Alpha and Omega: Lone Wolf

A/N: Alright next chapter is complete for you guys, yes it is a shorter one but this story is almost coming to an end now and I want to leave some suspense here and there. Enjoy the next chapter!

Chapter 20: To war: Part 2

*FURTHER SOUTH*

Hutch had been travelling north all day; he had recently encountered Scar who had told him to expand his trail to go further north. Whatever for he didn't know and he didn't really care. Hutch was at a breaking point. Garth had pushed him away from the pack so much lately he was at the point of just leaving but he did not want to leave the pack behind him. He knew that if he left, Garth would have won and he wasn't about to part with the original plan "Garth is but a care taker, it would be dishonourable to go against what Winston said. Even if Lily is married to him now it does not change the fact that the eastern pack has too much power."

Suddenly his thoughts were dispelled as he looked up to hear the sound of movement ahead. It was a foggy morning and Hutch struggled to see in front of him. "Who's there?" Hutch called out his voice seemed to echo by him but there was no response. For a second Hutch though he must have been day dreaming when suddenly shadows bounded past him out of the corner of his eye and he turned from left to right trying to face off where the creature or creatures were.

Suddenly, Hutch felt himself fly through the air and it was so sudden he didn't have time to brace himself for impact. Hutch smashed into a tree before sliding to the ground. He had his breathe knocked out of him and his vision was blurry. He looked up to see a white wolf that stood smirking down at him her emerald eyes glistening in the morning fog. Hutch noticed a black stripe running down her back, she was beautiful but as his senses returned he got up in a defensive stance and moved forward to get payback.

The wolf then vanished back into the fog and Hutch moved forward to follow her but she had disappeared. Hutch looked around but all he could see was the white of the fog. He then heard a tree branch snap behind him, Hutch did not turn and pretended to be oblivious to the noise. As the white wolf jumped at him he turned and intercepted her attack and they both rolled a few metres before Hutch pinned the wolf to the ground.

"What do you want?!" Hutch shouted down at the wolf who only snarled back at him. She hooked her legs beneath him and kicked him in the stomach knocking him back to the floor.

Hutch was getting angry now and quickly recovered to see the white wolf smirking again at him. He roared and lunged towards her only to find himself slammed down into the mud. Hutch tried to struggle but something or someone was stopping him from getting up. He tried to lash out but was pushed further into the mud. "Now now, let's not do anything we will regret." A clearly male voice said.

"Marc, what took you so long?" the female wolf said, luckily Hutch had been able to keep his eyes open and only had to taste the mouthful of mud while he looked on what was going on around him. There were five wolves, three males and two females. They all had bright white fur. The female who Hutch first encountered appeared to be the leader.

"I was just having way too much fun watching you fight him, he did pin you remember? Pretty impressive I'd say. Not many people can keep you restrained Becky." Marc smirked and Becky glared at him.

"Impressive?" Becky moved forward and placed her paw on top of Hutch's head and pushed him further into the mud. "How impressive does he look now?" Hutch gasped for breath as he accidentally swallowed some of the mud that he had been pushed into. Suddenly the pressure left his head and he managed to pull his head out of the mud.

"Hey Becky! Weren't we given orders to keep any wolf we found alive?" another tall male wolf asked.

The wolf known as Becky looked over to the other wolf and spoke to him in a mocking tone "He is still breathing isn't he Drake?"

Hutch felt like this was the best time to speak but something went through his head first "They were given orders? There are more of them. What would they be doing here?" Hutch dreaded to think what the answer would be but he spoke up anyway "What do you want from me?"

The wolves didn't answer and Hutch didn't like being ignored, the only wolf that seemed to be paying attention to him was Marc who was responsible for knocking him to the floor.

"Hey, I'm talking to you!" Hutch shouted at the female.

"And I'm choosing not to listen." Becky said before turning to the other female "Go to the pack and tell them we have found a wolf for questioning. His name is…" Becky turned to Hutch. "What's your name dog?"

Hutch growled at the name calling and glared at Becky "Why do you care?"

"I don't. But it will make a difference for you whether you want to live or die." Becky said sounding completely uninterested as though she had better things to do, she licked at her paw to emphasise her point.

"Hutch." He said causing Becky to smile.

"Good boy." Becky said in a patronising tone before turning back to the female "Go tell the pack that we have a wolf named Hutch for questioning." The female bounded off into the mist and disappeared.

"Now, where were we? So, Hutch was it? Tell us about your pack and its defences?" Becky said looking down at him.

"I'm not going to tell you anything!" Hutch's fear had been made true, this was an invasion force and they were probably going to try and take the valley.

"Oh what a shame, you'll talk when our leader gets here, I guarantee you that. Marc keep him held down." Hutch felt the weight come down hard on his back again and he felt it harder to breathe once more.

"Ugh, why… are… you... doing this?" Hutch asked through deep breaths as he tried to move into a more comfortable position under Marc's paws.

"Let's just say, your pack did something to anger our leaders and now you will pay the price for your evil deeds." Becky said glaring down at the tired form of Hutch.

Hutch had no idea what this wolf was talking about and looked at Becky tilting his head in confusion.

"You will get your answer soon enough." Becky growled down at him. They sat waiting for a few minutes Becky was giving Hutch a scrutinising look that Hutch found hard to hold and chose instead to stare at the floor.

Becky suddenly decided to break the silence "A shame you're the enemy, Hutch. You're one good looking wolf."

Hutch looked up at Becky again and his mouth hung open but his thoughts were interrupted by the wolf above him. He was so confused.

"Seriously, Becky we are interrogating him, not flirting with him." Marc said groaning.

"Hey, we've got a while to wait, I can have a little fun until then." Becky looked at Marc indignantly.

"Your mind is so dirty, it's deeper in the mud than this guy's head." Marc said pushing Hutch down face first into the mud.

Becky laughed and so did the other wolves present except for Hutch of course who was too busy enjoying the taste of the earth

The female wolf that left reappeared a few minutes later as Hutch remained in the dirt too tired to struggle any longer. "Ah speak of the devil; I'll let him take it from here." Becky said before she walked out of Hutch's view.

Hutch wasn't sure what Becky meant until a large dark blue and grey wolf appeared in front of him.

"Hutch… you look like shit." This new wolf said bluntly earning a laugh from the wolves around him.

Hutch growled at the newcomer but kept his mouth shut he was not about to betray his pack.

"Honestly, I expected better of you. You were always loyal to Winston I wouldn't think you would side with the enemy." The large wolf looked down with disgust at him but Hutch wasn't sure who this new wolf was and this new information caused him to break his silence.

"What… who… who are you?" Hutch asked exasperated from his previous struggle.

"I don't blame you for not recognising me; after all it has been a long time since I was last here. I have changed but I didn't think I would find you, of all wolves to be working for Garth." The large wolf said glaring down at him. It was then that Hutch noticed the three long scars going down his face.

Hutch was angry now but confused as well but his anger got the better of him "I don't work for Garth, I never have!"

The large wolf studied Hutch for a moment before continuing "Why should I believe you, after what happened to Winston I didn't think you would be part of it."

"Part of what?!" Hutch bellowed angrily "Winston died in an accident, what are you saying?!" Everything had happened so fast and now Hutch wasn't sure what to say anymore, this leader wolf was holding something back, Hutch knew it but he couldn't pin down what.

He tried to refresh his brain to remember when he met this wolf before but he had no idea, he didn't think he would have forgotten the imposing wolf that stood before him.

There was a long silence before the large wolf spoke again. "Marc, get off him, he's innocent."

Marc moved of Hutch allowing him to breathe. After a moment of collecting himself Hutch stood, if a bit shakily and looked around. He noticed a number of wolves surrounded him but he didn't know any of them. He looked back at the larger scarred wolf "Innocent? Innocent of what exactly?"

"You have been played for a fool, my friend." The large wolf stated.

Hutch looked at this wolf angrily his face and fur pitted with mud. "Friend? You have some fucked up idea of friendship if this is how you treat your friends." He spitted out a clump of mud that he hadn't swallowed.

"Winston did not die in an accident." Hutch's eyes widened but it just didn't seem to make sense.

"That…that can't be true. Garth said that he died in accident there were a number of wolves who saw it.""

"That's because they killed him and told you a lie." A new voice said but to Hutch it was strangely familiar, he turned around and saw someone he thought was dead.

"Kate?"