The party was wild.

Well, the party animals were wild at least.

Literally wild.

We'd all galloped over so Zeus, Flicka and Thunder could come too.

It wasnt that far just a couple of kilometers and right now the toxic smell of underage drinking fills my sensitive nose.

"Hey Mum!" I shout over the noise. "I'm going outside for fresh air!" She nods and I walk outside.

I walk to the edge of the clearing where the reserve is positioned.

The music drones on and I can still hear the words to Queen's We Will Rock You from nearly one-hundred meters away.

I weave my way through the trees and undergrowth being careful so I don't rip the new leather jacket I received earlier this morning.

Here seems like a good spot.

Kat tells me.

'Yeah.'

Its really to bad he's not there.

By 'he' she means my mate.

'Yeah.'

Yeah

'Yeah'

Yeah

'Yeah'

ARE YOU JUST GOING TO KEEP SAYING 'YEAH'?!?!

'Ow Kat! No need to scream, you are in my head!'

Sorry.

I brush off her apology and transform into my horse form.

I break into a canter and fight off letting Kat take control.

Oh sh*t

'Kat, what's wrong?'

The smell hits my nose before she can answer

Werewolves.

She's right. Oh sh*t.

I slam to a halt and nearly fall over.

Pictures of my family play over in my head.

'This is it. Goodbye Kat. You've been a good horse. Goodbye Mum, Dad, Jane, Thomas/Thunder-'

Just shut the hell up would you?! We aren't going to die!

Eyes shine through the trees.

Wolves surround me. One in human form sits atop a liver chestnut gelding.

"Well, aren't you a pretty girl?" He's old. Maybe fifty. He gets of the gelding and holds his reins in one hand whilst he reaches out to pet my nose with the other. I lift my head and give a small rear making him back away.

"You'll be perfect for Zaiden. Free willed you are. He needs a horse like you to stop him from worrying all the time. That's what happens when you're a about to meet your mate huh?"

I cock my head on the side.

They want us for a pet? Not on my watch!

'Calm down Kat!'

The old man grabs the rope that was tied at his side.

He fashions it into a halter.

Still frozen in fear I let him place it on my head.

"Come on girl." He pull on the rope. I stay put.

"She's got a lot of spirit in her." A man say coming around from behind a tree. "You think he can break her?"

HELL NO!

"He can work with her."

HELL NO!

'Shut up Kat! I'm the only one that can hear you!'

Whatever.

The old man tugs again and I gingerly walk forward.

Oh what luck. Captured on my birthday.

By werewolves.

How could this get anyworse?

+++

Got to fight another fight
I gotta run another night
Get it out
check it out
I'm on my way and I don't feel right
I gotta get me back
I can't be beat and that's a fact
It's OK
I'll find a way
You ain't gonna take me down no way

Kat sings 'You Can't Take Me' from Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron over and over.

Don't judge a thing until you know what's inside it
Don't push me
I'll fight it
Never gonna give in
never gonna give it up, no
If you can't catch a wave then you're never gonna ride it
You can't come uninvited
Never gonna give in
never gonna give it up, no
You can't take me
I'm free

'So that's your fight song huh?'

No. But its better than drowning in my sorrows.

'So what's your fight song?'

Oh it'll come to when we're buckin' 'em off left, right and center!

I can't help but laugh.

So... How do you plan to get us out of here?

'Watch and learn young filly.'

Without further warning I rear up making several wolves shy away from me.

The old guy -who's name I recently found to be Alpha Frank- tugs at the lead rope and jumps off of his horse.

"Wow, girl, its alright, I'm not going to hurt you."

He places a hand on my nose and I instantly feel calm.

So much for getaway plan!

"We aren't going to hurt you." He whispers soothingly. "Please, be a good girl."

I reluctantly give in and follow.

You better have a fudging good plan Alisa Adams!

'Wow, look who woke up on the wrong side of the pasture this morning!'

You're the dumb one who got us caught!

'ME?! YOURE THE ONE THAT WANTED TO RUN!'

UHG! you annoy me so much sometimes!

'Try having an annoying voice stuck in your head all day, every day!'

Can't be as bad as being stuck in your head!

'WHATEVER!' I retort putting the mind block up.

Please tell me we're going to be there soon.

20/02/2016