Here's a story idea that I've had for a while now but was never sure about pursuing. Thanks goes to DLW for convincing me to actually try this out.

This is planned to be another epic-length adventure that should take our heroes to some interesting places. I probably won't be able to update this one as often as my other stories, since I still have a lot of work to do on "Perils of the North," must finish up "Wolves on Film," and have to get out my sequel to "Only Wolves and Madmen." But I'll get to it when I'm able and there isn't a more pressing story I need to work on first.

Alpha and Omega and its characters are the property of Lionsgate and Crest Animation Studios. I claim no copyright except over my own characters and ideas.

So, without further ado, read on:


I. Not In Jasper Anymore. I.


Kate screamed. She had just regained consciousness and the only thing she knew was that she was drowning. Water, or a clear substance not quite like water, seemed to be pouring down through her mouth and into her lungs. And worst of all, she was trapped. On all sides, clear glass boxed her in and made it impossible to move. She had no idea what she was doing here. She just knew she had to escape.

And so she began pounding on the glass, pounding with all her might. One blow failed to do anything, two blows failed to do anything, but the third blow cracked the glass just enough for it to become unable to hold the liquid and collapse completely. Kate and the liquid spilled out of the container and onto the floor.

Kate took several long and hard gasps as she lay on the floor, covered in liquid. The life-giving air once again filled her lungs and gave her the strength to at last rise to her feet. Now that her survival instinct had been satisfied, Kate began to wonder about where she was and, more importantly, where was Humphrey?

Then she saw him. Humphrey was in a container just like hers and just next to hers. He was, however, still asleep. Kate was momentarily relieved by how peaceful he looked. Then she turned her head and noticed that there were two more containers next to his. In one was Garth, in the other was Lilly. They had all been trapped just like she was.

Now Kate's only thought was that she had to release all of them. She could not risk having them wake up and drown as she had almost done. Kate looked around for any sort of control to open the containers, but she realized that she'd have no idea what one looked like even if it was there. She knew that there was only one option left. This was going to hurt….

Humphrey awoke with a start after he had come crashing to the floor. "Kate! Kate! Where are you? Kate! Where am I? Why am I all wet?"

"Relax, Humphrey," Kate said. As she walked up beside him, she massaged her sore head and made sure that any shards of glass had not found their way into it. Fortunately, none had.

"Kate, where are we?" Humphrey said.

"I'll explain later," Kate said, having no explanation but knowing that she needed Humphrey to stay calm right now. "But first, we have to rescue Lilly and Garth."

Humphrey gasped as he saw Lilly and Garth still in their containers. When he finally recovered himself, he turned back to Kate. "And how are we supposed to… oh, no!" Humphrey had noticed Kate rubbing her head and put the pieces together herself.

"Humphrey, it's the only way," Kate said. "I'll save my sister and you save Garth."

Humphrey looked at Garth's container and then back at Kate. "Um, maybe you can get Lilly and we can just leave Barf where he is. I mean, just look at how peaceful he looks! I've never seen him this relaxed ever!"

Kate shook her head. "We don't have time to argue. They could die if we don't act quickly."

"Okay, okay," Humphrey said. "You take Lilly and I'll take Garth…."

Humphrey was still making no progress toward even denting the glass when Lilly came tumbling to the floor beside him a minute later, having just been released by Kate.

Lilly awoke immediately and Kate couldn't help but chuckle. Lilly's wet bangs were hanging down over her face and were now completely covering both of her eyes. Kate didn't think that even Lilly could see through that tangled mess. Slowly, Lilly pushed the bangs just far enough out of her right eye so that she could view the world with relative clarity. Then she looked up at her sister.

"Kate, how many times did mom tell you not to pour water on me when I'm sleeping?" Lilly said with evident annoyance.

Kate chuckled some more at her sister's innocence, which she always found heartening in even the worst circumstances. "It wasn't me, sis. This time, it really wasn't. Just look at how wet I am myself!"

Lilly did not say anything, but she inwardly admitted that Kate made a good point. But then she was distracted when she noticed Garth. "Garth!" she yelped as she rushed over. "Humphrey, what did you do to him?"

"Do to him?" Humphrey said, pulling back at last from bashing his head against the glass. "I've been trying to save his life here!"

Kate coolly examined the glass of Garth's container as though she was looking for something. Apparently satisfied that she had found the right spot, she rapped it gently with her paw. This caused a crack to form in the glass, which stretched farther and farther as the glass began to give way.

"Yeah, it's easy when you have someone do the painful part for you!" Humphrey muttered.

Garth seemed to be on his feet before he even hit the ground. He immediately realized how wet he was. And Humphrey was standing right in front of him. This red wolf knew how to put two and two together.

"Humphrey!" Garth yelled. "What type of practical joke do you call this?"

Humphrey gave an exasperated shrug. "Even when I try to save his life, I get blamed! That's gratitude for you!"

But Kate had already turned her mind to other things. Once she was sure everybody was safe, she began to look around at her surroundings. It was unlike any place she had ever been before or had ever even been able to imagine. It was sleek and cold and metallic, with great futuristic computers covering the walls at both ends of the room. It would have been an impressive sight, had not the computers all been nearly completely torn to pieces. The light which their scattered forms emitted was the only thing the wolves could see by and it bathed the entire room in an ethereal blue glow.

Humphrey was now standing right behind her and looking with interest as well. "Kate, I think it's time for that explanation you promised."

Kate looked over her shoulder to see not only Humphrey, but Garth and Lilly waiting for her to clarify things.

"Um, he he," she said nervously, "the truth is… I have no explanation. I have no idea where we are or how we got here. I just remember that you and Garth were meeting me and Lilly near Ward Rock for a double date. And just as you two arrived and I began to chew you out for having nearly killed each other on the way, I got this sharp pain in my rear."

"That would be Humphrey," Garth said sarcastically.

"No I think that description fits you better, Barf," Humphrey shot back.

Kate cleared her throat to get them to be quiet. "As I was saying, I felt a sharp pain and then everything went black."

A thought crossed Kate's mind as she said this. "Ooh, if those humans have relocated us to Sawtooth so that we could 'repopulate' again, I'm going to act like mom all over them!"

But Garth had noticed something out of the corner of his eye; a window. He thought he might be able to see where they were.

"Kate, I don't think this is Sawtooth," Garth said as his jaw dropped.

Humphrey came over and his jaw dropped as well. "I don't remember Sawtooth ever looking like this!"

Lilly came over and hers became the third jaw to drop. But all that came out of her mouth was a small, "Wow!"

Kate was the last to come over, not knowing what to expect. But she never expected anything like she saw and she inadvertently joined the others in jaw-dropping. At first glance, the only thing they could see out of the window was pitch darkness, which is probably why they had missed it before. But when they got close to it and looked slightly downward, they could see that they were hovering over something. Something large, something violent, swirling around in brilliant colors of orange and red, becoming an unceasing vortex that seemed to stretch infinitely outward into eternity; Jupiter's Great Red Spot.


What are our heroes doing orbiting Jupiter? How did they get there? Who brought them? And can they ever get home?

Read on.