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"I'm not." Rene responded.

"I'm more annoyed at your father for not letting me ask what I needed to prepare, medical-wise." he said.

"...though I suppose I can't fault him for being worried..." he then admitted with a sigh.

"And a wolf encounter?" he asked.

"I see..." he said.

"Right, what injuries can you tell me you have?" he asked, making his way towards her.

"......." Lindsay was silent for a moment.

He then took out his phone, and called Rene.

"Rene, stand by for Darrel and Samantha being teleported in." he said when the phone was answered. "Samantha needs medical attention. NOW." he finished.

He then hung up, and looked at Darrel.

"Brace yourself." he said.

Darrel closed his eyes and readied himself, before he and Sammy disappeared in a burst of red flames... and after they did, Lindsay started to call Casey, to let her know what was happening.

Meanwhile, Darrel and Sammy appeared in Rene and Kalin's den in their home, with the male waiting for them in the corner.

"All right, what happened NOW?" he asked Sammy.

"......" Darrel was silent as he heard that, but when he opened his mouth to say something, there was a burst of red flames nearby... and Lindsay rushed over.

"Samantha!" he yelled.

"Oh my lord, are you okay!?" he exclaimed.

"I'll take you to Rene right now!" he told her.

"....." Darrel remained silent, figuring it was golden right now.

Darrel looked back at her when she said what she did.

"What happened?" he asked.

"Did it just attack you unprovoked?" he asked further.

"I mean, I know a wolf is a predator and all, but still..." he muttered.

"Such an attack is... rare. Especially for you, in these woods."

Darrel was silent, before shifting himself a bit, and grabbing his phone out of his pocket.

"Here." he told her.

"Call your Mom or Dad or someone." he said.

"Odds are they can teleport you somewhere more safely than me." he reasoned.

"I can use portals, but they're... rough."

"Hm." Darrel muttered.

"Well.... hm." he repeated.

"I suppose you could call your Mom." he told her.

"My phone's in my pocket, seeing as yours is probably busted." he went on.

"She can probably come and get you." he reasoned.

"......." Darrel was silent, before nodding.

"All right." he said.

With that, he started his ascent up the side of the ravine.

It took some doing... and he almost slipped a few times... but he managed to finally reach the top after about 10 minutes.

"Finally!" he exclaimed.

"You ok?" he asked Sammy.

Darrel just nodded.

"Right." he replied.

He then got in front of her, and got down lower so she'd have an easier time getting on his back.

"Hop on." he said.

"And I heard a wolf when I was approaching." he went on.

"Is that something to be worried about?" he asked.

".....okay, fair point." Darrel muttered.

"Right then." he said.

"Does it hurt to move?" he asked her.

"I think I can get us both up to the top of the ravine." he told her further.

"But only if you can move on your own power and... well... climb on my back." he said.

"If not, I'll think of something else." he went on.

"And... I'm glad you're okay." he told her, before pausing.

"Well... relatively okay." he corrected himself.

Darrel looked down the ravine, before raising an eyebrow.

"Eh?" he muttered.

"Right." he said, as he carefully slid down the side, to where she was.

"Ohhhh boy." he mumbled when he saw her injuries.

"One sec, I can use portals." he told her, as he extended his hand towards the wall...

...for nothing to happen.

"...uh..." he stammered.

"Hm." he mumbled, trying again, and failing again.

"Guess... not." he said.

The wolf disappeared into the darkness of the underbrush... just as the footsteps stopped.

"Hello!?" she heard Darrel's voice call out from the top of the ravine.

"Samantha!?" he called out.

"Are you here!?" he asked further, as he continued to look and sniff around.

'She's here.' he thought.

'But where, exactly?' he wondered.

The scent was thick in this area, but he couldn't quite pinpoint where, exactly, she was.

Darrel wandered down some of the paths, before he suddenly stopped short.

"......." he was silent, as his nose started to twitch and go wild.

"Wait..." he mumbled.

"This smell..." he said.

"Samantha!?" he wondered aloud, before starting to race in the direction of the smell... and hearing the howl of a wolf as the scent grew more potent.

"Shit, shit, shit..." he cursed.

"Please don't let me be too late..." he prayed.

".....this is true." Lindsay replied.

"Darrel, just take the paths that you've been on with her." he then told Darrel.

"Right." Darrel replied.

"I'm going, then." he said.

With that, he started to walk to the woods, purpose and determination in his step.

Darrel nodded.

"Yeah." he responded.

"I'm good to go." he told her.

"I do hope you find something." Lindsay said.

"Yeah..." Darrel responded quietly.

"What routes are you taking?" he then asked Casey.