The Last Fox

Prologue

The night was still, like every other night but different. The air felt uneasy and put all the foxes on edge, foxes are very sensitive to nature more then the other races. They knew something was wrong, they had 5 guards on patrol instead of 2, they ran across the outskirts of the Fox territory.

“Momma, I’m hungry can we have some dinner?”

Said Sam, he was 5 years old, he looked at his mom with his bright vibrant green eyes. Foxes normally have vibrant hazel eyes and the noble born foxes have vibrant green eyes showing they are of noble blood. Any other color is unheard of, until a few days ago when his sister was born. Aroura, she was born with light vibrant blue eyes almost white and what little hair she had was silver. Foxes normally have reddish brown hair to match their fox form, but Aroura’s Fox was white as snow and smaller then the average Fox.

“Can you make a PB&J sweety, with your father on high alert and everyone on edge I don’t have time to cook dinner.”

Ellie told him with a sweet smile, she was trying to hide the fear she felt by cleaning the kitchen. She didn’t know why she felt so much fear maybe it was just the uneasiness in the air,

*I hope Greg finds out what’s going on, I don’t know how much longer I can keep it together*

She thought to herself as she scrubbed the grease off the oven, she was cleaning so hard her hands were red and cracked.

Out of the silents of the night a loud bloodcurdling scream filled the air until it was cut short with silents.

Ellie stopped and listened, trying to hold her shaky breath. She slowly stood in the middle of the kitchen trying to sense what was happening, everything was still and then the scent of copper filled the air. Ellie quick and quiet on her feet ran down the hall and up the stairs to the kids room, Sam was sitting in the middle of the floor with is dinosaurs with jelly dripping down his chin on to his shirt.

“What’s wrong momma?”

Ellie shhed him to stay quite as she slowly and quietly closed the door and locked it. She quietly peeked in the little white bassinet in the corner, in laid a little baby sleeping so peacefully making her look like a porcelain doll. She was so beautiful with her flawless pale skin, little rosie cheeks and silver hair.

Ellie carefully picked up the little baby, she stirred a little but stayed asleep.

Terrified screamed filled the air outside, the smell of copper heavy in the air now.

“We need to get to the Safe House, so I need you to stay close and low with me. We have to shift ok?”

Sam nodded, he didn’t question his mother and without hesitation shifted into a little red Fox.

“Good boy, I love you so much. No matter what happens to run with your sister to the safe house you do NOT look back ok?”

Sam nodded his little red head with little tears in his green eyes.

Ellie looked at Aroura who was awake now, she was such a good baby, she never cried or fussed. She looked into her crystal blue eyes and started to tear up.

“I love you my princess so very much.”

She kissed the little baby on the forehead, when she did that the baby slowly shifted into a white baby fox.

She wrapped a blanket around her and tied the top and gave it to her son, he opened his mouth and grabbed the knot with his little teeth.

Ellie slowly walked to the door and placed her ear up to it, she held her breath and tried to listen. Nothing but the screams outside, she slowly unlocked the door and cracked it enough to peek her head out to see if the hallway was clear. The power must have been cut, the hallway was dark but clear. She walked back and took a deep breath, she shifted into a goldened fox. She nodded to her son and they slowly headed for the door when they both froze in fear.

A big dark brown wolf slowly walked in the doorway, he had blood dripping from his mouth. A low growl rumbled in his chest and his eyes glowing yellow looked at Ellie to Sam then to the little blanket with Aroura’s little head popped out. As soon as his locked eyes with the baby the corner of his mouth and up into a big smile showing his teeth. He went to get ready to leap at the child when a dark red fox jumped from the hallway on the wolves head, biting and scratching the wolves eyes. The wolf yelped with every bite and scratch, throwing his head in every direction trying to get the fox off his face.

*RUN*

Ellie saw it was Greg her mate, he mind linked her to run while he had him distracted.

Ellie and Sam ran past the big wolf and down the stairs, when the reached the doorway they saw blood and bodies everywhere, fox bodies. Ellie heard a roar from upstairs and ran for the forest line.

Greg tried to hold his grip on the wolves head biting and scratching his eyes til he knew his mate and children were safely away. The wolf managed to bite his leg and throw him across the room, Greg smashed into the bassinet causing a piece of wood pierce throw one of his leg.

The wolf pawed at his eyes trying to see though the blood, Greg saw his opening to run past him when he saw a giant grey wolf walk into the room.

*Micheal*

Micheal, the Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack, Greg looked at him with confusion. Their was a peace treaty between the wolves and the foxes, foxes will help the wolves with spies and assassins for missions in return the foxes have the wolves protection.

Micheal looked at the fox, then back at the brown wolf. A low rumble came from Micheal’s chest, the brown wolf bowed down in fear shaking with small whimpers escaping his mouth with a low growl and looked sharply in Greg’s direction.

Micheal let out a huff and shook his big grey head, he looked at the brown wolf and like a viper bite his neck. The brown wolf let out a loud cry that was cut short with a snap, Micheal dropped the lifeless wolf like it was a doll and turned to Greg.

*Where is the White Fox?*

A deep dark voice filled Greg’s head, Greg shook his head.

*I don’t know what your...*

Before Greg finished Micheal put his giant paw on Greg’s leg with a snap, Greg’s cried out in pain.

*Again, tell me where is the White Fox?*

Greg breathed heavy his dark red fur shaking with every breath, he knew what was coming he just hope Ellie and the kids made it to the safe house. Micheal and his pack killed everyone, so his family will be the last foxes alive.

Micheal huffed and removed his paw, he walked closer towering the little fox. He leaned down and place the little fox head in his mouth, slowly applying presser. Greg felt the pain from his giant teeth around his head, slowly feeling the teeth piercing the skin and blood dripping on the floor. Greg felt the teeth on his skull now, hearing the bone slowly cracking. Greg knew this was the end, he closed his eyes and pictured his family till c***k.

Micheal dropped the lifeless fox blood pooling around what was its head, he looked at a few wolves who walked in.

*I want that white fox, dead or alive I don’t care. Just bring me it’s f*****g body NOW!*

All the wolves bowed down then sniffed the room, they caught the scent and ran.

Ellie saw the tree line in sight a gimps of hope filled her but was cut short when a sharp pain in her chest took her breath and she rolled on the ground. Sam stopped and started to run back.

*No Sam keep going, I’m right behind you.*

Sam whimpered but did as he was told and continued running to the trees.

Ellie tried breathing though the pain but it was impossible, it felt like someone was squeezing her heart with little glass shards. Tears filled her eyes for she knew her mate was killed, trying to get back on her feet to follow her children she felt a tug on her tail. She looked back to see a tan wolf standing on her tail with teeth baring at her.

*Wheres the white fox?*

Ellie swung her paw with her claws out and scratched the wolf across his nose, he jumped back letting out a whimper. Ellie got up to run when she was knocked to the ground by another brown wolf, her head bounced off a rock causing everything to go dark. She was barely awake, she hoped if she laid still they’d think she was dead. She heard the footsteps come closer, then pressure on her neck. She struggled to break free, clawing at the giant paw on her neck but nothing. Then with one small push SNAP, Ellie’s body collapsed on the ground.

Sam stopped at the tree line and looked back, he didn’t see his mom.

*Mom I’m here, where are you?*

Nothing.

Sam started to cry, he turned to the woods. They were dark even with his fox vision and scary at night, he took a deep breath and ran in the woods.

He knew what he was looking for a big white tree with black strips, that was the entrance to the safe house. Sam looked and look for why felt like hour and no white tree, Sam heard the wolves howls they were close. Sam saw a fallen down tree that was struck by lightning and went to it.

*We can hid here till momma finds us.*

He tucked his little sister deep in the tree, it was good cause the tree was rotten so it covered her scent, Sam tried to crawl in but heard a twig snap.

*Momma?*

Sam walked closer to the sound, a bush moved a little.

*Momma is that you?*

Then a big brown head poked out of the bush,

*Boo!*

Sam jumped and ran deeper in the wood, he can hear the wolf in close on his heels. Sam came across a river, without thinking he jumped in the water. The wolf came to a stop, he watched as Sam struggled to stay afloat. The wolf looked down the river and saw a waterfall, he knew the little fox wouldn’t survive. He sniffed the air to find the scent of the baby again and ran into the forest.

Sam kicked and kick but the water was just to strong, he felt water filling his lungs. He looked ahead and saw the falls, terror fill his little body when he went over falling to his death. He felt the rock under him, feeling his bones break and organs pop. Barely alive he heard sniffing, a little black wolf looked at him

*You ok?*

He was a kid to probably about the same age as him, he was from a different pack, a nice pack the Black Moon Pack.

*My.... b...baby..... sister......*

Darkness filled his head then all pain was gone.

The little black wolf whimpered and howled, another black wolf ran up, he was huge clearly the Alpha.

He sniffed the bead fox pup,

*Dom, what happened?*

Dom filled him in, he sniffed the fox again to get the scent to find the baby. They ran back into the forest, more black wolves joined them. They looked around, no baby.

*We have to head back Dom, it’s getting late.*

*But dad we didn’t find the baby?*

Dom whimpered

*Son there probably is no baby, you know how foxes like to play tricks. Now come on let’s go.*

They started to head back when Dom heard a cry, his ears perked up and he ran to the sound.

He saw a broken down tree, but all he could smell was the rotten tree. He peeked his head in the c***k of the tree, he saw a small dirty white blanket. He poked it with his nose, then he felt a small little wet nose touch his. He saw little crystal blue eyes staring back at him, he felt tingles from where their noses were touching. He heard his dad approach, he pulled his head out of the tree.

*Here, I found her. She so pretty.*

His dad walked over and looked in the tree,

*Well would you look at that, a white fox.*

He looked around to see if it’s parents were near by, nothing.

The big black wolf nodded to one of his pack, a big dark grey wolf.

*Chris, go see if there is a fox village near by. That’s unusual for a fox to leave its baby alone in the woods.*

The wolf nodded and ran out of the wood.

Several minutes went by, the big black wolf watch his son play with the white baby fox.

Dom gently paw the baby on the side carefully laying her down, the baby would come back and gently bite his paw.

Chris finally returned even in wolf form his face looked grim,

*Sir, the whole fox community... Is wiped out sir. There were no survivors, she’s the only fox left.*

He looked down at the baby, meeting her crystal blue eyes.

*We will figure out what happened, in the meantime the white fox will stay with us.*

Dom jumped up and down with excitement.