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In the transporter the driver began to wake up.

"What happened? Who was that? A Person?" He wondered.

He smelled something strange, something he had not smelled for a long time, it was his friend.

"Can it be? Is he there? That can not be, I thought he was dead."

The driver climbed out of the transporter and saw his friends lying dead in front of the transporter.

"Oh no! What's going on? Why do I smell him and find my friends death? Was that him? That cannot be!" He thought.

Suddenly soldiers appeared behind him.

"Shall we shoot this Lupain private O'Hara?"

"Yes, kill him!" He ordered.

"Wait!" Cried the Lupain.

"You speak our language?" Asked O'Hara.

"Yes. What's going on here? Who has done this?" Asked the Lupain.

"We call him Akira, he has done that here. Do you know him?" Asked O'Hara.

"Akira? He has in our language a different name, but I know that the people of the program have given him that name."

"You know the program? Have you ever been there, or how comes you speak our language?"

"I've taught it myself. After Akira disappeared."

"What's your name?"

"You cannot pronounce my Lupain name, I gave myself the name Ari."

"Ari So? You're looking for Akira?"

"Yes I'm looking for him. If it really was him, I have to talk to him urgently."

"Well then get in the truck, we bring you to Akira."

"I do not trust humans, you just wanted to kill me. Akira would never kill other Lupains. I bet you have to do with it."

"No, trust us. We arrested Akira. He is in custody. We have nothing to do with this."

"In your custody? Why do I sense him then? Why does his scent lead me away from here?"

"Clever fellow. Get him!"

The soldiers tried to seize Ari, but he could defend himself.

"O'Hara we can not arrest him!" Yelled a soldier.

"No problem, I have exactly the right thing."

Ari tore himself away from the soldiers and followed Akiras track.

A shot hit him right in the neck.

It was not a bullet, but a tranquilizer dart.

Ari was getting slower and more sluggish, his arms and legs were getting heavier.

"Must find Akira." Ari said, and fell to the ground. He fell asleep within seconds.

"Good hit sir."

"Thank you soldier. Bring him in the truck, we certainly have a use for him."

A little later in the military base

"Bring me instantly Dr. Carol Witta in my office!"

"What is it sir?"

"Your lapdog Akira escaped. He was able to get away!"

"You mean 4021YX?"

"Do not play games with me. I know exactly that you didn't call him this way quite often. You know the Sergeant Major Pohl is dead?

"No, I'm sorry. What happened?"

"You tell me? The best sniper misses the target several times. Private O'Hara informed me."

"I'm sorry, sir. I definitely have nothing to do with it."

"If I only find a small hint that you have something to do with it, I'll execute you immediately, you understand?"

"Yes, sir general Myers."

"Get out of my sight. I still have to inform the family of this brave soldier."

"Sir, what is about Akira?"

"I knew that you would ask, do not worry about him, he is as good as dead. Pohl was able to hit him above the hip. He has lost a lot of blood. Alone he will die."

"What should I write in my report about 4021XY?"

"Just write 'Died'."

"All right Sir"

"Oh and something else. Have you by any chance noticed someone who might have hacked our system? Akira was warned. Someone who behaved suspiciously? Had the knowledge of our communications?"

"No, I'm sorry sir."

"Bye."

"Goodbye, sir."

After Dr. Carol Witta left the office, private O'Hara came in.

"Good day, private O'Hara."

"Good day, sir, what can I do for you?"

"Please close the door."

"Right away Sir."

"You know Carol Witta a while, am I correct?"

"Yes Sir?"

"Try to tell me all that is different, do not let the lady unattended for a minute."

"Something wrong?"

"I think she has poisoned Pohl, sabotaged the radio and warned that subject Akira."

"Are you sure sir?"

"No, it's just a guess. But if you see something suspicious, report it to me. You have to shoot Dr. Carol Witta with my permission immediately if my suspicions are confirmed."

"Shoot Sir?"

"Yes, of course, private O'Hara, it is treason after all."

"I understood, that will remain among us?"

"Of course, you can continue working. Myers end."

"Goodbye, sir."

Meanwhile, Akira woke up on a big brown couch.

He was in a small apartment.

The windows were closed and the blinds were down.

On the table laid new bandages, medicines and water.

His armor and weapons were missing.

The human had apparently changed his bandages several times.

"Hello? Is anybody here"

"Finally you're awake." Said the man.

"How long was I away?"

"Three days, you puked several times."

"Have you something to eat? I'm so hungry."

"Yeah, I have something, I just had bought it."

"Was a Lupain in your apartment? I can still smell it."

"Ah, actually I had just showered me this morning. But I open the window."

"What do you mean?" Asked Akira.

The man tilted a window and put his scarf, which he had in front of his face, away. He then pulled the hood backwards.

Now Akira noticed that his rescuer was not a human but a Lupain. His eyes were blue, his nose and paws pink and his fur white.

"You're a Lupain!" Shouted Akira and rushed toward him.

Before he could grasp the Lupain he collapsed in pain.

"Hey you need to rest, you've lost a lot of blood." He said, and wanted to help Akira up.

But Akira pushed the Lupain aside.

"Are you crazy, what are you doing? From something like you I do not need help."

"Something like me? You are you also a Lupain!"

"No, I'm not, I'm ... I'm ..."

"What are you? The only thing you are is sick. You need to rest."

"Where are my things?"

"I hid them."

"Why? Give them to me at once."

"No, you do not need them, you need to rest."

"But I want out of here you dirty Lupain."

"Is that hospitality from where you are?"

"I am not friendly to something like you! How comes that you speak our language?"

"I can only speak this language, how would it be if you stop addressing me as Lupain. I also have a normal name. I think at least. Besides, you also speak my language."

"Aha, and why you think that?"

"I only have this dog tag that reads a number '4022XY'. A woman with a coat told me my name was Shane."

"A dog market 4022XY, Never! Shane? Who are you really and what are you doing?"

"All I know is that a woman freed me from the laboratory, she did not tell me her name. I didn't pay attention to her name anyway. She gave me money and the key to this apartment. She had paid the rent for a year."

"That's what I should believe you? A woman simply gives you such an apartment for one year and money?"

"It's the truth!"

"I'll give you just a hint, just keep yourself away from me, when I get my strength back I am going immediately."

"Do what you want."

"And another thing, if you come too close to me, I will kill you."

"I see you've actually also a real name? On your mark is written 4021XY?"

"I'm 4021XY and you are 4022XY? Why have I never seen you at the excercises? Where is my dog tag? Give it to me at once!" He yelled.

"All right, calm down. I was just in the lab. I only removed your dog tag so I could take off your armor more easily."

Shane picked up the dog tag from a drawer and wanted to give it to Akira.

Akira pulled Shane with one hand to himself. With the other he pressed Shanes neck.

"Please, please do not do that," whined Shane.

Shane tried to free himself, but Akira was stronger. He pressed Shanes neck further and looked into his eyes.

As soon as Shane got weaker, Akira stopped, he could not kill him. Just as with the driver, he remembered the smell.

Shane struggled for breath: "You sick bastard, get out of my apartment, right away!"

"Who are you? I know your smell from somewhere."

"I said get out!"

"No, I'll stay here for now."

Shane disappeared into the bedroom, he took Akiras sword.

"Get out of my apartment!" He ordered. He bared his teeth and pointed the sword at Akira.

Akira stood up: "Look at you, you are trembling and you also cannot hold the sword properly. I smell fear."

He tore the sword out of Shanes hands and struck with his fist in Shanes stomach.

"A Lupain and certainly not someone like you gives me orders. I do not care if I smelled you before. I'll kill you if you try that again. Better not think about it."

Shane was on his knees, he felt so much pain that he began to cry.

"I have an better idea, how about you move out?"

"No, this is my apartment," whimpered Shane.

"First, it belongs apparently a woman you do not know. You stole it most probably from an human. Second, what are you going to do about it? I'm a soldier and what you are? You can not even hold a sword right now."

"I tell the truth, believe me."

"Believing a Lupain? Never. You know, I'll kick you out of this apartment, but first you show me the city."

Shane went without saying a word back to the bedroom, Akira followed him.

"Are you crying now? I would be ashamed to be such a coward."

"I, I ... thought you were a good one, a friend. I just wanted to help. I did not know that you're such a monster!" Stammered Shane.

"Well, You were wrong, I'll tell you something about me. I have already killed hundreds of your race. Only with the difference that they were able to wear a suit of armor."

"Then I was not wrong, this is Lupain blood on your armor!"

"Exactly, and now get out of my bedroom."

"Your bedroom?"

"Yes, Do you think I would like to leave the bed to an invader and sleep on the couch?"

"But...?"

"But what? Here is my equipment, I'll stay here. Get quickly on the couch before I beat you up!"

Akira sat on the bed. He looked at his hands, which twitched constantly.

"Is everything ok?"

"Get out!", Akira said and slammed the door.

"What have I done, was it a mistake on my part to help him? Is it true that he killed so many Lupains? He almost killed me.

But it feels so good to have someone to talk to. Even if he hates me and beats me. I never want to be alone again. "Shane thought.

Shane hugged a pillow and fell asleep on the couch.

After a few hours Akira came out of the bedroom: "My stomach growls, I'm hungry."

"We have nothing left."

"Excuse me? Then get some food."

"I have no money to buy something new."

"You have just bought something and now you have nothing, you're a damn bad liar. Shall I beat you again?"

"I invested the remaining money in medication, bandages and something to eat. I have not eaten in 3 days. I gave you the last food I could buy."

"All gone? How much did you have?"

"$ 10,000?"

"$ 10,000? How can you spend so much money. Do not lie!" Akira said, giving Shane a slap.

"I do not lie, I had to pay for your medication and food and ..."

"And what?"

"A few humans stole a lot of money."

"Humans? Who should believe that? You're a Lupain. You are more dangerous than humans."

"But I am not like that ..."

"Pathetic, you're a disgrace. No wonder that you were not able to become soldier. How long have you lived here?"

"I lived for 5 months here."

"5 months alone?"

"Yes alone."

"You want me to belive that?"

"Believe what you want."

Akira grabbed Shane on his snout.

"I'm hungry, show me where I can get something to eat."

"We have no money, you have to steal it."

"I've done so much for the humans and what have I got? Nothing, except treason and a bullet in the hip. I'm hungry, so I'll take just what I deserve. So where do I find something to eat?"

"10 blocks away is a kind of market, you will smell it when you're around."

Akira took off his armor and took his sword.

"Will you go like this? Without camouflage?" Asked Shane.

"Camouflage, why?"

"People are not on our side, we are very unpopular."

"I do not care," he said and disappeared through the door.

Shane sat down for a moment

"What if he does not come back? What if something happens to him? I do not like it here. I want to be with him, I no longer endure this silence," he thought and ran after Akira .

"Hey what do you want?"

"I follow you."

"Why? I don't need you."

Akira tried to get rid of Shane, he climbed on a house and jumped over the rooftops.

Shane was close on his verses.

"Not so fast, please!" Shouted Shane.

But Akira ran on, he jumped across a gap between two houses.

"You will not make it, stay away from me," Akira said.

Shane stood before the gap, it was about 6 feet long.

"Can I do that? If he succeeds, will I do that too? What if I fall? There are certainly 10 meters to the ground.

He will not help me when I fall. What if I never see him again? Should I let him go or pursue him further?" Thought Shane.

He took together all of his courage, he walked slowly to the other end of the roof and took a deep breath.

"I can do this. I can do this." He said softly to himself.

His heart was beating louder, he took a deep breath, then he started to run.

Meter by meter he felt more uncomfortable, his breathing was heavy, his fear almost did not let him continue. But Shane knew he had to jump.

It felt as if time had stopped, seconds became minutes.

"Finally!" He thought as he reached the other roof.

But his anticipation faded quickly when he realized that he lacked half a meter.

He could barely hold himself on the roof with his hands.

He climbed up so that his arms were on the roof. His strength left him. He could not pull himself up further.

His strength was gone, he had to eat something.

"4021XY, you hear me? 4021XY?"

"Yes, I hear you," a voice said. 4021 XY was coming closer.

"I warned you to follow me, why should I help you?"

"Please, I don't know how long I can hold on."

"You should have considered that before."

"Please, 4021XY" Shane said.

He noted that he slipped slowly, so he used his claws to buy some time.

"Tell me the truth, who sent you?"

"Nobody sent me!"

"The humans have therefore not sent you to kill me?"

"No, why do you think that?"

"Also did the Lupains sent you to kill me?"

"No, I do not know any other Lupains except you."

"So you met me by chance, trying to build trust, and without working for the humans or the Lupains."

"Yes, I was shopping and when I saw you I knew I had to help you."

"Why?"

"Because you're the first Lupain who speaks only the language of the humans like me."

"You speak no other language? That's what I should believe.

"To sum up again. You found me and had to help me. You live in an apartment which a human gave you and you do not know the name.

You live five months alone in this apartment. Humans took away all of your money.

You have almost the same name as me."

"Yes, it's the truth."

"Have fun falling down," Akira said and walked on.

"I can not hold up anymore," Shane said, and fell off the roof.

"Oh no, please no!" He thought to himself before he was thrown upward.

Shane ended up on the roof.

"There are two ways. The first, you're a damn good actor who would die for his role.

Option two, you're telling me the truth and I accuse you wrongly."

"I'll take the second."

"Tell me where the market is?"

"I think we shouldn't steal anything. You should be able to smell the market."

"Do you have any money? No. So the only option that remains is stealing."

"But if you steal something, they will look for you."

"That's why you are going to distract the seller and I steal the food."

"No, I do not want to. That's not right."

"It looks like you have no other choice."

"I don't want to."

"I told you do to that now!" Shouted Akira.

While Shane distracted the seller, Akira stole food.

"We'll do that more often, do not try to argue."

After they had enough, they went back to the apartment.

"I'm so hungry."

"Let it be, it's mine, get your own food!"

"Why? We worked together."

"I stole it, you only distracted him. I would have done it alone anyway."

"I can't do it alone and I am very hungry."

"I said no."

"Please." Shane said.

"Fight for it, the stronger one will get the food."

"I can't do this."

"Then you will stay hungry."

"Please, 4021XY"

"No!"

Shane sat down on the floor and began to cry.

"Crying does not help you, this is a world in which only the strongest win." Akira said, throwing a piece of meat to Shane.

"Thank you." Shane said, wagging the tail.

"My name is Akira, so never call me '4021XY' again."