Continued from my first fanfic "A wolf's Struggle (Part 1)" If you haven't read that one yet, please read it before you read this one.

 

"Come on everyone! We're pushing them back!"

"Look at em' all run! They're no match for us!"

"Don't you stupid coyotes ever dare mess with us again! You'll all regret it!"

"Ha ha! Can you believe it Patrick?! We just whipped a group of coyotes that outnumbered us 2 to 1 and we still have more fight then them!"

"I know Yak! I knocked 3 of them on their asses so fast they didn't even see it coming to them!"

"I'm proud of you boys. You both fought bravely and strongly. We all fought like a team and a family. And it's this strong bond that will never brake us!"

Then every wolf let out a proud howl!

 

 

While Patrick was out cold he was having a dream about the coyote attack. But instead of it being a major loss he dreamed the exact opposite. He dreamed that they were able to defeat all the coyotes and everyone made it out alive and almost unscathed! He also dreamed that they all made it to Jasper and continued on their usual migration pattern. He also dreamed that the news of the attack circulated through the forest like wildfire and the pack gained almost a celebrity status and influenced many other wolves to join the pack, which would help Patrick make many new friends and live out a long and happy life. But then the image of his new life soon disappeared and all he saw was darkness. Patrick soon realized that his eyes were closed and when he tried to open them a blinding white light stung his eyes. It took him some time to get used to the light, but when he did he could see the image of a female wolf surrounded by the light. Patrick's first thought was that he was dead and was looking at the guard to the gates of heaven.

 

"You're awake!" Said the female wolf "Are you okay? How are you feeling?"

 

Patrick was slightly confused. "Am I dead?" was all he could reply with.

 

The female wolf chuckled. "Not really. But you sure gave it a good try. You're lucky we found you when we did."

 

Now Patrick was really confused. "Who's we? What do you mean you found me? Where am I? Who are you?" There were a million questions racing through his mind at that point. The memory of the attacked hadn't hit him yet.

 

"Calm down" Replied the wolf "I'll explain. I was leading a hunting pack yesterday when we found you're body in a rocky gully. We realized you were still alive so we brought you here. We're in the recovery cave in my pack's territory. You realize you were attacked by coyotes?"

 

It soon made sense to Patrick and he remembered everything that happened. The attack, the last words from his brother, the chase, and the fall. He was silent for some time. At last the female wolf spoke up.

 

"You're very lucky. No wolf has ever escaped or lived from a coyote attack!"

 

Patrick then remembered what his father and brother told him about coyotes. "I know." was all he could say.

 

The female wolf seemed to understand what Patrick was feeling. "Where's your pack?" she asked.

 

Patrick's eyes opened up and those final words from his brother started echoing through his mind. "Get out of here! It's too late for us, but not for you! Save yourself!" The images of his friends in pain also entered his mind and a tear rolled down Patrick's face. The female wolf saw that this was upsetting to him and immediately knew what had happened. She wiped the tear from Patrick's face.

 

"I'm sorry." she said. 

 

Patrick was able to bring himself together. "I owe you my life." he said.

 

A small smile appeared on the female wolf's face. "My name's Sara. What's yours?"

 

"Patrick." he replied.

 

"Stay here, I want you to meet a few other's." and then Sara left, but a few minutes later she returned with 3 other wolves. 

 

"See guys. He's okay." She told the others. The 3 wolves were in shock.

 

"These are the other wolves that helped you." she said to Patrick.

 

"This is Niju, Sumac, and Nuk." she said pointing to each one.

 

"Hello." replied Patrick. "Thanks for your help."

 

Then Niju spoke up. "I can't believe you survived a coyote attack! How did you do it?"

 

Patrick shrugged "I have no clue." 

 

"Oh, maybe he no appealing to coyotes!" stated Sumac.

 

"Don't be stupid!" said Nuk "Maybe the coyotes thought he was dead."

 

Nuk and Sumac then started arguing about who was right. This amused Patrick remembering how he and his brother Yak used to get into similar arguments as pups. At last Niju sighed and led the arguing wolves outside. 

 

Sara laughed "You'll have to excuse them. They're not the smartest wolves, but they mean well and they're good friends."

 

"I know what you mean." laughed Patrick remembering how he thought the same way about Yak when they were pups. "So how long will I have to stay here?" 

 

"Well you don't have any broken bones and your wounds are bad, but with the proper treatment they'll heal soon. You'll be walking before you know it!"

 

This was very uplifting news to Patrick. He was sure that he would have a broken leg and wouldn't be able to walk. It almost made the aches worth it. Just then two adult wolves walked in. One was a male with a light gray coat and the other was a female with a coat as white as snow.

 

"It looks like your making a full recovery!" said the light gray wolf in amazement. "We've never known of a wolf that has escaped or survived a coyote attack."

 

"I've noticed." said Patrick. He was starting to wonder if this would become common news.

 

"Allow me to introduce us." said the gray wolf "My name's Nava and this is my mate Pirta. We're the leaders of this pack. What's your name?"

 

"Patrick." he replied.

 

"It's great to meet you Patrick." said Pirta. "I hope you're feeling okay."

 

"Well I do have several aches, but it's nothing I can't handle.

 

"That's good." said Pirta. She then made a mistake. "Where's your pack?" She suddenly saw Sara who was behind Patrick frantically moving her paw left and fight in front of her neck. Pirta was confused, but when she saw how upset Patrick became she knew it was something Patrick didn't like to talk about.

 

Nava then spoke up. "You know Patrick if you don't have anywhere to go you can stay with our pack."

 

Patrick was surprised. "You'd let a complete stranger live with you all?"

 

"You can tell a lot about someone from what they do and say. And you seem to have already made friends with Sara. And after what you've been through, I think you've already proven yourself." said Nava.

 

Patrick was delighted. "Thank you!"

 

Nava and Pirta then began to walk out of the cave. "You'll love it here." said Pirta "Won't he honey?" she then said to Sara. Patrick then looked at Sara in confusion and surprise.

 

"Oh yea I forgot to mention." said Sara "I'm their daughter."

 

Patrick was at a loss of words but then was able to say "I think I can see the resemblance." Sara just laughed.

 

 

After a few days of healing Patrick was able to walk without his joints tightening up from pain. There were few other wolves that helped him re"Well now that you can walk," said Sara "I think you'll now be able to really see where you'll be living." Patrick was thrilled. Ever since he first arrived he had always wanted to see what his new home would be and look like, but his wounds had really limited him. Now he would finally be able to see if he would have a happy life in this new place. He then started asking Sara a few questions, one of them he really needed to know.

 

"So do you guys move around a lot or do you stay in one place?"

 

"Well we usually stay in one place." answered Sara. "In fact we normally stay up in Alaska near the Bering Strait! The only reason we're down here is because there has been so much more snow than usual falling that most of the animals have moved to find more food. It was only a matter of time before we had to do the same."

 

"Really?" said Patrick who was intrigued. "How long have you been here? and how long will you be staying?" 

 

"We first got here in the beginning of December, but just to make sure that there'll be food when we return we'll be staying here until the end of March."

 

Patrick was wondering if them leaving would tear apart any friendships like it had as a pup, but when he saw how many wolves that were in the pack he started to think it wouldn't matter! As Sara showed Patrick around she also introduced him to other

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