Hello A&O fans, it's been awhile since I've updated this story, hasn't it? But it's ok, because now this story is back in action and so am I. So let's start Chapter 6 of: The Northern Pup.
In the forest at the bottom of a hill by the waterfall in the western pack, the two daughters of the pack leaders, Kate and Lilly, were pushing half a log up said hill. The reason they were doing was because… Well, Humphrey didn't explain, but they knew it was for a good reason.
"So what do you think Humphrey wants us to do with this?" Lilly asked her older sister.
"Beats me. But whatever it's for, it's probably something fun" Kate said. It was then, however, that a thought had crossed her mind. "Hey Lilly?"
"Yeah?" the white furred omega asked back.
"Do you… like Humprey?" Kate asked.
"Do you mean like as in 'like', or like as in 'like like'?" Lilly asked.
"Like like" she said.
"Well I do like Humphrey, but not in that way. The stuff he and I do is because we're friends and I like to tease him a little" Lilly told her. "You on the other hand…"
"Me?" Kate raised an eyebrow.
"I've seen the way you look at him while he sleeps or when you think he's not looking at us. From the moment we met him I could tell you possibly had a thing for him" Lilly said with a smirk.
"W-Well… I… I… What?! That's insane. We hardly know the guy" Kate said, dotting her eyes back and forth with an embarrassed blush
"Uh-Huh. Then why are you blushing?" Lilly knowingly asked her with a tease in her voice.
"I… Uh. Shut up!" Kate shot back. Lilly smirked as if it were funny.
It was then that the two sisters looked up to see Humphrey himself sitting on top of the hill
"There you girls are. What took you so long?" Humphrey asked with a tilt of his head.
"It took us awhile to find a good log. Not only that, but we also had to find one that was already split in half!"Lilly snapped at him.
"Heh heh heh… right" Humphrey nervously chuckled, an embarrassed blush to go with it.
"So what's the plan, Humphrey?" Kate asked with a light smirk.
"Have some fun. The three of us get in the log and slide down the hill at top speed" He told the both of them. "I call it log sledding. Just made it up today" he added. "So, how do you two want to do this?"
-Meanwhile-
Lance was walking around the forest in search of his younger brother. At first it was difficult trying to find Artimus due to the weak scent that he was tracking, but now it had just became a bit easier thanks to the little experience he had not too long ago. He now knew that his brother was in the location of the western pack.
Question was: how was he supposed to get there on his own? And not only did he have to find his brother, another point had just come to him. He hadn't eaten in awhile so now he also had to find some food. As fate would have it, a rabbit hopped right by him.
"What a coincidence. Well, might as well put my wolf skills to the test" Lance said to himself.
Actually it didn't take that much skill because all he had to do was run up to the little ball of fur and jump on top of it. After that he pretty much used his jaws to snap its neck, killing it.
"Wow, mom and dad were right, rabbits are the easiest prey to kill" he said, wiping the little amount of blood from his mouth. He then began to devour the carcass through its midsection.
-Elsewhere-
"Fantastic, just fantastic. We've got, not one, but both of our sons missing!" Elise said as she and her mate trudged through the forest of the northern pack.
"Don't worry, honey. We'll find them. We just have to keep following Lance's scent, that's all" Cole told her.
"And what about Artimus? He could be dead for all we know. And even if he's alive, he could still be badly injured. Falling down a waterfall isn't exactly painless you know" she said, worrisomely.
"I understand you being worried about our sons, but you really shouldn't be thinking of the worst case scenario" Cole told his mate.
"I'm a mother with two pups; it's my job to worry. It can't be helped" she replied. "You're their father, why aren't you worried?"
"I am. It's just… I know they can survive out there. With the strength and skill of their alpha father and the heart and quick-witted cleverness of their omega mother, there's nothing they can't overcome" Cole explained, telling his mate of the faith he had in both of their sons.
"Maybe you're right…" she looked down with her ears lowered slightly. "But still, they're pups and—"
"Whoo" a voice interrupted the couple's conversation. The two wolf leaders looked up a nearby tree up ahead and looked to see a bird sitting on a branch.
"Is that an owl?" Cole asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Indeed I am. A great horned owl to be exact" The owl said with a proud wing on his chest. "And you two are wolves, if I am not mistaken" he looked at them with a curious eyebrow raised while rubbing his chin.
"Uh… yeah?" Elise confirmed his guess.
"I'm Cole and this is my mate Elise" the alpha male of the northern pack told the owl, his mate nodding in confirmation.
"A pleasure to meet you both. I am Maverick" the introduced himself to the two wolf parents.
As stated before, Maverick was a great horned owl that was the color brown with a white underbelly and ember colored eyes. He also had big, bushy eyebrows and small beard below his beak that almost touched his chin.
"Excuse my rudeness my friends, but I couldn't help but overhear your conversation. Did you say you were looking for your pups?" Maverick asked them.
"That's right" Cole said.
"Have you seen either of them?" Elise asked.
"Was one of them dark gray, almost blackish in fur color and had golden colored eyes?" Maverick asked.
"He's talking about Lance" Cole and Elise looked at each other, and then back at the owl. "Yes, that's our eldest son Lance" said the male wolf.
"Ah, yes, if I remember correctly, he said he was going to find his brother. Young lad said something about heading to the western pack" Maverick told them.
"The western pack? He must think that Artimus is there" Cole said, facing his mate. "Looks like we know where to find him"
"Thanks, Maverick. Come on, Cole" Elise said to her mate, the two wolves then ran in the direction of the western pack. Maverick, meanwhile, sat on his branch and began to preen his left wing.
-The western pack-
"Yee-haw!" Lilly exclaimed as she, Humphrey and Kate soared through the air on the log, and then land back on the ground, continuing to log board down the hill.
The three pups had picked an order of which they would ride in the log together: Lilly was up in front, Humphrey in the middle, and Kate at the end of the log. It was at that moment that Humphrey noticed a ramp-like rock up ahead.
"Upcoming rock at 12 o'clock" Humphrey stated as the headed towards the object.
"Let's go for it!" Lilly said as she leaned forward, the other two pups following her lead.
This caused the log to accelerate, and then they hit the rock which sent them soaring through the air. They all must've had the same idea, because while they were airborne they had decided to three backflips with the log. They had also done a spin just before they landed on the ground.
When they landed they landed hard, it was enough to split the log that they were riding in half. The three pups tumbled out the log and rolled across the ground, Lilly and Humphrey laughing as they rolled.
"Awesome!" Humphrey and Lilly said in unison as the high-pawed.
"Great idea, Humphrey. That was so fun!" Lilly said, but then noticed something different. "Heh. And I think my sister would agree" she smirked, seeing her older lying on top of Humphrey's back.
"Huh?" Kate looked down and saw Humphrey underneath her. "Uhh, heh heh… sorry Humphrey" Kate blushed with embarrassment as she crawled off of him. "She's right though, that was actually kind of fun" she commented. Humphrey chuckled with a smirk.
-With Lance-
"Ah, that did it… for now at least. Now to continue to the western pack and find Artimus" Lance said to himself as he wiped the blood of his prey from his mouth. "I just realized something though. I've never been to the western pack before, so how am I supposed to know if I'm there or not?" he asked himself.
He shrugged his shoulders and headed back on the trail to the western pack where his brother might be. Little did the elder twin know, he was closer to the western pack and to his brother than he thought…
And there's chapter 6. This story is beginning to wrap-up pretty nicely. Hope you all enjoyed this chapter.
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