Hey guys, here it is, Chapter 3 of my first (and so far only) Alpha and Omega story: The Northern Pup. Let's start.
-Morning (Western territory)-
The sun had arisen. The pup who had arrived just yesterday was still asleep. But the strange part was that he felt something warm and furry next to him on both sides. He opened his eyes and saw that he was in between both Kate and Lilly. That's weird. Wasn't he sleeping outside last night?
"First one up I see" a voice said. The pup looked outside and saw Winston and Eve sitting at the edge of the entrance of the den.
"Morning, Winston. Morning, Eve. And what do you mean first one up? You guys were probably up before me" he said to them.
"Well, you were first one up of you three pups" Winston said.
"It's a good thing too. We wanted to talk to you in private" Eve said.
"About what?" the pup asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Hold on. Before we start, you need to eat something" Winston said. He pulled out a chunk of caribou meat from behind him and tossed it in front of the young pup. The pup however, raised an eyebrow at this. "Eat. You need to keep your strength up" he told the young pup. The little one soon ate the meat within a few bites.
"Thanks" he said. "So how did I get in the den? Last I checked, I was sleeping outside" the pup asked.
"I brought you in" Winston said. "You seemed cold, so I took you inside the den and put you with Kate and Lilly" he told him. The pup gave a light smile. All of a sudden they heard a yawn coming from the den. They looked to see the girls waking up, coming out of the den.
"Speaking of which..." the pup said as they walked towards them.
"Good morning girls" Eve greeted her daughters.
"Morning mom" they greeted back.
"Hey you, glad to see you're up" Kate said to the pup, playfully punching him in the arm. Eve tossed the girls a chunk of caribou meat. "So what were you guys talking about?" Kate asked.
"Uhh..." Winston was unsure how to reply to his daughter's question as he looked at the young pup. The pup however, nodded in confirmation, letting him know it was Ok for the girls to join in the conversation. "Well... we were just talking to this pup here" he told his young daughters.
"About?" Lilly asked. They all looked at the pup.
"You told me that you don't remember your own name, correct?" Winston asked the pup, making sure he was right. The pup nodded. "Well I was thinking" he began. "When took that blow to the head... it must've caused you lose your memory" he stated.
"You think he has amnesia?" Kate asked with a raised eyebrow.
"It's the only logical explanation" Eve said. There was silence between them all.
-Northern territory-
Lance was in the den, curled up in a ball, a look of guilt and upset on his face. He still couldn't believe what had happened the other day.
[Flashback]
"Grab my paw!" Lance said, trying to save his younger brother. However, it wasn't good enough, for Artimus had been washed away by the current, falling down the waterfall into the deep water.
[End of Flashback]
That memory... that horrible memory. It replayed in his head over and over again. Why did it have to happen?
"Oh, Artimus. I wish I could've saved you in time..." he said to himself with both guilt and regret, blaming himself for what had happened to his younger brother.
"It wasn't your fault" a voice said from behind him. He turned around to see it was his mother, sitting at the entrance of the den.
"Mom?" he asked, walking up to her then sitting back down in front of her.
"Lance, honey, you can't keep blaming yourself for what happened to Artimus" Elise told her eldest son.
"But he fell down the waterfall... I couldn't save him..." he said with shame, his ears lowered.
"Believe me, I'm still saddened that we haven't found him yet... but we've got to have hope" she told him.
"Your mother's right" another voice said. This time it was Cole. Not only was he Lance and Artimus' father, he was also the leader of northern pack. This meant that since Lance was the oldest, he would one day become the future leader of the pack. "We sent our best alphas to track him down, so there's no need to worry, Lance" he told his son.
"Still... I can't help but feel concerned. What if we don't find him? What if he's dead?" Lance asked with worry.
"He's not dead, sweetie" his mother told him.
"How do you know?" he asked.
"I can feel it in my heart. Trust me... a mother knows" she told him, smiling, petting his head with her paw. This calmed Lance as he smiled back at her.
-Back in Western territory-
"Thanks for showing me around girls" The pup said to his new friends as they walked across the meadows.
"It's the least we could do for our new friend" Kate said to him.
"So you don't remember anything about your past?" Lilly asked him as they walked.
"Not a thing..." he said a he shook his head. Honestly, he was drawing blanks. He couldn't remember his parents, his pack, his rank; he couldn't even remember his own name.
"Well, maybe seeing what both ranks do will jog your memory of what rank you are" Kate suggested. "Want to see what an alpha can do?" she asked him.
"Sure, let's give it a try" he accepted.
[2 minutes later]
"Ok, future alphas like me train to hunt for food and protect the pack" Kate explained. "Let's aim for that pinecone hanging on the branch" she said sitting on a rock. She bent down, shuffled her shoulders, and then leapt toward the pinecone, catching it in her mouth just before landing in the grass below. "Now it's your turn" Kate said to him.
"Right" he nodded. Now it was his turn. He bent low to the ground (or in this case, rock), shuffled his shoulders, and performed an incredible leap. Surprisingly, he performed a leap that was even greater than Kate's. Not only that, he was able to catch a pinecone in his mouth as well.
"Good job!" Kate congratulated him. "Did it jog an memories?" she asked. He thought for a second, but sadly shook his head.
"That's too bad" Lilly said walking up to them. "But that was a nice leap you did back there, Humphrey" She said.
"Humphrey?" He questioned with a raised eyebrow.
"Gotta call you something, don't we?" she asked. "I figured since you can't remember your real name, I'd think of one for you to use until you get your memory back" she said.
"Good idea, Lilly" her sister said. Lilly smiled.
"Well? What do you think? Do like the name?" Lilly asked the pup. He thought for a second.
"Hmm... Humphrey..." he pondered the name. "Humphrey... yeah, I guess that name could work for now" he said, accepting the name.
"That's good. At least now we know what to call you until you get your memory back" Kate said.
"So Humphrey, do you want to see what an omega can do?" Lilly asked him.
"Yeah, let's see" he said. Now it was Lilly's turn to show him what the omega rank does.
-The mud puddle-
They had traveled further and Kate, Lilly, and the newly named Humphrey had made it to the mud puddle.
"So this is where you're going to show me what an omega does?" the pup who was now named Humphrey asked the omega known as Lilly.
"That's right" she said to him. "Like I said, omegas like to have fun and make jokes" she told him.
"Alright then, make me laugh" he insisted. Lilly thought for a second and came up with something.
"Um, what am I?" she asked, lying on her back and kicking her legs in the air. Kate and Humphrey looked at each other, and then back at Lilly.
"You got me..." he said with a raised eyebrow, having no clue as to what Lilly was supposed to be.
"It's a turtle that fell and can't get up" she told them.
"Not bad" he complemented her.
"Ok, how about this?" she asked, and then fell flat on the ground with her tongue hanging out.
"A dead wolf pup?" he guessed.
"Close. It's turtle roadkill" she told him. Humphrey chuckled.
"You're right, that is funny" he said.
"Uh, why did we have to be near the mud puddle for you to show him that?" Kate asked, wondering why her sister brought them here to tell jokes.
"Oh, that was the joking part of the omega rank. This is the fun part of the omega rank" Lilly told her, looking down at the mud. "Cannonball!" she shouted, jumping straight into the mud. Despite her size, she was actually able to make an impressive splash. Some of the mud got on Kate and Humphrey, but Humphrey didn't seem to mind. Kate on the other hand sighed and rolled her eyes.
"Nice one!" Humphrey said to Lilly.
"Come on, the mud is great!" she told him. He shrugged and jumped into the mud. The two muddy pups shared a laugh.
"My sister, the omega" Kate said in her mind with a slow shake of her head, but also with a slight smile. The two pups then got out of the mud and shook off what was on their bodies before meeting back up with Kate. "So did that trigger any memories?" she asked Humphrey.
"Mmm... nope, nothing" he told her.
"Nothing?" she asked. He shook his head with a straight face.
"Wow, that amnesia must be serious" Lilly said.
"Yeah, must be if neither of the stuff we did helped him" Kate said. It was true; even after doing all the alpha and all the omega stuff, he still had remembered nothing. Kate had then noticed the time of day. "Hm. We can worry about this later. I'm pretty sure mom wants us back for lunch" Kate said, noticing it was about noon. The girls began heading back to the den. Humphrey soon joined them seconds later. As they were walking though, he was thinking of something.
"These girls seem pretty nice, and so do their parents. But what about me? Who am I? Where do I come from? Will I ever know the answers?" he asked himself in his head. Inside it really bugged him how he couldn't remembered anything about his life (despite how short it must've been, considering he was a pup). Whatever the case was, he was hoping that soon he would find the answers. But the true question was...
When?
And there's chapter 3 everyone, hope you liked it. If you read the first chapter you know who Humphrey really is. Anyway, see you guys in the next chapter.
And if you have any ideas for the story, don't be afraid to say it. If you do, then you can say it in a review or send it to me in a PM (Private Message).