Chapter 6 Reunited or torn apart
Kate's POV
I sniffed along the mud and rocks carefully scanning the ground for any sign of Humphrey or something to eat. I blinked my tired eyes and wearily observed where the river was taking me. I saw that I had emerged from the thick underbrush and rocks to an enormous field where the river continued on for several miles before becoming lost to my vision. I looked up at the receding sun and sighed to myself thinking, "I've been traveling for a whole day nonstop. Where else could he have gone?" I shook away my thoughts and trudged forward through the mud being careful as to not get stuck in it.
I saw the faint outline of a forest in the far horizon and thought, maybe he tried to take shelter somewhere in there. I nodded to myself and thought, "Yea, that's what I would have done if I were an Omega." With more of a goal in mind my tired body picked up the pace with the faint hope of seeing my best friend before dark. I continued along the river stopping only for a small taste at the mucky water to try to get some energy in my system. It was no use; there was too much mud and too little water to be safe. I spat out what little I had acquired and miserably continued walking towards the woods.
I saw the tree line continuously rise up until it blotted out the setting sun. My tired eyes couldn't decipher any signs of Humphrey's passage but nonetheless I continued forwards not perceiving anything but the goal my mind was locked to completing. The forest gradually got darker and my mind began to wander. I asked myself, "Will he forgive me for trying to leave him behind at the canyon?" I started to tear up and asked, "Why did I try to do that, he's always been there for me and I left him when he needed me most." I turned my head to the sky and saw the moon begin to rise, I usually welcomed the sight of the moon but something stopped me. I peered closely at it and saw it looked darker, and more frightening." I thought, "That's silly, the moon never changes." I shrugged off my worry and emerged into a small circular clearing.
The moonlight slowly began to illuminate the clearing so shadows jumped at me from every angle and corner. I sniffed the ground and stopped dead in my tracks. I sniffed fiercely and whispered to myself, "Humphrey was here!" I shouted in joy and thought, "He's alive, so he must be nearby!" With no warning my fur stood up on end and a wave of fear rolled through the trees. I shuffled my paws confused and saw something dart through the trees and disappear before I could make out any detail. I called, "Humphrey, is that you?" I smiled and said, "I'm sorry for trying to leave you, please come out." Then I saw a pair of glowing eyes blink into existence and flash through the trees. I whispered in fear, "You're not Humphrey."
It moved like a shadow and before I realized that it had moved at all it had jumped and I felt blinding pain in my side. I collapsed to the ground and looked at my side through a red haze. I whimpered and saw my side had three bloody gashes oozing blood to the ground. I turned my attention back to what had attacked me and saw it had disappeared completely. I thought, "How can I fight something so fast that I can't even see it?" I tried to stand but fell again to the ground. Groaning I slowly moved my head to try to see where the next attack would come from. I saw a flash of movement and moved my body to defend against that direction. I thought fearfully, "It's only playing with me."
Fear rippled through me and I saw in my mind its incredible power and speed and saw no way to defend myself against such a force. My adrenaline was pumping and I felt my life blood start to dissipate. I realized that my wound was much more extensive than I had thought. Suddenly something jumped at me and I turned my head and saw a flash of white and claws reaching for my throat. I screamed, "HUMPHREY, HELP ME!"
(Don't worry guys, Kates to cool to die. But it looks like you know what happened now. How can Humphrey save her from such a destructive force? The next chapter will not disappoint and I'm working on it right now so enjoy it when it comes!)