Kate and Humphrey began to look for Dean. They walked to where the creature was. "There's blood, but only one set of tracks." Said Humphrey. "Let's follow them. They may lead to Dean." Said Kate. They began to follow the tracks which led them to the pond. The looked around and saw the creature sitting by the edge of the pond on a rock. Its wounds were still bleeding, but were beginning to heal. It then let out a pained expression on its face and began to shake horribly. It coughed up blood. And began to shrink. It kept shrinking and its features began to disappear. His fur became more like skin, his ears became more human, his eyes became brown, and his claws became fingers. The creature has revealed itself to be the one and only Dean. Kate and Humphrey were shocked to say the least. They looked closer and they could see Dean's wounds. He was covered in bruises. His back was seeping blood from the reopened wounds. Dean looked at his reflection and slapped the water and began to cry. "Dean." Said Kate quietly. He turned to see Kate and Humphrey staring at him. He just turned his head back to his reflection and let his tears flow. "I didn't want to kill him." Whimpered Dean. Kate and Humphrey moved closer to where Dean was in between both of them. "Hey buddy, just calm down, and tell us what happened." Said Humphrey. Dean took a deep breath an wiped his tears away. "I was in the den and I figured out who took the pups. It made me so angry to not have prevented this. All I saw was red, but all I thought was to save pups. I managed to save them. This big man wanted to fight me. We fought and he did all this too me. I then had one thought, Kill. All I saw was red. I then saw the man slumped to the ground. My claws were in his chest. I did this, I killed him. I didn't want to kill him." Said Dean. He began to cry again. Kate and Humphrey began to hug him and gently pat his back while avoiding his cuts. Dean just held both of them and cried. "Let it out sweetie." Whispered Kate in Dean's ear. "We are here for you." Said Humphrey. They couldn't help, but feel sad for the boy. He has been through so much and they keep finding more about every day. Dean kept crying and soon cried himself to sleep. Kate whispered in his ear. "Change into a pup please." She said. As if on que Dean began to shift in his sleep into a wolf. "How did you know that would work?" Asked Humphrey. "I didn't," Said Kate. She then lifted Dean by his scruff and began to walk back to the den with Humphrey not far behind. Once they made it they were greeted by Eve, Winston, Garth, Lilly and the pups. Eve walked to Kate with a smile, but it changed when she noticed Dean. Kate walked past her and sat Dean down. She then layed Down right next to him. The pups moved and layed down next to Dean's other side. "He had a rough night trying to find the pups." Said Humphrey. He then layed down next to the pups. Everyone understood that they were all tired. They left to give the family and Dean some well deserved rest. They slept through the morning and a little bit of the afternoon. Dean's eyes slowly opened. He looked around and realized he was in the den. He then felt something very soft on both of his sides. He realized that he was in between Kate and Runt. He then realized that they were asleep. He tried to silently move out from between them. He was almost out until a brown paw pulled him back in. He turned and saw Kate who seemed to still be asleep. He accepted that he was not getting out of it. He then moved closer to Kate and fell back asleep. Kate opened one eye and looked down to see that her plan worked. Dean was back asleep. She closed her eyes and smiled. After a few more hours of needed sleep had passed, but Dean's slumber was about to take a turn. Above him a cloud of mist began to form. Kate was the first to rise and see it. She got everyone out from under it except Dean. When she was about to move him the mist began to show shapes, more like shadows. The shadows then became faces and had colors. In Deans head he was in the scenario playing in the mist. The mist showed a human man, woman, and two kids trapped in a room that was burning. There was a different male outside the room and that was all the family could see. The human female turned her head to the mist. "Run Dean!" She screamed. The male outside the room turned to the mist and gave a twisted smile. "Now to take care of the most troublesome." Laughed the man. The mist began to show quick movements and everything began to move quicker as if what it is that Kate, Humphrey, and the pups were seeing was running. "Guys, I think this is Dean's dream and we are seeing what he is seeing." Said Humphrey. They looked to se Dean twitching in his sleep, showing signs that he was dreaming. They turned back to the mist and saw a different room. A door began to shake violently and then the mist turned to a window and jumped. It was now in the woods running. "You won't get away." Spoke a deep monstrous voice. The mist showed a black mist with red eyes. It lunges at the mist. Dean woke up screaming and the mist above him disappeared. He looked around and saw the mist clearing up above him. "I'm sorry you had to see that. I know that I have not been fair to any of you by not telling you all what happened to me. That will change." Said Dean looking at the family with worried eyes.
