THE DOGS Ash Dingo sympathetic altruistic and skilled with purple eyes Balta Long-haired Husky who loves snow bright blue eyes leader of the snow pack Blue Siberian Husky bright blue eyes a hot-headed alley hustler Black Tail Black Newfoundland leader of swamp pack smart stubborn calm and loyal Buddy German Shepherd world traveler crafty and adventurous Clover Saint Bernard gentle German dog who joins Robo’s army Copper Bloodhound resourceful always tries to do the right thing Destiny Black Lab smart and timid sister of Max Duncan Half-wolf protective and loyal dark gray except for a white belly Diamond Siberian Husky with gray Blue’s mom sly fierce protective and adventurous Jenny Chow-chow leader of desert pack natural leader pow erful sometimes nice viii
BLUE’S PROPHECY ix Killer Pit Bull Sergeant in Robo’s army strict and manipulative Raven Great Dane light gray fur red eye with white pupil foretells the future white eye with red pupil recounts the past a wise teacher but lacks patience loyal to a fault Rex Coyote strong Copper’s best friend Special Forces in SAD army Rey Chihuahua a general in SAD army Robo Great Dane with dark gray fur saved as a puppy by loving family can be gentle smart before transformation genius afterwards lies manipulates and has a lot of charisma a born leader robotic eye ear and legs Rover Abandoned puppy half-robot taken in by the healer Ash in Jenny’s pack Sabu Doberman arrogant young lieutenant in Robo’s army Savage German Shepherd Robo’s adopted son and captain of Robo’s army Sniffer Beagle friendly slick recruiter for Robo’s army Snow White wolf arrogant and beautiful with bright blue eyes Splat Australian Shepherd easily intimidated but loves his pack and is a close friend of Unknown’s Unknown Mixed breed most closely resembling a grayhound meek and shy very skinny with a gray crooked nose the first love of Robo
PART 1 When good twists into bad and bad grows into good And flesh and steel become one 1
CHAPTER 1 Humans Most seem nice But some are just evil There were still three who mattered to Robo And right now they stood next to the stainless steel examining table as the Great Dane lay nearly still paws twitching His eyes were heavy and his heart ached The pain of separation Again He and his family had just reunited and now here he was in a doctor’s sterile office being ripped away from them emo tionally and physically once more I was such a stupid pup he thought slowly closing his eyes as he recalled how he’d lost his family in the first place Years ago he had run away from his tidy suburban home frightened and disoriented by a spring thunderstorm By the time it stopped he was lost He'd never forgotten his first cold wet night alone But he had also survived against the odds And within a few short years he was thriving in the city rising through hard work and discipline to become a pack leader of a strong fierce group of stray dogs Then two weeks ago through chance his family had found him again after a lifetime of being separated He had been at the park overseeing his pack’s patrol when he suddenly saw Becca the youngling of the three He stared at her so long so overwhelmed by emotion and she noticed him no longer a puppy with floppy gray ears but a massive Great Dane She 3
