THIS PACK OF WOLVES

Before you continue consider. do you have an open mind?
This story leads me to think it could be quite controversial.
I almost didn't put it here, but then i thought, we are adults.
Perhaps children should not read this. Your decisons of course.
Please do not take this as my view of the future.
It moved me some, so i put it here. Please do not email me or
IM me if you do not consider it any more than a failry tale. lobo

The Fairy Tale about a She-wolf

a fantasy story
By Sharpfang'98
Disclaimer:

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This story is not really a fairy tale... at least it's not suitable
for children - they can begin think in a way government and the
society doesn't like.
If you don't like it, don't read.
You can copy this story freely as long as no contents are changed
(including page header in html version)
If you like it, write me! - Sharpfang
This story i dedicate to my friends:
Reflexis and Faith, who bring such thoughts in my mind.

The Fairy Tale about a She-wolf

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Far, far away, a long time ago... No, not so long at all,
just a few years ago- A she wolf was born. She was a lovely puppy
with blue eyes. She was one of seven puppies that were looking as
lovely as she was. Her mother was taking care of them, feeding first
with milk, later with meat...
The cubs were learning about the world and one day they left the cave.
The forest was overwhelming beautiful. They were playing, running
learning and watching the amazing wildlife.
The cubs were growing quickly. The she-wolf's eyes became golden.
There happened some accidents meantime, two or three of the young
wolves died before they tasted meat for the first time, other two
while trying their first hunts. Some time later they were experienced
enough for their mother to leave them. Finally the she-wolf and her
strongest brother were left alone, the other brother left them...
and then it happened. Scent of an unknown animal, a rumble of thunder
and the young wolf falls to the ground - dead. The strange animal was
coming without any fear, the she-wolf ran away in terror! She remembered
this scent, the scent of death.
The time was passing. The mother of the she-wolf died from old age
when she couldn't find enough food for herself, then the she-wolf became
the alpha of the pack. She had many puppies, but the pack instead of
growing was getting smaller and smaller. The thunder stick,
the iron claws on the ground, poisoned meat, everything brought
by the strange animal... The wolves were dying often...too often.
The strange animals came to the forest with strange items and began
cutting down the trees. They were coming to the most beautiful places too,
to make noise, spoil the peace and destroy the beauty,
leaving litter behind.
After many years the she-wolf became very old. She was alone.
All her friends, sons, daughters and mates were killed. She was
the only wolf in the poor remains of the forest.One day she closed
her eyes and passed away, from old age, but more from sadness.
In the same moment in the rich suburbs of a big city a little girl
was born. She was a lovely baby with blue eyes. She was the only,
dearest daughter of her parents.
She had all what's best at home, most expensive toys, a big room and
a baby-sitter taking care of all her needs all the time. She was
growing quickly and after several years of luxury life she went to school.
Meantime, to her parents surprise, her eyes became golden.
She was very world-curious and especially loved all animals.
At school she was mastering in science subjects, not bad in the others.
She was a very active and curious pupil, asking the teachers many questions.
She was always living aside from all the other children.
She had only one friend - her dog, a big german shepherd - her defender,
partner in plays and friend in sorrow. Soon after she went to the
high school, he became more than a friend for her. Her parents were
worried that she seemed not to be interested in boys, but they didn't
interfere, as she was getting good notes, and in the scientific subjects
even excellent.
After she finished the high school, her parents wanted her to go to a
business college, but she refused and began studying microbiology and
genetic engineering at university. Again she appeared to be a master
in her domain and even before she finished the studies she got many
attractive job offers from many companies, but she rejected them all.
Also many young and attractive men adored her but she wasn't
interested at all. Soon she got a degree but instead of leaving
the studies she continued working at the university. A few years
later she was a world authority in her domain, still receiving more
and more attractive offers from different corporations.
One day she got an offer different than the others.
The conditions weren't as good as elsewhere, the salary average.
It was a letter from the Army. A few days later her dog,
very old by then, died under a car. She accepted the offer.
She was working in a top secret institute projecting biological weapons.
It was the absolute secret and she knew she can't just quit the job.
But she was doing even more than the management wanted.
In her research she was designing viruses more powerful than they
expected. She was there for a very long time, spent most of her
life in the underground, top secret military base. Her parents died,
leaving their fortune for her... and she didn't cry because
of their death. She wasn't alone by that time. Her partners at work
were rather boring people but she found a hole in the computer
security system and opened the entrance to the Internet,
where she found many really good friends all around the world.
She was getting old so she applied for retirement.
The management didn't like it but under some special conditions
they agreed.
Now she started her life in a new dimension. Parties, travels,
adventures... She had a lot of money saved before. But before that,
just after she quit the job, she sent several 100's of postcards
to all her friends and people she knew - Always just few words -
'Happy Easter' (It was Easter time) 'good luck', 'how's life',
'long time no see' and similar.
Exactly five years after that she felt very sick, weak and old...
Best doctors took care of her in the best hospital, but she was
only grinning ironically at their efforts. In the TV special
news appeared: A new disease attacked the world. It was called
"the mail disease" because it was striking mostly - for
unknown reasons - workers of the mail service worldwide.
No one knew how to stop it. The doctors recognised that the
woman caught it too.
A week after she went to the hospital, she felt very, very weak...
Views of the last five years appeared before the woman's eyes:
The postcards, each with a tiny dot of a pink substance in the
corner - a result of her life's job. She, visiting the most exotic
places in the world, greeting wild tribes, shaking hands of the
first Mars colonists, before they started and hugging the
wanna-be arctic research engineers. All they will be lost.
For past five years "the mail disease" was spreading among the people,
now only very few people had no virus in their body and soon,
in the next year or two, the rest of the world population will
be infected. Five years of the incubation time, one week of
attack - the sickness - and then death.
The woman smiled to herself, closed her eyes and never opened them again.
In the same moment in a far forest a she-wolf was born.
And soon there was no one to kill her brothers and sons.

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By Sharpfang, finished Mon May 25 19:03:29 MET DST 1998