Chapter 8
As morning broke over the territroy Humphrey woke back up he hadnt realised he was dozing. He saw Kate still sleeping and woke her up "Wake up Kate." said Humphrey. "Hmmmm" said Kate sleepily. Humphrey repeated "wake up Kate its morning." Her eyes fluttered open and she was awake "hey Humphrey." said Kate "hello sleepy head" replied Humphrey which received a chuckle from Kate. How she could laugh at a time like this neitheir of them knew. "We have work to do today" said Humphrey "as always" replied Kate she started going over a list in her head about todays plans. They had to Hunt for some more caribou they also had another hunt for that creature which was already expected to end with another death. Other than that there was nothing else planned so she and Humphrey planned on visiting Winston along with Tyler and Kayla. Kate also was getting the pups checked on because she was three months into her pregnancy. "Well lets get to it then" said Humphrey interupting Kate`s thoughts "oh yeah coming." said Kate. Another day in Jasper but it would be no where near normal.
Humphrey and Kate where the only two hunting today for caribou and when they spotted a moose instead they knew they couldnt turn that oppurtunity down. They both seperated but not too far apart so they could still see each other. Humphrey was the one that signaled Kate and she pounced onto the moose`s throat. Moose weren`t the ones to give up like caribou though they would fight and this one was no diffrent. Humphrey then jumped in and also got a hold of the moose`s throat. It was losing but it would fight until it was dead so the only thing that could be done was hold on tight. The moose finally realised it couldnt win and gave up it fell to the ground with a thud. "Dinner for a pack" said Humphrey who was a little disey from being thrown around. "Yeah it is" said Kate "and it was completely worth the fight" and Humphrey nodded in agreement. "Lets get this back to the pile" said Humphrey and Kate simply nodded and they started dragging the moose back home.
I watched Kate and Humphrey bring down a monster moose quite impressive actually i thought. My voice decided to start another conversation "well tonight will be a fun one for you" it said. I responded "why, arent i only killing the usual one wolf?" it replied "no you are to knock out three of them tonight and they will all be girls." I had to admit it sounded great so i went with it "OK then its a deal" i said then the voice left again. Wow three wolves i knew it wouldnt be Kate but i was still happy to get the chance. I knew i had killed more than that in one night but these wolves would be full grown and I would be able to pick any three with the exception of of course Kate. So I went to rest up for tonight`s kill I would need the extra energy.
It was midday and Humphrey, Kate and Winston were over at Kayla and Tyler`s den discussing what to do tonight and where to search. "We need to make sure this thing just cant enter our pack kill someone and get away" said Kayla with frustration that everyone shared. "We killed the thing once we can do it again" said Humphrey "we just need to trap it" said Kate and Winston nodded in agreement. Winston then started talking to himself again which got everyones attention. They couldnt make out what he was saying but he was defintaly talking. Kate and Humphrey both looked at each other and then they both looked at Tyler and Kayla. Winston the excused himself and left when he was out of the den Humphrey said "what the fuck?" which caught Kate by surprise. Tyler then nooded in agreement to the statement and said "maybe he should be checked on its almost as if he knows he`s talking to someone else." Kate came to her father`s defense and said "hes under alot of stress and is probably just thinking out loud the other person he`s talking to is himself.
I was to simply follow the group my voice had told me before simply leaving me again. So i would keep tabs on them for the rest of the day becuase i had managed to slip my nap in though it was only about two hours it helped alot. My vision was clearer and i could walk in a straight line which made me more comfortable about this gamble. I simply got to my ususal viewing ledge which help the best view of the Western territory now i had to wait until nightfall or maybe twilight eitheir way i was going to be waiting for a few hours.
As nightfall approached Kate and Humphrey began orginizing the group which still held the entire packs population with the exception of pups which were carried with the group. They started walking toward the waterfall this was their last destanation on the hunts and if they didnt find him tonight they were fucked. "get a move on people" said Humphrey as they were walking behind the dens the slope was kind of steep which would put them at the disadvantage which was what the creature wanted. Three girls were walking in the middle of the group they were Reba, Janice, and another girl whom they had befreinded Shelby. They were all pretty good at fighting thanks to the little training they had. The creature was just above them and he had his sights set on them.
"Those must be the three girls" I thougt to myself. "They are" said my voice then it gave me the signal "attack... NOW!" i did as told and lunged. I punced on one and ripped her open she hadnt had time to let a scream but the second one had plenty of time and she did scream as i tore her heart out. The last one stood her ground but to no availe I ponced her and took out both eyes, the throat, and her lung. By that time i was being surrounded by snarling wolves. Instead of trying to face them i saw and escape route and took it. I had lost the pack of wolves within a couple of minutes the gamble had nearly killed me but it had worked so i was proud. "You did well" said my voice "i know becuase im awesome like that" i replied "smart ass" it said then it went silent.
Reba, Janice, and Shelby were the victims of the creture and this time they had nearly gotten him. Now everyone in the pack knew what he looked like which could make things so much easier. Now that they had searched every possible hiding spot so all that was left was to wait for the thing to slip up considering he had come close tonight it wasnt expected to take too long for him to completely slip up. The fact that the three murders had been comitted right in the middle of the pack was very dissapointing though. Now the death toll from this rampage was at least ten it was the nightmare repeating itself all over again. It was just beginning though.