Runaway - Prolouge

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Prologue Dimitri Jack and Dimitri were walking down the street, Jack stopping every five seconds to attack a rodent. “I wonder what we’ll do today,” Dimitri murmured. It was a surprisingly hot day in the Netherlands, causing the homtures there to be very uncomfortable. “Well, I guess we could find a vernid nest,” Jack scoffed. “You’re so violent. I would’ve released you if I weren’t so scared you’d commit genocide.” Dimitri teased. “Maybe I already have.” Jack laughed at Dimitri’s horrified expression. Jack’s ears suddenly perked up. “What’s wrong?” “I heard… shouting. Arguing.” “Oh, well that’s normal.” Jack paused. “No, it’s not.” he whispered. “Bud, are you okay?” The nearly-black-blue wolf darted into the nearby woods, not even waiting for his companion and so-called ‘owner’. Dimitri sprinted after Jack, cursing under his breath as he smacked away branches. Jack was fast, being a wolf, but Dimitri could keep up. After about two minutes of running, Jack and Dimitri ran into an asian girl yelling at a gray and white wolf. “Zano, you’re an imbecile!” The girl shouted, causing the two wolves to flinch. Jack stood up on his hind legs again, making the new pair notice them. The gray and white wolf suddenly turned into a human. Well, mostly. Upon his silvery hair sat his gray and white tipped ears, along with curly black horns tangling around them. He had slits for eyes and fangs peeking out of his mouth. The boy’s white tail twitched as he glared at the girl. “Who are you?” She hissed to Jack. “Who’s asking?” Jack retorted. “Kalonia. Kalonia Whu. This useless homture next to me is Zano, an arctic wolf. I come from the Los Anglian Empire. I assume this is the Netherlands?” Dimitri scanned the stranger. She was a short yet skinny girl. She had sand skin with black glasses. She wore a casual-yet-professional-looking outfit consisting of a white, short-sleeved shirt, a tan over-the-shoulder purse, black jean-like pants, black-rimmed glasses, and black dress shoes. Her clothes were tattered, but Dimitri still thought she looked beautiful. “Er, Y-Yes, it is!” Dimitri stammered, backing away from the possibly dangerous homture. “Why are you here?” Kalonia paused for a second, as if thinking of an excuse, then answered, “I was exiled from my country after some….. particular experiments escaped.” “Experiments? You’re a scientist, aren’t you?” Jack grumbled. Jack never talked much about his past, but Dimitri knew it had something to do with being created or changed in a lab. Kalonia nodded, staring at the leaves below her feet as if she wanted to stab them with a knife. “I was the head scientist at Kleatures, known throughout the land for creating powerful homtures and the like. I made mixes between lizards, tigers, falcons, equines, rodents, and others. If it weren’t for me, Los Angeles never would have become the vast empire it is today. My sister was foolish when she banished me. Surely her country will crumble without my presence and guidance.” The woman grumbled. “How did you get here, Mrs. Whu?” Dimitri questioned. “Don’t call me miss! I’m in my twenties. Now, who are you?” The dutch college-aged student could imagine the puns in Jacks head before they came out. “WHU are you?” It was rude for Jack to make fun of others, but Dimitri still couldn't help couldn't help but laugh. He cupped his hands over his own mouth, hoping to stifle the noise, but Kalonia had already heard it. Kalonia grimaced at Zano, who was snickering to himself. The young homture looked at his feet, ashamed. “I’m sorry about Jack,” Dimitri mumbled, his thoughts racing as he attempted to conjure an apology. “But anyways, I am Dimitri Peeters, and this homture next to me is Jack.” While Jack frowned at the term ‘homture,’ Kalonia grinned, the light reflecting off her eyes seemingly trying to pick him apart. “A failed experiment, hmmm?” Kalonia cooed. “You know, most of the failures that are anthropomorphic revert back to their old ways.” Dimitri had never seen Jack with such a worried expression before. “T-That’s not true! I-I’d never… W-Would I?” Jack continued to stammer as Dimitri tried to calm him down. “I wonder what went wrong during your creation,” Kalonia started listing hundreds of different events which could have happened, each one worse than the last. Zano looked at the ground once again, his ears folding back with shame. As Dimitri stood up, Jack scoffed in realization. “You’re not even a scientist anymore! I wonder how YOU messed up! Did you get someone killed? Did you make--” “Shut up,” Dimitri ordered, making Jack jump. “Look, for now you need a place to stay, so let’s just get going.” End of prologue