Part 2: The Packs

Chapter 21: One Big Night (written possibly in January, 2013)

Two years later... (Human Years)

Things were happening now. Stormfast and Terra were making their own pack. One big aspect of an early pack was none other than: pups. Terra was pregnant; ready to have pups at any moment. They had found a den east of Sparks's cave. It was a medium-sized den that went into a hill. Inside, the den split into two tunnels. Terra was in the left one and Stormfast was in the right one. He was walking in circles. He was waiting for the pups to come. He wasn't all worried. He knew in his Alpha training how to take care of them. Terra also should know with Omega training. Omegas were trained to give mating advice. What he did worry was the pups themselves. Would they have defects or deformities? About thirty percent of all wolf pups had a deformity like a missing eye, paw or even tail. How many would there be? According to Terra's belly, there must be more than three. The average for Easterns was one to three because of Isaac's curse. For any other wolf, it was three to six. But most of all, would they like him? At the Eastern Pack, some pups hated their mothers and sometimes their fathers. Rules overwhelmed them and it seemed to make them rebellious; cute to suddenly vicious. Also, what would their names be? In the Eastern and Western Packs, it was forbidden to name a pup after anybody within the same pack. This was ratified so wouldn't cause confusion between who's who.

After hours of labor, Terra shouted to let Stormfast know.

"Stormfast! I believe it's time." His heart started pounding fast. The pups were coming. Too bad the males weren't allowed to see the birth.

"Okay. Just take big breaths," he replied. His voice echoed; Terra could hear him through the wall that separated the two tunnels. "and when the time comes, push!

Really hard!" It sounded painful to her but that's what had to be done.

It wasn't long before the first pup came. She had did what Stormfast ordered. Then, the next thing she knew, he or she was out! She took a few more breaths before continuing.

This went on four more times. They had a total of five pups.

"Stormfast, you can come in now." He went to the other tunnel. All the pups were nursing. "We're a family now," Terra softly said.

"Yes. We are a true pack now."

"Should we name them now?" she joked and giggled afterwards.

"Sure. Let's start with the oldest." The oldest or first born was a light brown pup.

"It's a boy," Terra informed him.

"Hmm... David."

"David?" Terra never heard of such a name.

"He was a wolf legend my father told me. I wish I could remember it."

"Okay. David it is." They moved on to the next oldest pup. "This one's a girl." Stormfast picked her up. Her eyes and ears were closed. They will not open for weeks. "I was thinking Martini," Terra suggested. "It's what my mom wanted to call me before my dad thought of something better."

"We can use that. Sounds pretty," Stormfast agreed. He put Martini down, then she continued nursing. She was light grey just like Terra's father. In fact, she even had the two black spots on her flank just like him. It was something that must've ran in the family.

Soon, they named another pup, Arthur, another boy who was brown. Then, there was another girl.

"Oh, I've always wanted to name one of my daughters, Hannah," Terra encouraged. Stormfast looked at the newborn girl. She was a white pup, like his mate.

"I think this beautiful pup deserves a beautiful name: Hannah it is." Stormfast smiled when he said that.

Then, there was the last pup; the runt of the litter. It was a boy; the smallest and youngest. His fur was black, like Stormfast's.

"It's Stormfast Junior," said his mate.

"I'm gonna say... hmm... Henry... What do you think?"

"It sounds handsome."

Luckily, none of the pups had a single deformity. There was three boys and two girls. Not too little, not too much.

[How could such a perfect family happen during a curse? Stormfast wondered.]

Next: Chapter 22: First Sight.

(Hello. :) I hope y'all enjoyed the first chapter of Part 2. So far in the story, Stormfast and Terra have pups! What a challenge might this be? :) )