That night, I lead the Pack through Seabrook, following my nose towards a specific house. I grabbed Willa's wrist before she decided to destroy her door. "But we have to get her attention." Willa reminded me.
"Addison is a Human." I reminded her. "She isn't accustomed to our ways. You were raised a Wolf, I was raised a Human, let me be the intermediary between us?" Willa paused for a moment.
"Fine." She huffed. I let go of Willa, pressing a kiss to her cheek before jogging up to Addison's front door. After a moment, the white-haired girl answered it.
"Waverly." Addison greeted, her eyes wide. "It's so late, is everything…ok?" Addison glanced at the Pack behind me.
"Everything's fine, we just…we need you to come with us, ok?" I asked.
"What's so important?"
"You are." Wyatt responded. Addison looked between all of us, and nodded. The Pack lead her through the woods, keeping an eye out in the dark.
"Where are we going?"
"It's a wolf secret." Wynter told her. "If we told you we'd have to kill you."
"Wynter." I scolded.
"Too much? Too much. I knew it, sorry." Wynter put her fists to her head. "Welcome!" Wynter threw her arms wide. She met Willa's gaze beside me, and out the corner of my eye I could tell that she was annoyed. "But not too welcome!" Wynter snarled, but then her Moonstone turned green. My eyes blew wide in concern as I approached my packmate.
"Hey, Wynter, it's ok." I soothed, running my hand down her back. "Let it out." Wynter's head dunked and her eyes met mine through her lashes.
"My Necklace is loosing charge…" She whimpered. I nudged my head against hers in comfort.
"What?" Addison wondered.
"Every day, more and more of our pack becomes sick." Wyatt started. "Because their Moonstones lose their power. All our Elders re too sick to travel, which leaves-"
"Which leaves taking care of the pack to us." Willa but in. "To me, to Waverly." I nodded at her, turning back to my friend.
"You'll be ok, Wynter." I assured. "I promise."
"You better be right about this." Willa snarled at her brother. "We need to find the Moonstone soon. I wrapped my arm around Wynter and lead her past Willa and Wyatt into the Den. A large fire was raging in the hearth, with some of our pack sitting around it. Some of the younger Pups were running around, their necklaces were the most charged with Moonstone energy, and that was ok. Some other pack members were talking, lounging around the Den.
"The Wolf Den!" Wynter declared, throwing her arms wide to welcome Addison to our home. Moonlight filtered through the roof, shining on the prophecies that littered the stone walls and revealing the lunar map that was carved onto the podium and the lunar cycle that hung off the roof. "It's ok to be impressed."
"Waverly!" Wanda yipped, running over to me. I caught her easily, throwing her into the air as we bumped our heads together in greeting.
"Our language." Wyatt said. "Awoooo! Addison. That means welcome." Addison went to howl something in return, but I put my hand over her mouth to stop her.
"Yeah, no, you have a history of stuffing up words, don't you dare." I stated.
"Enough." Willa interrupted. "This is not why we brought her here."
"Why am I here?" Addison asked. I set Wanda down to head to the other pups as Wyatt lifted a crystal. He approached Addison and lifted the crystal to the moonlight, causing all of us to turn to it. We watched as the image of the Great Alpha was projected onto the full moon on top of the entrance to the sleeping caves. She lifted her head and howled.
"I believe you will lead us to the Moonstone." Wyatt told her. "I believe you're our Great Alpha. I believe you're a Werewolf."
"What?" Addison demanded. I took her hands in my own as I lead the white-haired girl through our Den.
Waverly -
Turn up, explain our history
Pull back the veil of mystery
What's written on the cave is prophecy
The Great Alpha is our destiny
Wyatt -
Show us the power of chemistry
Lead us to the source of our energy
No one knows her identity
But she looks like you, identically
Waverly and Wyatt -
This is how we're livin' our lives
Livin' our lives, livin' our lives, yeah
Wolves -
Can you feel the call to the wild
Call to the wild, the call to the wild
We are the call, we are the call
We are the call to the wild
Addison -
I see a real community
Unique, but you have unity
You know who you're supposed to be
Release to the rhythm totally
Wyatt -
I feel the vibe when you're close to me
And you can feel it too, or hopefully
Waverly -
Now look up, and tell me what you really see
A bunch of stray wolves or a family
Wolves -
This is how we're livin' our lives
Livin' our lives, livin' our lives, yeah
Can you feel the call to the wild
Call to the wild, the call to the wild
We are the call, we are the call
We are the call to the wild
We are the call, we are the call
We are the call to the wild
Willa -
Hold up, before you do, let me interrupt
She's a cheerleader, not an alpha
You're in the Den, but you'll need to earn my trust
Now show me what you got if you're one of us
Willa and Addison exchanged some heated clapping. Yes, clapping. Willa then howled, echoed by Addison, it happened again, surprisingly, Addison got the pronunciation right both times. After the second time, Willa grinned and the two shared a handshake. I leapt forward, pressing a kiss to Willa's cheek. I nuzzled the spot when I pulled back and spun, laughing and yelping in elation as I celebrated with my Pack.
Wolves (Addison) -
This is how we're livin' our lives (It's how you're living)
Livin' our lives
Livin' our lives, yeah
Can you feel the call to the wild (I can feel)
Wolves and Addison -
The call to the wild
We are the call, we are the call
We are the call to the wild
We are the call, we are the call
We are the call to the wild
Our Pack howled in elation, we had found her, our Great Alpha, after all this time, and we were finally, finally going to be whole again. Suddenly, Zed appeared on the podium. "Don't make me take this off!" He threatened, clutching his Z-Band. "You don't want to see me Zombie Out!" Someone snarled, and Zed's hand flicked, ripping the Z-Band off his arm, and veins crept up his arm and across his face.
"Zed." I said calmly, stepping up onto the platform where he and Addison were standing. "It's-" I was cut off when Zed grabbed me and threw me across the Den. My back hit the stone wall, and I yelped, groning when I fell to the floor.
"Luna!" Wynter cried. There was a collective snarl as the Wolves turned on Zed. Willa knelt next to me, gently holding my arm and helping me stand.
"Are you alright?" Willa asked softly.
"Yeah." I breathed, leaning into her. I looked at Zed sadly as Addison clipped the Z-Band back onto his arm. "I'm fine."
"Zed, I want to be here!" Addison exclaimed.
"But you texted 'help!'" Bree said, pulling her phone out.
"I needed help on the chemistry homework. Didn't you see the beaker emoji?" Bree looked back at her phone.
"Oh, I do now." Bree said sheepishly. "By the way, I love this new look. New hairstylist?"
"Werewolves, they know hair."
"And manicures." Wynter added.
"They think I may be a Werewolf too." Addison told her boyfriend.
"What?" Zed demanded. "How?"
"Maybe a grandparent. My hair means something. This could be my pack."
"For centuries, this has been set aside for the Great Alpha." Wila said as she pulled out the case in her back pocket, me following after her. Willa opened the case to reveal the Great Alpha's necklace.
"This Fully Charged Moonstone…this is the most precious thing we own, Addison." I admitted to her.
"If you're truly one of us, when you put it on, you'll be transformed into a Wearwolf." Willa finished. "Part of our Pack, forever."
"What?" Zed interrupted. "No! Wait."
"Can I think about it?" Addison asked Willa. Willa turned to me, and I gave her a fraction of a nod.
"For a day." She relented, turning back to the Cheerleader.
"Once you've joined us, you can lead us to the hidden Moonstone." Wyatt told her.
"But she doesn't know where it is." Wynter complained. There was a large boom, and the earth shook. I followed Willa up to the alcove of the den that overlooked Seabrook. The lights in the Power Plant in Zombietown were flickering. Bonzo said something in Zombie.
"Yeah, the explosion came from Seabrook Power." Zed translated.
"They must be testing charges for the demolition tomorrow." Addison stated. My eyes widened.
"Wait a second." I gasped. "The Power Plant!" I turned to Willa. "Zombies were created by a freak accident with lime soda, and a mysterious energy." I gripped Willa's arm. "That's it. I did a lot of research on the town before we decided to send me to Seabrook High, and I could never find out what the mysterious energy was, what if that's our Moonstone!" Willa looked at me for a moment, an unreadable expression crossing over hjer face.
"We'll see you at school tomorrow, Addison." Willa said.
"Ok, tomorrow." The white-haired girl said with a nod. "Big day." She, Zed, Bonzo and Bree followed her, with the rest of the pack following behind. I stayed up on the alcove, watching the Power Plant.
"If they destroy that building, it'll crush the Moonstone undeneath." Willa stated. I turned to see her and Wyatt, who had stayed where I was. "We can't let that happen."
"Addison can help." Wyatt insisted.
"Maybe. If she's one of us. But until then, I lead this Pack." Willa turned to the wolves, who had gathered once the outsiders had left. "We need to stop them from destroying the Moonstone." She declared. "Whatever it takes!" Willa let out a howl, which I quickly echoed, and then the Pack followed suit.