AN: So here's the next chapter kinda short but I'll upload another one tomorrow or something, hope everyone likes it. And I'm open to any suggestions or ideas on what i should do differently. Cheers.
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A Day Too Late

The shrill call of a blue jay jolted Humphrey from his deep sleep disturbing his incredible dream of Lilly. Had last night also been a dream? No he reassured himself, Lilly's touch had been all to real. The thought of this made his heart soar, he had never felt this happy before in his entire life. Humphrey raced out of his den into the bright morning sun dodging over tree trunks and chasing the squirrels. When he finally reached Lilly's den he found it abuzz with activity, wolves were running back and forth shouting directions to each other. Humphrey spotted her father Winston, comforting her mother who looked extremely upset.

"What's going on here? Where is Lilly?" he questioned.

"Humphrey, Lilly and Kate are missing. They didn't came home last night." He answered in a grim tone. A pang of fear struck Humphrey's stomach, rising through his throat threatening to consume him. The world around him started to spin he couldn't think straight. Humphrey knew for a fact that Lilly left with Kate from the river, what stumped him was how they could have gone missing between there and the den. It wasn't possible. Lilly's mother began to cry snapping Humphrey back to reality. Winston claimed he had his best alpha's searching for the missing sisters but that was not good enough for the young omega. He said a quick goodbye to the distraught parents and bolted in the direction of the river. Humphrey's mind raced as he retraced his steps from the previous night. He had gone straight home after his encounter with Lilly and he hadn't seen anything unusual. As he rounded the last bend before the river he almost ran headlong into Garth.

"Have you heard about Lilly and Kate?" inquired Humphrey.

"Yeah I have. Winston ordered me to begin searching right away." he bragged.

"This is exactly why I was worried." Muttered Humphrey under his breath. Humphrey was able to convince Barf to let him join in the search under one condition, that he stayed out of his way.

They decided to follow Lilly's sent from the river, Humphrey was able to pick it up easily even though it was also mixed with Kate's. The duo chased the invisible trail crossing ravines and climbing the many hills that dotted the landscape when suddenly it began to rain. The torrent of falling water made it near impossible to track but the two lone wolves pressed on. Humphrey shivered from the cold wishing he had Lilly's warmth beside him. Every paw step he took was battle against his aching limbs, which were screaming, for him to stop. He willed his body forward against the howling wind that whistled through the trees. In his determined state Humphrey almost forgot about Garth. As he turned to face the way he had come Garth's ragged voice called from the distance.

"Humphrey I'm stuck I need help getting out!" his voiced filled with panic. Garth had become entrapped in a river of mud that was heading directly for a cliff. Without thinking Humphrey snatched up a vine of ivy and tossed it at Garth. He caught it in his jaws just as Humphrey began to pull vigorously. He dug his claws into the soft earth and fought with all his strength, straining to keep Garth from drowning. Humphrey's vision began to darken as he hauled Garth onto the shore. With all of his energy spent the tired omega collapsed unconscious onto the rain soaked ground.

Humphrey awoke to the thunderous sound of Garth's snoring. He quickly remembered the previous night and how he had saved the alpha's life before passing out. Then he remembered what he was doing here in the first place. Reality hit him like a freight train knocking the wind out of his lungs. He stood and stumbled towards the entrance of the cave that he had been sleeping in, determined to resume the search for Lilly. Since Humphrey had no idea of how much time had passed he was caught off guard by the blinding sunlight. A shimmering lake stretched out before him flanked on both sides by thick forest. Judging by the position of the sun Humphrey guessed it was about midday. He slammed his paws down in frustration; they were almost a day behind now.

"Great, just great! Were never going to find them at this rate, I don't even know where we are!" he yelled into thin air.

"The humans call it Lake Louise." Garth remarked as he stepped out of the temporary den. Humphrey slowly nodded absorbing the new information.

"But that's in Banff National Park." he said flabbergasted. "We've come that far?"

"Well WE made it about half way before you passed out, I had to carry you the rest." Garth snickered.

"If you hadn't been an idiot and gotten yourself stuck that wouldn't have happened!" Humphrey shot back. A small rustle in the bushes instantly froze the wolves, halting the argument. "W-who's there?" Humphrey called into the distance. A pair of small red foxes strode from the shadows.

"We have three pups trying to get some sleep. Would you mind keeping it down?" The one on the right asked politely, obviously the mother.

"Sorry ma'm, we are just passing through." Humphrey replied hastily. "We're actually looking for two wolves, would you have happened to see them?"

"I saw a truck with 2 cages on the back pass by not too long ago." the one on the right replied. Humphrey's pulse quickened as he turned to face Garth.

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Humphrey asked slowly as the reality of the situation dawned on him.

"Yeah…hunters.' Garth replied quietly, his voice echoing through the still forest.