Humphrey

'What the hell happened last night.' Was the only thing that ran through my mind at the moment.

It was weird. All I could remember was going to the moonlight howl last night. I remember that Kate and I were having a discussion, we'll more like an argument, over that wolf Garth. I found it amusing that a wolf like Garth was blown off by Kate. It was even funnier how Kate tried to defend him even though I saw through her lies.

Then on the flip side, it kind of hurt me. Only moments before she shoved me aside like a bad piece of Caribou and I'm one of her best friends. I have been ever since I joined the pack as a pup. It hurt me that she would do something like that and then try and defend someone she just barley met.

But I guess that shouldn't matter right now because there was a bigger problem. I have no idea what happened after that. I knew that I was unconscious right now but I don't remember going back to my den and falling asleep. I knew something was wrong and I didn't like it.

The weird thing, though, is that I'm aware that I'm not awake. Yet I wasn't in any kind of dream or anything like that, it was just kind of darkness. I couldn't do anything either, I was stuck in one spot. It was odd.

Fourtunetly, it was only short lived. I was all of a suddenly violently shaken awake. I slowly opened my eyes and let out a groan of pain. My head was aching immensely. It feels like I might of had to many fermented berrys last night. Except I don't remember eating any. I kind of wish I knew what was going on.

I decided to take in my surroundings a bit, which wasn't hard at all. I seemed to be in some sort of small box type thing. It seemed kind of familiar but I just couldn't put my paw on it. Thinking about it, it is obvious that this has something to do with humans and they were taking me somewhere.

My attention was then directed to outside of the box when I heard someone outside. It sounded like Kate!

"Kate is that you?" I called out.

"Humphrey?" She replied in suprise.

"Yah, it's me." I told her. But I guess her shock was short lived because she started bashing on the sides of the cages.

"Kate, what are you doing?" I ask her.

"Trying to get out of here." She told me as she armed into the side again.

"Kate, you need to calm down. Maybe they're taking us to more food." I optimized.

"Or maybe we are the food." She shot back kind of harshly, but I pushed thar aside and saw what she meant.

"You're right Kate, keep fighting. Fight Kate." I command as she continues to try and fight out of the cages. But the longer we continued moving, the more obvious it became that she was getting nowhere. I guess she realized this too because she soon stopped.

I heard her panting a little for all the hard work she was doing. She had been at it for about fifteen minutes before actually stopping. I'd be surprised if she wasn't tired, or if she was OK. I could only imagine the bruises she would have from that.

"You alright over there?" I asked.

"Just fine. A little tired is all." She responded out of breath.

There was a long pause after that, causing the atmosphere to become awkward. Which saddened me even more and causing to give in to my fear that I have been facing. I truer to deny it at first but it seemed to be clear as day. Kate wasn't interested in me anymore, as a friend I mean. She never loved me to begin with. I guess alpha school just dies that to a wolf. It forces wolves to become a whole other wolf. Things like old omega friends just don't seem to matter to them anymore. And it hurt knowing this.

Of course I could just be over reacting but I doubt it. She hasn't shown any friendly interstate in me since she has gotten back. Plus the only real conversation we have had since her return is an argument over some dumb ass wolf. It made my heart ache.

"Do you think we're going to be ok?" I asked her trying to strike a conversation.

"I couldn't tell you." Was all she had to say back. I sighed in defeat and decided to drop it. I would just have to wait in silence for what ever is to come.

So we went along in silence, nothing else to be said. It was weird to go this long without talking to her. When we were younger, there wasn't a time when we weren't talking to each other.

We had such good times playing games. Then other times we would just walk and talk. We were both pretty mature for our age. Kate was because of her high ranking status in the pack. Being the pack leaders daughter makes you grow up a little faster than others. She grew up around talks on pack politics. Hearing all about issues around the pack and problems faced between other rival packs such as the east. Then there was me, I definitely had my own reasons for having to grow up faster than others.

Its hard to believe that was us only a season ago. Before winter, before alpha school, that was our lives. Its difficult to see that so much has changed in so little time. Its as if Kate and I had never been friends in the first place.

My thoughts were interrupted by the feeling of us suddenly stopping. I stopped and starting listening for something, anything to tell me what was going to happen. That's when I heard the voices of humans. I had no idea what they were saying, it was all gibberish to me.

The sound of them grew closer until it was like they were right on top of me. I became startled when I felt my self suddenly getting picked up off the ground. Was this the end, was I going to die here? I was set back on the ground and I waited for what the humans where going to do next.

I didn't have the best relationship with humans. And when I say that I mean that I hold a very deep hatred for them. They're the ones that had ruined my life so long ago. Yet, I knew that there was nothing I could do. If I tried anything I knew the whole pack would pay. They'd exterminate all of us like we were pests. Of course that's how they see us. They are a self centered species who will be the death of our world.

Off to the side of me I heard Kate being set down also. I had no idea what to expect from here. Though this seemed all knew to me, something about this felt familiar.

All my thoughts left my head when the box opened up and I saw day light. Instinct immediately kicked in and I booked it out of that small evil box. I hope I never have to be put in one of those again.

I saw Kate run out in front of me and I could tell that the same thing was on both of our minds, to get as far away from that place as possible. I for one didn't want to take the chance of them changing there minds about letting us free. Luckily, with our speed we created a lot of distance in a short amount of time. If they did want to tale us again, it would take them some time to catch up.

We were forced to stop running when we came to a ledge. And with us being stopped it gave us some time to take a look at where we were. The most obvious thing was that we were definitely not in Jasper any more. No, this place was something different.

"Where are we?" Was the first thing out of Kates mouth.

"Why are you asking me?" I joked.

"It was a rhetorical question." She said. I could feel the venom coming from those words.

"Whoa, calm down Kate. I was only kidding." I clarifyed.

She looked over at me apologetically. "Sorry Humphrey, I'm just kind of stressed right now." She told me.

I could tell. She was definitely on edge about something. Probably just worried about her family or something.

"Come on let's go take a look around, maybe we can find some clues as to where we are. Kate said.

"Sounds gr..."

"Duck!" Kate shouted as something zoomed above my head.

We looked over in the direction where it came from only to be met with another one. I raised my body having the rock nearly missing my private area. Which caused me to sigh in relief. I looked back over and saw what looked to be a duck and a goose.

"What the hell are they doing?" I asked as I saw the goose hitting a rock with a stick.

"I have no idea but maybe they can help tell us where we are." Kate said.

"Yah, and if they can't we can eat them." I offered getting a head nod from her.

Then the problem of getting down there came to me. I was about to ask Kate how she proposed to get down there, but she jumped off the ledge before I got a chance. She was at the bottom before I even got the chance to speak. She looked up at me and motioned me to come down.

I had no idea how I was going to do this but I didn't want to make myself look bad in front of Kate. Plus this might be a way to impress her a little. I took one final look down before I took a deep breath and started to jump off. Except at the last moment my body filled with fear. Unfortunately this happened when I was basically already off the cliff. I fell down the cliff with no control and hit the ground with great force.

Immediately my eyes shot open in pain as I heard and felt a large 'snap' sound come from my leg. I howled in pain as I rolled on my back trying to take as much pressure of my leg as possible. Tears were pouring out of my eyes from the pain.

"Humphrey!" I heard Kate scream in concern. I heard her race over to me and soon she stood right above me.

"Oh my gosh Humphrey, what happened?"

"Guess im not as good as jumping off cliffs as you are." I seethed through the pain.

"We need to get you somewhere safer than this, somewhere I can work on this."

"Maybe we can be of some assistance." A french voice said.

Kate and I looked over to see who was talking and found that it was those two birds we saw earlier.

"What can you do to help, please we need to act fast." Kate pleaded.

"We know of an abandond den not to far from here." The duck said.

"Great, please show us." Kate said putting me on her back. I took this chance to actually see what was wrong with my leg. I took a look and when I saw it I was sickened by it. It was bent in a very unnatural way and my bone was sticking straight through it. It was sickening enough to make me faint from the sight of it. The last thing I remembered was bring carried away on Kates back.