Deep in a forest, far away from Gloomsville, it was dark, A young child ran, tossing sticks out of her way as she stumbled but never fell. She swatted branches from her face in order to see where she was going. Taking twists and turns through the forest, sliding under old tree trunks and hopping over large rocks, she looked behind her to see if she had lost what was on her trail. She stopped for a second at the edge of the brush, looked behind her for a second more, then softly pushed the branches and leaves away as she walked into a clearing.

The ground was entirely made of dirt, and there were warrior tents set up everywhere. In the middle of it all was a group of huddled werewolves, lupines to be exact. Some of them were in their transformed state while others chose to stay in their more human like form. As lupines their more human self had the wolf ears and fangs completely visible, they still had tails, and their hair looked as if it were just very long wolf fur. Most of the group were males, but there were a few females. They were all big and strong looking, but the biggest of them all was a large black haired male, who stood about a foot over all of them, and had large broad muscles and a thick muscular face. The Alpha male.

The young Girl walked casually up to the group, and the Alpha Male looked over to her. He smiled and bellowed in his deep rumbling voice "Alpha! My precious daughter! Come here" And the child ran to give her father a hug.

Alpha was a rather large pup herself, She was muscled, but being so young still had a slight bit of a belly. Her hair was a dark brown, almost black like her fathers, but in light this dim you couldn't tell the difference. Her fangs were large and prominent, they glistened in the moonlight with deadly intimidation. She wasn't in full wolf form at the moment, but when she was, she grew a foot taller, gained a bit more muscle, and her fur turned shorter than its usually scraggly form and turned a darker colour, to match her father's.

The Alpha Male put his pup down and knelt down to her level as the troops behind him watched. He grabbed her by the shoulders and looked her in the eye. You could hear gunfire in the background, and you could also hear the sound of claw to fang combat in the near distance.

"Alpha, listen to me. I need you to gather the rest of the pups and bring them to a safe place. Find a cave, and hide there, I will be by to find you when this battle is over. Once I'm there, I have something to tell all of you children. Do you understand?"

Alpha was a little upset that she had to babysit the others, but she understood her father's wishes "Yes father, but I want to stay here and fight with you. I can handle it, I'm the Alpha Puppy!"

"Yes, but part of being the Alpha means taking care of your pack. Right now, that is your job. The battle field is my place right now"

Alpha's ears fell a little but she understood "Yes father" And with that, she ran off to find the other puppies.

The young one ran through the tents and brush where the location of all the packs pups were hidden. She ran circles around, trying to locate everybody "Okay everbody! Listen up!" She called, her voice bellowing like her father's, although quite obviously less deep in tone.

"Father wants all the pups to be well hidden from the chaos. You all have to follow me right away, I will lead you to safety"

One small pup with short greyish hair spoke up "Are you going to go back and fight after Alpha?"

Alpha looked to him for a second and wished she could say yes, but then remembered her father's words and found her pride as the Alpha once more.

"No Oscar, I'm going to stay and take care of you all"

Oscar (the Omega Puppy) smiled. He was one of Alpha's greatest friends, although he was the smallest of the puppies, and she was undoubtedly the largest. Omegas had a special way of balancing out the Alphas, it was just the way a wolf pack worked.

This was when a Warrior wolf pup by the name of Andrea Spoke up "Are you really? pshh, bet your only going to cuz your daddy told you to. Probably some balonie about being "the Alpha". You know, I have no idea why he has so much faith in you. Your not even a warrior. I am though. I should be out on that battle field right now, but no, the Alpha has to do everything"

Typical Warrior Wolf, they all have Alpha envy. They think that being the Alpha is all about being strong and tough and, well, BIG. But it's so much more than that. It's being wise, and caring, and KNOWING WHAT YOUR DOING! And like the Alpha himself said, taking care of your pack. Andrea was almost as big as Alpha, and his father had filled his head with the notion that a female can't be as big or let alone bigger than you, so he had even more issues with the Alpha pup than any other Warrior Puppy. Andrea is the Italian form of the name Andreas Which means 'Man or Warrior' But honestly, Alpha thought that was a load a stuff she couldn't even say in front of the rest of the pups. But, as the Alpha, it wasn't her place to bring a fellow pack member down. So she just glared at him and went about her business like he hadn't said anything.

"Okay pups, follow me, I won't go to fast, but you have to keep up so you don't get lost or caught, okay?"

All the pups barked in agreement. Alpha started running, she led the pups all through the forest trying to find a good place to stay where her father could find them, but their enemy couldn't. She dodged battles where Warrior Wolves fought mercilessly, and others where she was forced to see he own kind, wolves she knew well, not be so lucky as to keep their skins. She flew past them without a second thought, she had to keep going, and couldn't let anything distract her from her mission. Unfortunately that would be hard if Andrea kept acting like he was. He would run up ahead of her as if he knew where they were going and he were supposed to lead them. Alpha bit his tail as she ran on all fours and pulled him back behind her, giving him a death glare as a warning. He scowled at her and made a low growling noise in the back of his throat, but he didn't dare start a fight over it. Instead, he took the hint. Now wasn't the time for any of the pack members to be having a war within themselves, adult or pup, it just wasn't the time.

They reached a small dug out cave, it looked like an abandoned den. Perfect for hiding in. Alpha ran over and stood by the entrance, sliding on the ground a bit and she came to a halt and turned on her heels. Raising her paw to her mouth she called to the other puppies.

"Pups! in here!"

All the pups ran on all fours and dashed past Alpha and into the old den as she watched each of them make it in and to safety. Andrea was the last one in before Alpha, but he stopped for a second and stood to face Alpha, his long, light brown hair bouncing as he did so, and he opened his mouth to say something snide, but he never got the chance.

"NOW!" Barked Alpha. Andrea ran in without another word. Alpha looked around and visually cleared the premises, then crawled into the den. It was not that small on the inside, most dens werent though, they always looked smaller on the outside, although, Alpha was pretty sure her father couldn't fit in here. She snickered at the thought. Then, it was time to get serious. She put a straight face on and took roll call.

"Alright, Haley, are you here?" She asked, starting her roll call.

"Yes Alpha, I'm here" The young female Healer Wolf Puppy softly replied. Alpha loved the Healer Wolves, it was a nice change, they were kind and soft spoken, quite an awesome difference from the others, Omegas, Warriors, Alphas, even Caretaker Wolves could be hostile if need be, but Healers were gentle and loving.

Alpha carried on with her attendance, going randomly by the names she remembered first, which forced everyone to listen up even further, so it was good in that way, and she knew it.

She called out the last few names from her memory "Romeo?"

"Here Alpha!"

"Darwin?"

"Yep, present"

"Satin?"

"I'm here"

"Kayla?"

"YupYup"

"And of course Andrea is here"

Andrea scoffed and looked away. Alpha sighed and took a seat where she was, Oscar crawled up and sat beside her. She put her face in her paws (btw I'm using the term paws in reference to hands because they're werewolves, so it doesn't mean she is in her transformed state) and she slumped, trying to think. Oscar rested his paw on her back and rubbed it soothingly. He always was so caring, even if a little hyperactive, but that was again, an Omega thing.

"So what do we do now Alpha" Came a timid voice.

Alpha lifted her head and smiled weakly at her Healer friend "I don't know Haley"

All the puppies' ears dropped and they looked distraught. If Alpha didn't know what would become of them, then what would become of them.

"These battles are tearing us all apart... Inside and out" Spoke Darwin, another Warrior Wolf Puppy.

"Yeah, I don't think I can take it" Spoke Satin, a Female Caretaker Puppy.

"Just calm down pups, Alpha has it all under control. We gotta remember too that we are only the puppies of the pack, why should we put all the burden or worrying about everything purely on our shoulders? It's the adults Wolves' jobs to fight these battles, we just need to take care of us, and that's exactly what Alpha is here for" Replied Oscar

"Thank you Oscar, your right. We need to hold out until the current battle is over. I promise you I'll do everything I can for you pups, and right now, my job is to help you stick it out. Stay strong pups, we will get through this battle. And once its over, father is going to come and make an announcement. I'm sure he has good news for us!"

The puppies cheered as Alpha stood with her fist in the air motivationally, then slowly lowered it to stand and smile at all of the packs puppies. Andrea wasn't so sure though. He sat there cross-legged with his arms crossed over his chest.

"Puppies! Where are you?" They heard a low booming voice echo through the walls of the old den, and they all knew exactly who it was.

"Father!" Alpha was the first one to beam with excitement. The whole den started to bustle with excitement, and everyone wanted to charge for the exit. Alpha stopped them all at the small tube that was the only was out or in, leading to the surface. All the pups halted and complained. Alpha silenced them.

"Quiet!" They all shut up "Keep your order, I will go out and greet father, then when I come back, you all may exit, in an ORDERLY fashion" Alpha stated.

Everyone calmed down, and Alpha left the den, yelling backward "Andrea, your in charge while I'm gone!" Andrea smiled. 'That oughta keep him satisfied for at least a little while' thought Alpha. She ran up to her father and he beamed at her.

"Alpha Puppy! My beautiful little girl!"

She hugged her father and then let go "You had an announcement for us father?"

"Yes" He boomed "How are all of the other pups though?"

"They are fine father. I was able to cheer them up slightly with a little pep talk"

"That's good! They'll need that pep after what I'm going to tell you all"

"Is it bad father?"

"No, no, it's good, you'll see. Now go fetch the rest of the pups so I can tell you all at once"

"Yes father" And Alpha raced off to get the rest of the puppies.

Once assembled the Alpha male spoke up "Alright pups, listen up. You all know that the wolves and the vampires have been at war for centuries, and only for the last few years has it turned into a full fledged, constant battle between our two kinds. I'm well aware of what this war is doing to the pack, and I realize the dangers of the war. This is why I am sending all of you pups out to different boarding homes across the land, separated, so the vampires can't get to you" All of the pups fell into an uproar but the Alpha raised his paw and they all settled.

"I have spoken to each of your parents, and the entire pack is okay with the idea. You will be safer this way than any other... Even if you were to stay here with us... No, especially if you were to stay here with us... Unfortunately"

"Father! I thought you said it was GOOD news?" complained Alpha.

"It is though, my puppy. This way you will all survive this war... And when you are old enough, you will return to the pack. Either it will be peaceful by then, or you will be old enough to fight, or at least survive and play your respectful roles in the pack. And you, young Alpha, will be old enough to take my place"

Alpha felt sad at the thought of having to take her father's place, it meant either he wouldn't be Alpha, or he wouldn't be around. She looked at the ground though, knowing her father was right.

"Now what I want you pups to do, is go back to camp, pack your things, and take a good long rest. We send you off on different trains at thirty minutes to sunrise. So you'll need your rest" Said the Alpha Male, trying to be as soft spoken as possible so as not to upset the pups even further. Alpha stayed by her fathers side, looking at the ground, as all the other pups walked away.

"Alpha, are you coming?" Asked Oscar.

"No Oscar, tell Andrea to lead you guys home... I'm sure he'll be more than happy to do so" Grumbled Alpha.

"Alright then" Oscar said sadly.

Alpha turned back to her father after Oscar had ran off to catch up with the group of distraught werewolf puppies. She looked up at him from the ground, and with sad eyes she whispered "I know how important it is to keep all of our pups alive right now father... But... Why?"

He bent down and kissed his pup on the head "Because, we need you my dearest daughter, we need you and the rest of the puppies to be the future of this pack. Without you, our pack has no future, and so I intend to keep our future... And the ones I love, safe"

Alpha looked up at him, he even kneeling he was a fair amount taller than her, even though she stood at about four and a half feet, significantly tall for a six year old female. He put his paw on her head as she looked at him.

"Be strong, my brave young Alpha" Said the Alpha Male to the Alpha puppy. Then, they both walked back to camp to prepare for the following mornings travel.