I'm not Afraid [Open]

[Captain Stumpy]

The winds whistled though the slats of the Abandoned Farm barn. The Tin Roof rattled and the tree's shook, Leaves blew though the open door and broken windows. The clouds were dark, blowing in the sky to fast for the rain to fall.

Then a howl from the overgrown woods put Terry on edge. Yuki looked up at her mother. She was curled round her son, there stripes murging together.The howl echoed in the wind again. Someone new They where in there, Terry was fritened, but smiled warmly at her bundle of joy, her Yukichan. She then rose to her legs, standing tall over her pup "Listen to me Yuki, Don't move" She said walking to the door "B-but mum?" Yuki yipped, but Terry was already through the barn door and out of site. Yuki looked at the barn, it wasn't a fritening place till then, but without him mother everything was fritening.

Terry walked out onto the long grass, her bright coat not hiding her well in the dark atmosphere of the autumn day. She looked round spotting the dog that howled at the edge of the woods. And sure enough it had spotted her too. Out of the dark woods walked a Akita like mongerl, Black with white patches on its muzzle and chest. Terry took one step back, then looking back at the barn she couldn't let this canine know about Yuki. She stood her ground, not agressivly but not submiting either.

"Well well your a brave 'Pet' arn't you" the black dog chuckled devilishly. His tone made Terry feel alot less confident, her tail curled under her legs, but she didn't move. "Too fritened to walk? to fritened to talk?" the black dog continued licking his off-white fangs as he got closer to the smaller canine. Terry shot another look behind herself, she still had time to run, but she couldn't leave Yuki. The black dog took advantage of her distraction and ran at her ready to pounce at the striped female, But Terry jumped clear quickly managing to keep herself between the barn and the black stranger "I'm not afraid" She barked raising her tail sligtly, and begining to growl.

With that the stranger just burst out laughing, "Ha! you think I'm just here to friten you? No I want you, all to myself" he said his chuckling tone turning bitter and twisted. With that Terry really did feel a wave of fear pulce though her body, tencing her muscles and heating her blood. "W-Well then your going to be disapointed" she said her words mixed with fear and growing courage. With that the black dog lunged again, but Terry's athletic build could dodge easily. Again and again the black dog jumped, twisted and lunged at Terry. Till he got on the wrong side of her face, then grabbed her leg, tripping her onto her belly.

Terry yelped quietly as the Akita mix trot on her back and stood overtop of her. "He he, pittyful female your all the same all stupid worthless and weak." he said with a twisted smirk. He was just about to chuckle maniacally when Terry pushed up her shoulders and twisted rould like a blur snapping her jaws still she taisted blood on her teeth. The black Akita stumbled back in shock as he examined the small bite wound on his lower chest. "You Wench! i'll kill you for that!" He screamed lunging at Terry with a blind Furry. Terry just had enough time to dodge the first attack before he came again. They where now closer to the tree's than the barn.

Inside the barn Yuki had crawled to the doorway, to fritened to stay in there alone, but more fritened to go outside. He could see his mother and a shadow dancing between the trees's Oh how he wished he was big enough to save him mother, It was his fault his mother only had one eye, and it was only luck that was all she lost. The fluffy grey striped pup laid under some fallen planks of wood, now just outside the doorway. He was desprate to keep a eye on his mother, which was harder now they where between the tree's He wanted to call out to her, to run away, But he wasn't fast enough to run away, but to big for his mother to carry for long.

[Lyca]

Lyianna trotted in silence, looking for others to join her comrade's pack. Several large males trotted behind her. The males were Tosa Inus and Dobermans. The sound of snarls filled her black ear fur. Her black and dark red pelt nearly mixed with her dark surroundings from under the trees. The males that followed her stopped when she did. Standing ahead of them, there just near the edge of the trees was a fight. Lyianna's kine wolf eyes saw perfectly in the dark, a long leged black striped female was fighting against a dark colored akita male. The female was proving to be a challenge for the male, this impressed the she-wolf.

Looking at the males who followed her, she gave them a signal to stay put and watch her. Moving closer, Lyianna waited for the male to be open for an attack and then she would pounce on him, taking him down and forcing him into submission for Ichirou's army. Only after defeating the male would Lyianna take the female to Ichirou as a gift so to speak. But the dark she-wolf didn't know that this female had a young pup.

[Captain Stumpy]

Terry jumped back just in time to see her black assalent get tackled to the ground. She stood wearily as the black akita mix new he was beat, and wandered away into the woods, conciquesntly towards Lyianna's hidden goons.

Terry sighed in releaf slightly, She took a short pawstep towards her savour. "Thankyou Stranger" She said politly, she was still a little weary. Infront of her was a powerful female wolf. But she had just saved her so she couldn't be too dangous, could she?

Yukichan saw the fighting stopped, his tail wagged slightly as he saw his bright coated mother standing still between the tree's. He'd had enough of being alone. He Yipped loudly and ran towards the tree's in the long grass. His darker pelt hideing him better. Terry turned her head instantly after hearing her son Yip. She thought somthing might have gotten him, but it was okay he was just running over. She could just about make out his tail wagging. "Yuki" Terry barked angrily. Yuki raised his head just in time to make out the wolf infront of his mother. His tail stopped wagging and he darted under his mother with his swift little legs. Terry gave him a warning glair for not doing as he was told but didn't punnish him any firther, She saw glad to see him too.

Yuki looked up at the powerful wolf, at first he thought it was that dog that attacked his mother at first, but it didn't have a curly tail. He stood looking up from between his mothers front legs. Terry looked down at him before smiling warmly at Lyianna. "I'm Terry by the way" She said still very polite, she had been taught her mannors at a young age. "And this is my only Son Yukichan" She continued warmly. Unaware of Lyianna's real intentions.

[Lyca]

From the shadows of the trees Lyianna's males stood ready to attack. The atika mix had run off in their direction. With a quick flick of her tail, Lyianna's soliders attacked the male. Taking him without warning, two large males forced the dark male to stand in between them. The she-wolf looked at the strangely marked female. But soon her attention fell upon the two males that brought forth the akita who had attacked the mother. "Akita! You will join this army and in doing so, you will be loyal, if so much as even try to betray or leave the army, my fangs will be the last thing you see! Am I understood?!" Lyianna was not in a good mood at all.

The she-wolf looked at the two males that had the akita mix male. "Good work, Titan, Tank. Our leader will be pleased to have such strong warriors following his orders." The two males looked like tosa but they were not. Smaller and having more fur than the tosa but still just as strong. The two males were brothers and a very strong force when fighting side by side. Her attention now on the mother and her pup. The female who be a great gift for Ichirou and the pup would be trained when he was old enough to be a solider.

"I wouldn't thank me just yet. Males take them!" Several other males surrounded Terry and her son. Lyianna looked around to see if there were any more canines outside. Her eyes fell upon the abandon farm house. "I want two of the males to take over keeping our new recruit in check. Titan and Tank come with me." Without a word, two mastiff mixs came and took the place of the brothers, who followed Lyianna toward the abandon farmhouse. There hidding in the shadows of the farm house were a few pups, they had lost their parents and needed to be looked after.

[Captain Stumpy]

((I'll make a profile for the black akita mix with my other temp characters, And yey Tank & Titan ^_^ ))

Terry couldn't believe it when huge mastiff like dogs came out of no-were. And obay orders from the wolf! She shuffled back not sure what to do, Yuki didn't understand either. She was surprized when the dogs brought the slighty meager looking black akita back to the wolf. The black akita mearly nodded shifting uneasily from paw to paw and looking round at the larger dogs that had accompanyed the wolf.

Terry was just about to pick up Yuki and make a dash for it when the wolf ordered them to be surounded. Terry growled at the dogs around her, but for the sake of Yuki didn't move another paw-step. Yuki cowered under his mother, Under her he could see the paws and dark faces of the dogs around his mother. H shuffled up to her back leg. Terry looked down at Yuki he was safe. When when she looked up again She saw the wolf and her 2 largest males walk towards the barn, Terry paniced "Wait!" she called out. Inside the barn where the other pups she was looking after. The Mad mastiff at the puppy farm had killed there familys and where too young to be on there own. She loved them like the pups she'd lost. "My pups are in there! don't hurt them please!" she cryed out, Yuki moved to the front of his mother, seeing the huge males and the wolf going towards his new siblings. A rather pathetic growl/squeek came from him, but he was silenced up Terry's front paw blocking his view as she moved forwad slightly.

[Lyca]

Lyianna smirked at the sound of worry in the female's voice. More pups just meant that the army would grow with warriors. "I have no intention of harming possible warriors for the army." She called to the female over her shoulder. Tank and Titan followed in silence as they closed in on the old farm house. Inside seven pups hid in the shadows. Sumizome's black coated allowed him to blind in for the most part of the shadow.

Hooves pounding the ground, main and tail waving in the air that quickly pasted her. Raven raced along the land seraching for Lyianna. The thorough bred was fast and easily jumped over several of the males that stood surrounding Terry and one of her pups. The black horse looked about, seeing the she-wolf and her two guards entering the abandon farm house. Raven had joined Lyianna and her males some time ago. But she was not the only one who joined, Rastiline joined as well. A cocky yet weak looking male, who stood in the shade of the trees.

[Captain Stumpy]

((Horsey!))

Terry bit her lip as she watched the wolf get closer and closer to her extended family. Just then a huge animal jumped around the canines beside her. Terry Startled herself jumped back revealing Yuki. She grabbed her pup by the scruff quickly making Yuki squeek because he was picked up roughly.

Using the beast as a distraction Terry used her long legs to leap though a gap in her pen and race towards the barn. Yuki dangled from her mouth, But Lyianna was already by the door. She Brushed passed one of the large males and stood inside the barn defencivly. She was defending those pups till the last, She lowered her head, hackles raised. She dropped Yuki as she baired her teeth. Her head remained low her ears just brushing the dusty floor. She was breathing heavy because of running so fast, Yuki ran back into the darkness to be with the other pups and away from his defencive mother. "These pups have been though enough carnage in there short lives, I WILL NOT LET YOU OR YOUR PACK NEAR THEM!" She howled challangingly. Though her small size and scrawny build she didn't have much strength to back up her own words.

[Lyca]

Lyianna admired her bravery but the she-wolf didn't care. Her ambitions came first to her and she would do whatever it took to get what she wanted. "I was hoping to take you without hurting you, but you give me no choice. Tank, Titank take her." The large males moved past their commander and entered the old building. The pups huddeled together trying their best to hid but Lyianna's alert eyes had already spotted them.

The males without warning lunge towards the female, fangs bared claws extented and ready to fight. Sumizome watched from the shadows, Doki, Mizu and Nami couldn't move. Staring into the eyes of the dark female who stayed at the door. Somthing about her made the pups shack with pure fear. Mokuzari, Kudawari and Toshi all glanced around looking for a way to escape but the only way was where the strangers stood.

[Captain Stumpy]

((Sorry for powerplaying your characters, but it makes this bit quicker, and I figuered they'd win anyway))

Terry twitched with fear, It wasn't entill the brutish males moved that Terry got controle of her body back. She waited till the last minute before jumping clear of Tank, She was snarling agressivly, But her dogde left nothing between the wolf and her pups. She ran to get between them again. But she got tackled up Titan. The huge canine thudded into her so hard it winded her. Her blue grey eyes looked up but it only saw Titan's face. As she got her breath back she growled lighty at her own failour before she could get up Titan stood on her shoulder, with Tank beside his brother.

Yuki was squeezed between his siblings. his eyes almost in tears as he watched his mother fall. "Mokuzari" Yuki squeeked patheticly, hoping the older pup might have way to save them all. Terry looked between the large males legs, she could see all her pups shaking with fear, tears came to her eyes too. She didn't her pups hurt, but there was nothign she could do. She had failed, again like she failed to protect herown litter when a Tosa-like dog attacked them all.

[Lyca]

Lyianna approached the young pup called Yuki. She looked down at him, tears in his eyes. "As I have told you before female. I have no tention in harming the pups. You can keep them safe but you will be part of the army. I suggest you don't try to run, I have a solider who large and fast. I'm sure you've seen her, seeing as how she managed to let you get here." Lyianna said.

Looking at the other pups, Lyianna leaned down to Yuki and gentally picked the pup by his scruff. Raven trotted over to the old farm house and entered, seeing the sence before her. The she-wolf looked at the thorough bred and grunted. "Your late Raven. But you can order the males to come and help escort the pups outside. Tank and Titan will look after the she-dog." She said through her teeth.

Raven dipped her head in understanding her commander. She looked at the males and started to grunt at the males. They approached and entered the building. The black akita went over to the pups and pick up Mizu by the scruff of her neck. The other males did the same. Rastiline however slowly came into the old building and looked at Lyianna. Without a word she looked at him. "Rastiline, you will take this small pup." Listening to her command, the male gentally took the pup from Lyianna.

(Its ok)

[Teffi]

Phoebus

The ex- Knight had been keeping it low for quite some time now. He kept away from society's eager stares and fascinations, as he resided in the country side. Hunting was such a breeze, that he actually would challenge himself in taking down something hard to catch. Yep, that was Phoebus for you. As the six foot something, hellhound walked within the sanctuary of the night, he couldn't help but hear some ruckus not too far away. The wolf instantly thought the Abandoned Farm. Phoebus leapt on the roof with such ease, it seemed as if he just leapt two stair steps. The gray canine crouched on the roof and saw seven puppies hiding within the safety of the barn. But in a few moments two large dogs came to ruin the party.

Just as quick as instinct acted upon, the crouching hellhound's anger boiled. How dare those bastards touch the youngens! This put the ex warrior into a guard mentality. It was time to see some bad dog blood fly! But right before the wolf could intervene, an orange and brindled female ran passed the male. But by what came out of the female's mouth and by the way she carried herself, she was the mother of the puppies. The victim.

"I have a solider whose large and fast."

"Not faster than me-" rumbled the over sized, timber wolf mix as he crashed down the whole on the roof of the barn. He had noticed that the orange female had been grabbed by male dogs. Bullies. How Phoebus despised bullies. The speed of the hellhound was so fast, that it seemed demonic. He could easily out run a speeding motorcycle, thanks to the special chemical scientists injected within his system. Zienine.

His jaws out weighed and out powered all those males' jaws put together, so one would be very careful to steer clear from them. He had lunged at the males that held the orange fae. Phoebus was one that was almost impossible to be beat[/size]

[Captain Stumpy]

((Lyca can post next cuz there's not alot my characters can do right now))

[Lyca]

Lyianna heard the voice of a stranger. But she wouldn't give up easily. Even if she didn't manage to get all the pups, she would take the smallest and that would be the pup that Rastiline held in his jaws. "Rastiline go." She whispered to the weak looking male.

Ras was very good at hiding especailly in shadows. His dark colored pelt helped him with that. There was nothing that would prevent him from following the commander's orders. Slowly moving as he normally did, Rastiline began to make his way out into the darkness of the night. Tank and Titan still waiting for their orders looked at Lyianna as she looked about. "Release the female and lets go. There's no need to waste our lives in doing what was ordered of us. Let the pups go as well." the she-wolf snarled.

The other males released the pups and headed for the forest. Lyianna lead them away. Mizu and the other pups waited for a moment, then slowly getting to their feet, made their way back to the old farm house. Lyianna may've been forced to let the female and the pups go, but she would return. But not at the moment, when she would return, it would be only with a selected few that wouldn't cause much trouble.

[Captain Stumpy]

((sorry having a bit of stress trying to move house :/ people are so slow these days))

Terry felt the air suddenly turn tence, she heard a voise that sounded almost unnatural. But the way she was pinned she couldn't see anything but the floor and afue paws.

Yuki felt horrible being held by the scruff, he squeeked everyso often but becuase of the way he was gripped it was hard to talk. Then all of a sudden in a blur of action he was swept away into the night, he didn't even get to squeek for his mother or siblings.

Suddenly Terry felt the huge males release her, She jumped up to her paws, then jumped in horror of a massive canine like creature. it towered over every canine present. She looked round quickly as her pups were released and she watched with a inward smile as the she-wolf ran off. But she still had the giant wolf to contend with now, and what if it wanted to eat her pups?

Terry stood infront of her daised group of youngsters, "I-I'm not afraid of you monster" she said trying to sound strong and brave, but it came out quiet and in a quivery tone. Terry had just assumed Yuki was one of the pups behind her as she hadn't seen him while she was pinned. She stood as strong as she could infront of this canine that could just stand on her to break her. Her back was arched up and her head aws low as if she was ready to attack. But her hackles wearn't raised and her tail was under her belly

[Teffi]

Lyca, your up