I think Lorn is probably smart enough to act as some kind of advisor... although he's probably too modest to accept a formal position! Like the other hybrids, Lorn has yet to accept a formal position. In fact, the only positions so far are the Alphas and Betas. I originally thought of having an Omega character who was like, the weakest of the pack... but I don't think intellegent species would discriminate in that way.
So far I've written chapters 1 to 20. I put in a small epilogue at the end of chapter 20... but I'm hoping I will continue with this story further. I think I've done a good job of setting up Silpher and his pack as characters... But I think next time, I'll introduce each character one by one, and go into more detail about their personalities.
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Chapter 15: Wet Spell
Dogol and Karn were dripping wet, they kept towards the back of the pack to make sure they didn’t get ambushed. Karn was shaking, to try and get the water off his body. Tulia recoiled slightly, “Hey Karn! You splashed me!”. Karn looked a bit concerned, “Oh, um… sorry miss, didn’t mean ter”. Tulia smiled, “It’s okay. Be sure to dry yourself off so that you don’t get a cold or anything”. Karn nodded, he was about to make a move, but Tulia said, “But don’t shake again please, at least… not so close to me, okay?”. Karn nodded, “Oh, alright then”.
Eventually everyone was dry and Lorn was formulating a plan for food. Magnus raised his hand, a small orange glow was eminating from his hand. Suddenly he spotted something, “Hey guys, come look at this!”. He moved his hand so that the hybrids could see more clearly. Dogol shifted uneasily, “That’s a Scrab nest… that means they’ll be back”. Lorn frowned, “In that case we’ll have to prepare a defensive plan. Everyone get ready for action”.
A short while later, three Scrabs made their way into the nest. Thankfully the rain managed to hide the scent of the hybrids, so an ambush was easy.
They waited until the Scrabs were right inside the cave. Lorn made a clicking sound from his mouth. The Scrabs looked confused, but the hybrids knew this was the signal. Inna and Tulia both ran behind the Scrabs while they were distracted, kicking two of them and punching a third. They ran to the other side of the cave, leading the Scrabs over to where the rest of the team were.
One of the Scrabs tried to find the other hybrids, the other two chased the females. As one Scrab came across the corner, Karn raised a fist and smacked it hard in the head. He proceeded to beat it up with his fists, being too quick for the Scrab to react fast enough for a counter-attack. The other Scrab saw this and backed away. Lorn and Bron stepped out of the shadows, Bron grabbed the Scrab’s body while Lorn kicked the Scrab’s legs. The Scrab howled in pain and hit the floor. Bron continued to subdue it.
The other Scrab managed to find where Tulia and Inna were. The Scrab charged but Inna was ready and smacked it across the face. The Scrab hobbled back, and went after Tulia. She wasn’t expecting this so she could only block half of the attack, the Scrab managed to scrape his beak against her back, leaving a thin open wound on her body. Inna ran up to the Scrab and kicked it in the face with her mechanical pants. The Scrab’s head made a sickening crunch, falling to the ground. Inna walked over to Tulia, “You okay?”. Tulia smiled, “Well, I’m not too bad… Let’s go find the others”. Tulia held a hand against her back, trying to keep the wound closed while they found the others.
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