Okay a lot of people wanted some puppy time. So I decided to show some of Garth and Humphrey's puppyhood.

I forgot whether or not I put a disclaimer but I will make one.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Alpha and Omega franchise. Though I do take credit for my original characters.

Chapter 2.

"Humphrey, wake up!" a young voice barked, right into Humphrey's ear.

"Whoa!" yelped Humphrey as he jumped to his paws, trembling in fear until he realized it was just Garth. The slightly bigger reddish pup was looking at him expectantly.

"Yes Garth, was there something you needed?" Humphrey yawned loudly, eyes drooping a little as he glared at his new brother.

"Come on Humphrey, it's time to get up, we needed to get started for the day." Garth told Humphrey as he nudged the tired pup to his paws.

"What time is it?" asked Humphrey with a shake of his body, trying futilely to shake the sleep from his body.

"It's almost dawn. HUMPHREY!" Humphrey had collapsed back onto the fur curling up his body trying to get more sleep. Garth gave him a sharp jab in his side, with his paw. "Come on Humphrey we're wasting daylight."

"There is no daylight, it's not even day." Grumbled Humphrey as he rolled over trying to move out of the way of Garth's insistent prodding.

"Humphrey, I want you to show you around a bit before you know; you have to meet the pack." Garth nudged him again. Humphrey had curled up into a ball, under the unceasing poking of Garth's paw, but began to unravel himself as he heard his brother's explanation.

"Alright, alright, I'm up." Sniffed Humphrey stretching his body again. "I never thought I'd see the day I was up before noon." He grumbled to himself. Garth gave a happy yip and nudged Humphrey to his paw leading toward the exit of the den. The two pups padded out of the den, careful not to wake their parents, who were still sleeping soundly. Once they were outside, Humphrey looked around noticing how dreary it looked so early in the morning, but figured it had to do with the rain from the previous day. He briefly thought of his mother, he felt an ache in his chest after thinking of her. He was broken from his thoughts by Garth, as he led them into a clearing, a few wolf lengths away from the den, where there were lots of sticks, rocks, logs and boulders in the area.

"What is this?" asked Humphrey as he looked around.

"This is where I train, you know us alphas needed to be strong to protect the back." Garth puffed out his chest with pride.

"My hero," Humphrey muttered under his breath as he watched Garth start pushing a large rock. Back and forth with his neck. Humphrey could see the pup's neck muscles working to move the rock. "So this is what you do?"

"Yeah, I'm getting real good at my rabbit sprints, and soon I'll be doing log squats, I'll be the strongest Alpha ever."

"Really? Well just how good are you at a forepaw stand?" Garth stopped his exercise to look at Humphrey in confusion.

"What's a forepaw stand?" he asked with a tilt of his head. Humphrey looked at him eyes wide in feigned shock.

"You don't know?" Humphrey gasped.

"No I don't what is it?" Humphrey opened his mouth to speak, then abruptly closed it with a shake to his head.

"No, no, I've already said too much, I shouldn't tell you."

"No tell me!" Garth yipped, his tail wagging vigorously. "What's a front paw stand?" Humphrey looked left and right as if he was worried about being overheard, then leaned into Garth whispering quietly in his ear.

"Only the most, if not the second most important alpha exercise ever." Humphrey told him softly, "But its top secret, very few wolves know about it..."

"Like the geese?"

"Like the what?" asked Humphrey, looking at Garth like he had grown two heads.

"You know the geese that bring pups to wolves." Garth clarified as noting Humphrey's confusion.

"Oh yeah, like them right." Humphrey cleared his throat nervously. "Anyway only the best of the best alphas can do them."

"How do you know about them if only Alphas can do them?" asked Garth.

"Well you see, I'm an undercover alpha." Whispered Humphrey as he started circling around Garth slowly. "I pretend to be an omega, so that I can fool other alphas into thinking I'm weak and then…SNEAK ATTACK!" Humphrey leaped at Garth's back, only to end up sprawled on his own back looking at Garth's amused face. The reddish pup had ducked to avoid Humphrey's failed sneak attack.

"Rightttttt, why don't I believe you?" Garth asked in a sarcastic voice.

"Okay you caught me." Humphrey gave an exaggerated sigh as he got to his paws. "The truth is I over saw an alpha training session and the paw stand was one of the moves they were practicing."

"So you saw their secret training session?"

"Yes and now I will demonstrate the magnificent forepaw stand." Humphrey announced as he made his way over to a nearby tree. He got close to the tree while facing it, then lifted his hind legs into the air until paws of his back paws rested on the trunk of the tree. His belly exposed outward. "Ta Da!"

"Wow that's pretty good." Garth stared at Humphrey doing his best to keep himself upright against the tree.

"Now you give it a try." Humphrey told Garth, while still in position. Garth walked up to the tree, and face it the same way Humphrey had done it. It took a few tries but he finally managed to keep himself balanced on the tree.

"Okay, now what?" Garth asked studying himself to keep from falling over.

"Now we have to see how long we can hold this position." Humphrey told him with a little mischief in his voice. They stayed up right against the tree for quite some time. Then suddenly Humphrey fell forward.

"Darn it," he sighed as he got to his paws and shrugged of his 'failure' "Oh well,"

"Yes I won." Garth yipped happily. He moved to drop from his position when he saw Humphrey shake his head slowly.

"No you didn't win, this wasn't a contest it's more of a regular test." Humphrey told him. " Remember you need to see how long you can hold that position. After all this is a test for Alphas, I'm an Omega."

"Well alright, I can hold this all day." Garth boasted from his upside down position. Humphrey smiled mischievously.

"We'll see about that," Humphrey told him, "I forgot to mention that there are a few other things that you have to overcome."

"What do you mean?" Garth tilted his head in a confused fashion.

"Well, I have to pelt you with berries, this skill also requires concentration and only the best Alphas can hold that position while being distracted with different things." Humphrey explained while trying to keep his face as neutral as possible, though on the inside he was laughing at his little joke he was having with Garth.

"Fine, I accept this challenge, I can hold it through wind, rain or snow." Garth told him, a challenging gleam glowed his eye. Humphrey stared at the other pup in surprise, half expecting Garth to change his mind.

"Are you sure?" Humphrey told the other pup a little nervously, He hadn't expected the joke to go as far as it had. "We don't have to, we could just you know do some rabbit sprints or even better chase some rabbits."

"No, I want to do this challenge, go get some berries. I'll prove that I don't need much concentration to hold this position." Garth told him flipping out of the position to look for some berries. "I'll go look for some too."

"Well, Okay," Humphrey mumbled to himself as he followed Garth, heading off to find some berries. They headed out of the clearing and were on a worn path that carried paw prints from wolves long before them. Humphrey tripped as he was walking and was intimidated by the size of the paw print he had tripped over. He didn't get a chance to think on it long when, Garth pointed off to left with his right paw.

"You go in that direction, I'll look over there." Garth pointed toward the right. Without another word Garth took off, leaving Humphrey alone on the path. 'I guess as long as I stay on this path I can't get lost.' Humphrey thought to himself, as he started down the direction Garth had insisted he go down. There were plenty of trees, boulders and bushes that flanked either side of the path he traveled along, though he hadn't seen any berry bushes and wasn't keen on leaving the path to look deeper. Just when Humphrey was about to give up and head back he spotted some berries just a few wolf leaps a way.

'It's not that far. I should still be able to see the path.' He assured himself as he tentatively stepped off the path. He took a deep breath then took off running through the undergrowth. He felt a little sense of urgency as he got closer to the bush feeling as though, he was being watched or followed. The thought of something watching him made him want to reach the bushes faster, knowing that he would at least be able to take cover under the bush. He had almost reached the bush when he was barreled into from behind. Humphrey yelped loudly, curling up into a ball.

"Just make it quick, I'm small it should be easy just a snap and I'm done." Humphrey told his attacker. His pleading was answered with a giggle. He opened his bright blue eye and locked with a beautiful amber. Humphrey opened his other eye and saw that it was another pup. She had a golden pelt and her ear tips were a darker golden brown color, but he quickly noticed that this pup wasn't the one that had giggled and noticed another slightly smaller pup with light golden almost cream colored fur and had blue-gray eyes.

"Hello," Giggled the smaller pup again.

"Umm, Hello?" Humphrey asked questioningly, looking at the pup pinning him down. "What are you doing out here?" She narrowed her eyes threateningly. Humphrey gulped a little not wanting to make her mad.

"What are you doing out here?" she barked. Humphrey stiffened slightly at her tone.

"Trying not to wet myself," Humphrey told her. The smaller pup giggled again at his response and puffed up her chest trying to make herself look a bit bigger and tried to mimic the other pup's intimidating stare. Humphrey would have laughed at her fluffed up pelt if he wasn't still pinned by the more intimating pup.

"This is Eastern Pack territory. Outsiders aren't allowed." The bigger pup told him.

"I'm an Eastern Wolf, my father and mother are Eastern Wolves." Humphrey half-lied. The bigger golden she pup narrowed her eyes again.

"Oh really? Who are those wolves?" she barked with a slight sneer. Humphrey wrinkled his nose at her.

"Tony and Sonya, Garth is my brother." The she wolf hesitated after hearing what he had said. The smaller she pup stiffened, her eyes widening frightfully.

"I find that hard to believe." The bigger golden pup told him honestly, "Perhaps I should take you to see the leader wolves to confirm this?" When Humphrey showed no sign of distress, she became more hesitant and her companion wolf became even more distressed.

"Humphey! Where are you?" called a voice in the distance.

"Here I am Garth!" Humphrey was a little smug to see the other pups eyes widen in surprise. Humphrey used their shock to his advantage squirming out from underneath the alpha pup's paws. The reddish brown pup suddenly burst into the clearing where the three pups were talking.

"There you are, I've had no luck with the berries." Garth told Humphrey as he glanced at the other pups. "Oh hi Honey." The golden she pup, known now as Honey, lowered her eyes to her paws. The smaller pale golden pup lowered herself to her stomach.

"Hi Garth," Honey mumbled as she looked from Humphrey to Garth. "You never told any wolf that you had a brother. " Garth shrugged at her in response.

"It wasn't really my place to say anything." He turned his attention to Humphrey who was watching the exchange curiously. "Humphrey, this is Honey one of the alpha pups of the pack. And the other pup is her younger omega sister Heather." Humphrey looked at the smaller pale golden she pup, who looked back at him nervously. Humphrey grinned at her and made a goofy face. She giggled delightfully and made an equally silly face, causing Humphrey to fall over on his side laughing in response.

"He's an omega," Honey observed as she watched the exchange. "Is that the reason for the secrecy?"

"You'll just have to hear it from my father when he makes the speech later on." Garth told her. Honey sighed in exasperation.

"Why can't you just give me a straight answer?" she growled a little. She fixed her amber stare on Humphrey. "Humphrey was it?" Humphrey gulped a little, nervous again about being under the alpha she pup's stare.

"Yes Honey?"

"I apologize for attacking you earlier. "she told him, "If I had known of you prior to this day. I would not have assaulted you.

"Don't mention it, no harm no foul." Humphrey told her sincerely. "So I wouldn't be able to pick berries without fear of being tackled from behind and I'll have to get use to emptying my bladder all over my paws. Really it's all good." Honey looked at Humphrey horrified that she may have mentally scarred the son of the Alpha leader, until she heard her sister rolling on the ground laughing loudly. Honey looked at Humphrey's face and saw him wink at her.

"Well we best get back to our mother. She must be looking for us. Come Heather." Honey told them after clearing her voice. "Garth, Humphrey." She dipped her head respectively to them then headed back toward the trail. Heather followed after her pausing a moment to wave at Humphrey.

"Bye Humphrey," she called softly. Humphrey waved back to her and watched until the pale pup disappeared from sight.

"We'll this has been a more eventful morning then I had thought." Humphrey told Garth. Garth shrugged sheepishly.

"I probably should have taken you to meet the packs other pups first." Garth told him a little ruefully. "She didn't hurt you did she?"

"No, she scared me more than hurt me." Humphrey answered honestly, "I was not expected to be jumped on my way to pick berries."

"Did you find any?" Garth asked looking around.

"Yep over there," Humphrey pointed a paw in the direction of the berries. "Come on let's hurry up and gets some before something else happens.

A berry bush and two piles of berries later found the pups back in the clearing with Garth heading back into position and Humphrey sitting beside two piles of berries and a nicely formed mud puddle. "Wolves of all ages, the young alpha Garth will being doing one of the most difficult test an Alpha can perform…"

"Who are you talking to?" Garth asked looking at Humphrey strangely. Humphrey sighed a little.

"It's all for atmosphere." Humphrey winked at Garth and looked around again treating the small training area like a large arena.

"He will be attempting the front paw stand..."

"Don't you mean forepaw stand?"

"Forepaw stand!" Humphrey stops his own speech to make fake crowd cheering noises. "But that's not all. He will be pelted with berries for the entire session." Humphrey then makes a shrill girly voice 'yay Garth you can do it.' Garth nudges Humphrey shaking his head back and forth at the omega's antics.

"Can we get this over with?" Garth asked him, as he walked over to the tree than quickly put himself back into position. Humphrey got to his spot beside the pile of berries and looked over at Garth.

"Are you ready?"

"Yes I'm ready."

"Not you the audience, "Humphrey told him. Then Humphrey made a crowd cheering noise again. Then turned to Garth.

"Are you ready Garth?"

"You know my answer."

"Humor me."

"Fine. Fine I'm ready Humphrey."

"Then three…two…one…begin!" Humphrey yelped as he turned and began kicking berries over where Garth was balancing on his paws. Garth yelped a little when one of the cold berries hit his nose. But he laughed as, Humphrey kicked the berries into his stomach.

"That tickles," he laughed as he tried to wriggle out of the way of the berries landing on his stomach, while trying to keep his balance. The berry juice dripped from his stomach dying it a bluish purple color as it traveled from his stomach down to his neck. He squirmed more feeling stickier as the berry juice kept falling. Humphrey continued pelting the berries at Garth, until he accidently slipped on one of them and landed face first into a pile of mud. When Humphrey regained his footing his face was covered in mud and the top fur on his head sat up straight like a Mohawk. Garth fell over laughing, completely abandoning the challenge. Humphrey sniffed with faux indignity.

"You dare laugh at me?" he fake growled. "I'll show you." He gathered the mud around his paws into little mud balls and kicked them in Garth's direction. Garth laughed as he dodged the mud balls, not letting them touch his already berry stained pelt. Garth kicked some of the berries that Humphrey had already pelt in his direction back at the smaller omega pup. Humphrey yelped as he was hit in the chest with one of the berries than dodged around doing his best to avoid getting pelted with more berries.

"What is going on here?" growled a voice suddenly. Both pups freeze suddenly at the sound of the stern voice. The looked toward the entrance of the clearing and spotted none other than Tony watching both of them closely. Sonya not far behind Tony, looking at the pups with some amusement. Both pups moved to sit side by side together and looked up nervously at their father.

"What have you two been doing?" Tony asked them both sternly, Humphrey opened his mouth to speak, but Garth beat him to it.

"Just a little unorthodox training dad." Garth told him, as he shook his pelt free of some of the berries.

"I wouldn't call it training of any kind. It looked like playing to me." Tony sniffed as he looked from Garth's berry stained pelt to Humphrey's berry juice covered paws and mud streaked face. "You should be thinking about Alpha school Garth."

"They're just pups Tony," Sonya told Tony gently. "And boy pups at that, they need to play and be rowdy sometimes. Besides Alpha school for Garth is still four moons away."

"He needs to be ready for anything, and to be strong, "Tony told her a little agitatedly. "He can only get stronger if he trains."

"You act as if he misses a day of training it will weaken him." Sonya admonished giving Tony a glare. "Even Alpha pups need to play."

"Fine, but from now on its train first, play later Garth. You need to learn these skills and get stronger if you want to be an Alpha." Tony fixed Humphrey with a stern glare. "And Humphrey no more confusing Garth with these made up training sessions, you'll make him forget to do his real exercises." Humphrey nodded miserably he felt bad that he had upset Tony. Tony noticed his adopted pup's crestfallen look and his eyes soften he nudged Humphrey gently.

"I know you didn't mean any harm," He spoke gently, "But Garth needs to focus on becoming the future leader of the pack. And it doesn't help of Garth keeps getting confused, so from now on, Humphrey you can't be here when Garth trains, you can play together later."

"But Dad." Garth protested.

"No buts Garth, train first play later. We'll expect you at the gathering rock soon so the pack can greet Humphrey. I trust you both to be on time." Spoke Tony sternly as he gave each pup a hard look in the eye and began to walk off. Sonya gave an exasperated sigh as she followed after him.

"I knew it was a game." Mumbled Garth as he watched his father walk away.

"You knew it was a game?" asked Humphrey in surprise." Why didn't you say anything?" Garth gave him a little shrug.

"I was having fun. I haven't done that since before I was a moon old." Garth told him quietly. "I could tell you meant no harm and we we're only having fun. Thanks for that Humphrey."

"No problem Garth."

"Besides it was a pretty good work out." Garth teased a little giving Humphrey a little nudge. "If I do it every day my forepaws will get even stronger."

"Well If you're going to be leader, you're going to need more than just strong paws you're going to need a better name. Garth is so last season. Now let's see what came we name you?" Humphrey thought allowed as he tapped the side of his head with his left forepaw. "I got it! It will strike fear in the hearts of all alphas…Barf the Moose!"

"Barf the Moose?" Garth looked at his adopted brother as if he had truly lost his mind.

"Yes," Humphrey told him happily, with a distinct wag in his tail and his eyes teasing.

"Fine if you get to name me, than I get to name you." Garth growled playfully. "Your name will be Stumpy the Coyote!"

"Stumpy!" crowed Humphrey as he looked at his brother in disbelief. "You want to call me Stumpy?"

"You want to call me Barf."

"Point taken." Humphrey agreed wholeheartedly. "So what should we do until the meeting?"

"I should probably actually train like dad wants." Garth sighed as he looked around his training area. "Since it's 'train first play second.'"

"Garth, Garth Garth," Humphrey said while shaking his head and wrapping his paw around his brother's shoulders. "Didn't you here what dad said?"

"Of course I did, did you?" Garth asked incredulously.

"If you were listening, you would know dad said 'Starting Tomorrow' It was train first play later' and unless are little game lasted longer than either of us originally thought, it isn't tomorrow." Humphrey grinned at his brother mischievously, which Garth returned.

"Fine, what should we do now?" Humphrey looked around and spotted a nearby stream in the distance. Thinking it would probably be best to get cleaned up before the meeting. He quickly jabbed Garth in the shoulder with his paw, "Race you to the stream," he called then took off running. Garth gave a startled yelp at being jabbed so suddenly, then took off after Humphrey with a laugh.

Well I hope you guys liked this chapter.