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Zane stood there, wondering if he should tell the truth or lie. Raven looked at him, scared. They both knew what their answer should be. If they lied, it could cause a war in only a matter of hours. If they told them the truth, they might be able to hold it back. Zane almost choked on the words.
"He's dead." He said. Goth looked at him as if he had said nothing.
"How did he die?" Goth asked, still expressionless.
"I killed him. He insulted me and my significant other, as well as the rest of the pack." Zane said, not looking away from Goth. Goth then began to smile.
"Did you think that Jack was of any importance to me? You merely did me a favor! That nuisance may have been my right hand man, but he was untrustable. I still have a left hand man though! So all is good in those terms. In fact, I think that once I have complete control over this territory, you could serve as a worthy replacement! " He said, chuckling.
"I don't think so. And you will never rule over this territory, not as long as the United packs stand!" Zane yelled. And the rest of the wolves howled. Goth just grinned.
"When it's time, you will all see who stands." Goth said, beginning to leave. Zane was outraged by this. He began to run at Goth. He jumped and pushed out his blade. Goth noticed and spun around.
His entire arm had transformed into a glowing red and black sword with many points on the edge. He parried Zane's blade and they held a sword lock. Sebastian gasped and watched in shock.
"It can't be!" He said, looking at Goth. He noticed this and looked towards Sebastian.
"Ah yes, The Marker. What dreadful damage it can cause. Depending on the way it is handled. You see, not only do I have 400 wolves at my command, but also the human's. They discovered it with me after it crash landed near their laboratory. They discovered how to change it from an evil infectious rock to a weapon. It does come in handy when putting together an army I must say. And it looks bathing beautiful too." He devilishly smiled. Goth looked back at Zane and pushed him off. He fell on his back and looked up. Goth looked down at him.
"I'm afraid that you have no choice but to fall under my command." Goth said. Humphrey spoke up.
"There is always a choice." Humphrey said looking straight into Goth's eyes.
"Yes you are quite right, join me or die." Goth said as he turned and began to leave. And like the shadow that appeared, he disappeared into the trees and shrubbery. Everyone was looking at each other wondering what to do or what was going to happen next.
"Everyone go back to your dens or if you are an alpha you can help by staying on alert." Kate told everyone. And with that everyone who wasn't going to help with something returned to their dens. The omegas searched for food in case of an emergency.
Kate and Humphrey went back to their den and picked up the pups on the way. It was about noon and everyone was still shook up. They hurried to the den and settled the pups down.
"Babe, we need to talk." Kate said. Humphrey looked at the kids and nodded.
"Stay here. Mom and I are going to talk outside. And no eavesdropping!" He said. The pups went to the back of the den and kicked around a couple of berries and pinecones.
"We need to keep them safe." Kate said. "And how are we supposed to do that when thsee rogues keep showing up like this?" She asked. Humphrey sighed.
"I don't know. I don't think they are safe in the meadow anymore. Not if the rogues are jumping out of the shadows and scaring people." Humphrey looked at Kate.
"The only safe place for them that I know of other than here is my mother's." Kate said. Humphrey nodded.
"Or my parent's den. They are good with kids, but I don't know how they would feel about us dumping three young and energetic pups on them." He said, looking across the valley.
"You're right. We need to think about who will take care of them." Kate sighed. Just then Ice and Ammy walked by.
"Hey guys. How's a going?" Ice said.
"Just trying to take all of this in and find a way to keep the pups safe." Kate said.
"Really! I can help you guys out. They can come and hang out with me during the day. I normally don't have anything going on." Ammy said, with Humphrey and Kate perking up.
"Oh my goodness you are a lifesaver!" Kate said, hugging her.
"Thank you guys, you have helped us a ton." Humphrey said, both of them fist bumping each other.
"Well, we will be on our way. I think we should just lay low and see what happens. I don't think anyone should go into the trees without notifying someone first. Bye guys!" Ammy said.
"That's a good idea. See you guys later!" Humphrey said. Kate waved goodbye and the two walked inside their den.
back with Zane and Raven:
They were walking back to Zane's den, worried about what was happening. The whole pack was. There were no signs of Goth when he left, and only Zane knows where his lair is, or at least a general idea of it.
"Hey, I think it might be better for us to be in separate dens." Raven said. Stopping at Zane's den's entrance.
"Yeah, that could be a good idea. Don't want any surprise pups during all of this." Zane teased. "But where will you stay?"
"Oh, Ammy left me her old den. Since her and Ice are together now, it's vacant." Oh okay. Isnt it just a couple of dens down?" Zane looked down the line.
"Yep, two entrances down from yours!" She said. Zane smiled and gave her a kiss. She kissed back and they shared a moment together.
"See ya later?" Zane asked when they broke their kiss and Raven began to leave. She turned around to look at him, confused.
"What for?" She asked. As far as she knew, there was nothing going on.
"I was thinking maybe a late midnight howl, just the two of us?" He asked sheepishly. She smiled and nodded.
"Pick me up at dusk?" She asked. He smiled.
"Sure! See ya then!" He said. Zane watched her walk down to her den then he went inside of his. He had a date tonight, and several hours to burn.
So guys what did you think? Am I doing good am I doing bad? Anyway see you next time!
