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We informed Shadow that the Masked Eagles were planning on launching that nuclear missile possibly on Hawktown and we were able to disable it and destroy their base so they will not able to continue their work there again. It was a job well done for all of us. On a side note, everybody was getting along just fine, especially Tirela and I. After hours we were basically hanging out with each other every day and still getting to know one another. Some people might have found it a little weird for a Captain to be hanging out and going on dates with his students/teammates but we were pretty much the same age...even if she was a few months older than I am. Not just her, I also took the time to hang out with my other teammates as well; Elgris and Tyrone were very open with revealing some of their past and such. Elgris was raised at an animal shelter as she and her father and little sister cared for the injured animals there. Her reason for joining the Hawk Warriors was to help her family out at the shelter and because her mother was a nurse at the Academy. Tyrone's parents disappeared when he was growing up so his older brother was looking out for him. They were both Hawk Warriors and his brother had retired from being a Captain. I actually took the liberty to ask about why he was wearing that mask. I didn't say was it because he had his face burned and he looked like Kane from WWE. He hesitated for a minute and he said he saw some things that he didn't want to see and regretted showing his face around where he lived so he wears a mask to hide his shame. I feel sorry for him. As we continued to hang out and get to know one another, we were beginning to get closer to each other and we were like a little family of four. I'd almost forgotten what it was like to have friends. I had other people I would take my time to hang out with, but they were my team and we were inseparable. Now you may be wondering why I haven't included Henry in this? Well, we tried to include Henry in it because he was part of the team but he continued to claim that he had to get home and he had other plans with his own family. I didn't pay that any mind, but Shang and Grazar was still not convinced that he was an ally. He has been a little distant lately. I wonder where he goes after our missions.

2 more years have passed and it felt weird being this age. I feel like 17 don't do wonders for me. I was one year away from being a full grown adult. It wasn't like a sweet 16 or anything. 17 was just...17. I felt nothing from being this old...or this young. I'll make the best of it. On another note, Bradley was back on the team after his suspension was up. Normally, since Bradley was back Henry would be released from the team. He actually pleaded to Shadow that he wanted to remain a little while longer. Everybody was happy to hear that. We were stronger together than we are solo.

We had just come back from a very stressful mission. We had to help escort some milk from a dairy farm to a remote little beach town halfway across the mountains and the forest while also defending it from bandits that would want to steal the milk and sell them themselves. I hope that we would not have to do something like that again for a good while.

Things were quiet as the team and I were resting and relaxing until Shadow came into the room and announced there was activity occurring in the forest again where we went to get Ranger. Everybody else was too tired to do anything so I decided to take this one alone. I immediately gathered my equipment and headed out the door.

It did not take me that long to reach the forest where the reports say the activity was coming from. I was confused. This is the spot where Shadow said it was but there was not anything in sight. I stood there for a few minutes thinking about my next move when I heard a loud POP from behind me. I turned my head and suddenly the field started fogging up. I gasped and tried to move but the gas got to me. It was knockout gas. I could see my vision blurring as I feel over coughing. Everything then went back as I passed out on the ground.

My head was pounding when I awoke from my slumber. I looked around and it looked like I was in some sort of grey cell. Oh my, God. Not again...another cell?! Am I in the Forbidden Fortress again? I sighed loudly as I sat on the floor with my legs and arms crossed. I then heard footsteps approaching and I looked out the cell and saw a person approaching with some sort of wolf next to him. The man stood tall with a yellow shirt and a black leather jacket on. He wore blue jeans with black shoes and he had a scar going down his left eye. Next to him looked like a white wolf. He actually had yellow hair and red and black eyes. He had some sort of gauntlets on his forepaws and hind legs and he had 6 tails. Where in the world am I?

"It appears that our little specimen is awake," the man spoke to me with a smirk on his face.

"Specimen?" I repeated him while cocking an eyebrow. "Who the hell are you, Scarface?"

"The name's Charley, kid," he said while maintaining that smirk. "And you are our specimen. We're going to dissect you to figure out what makes you so unique... How are you able to transform into a dragon and a wolf and still maintain your human form? It is fascinating and I must know more about the son of Nixon and Monica Hawkings."

"How the hell do you know my mother and father?!" I yelled as I was instantly full of rage. What sort of connection does this lunatic have with my mother and father? Now it was clear. I was not leaving until I know why and how he knew my parents.

"He doesn't need to answer you," I heard the white wolf say to me. Charley looked at him and gave him a sudden swift kick in the stomach, which caused him to yelp in pain.

"Did I give you permission to run your mouth?" Charley shouted at him and he whimpered by the bars. He turned to me still with that stupid grin. "Best make yourself at home. You're not leaving any time soon." He let out a soft chuckle and looks over that the whimpering canine. "You're standing guard. You better make sure he doesn't try to get out, Zalek, or your tails are coming off." He turned and walked away as the wolf slowly got up and sat in front of the cell. This guy is an asshole. He shouldn't treat him like that. I have a wolf of my own and I love him and treat him with respect. ...maybe I could try to talk some sense into him. It was certainly worth a try.

"So... Zalek, is it?" I said to him as I leaned on the bars a little bit.

He turned his head and he bared his teeth at me.

"Do not say that name, human," he snarled at me. "You are to remain silent until master comes in to get you for dissection."

"Is he really your master? Last time I checked, owners don't treat their 'pets' like useless ragdolls. From the look on your face, the angle of your nose, and the way your paw is looking, I say he's seriously been abusing you for no reason whatsoever. What do you see in an asshole like that anyway? Why are you even here obeying him? Shouldn't you be out there in the wild and living your life as you see fit?"

"You shut the hell up! You do not know anything about me!"

"I know enough to know that this isn't who you are or where you belong. You do not have to be afraid of somebody who is already afraid of you."

"How do you know he's scared of me?"

"I could see it in his eyes. He doesn't give a damn about you. He's just using you. You see that, don't you? You call him master but does he respect you? Does he care about you? Does he look out for you?"

I think this was starting to get to him. He was looking down at the ground and then he looked at me.

"He's...the only one who's taken me in...and gave me a home."

"Because he had use for you...and when he's done with you, he'll probably toss you back out and you'll be even more alone than you are right now. You can have a better life than this... You should come with me and we can escape together."

"How do I know you're not lying to me? How do I know that you're not going to desert me and abuse me like he does?"

"Because... I have a wolf that's a bit like you." He blinked from that and he got a little closer to the cage as if he was interested. "I've known him my whole life. We've been there for each other even after his parents died. He's one of my best friends in the world and I would do anything for him. Right now, he's probably worrying his butt off wondering where I am...he does worry too much but that's how he is about me. He's even started calling me 'master', despite the fact that I sometimes don't want him to. He feels as though I own him as a pet and that he can learn a lot from me and I could teach him stuff. The second part I can understand but he's not really a pet to me. He's my best friend...he's a part of my family."

"You two are...a family? I...never had a family before... And this Shang guy really cares a lot about you, doesn't he?" He then turned away as he was also tearing up a bit. "But... I've been cast out of my pack years ago...and had to endure this guy for weeks...but I have to do what he says or else he'll either kick me out or kill me."

"That's why I'm suggesting you come with me and we can get out of here together. You won't have to live in fear of people like him. Everything will be alright."

He remained silent for the most part with his back still to me. We heard Charley approaching as he walked up to the cell and unlocked it and pulled the door open. I sighed as I got up and walked out of the cell and he led me to a room that had a single table in it. He put me on my back on it and he tied my arms and legs down on it. The man had a sinister grin on his face as he pulled a lever and I saw a saw blade above me slowly descend from the ceiling. I stared at it as it was getting closer and closer to my chest and stomach. This was getting a bit extreme. Why not just take some of my DNA or something? ...I hope I didn't give anybody any ideas.

The saw blade was an inch away from my chest until it suddenly stopped. I blinked and looked at Charley who had a shocked expression on his face.

"What the hell?" he cursed out loud. "What's wrong with this thing?!" He looked around and saw that Zalek had one of his tails in the machine. I blinked again as I was trying to process what was going on. "Zalek, what have you done?! What did you do?!"

"Simple," he said. "I shorted out the machine so you won't be able to dissect him. My electricity was just enough for it to happen." Wow, I never met a wolf who had control over electricity. And his tails was as sharp as swords. That was just awesome in my book.

"You mangy mutt! I'll have your head for this!" He rushed out to try to grab him but I saw Zalek charge up more electricity to overload the machine and causing it to explode. The explosion knocked Charley across the room and crashed into the machine and that's when he was suffering larges volts of electricity. His body was being burnt to a crisp as he then laid there dead. Short circuiting the machine caused the latches to be released from my hands and legs and I rolled off the table so that I won't cut myself on the saw blade.

"Thank you, Zalek," I said to him and he smiled to me.

"I wasn't going to be tied down any longer," he replied. "There was truth to what you were saying and...if it's still okay with you...I want to go with you."

"I'd like that." We both smiled as we made our way to the exit door. Before we went out, I happened to notice a couple of files on his desk that had my mother's name on it. I went over to the desk and grabbed as many as I could carry and went out the door and back to Hawktown.