Wolfpack of the Desert
                fanfic by Daniel Wheeler


Prolog>  Drago and Sleuth's Escape

        It was another painful day on the Devil's Gulag.  Drago and
Sleuth Dawggy Dawg were sent there, as you may recall, because of their
charges of treason.  One day, however, an Anklyosaur and his army of
bandits invaded.  The two decided to use this attack as a means of
escape.  Then the Anklyosaur, named... well, Anklyor, noticed the two
prisoners and offered them a chance to join his band of scalawags.  They
consented and the whole group left for the Great Desert.


Chapter 1>  The News Is Out!

        Lupe was spending time with two of her Wolf Pack friends,
Nicholas and Terence (I only know Lupe, Hershey, and Drago, so I had to
make up some names) when she learned from Hershey that Drago and Sleuth
had escaped.  "Who had done this?," Lupe asked.  Hershey answered "It was
some maniac named Anklyor who broke them out of the Devil's Gulag.  I
heard him mention that they were headed for the Great Desert."

        "Anklyor?  The Dinosaur Desert Bandit?," Lupe cried.  "I always
thought that reptilian was nothing but trouble.  Now I know.  And now he
has Sleuth and Drago in his ranks."  Hershey asked Lupe "Do you have any
idea what his plans are?"  Lupe nodded and said "He probably wants to
start out with helping Sleuth and Drago get revenge and steal some of
King Acorn's treasure."

        Sonic, overhearing the conversation, ran up and said "You say
Drago and Sleuth escaped?  Then I can help."  "No!," said Lupe, "Sleuth
probably wants you to get to him so he can get revenge on you.  Besides,
only I know how to handle the bandit Anklyor.  Get Dulcy here!  She can
probably take me, Hershey, Nicholas and Terence to their hideout in the
Great Desert!"


Chapter 2>  Journey through the Great Desert

        On the way, Dulcy asked "How do you know so much about Anklyor?" 
Lupe replied "He used to be a friend of my father's brother.  But he
turned on him and father cast that corrupt dinosaur out!  He since then
raised and is still raising a band of Desert Bandits like himself."  But
as soon as she finished her story, Dulcy shouted "Going down!" and
crash-landed in the Northeast Sector of the Great Desert.

        "Are you o. k., Dulcy?," asked Nicholas.  Dulcy replied "I'm all
right, ma."  "She's all right," said Terence.  "Now let's go!"  They
visit a town nearby Dulcy's crash landing site.  One villager said "Ah,
the ones who rode the dragon have come."  "Yes," said Lupe, "we need a
way to find the Desert Bandit Anklyor."  

        "ANKLYOR?!," cried the civilian.  "You're mad!  His lackeys would
kill you easily, and if they don't, Anklyor himself WILL!"  "I don't care
what the danger!," Lupe replied boldly.  "He must be stopped, one way or
another."  "Fine.  It's your burial, not mine!," said the villager as he
got some camels.


Chapter 3>  Skirmish in the T-Rex Cliffs

        "Madam," said the villager, "we villagers do not know the exact
location of the entrance to Anklyor's hideout.  All we know is his
hideout is in the T-Rex Cliffs."  "That's all we need to know," said
Lupe.  "We'll find it ourselves!"  She, Hershey, Nicholas, and Terence
tied their camels to some sturdy rock pillars, while the villager said to
them "From here, you're on your own!" as he rode off.

        Lupe asked Hershey to scout around for any signs of Anklyor or
his desert thieves.  "Will do!," she said with a salute.  She went over
one rock and into a shallow crevasse.  Later, though, Terence heard her
scream.  Obviously, she had been caught.  "Lupe!," he called out,
"Hershey has been captured!"  They followed the bandit carrying Hershey
to the entrance.

        The entrance to Anklyor's hideaway was hidden between two giant
idols.  By pressing a square button on the right hand idol's base was the
passage opened.  After the brigand went in, Lupe did what he did and
opened the door for the rest of her friends.


Chapter 4>  Tunnel Maze to Anklyor

        The tunnel to Anklyor's hideout was within a maze of other
tunnels.  Fortunately, the bandit absentmindedly kept his flashlight on,
leaving Lupe, Terence, and Nicholas to follow.  The first obstacle was a
pit of stone spikes.  There were some phosphorus-covered stepping stones
for one to cross.  After the thief carring Hershey crossed, the other
Wolf Pack Freedom Fighters followed.

        The second one (The Fire Maze) and third one (Waterfall Wall)
were easy to pass; the flames were illusions while the water was easy to
step through without too many slippery surfaces.  It was the final
obstacle, the Wind Ladder, that Lupe needed to pay close attention to. 
The bandit carrying Hershey said "Levita Atmosira!"  A whirlwind boosted
him up on a high ledge to the underground fortress.  As soon as the
bandit was out of view, Lupe, Nicholas, and Terence stepped on the disk
that he stepped on.  Lupe said the same words that the thief said and
they made it to the ledge and on their way to Anklyor himself.


Chapter 5>  Base Onslaught and Treachery Underfoot

        Unfortunately for Lupe, the base was not without lookouts.  The
lookout on the Northwest tower saw the Wolf Pack come and sounded his
horn.  Suddenly, a horde of brigands stormed out of the gates prepared
for battle.  But then a familiar voice shouted "Stop!"  It was Drago,
flying toward them in a jatpack.  Drago said "Go back to the base!  I
have a score to settle with Lupe!"  But Anklyor came out and said "When
you are a member of MY band, Drago, you follow MY rules!  You'll get your
revenge soon enough, but for now just put them in the hold."

        Drago did so and trapped them in the cell with Hershey.  "I never
thought I'd see you again!," said Hershey, "But now we must stop Anklyor
before he leads an attack on Mobotropolis!"  "Yeah, but what would he
want with Mobotropolis?," asked Nicholas.  Hershey explained "He wants to
loot the palace of King Acorn's crown jewels, but Drago and Sleuth have
treachery up their sleeves.  They plan to destroy the city as soon as he
got clear, ambush Anklyor upon return, then get us while he's down!"

        "So," said Lupe, "not only was he a traitor to Princess Sally,
but to Anklyor as well.  We must--"  Suddenly, the door opened with
Anklyor.  "What are you guys discussin', hmm?  An escape route?!  Ha! 
You cannot escape this hold!  It's loaded with booby traps!"  Lupe
explained "We are not planning an escape.  We need to warn you about your
new members Drago and Sleuth!  They plan to attack us all when you invade
Mobotropolis!"  "Ha!," sneered Anklyor.  "Do you expect me to believe
such a story?!  So far, they have been willingly obedient."

        "So far is right!," Hershey blurted out, "But they won't be for
long!"  "Well, there's only one way to find out!," snapped Anklyor.


Chapter 6>  Treachery Revealed

        Anklyor unlocked the door to their cell, tied them up to insure
they do not try anything, and led them out of the hold.  Drago and
Sleuth, hearing footsteps, hid their weapon they were making and looked
as Anklyor entered the Grand Hall.  "Drago!  Sleuth!," Anklyor called
out.  "The captives say you are planning treachery."  "Treachery?!  Ha!,"
laughed Drago.  Sleuth added "Yeah.  Whoever heard of such nonsense?" 
Hershey, noticing the two's vain attempt to hide their weapon under a
table cloth, giggled and said "Then what's THAT under the tablecloth,
huh?"

        Anklyor whipped his club tail at the cloth and revealed the laser
weapon that the twosome were making.  "So, the prisoners spoke the
truth!," roared the enraged dinosaur.  Drago and Sleuth gulped, knowing
that they would probably face the monster's wrath.  But then he turned to
Lupe and said "Well, Drago and Sleuth have some explaining to do, but
that doesn't leave you off the hook!"  What even Lupe didn't know is that
Hershey remembered how to use her claws.  She was scratching away at the
ropes when they were being taken to the Grand Hall.  Soon she braced
herself and snapped the ropes off.  Lupe said "Okay, team!  Howl!  Show
them that they are in for a fight!"


Epilog>  Anklyor's Extinction and the Traitors' Escape

        Anklyor calls out his legion of brigands to attack Lupe and her
team.  Lupe fought back but did not notice that Drago and Sleuth were
mounting their laser weapon and ready to attack.  Now Lupe and her
friends must be careful not only for Anklyor, but for Drago and Sleuth's
weapon.  Laser rained down as the battle raged on.  Soon, Lupe made a
flip kick that sent Anklyor into an approaching laser shot, causing him
to vanish in a flash of light.  

        Drago said to Sleuth, loud enough to be heard by Lupe through the
battle commotion, "That one down and a few more to go."  She knew that he
meant that the next target was her and the Wolf Pack.  Fortunately,
Terence and Nicholas heard it too.  They gathered beside her, with
Hershey right behind Lupe.  They formed a diamond shape formation. 
"Drago," said Sleuth, "let's set the gun to four-way and blast the lot of
them."  "I was about to say that!," snapped Drago as he was about to fire
the gun.  But the Wolf Pack whipped out some mirrors and sent the ray
back at them.  The gun exploded as soon as the beam connected.

        "Well, Drago," Lupe said with a smirk.  "Heh, heh...," said
Drago, "Well, I believe we must be going now!"  At saying that, Drago
flew off on his jetpack as Sleuth used his Swatbot boots to rocket off
after Drago.

        Tails flies in, slightly tired out from the trip, and said, "Boy
am I glad to find you, Lupe.  It's almost time for Sally's 18th
birthday."  "Yeah," snickered Lupe, "Sonic's 18th was great enough. 
Let's celebrate Sally's with the same style!"


                                        The End

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