Lunar Wolves
Chapter V: A Plan
04:35 a.m. December 16, 1927
Anaktuvuk Pass
Written by: NightWolfZilvia
Story Planning by: IconicStarChild
Published by: NightWolfZilvia
Aleu tried looking for a way out of the cave, and found an exit, "Reminds me of two years ago, when me and Papa went on that ridiculous journey, *sigh* I was such a fool." Aleu said to herself. Suddenly, a twig broke behind her and she saw a large bear, Aleu didn't think, she just ran, and came out to an opening, "Oh, why do these always lead to cliffs?!" Aleu turned around and saw the bear walk out of the cave, she braced for impact. She heard running beside her, and a wolf jumped out and got the bear by the neck, "Whoa!" Aleu jumped back in shock, "Now! Get out of here!" The wolf said.
But Aleu, being as stubborn as she is, helped him, and got the bear by the leg, "What are you doing?! I told you to run!" He said, "Hurry! Get his neck!" Aleu shouted back, the wolf did as he was told and got the bear by the neck and dragged him down, "Whew! This guy was a tough one!" The wolf said, he looked over at Aleu, "Are you alright?" He asked. Aleu went grey again into deep thought, "Wow, he's handsome! Oh no, what am I talking about, but, he is awfully cute!" Aleu went back to normal, "I'm okay, glad you came around otherwise I would have died!" Aleu said nervously. "Yeah, though I really should thank you as well, if you didn't stay and help me, I would have died as well!" The wolf said, "Oh, how rude of me, my name is James, what's yours?" He asked. "Aleu, nice to meet you James." Aleu offered her paw for a shake, James accepted the offer, "Nice to meet you Aleu. Anyways, what are you doing all the way out here?" James asked. Aleu hesitated, but figured she trusted him enough to tell him, "Well, my sister was kidnapped by a pack of wolves, and I'm trying to both rescue her and my family in Nome from these packs of wolves." Aleu said, "You're taking this pathway to Nome? This is one of the slowest routes to Nome, I'm headed there myself, want me to take you on the quickest path?" James offered. Without hesitation, "Yes please! I'd appreciate it greatly!" Aleu said. "Well alright then, let's go, we should make it in about 3 days." James said, "Hold up, I only have about 2, I took this path a long time ago and it only took me 1 and a half to get here from Nome." Aleu said, "It only took you one and a half? I'll follow you, show me the path you took." James said. Aleu nodded and she continued on her way.
December 16, 1927
02:19 p.m.
Anaktuvuk Den, Alaska
It was early afternoon, and saba, as usual, was sitting in the corner of her cell, doing nothing, "What am I doing with my time, I could be trying to get out of here!" Saba thought to herself. Joel walked by her cell, "You doing okay?" He asked. Saba turned around, "I'm sitting in a corner starving, do I look okay?" Saba asked sarcastically. "I was just asking, since the boss is out, I guess I can let you out for a little bit, but first I suppose you want something to eat?" Joel asked. "That would be nice, I hate being cooped up in here." Saba said. "Well, all we have right now is some bones with some meat left on them, but, with supervision, I suppose I can take you to the nearest lake and try to catch a fish for you." Joel suggested. "Oh yes please! Fish sounds heavenly!" Saba said gratefully. "Alright, here we go."
Joel inserted the key with his mouth and the cell slid open. Saba walked out peacefully, "Thank you, you won't regret this!" "I'm only being so kind to you because I can't wait to finally be released from this clan." Joel said, "Well, my sister is pretty understanding, she may hold you by your throat, but once I explain what happened to her, she should let you go." Saba said. Joel's eyes widened with fright, "H-hold me by my throat?" "Hey now, I'm just kidding." Saba chuckled. "Okay good, I like to talk and I don't think I want that to be taken from me." Joel said.
The two arrived at the lake and Joel held a stick in the water, "What are you doing?" Saba asked, "Fishing, what does it look like?" Joel said, "No no no, you do it like this." Saba sat on the edge of the dock and let her tail into the water. Joel sat there, watching, and in just a few seconds, "Got one!" Saba pulled her tail out, and a big fish flopped out, holding onto her tail. "Jeez! That's a big fish, where did you learn to do that?" Joel asked. "I tried it one day, and it worked flawlessly." Saba said, biting the fish to kill it. "Well, let's take it back to the den, I'm sure the other omegas would love to hear this!" Joel said
The two walked back to the den, and walked into the main room, "Everyone, you all know Saba, and she has a story to tell you all!" Joel said. The other omegas gathered around her and Saba got ready to teach them her skill, "Okay, see this big fish?" Saba asked, and the whole group nodded, "Well, this fish, was caught by me with the help of this." Saba thumped her tail on the ground, and held it up. "Your tail? But how?" One of the omegas asked. "Simple, you sit at the edge of a dock, let your tail flop in, and you should get some bites in just a few minutes!" Saba explained. The group was shocked, "Joel, can we all go to the lake and try this theory?" One of the omegas asked. Joel looked at Saba, she nodded, "Yes, let's go!" Joel said. The group left the den and they all went to the same lake
December 16, 1927
09:18 p.m.
Kobuk, Alaska
"I still don't get how you got this far in just one and a half days, it took me about 3 and a half or four days." James said, "Oh, did I say one and a half? I meant 3 and a half, and I have 4 days to reach them, I just like doing things my way." Aleu said with a smile. "Well, hopefully your way doesn't get us killed." James said. "Oh trust me, it might, there's a lot of danger on this trail, but it's quicker than the way you wanted to go." Aleu said. "Oh boy, here we go, I wasn't planning on living past 4 anyways." James said. "I'm only 2 and I still managed to own two clans on two different occasions, I left my old one, they were only worried about food, not anybody else, my current clan is a much better and bigger family." Aleu said. "Well, I'm 3, but I have traveled more than half of Alaska, but let's just focus on getting there first." James said.
Aleu looked around and saw three people getting off a little boat by a riverside, "Hey James, do you get seasick?" Aleu asked. "No, why?" James asked. "Good, follow me, we're going the faster way." Aleu said. Aleu ran towards the three people, barking. They ran away, and Aleu and James boarded the boat and started rushing down the river, "You're crazy! What if they had guns?" James asked. "I'm not afraid to die for my family." Aleu said. "But I am! I don't want to die before we can start our journey!" James said, "Well, if you're afraid go ahead and hop off while you can!" Aleu snapped back. "*sigh* Here we go again, let's just go." James said, laying down. "We'll get there faster by boat, I have to keep watch, so you can go ahead and sleep, I'll wake you up when it's time to get off." Aleu said. "I welcome you, I trust you to lead us." James said.
With that, they were off to save Aleu's family, what will happen next? Find out in Chapter VI of Lunar Wolves!
To be continued…
A/N Hey guys! Back at it again with Lunar Wolves! I have to thank Iconic Star Child for being extremely patient with me about uploading this chapter. I will be uploading more chapters of this more frequently now that I have a bit more time to do so. See you guys in Chapter II of A Legend's End!