Howdy folks. I'm back with another chapter. So I just want to point something out. This is not a Lion King parody. Yes I did use a Lion King reference. But that doesn't mean anything. However, if you want, I will write a songfic that would serve as a deleted scene for this story. If you are curious, the song would be "Be Prepared". So let me know in the review section if you want me to do it. Now this chapter is the aftermath of the fight with the coyotes. I hope you enjoy. Loud House is owned by Chris Savino. On with the chapter.

Chapter 5

Luna lay outside the nursery listening to everything that was going on in the camp. She was currently in charge because Lynn Sr. and Rita were out in the forest so Rita could stretch her legs and Lori was out hunting with Lincoln. And while the three oldest members of the pack were gone, Luna in charge. She looked around the camp and saw her sisters doing their own things. Lynn was wrestling with Lana while Lucy slept nearby. Lisa was in her usual spot studying the flowers and determining if they were herbs or not. Lola and Leni were sharing some of the leftover moose while Luan was cleaning out the caves. As for Lily, she was currently climbing on top of Luna. Luna chuckled a little bit as Lily climbed up on her back and played with Luna's ears.

"Alright Lily, time for a nap." Luna told her gently. Lily barked in protest. Basically telling Luna that she wasn't tired. "Sorry sis, but it's time for your nap. I promise that you can play as soon as you wake up." Lily let out a small whine. "I promise Lily." With that, she picked Lily up by the scruff and carried her into the nursery.

After putting Lily in her nest and making sure she fell asleep, Luna went back outside. When she walked back into the clearing, she saw that Luan was finished cleaning the caves and was taking a nap because Luan had guard duty tonight. Luna then decided to sniff the air and see if any prey had wandered into the camp. As she sniffed the air, she scented the two familiar scents of her older sister and her younger brother. As she continued to sniff the air, she froze. The scent of her brother was mixed with a scent that made her fur stand on end. The scent of blood.

"Leni, Luan and Lynn! Get in battle position!" Luna ordered. "Lucy, Lana, Lola and Lisa! Get in the dens! Don't come out until one of us says its ok." The seven wolves nodded and went to their assigned areas. Lucy, Lana, Lola and Lisa ran into the den while Leni, Luan and Lynn took up defense position besides Luna.

As they stood ready, the scent of blood drew closer. Luna feared the worst for her brother due to the fact that the scent of blood was mixed with his scent. After a few moments of waiting Lori and Lincoln walked into the camp with Lincoln leaning on Lori's shoulder. The girls quickly gasped in shock when they saw the state of their brother. One of her ears was torn and he had a deep wound on his shoulder. His white fur was stained with blood and he had several scratch marks on his body. Lori looked a little better as she only had a couple scratches. As soon they entered the camp, Lincoln plopped down to ground in exhaustion.

"Lori what happened?" Luan asked with concern. Lori placed down the rabbit that she was carrying before answering.

"Lincoln got into a fight with Chandler and his coyotes." Lori told them. "He was holding his own for a while, but you know coyotes. They fight dirty." Lori then looked around the camp when she noticed that her parents weren't in the camp. "Where are mom and dad?"

"They went out into the forest so Mom could stretch her legs." Leni explained.

Lori let out a frustrated sigh. With Rita and Lynn Sr. not in the camp, she was currently in charge. So she knew that she had to take action.

"Ok. Listen up." Lori ordered. "First things first: where are Lucy, Lana, Lola, Lisa and Lily?"

"Lily is in the nursery and the others are in the caves waiting for us to tell them it's safe to come out." Luna answered.

"Ok. Here is what I want everyone to do." Lori started. "Leni, I want you to tell the others that they can come out of the cave now. Luan, I want you to go into the forest and collect the prey that I caught while I was hunting. I buried it near Sky Tree. Lynn, I want you to go get Mr. Grouse. He knows more about herbs than I do. So please hurry. As for you Luna, you and I are going to try to clean the blood off of Lincoln's fur. Everyone understand?" Everyone, sans Lincoln, nodded. "Good. Now everyone, MOVE OUT!" Everyone ran off in different directions to complete their assignments. Luna looked down at her injured brother with concerned expression.

"Don't worry bro." Luna reassured Lincoln. "We are going to take good care of you."

Lynn ran through the forest faster than she had ever run before. Even though she was exhausted, she knew that she couldn't stop. The image of her brother laying on the ground a bloody mess gave her all the energy and motivation she needed. As she continued running through the forest, she arrived to her destination: an old tree.

"Mr. Grouse! Are you there?" Lynn called frantically.

"What's all the racket out there?" a voice answered from a hold in the tree. The voice was followed by an owl head poking out. The old owl looked down and saw the cause of the noise. "What you want wolf? Don't you know I'm nocturnal?"

"I know Mr. Grouse and I'm sorry for disturbing you but this is an emergency." Lynn said frantically.

"Alright. What is it?" Mr. Grouse asked.

"Lincoln got into a fight with a bunch of coyotes and is seriously hurt!" Lynn said quickly.

Mr. Grouse's eyes widened. While the wolf pack did annoy him at times, they did leave him alone for the most part. Mr. Grouse also had a soft spot for the pack because he was friends with the pups' grandfather and former alpha Albert. Besides, he was used to these kinds of wake up calls. Over the years, he has treated the pack's injuries because of his vast knowledge of herbs. He let out a sigh. His sleep would have to wait. A young wolf needed help.

"Alright Lynn." Mr. Grouse sighed. "Let's get moving." Lynn quickly nodded and with that, the two quickly made their way back to camp.

Back at camp, Lincoln was getting cleaned by his sisters. Luna and Lori had to carry Lincoln to the stream that ran through their camp. Leni had just grabbed the younger sisters from the caves by telling them that it was ok to come out. Lori and Luna were currently trying to clean Lincoln, but they were having some difficulty because Lincoln was so tired that he could hardly stand.

"Hold still Lincoln. We almost got the blood off." Luna tells him.

"Sorry guys but I'm just exhausted." Lincoln said tiredly.

"We know Lincoln." Lori said. "But you just need to hold still so we can finish cleaning you."

"I'll try." Lincoln said. After Luna and Lori got all the blood off of Lincoln, they helped him walk out of the stream. As soon as he was out of the stream, he was immediately surrounded by his younger sisters who immediately bombarded him with questions.

"Lincoln do you need something to eat?" Lucy asked.

"Did you really fight coyotes?" Lana asked with excitement.

"How many were there?" Lola asked.

"Are you in any pain?" Lisa asked.

As the questions were being asked, Luan came back to camp carrying the two rabbits that Lori caught and carried them to the fresh kill pile. Not far behind her came Lynn who was followed by Mr. Grouse who immediately landed next to Lincoln to examine him.

"Alrighty then. Let's take a look at ya." Mr. Grouse said. After looking him over from head to tail, he turned his attention to the worried pack. "Now girls, it's not as bad as it looks. His scratches aren't that deep so they should heal in a few days. The worst injury that he seems to have is this bite on his shoulder. I'll need to treat that as soon as possible so that it won't get infected. As for his torn ear, there sadly isn't anything I can do about that. So that being said, let's get to treating."

Mr. Grouse immediately got to work. First thing he did was put some marigold on the bite on his shoulder so there wouldn't be any infection. The next thing he did was put some comfrey on the scratches to soothe the itching that Lincoln was bound to have. After making sure that he had every scratch and bite covered, Mr. Grouse told the pack to help Lincoln to the cave. Leni and Luan helped Lincoln to his paws and helped him walk to the cave. After helping him get into his bed, they left him to get some rest. They then joined the pack as they listened to Mr. Grouse give them some instructions.

"Now Lincoln's injuries were not that bad." Mr. Grouse told them. "Now he will be fine in a couple days. But right now, he's exhausted. So for now just let him get some rest and keep an eye on him. And just to be safe, I'm saying no hunting for a couple days. I don't want to risk him opening up his injuries. Got it?"

"We got it Mr. Grouse." Lori told him. "We're sorry that we disturbed you."

"Don't mention it." Mr. Grouse said. "I can't really turn down a cry for help now can I? Besides, I'm used to treating injuries of you wolves." The old owl let out a small chuckle. "Don't forget, I was friends with your grandfather. Now if you don't need me anymore, I'm going to go back to sleep."

"Now we're good Mr. Grouse." Luna told him. "Thanks for patching Lincoln up."

"It was nothing." Mr. Grouse told him. "Well, see you around wolves." And with that, Mr. Grouse flapped his wings and took off and flew into the forest.

After he was gone, Lori turned her attention to the pack.

"Ok guys. I want you guys to just try to relax. Lincoln is going to be fine." Lori tells them. "He just needs rest. Luna, do you think you could keep an eye on Lincoln for a while?"

"Already on it." Luna answered.

"Well if we're done here, I'm going to try to get some sleep. I got lookout duty tonight." Luan says.

After Lori made sure everyone was reassured, she then decided to try to relax herself. But despite how peaceful things were for the time being, Lori couldn't help but feel that there was something terrible going to happen in the future. She felt that the fight with the Chandler and the coyotes was just a sign. A sign that her pack might be in more danger than they realize.

I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Let me know if you guys want me to do that deleted scene. So until next time. Peace.