A young stormy grey she-wolf crept slowly along the snow covered ground. Her blue-grey eyes darted swiftly to one of her pack  mates to her right when "ouch Swift get off my tail!" Jetski complained "I ain't on your tail, but I will be if ya don't move it!" the chocolate colored male replied. "Both of ya hush before I rip both your tails off!" Stormy growled calling them back to attention. Then she turned her attention back to their prey, aside from their little spat she knew the rest of her pack was ready. She sprung from her hiding spot and her group herded the caribu to the rest of the pack. Twila's group sprinted out and they easily took out the startled animal. "Guys I think we should take this to my mom's pack" Stormy said "after all we have plenty stored up."

"I think that's very generous Stormy, with prey so slim this winter I'm sure she could use it." They all agreed and drug the kill to Aleu's turf. "Mom? Momma! Stormy called as she and the others left the kill in the storage den where she knew she would want it and walked out into the pack to look for the mousey brown she-wolf.

Stormy searched amoung the many wolves of her mother's pack, but couldn't find her. Then she caught a glimpse of a familiar mud red male "Frost Paws!" she exclaimed running up to him. "Hello Little Storm" he greeted warmly, Swift snickered at the nickname, and his sister Stream quickly silenced him. "Have you seen my mom?"

"Yes, on patrol again, eastern border."

"Thanks" she rushed out and took off eastword.

"Mother!" she called as she emerged from the trees. She heard a vicious snarl and quickly ran to the source. She saw Niju and his son Coal, Niju was lunging for Aleu, so she lunged for Niju, and pinned him to the ground by the throat "Coal!" he rasped out angrily, ordering his son to help him. Coal grabbed Stormy's scruff and drug her off of his father and into the cover of the trees, he released her when she stopped struggling. "Just who do you think you are Coal!?" she exclaimed angrily. "You had no right to interfere, he was attacking my mother!"

"Who is a halfbreed, and has to be eleminated" Coal responded cooly "if you were a halfbreed I'd have to kill you to, as much as it would pain me to do so. Why don't you just come with us? It would be alot easier for you, its going to happen eventually anyway." Stormy was transported back to when she first met Coal:

Stormy was barely a year old when Niju and his young son stormed onto their turf. Stormy and Aleu were laying under a large tree, resting after tiring hunting lesson. When the pair walked up, both females growled, Niju was Aleu's worst enemy, and Stormy just didn't know them. "Aleu" he said in a sharp tone "we need to talk." Aleu complied to his wishes, though it was obvious she didn't want to, and left the two yearlings alone. "So your the little adapted" the black male said cooly "yep" Stormy said dryly with a small nod. "Then your very lucky, I'm Coal."

"I'm Stormy, and why am I lucky?"

"Because this means that your not a halfbreed, we won't have to kill you for being useless."

Coal studied the female before him very closely "you know my dad said it will be time for me to take a mate soon"

Oh?" Stormy said as a light frown formed across her muzzle "mm-hm and I was thinking you would be perfect" he said coming very close.

It took a moment for Stormy to realize that Coal actually was getting really close to he "get back!" she snarled baring her fangs. "No" he answered simply and startedd to gently nuzzle her. Stormy forced herself not to get carried away with the male, and tried to hold onto this as his tongue caressed her cheek, sending shivers down her spine, she stepped away from him and growled "its time for you and your father to leave!"

"That's fine for now beautiful, but you'll give in, I know you will" he said silkily. She turned to leave with a roll of her eyes, when Coal leaned forward and nudged her flank as a sighn of affection. Stormy was glad she turned around because she was blushing bright red now, but kept going while his warm chuckle resounded in her head.

Stormy ran back to her mother, only to find that Niju was still there, a low growl rumbled in her throat "its time for you to leave as well" she said cooly. "I need to speak with you" he said his voice becoming suddenly pleasent.

'then speak" she said not changing her tone. "I want you to join my pack."

"No."

"You don't understand Stormy, I can tell you the truth about everything. Whou you are, where you came from, and why you can't remember. All you have to do is come with me." Stormy stood there frozen, she couldn't move, couldn't breathe, she was paralyzed. How did he know all this? "Don't listen to him Stormy, he;s lying" Aleu said bringing her out of her momentary shock. "Just...let me think it over." By this time most of Aleu's pack started to gather, Stormy's pack included, she ran to them. "What's he want?" Stream, a silvery color she-wolf, and Swift's sister, asked worriedly, seeing her leader was stressed. "He wants me to join his pack."

No way!" Swift exclaimed "Yeah!" Jetski, a creme color she-wolf, exclaimed, for once agreeing with the chocolate colored male. "Your our leader!" Tibalt, a smokey grey male with a half white face, agreed "I have to agree with them Stormy" Twila, the black and white she-wolf said. "They're probally trying to trick you, they don't really need you."

"Look I respect everyone's opinion, but he said he knows about my past, that's worth a shot trying to figure it out, plus someone on the inside could be a good thing, it would give us a chance to take down his operation from the inside. We are a "rebel" pack after all, but I'll be back soon I promise, Twila's in charge until further notice."

"Awww" Jetski and Swift complained, as their leader ran off.

Stormy couldn't help but smile when she heard them. She walked back up to her mother and Niju "I'll come."

"What?" Aleu exclaimed "Talk to Twila"she said sharply and went with Niju. Tibalt sprinted up and walked alongside her. "Tibalt?"

"What, you didn't think we would let you go with this guy alone did you?" he said with a warm smile. 'Good ol' Tibalt always trying to protect me' she thought happily. As they walked Stormy began to recall how she started her rebel pack, and how she broke the news to her mother:

Stormy was young, but her and her friends had become wise to the ways of Niju and his "perfect pack plan." She'd gotten together with her friends Swift, Stream, Jetski, Twila, and Tibalt, though she hadn't know Tibalt long she felt she could trust him, and the two shared a close bond. All the yearlings quickly agreed that the "rebel" pack had been a good idea, and departed to break the news to their parents, even if their parents didn't agree, they were going to leave anyway. They had some turf picked out and it had lots of rock structures surounding a large bowl like plane, where there dens were, and the land itself was rough for any kind of travler with all the hills and slopes. There where also plenty of trees and other plants for coverage if need be.

Stormy walked into her mother's den "mom" she said gently nudging the mousey brown female "hmm? What is it Stormy?"

"Mom we need to talk" she said as her adaptive mother pulled herself into a sitting position. "I'm leaving the pack, and so are my friends, we're starting a rebel pack to stop Niju. I wanted you to know this, I don't care if you agree or not. Its what has to be done, we have to stop this."

Now tyhey were finally putting their plan into action, after a year of spying, and getting information, they were finally going to stop the madness Niju created. "So uh what is this plan of your's anyway?" Stormy asked trying to see what she could pull out of the older male. "Its quite simple really' niju said "I'm going to take any and all purebred wolves with the strength to stand on their own and create one big pack, and the ones that can't die sense it would happen eventually anyway."

"That's terrible!" Tibalt growled. Stormy silenced him with a glare, but it was to late Niju's keen sense of hearing had already picked it up.

"It may be, but its what has to be done! We don't have room for bleeding hearts, so you better straighten up!"

When they arrived at Niju's packsite, Stormy was immdiatly greeted by Coal "I told you, you'd surender" he said as he walked up and pulled her into a hug. Stormy pushed him away "I'm here to learn about my past nothing more, nothing less, I'm not here for you." She growled shoving past him.

Both males watched her go, Tibalt knew well that she had no idea where she was going, Coal chuckled fixing his emerald eyes on his oponet's brown ones "She has quite a mouth, but that can be easily fixed, she'll be perfect."

Stormy and Tibalt eventually found an empty den, and Tibalt had fallen asleep as soon as he layed down, which gave Stormy some time to think. Did Niju really know somthing about her past?