A couple weeks later, Humphrey and Lilly were log sledding down a steep hill with Salty and Mooch. Shakey was off with Reba and Janice somewhere. Humphrey sat behind Lilly, who was in the front, so that he could hold onto her if anything went wrong. Salty sat behind Humphrey, and Mooch sat in the back.
Humphrey and Lilly had gotten back into their daily Omega lives in the pack, except now they were mates. They had their own den now, as did Garth and Kate. Humphrey's friends had also liked Lilly, and had accepted her into their little "gang" as they called it.
The log sped down the hill. A few trees were coming up fast, but they knew what to do.
"Angle left!" ordered Humphrey. They all leaned to the left and the log moved with them. It zoomed neatly between the trees.
"Wahoo!" Salty shouted as he stood on his hind legs, front paws outstretched, enjoying the feel of the wind rushing through his fur. He held his head back, tongue lolling out.
"Salty, I wouldn't do that if I were you," shouted Mooch. "Remember what happened the last time?"
Salty instantly closed his mouth and sat back down, remembering the taste of the bug that had flown into the back of his throat.
Humphrey was keeping an eye out in front of them. Up ahead of them, he could see the "ramp" was quickly coming up.
"Mooch, lower the boom," shouted Humphrey.
Mooch slammed his butt down on the back of the log. The log flew up in the air, and did a three sixty. Humphrey put one of his paws around Lilly's chest to help keep her from flying out. Although she had gotten really good at log sledding, she was still relatively new to the whole thing.
The log landed perfectly back on the ground, not loosing any speed at all. Together they angled the log to the right to avoid a large boulder. Then the ground started to level out as they were coming to the bottom. As they emerged from the trees, the wolves spun the log sideways and then slid to a rough halt. This caused the log to tip a little bit and Lilly almost fell out, but she held onto the sides and was able to stay in.
The four wolves leaped out of the log, cheering on their successful run.
"Woo!" shouted Humphrey. "A perfect run!"
"That doesn't happen often," agreed Salty.
"Hey, look," said Lilly. She was pointing down into the valley.
They looked where she was pointing. Down below them, Kate, Garth, Hutch, Candu, Claw, and Scar were stalking through the tall grass, sneaking up on three grazing caribou. The four Omegas decided to watch.
Kate and Garth were totally focused. They, and their team, crept through the grass without a sound, each paw precisely placed. The caribou continued to graze, completely unaware.
Kate and Garth loved hunting, the thrill of closing in on the prey and then taking them down. Caribou were probably the greatest hunt for wolves. They were prey for Alphas. Not small prey like squirrels, rabbits, and groundhogs. No, even an Omega could catch those things if they really tried. Caribou were big game. Game to feed an entire pack. Alphas' game!
Garth looked at Scar and Claw and whispered, "Scar, Claw, you two move around to the other side of those caribou and act as decoys to draw them towards us. Then we'll go for the kill."
Scar and Claw nodded and began heading through the tall grass around the caribou. Suddenly they all head the sound of a twig snapping. The three caribou shot their heads up from the grass and they looked around, their ears twitching. Then they all began running away up the valley.
Garth and Kate growled in frustration and they leapt out of their hiding spots, running off in pursuit of the caribou. Hutch, Candu, Scar, and Claw followed after them.
They charged down the valley, loosing sight of the caribou as they disappeared around a bend. Then they all heard a rumble up ahead of them. A second or two later, an entire herd of caribou came running around the bend heading directly towards them. It was a stampede!
The six wolves all spun around and began running in the opposite direction.
"Quick!" shouted Kate. "To the sides!"
"Scatter!" ordered Garth.
Kate, Hutch, and Candu hurried over to one side of the valley, while Garth, Scar, and Claw hurried to the other side. They all found a protective spot and stayed there while the stampede passed by them.
When the stampede had passed, the Alphas all walked out again and met up with each other.
"Way to go," growled Candu at Scar and Claw. "You scared away our dinner."
"Us?" growled Claw with rage. "You were the one who was making too much noise, shorty."
Candu snarled at them.
"You better apologize for that, right now," growled Hutch.
"Make me," said Claw.
Candu snapped and then pounced, tackling Claw, pinning her to the ground. Scar immediately grabbed Candu's neck with his jaws, trying to pull him off of his mate. Hutch then tackled Scar, and before anyone knew it, the four were in a full-blown fight.
Garth and Kate tried to break it up.
"Everybody, stop it!" demanded Kate, trying to break them up.
"That's enough, you guy's!" ordered Garth, but they might as well have been talking to a brick wall, because Hutch, Candu, Scar, and Claw just ignored them and kept on fighting.
Humphrey, Lilly, Salty, and Mooch saw the scene from up above. "Well gang, duty calls," Humphrey said. Lilly, Salty, and Mooch nodded and they ran down into the valley to the Alphas.
Kate and Garth looked at them as they saw them approach.
"Hey, Kate. Hey, Barf," said Humphrey as he and his gang ran up to them.
"Humphrey!" said Kate.
"Lilly!" said Garth.
Mooch and Salty looked at each other. "We're here to, you know," said Salty.
Humphrey looked at the fight. "We'll handle this," he said. He then turned to Salty and Mooch. "Guy's, lets lower the boom!"
"What?" Garth whispered to Kate, confused.
"Just watch," said Kate back to him.
Humphrey and Salty grabbed Mooch by the legs and flung him up into the air. He landed on top of the fighting Alphas, practically crushing them. That ended their fighting.
As Mooch got off of them, Humphrey looked at Lilly, encouraging her to give it a go. Lilly took a deep breath and spoke up, walking towards the Alphas. "Come on, everyone, we're all apart of the same pack now. Can't we all get along, please?" She said the last part as cute as she possibly could, making her eyes as big as possible and making a sad, sweet face.
It worked. The Alphas all reluctantly nodded, thus ending the quarrel.
Humphrey gave Lilly a high five. "Nice work," he said to her.
"Thank you," she said. Salty and Mooch also high fived her.
Humphrey then noticed the disappointed looks on the Alphas faces that their prey had got away. "Hey, come on, don't sweat it, guy's," said Humphrey to the Alphas, trying to cheer them up. "You can't win 'em all."
He and Lilly then were about to talk to Kate and Garth, but when they looked, they saw they were already walking up out of the valley towards the Alpha den.
Humphrey and Lilly watched them disappear over the sides of the valley. Ever since his and Lilly's wedding, Kate and Garth hardly ever spoke with them anymore. It was almost like Kate and Garth were avoiding them for some reason. It was really starting to concern Humphrey and Lilly. Had they done something wrong?
A/N: I will try to get a new chapter in at least once a week. Read and review. Remember, if you have any ideas for this story, I would really like to hear them. Until next time, take it easy.