Children of the pack leaders

My dad woke me up just moments before the gold serons arrived.
"Daddy! Why didn't you wake me up sooner?" I whined. He just laughed and walked out of the caves to meet the Gold pack leader and his son.

I invited alyss and kristi to come with me. they were freinds with Marisol too. when i saw her I jumped a litte and ran over to her. it had been ages since we had seen eachother. since the war started. I did not bother to exsplain it to her. the white serons all knew the gold serons were in a terrible war with the black serons and feraks. she must have been worried about me.

I smiled and jumped around with Lucas. The truth is, ever since the gold and white serons had gone to war with the black serons, again, I had been worried about him. We ran off and played with Alyss and Kristi while our dads talked.

I did not want to tell her about the forest phantom. I did not want her to be even more worried about me. so I just played with her.

We played all day until my father called us into the caves so that we could have at least a little bit of food in us that day.

I was still jumpy from the recent events. I jumped at every sound.

Lucas? Are you okay? I asked, getting a little worried. He seemed so scared every time he heard a noise.
Oh yea don't worry about it. He answered. I still wasn't convinced though.

I found it harder then I thought to stay calm. I guess the war is getting to me I said. then I remember something. I did not want to think of it again, but I had to tell morisa. hey, you know my sister amy? I said. well, she umm.. died.. black serons killed her I almost lost it asi said this. amy had been my bst freind.

((Wait who are you talking to? Marisol?))

((yeah, he is telling her that amy is dead))

((Oh okay.))

I'm sorry, Lucas. I didn't know. I said sadly. I had only known Amy for a day. She seemed like a nice seron so it still made me sad to know she was dead.

that was not the full story, The gold serons were loseing. and I had died and then come back. and that had lead me to receiveing tasks from the multi colord leader.

I stood a polite distance away with Kristi while this consersation was going on, we kept to ourselves, and i was amazed at how easily i was able to keep from giggiling every time lucas did something stupid

come on lets go do something I said.

i sent lucas a teasing look when marisol wasn't looking. it was lots of fun to be bothersome,
we should play hid n go seek

The lake is the only neutral territory I can think of... other then..

then lets go to the lake. I said. I will be returning to the gold seron camp my father told me. be back before nightfall he told me before leaving.

Kristi had some anxiety about going to the lake again,

you will be fine I reasured kristi.

i understood why she'd be afraid of that lake in particular,

so we eventuly convinced kristi to come down to the lake with us. it was closer to the white serons camp then it was the gold serons, so we got there sooner then usual. we played in the water for a while, we all made sure to keep watch for black serons or other enemies of the black serons. soon nightfall was close and we had to return home, we were on the gold seron shore, so we decided to all sleep at the gold seron camp and take morisa home in the morning. her father agreed to it.


so we set off back to the gold seron camp. I found it strange that there were no guards. usualy at a time of war there would be gold seron guard everywhere. as we got to the entrance of the camp I gasped. There was noone there, and there were bodies of gold and black serons everywhere. I noticed my fathers body among the gold serons. I let out a soft whimper. (9this is the first time a leader has been killed before his son was old enough to take his place. and the surviveing gold serons fled, but they do not know that)) I hesitantly walked over to him, I did not want to beleive what had happend.

(you did not just kill off, oh my gosh... i'm speechless...really? i'm gonna be all sad now, )
We all felt a wake of panick, then of grief. we all broke down crying. but that just seemed utterly useless. sitting there crying would leave us vernerable. I took in a deep breath and gathered myself together. we couldn't go to our normal camp and look for survivors right now, it was too dangerous, and we couldn't take Marisol home because they'd be at risk, too. but where? the question only took a moment before my mind awnsered it. c'mon guys, we need to go, follow me