Hey guys, it's been awhile, but here's the next chapter of the story, enjoy.
-Lance's P.O.V-
It was another morning in my pack. I had awoken before either of my parents, too busy thinking to even sleep myself. It had been about a week or so since my brother had gone missing. Some of the members of the pack had thought he was dead; others thought different and had a feeling he might still be alive.
I on the other hand knew he was still alive. Call me crazy, but I can just feel his presence; I can feel it in my blood.
"Lance?" I heard a voice. I turned to see it was my mother who was walking up to me. "How long have you been up?" she asked me.
"Not long..." I looked off to the side.
"Still thinking about Artimus?" she guessed as she looked at me with concern. I simply looked down, saying nothing. "Thought so" she said. "Sweetie, I know you feel bad and you miss him, but..."
"But what?" I asked with a tilt of my head.
"Well... last night, while you were asleep, one of the alphas came by and told us he found some blood on a rock in the river..." she began.
"No..." I began to slowly shake my head in disbelief
"He got the scent and... told us the news" she said, tears beginning to build up in her eyes.
"No. He can't be dead... he can't!" I said, my voice cracking, tears beginning to build up in my eyes as well.
"Lance... " she reached her paw out toward me.
"No!" I slapped her paw away. "You guys may think he's gone, but I know my brother is still alive! I know it!" I yelled.
"Lancelot!" I heard my mother shout the full version of my name as I ran off.
-The western pack (Humphrey's P.O.V)-
I was sitting on a large rock on top of a hill. I had been in this pack for about a week or so. Winston and Eve seemed like a nice couple, and their daughters were nice enough to introduce me to other alphas and omegas. I had even made three new omega friends: Salty, Shakey, and Mooch. Looking out into the distance, there was still a problem at hand...
I still had no memories from before I hit my head.
"Humphrey?" a female voice asked. I turned to see it was none other than Lilly, walking up the hill.
"Oh, hey Lilly" I greeted her.
"What are doing here all by yourself?" she asked me as she sat down next to me.
"Nothing. Just... thinking..." I looked off to the side.
"Still worried about when your memories will come back?" she asked me with a look of concern. My ears lowered and I hung my head down with my eyes off to the side.
There was a silence between us...
"Hey! I know what'll make you feel better. Why don't we play?" she asked me with her upper body lowered and her tail wagging.
"Sure, I'm game" I said with a shrug.
"Alright. Think fast!" she caught me off gaurd as she tackled me to the ground. Doing so led to us rolling down the hill. The roll then ended with her on top of me, sitting on my stomach. "*giggle*... see? Wasn't that fun?" she looked down at me with a smile. I chuckled.
"Yeah, I guess it did take my mind off of-" I stopped myself mid sentence when something came to me. I don't know why, but it feels like I've done this before.
"Humphrey?" Lilly asked as she gave me a confused look. I sat up and got her off of me. "Is something wrong?" she asked as I looked at the ground.
"I... don't know..." I began. "Lilly... I think I just had a moment where I saw a wolf pup who looks just like me" I said with a somewhat serious look.
"Humphrey, I don't think that was just any moment. I think a part of your memory just came back to you!" she said in realization and somewhat surprise. "Do you know who the wolf is? Or what their name was?" she asked me.
"No. The only thing I can remember... is that he looks like me. After that it's just a blur" I told her, not knowing who the pup was in my recent memory.
"Maybe my mom and dad can help you out. Come on!" she said and we raced to her family's den.
-The Northern Pack (Lance's P.O.V)-
I was sitting in front of the river, staring down at my reflection. I was still upset about what my mom had told me.
"I don't care what they think or say; my brother isn't dead!" I said to myself.
As I stared at my reflection, I felt anger build up within me. I then smacked the water. Once the water was clear, I smacked it again. I took in deep breaths to calm myself down.
Looking at bottom of one of my right paw, I looked at the sun shaped birthmark that was on it. It was at this moment that I remembered Artimus' birthmark as well, that of which was a crescent moon.
"I swear by the blood that runs through our veins... I will find you" I said to myself with a serious and yet determined look upon my face. It was at this moment that I felt a paw on my back, making me jump a bit. "Mom?" I asked with a confused look, seeing the wolf who was behind me.
"You really care about your brother, don't you?" she asked me. I replied with a light nod. "I know your heart is in the right place, Lancelot. But if you're thinking about going to find him, you mustn't go on your own, it's to dangerous for a pup your age" she told me.
"But, mom!" I tried to protest, but she raised a paw for me to stop talking.
"No 'buts' Lance. Just trust me on this, Ok?" she said.
"Yes ma'am..." I said with my ears lowered.
"Come. Let's get you some breakfast" she said to me. I sighed and walked with her. It was at this moment though, that I got an idea, a smirk upon my face.
-Western pack territory-
"You got some of your memory back?" Winston asked Humphrey.
"A bit. I got some of it back when I was playing with Lilly" he told him.
"What is it that you remember, dear?" Eve questioned.
"Nothing really. The only thing that I can remember is seeing this pup who looks almost exactly like me" he told the alpha female.
"It must be someone you know; a family member probably" Winston suggested.
"I don't know... I... just... don't... know" Humphrey said.
"Don't feel bad, Humphrey. I'm sure the rest of your memories will come back eventually" Lilly reassured, placing a paw on his shoulder.
"I hope you're right, Lilly. I kind of want to know who that pup is... who is he?" Humphrey asked himself in his head with a curious look.
-Nighttime in the northern pack-
Night had come. Every wolf in the pack, both adult and pup, were asleep in their respective dens. All except for the eldest pup of the northern pack leaders, Lance. He stared outside into the moonlight.
He then looked back at his parents and smiled.
"Sorry mom and dad, but this is something that I have to do" he said to himself in his head. Once that was said and done, Lance ran out of the den and off on the search to find his brother.
where ever he may be...
There's chapter 4. I know it's short, but I couldn't think of anything else. in either case, I hope you all enjoyed it and I'll see you all in Chapter 5.
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