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Warning this series contains: Death, mention of blood and gore, violence, mild and strong language, suggestive themes, alchohol etc.
Warning this chapter contains: Death.
If you don't want to read about these things, now is a good time to turn back!
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This story starts off with a family of wolves. They are not quite big enough in numbers to be a pack. Zak and Sunny are the pups in the family. Toby and Tonya are the adults and the parents of the family.
Zak, the young male cub, is 1 month and 2 days old at the beginning of this story. He has blue eyes, a light brown fur coat with dark brown stripes on eather side of his back and a black stripe down the center, just like father.
Sunny, the female cub, is  1 month and 2 days old. She is golden-brown, has red-brown digits, and white ear-tips. She has 1 blue eye and 1 green eye. she looks just like mother.
Toby, the father, is 4 years old and Tonya, the mother, is 3 1/2 years old.
Toby is sitting on a fallen tree. His ears flat against his head and his tail is curled to his side. He whispers, "Tonya, we need to talk to him. We need to tell him." He gets up and moves closer to Tonya so they can speak together in private.
Tonya says, "I know, I know. But just look at him, he's just so happy right now. Can't we just tell him in the morning?"
"Oh all right. We'll tell him in the morning. Besides it's getting late, and the sun is setting."
"Oh my goodness. We have to get to bed soon"
With that Toby called the two cubs in for the night.
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Time-Lapse: Sunset - just before sunrise.
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Zak wakes with a start. Then he jumps and Sunny wakes with a start as he hears a gun shot.
"What is that?" Sammy says.
"It sounded like hunters and their guns."
"We better stay here until they leave."
"But that could be weeks."
"You're right. Lets try to find mother and father," says Sunny. As they climb out of the den, Sunny notices father laying on his side. She says, "I'll wake dad up. You just stay here, ok?"
"Ok"
Sunny slowly walks up to father and nuzzles him. Toby opens his eyes slowly and says, "Sunny, you need to be the one to tell him. He needs to know... know why he's different."
"Ok father," she says.
"That's my girl. Now go and hurry, before the hunters see you too."
Sunny, now with tears in her eyes, turns and runs over to Zak and sys, "C'mon, we to to go."
"But..."
"Now! before the hunters find us."
Sunny and Sak run as fast as they can away from the hunters. they say nothing to each other until they stop. They catch their breaths. Finally, Sunny breaks the silence, "Z-Zak?"
"Yeah?"
"I have to tell you something."
"What is it"
"Z-Zak, you're..."
"Yeah?"
"Zak, you're adopted," Sunny says in a hurried voice
"WHAT?!"
"You're adopted, Zak. I'm sorry I had to be the one to tell you."
Zak runs and hides for a few hours, not responding to Sunny's calls, crying. Finally, he goes out and finds her. She says, "Sak, you nearly scared me to death. Whats wrong with you?"
"I-I j-just needed-needed t-to be alone," Zak studders, tears still in his eyes. "that's all."
"Oh Zak, come here!"
Zak walks up to Sunny and she rubs her face along his in a rub-hug. Then she licks him across the face. Zak smiles and says, "Thanks."
"For what?"
"For being so caring."
"Zak, I care for you because in my eyes, you'll always be my brother!"
"Really?"
"Of course you will."
"Thanks!"
"For what? Being your sister?"
"Yeah! and for being my friend!" says Zak.
"Best friends?"
"Yeah"
"Bestest friends?"
"yeah," Zak giggles
"Bestest friends forever?"
"Bestest friends forever! No matter what!" Zack and Sunny both smile.
With that the two cubs start walking, un-expectedly, into a pack's territory.
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Notes:
Zak and Sunny get along better than any brother and sister ever should. But truth-be-told they are not true siblings as Zak is adopted into Sammy's family after the tragic death of his own family. They have an in-seperable bond and will never willingly leave each other's sides.

Words to know:
Den: a shelter, often a small cave or hole dug out of the ground to protect the breeding female and her young pups from weather and other animals.

Pack: A group of wolves that live and work together to hunt for food and take care of the pups. It usually consists of a male and female parent and their offspring from one or more generations. A pack usually ranges from ~2-30 wolves depending on certain conditions.

Poaching: Illegal taking and/or killing of wildlife.

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