Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
“He is a human, that was clear, but he smelled dangerous. And oddly enough, he is clean and well put together, but he smells like tar and motor oil. And almonds too. Those smells don’t go together. Tar is used in construction. Motor oil obviously with cars. And almonds with cooks. They shouldn’t be with him at the same time.”
“Wait a minute.” Reagan looked up, worry on his face. “Remember that lesson last week. The one from Torin, the FBI agent they brought in to teach us. It was about bombs and detecting them. Nobels 808 smells like almonds. And C4 smells like tar and motor oil.” There was an intense look in Reagan’s eyes now. He was ready to make a move if he needed to.
“You’re right.” I said as I smacked myself in the head. “I knew that there was something about those smells. Torin even brought them in for us to smell. She wanted us to be able to detect them if the situation ever arose.”
“Yeah, and it’s a good thing too.” Rika said as she looked after the man. “That man has a bomb on him. We need to get him before anyone gets hurt.”
With a speed that no one on campus had ever seen before, the ten of us took off running in the direction of the man that had walked away from us. He hadn’t seen us coming until the last second, and that was when he started to try and run. It was too late by then.
We tackled the man to the ground, taking him down with an unceremonious yet all too present grace. There were a few screams that emitted from the students nearby, mostly the girls. And a few guys called out in worry.
“What the hell?”
“What are you doing?”
“Let him go.”
We knew that we needed to protect these people. We had to keep them all safe. They were in danger if they stayed here.
“All of you get back.” I called out to them. I wasn’t the one that was sitting on the suspect, that was Beech, since he was the one to get there first. “This man has a bomb.”
“A bomb?” A girl asked in disbelief.
“LET ME GO!” The man pinned to the ground called out as he struggled to get free.
“We will show you.” Reagan said as he started to take the man’s bag away from him.
“NO! GIVE THAT BACK! IT’S NOT YOURS!” The others that were watching didn’t make a move. They wanted to know if the claim was true. And several of them were already recording it on their phones and other devices. “THEY ATTACKED ME! DID YOU SEE THAT! THEY ATTACKED ME FOR NO REASON AT ALL!”
“Oh, we had a reason.” Reagan said as he pulled the zipper of the bag open. “And here is that reason.” He showed the crowd the contents of the bag.
There were half a dozen devices in the bag that couldn’t be mistaken for anything other than what they were. They were bombs. They had all the necessary components to be a bomb, and the others, the humans, that were watching knew what they were immediately.
Most of them started to scream and flee the scene. Others, a little more bold and brave than the ones that had fled the scene, stayed there to film the scene. They weren’t going to miss an opportunity like this. This was exciting.
“How did you know?” One of the humans asked as Reagan started to empty the bags.
“We smelled them.” I told him honestly. “We were taught what to look for so that we could prevent situations like this.” I knew that transparency was the best option right now. These videos would be all over the internet soon, and we needed it to go good for us.
“You smelled them? That is fucking cool.” One of the voices said, but we were more interested in what was going on with the bag.
“There is a device here with a lot of switches.” Reagan said. “They are labeled with places of other bombs. It has fifty buttons, but only thirty-nine of them are labeled.”
“Did he not label the others, or did he only have forty-five to begin with?” Levi asked in a strained voice. He was nervous, as were the rest of us.
“I don’t know.” Reagan said as he looked down at the trapped man. “How many bombs did you have?”
“FUCK YOU!” The man screamed at him. “YOU WILL NEVER FIND THEM! AND WHEN THEY GO OFF, MANY WILL DIE!”
“Damn you!” Reagan snapped at him. “How many bombs did you have to start with? Are there some that are not marked?”
“PISS OFF!” The man screamed again before he spat on the ground next to his head. He was an angry man, and I could sense the psychosis that was inside of him. He was crazy.
“We need to call the authorities.” Reagan said. “Rika, call Mom and Dad. Levi, call Devon, I will call Rawlynne.”
“Devon? Rawlynne? And why your parents?” the man that was closest and still filming asked him in a curious tone.
“Our parents are the King and Queen of our people, they need to be notified of this attempt. And Devon is Captain Devon Scott with the Colorado Springs Police Department. Rawlynne is Director Rawlynne Otsana-Martin of the local FBI branch. We are contacting the proper authorities in this situation.”
Somehow, Reagan had turned into some sort of leader that we had never seen before. He was smooth, wise, and in control. He and Rika were both so calm at the moment, and I was happy that they were here. They were keeping us grounded at the current moment.
“We need to do two things right now.” Reagan said as he looked around the campus. “We need to evacuate the students and staff, and we need to find the other bombs. That is what Devon and Rawlynne would do if they were here already.”
“Then make your calls, then we split up.” I told him, urging him to call for the backup that we needed.
The others nodded and made their calls. Rika told their parents what was happening, and that they needed to get to the campus right away. The more wolf noses that we had searching the better. We wouldn’t miss a single bomb if that was the case. Devon and Rawlynne were also on their way, and would likely be here in minutes.
“Beech, can you stay here and hold onto him?” Reagan asked in a serious tone.
“Of course.” Our friend asked in a calm tone. “He isn’t a challenge for me.”
“GET OFF ME ASSHOLE!” The man fought against Beech again, but it was like the man hadn’t moved at all. It didn’t affect Beech in any way.
“Alright, that’s good. Ashle, stay here with your brother. If you see anyone, tell them to leave the campus immediately. And keep an eye out for the others when they get here.”