Author's Note: Can you believe it? Another chapter, already! My writer's block is dissolving, maybe because my last final of the year are in a couple days. Anyways, I'd love reviews cause its been such a long time since I last wrote. Alright, enjoy!

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Chap. 10

The lights danced overhead in the night sky. Denahi stood once more on the mountain. No, no, not again, wake up! He cried, but his voice disappeared into the wind. Kenai and the cub slept to his right, Sitka's spirit standing solemnly to his left. Denahi suddenly did a double take. He knew the cub that slept with Kenai. They had only been living together for most of the summer; it was Tae! Spirits, what are you trying to tell me! He called out as the boy in the blanket appeared, spear raised. An image flashed over the boy, but Denahi could not make out what it was. The spear was thrust downward, ripping Denahi from his sleep.

He looked around the dark cave wildly despite knowing nothing would come of it. He had thought the dreams were over; he hadn't had them since the avalanche. But now it plagued him again, and with a new element. Settling back down, Denahi looked over at the large cub that shared his den. Koda snored peacefully there. He had left the other den just soon after Tae had joined them, giving no explanation except that the den wasn't large enough for three bears. Kenai may have accepted that, but Denahi could see there was something more.

Koda's behavior had not begun with Tae though. Ever since the encounter with the hunters, Koda had seemed different, and Denahi was beginning to worry that the same rage that had driven him to hunt his own brother was now fostering inside the young bear. Kenai, for whatever reason did not seem to notice. His brother's new outlook on life was so optimistic he tended to dismiss that which suggested otherwise.

The bear yawned; sleep already threatening to overtake him. Glancing once more at the cub, Denahi closed his eyes and slept.

Later that summer, Koda announced that it was almost time for the Salmon run. Soon the four bears were off, heading towards that fateful spot where destinies had been decided.

"So Tae, is this your first trip to the salmon run?" Kenai asked as the moved down a hill through a thick patch of trees.

The young cub nodded enthusiastically. Tae's color was much darker than the other three, a rich brown with lighter patches on the shoulders and rear legs. "My first season Momma felt we were too young to go so we stayed home." He bounced along beside Kenai, looking at anything and everything.

Koda walked a little ways a ways. He snorted at the cub's enthusiasm and continued to walk. The prospect of seeing Bucky again kept him calm. Denahi was walking on the other side of Kenai but he kept glancing over his brother at Koda.

"Are there tons of bears? And fish? Is there story telling and games and treasure hunts and …."

Kenai interrupted him "whoa, there. Yeah, there there's all that and more, isn't that right Koda?"

Koda sighed. "Yeah, it's a ton of fun. I can't wait till we get there."

Kenai looked at Koda strangely, noticing that his voice didn't sound as enthused as he expected, but he didn't mention it.

Denahi awoke that night in a jolt, breathing heavily. The dream had come again. And somehow it had seemed more urgent than before. This was the second time in three days that the dream had come to him. And he feared they would come ever more frequent the closer they got to the mountain. The sun was just beginning to rise, so Denahi stayed up watching the brilliant sky and waiting for his brothers.

They traveled just two more days before they were looking down into the valley, a racing river twisting though it. The Mountain where the lights touched the earth overlooked it all, brilliant snow capped peaks casting long shadows.

"Here we are, the salmon run. Gathering place for bears of all shapes and sizes." Kenai flashed a wide grin to the three other bears. Tae beamed back and even Koda looked enthused. Denahi smiled at his brother, this would lighten all their spirits.

"Come on, I'll race ya!" Kenai yelled as he charged down the hill. Tae and Koda both gave a shout and charged after him. Denahi shook his head, smiling all the while and charged after the other three, soon catching up to the two cubs and passing them.

They arrived at the bottom out of breath and rolling around with laughter. Once Kenai could stand once more he began to move off to the river, and Tae got up to follow.

"I'm going to greet the others and introduce Tae around."

"Alright Kenai, I'm gonna go find Bucky," Koda replied as he hurried off in the other direction.

"What about you, Denahi?"

"Don't worry Kenai, I'll be fine, I'm just going to look around a bit. I'll see you tonight."

Kenai nodded and moved off with Tae in tow. Denahi watched them move off before going himself towards the river. As he cleared the trees his eyes gazed out over the river. Dozens upon dozens of bears were along the bank and swimming in the cool waters. The falls to his left were crowded with cubs jumping into the pools that formed below. He mingled a bit with a bear here and there, and spent most of the day just walking around. He did go fishing and was quite proud of himself when he caught 3 good sized salmon. Finally the sun began to set and the lights lit up the sky. He moved over to the large gathering of bears where stories were being told. He sat on the outskirts, listening in, looking for his brother and the two cubs. Finally, Denahi caught sight of Kenai and Tae, but Koda was nowhere to be found. Kenai seemed to sense the same thing and was frowning slightly.

Finally, the group began to break up and move off. Kenai and Tae walked over to Denahi. "Where's Koda? Have you seen him?" Kenai asked.

"Sorry brother, haven't seen him since we left the clearing. Maybe he went back there."

"Let's go check." Together, the threesome moved off towards the point where they had come down the hill. It wasn't long before the reached the spot, but Koda wasn't there.

Kenai was getting worried.

"Denahi, you look down river, I'll look up. Tae, can you stay here in case he comes back?" He didn't really want to leave the little cub by himself, but he couldn't think of what else to do, short of enlisting the other bears. He knew they would be glad to help, but he didn't want to ask just yet.

"Sure thing, Kenai. I'll stay right here!" Even now, the little cub was enthusiastic.

"Alright, we'll be back in a little while. Stay safe." Kenai pulled him close with one paw, giving him a small hug. Then he moved off and disappeared into the night. Denahi gave a nod to Tae before doing the same in the opposite direction.