Author's Note: GUESS WHO'S BACK! Humphrey Loves Kate that's who! Anyway, my job is over, I had to quit the play I was in and I am feeling mostly well after this sickness I have had. It turned out to be a sinus infection by the way. Ouch! It should be completely gone soon. But as this sinus infection leaves, my writings will return. Here's a chapter I typed up just for you guys. It's kinda short and I felt like it wasn't that good, but here you go. Let me know if it was okay in a review. Thanks.

Chapter Thirty-Five

Garth was so caught up in the happy moment that he and Lilly were sharing that he did not realize the tension growing behind him. Garth snapped back into reality, however, when Tony yelled out, "TAKE THE VALLEY!"

Instantly, wolves from the Western and Eastern packs began charging at each other and fighting over the valley. Garth found himself in the middle of an all-out feud, and Lilly was right next to him staring at everything as it happened. With no time to lose, Garth shook Lilly out of her trance and led her out of the craziness. Shielding Lilly with his body, Garth kept harm away from his love. (Eve would have been very proud.) Every wolf in the valley was fighting for the caribou supply, but Garth did notice Kate surrounded by everything down on the ceremonial rock. He was about to attempt to get her out of it, when she suddenly yelled out, "STAMPEDE! STAMPEDE!"

Tony and Winston both looked up from the fight. Numerous caribou were running right for the battlegrounds. Realizing the grave danger, Winston screamed "Everybody! RUUUUUNN!"

"To the sides of the valley!" Tony commanded.

As every wolf ran for his or her life, Garth saw that his dad was caught right in the middle of everything. Apparently, the disk that was giving him a hard time had just snapped out of place, leaving him partially paralyzed. Garth watched as Winston ran over to Tony and smacked his spine back into shape. Tony and Winston tried to get out of the stampede's path, but they were quickly surrounded with nowhere to go except straight ahead. Everyone, including Garth, could only hope that the two leaders were fast enough to escape the oncoming stampede of caribou.

Garth continued to stare at the scene in front of him with Lilly by his side. Something whizzed over his head. Garth looked up and saw a hollowed out log that had been split in two. Kate and Humphrey were inside of the log and flying down to Tony and Winston. They hit the ground and were thrown a little ahead of the log, which was lying on its side so that it made a dome-like shield. Tony and Winston jumped behind this shield as Kate and Humphrey crawled towards the log. Suddenly, Humphrey jumped up to the log and Kate was engulfed in the stampede of crazed caribou. Without a moment to lose, Humphrey jumped into the stampede to protect Kate. Seeing that Humphrey loved Kate so much that he would risk his life to save hers, Winston and Tony simultaneously decided to forget all the "laws" and defend the young couple. They leaped out from behind the log and diverted the caribou around the two lovers. All this time, Garth had slowly been falling into a trance much like what Lilly had returned to earlier.

The final caribou ran away from the scene and the dust gradually cleared. Every wolf that had been fighting was now making his or her way to the center of the valley where the dramatic scene had just ended.

Garth shook himself out of his trance and then got Lilly's attention. "Lilly," he began. When he got no answer, he yelled, "Lilly! Snap out of it!"

Lilly shook herself from her trance when Garth yelled her name. "Huh? Wha… what… What happened?"

"I'm not sure, but it can't be good. Come on, let's find out." Garth led the way down from the ledge he and Lilly had been sitting on to Kate and Humphrey.

"Kate," Humphrey kept saying as they got closer. "Kate, don't go. Please. I love you."

Garth and Lilly sat a little way back from Humphrey and Kate, so that they could give them space. From where they were, they could see Kate lying on the ground and motionless. Garth hated to think about it and he especially did not want to tell Lilly, but he was certain that Kate was dead.

Author's Note: So dramatic! Don't forget I have a poll out asking what type of Alpha and Omega story I should write next. I'd love to hear from you there just as much as I'd love for you to welcome me back in a review! Feel free to do so cause I appreciate it so much. Also, I'd like to thank those of you who have reviewed even though I wasn't updating for awhile. Thanks! I'd also like to thank those of you that have reviewed this story as you read. Thanks! And I'd like to thank those of you who have ever reviewed this story, even if it was only on one occasion. Thanks!

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