A/N: I can't keep my precious little 'Alaskan Wonderland' waiting, now can I? This is technically supposed to be based off a little fantasy world I have in my head sometimes. Enjoy.
Alex P.O.V.
While backed up against the tree, I stared at the bears in bewilderment, but these weren't just any bears, they were Kenai and Koda from 'Brother Bear'. I have seen the movie numerous times since I was eight years old, and I sneaked it out of the house when I was sent into the mental asylum, and was able to watch it over and over in my cell.
"Who-who are you two" I lied, pretending not to know who they were.
"My name is Kenai, and this is my younger brother Koda" the older one said
"Nice to meet you two, I'm Alex"
"Hello, Alex, even though your name is weird" Kenai said mocking my name. I forgot that Alex was a name from the future, and I've ended up in the past somehow.
"Wait a minute, how can you understand us?" Koda asked.
"I was born with this gift"
"What gift?" Kenai questioned, raising his brow in a questioning look.
"The power of talking to, and understanding animals"
"Woah! That is so cool!" Koda shouted in awe as he jumped in the air happily.
"Not cool enough for my parents, unfortunately, they sent me to an insane asylum for it"
"What's an insane asylum?" Kenai asked as he approached me.
"A place where people lock you up in if they think you've gone crazy"
"WHAT?!" both brothers screamed that in astonishment.
"Why would they do that to their own son?" Kenai asked me. I stopped pressing my back against the tree and moved even further to them, I was starting to trust them immediately.
"They thought their son was a freak and they abused him for it, until they got so tired of me in their lives that they just used my gift for communicating with animals as an excuse to lock me away somewhere far away forever"
"That's terrible? How do you live like that?" Koda asked with pity in his voice. Why would he pity a stupid freak like me? Like everyone says I am.
"Locking myself up in my cell, and letting everyone else call me a useless freak, and they're all right"
"No they're not, you're not useless" Kenai said as he placed a paw comfortingly on my shoulder.
"How would you know? You were never a prisoner with me" I asked back calmly and took his paw off my shoulder.
"I may not have been to this 'Insane Asylum' but you need to learn that nobody is useless, not even someone like you. You should come to the salmon run with us" Kenai asked getting closer to me.
"The what?" I lied again. I knew what the salmon run was, but I didn't want to seem like I was a stalker towards them, they would freak out.
"Salmon run, it's where bears from all over come to one place to catch and eat fish, tell stories, see friends, make friends, it's super fun! You should come with us" Koda offered.
"Thanks, but no thanks"
"Why not? Koda asked looking a bit sad.
"Because bear and humans really don't get along, even in a place full of bears"
"But you're talking to us right now, and we're getting along well"
"That's just us, Koda. But what about the other bears, they'll think I'm a hunter that's come to kill them, or maybe a useless freak like I was back in the asylum"
"You need to stop saying that" Kenai said with a bit of annoyance. He then pulled me into a big bear hug.
"Kenai, what are you doing, let me go!"
"No, you need a hug" he joked.
"I mean it Kenai, let me go"
"Not until you agree to go to the salmon run with us"
"Oh come on, this is childish behavior, even for you!"
"Okay, you asked for it, more hugging!" Kenai said as he laughed and started to hug me even tighter.
"Fine, fine, you win! I'll go to the salmon run with you guys" I finally said, giving in. Kenai released me from his grasp.
"Okay, that's enough hugs for you Alex" Kenai said winking to his younger brother.
"That didn't qualify as a hug, it qualified as torture"
"Oh come on, a hug is not torture. Let's go" Kenai said scoffing at my comment and we started walking north up the river.
A/N: There is chapter 2, and we have met Kenai and Koda, who have 'Persuaded' Alex to go with them. Please review, thanks.