Caden's POV during Chapter 4's events
When I opened to door, I didn't expect to find my dog on the ground wrestling a timber wolf!!! The wolf was twice the size of Bolt. I'd never heard Bolt whimper like he was. He was usually calm.
The wolf had Bolt on his back, pinning him by his shoulders. Bolt and the wolf were both growling. Bolt was trying to kick the off of himself, but the wolf was a bit stronger than he was. My canine companion was snapping at the wolf's muzzle, planning to escape. When his previous attempt failed, he tried shaking him off, with no results.
As soon as I snapped out of my state of shock, I leaped out the door and started screaming threats and at the wolf. Still pinning Bolt, he turned to stare at me. His beady red eyes were piercing my soul, but I didn't let that distract me, especially since my best friend was in trouble. I grabbed a stick and swung it at the wolf. He took several small steps towards me. He got far enough away from Bolt that he could get out of danger. The wolf and I circled at each other, looking for the right time to attack. He lunged towards me, but fell short.
Suddenly I had a brilliant idea. I was going to lead the wolf away from the house and into the woods. Hopefully he would lose interest and leave.
I turned tail and ran as fast as my legs could take me. I ran around the corner of the house with the wolf trailing. My feet hit the hard gravel and I was gone. I made a b-line for the thick underbrush of the Everfree Forest.
As I ran, I was hit constantly in the face by low branches. While barreling through the forest, my clothes were ripped to shreds. I tripped over a couple of tree roots, but I continued on with the wolf right behind me. After what felt like hours, I came to the edge of a large meadow. It just so happened that this was the meadow in which Fluttershy and I first met. I ran to the bushes where she was hiding and hunkered down.
I was breathing hard, but I soon heard sniffing and knew the wolf was close to me. I covered my mouth and sat absolutely still. I'm glad that I was down wind so that my scent wouldn't carry. A sudden wind change carried my scent towards the wolf. He doubled back behind me and jumped out of the bushes in front of me. I was quick and rolled out of the way. He missed and landed where I had been. I tackled the wolf and we rolled out of the bushes and into the open. I had dropped my stick, but I snatched it up and started whacking the wolf over the back.
Well. What was I supposed to do? I didn't have a weapon on me. The wolf howled out in pain as I made another attempt to whack him. He had learned my strategy and bounced out of the way. He sunk his teeth into my ankle causing me to fall to the ground. Yes, I was back on the ground.
He locked his claws into my shoulder, similar to the way he did to Bolt. I was determined not to let this beast have me for lunch, so I took the sharp end of the stick and plunged it into its back. It gave a final howl and fell limp on top of me. Finally, it was over.
I wiggled out from underneath the body and made sure I wasn't badly hurt. I didn't have any broken bones, but I'd sprained my ankle when I tripped on the tree roots. Other than that, I had a deep scratch on my ankle and one on my shoulder.
Then I heard rustling in the bushes. I grabbed the stick and got ready for an attack. I figured other wolves had heard the howl from the now dead wolf and came rushing. The rustling grew louder. I inched towards the bushes, ready to defend myself. Then, I heard a little "ouch" come from the bushes and out walked Fluttershy.
She had on her jacket and boots, and she was covered in thorns. When she saw the stick, she froze. I quickly dropped the stick and ran, or hobbled, to her as fast as I could and pulled her in for a hug. She didn't resist and hugged me back. I heard her weeping. I broke the embrace and looked at her. Her big, beautiful eyes were welling up with tears.
"Hey. What's wrong?" I asked.
" I thought you got yourself killed." she said with a sniffle.
"I'm tough as nails. It would take more than that to kill me." I responded, trying to sound heroic. The truth is, I was scared to death, but I didn't want her to know.
She giggled and wiped a tear that escaped, making its way down her face. I grimaced as I shifted my weight from my bad ankle to my other one.
She then noticed and started making a big deal out of it. "Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry. I didn't even notice that you're hurt."
"It's ok." I told her. I started to hobble back into the woods.
"Oh. Let me help you. Here put your arm over my shoulder." she said.
I did as I was told and draped my arm over her shoulder. She placed her wing and arm around my arm to support me. We walked back into the woods, and I told her of the fight. We walked, well I limped, and she was hanging onto every word.