wolf. He snarled and let Hazayata up. They circles eachother, but then Sabre cried out, "STOP!!" All the fighting stopped. Sabre turned to Aleu, "You come to our border and only bring two other comrades! What do you want?" Aleu sat down, "If I had planned to fight I would have brought more wolves. We are here to talk." Sabre snarled, but Ivy came up to him and nuzzled him, "Let's hear what they have to say. If they trick us, then we can kill them." Ivy sat down beside Sabre and nodded to them. Hazayata spoke, "Sabre and Ivy, we have traveled a long way to find you. We are going into war against a mad wolf in three days. We don't have nearly enough wolves to fight him. We were sent by our leaders to gather wolves and dogs to help us. Aleu's pack has already agreed to join us, but we need you, because we know you are one of the greatest wolf packs in the world. Please, we are begging you to help us. You carry Iron Fang blood in your veins, and that blood marks strength and courage." Sabre seemed pleased, and his son Spear smiled. Ivy nodded to them, "We will come with you. We cannot just turn you down when you are in need. What is your name?" Hazayata replied, "My name is Hazayata. I may be a dog, but don't underestimate me." Ivy smiled, "Hazayata, I know who you are. I have someone who you might want to see." Ivy stepped aside to reveal Sama, the assasin, Hazayata's brother. Hazayata felt tears coming to his eyes, but Sama stared at him coldly. Hazayata ran to him, "Sama!  I can't believe it! Your an Iron Fang! Aren't you happy to see me?" The smile fade from Hazayata as Sama cold eyes bored into him, "You didn't help all those years ago. You let me leave and didn't even look for me. I am an assasin now, you cannot change that, brother. I am not as soft as I used to be. My mentor, Chamic, told me that a great assasin never forgives or forgets. You told me to get over it. You are not my brother." Hazayata cried, "Please Sama! I am so sorry I ever said that to you! I just want my brother back!" Sama snarled and showed his teeth, then walked to Sabre, "I will still come with you, Sabre. Just don't make me work with him." Sabre nodded and got up, "Alright. We had better leave. Let's go get your pack Aleu. We shall head to Hazayata's home and defeat this mad wolf." They all howled, and ran on.

Sonya saw Hazayata, Rhoscoe and Aleu coming back with a large group of wolves. The Iron Fangs! She barked to them and they went to her. Sonya spoke to Aleu, "You're wolves Kiba, Caza, Snarl, Yukimada, Ala, Akira, Zorra, Ally and of course Granite, have told me that they are all coming with us to fight Ethal. Canyon and Sun don't want to go, because the alpha female we are fighting against is their daughter Hiakri. When are we leaving?" Hazayata yelled, "Right now!" They all ran at full speed across the ice, and onto the land. On and on they ran, until Sonya saw a great camping spot. "There! Let's rest for the night!" The huge group of wolves layed down and yawned. Sonya closed her eyes and went to sleep. The next morning, a wolf named Hama woke her up, "Hello? Sonya? It's time to go to your home." Sonya got up and thanked Hama. She sniffed the air. There were two unknown strangers in the camp. She turned and growled. Hazayata walked over to her, "Sonya, it's okay. We were woken by a wolf and a dog. They both said that they want to join our pack. This is Choji, and this is Fire." Sonya looked upon a brown, gray and cream she-wolf, but then she set her eyes on the orange male dog, Fire. He was very handsome. Their eyes locked, and Sonya walked over to him. Fire blushed, and Sonya smiled and blushed too, "I'm Sonya. You must be Fire." Fire nodded and smiled at her, "Yes, I am Fire. Choji and I were hoping to join your pack. We heard about Ethal, it's just horrible. You know, you're very pretty, for a wolf." Sonya licked his nose, "Thank you, Fire. Will you run with me all the way to our home?" Fire nodded eagerly and stepped beside her, "Of course." So when Hazayata called them to get ready, Fire didn't leave her side. Sonya really liked him, and she was pretty sure that he liked her back. Maybe it was more then just a crush? So when the group took off, Sonya and Fire matched eachother's speed, and never left eachother's side.

Jasmine paced around the camp. Both Cyrus and Sirinia's groups had returned, but where was Hazayata? She went into her den for a break. Jautri was inside with Sirinia. She was slightly crying, and Jasmine went over to comfort her. Although Jasmine didn't know what it was like to lose a daughter, she knew it must be heartbreaking. Jasmine nuzzled Sirinia and sat down, "Sirinia, it will be okay. Yama was just doing her duty as a fighter. You must understand that without her, Spirit would never have agreed to come home with you." Sirinia looked up at her and nodded. She got up and left the den. Jasmine looked at Jautri and sighed, "What are we going to do, Jautri? Do you think Sirinia will be well enough to fight in two days?" Jautri looked back at her and nodded, "If she is this upset about Yama, then her anger will make her very strong and aggresive towards Ethal. She will be unstoppable, and her rage will help us win this fight." Jasmine was about to replay, when a howl filled the air. It was Hazayata! He was back, and he sounded happy. Jasmine raced out of the den and howled back. She saw Hazayata at the head of the group, running as fast as he could. He was happy, and excited. He stopped in front of Jasmine and bowed to her, "Alpha, I have found the Iron Fang wolves, along with Aleu's pack. We are ready to fight." Jasmine looked behind him and saw over 20 wolves and dogs. They had enough now! She howled with joy. They were ready.

Ethal was nervous. But not about the battle. Hikari was having her pups! Now! "Glow! Ylva!" Both she-wolves popped their heads outside Hikari's birthing den, "Yes Ethal?" Ethal voice was full of concern, "How is she? Is she alright?" Ylva nodded, "Don't worry, Ethal. She is fine. So far, four pups have been born, and it looks like more are on the way."Ethal gasped. He was going to have over four pups?! He paced around the den, when finally, Glow told him to come in. Ethal stepped inside and saw Hikari laying there with six healthy pups. Ethal walked over to her and licked her gently. Hikari looked at him, "What shall we name them?" Ethal looked a a little tan female, "This one could be Akala." Hikari nodded and looked at a little yellow, brown and tan female, "This one could be Larenta." Ethal smiled, nuzzled his mate, and they continued naming.

It was getting dark in the sky, and Cyrus finished the last of his work. He had been working hard all day, and he had to deal with having lots of extra paws getting in the way. The Iron Fang wolves were impressive. They never got tired, and they kept working.  As the moon rose into the sky, Cyrus went to his den and slept. Tomorrow would be their last day to prepare for war.

When Cyrus woke up in the morning, the wolves were already busy and hard at work. He saw Sonya, and two strangers talking to Jasmine and Jautri. Before he could say anything, Jautri called a pack meeting. Cyrus ran over to them and sat below them. Crystal Dawn sat beside him, and they waited. When all the wolves and dogs sat down, Jautri began, "Good morning everyone. I would like to introduce our newest pack membes, Choji and Fire. Choji has decided that she will be our pack healer, because he knows lots about herbs. And Fire has decided to be a hunter, because he is very fast and strong. Not only that, but he is Sonya's new mate! Let's congratulate them everyone!" Howls and barks of approval spread across the camp. Everyone came up to Choji and Fire to give thems licks of welcome. When Cyrus had said his greeting, he continued working, but Jasmine stopped him, "Cyrus, we are not going to work today. We are going to hunt." Crystal Dawn came over to him and they went into the forest.

It was the morning of the battle, and everyone was up and ready. Hazayata got out of his den and looked sadly at the forest. Sirinia had told him that Yama had not made it on the journey. He knew that she would want him to win this battle, no matter how hard it was going to be. He got up and went over to the deer his pack had caught last night. He ate a little of it, and went to see Jasmine. She wasn't in her den, so Hazayata went looking. She was sitting at the camp entrance, staring into the trees. Jasmine looked at him, "Hazayata, you did well. Go and gather everyone in the camp, and then Jautri and I will lead you to the border." Hazayata bowed his head.

Jasmine stayed where she was. She was leading the Aurora Borealis Pack into battle against Ethal, the wolf who had once loved her. She growled when she thought about him. Jasmine heard the pack behind her. She turned around and saw everyone there. She was proud of them. "My pack, we go into battle against Ethal, and his pack. We will win, no matter how hard it is." They howled and ran after her into the forest. They stopped at the border and waited. In a few seconds, Ethal stepped out from the shadows. He was grinning, and stepped up to the borderline. "Well, well. If it isn't Jasmine and Jautri. And I see you have gathered others to help you. Too