Chapter 12
Bang! Bang! Ding! Bang! Was the sound Rick made as he pranced around Joseph and Franklins tents' striking a stick against a frying pan.
Rick's POV
Rick- "Wakey, wakey, happy campers. We're going hiking."
Franklin crawled out of his tent and Joseph followed wrapped in his blanket like a burrito.
Franklin- Yawn "Hiking, you say?"
Joseph- "Ughhhh, what time is it?"
Joseph said, rubbing his eyes.
Rick- "My friend it is approximately, six forty-one; what a better time to catch the morning sun."
Franklin- "Well aren't you a kindred spirit."
Rick- "Of course Franky now let's get packed."
Kate's POV
Kate- "Humphrey wake up."
Kate said while shaking her deeply sleeping mate.
Humphrey- "Okay, Okay I'm awoke.
Kate- "Good now you have to take the kids over to my mothers."
Humphrey- "Why so early? You don't have patrol until noon."
Kate- "I know but I heard an distress howl, I have to go investigate."
Humphrey- "Well...an alphas duties never end I guess. I'm gonna get a little more shut eye."
Kate- "Alright, I'll be right back and no hanging out with friends until I get back."
Humphrey- "Ok."
Kate- "If I'm not back in time and you decide to go out, don't leave the kids unsupervised."
Humphrey- Yawn "Gotcha."
Kate- "And if..."
Humphrey- "Bye, Kate."
With that Kate left the den and set off into the distance. She shortly arrived on scene to see a wolf lying on the ground that seemed to be injured but breathing, Garth, and Shannon, an alpha from the eastern pack.
Kate- "What happened here?"
Garth- "Not sure, i arrived shortly before you did, but Shannon was here earlier."
Kate turned her attention towards Shannon who seemed to be closely examining the injured wolf.
Kate- "What happened to him?"
Shannon- "He was attacked."
Kate- "By what?
Shanon- "I don't know. I also don't see any scars or visible bleeding so it had to be blunt force."
Kate- "He was struck?"
Shannon- "Afraid so."
Kate- "Is he eastern?"
Shannon- "Probably so, but i don't know him."
Kate looked into the half open eyes of the dazed wolf.
Kate- "CAN YOU HEAR ME? ARE YOU HURT?"
Unknown wolf- "Umi...fy...umi...I'm...no..her..yet!"
Garth- "What the hell was that!?"
Kate- "He's delirious. Take him to the healers den."
Garth- "On it."
Kate- "Good I'll be there. In the mean time I need as much information you can gather if he's conscious before I come."
Shannon- "I'll try."
Franklin's POV
Joseph sat rummaging through his travel pack while Rick coiled rope.
Franklin- "I've never been hiking before."
Franklin said with his chin propped on his hands staring at the two intently.
Rick- "Oh you're just going to love it. You see that over there."
Rick pointed towards an tall tree covered hill.
Franklin- "Gee, that looks...steep and unforgiving."
Joseph- "That's the fun part."
Rick- "You're not afraid of heights Franky? Right?
Franklin- "Rubbish, I flew on a plane to get here. It just seems a bit challenging."
Rick- "That's the part you're going to love."
What happened to the unknown wolf? How will Franklin's hiking experience go? Stick around...