POSP story

SHADOWED PAWS STORY________________________________
Disclaimer: This story was made for The Pack of Shadowed Paws, if you do not understand a reference to this story, it is probably because you are not in the pack.
Note: If you have an OC switch while I am writing this story, I will not take it into account or the plot might get mixed up(I will go by your old character)
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The Pack of Shadowed Paws
CHAPTER 1
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Cold. Cold brushed through the forest. The wind hit against the trees like waves on a beach as the day turned to night. This was no ordinary forest though. This forest was inhabited by the wolves of secrets, the wolves of silence, the wolves of the shadows. The land of the Pack of Shadowed Paws, a group of wolves as big as the land in owned. Off to the side of the forest was there camp, hidden in brush so thick humans could never find it. At this point, the pack was as strong as ever with over 70 wolves at a time. They were peaceful, yet fierce, calm, yet dangerous, beautiful, yet deadly. Their camp on the other hand, was a bright, colorful place that invited you in.
Wolves gathered in the camp, facing a large brown and white wolf that sat high on a rock. A creamy brown wolf sat next to him on the large rock while a black and brown wolf sat below them at the base. All the wolves settled down, their ears perked towards their Sovereigns as they quieted down. "Paws" the Sovereign spoke with a loud deep voice, "With winter here, we need to keep on alert for wandering wolves. They could venture into our territory for shelter, and they might not be friendly. I need some extra border patrols set, and a small hunting party to get dinner. Medics, you need to gather up your herbs before the first snow fall or we will run low." He finished, turning to the other Sovereign for her words, "Jenna? Anything you want to add?"
Jenna nodded, "Arya you may set these patrols" the creamy brown wolf spoke. The she-wolf below the Sovereigns nodded, "We need someone on pup duty, so Top'ko can watch after them."
"Meeting dismissed" The lead Sovereign barked.
"Alright, Nyx, I will set the patrols" The huge black and brown female replied, turning her head to the Sovereign. "The first border patrol will be led by Jet. Jet, you will take Ballad, Echo, Onyx, Chessa and Chronicler." Jet nodded, turning to the others,
"Alright, let's go!" He barked, trotting into the forest with the others behind him.
"The smaller bored patrol will be led by Apollo. Apollo, you will take Koi, and Syra." Apollo nodded at the other wolves as they trotted in the opposite direction of the larger patrol. Syra trailed slightly behind them, as she followed. "Azul, Vapor, and Aspen. You three go hunt in the western part of the forest, no one has been there for a while so I assume the prey will be plentiful. The three all nodded, running of to the west.
A pup came tumbling out of the Youth den and bumped into Arya. She sneezed and toppled over, laughing. "I want to play!" she squeaked excitedly.
"Alright, Amethyst, but you should have stayed in your den." Arya chuckled. The pup nodded, running back to Top'ko, tripping a few times. Top'ko laughed and nudged her to the other pups.
"Look! I found a moss ball!" Pepper yelped as Arctic leapt onto her, stealing the toy. "Hey! That was mine!" She squeaked, grabbing one end of the ball as arctic pulled on the other. Arctic was larger because he was a male, and eventually tugged it away from her. They all started to play-fight with each other, grabbing at ears and pulling on tails.
A couple hour past as the large border patrol returned, not finding anything threatening at the border. Soon after the other patrol returned, finding nothing but the old scent of a fox on a bush. Another hour past and the hunting party was still no where to be found.
Onyx nudged Syra and questioned, "Do you suppose they are chasing something big?"
"I don't know, but I'm hungry" Syra replied, mumbling.
"All you ever think about is your stomach, Syra" Jet teased her, padding over to sit next to Koi. Nyx entered the clearing, his head held high as he stared into the forest,
"This is... odd. They should be back by now" he said slightly worried. Jenna padded next to him and answered,
"I'm sure they are just... busy tracking down an animal"
The pack sat silently waiting for he return of the Trackers anxiously. The sky started to darken as the wolves all shifted. "Should we go out to look for the-" right as Ballad was about to finish the three wolves burst into the clearing, panting and shaking. Azul's legs were rocking back and forth with Vapor next to him, her head down as she struggled to breath. On Azul's back lay Aspen, blood dripping from her scruff and from various cuts all over her body. She looked limp, but the faint rise and fall of her chest told the wolves she was still alive.
CHAPTER 2
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The pack rushed towards them, grabbing Aspen off of Azul's back gently as they set her on the terrain. the medics burst out of the clearing, examining Aspen's body. "Cole, Sparrow, Makani!" Nyx barked, "Aspen is in the worst condition, treat her first" The medics nodded, and with the help of Chessa and Apollo they lifted her into the medic den.
Cole scanned over Aspen's body, turning to Makani, "Get me some cobweb, goldenrod, yarrow, horsetail and a poppy seed. Makani turned quickly, grabbing the exact correct herbs with ease, then dropped them infant of Coal. He created a poultice as Sparrow pressed cobwebs onto the bleeding wounds. Cole then dipped his paw in the poultice, rubbing it on the cuts and open wounds. They worked on her for another half hour, struggling to keep her conscious. Makhani spoke worriedly, "Will she live?" Cole didn't turn to her since he was to busy tending to the wounds,
"I don't know" he mumbled, "I need more cobweb! This wound is still bleeding" Makani grabbed out a bundle of the stringy web and handed it to him.
The wolves outside were trying to comfort Vapor and Azul as they laid down, exhausted. "Azul!" Arya barked, "Are you ok?" Azul nodded and Arya sat next to him. Ruby, Pepper, Amethyst, Arctic and Cedar bounded out of the Youth den running up to the pack.
"What happened!" Ruby asked, huddling next to Jenna.
"It's nothing, go back to your den" Jenna replied, comforting her with a lick. Ruby squirmed away,
"But Mommmmm..." Ruby said. Top'ko padded out and saw Azul and Vapor on the ground, she rushed to the pack,
"What happened?" Top'ko asked slightly shook. the pups ran back to their den and stumbled into it. they popped their heads out looking at the commotion unfold.
"We don't know" Replied Shadow as she shuffled her paws, "but Aspen is in critical condition, Azul is exhausted, and vapors shaken up"
Blaine looked over to Nyx, "What do you think it is?" He asked. Azul was in no condition to tell a story, and Vapor was to scared to blink.
As Nyx opened his mouth, it was Syra who spoke, "These wounds weren't caused by a deer, thats for sure"
"And there's to much blood for being trampled by a moose" Koi added,
"It's almost like it was caused by another wolf" Onyx said,
"But we didn't find any trace of an outsider during patrol"Jet added, slightly confused by this whole dilemma.
"Well if it wasn't an outsider who attacked them, what could it be?" Ballad asked, turning to Nyx,
"It's almost like this was..." Nyx trailed off, trying to find the right words. It was silent for about a minute. Everyone trying to get their heads around the entire problem that happened so quickly. Jenna broke the silence with her words mumbled,
"It's almost like this was done by a Paw"
CHAPTER 3
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The pack stared wide eyed at Nyx, their ears back with fear. Arya spoke, seemingly not that shaken, "Who would do that? I mean, sure, there we no outsider's scents on the borders, but what if we missed something?"
Vapor blinked her eyes, curling into a ball on the floor, "I..." she squeaked slightly, "I saw who it was... Well not who, but the pelt color." She finished with a slight gulp while wolves huddled around her in wonder. "What color?" Koi blurt out at a yell. Jenna glared at him and turned back to Vapor,
"Tell us, I promise it will help. Your safe now" She said comfortingly. Vapor nodded and sighed out her answer,
"Black... and gray. I clearly saw it, no mistake." She finished, glaring at some wolves.
"There are only a couple wolves that are all gray and black." Jet said, a shiver running down his spine.
"Syra, Onyx, Airis, Shadow, Kani and Chronicler. You six are mostly black and gray" Arya said, standing up from her sitting position next to Azul.
"We will deal with this later. It's past moon high, everyone needs to get rest. Echo and Gregor, you two will keep watch tonight. Make sure you keep an eye out for anything strange" Nyx commanded loudly, "Everyone to their dens, Azul and Vapor make your way up to the medic den and get yourselves treated. Goodnight" Nyx finished, turning away from the scene with his tail lashing in anger. Wolves started to migrate away, Airis and Blaine helped Vapor to the medics while Canaan and Apollo helped Azul. The pups huddled into the deepest corner of the Youth den, trembling in fear.
Jenna padded by the Youth den and a little paw grabbed her leg. She looked over to Ruby and asked, "What's wrong?" Ruby shook, whimpering slightly. Jenna sighed, her face softening as she crammed into the small den. She gathered around the pups and spoke softly, "Want to hear a story?" She asked them. Amethyst nodded slightly and the others nodded soon after. As Jenna opened her jaw to speak, Arya padded outside the den, poking her large head in. Jenna smiled and continued, "Once upon a time, there was a wolf named Cloud. Cloud was a small wolf, so he was always pushed around by his siblings. One day, Cloud's pack was attacked!" Arctic gasped slightly as Jenna made the story even more dramatic then it should have been, "You see, his pack was attacked by scary wolves. They outnumbered them, 20 to 10. Cloud's siblings quivered in fear as these scary wolves started to take over the camp. Many of the warriors of his pack were thrown aside by these villains, not able to fight. Cloud was able to escape though. His small frame was able to sqeeeeeeeeze through a bush behind their camp." Jenna took a breath and turned to Arya, winking. Arya smiled, and nodded to her.
"For days, Cloud quivered in the forest, not sure what to do" Arya continued the story where Jenna had left off. "He knew that he had to save his family, so he gathered wolves from around the entire territory. He was able to convince all of these rouges and strays to help him. Cloud's power was not in his muscle, nor was it in his teeth or claws"
"His strength was in his brain, and he was able to form an army the size of the evil pack" Jenna took over as Arya turned her head to her friend, "This make-shift army raided the camp and made the evil wolves flee from their land. The pack greeted Cloud in victory, with cheers and laughs, even his siblings gave him acknowledgment for his great triumph."
"That pack welcomed the rouges and strays as honorary members of their pack. And they live-" Arya was cut off by a loud squeak,
"Lived happily ever after!!" Amethyst finished the story. All the wolves chuckled, and the two adults said goodnight to the pups. Arya and Jenna padded off to their den together while there was still slight commotion in camp. Onyx padded along, sitting next to Syra at the edge of the Proxy den,
"Who do you think is the traitor?" Onyx questioned as Syra shrugged,
"I don't know, but I hope she doesn't strike again"
"How do you know it's a 'she'?" Onyx tilted her head,
"The wounds on Aspen didn't look like they were caused by a large male, most likely a girl" Syra said, standing up. "I'm going to sleep, goodnight" Onyx shrugged, jumping into the den after her.
Everyone in the pack snuggled into their nests, falling asleep. Up at the medic den, Aspen had been marked as safe. Her wounds were healing fast and her breathing had relaxed. She was still unconscious, so she was unable to explain to everyone who the attacker was. The medics were exhausted, collapsing in the moss bedding. Koi and Jet stayed up late, worried about who could be the traitor.
"It can't be Onyx, she was with us the whole time on patrol." Jet whispered to Koi,
"What about Shadow or Chronicler?" Koi whispered back the question,
"Maybe, but they had just started sparring when we left camp" Jet said slightly louder this time. A loud "SHHHH" came from the combatant den and Jet sunk slightly.
"They could have snuck out"
"I doubt it"
"Hmph" Koi stood up and shook out his pelt, "Goodnight" The two wolves went to sleep and silence fell over camp.
The night continued as crickets chirps and frogs croaked. though the darkness was peaceful, it was not still. Lurking outside was attacker, who snuck out of their den. The scent of blood hung in the air, and it was fresh. A cry broke out from the guard post, and every wolf perked up from their nest.
The pack flooded into the opening of camp, on edge.
Laying on the ground, struggling to breath, was Gregor. 
CHAPTER 4
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Gregor lay limp in the clearing as wolves rushed to his side, "We need the medics!" shouted Shadow as she ran next to Gregor. The medics came sprinting into the clearing as Gregor lay still, his chest rising and falling slowly. </span>"Can you help him?!" Nix asked as Cole grabbed a bundle of herbs, 
"Im gonna try" He replied through the pack of different leaves and roots. Sparrow started to make a poultice and Makani grabbed some cobwebs. The pack stood silent, watching the medics so their work worried. 
"Erm... space please?" Makani said, turning to the pack with uncertainty. 
"Everyone calm down and get inside, go back to bed" Nyx yelled into the crowd. The entire pack lowered their heads, traveling back into their dens. Jenna and Arya stopped by Nyx as they exchanged sad faces. everyone sat up that night, waiting for anything that could be good news. 
Ballad traveled into the Combatant den, but before he entered, he saw Syra siting in front of her den with a sad face. He padded up to her and noticed a large wound on her paw, he narrowed his eyes, 
"What happened?" He questioned as Syra flinched, 
"You scared me... and I just stepped on a sharp rock" She responded, curling the paw away from him. Ballad huffed, walking away as Syra turned to her den to sleep. 
Vapor and Azul were in the trackers den talking when Aspen came down from the medic den, "Aspen your ok!" Vapor squeaked, nuzzling her. Azul smiled, 
"I'm glad you are ok" he said, lying down as he rested his head on his paws. Aspen nodded, lying down as well as they all went to sleep. 
Quiet. The entire camp. There was no sound, not even a single chirp of a cricket. The wind blew through camp silently, washing over people like freezing waves of ice. Most wolves were huddled together, sleeping while trying to stay warm. The medics had carried Gregor back to their den do they could treat her further in the warmth of the moss bedding. The pups were piled into one corner, far from the entrance of the nursery where Jet stood watch, scanning the area for anything dangerous. Nyx and Jenna were sleeping while Arya sat up, letting the freezing wind brush her fur. She didn't feel the cold, and was content with keeping watch over the other wolves asleep. Eventually, every wolf was sleeping, even the medics. 
Slowly, the darkness started to fade while the sun rose in the sky. Wolves started to wake, yawning and stretching. Before long, the entire camp was active. Morning patrols were set, with Onyx leading a patrol that included Koi, Airis, Ruby and Winter. Apollo gathered Vapor, Glory and Canaan. They brought back plenty of food to last for that day, and the patrol returned with good news. There was no scent of anything strange, not even a lingering scent of an outsider. But there was still a dangerous wolf within the pack, a wolf that struck by night. 
Nyx traveled into the Medic den with Arya and Jenna by his side. "Gregor will live, but he won't be active for a couple weeks" sparrow said to them. 
"Good" Nyx replied, relieved. 
"But there is something strange about the wounds" Cole said ominously, "They were almost Identical to those of Aspen's" 
"But what does that have anything to do with it being strange?" asked Jenna, 
"The major wounds, where most of the blood came from, were all placed in the same spots. Below to leg artery, in the scruff, and along the side, away from the abdomen. what I am saying, is that these are places that draw blood, but don't cause any major damage to a wolf. It only looks severe because of the blood, but it can be treated with cobweb." 
"So our attacker Is unlucky that they hit all the wrong spots?" Jenna asked curiously. She was drawn in by the fact that none of these wounds were fatal. 
"No Jenna, I don't think it means that at all" Nyx replied, a shiver running down his back. 
"It means that the attacker was not looking for death" Arya said coldly. 
"Exactly" Makani replied. 
"I'm holding a pack meet, Aspen can tell us who did this to her, now that she has her strength back" Nyx padded into the clearing with the others behind him. The entire pack gathered below the rock, while some pups peered in from the youth den. 
"Aspen, please step up." Nyx ordered, "It's time to reveal this attack once and for all" 
Aspen padded up in front of the pack, turning to all of the familiar faces. 
One. One of these wolves was bloodthirsty, and the entire pack was about to find out who. "I replayed the scene in my head. This attacker was a female. A gray female." She said, inhaling sharply. 
That took Chronicler out of the investigation. 
"They were large, and muscular, not very lean, but strong" Aspen continued. 
That took Kani out, she was quicker and more lean. 
"They had light eyes, not brown eyes" 
That took out Airis out. 
"They had a dark coat, no white at all" 
No more shadow. 
That left Syra or Onyx, but who was it? 
"The attacker was..." 
The Pack inhaled deeply, waiting for a name. 
"Syra" 
CHAPTER 5
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The Pack gasped, turning to sera with wide eyes. Syra turned swiftly, sprinting off into the forest while everyone was stunned. "GET HER!" Nyx yowled, standing up to start running. The pack ran after her, the forest sounding like a herd of buffalo on the move. Onyx stayed back with Ballad. The two were left in shock at the result.
Arya and Koi were sprinting, Koi getting ahead as he caught up to Jet who was closing in on Syra.
"She is about to cross the border!" Jenna yowled up to them. Jet lept forward over a log, and landed next to Syra as she started to run faster. Koi came up on the other side, trying to reach her, but she just kept squirming away. Apollo huffed, skyrocketing forward so that she was behind Syra and the three wolves made a triangle around her.
Ruby started to pant as she slowed down, Arya beside her. "Running is not my thing" Arya panted, losing her breath
"same" Ruby gulped as she started to push forward- Arya beside her -trotting along.
"Don't let her get to that border!" Nyx called, gaining speed as he lept through the air to catch up to Syra. A large tree in the distance marked the territory lines, if Syra passed those, the paws could not get to her. Syra saw her escape, and pushed forward as her legs struggled to move. Koi and Apollo slowed down, getting behind, and Jet tripped, tumbling into a bush. Nyx was right on Syra's tail, not showing any signs of exhaustion. Syra closed her eyes, trying to keep from losing stamina.
"Get back here!" Nyx snarled, lashing out at her leg with a claw. Syra jumped forward, his claw cutting off a patch of fur. The large tree was in sight and Syra slightly gasped, her paws stinging from all of the running. Nix shook his large head trying to get the awful headache out of it. Their bodies were shaking, but neither one was willing to give up.
The tree was 200 feet away.
Nyx snarled as he lashed out at her again, her claw digging into her heel. Sara yelped, but continued to run, blood covering her tracks.
100 feet away.
Syra was about to collapse, but with Nyx behind her she knew she could not give up.
50 feet.
The paws observed the chase with anticipation from the distance.
20.
Syra was so close she could taste it.
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