KF2: CC-08 He Lives In Me

[Lord Pouchlaw]

-=Knight Flight 2=-
Coopersville Chronicles

This is the tale of an age long ago. Of friends in Coopersville who made discoveries and had adventure as they grew up in a seemingly normal city.

The Cast:
1. Donald Kendell - Timesheart
~~Trevor's cousin
2. Matthew Dangers - Timesheart
~~ Shadowrun Silverclaw, Alpha Werewolf
3. Robert Harrington - Timesheart
4. James Talbot - Darquirrin
5. Marcus Dangers - Timesheart
6. Richard Avalin - Darquirrin

Pets:
Boomer, kangaroo owned by Donald
Suba, panther hunter owned by James
Mgeni, lion hunter owned by James
Pumba, wolf hunter owned by James
~~ Crescent Moon, Young Werewolf
Gleam, wolf hunter owned by James
~~ Lunar Lightflyer, Young Werewolf

The Others:
Mr. McCrowley, Occult Shop owner
Ms. Sarah, single baker (White Witch)
Wolf With No Name, Hunters Pact operative
Storm Warning, Master Mage/Arabian Stallion
Rising Fang, Alpha Werewolf of Talbot Plateau
Acidnight, Black Dragon
~~ Silton and Danny, Samates
Trevor Kendell, Gay Lion Shifter (James' Friend)
Terry Hawthorne, wearable Hell Dragonhound
Linus, Were-Rabbit
Michael Hawthorne - Timesheart
Dank son of Lampwick - Darquirrin
Hoss (Even Greymane), were-horse teenager - Darquirrin
Visa, two-tailed Devikitsunetaur - Timesheart

The Toons:
Jonas Atticus
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Krypto the Super Dog
Simba the Lion King
Lord Atticus
Salem Spellman, Consortium Instructor of Magic
& possible others...

Coopersville Chronicles
Episode Eight: He Lives In Me
August 17th, 2013

Tuesday Morning in Coopersville; The following day...

There was no 'martial law' in effect as everyone thought there might be. It seemed like any other day... as long as you weren't in Veil, that is. School buses were beginning their routes, the post master and milk man were making their rounds, and all of the Norms suspected not a single thing.

~~~~~

Talbot Compound, Veil side

Ms. Sarah stood with a teary eyed James as the god like werewolves of High Command set the stage for the death of Rising Fang and the rise of his successor... Crescent Moon. The music in the background that played was a 'Lion King' favorite, He Lives in Me.

All the preparation Rising Fang had tried to drill into Crescent Moon was now slapping the young werewolf in the face as High Command had him recite the litany of Veil, the duties of an alpha, and to state a blood oath of his choosing.

~~~~~

Horseshoe Homesteads

Having spent the night with Hoss and his friends, Robert awoke to a morning like any other, except he had spent that night in the middle of a bunch of sleeping were-horses. "Morning already? Glad I didn't drink any of that stuff Hoss drank... he is still unconscious. But some of the others are beginning to stir."

~~~~~

South American Jungles

"It won't be long now, Mr. Talbot," said the news crew now traveling with the Talbot expedition. "Just what are we looking for down here?"

"Remember when the press covered the opening of Al Capone's vault?" explained Mr. Talbot. "This will make that seem like an outhouse in comparison. I have found the gates to the city of gold. But I only recently acquired the key. I want media coverage of what we see there. Of course, any wealth will belong to the South American government, but think of the favor we are doing for them, gentleman. Onward!"

Just as WWNN thought; Mr. Talbot assumes he is simply going to find some wealthy treasure. But then that means this evil 'other' wants that door open for a different reason.

[Darquirrin]

After spending most of the night in private, Crescent Moon seemed to be doing well this morning. He seemed to come to the conclusion that if he couldn't do anything to bring his father back, the least he could do was up hold the honor of what his Father had tried to drill into his skull while he was alive. The blood oath he chose was one that he wrote himself but it was variation of the same oath his father gave.

"My Father's watch is ended. So, now, my watch begins and it shall not end till death claims me. I shall live and die at my post, a Guardian of High Command. I am the silent moon on the darkest night; the light that holds back the darkness. I am the shield that guards the realms of men. By tooth and claw, blood and bone, I pledge my life and honor to my pack, to the legacy of those whom came before me, and to High Command."

Crescent then led the pack in a long howl as he spilt his blood before the wolves of High Command, sealing his oath.

~~~~~

Hoss did warn him not to try the 'Horse Valley Moonshine'

Some of the were-horses though were stirring and were more awaken than Hoss currently was for certain. One of them, however, a were-mule was still looking a little randy as he eyed the boy, wondering if he would make a good mule boy.

~~~~~

Richard was receiving a very intense 'lesson' today from a foxtaur 'specialist' that Mr. Avalin called in since he did not now have the time to conduct Richard's lessons. Richard was trying to follow along but he kept day dreaming of Visa's sexy tails.

[Lord Pouchlaw]

Ms. Sarah quietly waited with James as the wolf ceremony commenced. She knew how both James and Crescent Moon were feeling. She felt that way when her mother passed away.

'Gleam' (Lunar Lightflyer) watched from the sidelines and once the mantle of alpha was officially placed upon Crescent, he quietly stood up and padded off through the tall hedges of the compound heading toward the local moon door.

~~~~~

Robert shook his head over how Hoss smelled not only like he needed a bath but of the moonshine too. So he glanced around the enclosure at the others in there with them. "Who all is not drunk this morning?" He giggled since it seemed like a no-boner type of question. "Better question... how many of you were boys in 2nd hour class yesterday during the biology movie?"

~~~~~

Visa asked the Specialist during a very minor break, "When do you think he will be ready to walk on all fours, like the rest of us?"

[Darquirrin]

James looked over at Ms. Sarah then watches Gleam leave and is tempted to follow but he doesn't want to crowd Gleam if he's upset. Though he hopes everyone is gonna be okay. He's not just upset at Rising's death but at how much it hurt all the pack too.

~~~~~

There are a few hands raise as the mule grins, "I've been there but I tend to skip class."

~~~~~

The specialist replies, "I'm not sure. At the current rate though, it's likely he'll be on his own four paws very soon. I find it humorous that his transition is going easier than mine ever did. Must be a the luck of being a druid." He smirks slightly, "Regardless, he's doing well, Visa. Though he keeps being a distracted by something. Not sure why."

[Lord Pouchlaw]

Ms. Sarah whispered, "James... if you want to go say goodbye to Lunar, you better go do it before he finds out what his next assignment is."

~~~~~

Robert chuckled. "We're not in school, boys. And there is nothing wrong with playing hookie once in a while. As for Hoss... how long does Horse Valley Moonshine affect him anyway? He warned me not to try it and now he's in dreamland."

~~~~~

"Look at my rump and you can figure out what," said Visa as he swished all of his tails. "I'm a Devi-Kitsunetaur. Richard has been interested in my tails ever since we first met. Perhaps I should go find something else to do during his training since my tails are the distraction."

[Darquirrin]

James blinks...then nodnods and runs after Lunar to go find him.

~~~~~

The mule grins, "Depends on how much he drank. Some of the others drank almost that much. I'm must better at holding my booze." He grins more and moves over next to Robert, "Though I didn't get much time with the sexy hummy last night."

One of the others yells, "Cause you were too busy being plowed by ME!"

The mule ignores with a snort.

~~~~~

The specialist smirks, "I see. Well, unless he has plans to get an Asian kami's blessing, he can just be happy with the one. I've met a few kitsunetaur druids though. They were pretty ... um.. scarey." He laughs, "STill you're an infernal. And cleaner than the anges atleast."

[Lord Pouchlaw]

Lunar was found at the moon door speaking to an official looking werewolf in a business suit. When James came into view, they both looked at him. "Did you need something, James?" asked Lunar in a more learned voice than usual.

~~~~~

Robert chuckled. "No one got much time with me because Hoss was playing bouncer toward everyone who even looked at me. I don't know why though... I guess he takes his promise of protecting people seriously. Although he was fun when we played the Horse Games. I was surprised how much I liked playing them."

~~~~~

Visa makes a face. "Anges don't even clean their fur after ...activity... _I DO_. We infernals have something to prove anymore... too long have people thought we were just sex driven yiff machines who want to change people into our species. We've been on a self cleaning crusade ever since. We don't have to look like angels to be clean, you know."

[Darquirrin]

James nods, "Y..yeah. Ms. Sarah said...you... You might be leaving??"

~~~~~

The mule grins, "Bah, he's being just silly in my opinion." He offers a hoof, "Name's Mul. I know. Mul the Mule. MY parents are SO uninventive." He grins, "But, hey, I guess I can always they should have Mulled it over more." He winks.

~~~~~

The specialist nods, "So I've heard. Quiet disgusting. I've delt with a few infernals in my time. So if you need anything, Visa, feel free to ask. I am knowledgable in that area as well."

[Lord Pouchlaw]

Lunar nodded his muzzle. "James... I'm not even a member of this pack. Rising Fang hired me to come in and help him to educate Crescent Moon in pack related issues because he didn't seem to want to listen to his father. I was that instructor that was hired. My job was to help Crescent until he became an alpha. Sadly, that day came sooner than I was expecting. He may think he needs me, but... he's an alpha now. My time is up. I get sent to a lot of packs, James. I do love being around you. But this is just one of the painful parts of my job. Making friends who I may never get to see again. If you were a werewolf yourself, James... I could be hired to help you. But you are a human who smells like a cat. Believe me, James... the scent is very noticeable to everyone."

~~~~~

"Better Mul than Francis, right?" Robert winked back as he noticed more of the were-equine boys waking up, while Hoss was STILL out of it.

~~~~~

Visa hummed. "I think I know a sneaky way to get Richard to focus on the lessons. Wait here." And he walked over to where Richard was resting. "Hey hon... your break is about over, but your dad said that you didn't act frisky enough to play with me later. So..." He then whispered, "If you can focus on succeeding with all of these silly lessons, I'll let you sleep under my tails tonight." He winked as he sauntered back over toward the specialist, swishing his tails. "He should be more focused now. I'll check back by later this afternoon." And he padded off with a happy tune.

[Darquirrin]

James sniffles, "But...But... I already lost one friend... I dun wanna lose two!" He pounced at Lunar, hugging him tightly!!

Not to mention, when the new alpha finds out, he's going to be very upset and feel somewhat betrayed his best 'friend' and trouble making companion was only there because he was hired to be.

~~~~~

Mul grins, "Absolutely." He rubbed on Robert, "While the over protective horsie is out, wanna go have some fun?"

~~~~~

That certainly did the trick! Richard wants to earn that treat!

[Lord Pouchlaw]

Lunar hugged James in return. "I work in the educational department of High Command, James. With all of the High Command guys here currently, someone is bound to recognize me and say the wrong thing in front of Crescent which will cause him to explode. Remember: everyone in High Command are wolves like WWNN in training. So if Crescent exploded and attacked me, he might die because I am with High Command. I'm not the top wolf like WWNN, but I'm the top in my department. You may not know this, James... but that first night you had Trevor inside the Compound? Crescent yiffed him. I came along when they were bathing in the pool further back and I warned Crescent about infection through sex under the light of a full moon. He didn't even know it could happen that way. I had to teach him about it."

He sighed. "The only way I could stay in the area now would be if someone hired me to educate someone who wasn't a Norm in the ways of the pack. Are you wanting that knowledge, James? I'll bet you'd look kinky as a wolf." He winked.

~~~~~

Robert hummed, nervous now. "Wait a minute, Mul... slow down. You're freaking me out by coming on to me this soon. Hoss was teaching me things slowly because I was nervous about things. You're rushing things and that is scaring me. Plus Hoss already warned me that most of the other were-equine boys had trouble not infecting people through sex. I do want to be friends with all of you, but... I'd like to stay me, for now. Sorry if you think that makes me dull and stupid, but we need to be careful. Both Storm Warning and the WWNN knows that I am here."

~~~~~

Donald was sitting in his backyard with a toy magic wand and a silk magician's hat pretending he could do real magic. "And for my next trick, ladies and germs... I will pull a rabbit out of the hat. Watch as I wave my magic wand and say the magic words..." He waved the toy wand over the hat. "A la... banana cream pudding and... presto!" He stuck his hand into the hat and pulled out a stuffed plushie. "One rabbit. Thank you, my friends, thank you." He was bowing toward the nearby wooden fence although no one was there.

[Darquirrin]

James buries his head in Lunar's fur, sniffling, "I'd do it to keep my friends here..." He looks up at Lunar with tear filled eyes, "But I don't have to be a wolf to need to know some things do I? And I wouldn't let Crescent hurt you! I'm not gonna let anyone hurt my friends ever again! EVER!!!!" When he says that last part, all of Lunar's fur poofs out in a static furball from the arcane backlash of the boy's very raw emotional control.

~~~~~

Mul leans back, "hey, it's not like I was gonna rape you. I was just talkin about having some fun. Besides, I ain't gonna turn you. If I did, Hoss would kill me." Unless I could do it in a way he wouldn't find out "So let's just be friends."

~~~~~

The sound of clapping was heard from the other side of the fence even though there was no one on the top of it.

[Lord Pouchlaw]

Lunar pushes James off of himself then works on straightening out his fur. "James... I'm not even a pup. I'm almost as old as WWNN. But I have a youthful appearance. That's why I can pass myself as a teenager. No, you don't have to be a wolf to learn pack stuff. But I am only allowed to educate wolves and werewolves. As an alpha, Crescent will learn what I was even here for. If he hasn't forgotten already, I've never been a member of his pack. I'm with the executive staff covering lupine education. And this wolf keeps track of my schedule. I was meeting with him to see who was next on the list. I know you love me, James, but you're acting worse than a wolf pup."

~~~~~

Robert wells... as he glances one time at Hoss, then he looks at all the others. "I guess we _could_ go off and do something together while Hoss sleeps off his drunk. We can all play together and be friends and stuff, right?"

~~~~~

Donald stands up slowly and looks toward the fence. "Um... who's there?" He slowly approaches the fence and tries to look around the boards and stuff. "Who is clapping in the woods behind security fence?"

[Darquirrin]

James looks up at Lunar... Then turns and leaves, very quickly.

~~~~~

Mul grins and nods, "Yep. That's the plan, Robert."

~~~~~

A young black haired boy looking about Donald's age says, "Sorry, I was just passing by and heard you... So I thought I'd peak in and I liked what I saw... plus you looked lonely."

[Lord Pouchlaw]

One of the High Command werewolf officers was waiting on James when he returned. "Level with me, Talbot... what rank can your father work magic at? That kill zone was done by someone with a very high rank. What power rank is your father who skipped the country after this happened?"

~~~~~

Robert nodded himself and got up to head off with Mul and the others to their own Homestead playground/barn. He knew to be careful because Hoss made sure to warn him multiple times over.

~~~~~

"I'm Donald Kendall and I love magic, rabbits, house cats, and skunks. Those are the ones I've always seen using magic in the cartoons. Although I've heard of Familiar Cats and Wish Skunks from TV being highly magical. Who are you anyway?"