I was in a dark abyss. It was really dark and I couldn't move. I have had this happen to me many time before. I was being brought to my Guardian. Soon the place started to light up and things became visible. I then got my ability to move back. I stretched my muscles and looked over to we're my Guardian was. "Hello Guardian, what makes you bring me here today?" I asked him. He turned and faced me. "I have brought you here to tell you like many times before that your time is soon. It is coming quick. Soon you will be with all your friends and family." He told me. I smiled,"And I have been looking forward to this day for years." I told him. "Yes, I know. But if you don't hurry up with your life story you won't be able to finish. And you won't be able to tell truths to your children and other wolfs about your dark past." "I know, I will finish this story soon. I guess I can put some of the story into a summary, not put in all the details." I said with a sigh. "Yes you do that, now you better wake up your scaring your children." He said. I smiled and nodded,"see you soon." I told him as I faded back in to real life.

I opened my eyes to find my kids crying. "Hey, what's the matter?" I asked. They looked up in shock. Then they ran over to me and brought me into a hug. "We thought we had lost you." Jake cried into me. "No, I was just in one of my trances. And before you ask a trance is when I get pulled from my mortal earth body into my spirit body and talk with my Guardian." I told him. Kailey looked at me,"What did he say?" She asked. I sighed,"He said my time is near." I told them. They looked at me wide eyed. "But, you can't go." They cried harder into my chest. "Don't worry, I will finally be able to leave this world and see my past friends and family, and I won't entirely leave you. I will always be with you spiritually." I told them. "Well you have been alive for along time, I guess your time comes when it comes." Jake said. "Exactly."

"Now come on, I need to finish my story before it happens." I said getting up and walking out of my den with my two kids behind me. We walked out to were I was telling my story to find many wolfs sitting there waiting patiently for me to come and tell them about my life. My kids left my side and went over to their mates and children, and their mates (Yes I forgot to mention they had mates).

I took my spot on the ledge of the small cliff and looked at all of the wolfs. I have known all of these wolfs parents and grandparents. I smiled at those memories. I then spoke,"Ok, now quiet down, now where did I leave off…ah yes…"

FLASHBACK:

My friends and I have been walking for hours to get to this pack and free them. "How long until we get there." Complained Andy. "Do you always have to complain, because for a tough delta like you, you sure complain a lot." David said. Then they started to get into a giant argument about random thing. Usually I was really calm but at this time I was stressed. I missed my mate, I wanted to be with her and be there to support her. But being my duty as a pack leader of the Pack of Jasper I needed to do this. "Would you two shut up." I yelled at them. Everyone stopped and backed away from me a little. They has never seen me blow a fuse like that. I would usually never yell at anyone, especially not at my closest of friends.

I took a deep breath. "I'm going to scout ahead." I said as I ran up ahead leaving everyone there scared. I ran a long ways in front of them so I could get a hold of my self. The stress was finally kicking in. The stress of doing all these good things for the people I love and being the best I could be. And everyone expects me to do what they want when they want me to do it. I would do it too, yet something bad always had to happen to me. That's when I thought of something. I rolled around in the dirt to hide my scent and took of in a random direction.

I ran off a long ways away from the trail and stopped by an old dead tree. There I sat down a closed my eyes. I concentrated trying to contact with my Guardian. After ten minutes of doing nothing I just blacked out.

Again I found myself in the black space of nothingness. Again I could not move, blink, or even move my eyes. I have become all too familiar with this feeling and place. Soon the place lit up and I was in the middle of the pure white room. "What brings you here?" I heard an all to familiar voice ask from behind me. I turned around and faced my Guardian. "I think you know why I came here." I told him. "Yes I do, but do you." "Yes, I came here to ask you why is my life so cursed. With all the good I do for others and all the love and compassion I show others I still end up getting screwed." I said with a slightly annoyed but depressed tone in my voice.

He looked at me, yet it didn't seem he was looking at me but through me. "Humphrey, there are many reasons why your life is so hard. Not to take you down, but to bring you up. Everything that has happened to you has been in purpose to help shape you into the wolf you are today. You want to know what you would be if you had a normal life. You would be dead." He told me. I looked at him, shocked at the words he spoke to me, it seemed like the words were lies, but I knew it was truth.

"Humphrey, there is famous saying 'don't pray for an easy life, instead pray that you will have the strength for a hard one'." He said to me. I smiled,"Thank you, now I would like to go back." I told him. He nodded and I was sent flying back to my mortal body.

My body shot up and I landed on the ground. I was now filled with all new energy, like I could travle for hundreds of miles in a full sprint. I remembered what Guardian told me, and that quote he told me. I would have to remember that. I made my way back to the trail in a slow jog. With my scent gone they would have stopped and are probably now waiting for me. Minutes later I came upon the group talking with each other, so I decided to see what they were talking about. "Do you think he's ok?" I heard Andy ask the group. "I don't know, I've never seen him like that, he is usaly so calm. I have no idea what got in to him." Earl said. "What ever it is, we don't want it to happen again. It is reall scary when he gets mad." David said. They all nodded. "McCabe, are you alright. You haven't said anything." David said. "What, oh… yah I'm fine, just thinking." "And staring off into the distance, and talking to yourself. Yes you have told us plenty of times of that and your insanity." I said now coming out of my hiding spot with a smile on my face. "And yet you let me run your pack." He said returning the smile and walking over to me.

He then brought me into a hug,"Where were you, I was worried. And what happened to you back there?" He asked. "Yes I do apologies for my actions it's just I'm under so much stress lately. And for where I was, I will tell you later." They all looked at me confused. "Now lets get going I can smell the scents of other wolfs, so we are close." I told them as we walked on in the direction of the scents.

After about five minutes of walking we came upon a hill. "It's just over this hill." Dexter said. "Finally! Now lets get this over with." Andy said. We walked up the hill and what we saw brought fear to our eyes. We had much underestimated the number of wolfs that the pack would have. It was huge, and many I recognized, they were wolfs that tried to get into my pack but were turned down. There were just as many as the new combined pack of Jasper.

One wolf spotted us and smiled,"Awe, finally we have been expecting you." He said as he let out a howl and within seconds we were surrounded. My team and I got into a circle and got into defensive positions growling viciously at them. They did the same to us. Then a voice that I wouldn't mistake from anywhere came through all the growling,"Hello Humphrey." He said. I turned to the direction of the voice,"Alex." I said back. "Looks like I've got you now." He said. I laughed,"I could take all these wolfs on by myself. But with the help with them you wouldn't even put a scratch on any of us." "Maybe… but I can try. But first I think you would want to see someone." He told me.

Moments later he brought a wolf towards us. When I saw who it was I was filled with mixed emotions. Hate, fear, sadness, rage. The wolf was Kate. "how did you get her?" I yelled at him. "It was easy. I snuck into your den knocked her out and brought her here." He told me smiling. Now I was just filled with rage. "You will pay for what you have done." I told him. He smiled,"like I said before, we'll see." And with that he took Kate and then sent his wolfs to attack me and my men. We fought back killing them with ease us not getting a scratch on us like I said we wouldn't. Then I turned to were Alex took Kate. I was about to head there, but before I could I heard the others yell my name. I turned around to find a big wolf jumping at me with great speed. I closed my eyes and waited for the pain to come but it never did. Just a howl of pain not from me.

I opened my eyes and saw the wolf tearing at Blake. "Nooo." I screamed as I hit the wolf off of Blake and quickly killed him by snapping his neck. I then went back over to Blake. He was coughing viciously, and breathing heavily. "Hey hum-Humphrey." He said. "Hello Blake." I said. "Well, I guess that my time has come." He said shakily. "No, no I can get you help." I said. He shook his head. "No, I've already lost to much blood, I'm not going to make it. But just know even though I haven't known you that much I still love you and I am glad be be your uncle." He told me smiling. I smiled back. He then took one last shakey breath and then died. Right there in front off me. "Good bye Uncle." I said as I released a tear.

I then put him on my back and turned to the others. I looked back at where Kate was taken and saw hundreds off wolfs advancing on our position. I really didn't want to leave her, but I knew I could get to her. I turned back to my group and ordered for our retreat. We all started to run back to the pack. Their was only one thing on my mind, I would return and save Kate and make Alex pay for what he has done.