# Legend of Animor Chapter 1

Author: VeloxSpottedfur
Tags: Human, Hypnosis, Plot Development, Transformation

#2 of The Legend of Animor

Chapter 1

Matthew

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; _Today must be the worst day of my life_.&nbsp; That is what I thought of the day until that night.&nbsp; This morning, I didn't get breakfast because the stupid alarm clock didn't sound at 7 o'clock.&nbsp; Then before class, I was intercepted by Josh and his crew.&nbsp; A little bullying later, and in class, I failed the latest quiz.&nbsp; At lunch, the food was disgusting, as usual, and recess was a nightmare as Josh found me again.&nbsp; But that was the day that changed my life forever.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;After school, I would just take the alley home, but today I wanted to try something different.&nbsp; I walked through the downtown area of Elm Creek instead of going around.&nbsp; I always walked that route, because someone told me that Josh and his group always hung out in an empty lot of the downtown.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Elm Creek was always a small town that no one visited, except for relatives, so the downtown is pretty small.&nbsp; I kept a lookout for their "hanging place," as I heard Josh say to the crew.&nbsp; Luckily, I didn't see them, but I did see something else.&nbsp; I saw a little shock wave push out of the forest near the town.&nbsp; I had dismissed it as a little mirage as it was nearing the end of school.&nbsp; There were a lot of people walking on the street, but no one saw the mini shock wave, as I could tell.&nbsp; The few people with hats suddenly raised their hands to their heads, but I didn't notice that immediately

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I shrugged it off, turned to walk home, and stopped.&nbsp; Right in front of me was Josh with a quizzical face right in front of me. &nbsp;None of his posse was in sight, so Josh must have gone solo today.&nbsp; He was looking at the forest as if he thought he saw a UFO land there.&nbsp; I knew that he didn't see me yet, so I had a chance to run.&nbsp; As I was deciding what to do, he ran toward the forest like a ghost was chasing him.&nbsp; No one else has noticed him running.&nbsp; I somehow knew that I was supposed to run with him somehow.&nbsp; So I did.&nbsp; Call it the sixth sense, but I also sensed danger with the pull of the shock wave.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When I caught up with Josh, we had entered a clearing in the trees.&nbsp; He was looking around for signs that told him something.&nbsp; I didn't see anything that betrayed someone or something's cover.&nbsp; It was a minute until Josh noticed me.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "What are you doing here?" questioned Josh, whose quizzical expression instantly melted into a straight face.&nbsp; "Why did you follow me?"

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Being used to insults all the time, I was a bit cynical at his questions.&nbsp; I said, "I followed you, because few people would run into the forest all alone for no reason, and I know you are a person who always has a reason.&nbsp; I believe that you saw something strange coming from the forest, didn't you"

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "I thought I saw a cool animal come to the edge of the forest and disappear.&nbsp; I wanted to follow it."&nbsp; Although Josh's words sounded truthful, I saw the lie in his eyes.&nbsp; He was never one to lie without showing some signal, and if you don't know what to look for, he can say anything that sounds truthful.&nbsp; I have caught him many times like this at school.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "You and I both know that there was something that came out of the forest that was not an animal.&nbsp; And you wanted to check it out.&nbsp; So it led you here to this clearing.&nbsp; Something only we can see, because there is no one here but us."

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; While waiting for an answer, I took a look around the clearing.&nbsp; It was a 20 foot diameter almost perfect circle in the trees, with lots of clover in the center.&nbsp; While looking at the ground, I saw that the clover was leaning away from the center of the clearing, where there was a small patch of dirt.&nbsp; It looked like it was recently dug out by a shovel, but I wondered how they made it so the surface was smooth.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Well, if you saw what I saw, then a growing air bubble came from the forest," Josh explained finally.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "It looked like a tiny shockwave that brought a little wind into the town.&nbsp; There were a few people who suddenly felt for their hats, as if there was a person going to steal it.&nbsp; Something weird happened here, and I don't think we want to find out what."

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "I think so too, but I have half a mind to find out what it was.&nbsp; Aren't you the least bit curious?"

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After he said that, I was a bit curious to what happened.&nbsp; But again, I could feel the danger, even if it was like a mosquito biting the back of my mind.&nbsp; I had to find the cause, I was almost sure of it.&nbsp; I had lots of reasons that I should have gotten out of there.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Alright," I said.&nbsp; "But, if we don't find anything, we should get back to town."

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "I agree," Josh pledged.&nbsp; Then, we started looking around.&nbsp; We checked around the clearing, in the bushes on the outskirts, and then finally looked at the hole.&nbsp; It looked like it was a perfect circle with a foot diameter in the ground.&nbsp; The weird part about it was that the dirt inside it was smooth, and the surrounding clover was bent away from the depression.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "How do you think this hole was made?&nbsp; It looks as if someone dug it up then smoothed it out.&nbsp; It definitely does not look natural," said Josh.&nbsp; He looked up, and suddenly jumped.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "What did you see?" I asked, looking around, but seeing nothing.&nbsp; Then eyes suddenly appeared in the bushes at the edge of the clearing.&nbsp; They were slightly slitted like a cat, but too large to be a normal sized cat.&nbsp; I wanted to get out of there, fast.&nbsp; I tugged Josh away, but he seemed to be rooted to the spot.&nbsp; I pulled him as hard as I could, and I got him to run away from the clearing.&nbsp; He didn't start talking until we reached the edge of the forest near the town.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "What was that?" Josh suddenly exclaimed.&nbsp; "It looked like the eyes of a big cat.&nbsp; Like a tiger or cheetah."

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "I don't know.&nbsp; I wouldn't want to be in that clearing when it is there," I said.&nbsp; "We should start getting home.&nbsp; Our parents must be looking for us."

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As I was getting my bag off the sidewalk, Josh said, "Thanks for getting me out of there."

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I was not expecting that, from Josh at least.&nbsp; He was always mean with his friends, but has never bothered me when he was alone.&nbsp; I have always wondered why.&nbsp; His house is on the other side of the block, right behind my house.&nbsp; He has never bullied when no one was around, though.&nbsp; I was thinking about all this when I decided that I needed to get home.&nbsp; I was thinking about the pair of eyes when Josh called after me.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "I don't think those eyes were an animal's."

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Why do you think so?&nbsp; They looked like a ferocious tiger's or lion's eyes."

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "There was a human silhouette around them," said Josh, looking back at the forest.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I was afraid for the future right there and then.

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