Ravenwood Chapter 3
"What a sad hand you have been dealt." A feminine voice said in a spine chilling tone. "Your uncle is free and soon young wolf he will enslave you once more."
"Who are you?" Casper asked as he looked for the voices origin. It looked as though Casper was in some eerie looking forest that casted even more frightening shadows from the moons pale light.
"Me, I am your ally my dear child." The voice responded.
"Child, I am not your child." Casper snapped angrily
"But you are, I consider all of the furs like you as my children. All those who wield the power of darkness." A sudden rush of movement from Casper's left made the young puppy gasp.
"Yes you will do nicely my child." The voice whispered softly.
"What do you want from me?" Casper asked as he stood up onto his feet.
"Ah there is the question I have been waiting for you to ask." The voice replied in a more satisfied tone. "You see it just so happens that your uncle has tried to obtain my blessing. He is far too weak to wield the power of darkness. So in anger your uncle made you fear your power young Casper."
"For too long I have sat back and watched this injustice. Now I intend to put an end to your uncles scheme to obtain your power." There was another rustle nearby and Casper could make out two large red eyes in the darkness.
"How do you intend to do this? Do I have to kill my uncle?" Casper asked as he nervously looked into those piercing red eyes.
"That is for you to decide child. It is not I who shall ultimately determine your uncles fate." Came the voices answer.
"I am not strong enough to defeat my uncle." Casper nervously spoke. "I can barely control my own shadow."
" That young Casper is exactly why I have brought you here to my domain." The voice loudly proclaimed.
There was a sudden rush of wind followed by the sound of wings beating. Casper watched as someone rose from the forest and positioned itself in front of the moon. The creature looked like some sort of bat with a large head and no ears. The creature then dove towards Casper pulling up at the last second in order to land.
Now Casper could see the creature in front of him. It was not a bat at all, but an owl. Her feathers were ebony with silver on each of their tips. The feathers around the owls red eyes and beak were also silver along with her feet. Her talons were black and looked to be sharp enough to shred through the young wolf pup with ease.
"Ah it never ceases to amuse me seeing the reaction when people see me for the first time." The owl said with a sharp laugh much like Desmond's. "Fear not my child as I have said before I am your ally. You have no reason to fear me."
"Well that is reassuring coming from a giant bird." Casper retorted.
"Well aren't we the witty one." The owl laughed.
"You say you can help me beat Uncle." Casper said skeptically.
"Indeed, your Uncle Jacob may be a violent drunkard. Yet you cannot deny that he is also very cunning." The owl said as the ends of her beak curled into a smirk then turned away. "Did you not wonder why your uncle always put you in that dark basement?"
"Uncle Jacob did it because he knew I was afraid of the dark." Casper felt his body begin to tremble slightly from the memory.
"Perhaps there was another reason to why your uncle did this." The owl suggested as she patiently eyed Casper.
"There is no other reason. Like I told you Uncle Jacob did it because I am......afraid of the dark." Casper's eyes widen in shock.
"Yes your uncle designed this particular punishment especially for you." The owl acknowledged with a slight nod. "Not only was your Uncle Jacob using this fear to control you. He was also using it so you would fear your own powers. Even on a subconscious level."
"That is why my powers are so weak." Casper whispered to himself.
"No longer though," The great owl cried as she unfolded her wings. She stretched out one of her talons and gently touched it against Casper's
"When you awaken, your fear of darkness will be no more. You should also find that you are much more powerful than before. Farewell Casper my son." The owl took to the sky nearly toppling Casper in the process.
"Wait who are you?" Casper shouted over the loud din.
"I go by many names young wolf. You however shall know me as The Matriarch." The owl bellowed then took off into the starry night.

Casper awoke with s jolt. The first thing the puppy noticed was he was in his crib. A large digital clock nearby showed it was nearly two in the morning. Despite this Case could see his entire room as though it was in broad daylight. Casper sighed about to pull the blankets off and call Desmond. A soft creaking sound however, stopped Casper mid way.
"Oh man this is going to be classic." Casper heard Rex say as he slipped through the opened door. Instead of his usual uniform Rex wore a cheese looking costume with an equally cheese looking hook hand.
"Is your camera on?" Casper heard Artemis ask quietly as he and two others entered.
"Yeah, I bet this will go viral when it hits the net." A salamander with dark orange scales and white claws said as he scanned the room with his camera.
Casper suppressed the urge to groan as Rex raised his fake hook saying, "Casper I am the Candyman. Come and be my victim."
"Sure you are Rex I am so terrified" Casper sarcastically remarked.
"I do not know of this Rex of whom you speak. I am the Candyman...." Rex began to say.
"...and I am the boogie man. Here to haunt your dreams." Artemis added fluttering his paws.
"OK then you have three options. One you leave my room quietly. Two I make you leave. Or three I call campus security." Casper offered as he folded his arms.
"They will take option number four. The one where I drag all three of you down to campus security. There you can tell the guards why you thought it was alright to sneak onto our campus and break into my godson's room." Desmond replied as he turned on the lights. The red skunk scowled angrily at the trio.
"Before I do however..." Desmond closed the door before crossing the room towards Casper. " don't even think of leaving or I will know."
He placed Casper onto the nearby changing table. It only took the skunk a few minutes to change Casper's diaper. It did not help that the whole time Rex and his friends kept snickering the whole time.
"Alright you three come." Desmond barked angrily as he placed Casper back into his crib. Rex, Artemis, and the salamander all smirked as they followed the red skunk .
Casper wondered why the three were grinning for. Their prank had backfired so why were they so happy?
"Oh who cares" Casper thought as he pulled the warm covers over his body. "Those three lost, its over."
The next morning Casper awoke to a frightening shock. It all started when Casper was waddling down the stairs for breakfast. As he passed by some of the students started to snicker loudly. Casper ignored them and continued on his way. As Casper entered into the cafeteria he noticed that everyone was on their phones
"Aww does the widdle baby need help changing his diape wipe." One of Casper's classmates mocked as he passed by.
"What do you mean?" Casper asked as his face burned with embarrassment. The tiger cross laughed and walked away.
"Casper" Quincy shouted as he rushed towards the white puppy. Zoey was right behind him wearing a worried look.
"Oh hey guys what is up?" Casper questioned the two.
"It is horrible, Rex and his goons have done it again." Quincy answered cryptically.
"What happened did Rex try and scare someone else?" Casper chuckled lightly
"No they......they..." Zoey started to stammer cautiously
"They put up a video of you on Snaptube." Quincy finished as he pulled up Snaptube on his arm display.
Casper felt his cheeks burn even more than earlier. The very first video on Snaptube was of him. Now the white puppy knew why Rex and his gang members were smiling. The salamander had been recording the whole time while Casper was being changed. Even worse the trio had posted it for the world to see.
Casper fought back the warm gush of tears that were beginning to from. It was already bad enough that Casper had to wear diapers. Now everyone in the world knew it.
"Casper are you alright?" A female Labrador retriever asked.
Casper did not answer as he dodged the labradors outstreched paw.
Casper raced out heading towards his room once more. He shoved past a group of females along the way. He also shoved past a red skunk but the white pup kept on going. Casper raced into his room shutting the door behind him. Only then did the white puppy let himself cry as he collapsed into a large bean chair.
Casper stayed there until near the end of first period. Before the bell rang for the next class Casper grabbed a hoodie to wear. Casper opened the door and checked that the coast was clear. The white puppy made a bee line towards the stairs following it down to the bottom floor.
After making sure no one was there Casper waddled silently through the hallway towards the gymnasium. He was able to make it just in time for the end of first period bell. Students poured out from all over as they walked to their next class.
"Hey did you see that new video on Snaptube?" He heard a wallaby ask his group
"Jack will you stop talking about that stupid video. It is not funny, it's humiliating." One of wallabies female companions scoffed.
"Agreed man, those Dragon Fire punks had no right to post that video." Another one of the wallabies friends concurred. "If I were Casper I would sue for this."
"Well if he does not his godfather will. I heard Professor Hawthorne was furious when he was the video." The female snorted angrily.
"Casper" a deep voice spoke making Casper nearly jump out of his skin. It was Mr. Steele, Casper's feline gym instructor.
"Oh sorry I did not mean to scare you." Mr. Steele apologized.
"Uh it is alright," Casper muttered as he made his way towards the locker room. He quickly changed into his uniform and entered into the large gymnasium. All around the gym large metal cargo freights were set up forming a make shift maze.
"All right everyone hustle up" Mr. Steele shouted near the mazes entrance. Slowly students poured out of the locker room and formed a circle around Mr. Steele.
"Hey look everyone it is crinkle butt Casper." A grey bull named Rodriguez teased. The entire class burst out laughing making Casper blush once more.
"You think that is funny Rodriguez then you can be the first one to traverse the maze." Mr. Steele snapped. "Now the point of this exercise is to get through the maze as quickly as you can without taking too much damage in the process."
"Ha easy peazy." Rodriguez boasted as he strutted to the starting line.
"Maybe but you will also be contending with Professor Xana's drone bots. All are armed with non-lethal weapons from tasers to knock out gas. The drones are also protected by a very powerful shield making destroying them very tricky." Mr. Steele grinned then pressed a button on his watch. The lights above dimmed making it extremely hard to see.
"Not so tough now huh Rodriguez?" Casper teased.
"Shut it crinkle butt. There is no way you can beat me. Not even in a million years." Rodriguez snorted as he crouched behind the finish line
"Ready and go" Mr. Steele shouted.
Rodriguez disappeared running at an incredible pace. Two minutes passed then another student was called to the starting line. This pattern continued until only Casper remained. As the white pup approached the starting line Casper thought he heard the voice of the Matriarch.
"Remember the darkness is your ally. Use it to your advantage." She whispered softly.
Casper could not help but grin as Mr. Steele gave the signal to start. Instead of rushing inside, Casper stepped into the shadow of the wall. Casper summoned all the willpower he could muster before raising his arms. To the white puppies delight the shadows beneath him until he could step onto the freights top.
Casper did not stop to pat himself on the back. Instead the white puppy observed the maze before him. The lights were just dim enough to allow Casper to cut across the maze without being seen. Casper had to stop several times along the way in order to avoid detection due to some of the white puppies more noisy classmates.
"First" Casper huffed as he lowered himself to the other side of the maze.
"Indeed, nicely done Casper." Mr. Steele commented as he rounded the corner. "You pass with flying colors. With bonus points for your skillful use of observation as well as terrain."
"Whoa out of the way losers" Casper heard Rodriguez shout as he shoved past several others to cross the finish line.
"Ha first place. Take that you little snot nosed, diaper wearing brat." Rodriguez sneered as he strutted towards the bleachers.
"Well actually you came in second. That snot nosed, diaper wearing brat beat you with an extremely high score." Mr. Steele corrected the bull and pointed his thumb towards Casper.
"No way, he cheated." Rodriguez exploded.
"Oh quit your whining Rodrigez." Mr. Steele said grabbing the bull by his shoulder. "He won because he used his brain not his brawn."
"No way, brawn beats brain every time. Especially if it is a stupid little baby like him." Rodriguez bellowed and pointed at Casper.
"That is enough for now Rodriguez. Any more talk like that and I will personally drag you to the headmaster." Mr. Steele warned. Rodriguez stomped off to the other bleachers while muttering under his breath.
By the end of gym everyone had made it through the maze. Though some were more worse for wear than others. The next class was history which Casper almost slept through. He spent his hour passing notes to Quincy while the history teacher, a monotoned voiced sloth named Professor Parker, droned on about how mankind had become extinct.
At lunch time things got really interesting. As Casper, Quincy, and Zoey made their way to the dinning hall they noticed a tall grey furred wolf standing there. Next to him was a squirrel dressed in a fancy suit and brief case. Casper growled angrily at the grey wolf.
"Hey Casper it is you." Uncle Jacob cried happily as he raced towards Casper.
"Stay back." Casper screamed knocking his uncle back with his shadow