(Preston's POV)
As Lachlan and Rob break the surface I can see that Lachlan looks tired and Rob kind of looks scared. When Lachlan reached where it starts getting shallow he almost falls exhausted but with wounds... I see Rob grab Lachlan quickly and start pulling him to the shore.
Neither one of us had spoke since Lachlan had jumped in to get Rob apparently Lachlan had to fight to save Rob jumping down I could hear Jerome and Mitch following and soon had passed me and grabbed Lachlan.
Jerome picked Lachlan out of the water and took him to the shore while I grabbed Rob and pulled him into a hug, I could hear him whimpering I kept listening and all he said was "...dragons..." I embraced him harder feeling sorry for him and that he had to go through that.
I was the only one who he had told that he was afraid of drowning. I looked over at Lachlan and infront of him by the trees on the other side of the clearing was another person with a sword that was glowing green at his waist.
Grabbing my bow off of my back I got a arrow ready and aimed it at him but I noticed something my bow was glowing red just like how it did when I had met Mitch, Lachlan, Rob, and Jerome, and now this person.
"Who are you!" I yelled clearly to the guy I made sure to stand protectively instead of challenging, "I am Vikk also why is your bow glowing?" I smiled warmly at him knowing who he is. "Happy to see my old childhood friend here!" I say excitedly.
I could tell that the others were confused, by my friendliness towards Vikk, I smirked at Vikk's confusion "Weird that you don't remember me Runner" I say the last part and Vikk's face lit up with recognition, "Wait Preston?" Looking at Vikk I could tell that I had a smile on my face.
"The one and only!" I say in a excited but confident way, "Who is he Preston?" I look back to see that Rob had moved closer to Jerome, Mitch, and Lachlan. "He is a old friend of mine Rob." I smile to let him know that Vikk is good to trust.
"Hey Vikk I though you stayed back with the- you know." I look confidently at Vikk knowing what I might be getting myself into, "Oh they kicked me out...." I saw Vikk look down at saying that, "You can stay with us." I say while staring at his sword which was still glowing green.
"We will not let this go that easy!" I look behind me to see Jerome, Mitch, and Rob tied up. 'Rob...' I thought as anger started to surge through me as I see a female and a older male standing infront of me. "Let. Them. Go." I say steadily and slowly.
I could tell that they seemed amused "And what are you going to do about it" I smirked as the older male said that and I could tell that Vikk had turned into husky considering that he was a dog shapeshifter. "I can do a lot more than you think."
I look over to see Lachlan waking up to see what is going on and start going towards Jerome, Mitch, and Rob. I turn around to to whisper to Vikk "Help Lachlan free the others I will handle them both." I saw him nod and I turn back to the Male and the young female.
Challenging them I quickly turn into a red Panther "Come at me if you dare!" I say challenging unsheathing my claws I get ready thinking out my plan for a distraction but only one thing was on my mind 'to keep them away from the others.'
"Fine Hannah get him!" I bare my teeth at his foolishness "Yes father!" Hannah says as she comes at me with a sword jumping to the side I claw at her clothes making three cut marks. Growling with my back to the male wanting him to try to take the advantage.
Hannah comes at me with her sword but this time slicing at a angle so I jump to the side but ended up with a cut on my shoulder, "Hannah you are doing good!" I kept my focus on Hannah as the male said that 'man this girl must have tooken training.' I thought
I jump up and turn into a eagle "Ha! Try to get me now!" I say as I start trying to make them mad. I saw Hannah throw her sword at me but I quickly dodged it 'could I be getting feelings for her? No! She is your enemy' I say the male smile as I was thinking.
I soon turn into a panther again and growled I leaped at Hannah and pinned her on the ground knowing what I was doing I heard the male come running towards us, jumping up I turn into a dragon and land in front of my friends who were by now untied.
"You will be brought down!" I look up at the male I smirked as the words ' Promise me that you won't let others or anyone not even yourself bring you down.' kept replaying inside my head.
"I promised someone that I won't let anyone bring myself down and I am going to keep it!" I say confidently I then turn into a red wolf and growled but I smelled something, something was off and it was behind the male and Hannah.
Then it hit me the last wolf that killed my brother, I could feel anger burning through me and I knew that it showed because everyone had backed away from me and my pelt had turned from a regular red to lava looking.
Snarling I started forward the male and Hannah quickly got out of my way thinking that I was after them, I kept walking forward till I was at the edge of the clearing and I stared into the bushes and there he was a black and grey wolf.
Jumping at him I pulled him out of the bushes and into the clearing he might have been frightened but he was ready for a fight, I saw Rob try to get in the middle of the fight but I growled loudly at him and turned back to the other wolf.
I saw fear in his eyes as he looked over my wolf form, I was ready to attack him until Rob in his wolf form jumped on me pinning me to the ground I looked at the other wolf as he ran away and back at Rob.
Pushing Rob off of me I gave chase after the other wolf given that I was fast as a human I was faster as a wolf. I raced through the woods after the wolf I was about to tackle him until enderman particles surrounded me.
*There is a little bit of blood mentioned here so if you don't like it just look for the other message like this with the stars*
I kept following the wolf and I jumped to tackle and kill him until I was teleported back to the clearing. I landed on the ground and got up growling knowing that Rob had told Mitch to teleport me.
"Preston we know you are mad but you need to calm down!" I looked at Rob as he said this but took off again in the same direction while following my nose. I eventually get to a river and the scent trail is gone mad and upset I clawed the ground, some large rocks, and even trees.
I let my anger control me I ended up making a gash on my shoulder I stood still not knowing how much time went by but there was a blood of pool under me with my fur some how stained with the blood in different spots even on my muzzle.
I heard a gasps behind me I didn't bother to look as I knew just by the scents that Vikk, Jerome, Mitch, Rob, Lachlan, and Hannah along with the male. I looked down thinking wow this must have looked like a fight have happen. Although I could tell that my pelt still looked like lava.
I knew that they could tell that I was angry, I looked up and there across the river was the wolf Rob saw it to and so did the others "Preston no!" I growled not able to keep control of my anger I leaped making it across the wide river and started giving chase as the black and gray wolf was running away he tried to lose me by going up, beside, and under trees.
I started to see images of when my brother was killed which only made me push on, then out of no where a female wolf decides to attack me I bit her wanting her to get away, I looked at her as the black and gray wolf hid behind her.
I growled wanting to attack my target I could understand that she was a alpha of a pack and she was challenging me to step down and run away I puffed out my chest and growled defensively at her, warning her of what she might be getting into.
"What are you doing here!" she growled, "He is after me!" I growled at the black and gray wolf "Stay away from my pack!" I looked at her "I am here for one reason" I said walking closer to her "Revenge for my brother! And to do that I need to kill him!" I growled, I saw her flinch.
Then I saw the worse thing I have saw was beside me my older brother Connor was standing there about to attack me, I looked at him realizing that he was alive and that I had killed two wolves for nothing.
"Preston what are you doing here!" I backed up at the anger that was in his voice. "I-I..." Was all that could manage say before he grabbed me by my neck and flung me against a tree. I laid there in pain I looked up as my brother made sure that the other two wolves were okay.
"C-Connor I thought-" "You thought wrong!" I flinched as he yelled at me then the words don't let anyone bring you down ever were replaying over and over in my head. Growling I pushed myself up I started backing away from Connor as he started walking towards me
'is he going to kill me?!' my mind was racing with question of what was going to happen until Rob tackled Connor "Preston are you okay!" I nuzzled Rob as he came to me to check on me, "Connor this has gone to far!" I growled my fur changed from red to lava looking, I saw Rob crouch next to me.
"Preston get off of our territory that includes the lake!" I growled as he said the lake and I started to go forward pushing my brother into backing up against a tree. "I trusted you but now I don't need you!" I growled loud enough to let Rob and the other two wolves hear. "I've killed many before even family but I won't have mercy if you attack anyone I love!"
I mentioned Rob to follow me back to our base "Preston wait!" I heard Connor yell there was sadness in his voice but I kept going leaving the three behind the last thing I heard from Connor was "I'm sorry" I then noticed that Rob was ahead of me and at the river.
"Preston!" I look up and there is everyone else Hannah and the other male is gone. Backing up I feel someone behind me I look back and there is Connor I tell Rob to jump and he gets my message and jumps he luckly made it running.
Quickly I jump over barely making it as my back legs slipped making me slip into the rushing river trying to use my front paws to pull me out the current of the river pulled me out into the middle of the river.
Paddling hard I felt the pebbles under my feet I dug in my claws into the ground trying to stop myself from going down the stream but the current just made me claw at the ground I then saw Rob jump in and start paddling towards me.
As I tried to stop my self I went under the water letting water in through my mouth I resurfaced coughing and spluttering until a blue wolf grabbed me by my neck and dragged me to the shore I laid there not bothering to move since I was weak I stayed there Rob pulled me up next to a tree and there on the other side of the river was someone I knew. It was-
Hey sorry this was long! this is equivalent to two stories I usually make one story about 1000 words long but this is 2000 so yeah hoped you enjoyed! Also TREES AND LEAVES!!!! okay I am bored now time to get started with another part!