see them. I don't want to do that unnecessarily." Luminous green eyes stared back at Nicky giving him the impression of the hunter stretching her claws. The silence between them lengthened as she waited for an answer. In the meantime she tapped her long claws on the floor seeing how long before they would get on his nerves.

Maxx · « **Reply #43 on:** »

En route to Headquarters - 1:41 am - Nicky

"No hunger," Nicky said. "No thirst. It's the rage that gets you. It will be at its worst during a certain phase of the moon. Give me a birthday and I'll tell you when you're going to be having the hardest time. Me? I'm born under the dark of the moon. That makes me what we call a Ragabash, a trickster. My job is to point and laugh and, in doing so, teach the foolish and the proud the folly of their ways. I tend to get a bit savage with my comments around the new moon and even though I'm easy going, I can lose my temper. If I lose it too much, I can rage and that is when I go away and Mr Ugly comes out to play. You'll get to meet your own Mr Ugly eventually or at least see where he's been. If you wake up and your room has been completely trashed and you don't remember the party, chances are it was Mr Ugly."

Demona · « **Reply #44 on:** »

Enroute to Headquarters - 1:42 am - Demona

"Then I already Ms. Ugly and don't remember it then. Mommy dearest complained that I trashed my room and I never remembered doing it once. I guess most of my anger is at her for being such a ...oh never mind." She snapped at the thought and the anger animated from her was enough to make the truck warmer. A loud rumble could be heard from her small body. "Maybe we could visit her now!" As her eyes glowed a slight amber for just a few. Then a snort came from her mouth, although not to sure it was mirth or just anger.

Maxx · « **Reply #45 on:** »

En route to Headquarters - 1:43 am - Nicky

"Once we get the basics down, I'll start teaching you the Litany, our list of laws." Nicky chuckled. "Guess what is not on the menu? The flesh of man and not just for moral reasons. If you eat it, you risk attracting the attention of a nasty little spirit called a manflesh bane. They only go after Garou that eat people. Man's laws still apply too. If you kill, you go to jail or maybe the Department decides you're too dangerous to live and then we get to hunt you down again, only that time we won't be taking you to a nice warm place to live. It's more likely to be an unmarked grave."

Demona · « **Reply #46 on:** »

Enroute to Headquarters - 1:43 am - Demona

Huffs loudly, "Here I thought it was going to be like in the movies. Well what is the point of being a freak, if you don't get to act like one!" rolling her green eyes with another flare of anger. She still has not changed back and she could feel the furry building. The heat radiating from her skin was a warning. She felt agitated and didn't understand why. "What is wrong with me?" she snapped loudly mad that she didn't understand worse yet, couldn't stop how she felt.

Maxx · « **Reply #47 on:** »

En route to Headquarters - 1:44 am - Nicky

"Hot flash, I'd expect," Nicky said casually. He yawned and stood up, just as the truck came to a stop. "This is where we get off," he said. "You can act like a freak if you want but if you do, you can expect to be treated like a freak. Life is what you make it, Love. I've made a damned fine lemonade with what it gave me. You can either do the same or sit sucking lemons until your face turns inside out from the sour. We'll need to get an ID photo of you taken tomorrow, after you change back, since I doubt they'd put a picture of you like this on your badge."

He waited until Akira opened the door, then hopped out into one of the lower levels of an underground parking garage. "Coming?" he asked. "Or are you going to try and walk in on two feet instead of four?"

Demona · « **Reply #48 on:** »

Enroute to Headquarters - 1:45 am - Demona

"I just want to be a normal teenager!" she sighed heavily and jumped out of the truck trying out all four feet at once. The jumping was easy, the landing was not so graceful but at least she didn't fall on her face. She growled at him to shut it and looked for Akira to follow behind her. She was getting tired and really just wanted to go to bed. Green eyes looked around trying to remember the layout but her brain was getting fuzzy. Demona figured it was because she was overly tired and to much information for her to take in at once. Head down she just followed whoever and really didn't care at this point. She just wanted to lay down and get rid of the ringing in her ears.

Maxx · « **Reply #49 on:** »

Welcome to Headquarters - 1:45 am - Nicky

"Sorry, Love. Normal just went out the window." An elevator door slid open and Nicky stepped inside. "Let's get you to bed, shall we?"