RETURN OF THE BLACK ASSASSINS
Chapter 1-All Is Revealed
"You…you what?" Kate was speechless.
Humphrey had just told her about all that had happened to him while he was gone. He just finished explaining where he had been, and why.
"You…you what?" she said again, confused. She hadn't really gotten past the initial shock.
"I know," said Humphrey. "I know, it's shocking, but it's true. All of it."
"You actually were a part of a bad group?"
"Not necessarily, I was just there to stop them."
Kate began to look light-headed.
"Kate? Kate! What's wrong?"
She didn't answer.
"Are you sick?"
She closed her eyes and thudded to the ground.
Humphrey stared at her. "This is why I didn't want to tell you," he said. He walked out to go fetch some water, assuming Carl had stolen it all.
It was nearly dark. Humphrey felt slightly nervous. He remembered some of Jerry's last words: "He'll find himself in another fight soon. Real soon. A big fight." What did that mean? Humphrey would have to keep his eyes open for anything suspicious.
There was an eerie chill in the air. It was late summer, approaching fall, so the cool winds would be arriving soon, but the chill that Humphrey was feeling was too awkward. Humphrey had a feeling Jerry had something to do with it. Maybe contacting Jason again and rallying back up with him would be smart. They hadn't spoken in a month, as that was when Humphrey had returned to end the chaos that had erupted.
Humphrey had removed his earpiece and placed it safely beneath a rock. Kate knew about it, as she had heard him speak to Jason during his return, but she didn't know where he had placed it, and that was exactly how Humphrey wanted it. He wondered if he would have to use it again.
Humphrey reached the pond in which Lindsey had been attacked at hours earlier. He looked at his reflection in the river, and remembered he hadn't looked at himself for a while. His scar was white and looked stitched, and his eyes were a bit bloodshot from the stress. Humphrey doubted they had been like that from San Francisco. It had been too long since that event. Four months was enough. Humphrey gathered some water, ice cold, and carried it back to his and Kate's den. He splashed some on her face. She moved slightly. He opened her mouth and poured the rest down her throat. Her eyes opened.
"Humphrey. What happened?"
"You fainted," Humphrey said simply. "You fainted right after I told you about how I stopped the Black Assassins."
Her eyes bulged as she remembered.
"So, it's true, then?"
"Absolutely," said Humphrey. "Sorry I didn't tell you. I guess I didn't want you to worry. Worry about the fact that Jerry's still alive, and that he might return."
She looked terrified, as Humphrey had feared.
"Well, what should we do?" she asked.
"For now, nothing. We'll act as we need to when the times comes. But until then, there's no reason to cause any more stress than needed."
She looked concerned, but said, "Okay."
"I think we should get some sleep," Humphrey said. "We'll talk more about this tomorrow."
"I said we need more enforcements!"
Jerry was sitting in the hideout, looking at Carl and Eric.
"Like who?" Eric asked.
"I don't know, but we need somebody. Humphrey eliminated all of our top wolves in San Francisco…we need more."
"How about I call the special backup?" Carl suggested.
"Special backup?" Eric repeated.
"Yes, Eric. Special backup."
Jerry smiled. "You always did have great ideas, Carl. Call the boys tomorrow morning and get them down here ASAP. I completely forgot we had our special boys situated up north."
Carl scoffed.
"I might even put you in charge of them, Carl," Jerry continued. "How does that sound?"
Carl smiled. "That sounds great, sir."
The next morning, Humphrey awoke to find Kate sitting at the entrance staring into the morning sky. He walked up to her and decided to give her a small kiss on the neck.
"Good morning, Kate," he said.
"Morning, Humphrey," Kate said in a surprisingly happy tone.
"What are you so happy about?"
"Not necessarily happy, but…" She paused, and turned to look at Humphrey in the eyes. "I want to help you."
"Huh?"
"If we do have to fight another war against this Jerry wolf then I want to help you."
"Are you sure Kate?" Humphrey asked. "I mean Jerry's kind of a tough wolf, not too tough for either of us, I imagine, but it's Carl I'm worried about."
"I'm sure," said Kate. "I haven't had any action here at all the past thirteen months. I want to help you, we fight together."
Humphrey was still unsure at first, but then he smiled.
"Okay. If Jerry strikes, we'll be ready for him, and we'll attack him together, because we're a team, a pretty good team, I might add."
Kate smiled.
Humphrey sat next to her and they stared out at the morning sky together.
"I remember when we used to do this before…the incident," Humphrey said. "Just you and me, sitting and watching the clouds go by. Gives a sense of calm, doesn't it?"
Kate nodded. "It does."
Humphrey sighed. "I just hope Jerry doesn't decide to ruin this moment."
That hope didn't last a second, for at that moment, a shrill scream echoed from a few hundred meters away, followed by many panicked yells and shouts.
AN: Chapter 1 isn't as interesting compared to the rest of the story, but it'll get good later. Anyway, please leave a reply on what you think so far or pm me about it. Also, since Jerry, Carl, and Eric aren't dead, I'm leaving my poll up for further votes. Alright, R&R.