NEW STORY SECTION8 Here with another story that I hope will be my masterpiece, this topic is something I loved to write about from the perspectives of humans but what would happen to animals? Specifically Humphrey and Kate, this story will not be completely realistic so expect some changes to things such as the radiation killing everything, that would be kinda boring if everyone died ;) But I hope you guys and gals enjoy the new idea and my new writing style, I also apologize for using the same starting point as many other stories but stick with me and I hope you enjoy this little story.

NOTE My other story alpha and omega falling in love has hit a dead end and will slow down, I expect it to be continued when I think of some new ideas but I will still be finishing it but until then I will be focusing on this story because I have many many ideas for it and have never once had a problem in this area of stories.

PROLOGUE

Humans were always considered the dominant species, no one saw it coming. Nuclear war, desperate savage strikes throughout the globe destroying millions upon millions of lives. Humans are no longer the dominate species, and no one thought to ask why. And now it's finally happened and nuclear war has indeed become a reality. Perhaps some of the people have survived but the animals and mutated monstrosities will rein supreme. Earth will never belong solely to man again, it's up to the survivors now. Specifically one wolf who will stop at nothing to find his love and rebuild his life. But nothing will ever be the same, because war, war never changes.

Chapter 1 To wish upon a star

Humphrey had been sadly watching Jasper get further and further away from his grasp. Each moment the train would pick up speed whisking him away from the wolf that had stolen his heart and never thought to give him hers. Humphrey knew that she and Barf were most likely being pronounced mates and sharing a kiss. It tore at his heart like barb wire being cruelly dragged through his very soul ending any reason for his existence.

He buried his head in his paws and moaned yelling, "AFTER ALL WE WENT THROUGH SHE SIMPLY TOSSED ME ASIDE?" Tears sprang to the stormy eyes of the wolf that only twelve or so hours prior had been living his dreams of being happy with Kate. Sniffling he wiped a tear away and coughed, "W-we even shared a howl, d-did that mean nothing!?" He pushed away all thoughts of Kate all reasons for doing anything and simply stared at the stars not thinking, not even breathing when something caught his eye.

The cosmos twinkled brightly above him more beautiful then it had been in ages, but it only seemed to taunt the lonely wolf. Suddenly something happened again, a distant star blinked in the sky. Humphrey shook his head thinking nothing of it still lost in his sadness and regret.

The bright light pulsed again brighter than even the moon in the heavens above pushing its way through his vision and startling the young wolf. Humphrey sat bolt upright and whimpered, "Leave me alone." He peered into the night sky and breathed a sigh of relief and murmured, "Just a shooting star." Curiously Humphrey pulled himself upright and stared at the strange star that seemed to be getting bigger each moment. The star began to become narrower and looked like a falling spear of fire.

"What the?" He muttered when suddenly the star cleared the atmosphere and turned into a gleaming silver tube that approached the ground at a faster speed then he could ever imagine was possible. It impacted the ground several hundred miles or so away with an earth shattering roar and suddenly a massive mushroom cloud expanded in the distance engulfing everything in its path.

Humphrey stared awestruck at the destruction that moments ago been a simple star in the sky. The fiery cloud continued to expand when suddenly the train began to rock back and forth ever so slowly tilting further when a massive force slammed into the train cars propelling the helpless wolf and his iron prison into the lake far below off the bridge that had been supporting the train and its passenger.

Humphrey slid around the car the hay bales and lose screws clanging into the metal walls weightless smashing into him severely bruising his pelt. The train car finally hit the river below it and mercilessly slammed him against the side walls. The train cars open doors began to let the water seep in and as a gush turned into a torrent, the car turned into a sinking metal coffin.

Humphrey struggled to stay above the constantly rising water level to shocked to do anything but float. He paddled helplessly and whimpered, "Why me!?" Far above he felt the searing heat of the fire scorching earth and flesh alike that happened to stand in its path the river protecting him from its fury.

The barely conscious wolf took his last breath of air and let himself be dragged beneath the surface his eyes closing as his last thought registered, "I hope the marriage is off." The light faded as the train car tumbled beneath the deep river being tossed around in the underwater currents sucking it deeper every minute as the metal creaked and groaned the rivets and bolts popping out on by one slowly compacting with the metal being folded and crunched together by the merciless churning rapids.

Then it stopped, the train car rested beneath the churning waters sinking deep into the mud and sand finding its final resting place. As Humphrey opened an eye his lungs burned with the need, the ravenous hunger for air. He looked around the train car desperately searching for an escape from the iron tomb. Clawing at the metal he winced in pain as his claws caught on the sharp twisted edge of metal, ignoring the fiery pain he pulled himself through screaming in the water letting precious air bubbles escape from his mouth.

He quickly steeled himself and squirmed out of the small incision clawing desperately for the surface fifty or so feet above. Even then as he kicked and clawed for every moment of life he knew it was hopeless, Humphrey stopped defeated as his mind saw images plaguing him as he started to slip away into unconsciousness when somebody yelled, "WAKE UP!" Humphrey froze in the water his mind barely functioning but still working enough to know that speech underwater was impossible.

He shook his head letting himself slip deeper into the depths when his mind exploded with vivid scenes, he saw Kate and him as pups running through the fields and his younger self find and picking a beautiful pink flower just for her. Humphrey shook his head wanting the images to leave him wanting more than anything to just die in peace.

But the images continued and he saw himself give her the flower and Kate giggling giving him a small kiss on the cheek getting him to fake passing out. "You love her don't you?" An unknown voice taunted his mind just out of reach as his dying body sunk deeper into the river. Humphrey bitterly remembered the moment she told him she was marrying another wolf, remembered every moment of leaving Jasper only a few hours prior. Death seemed like a welcome change he thought icily.

The cold water started to flood his lungs the surface impossibly far when a final image took hold of his mind and persisted to grab his attention, "It was Kate, she was wearing the same flower for her wedding with Barf. That stung deep in Humphrey's heart but then something changed, she backed away from him and seemed to be saying something. Eve fainted next to Winston and Tony broke out laughing, no sound could be heard by Humphrey but he saw Kate's lips move to say, "I fell in love with an omega." Then the fire came and the vision vanished into the black abyss.

Humphrey was alone, the images gone now. He started to float upwards towards the night sky above him thinking, "Did that really happen?" Humphrey's heart ached for it to be true but he knew that he had to go back now, married or not he wasn't about to let Kate go without a fight.

As he burst out of the water he gasped sucking in the night air feverishly paddling to stay afloat, completely oblivious to the fire and chaos around him. Humphrey's lungs satisfied became less pronounced as he slowly cleared his mind as he started to paddle towards the muddy banks terrified of the fire and burning trees that dominated the landscape.

He desperately propelled himself the final few meters clawing ashore staring blankly at the fires hoping the worse was over. Yet something told him, the worse had yet even to come to be. Ignoring the pain his body was in Humphrey ran, ran as fast as he could through the fires and burning blackened cinders. The pain was increasing every moment as the smoke thickened pushing away the remaining fresh air.

Humphrey covered his muzzle with his paw and trudged through the blackened landscape, simply wanting to lie down and rest for a moment. But he pushed onwards through the smoke and haze coughing as tears slid down his face blinding him momentarily.

Suddenly there was nothing beneath his front paws, the ground sloped in front of him pulling him off balance. Humphrey screamed breathing in more of the smoke sliding into the crevice clawing at the rock, clawing at anything that could afford him purchase.

The smoke cleared as he slipped deeper into the crevice, deeper into the earth and the darkness below. Safe from the smoke and radiation above him Humphrey clawed at the rocks but before the darkness swallowed him whole, a beautiful feminine voice whispered, "I am still here, I am waiting." Humphrey shocked slipped and fell into the abyss his thought registered before he blacked out, "Kate is alive."

CHAPTER OVERVIEW That's hopefully a good start and I already have chapter two done and nearly completely edited so if you guys and gals liked it I'll make sure to have it up before too long. Please review any and all ideas and thoughts are welcome and make sure to tell me if you want more.

NOTE ABOUT KATE I promise Kate will be a BIG part of the story and I expect to have her in in the next few chapters.