bear would follow, and he wouldn't risk the red female getting hurt more. Snarling, the blue-eyed wolf moved to the offense, dodging a powerful paw as it swiped at him. Using its arm, Achak attacked the beast's face, swiping his own claws across an eye. The animal roared again in pain, moving to knock him off. But the wolf just managed to jump off in time.

That was when he chanced a look in Kiona's direction, and was relieved to see her getting up. Hearing a deep throated growl, his gaze shifted back to the bear once more, but was just a second too late in dodging the paw that slammed into him and sent him sprawling across the ground.

It was at that point Kiona lunged for the bear. As soon as it turned around, she leaped up, clenching her teeth around the bear's throat just under its jaws. The bear roared in pain, its skin actually breaking from the hybrid's bite. The bear whipped around, trying to break her neck, but she held strong. It tried reaching for her with its own bite, but couldn't quite reach. The only effective thing was its own claws, trying to rip her off, but without injuring itself.

Kiona had large gashes on her hind leg from the bear slashing at her (it wasn't a lethal wound, but still would be painful), but she paid no attention to it. All she focused on was making sure she saved herself.

Achak recovered from his fall and looked up to see Kiona at the bear's neck. The ursine was fumbling about in a panic trying to get the smaller animal off. Had she gone insane? The alpha stood up in hopes of trying to help her.

The bear managed to get Kiona off, but whatever she did scared it off in the direction opposite of where their pups ran. The hybrid breathed heavily, watching it run away. She turned and saw Achak standing there, staring at her. Her pupils dilated and she smiled at him before collapsing to the ground.

Seeing her collapse certainly didn't do any good despite the fact that the bear ran off. His bright eyes widened as her red form went down, before he moved into action, running over to her in just a couple bounds. "Kiona!" Bending down, he hovered around her as he looked her over. They were both bleeding, but the hybrid was worse off than him, obviously. Lowering his face to hers, the large wolf could see her brown eyes were dazed looking, her breathing heavy.

They couldn't stay here, especially since Kiona was injured as she was. They needed to get back! Glancing around briefly to get his barrings, the silver streaked alpha bent back down to his mate. Not wanting to cause the female anymore pain, but knowing it necessary, Achak spoke to her. "Kiona, I'm taking you back, bare with me..." slowly, and as gently as he could manage, he slipped in under the other, maneuvering her onto his back.

Achak walked as fast as he could without hurting Kiona more in the direction their pups were. He followed their scent, intending on getting them to follow him.

"Please, Kiona, be alright..." he whispered to her. "I need you..Our cubs need you..."

It only seemed like a matter  of seconds by the time he found their pups. They immediately ran out to their father.

The pups all crowded around their parents, scared and immediately concerned about their mother. They could smell the blood on them both, which also made them nervous. Tonrar, always being the most bold, spoke out first.

"Dad is that bear gone?! Why's mom on your back, is she okay?" his wide blue eyes expressed the emotions they were all feeling; fear. Achak, just as worried, if not more, knowing what had happened, tried to reassure his pups.

"She's alright, just tired. Lets hurry and get back now..." All four of the young wolves huddled close to their father and alpha as they hurried back, the silver streaked male careful so Kiona didn't fall.

Achak ceased any further talking to Kiona. He didn't want to encourage the pups to speak to her, then worry and wonder why she didn't respond. They still kept staring at her, wide-eyed and frightened for her well being.

He could feel her, tho. She was there to stay and protect their pups. He had to hurry and get her back; he couldn't keep her moving like this. She wanted to continue, he knew, but she would have to wait.

The alphas and their pups made it back to their den, immediately were met by the others, who were all panicked and questioning what had happened to their alpha female.

"She's alright," Achak said as he lay her inside the den. "She just needs rest." He took a moment to look at his pack and assure them she was alright. But the faces he fronted were devastated and shocked at him.

Ayashi looked down at her friend and left the cave, not showing her face to anyone. Everyone else surrounding Achak and Kiona just looked at him with expressions he couldn't, or wouldn't, understand.

"Achak.." Kanook spoke. "Do you not see? Kiona's..dead."

That word froze the large wolf throughout, his entire body stiffening, bright blue eyes widening. Then fur ruffling, the alpha snarled, eyes then growing furious as he turned to his beta, tail going erect.

"How dare you. Are you really so bold as to assume such a thing?! Did you not hear me? I said she's fine!" Just like always. Kiona had survived loads of injuries in the past, and this wasn't any different. The female was resilient and stubborn. It never failed to aid her however.

On the way back, Achak could feel her presence and warmth, so...No, his mate was still alive. The wolf knew.

Kanook's face saddened, ears back, but he did not shrink back from his nephew and alpha's anger. His dark blue eyes meet with the others furious brighter ones. 

The rest of the pack all looked at each other and slowly exited the den. The pups wanted in, but Takoda and Zephyr wouldn't let them. Zepher was feeling bad for the younger pups, but Dartanion ordered not to say anything just yet.

Olathe and Kanook remained in the den, looking at their alpha, but eventually left as well, to let the two have a moment.

Perhaps if they left Achak to himself for a bit, he would come to himself again and realize the truth. The darkness of the cave concealed the alpha inside. Anyone besides Kanook or Dartanion was kept away. They knew when the large silver streaked wolf was angry, he was very dangerous.

After a good few hours, Kanook finally decided to check on the other again, perhaps try and reason with him now that he had had the time to cool down. Approaching the cave, the cream and chocolate colored beta peered in first, blue eyes searching. Then, walking in, could soon see his nephew. He was curled up around Kiona possessively, head lain over her neck, near her own head. Bright blue eyes locked onto him as the older wolf entered, but he remained still.

Stopping near the two, Kanook sighed. Achak's fur had ruffled some again now, clearly showing he was still agitated.

"Achak, stop this now, you need to realize that Kiona..." his gaze lowered. It pained him greatly to even think about it. He had taken Aya and Olathe off to comfort the two females earlier, both of which had grown close to the alpha female. They all had really. "She's gone Achak..." Stepping closer, he paused as the other growled deep in his throat, large white fangs being shown from behind a black and silver muzzle. But the alpha said noting, only staring.

This had to end...obviously Achak was in denial. But he must have known his mate was dead by now...her body had now grown cold. Her once captivating, unique scent was now mingled with the smell of death. Kanook knew it was dangerous to go closer, with the other so on edge, but he had to do *something*. He moved in, knowing he was overstepping the boundaries. Achak snarled loudly, and shot up, and attacked.

The beta just managed to get out of the way before Achak lunged at him, just missing his throat. "Achak, look at yourself, do you think this is how you should be acting right now?!" he shouted back. If this was how it had to happen then he would fight his alpha. The silver streaked wolf lunged again, though his attacks were pretty sloppy and readable. Kanook dodged, and whirled, making his own moves, intention never to win or draw blood, but to make the younger realize. Sometimes, getting out everything through even fighting was a way to deal with issues.

Finally the opportunity came. Achak attacked and it was dodged. The next thing he knew, he was on his back, looking up at the cave ceiling in shock. Kanook was on top of him, panting and staring fiercely down at him. But there were tears in the cream and chocolate wolf's eyes. "Stop Achak. Just stop, please! Look at us, we shouldn't be fighting! You need to wake up and realize Kiona is gone, dead! She's not coming back and she's not fine! I know you're hurting, we all are, but this isn't the way!"

Achak stopped himself from attacking Kanook again and stared angrily, and painfully at him. His uncles words were indeed reaching him, and the alpha hated it.

He pushed his uncle off him with his hind legs and let a growl slip out, tho he didn't attack. He picked himself up, with some effort, and faced his mate.

"Leave." Achak demanded.

Feeling as tho his nephew had been reached, Kanook left him again to be alone with Kiona.

The silver-streaked wolf stared down at the red hybrid, tears beginning to form in his eyes for the first time since his father died. He nuzzled her face with his nose, hoping that by some miracle, she would wake up; that Kanook was wrong about her.

He breathed her in, hoping to feel the same way he did when he first met her. But when her new, dead scent reached him again, it was all he could take. And without sparing a moment, he lay himself over her and sobbed into her neck.

"Kiona..." he breathed, tears falling. He kept asking himself, or some greater power, why it had to be this way. He had not been happy like this before. He knew eventually lives had to end, but why were the ones he cared for disappearing so

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