Mira had told me of a perfect place to raise a family. She described it, as perfectly as she was. I barely heard a word she said, I was daydreaming. But I knew she would lead us both to a perfect place, a perfect home, for generations to come.

I ran away with Mira a week after I met her. I knew our love is real... because... well... look at us now! We are still mates, right? And we're both still happy! She's the one for me! So, anyway, I still felt a bit guilty for leaving my mother alone, but I'm sure she found another male, since I was out of her way.

We traveled more than 300 miles, getting closer and closer to our new home each day we traveled. Mira seemed very tired, but you could still see that positive attitude, and excitement in her heart.

On the fifth day of the journey, we were in for trouble. I had tried to keep us off of as many other wolf pack territories as possible. But this time, I have failed. They were all around us! There must have been more than thirty wolves! Their leader, was a large, black wolf. His eyes stared fear into his opponents' hearts! But not me... I knew what what it was like to lose someone you love, and I wasn't about to let Mira die in my arms too.

The mighty wolf circled me and my mate. You could see the fury in his eyes, and the coldness of his heart. The wolf had many scars from past fights. His red glowing eyes seemed to make him almost ghost-like. The pure rage of this rival made me almost want to retreat, but I knew that I had something worth fighting for. Even if it meant death for me, I was going to fight for Mira, like my father fought for me.

As the wolf charged and attempted to knock me over, I ducked, sending the opponent tumbling. He wasn't hurt badly, but this unsuccessful attack, made him even more furious. He charged again, this time at Mira! I could see what he was about to do, so, without thinking of my own life, pounced at him, landing on his nose. I scratched his eye, leaving a deep scar. This blinded him, and sended him to a hault. As he caught his breath, the massive wolf looked up and told me...

"Ooooh, you! You've just made the biggest mistake of your life!"

He summoned his troops to attack us, when the moment was right.

I took a step back, standing beside Mira.

"Don't worry, Mira... I'll protect you." I told her.

"Who said I needed any protection?"

"Well, uhm, me..." I snickered.

"Puma, I don't need any help! I'm stronger than you think I am! I'm a descendent of the mighty White wolf, mother of Aniu, Grandmother of Balto. You know Balto, don't you?"

"Yeah, I do, he's the dog that saved the humans."

"Exactly! I'm pure wolf, for I have no dog blood in me... that makes me Balto's half cousin, doesn't it?"

"Yeah... but-"

"You've forgotten the saying of the White Wolf? The same phrase Balto used to get the medicine to Nome?"

"No... I didn't forget! It's... maybe a wolf can."

"EXACTLY! Wolves can! They don't know the word "impossible"... no real wolf ever went by that word! What are we? We're not lap-dogs, are we!? We're Wolves! All great and Powerfull!"

I looked over at the wolf, which was now foaming at the mouth. Then, I looked back at Mira.

"Well... you've got half of it right for 'junior' over there!"

"The point is, we're wolves, not scaredy cats! We're strong, and willing to fight for the ones we love. We don't care about ourselves only, and give all the blame to others, do we!? We should fight together, or we won't stand a chance! Those wolves over there aren't anything but a bunch of buffed up freaks, who think they are all that. Life's real strength, is love. Embrace it, don't ever let go. Use it as the key to opening a new door, to lead us to the world where we want to be in, where we can safely raise our pups!"

"Who ever said anything about pups?"

"I did..."

We looked at eachother, strengthening our hearts, and focused our minds on taking down the enemies. Mira was right... the wolf's pack was not only more weak than powerful, it was more empty than anything else. I then knew, what we had to do.

"You take the ones on the left, I take the ones on the right... don't worry about tiny over there, I'll deal with him later."

The battle went on for a few minutes. Most of the wolves were taken care of by that time. I was actually really surprized to see my girlfriend beat up so many guys! She used a different approach at getting to them. Mira's attractiveness sure payed off during the battle! She lured in the guys, by going up to them and telling them something sassy, like... "you're not allowed to hit a girl". They'd look surprized, and were hesistant, and most of the time, would say something smart right back at her. Then, Mira would put her tail under their chins, and flirt with them. I guess I was a little jealous, but I knew that it was pretty much the only way to get us out there... alive! Then, right when they fall head over heals, Mira attacks! The love-struck idiots are always too weak to fight back! After they're on the ground, Mira licks them on the forhead and says...

"Sorry there, I'm taken... now don't go tryin' to mess with my man, 'cause I'll beat the snot out of you! Got it?"

Aaaaaaah, she's a keeper, ain't she?

Anyway, before I tell every single detail of the story and get you all lost, I have to tell you about the wolf that was leading the whole thing.

He just stood there, watching his troops being killed or badly hurt. That jerk, it was time to take care of him. I knew he would be very hard to get at. Being twice my size, it seemed nearly impossible to defeat him.

The only possible thing that I could do to kill him, was to bite his feet and legs, sending backwards, into the river behind him. I would only have one chance, and if he figures out what I am trying to do, that plan will fail.

I started by lunging at him, scratching his nose. That caught him off-guard. Now, was the time to attack. I started biting at his paws, piercing my fangs through his feet with every bite. The plan was working! To keep the enemy from figuring out what I was doing, every time I bit his legs, I'd scratch his face, to distract him. He was not fast enough to catch me during the lunge attacks on his face. By the final bite, the wolf was right at the edge of river. It was a long way's fall, since I was chasing him up a hill. On that final bite, when his hind leg was steping back, he noticed what I was trying to do. He smiled an evil grin, and took the step back towards me.

"You honestly though that you could rid of me this way, did you?"

We just stood there. As he was busy blabbering to me on how awsome and all powerful he was, I was looking around to see how to somehow knock him over the side of the cliff. Then, there I saw it! A small log was sticking out of the ground, not far from the cliff's edge. I thought to myself, that if I were to push the log further, it would cause the edge to crack even further, and it would fall with the enemy. But, there was a price to pay... it would be impossible to save keep myself on the cliff as well. The log was infront of me, and therefor, I would not be able to get out of the way intime. I would have to make the same sacrifice that my father made... certain death! All of my past life's tragedies suddenly replayed in my mind, all at once. I felt something overpower me. Without a moment's notice, I leaped onto the log, sending it forward like a lever. The wolf attempted to jump onto me, but it was too late... the rock was crumbling to pieces. I tried to jump onto the solid rock, but slipped! Now, there was only one of my paws on the side of the cliff, and I was hanging for my life! Right when the rock beneath my paw was about to crumble also, I closed my eyes tightly. Suddenly, as I felt myself falling, someone grabbed me! It was Mira, my love! She saved me!

"Thought that I'd just let you fall, did you big guy?" she smiled.

I smiled back at her, releaved. Mira pulled me up, along with the help of three other wolves.

"This is Samir, Haley, and Cujo!" Said Mira.

"Hi..." I said, stilled catching my breath. (pant) "Thanks for saving me, there!"

"No problem! Happy to serve!" announced Samir.

"Well, I guess we should be going..." said Cujo.

Mira and I looked at eachother.

"Hey, you don't have to leave! Come with us, if you want!" I said.

"You mean it?" said Haley, surprized.

"Yeah, I mean, you saved me, right?"

"Thanks!" said all three.

The five of us started walking on, continuing the journey to our new home. Mira and I told them all about Wolf rock... well... mostly Mira! Samir, Haley, and Cujo all seemed very excited about Wolf rock.

"Well, Samir, Haley and Cujo... we need some positions, right?" said Mira, looking at me.

"What would you guys like to be?" I announced.

Samir, Haley, and Cujo looked at eachother, surprized at the honor.

"I've always been good at pup-sitting!" said Haley.

"Good! I think we should be having a few soon!" said my girl.

"Huh?" I said slightly confused. "A few what?"

Mira just gave me a kiss on the nose, and we kept on walking.

"Well... what about you, Samir?" asked Mira.

"I love hunting! Could I be a hunter?" Samir happily asked.

"Ofcourse!" We both said.

"And... Cujo? What position do