"Hey, you furries!" yelled Brandon. Everyone ran, while Sky and Oak ran down the hall. "In here!" yelled Sky, pointing to a broom closet. Sky jumped in and Oak followed, closing the door (more like slamming it). Oak turned to Sky. "So, what's your Theriotype?" "Oh... well, it's a cat, a bird—I think a bluejay—and a coyote." "Whoa, those are really cool!" Outside, Brandon yelled, "Wait... where the heck did those furries go?!" "Look, I think they went that way," a voice said. "Shh!" said Sky. Then suddenly, the closet was pulled open. "AAAAAAAAHHH!" screamed Oak and Sky. "You good?" said a boy with ears on his head. "Uh, yeah. Sorry, we thought you were Brandon." "OK," said Oak. "Are you a Therian?" "Umm, yeah. Actually, I am." "Cool!" exclaimed Sky and Oak together. "Wait, guys," said Oak. "How in the world did two Therians come to the same school at the same time?" "—I was here for like 5 years now, but I only awakened as a Therian a few months ago." "Well," said Sky, "I just moved here from Kentucky." "Oh, cool," said Oak. Suddenly, Sky froze. "Sky?" Sky suddenly dropped to all fours and shot off down the hall. "Sky, wait!" Oak dropped to all fours and ran after her. Reggy also dropped to all fours, running after Sky. They had to go fast. Oak turned to Reggy. "Hey, I think she's shifting." "Yeah, probably." "Oh, btw, how did you know Sky's name, and what's yours?" "I saw her get off the bus today, and a teacher welcomed her. And my name's Reggy. I'm a fox and cat Therian." "Hold up!" Oak stopped. "Oof!" as Reggy bumped into her. "I'm a fox and cat Therian! And my name's Oak." "Awesome!" said Reggy, doing a high jump and yipping. "But, that's cool!" said Oak, patting him on the back. Oak felt a bit strange... "Am I shifting?" she thought! Oak looked back at Reggy. He had the same look Sky had. Their Theriotypes must have a bit of each other's shifts. Oak yipped at Reggy and they ran after Sky. Oak heard growling and saw Brandon the bully and his gang bothering Sky again! Suddenly, Sky hissed and pounced, landing on Brandon's leg and scratched. Brandon flung his leg, and since he was a big guy, Sky soared through the air. There was a thud and a crack, and Sky's limp body skidded across the floor. "GRRRR!" yelled Oak. She leaped on Reggy's back and leaped off. She landed on Brandon's back. Oof! Brandon fell to the ground. Crack! A sudden pain went through Oak's head. Oak lifted her head and saw one of Brandon's gang members holding a bat. Everything was going black around the edges. Oak saw Reggy bite him, and everything faded...
