The Luna Phoenix

Rogue Attack

Jason came and sat next to her as he looked at the screen with the rankings and sighed as he saw who his next opponent was. Regardless of whether he fought or not, he knew his fight against her in the was going to be his loss. It was only the quarter finals for the first round, and it was his bad luck that had him facing her. "Why did it have to be you?" he asked making her laugh before she looked at him.

"Well you could always forfeit so you are better prepared for your fight in the losers bracket. It looks like you will be going against the Beta, and he has some scary good moves." Stacy replied to him as he smiled.

"You think they will heckle me?" he her as she laughed and nodded at the same time.

"Yes, but if you beat the future Beta in the next round and take his ranking and make a good showing against Tanner, they won't heckle you too badly." she told him as he was called and walked up to the referee who laughed as he was the coach for the Expert Class.

It only took a few words before the ref walked up to the official score keepers, and announced that Jason Hunter had forfeited his match against Stacy Todd. As expected the Pack watching was not to thrilled with his decision as Stacy was advanced to the Semi Finals with the last winning opponent of the Expert Class, and called to the ring with Brendan. Brendan did the same thing, making the Pack wonder just how badly she had beaten the boys during training the last 4 years as she was advanced to the finals as Jason was indeed paired with the Beta as Stacy walked back to the stands.

"Why do you think they forfeited?" Melissa Hardy asked acting as the reporter for the Pack.

"Simple math. Both knew they had no chance of winning against me, especially as I have taught Jason some moves in our off time that helped him advance as far as he has." she said as they watched him throw Benjamin across the ring before both of them shifted to their Wolves. The surprise was Jason was jet black as an Alpha would be, and was just an inch or two smaller than what Tanner was. "Saving the energy they would have spent losing the fight against me allows both of them to have it for their fight against the Alpha and Beta." she finished as Jason's wolf slapped the Beta with his front paws as they both reared into the air.

"You tutored Jason Hunter in Expert Combat techniques?" Melissa asked her.

"I did. It will be interesting which of the three I face, as it seems Jason has taken those lessons to heart and is about to beat the future Beta." Stacy replied as Jason had gained a definite advantage and was forcing Benjamin's Wolf to submit the fight against him which happened as soon as he grabbed the neck in his mouth.

"Why do you think Future Alpha Tanner refused to change in his match against you?"

Stacy laughed at the question. "He knew through years worth of sparring with me that if he did it would be a near instant loss. Few people outside of class have ever seen me training, and as I do not have a Wolf as of yet, I have had to train to take them down regardless. Because of that, I show no mercy if they shift, and he has seen that many times during training." Stacy told the reporter as Jason and Tanner began their match to determine who would be in the finals with her.

"How did someone with no Wolf become top of the Advanced Combat Class when half of the training is done in Wolf form?" Melissa asked her as Stacy smiled.

"She continued to win her matches by getting better than they were, even with their enhanced abilities. Despite not having a Wolf yet, I have all the genetic markers for being a Werewolf which comes with enhanced speed and agility in human form. I just have yet to gain my Wolf and change into her." Stacy said knowing how it would be taken despite the fact her Wolf had spoken to her that morning.

"Does it concern you that you have not been gifted a Wolf this close to your 18th birthday?"

"Not at all, in fact legend says that when Selene was sent to our planet thousands of years ago, she was unable to hear her Wolf until a few days before her 21st birthday when she shifted. I take it to mean that when she does arrive, she will be special in some way." Stacy said as Tanner pinned Jason knocking him out of the competition in 3rd place as Stacy jumped up cheering as Tanner was exhausted.

"We will take a 10 minute break before the final match if Stacy Todd vs. Tanner Snow." Alpha Alexander said as everyone cheered the win of the future Alpha who was laying in the middle of the mat breathing heavily as his Wolf healed the scratches on his side.

Before the 10 minute break ended, he walked over to his mother and father who congratulated him on his wins thus far.

"This time you need to shift immediately and show her who is boss." Alexander said as Tanner smiled at his father.

"Feel free to try it father, for I am here to inform you I yield to Stacy Todd as the better Wolf at Combat." Tanner said as his parents were shocked. "Mom, how can one tell if they have found their Mate before 18?" he asked shocking both of them.

"Well they would have to be really close or 18 already, and you would feel the tingling sensation whenever your skin touches. It would fill you both with desire despite the fact it will not be locked into place until both parties are 18 when you will be able to tell by scent." Luna Amanda Snow replied as her husband was looking at his son in shock.

"You mean you will take second and she will be our winner without even a fight?" Alex asked his son as the Beta laughed walking up.

"Let me guess, you want him to immediately shift thinking it will increase his chances of winning?" Benjamin asked as Alex looked at him.

"What is wrong with that plan?" Alex asked his Beta.

Benjamin nodded as he looked at his Alpha. "Under normal circumstances against regular opponents, absolutely nothing. Those unable to shift have had little practice going up against a Wolf in Human form, and the Wolf usually has a distinct advantage." Benjamin said as Alex went to say something before he continued. "However Stacy Todd is far from a normal opponent, and these circumstances are far from normal as well. She has trained for 4 years in the Advanced Classes, and was first to gain the Expert Ranking. As you are aware, she as of yet has not changed, and half of the battle tactics are taught in Wolf form. She has been undefeated in the last two years, even using Wolf tactics when required despite her disadvantage. In fact after this year I was going to request to split the training into thirds, as well as train our warriors in the same techniques she has developed." He finished as a horn sounded from the border and they all heard the howl as well.

'Rogues, northern border.' came the report as the entire Pack knew what was happening. The chaos as the Pack ran to the bunkers as the warriors shifted and began the run was immediate, as Alex shifted while jumping down and Tanner was hot on his heels.

They got to the border where the attack was, and Tanner chuckled as he saw that Jason had Stacy on his back as he ran. She held 2 metal rods in her hands, and he knew the pain they were about to feel as she was deadly with those things.

Alex ignored the fact that someone unable to shift had come, deciding if she died here and now it would be all the better for him as he coordinated his warriors to repel the attack. What he saw however surprised him, as even as a Human she was able to hold her own, and was dealing incredible damage to the Rogues without killing them with single blows from her rattan rods. Each one had concussions so badly that they were unable to fight and easily subdued as they shifted back to Human form.

More than once she would jump from Wolf to Wolf, hitting their opponents to disable them, some of them even falling dead when she struck more than once. She had saved several from injury, and as quickly as it started the Rogues realized they were quickly losing this battle and retreated, leaving the injured behind to be captured as they were believed dead also as all of the Warriors shifted back and looked at he bloody sticks.

"What?" Stacy asked as Alpha Alexander approached and the Warriors surrounding her cleared the Path for him.

"I have never seen someone unable to shift think they could take a fully grown Wolf on. Let alone that same person believe they could handle Rogues in the middle of an attack!" he said emphatically as the other Wolves stayed silent. "If I had not seen you not only take out one, but 23 others with such ease that you are barely breathing hard, I would never have believed it. Benjamin, you have permission to begin the requested training of our warriors tomorrow. I strongly suggest you get this young woman to assist you, because I have never seen a display like what I just witnessed. Never before have we had so few losses in an attack of this scale, and I know what the difference was as I watched it with my own eyes." he said as the 3 dozen Elite Warriors of the Black Shadow Pack kneeled before her as the Alpha did the same. It didn't last long before he stood again.

"Figure out which of these Rogues are still alive, and which ones are dead. Bind those alive and make sure they get medical care once they are in the cells before interrogation begins. Something tells me the ones she took out are going to have severe concussions and massive headaches before they can provide coherent answers to our questions. You," he said turning to Stacy. "Will be riding my back on the return trip. Jason, should you wish it, we would be honored if you would join the-" he began before Tanner cleared his throat.

"Actually father, as I have yet to select my Gamma yet, I would like to offer the position to Jason. He has shown he is skilled enough for the position, and will be a great asset to the Pack Leadership." Tanner said with a smile as the Gamma of his father had never found or taken a Mate and had no children to inherit his title.

"So be it." Alex said before he shifted and was surprised when Stacy effortlessly used his legs to climb up on his back and rode on his back into the village just as the Alpha had instructed as the Victory Howls continued from the other warriors on their way back.