For all my fellow Lilly fans out there, a story where it's up to our favorite white she-wolf to save the pack from destruction.
The movie Alpha and Omega, it's plot and characters, are copyright of Lionsgate and Crest Animation Studios, etc., etc.
A caribou dashed through the forest glade, running as fast as it could to avoid its pursuers. Straight behind it ran Hutch and Can-do, each trying to overtake their prey. They managed to get up alongside it, with Hutch on the left of it and Can-do on the right, and began moving in to make the kill.
But it would never be. For suddenly, the caribou dropped in-between them. A grey blur had taken it down so fast that Hutch and Can-do did not even have a chance to slow or stop. They kept running, exchanging confused glances, until they themselves fell to the ground.
Two wolves were on top of them. Neither of these was very big and had only been able to knock the Betas down because they had not been expecting an attack. Hutch and Can-do easily forced them off and got up, preparing to take down these intruders. The new wolves no longer paid attention to them, instead going to help their comrade with the caribou.
"Those runts have just cost the pack dinner!" Can-do barked. "I'll tear them apart!"
"Can-do…" Hutch said, looking over his shoulder behind them.
"I'm going to teach them not to come into our territory and steal our caribou!"
"Can-do…"
"They're going to wish they were never born!"
"Can-do!"
"What?" Can-do turned to Hutch, clearly upset to be distracted from the objects of his fury.
But Hutch was worried about something more than Can-do's temper. He pointed over his shoulder. Can-do looked to see a number of other wolves approaching them. These were wolves of all different sizes, but all of them were very muscular and strong. One of them, who seemed to be the leader, stood out in front and was the largest of them all. He was obviously the veteran of many battles, for he seemed to have more scars than fur. The fur he did have was light grey in color.
Hutch and Can-do prepared to interrogate this individual when they suddenly fell back to the ground. The two wolves they had thrown off had once again caught them by surprise. Meanwhile, the grey wolf who had caught the caribou was bringing a piece of the prey forward. He laid it at the leader's feet.
"This looks like a fine catch!" the leader said. "I shall have it for my supper!"
"You can't do that," Can-do said, "it's our caribou!"
The menacing grey wolf now acted like he noticed Hutch and Can-do for the first time. He walked over. "Get off them, boys. Let's give these two the proper respect."
His lackeys got off of the Betas, allowing them to get up. Can-do began growling but Hutch decided to take a more diplomatic approach.
"You're trespassing in our territory," he said, "State your name and your pack's purpose here."
Every wolf of the enemy pack began to laugh easily. Their leader smiled, revealing sharp teeth stained with blood. He began to speak, "So, you boys belong to some pack out here, is that right?"
"Yes, the Jasper unified wolf pack," Hutch said, "but you haven't answered my question."
"Well," the grey wolf answered, "we wouldn't want to be rude, would we? My name is Timur and I led this pack here from up north. We heard this valley has good caribou and we decided to come see for ourselves."
"You can't have any! It's ours!" Can-do snapped.
Timur laughed. "That's just fine, son, if you don't want to give us any. We don't mind."
"Then what is your pack's reason for being here if not for the caribou?" Hutch asked.
"I never said my pack wasn't here for caribou. But if you want me to spell it out for you, my pack's purpose here is to raid, pillage, plunder, and destroy this valley. We're taking your caribou herd for ourselves. And there ain't anything you guys or your pack can do to stop it."
"You don't know our pack!" Can-do said. "We'll stop you!"
More laughter from Timur and his gang. "That's cute, son. Real cute. But we're still going to take the caribou. Now, get out of here."
"You're letting us go?" Hutch asked, not believing it.
Timur smiled evilly. "Yeah. You see, I'm a sporting fellow and my pack here loves nothing better than a good fight. If we're taking these caribou by force, it should at least be fun. We're going to let you two go and warn your pack so that they have a fair chance to stop us. It'll make it so much more rewarding when we kill them all."
Can-do growled and prepared to pounce, even though he could not beat the odds facing him. But Hutch grabbed him and whispered, "We've got no chance here. It'll be better if we go get Winston and Kate and the other Alphas. Then we will be able to stop these jerks."
Reluctantly, Can-do nodded and followed Hutch. They ran from the spot and hurried to Winston and Eve's den. It was a long way away but their anxiety gave them increased speed and they covered the distance in only a few minutes.
"Winston, come quick!" Hutch yelled. "There's an emergency, come quick!"
"What kind of an emergency?" This was not Winston's voice. It was not even male. Hutch and Can-do recognized it immediately as the voice of Winston's sweet daughter, Lilly.
She walked out of the den, her lavender eyes looking at them with concern. "Is it something important?"
"Lilly, where's Winston and Eve?" Hutch asked, obviously very surprised.
"Mom and dad had to leave in a hurry," Lilly answered. "They and Tony were called to a special meeting of the pack leaders of the region. So, what's the emergency?"
"If they're not here," Hutch said, "are Kate and Humphrey around somewhere?"
Lilly shook her head. "No, they both went up into the mountains. Kate said she wanted to show Humphrey how to patrol the area in case we ever needed him to. But you can tell me what the problem is."
Hutch and Can-do exchanged nervous looks. "What about Garth," Hutch said. "He's got to be nearby if you're here."
Lilly sighed. "He's not here either. One of the instructors at Alpha School was sick so they asked Garth to teach the class for today. But I'm sure I can help with whatever's wrong."
"They can't all be gone!" Hutch said.
"Nobody tells us anything anymore!" Can-do added with a growl.
Lilly nodded. "Yep. They're all gone. So I guess that means I'm the one responsible for sorting out your problem. What is it again?"
Hutch and Can-do once again exchanged nervous glances. "Is there anyone else we could talk to?" Hutch asked. "Like one of those squirrels or bluebirds that are always hanging around?"
"Maybe we could go see those weird vegetarian wolves," Can-do suggested. Like Hutch, he was thinking that anybody or anything would make a better leader than Lilly.
Lilly walked over. "You two just don't think I can do anything, do you?"
"No, no!" both of the wolves said together. They knew she was right but they felt it was better not to insult the daughter of their leaders.
"It's just that…" Hutch tried to come up with something convincing. "You're such a shy girl, we don't know if you'd have enough experience for this. We don't want to get you in over your head."
"Eve would kill us," Can-do muttered.
Lilly was determined, showing more resolve than the Betas had ever seen in her. "Maybe I don't really have any experience being a real leader but I'm the only thing you've got right now. If I don't do it, who will?"
"I still vote for the vegetarians," Can-do remarked. Hutch elbowed him. Rather than shutting him up, this only caused him to growl more.
Lilly smiled. "If you don't let me at least try, then how will you ever fix it? Besides, how bad can it be?"
Hutch laughed nervously. "We'll tell you on the way."
Lilly's eyes lit up. "Okay, let's go!" She jumped around, excited to finally be handling a major pack decision for the first time in her life.
Hutch and Can-do watched Lilly excitedly run out in front of them, both knowing that she had no clue as to what she had just gotten herself into.