The new challenges
Here is the next chapter, hope you enjoy it
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Normal P.V the next day
All the wolves who wanted to say goodbye to Blaze one last time were gathering to begin the journey to the central pack graveyard
Nova: "I still can't believe that we won't see Grandpa again" I said sadly
Estrella: "I know, it's very sad" I said while some tears ran down my cheeks
Silver: "I've never felt this sad" I said with a sad sigh
Esperanza: "It's true, but I'm worried about dad, he's been very discouraged" I Said with concern
Reiz: "It's true, I've never seen it like this" I said nodding
Tristán: "Nothing like this had ever happened, dad has always been able to save everyone" I said
Nova: "It seems that there are things that not even dad can avoid" I told them sadly
Katie: I walked up to them and said, "Hi, how are you doing?"
Esperanza: "It's not easy to overcome" I said sadly
Katie: "I know, I've been through that" I said sadly, "But with time it becomes less painful, especially if you have someone who supported you" I said a little more cheerfully
Esperanza: "I hope you're right" I said while sighing, I really wanted to stop feeling this emptiness and pain
At that moment the puppies heard their father's howl, which indicated that they were about to start their journey
Silver: "It's time to go" I said while sighing
Esperanza: "Thanks for the words, Katie, we'll see each other as soon as we get back" I said with a little sadness
Katie: "What are you talking about? I'll go with you" I said animatedly
Esperanza: "Are you sure? It will be a long trip" I asked surprised
Katie: "Of course, you welcomed me when I first arrived and helped me a lot, it's the least I can do, besides it would be very boring without you around" I said smiling
Nova: "thank you very much" I said smiling
Meanwhile Kate, Lilly, Garth and Humphrey were talking
Kate: "I'm sorry we had to leave so unexpectedly; we couldn't get our duty's done" I apologized to them
Lilly: "Don't worry about it, we know that this is a priority, and we can take care of it without problems" I said kindly
Garth: "especially if the level two alphas leave too" I added still a little annoyed
Lilly: I smacked him in the side and said seriously, "This is not the time to talk about that"
Garth: "Sorry" I said quickly seeing how upset she was
Lilly: "It's not me you should apologize to" I said seriously
Garth: "You can't be serious" I said discouraged
Lilly: Just limit myself to looking at him with annoyance
Garth: I sighed and was going to apologize when Humphrey interrupted me
Humphrey: "It's time to go and don't worry, I haven't forgotten that problem" I said with a dry tone
So, all the wolves who were going to say goodbye to Blaze, started their way
After many hours
Kate: "I think we should stop; the storm is getting worse" I said worried
Humphrey: "It's not long before the rest point, there we can take shelter from the storm and rest a bit" I said
Kate: "In that case it is better that we speed up the pace" I said
Humphrey: I nodded and we started to go a little faster, after several minutes we had reached the rest point, these consisted of a series of caves near a river or lake, I had them made to facilitate this type of trip, "Hopefully may the storm calm down soon" I said
Kate: "Well at least it gives us the perfect excuse to rest a bit" I said quietly as I lay down, I didn't like to admit it, but I wasn't 100% yet
Humphrey: "I'll organize some level two alphas to hunt something for lunch" I said before leaving the cave
Reiz: "I'm exhausted" I said tired as I lay down
Estrella: "It was a very long walk" I said just as tired
Kate: I chuckled and said, "You better take your break because we're not even a third of the way there"
"WHAT!" said all the surprised puppies
Tristán: "But the last trips didn't last that long" I said confused
Kate: "That's because your father and I carried them for a good part of the journey, plus several times we used the train, which saved us a lot of effort" I explained
Esperanza: "It's going to be a long journey" I said with a sigh
Estrella: "and with these rains it will be worse" I said sighing
Kate: I chuckled at their concern and said, "This is good for you, it will help you get in good physical condition"
The pups just sighed, after half an hour the level two alphas along with Humphrey had returned with enough food for all the wolves, after they ate, they continued on their way, taking advantage of the fact that the rain had stopped
Humphrey: "Luckily it stopped raining" I said relieved
Kate: "I agree, the atmosphere is already heavy enough for the weather to make it worse" I said nodding
Humphrey: "that's true" I said with a sigh
Kate: I looked at him sadly, I knew he was suffering, "I know it hurts not being able to save him, but sometimes there are things that are out of our reach, you shouldn't blame yourself for it" I said sympathetically while caressing him
Humphrey: "You keep saying that, but I'm not normal, I should have been able to save him, but I wasn't able to do it" I said annoyed
Kate: "You may not be someone normal, but that does not mean that you should carry the world on your shoulders, we all have limits and we must learn to live with them" I said calmly
Humphrey: "I know, you've told me many times" I said sighing
Kate: "Then why do you still think the same?" I asked him seriously
Humphrey: "Because I refuse to accept it" I said frustrated, "Deep down I know I can always do more" I said
Kate: "But you did everything you could and sadly it wasn't enough, it's something you have to accept" I said sadly
Humphrey: "But did I really do all I could?" I asked, "Come on we have to continue" I said as I got up
Kate: "What do you mean? You did everything you could, you went to everyone you knew and tried to get a cure everywhere" I said to make him understand that he shouldn't blame himself
Humphrey: I was silent for a moment before muttering, "that's not true", then leaving to let everyone know that we were going to continue
Kate: I managed to hear what I mumbled, "there's something you don't want to tell me" I thought
Several hours later, when it was already dark, all the wolves were in another rest area, ready to spend the night
Kate: We were seeing the puppies who had already fallen asleep, "Yes, they were exhausted" I said
Humphrey: "They're not used to walking for so long," I said, nodding
Kate: "You have to do a little more exercises" I joked
Humphrey: I gave a small laugh before said, "You're right about that"
Kate: We were both silent for a few minutes before I said seriously "We need to talk"
Humphrey: I sighed and asked, "Is it really necessary?"
Kate: "Of course I do" I said nodding
Humphrey: "ok" I said sighing
Kate: "Let's go outside, I don't want to wake up the puppies" I said before leaving the cave
Humphrey: I just followed her, while we were walking, I asked her "How far do we have to go?"
Kate: "enough, it's a private conversation, I don't want anyone to hear us" I said seriously
Humphrey: I swallowed a little bit nervously and I said, "Okay"
Kate: After walking for several minutes I stopped, "This should be fine" I said
Humphrey: "What do you want to talk about?" asked
Kate: "I know there's something you're not telling me and that makes you feel guilty" I said seriously
Humphrey: "What are you talking about?" I asked a little nervous
Kate: "I know you better than anyone, I know when you hide something from me, usually I wouldn't pressure you to tell me, but I feel it has to do with that feeling of guilt that eats away at you" I said with a soft tone
Humphrey: "Yes, you know me very well" I said sighing
Kate: "Please tell me, what's wrong with you" I asked
Humphrey: Take a deep breath before telling him, "At a certain point I had found something that could have saved him, but the price was too high"
Kate: "What happened?" asked
Humphrey: "I went with the mother of Scott and Toocs, she is known as Diabla and lives in hell" I explained
Kate: "Hell is real?" I said surprised
Humphrey: "That's right and the most horrible place I've ever been" I explained
Kate: "What happened to you there?" asked
Humphrey: I sighed and started to tell her everything that happened there, including what she had asked me, when I finished, I noticed that Kate had an angry face along with a twitch in her eye, "Are you okay honey?" I asked a little scared
Kate: "I'm going to kill that damned, how dare she try to take my partner away from me" I said very angry
Humphrey: I backed off a bit, I had never seen her so angry, "Don't worry, honey, in the end I never agreed to your demands" I told her to try to calm her down
Kate: I took a deep breath and a little more calmly I said, "I know, but you still have doubts if you did the right thing"
Humphrey: "It's not that, but it bothers me not having been able to convince her in another way, also for the first time in a long time she made me feel vulnerable, for a moment I thought I could never escape from that place" I explained
Kate: "I see, but you did everything you could, tell me honestly, do you regret denying his request?" I asked him seriously
Humphrey: "Of course not, I would never betray you, no matter what" I said firmly
Kate: I smiled when I heard him and said, "then you shouldn't feel guilty, you did everything you could and that's the important thing, besides your father would hate to see you like this and much more if you betrayed yourself just for him"
Humphrey: "You're right about that," I said, sighing
Kate: "Now I understand why you were acting like this, not only were you grieving the loss of your father, but you also just went through a traumatic situation that reminded you of what it is to be vulnerable and that scared you a lot, because you are afraid of not be able to do enough to protect you and your loved ones, but listen to me, you should not worry about that, because no matter what limitations we have, we are a team and we will always be stronger together, no matter what we face we will always find the way to solve everything and I am not only talking about myself, but about the puppies and the whole pack, our unity is what makes us strong and capable of achieving the impossible" I said with motivation
Humphrey: For the first time in a long time, I felt that I shouldn't carry everything myself, I smiled slightly and said "you're absolutely right, how could I forget that our true strength comes from our unity, together we have achieved things that seemed impossible and long before I became an alpha and had these abilities, finally and finally, the only thing that matters is being able to live peacefully with you and the cubs in our pack"
Kate: "That's true, that's what matters most" I said lovingly
Humphrey: "Thank you, I really feel that you have taken a weight off me, it is true that it is not bad to feel vulnerable, since I will always have them to support me" I said more calmly, while shedding some tears
Kate: I hugged him and said lovingly, "We will always be there for you"
Humphrey: "I know" I told him more calmly
Kate: "Now let's go back to the cave, soon it will rain again and we have to rest to continue our trip" I said
Humphrey: "You're right" I said nodding
As the two wolves returned to their cave, a figure watched them from afar
"They are already returning with the others," said the figure
"Don't intervene yet, keep an eye on him," said another voice
"Yes sir" said the figure as he nodded
"And do not despair, soon we will claim everything," said the voice
"I can't wait for that," said the figure
Meanwhile with Scoot and Toocs
Toocs: "It seems that the storms are getting worse" I said to my brother while looking at the sky
Scoot: "Something very bad is happening" I said seriously
Toocs: "Why do you say that?" I asked worried
Scoot: "I've tried to improve the weather so that Humphrey can say goodbye to his father in better conditions, but as soon as anything, it goes back to normal" I explained
Toocs: "How is that possible?" I asked surprised
Scoot: "Nature is intervening, she is wise and knows more than I know, since she is everywhere, surely something terrible is coming" I said seriously
Toocs: "Worse than what has already been experienced?" I asked worried
Scoot: "I don't know, but time will tell" I said seriously
Who is watching Kate and Humphrey? What is closing in on Jasper's wolves? How will Humphrey continue? Read on to find out, don't forget to write reviews on how you feel about the story so far