him his bracelet and released him as he was too wolf for a pet. Shain managed to get home with everyone waiting for him.’ Bramble explained.

‘ And, what is Firepaw’s problem?’ Lisa asked.

‘ I promised that I would only tell this story if Firepaw wanted it to be told, but you’re an exception. Before I found him on his own, he was once part of the…Shadow pack. During a war between them and the River pack, Firepaw ran away, but he was the best hunter in the pack so they were very mad at him when he returned. Adja said that he let everyone die for the sake of his own safety. They had a fight and Firepaw lost, but the fight gave him his scars and they’re the only part of the Shadow pack he has left.’ Bramble explained.

‘ Thanks Bramble.’ Lisa said as she walked away leaving Bramble to resume to her activities.

****

‘ She’s run away again?!’ Soul shouted as she sat in front of Rex.

‘ I checked all over town and she’s nowhere to be seen.’ Rex said as he walked up to Soul and nuzzled her.

‘ We are the worse parents ever!’ Soul said.

‘ I’ll go look for her. And if she wants to stay where she is, then she’ll stay. I’ll be fine. Goodbye Soul,’ Rex said. He then nuzzled Soul one last time and headed for the forest. He stopped at the edge and howled for Soul and for the arrival of Rex. He ran through the trees and shadows as once again he passed places he had once been. As he passed them, memories filled his mind and when he remembered Nita and her last goodbye, he held back the tears.

‘ Lisa! Where are you? Lisa!’

Rex ran and ran as fast as his legs would go without stopping until a wolf pup stepped in front of him forcing him to skid across the ground. Two more pups stepped out, but stopped when they saw Rex hovering above them.

‘ It’s Rex!’ One of the pups said.

‘ Hey kids. Have you seen a white wolf that looks like Aniu?’ Rex asked as he bent down to their height.

‘ Yeah. She’s at our alpha’s cave and you should know, she’s probably the best hunter we’ve had!’ Another pup answered.

‘ Yeah, but that was after she and Shain became a couple.’ The third pup said.

‘ Oh great. Now she’ll never leave,’ Rex thought.‘ Can you lead me to her?’

‘ Okay, but make sure that you can keep up.’ The first pup said. The pups started running, but it ended up as a race with Rex leaving him victorious. Rex entered the clearing, but no one was around.

‘ Lisa!’ Rex shouted, but there was no reply. He walked up the rock, lay down and waited…

Elsewhere…

Lisa and Shain were hiding in the bushes waiting to catch a caribou and it’s calf. Shain quietly sneaked up on the mother while Lisa turned her attention to the calf. Suddenly, Shain jumped out and distracted the mother and bit her legs while Lisa cornered the calf to a tree and bit the back of it’s throat waiting for it to choke. The mother fell down dead next to its calf who was also dead.

‘ You’re really good.’ Shain said as he put the calf on his back and Lisa put the mother on her back. Lisa nuzzled him as they walked back to the clearing. Lisa then stopped and howled in victory. Everyone heard the howl and ran over seeing two caribou for dinner. Bramble and One Eye were also there and were pleased with Lisa’s catch.

‘ Even though I only have one eye working, I can see that you are gonna have a good life with us and Shain.’ One Eye said as he and the pack walked back to the clearing. Firepaw was in the crowd, but was not pleased with Lisa. He hated her since he had laid his eyes on her. He would do anything to dispose of her.

Just before they got to the clearing, Firepaw jumped above the crowd and onto Lisa. She dropped the caribou and fought back. Everyone stepped back while they fought. Firepaw bit into her throat letting blood ruin her white fur. Lisa howled in pain as she choked, but she pushed Firepaw with the rest of her energy. Shain then jumped in, but Firepaw bucked him off leaving him unconscious. Bramble and One Eye went to Shain and nuzzled him, but didn’t get involved. Lisa pushed Firepaw into the ground with her front paws, but he pushed her away and bit into her back. Once again, blood was leaking, but it didn’t last long as Lisa felt the weight decrease on her back. She heard everyone gasping as she saw Firepaw on the floor: dead. She slowly walked over to Shain, but fell over. She lifted her head and saw Rex standing in front of her.

‘ Dad?’ Lisa asked.

‘ You ask a lot of questions, don’t you?’ Rex asked. He then helped her stand up and walk over to Shain who was now awake. The nuzzled each other and Lisa helped him stand.

‘ He had a hard life, but we couldn’t let him kill anyone.’ Shain said as he stared at Firepaw who was being nuzzled by Bramble and One Eye. The wind then blew and Firepaw disappeared.

‘ It’s an honour to meet you Rex. You raised a great daughter.’ Bramble said as she and One Eye walked over to him. Rex walked over to Lisa and nuzzled her.

‘ I know that you probably want to stay here with Shain so I’m gonna let you. You’re not my little pup anymore and I’m gonna let you live your life the way you want.’ Rex said.

‘ Thanks Dad.’ Lisa said as she stopped nuzzling him.

‘If you leap awake

In the mirror of a bad dream
And for a fraction of a second
You can’t remember where you are
Just look at the moon
And follow your memory upstream
To the meadow in the mountain
Where we counted every falling star

I believe the light that shines on you
Will shine on you forever
And though I can’t guarantee
There’s nothing scary hiding behind you
I’m gonna stand guard
Like a postcard of a Golden Retriever
And never leave till I leave you
With a sweet dream in your head

I’m gonna watch you shine
Gonna watch you grow
Gonna paint a sign
So you’ll always know
As long as one and one is two
There could never be a father
Who loved his daughter more than I love you…’ Rex sang as he nuzzled her again.

‘ Goodbye, papa. I’ll miss you.’ Lisa said.

‘ Remember, the door is always open if you want to visit.’ Rex said as he stopped nuzzling. He took one last look at his daughter and ran back home. The moon shone high in the sky with its diamonds beside it that looked at Rex and the end of this tale.

Rex, Soul, Nita, Lisa, Shain, Bramble, One Eye, Firepaw, the three pups, Adja, Zack, Fang, Dakoda/Fly, Diamond, Cloud, Trisha, Rebellion wolves, Storm, Brendan, Isabella, Howler. © Rex and Soul

Balto, Jenna and Aniu. © Universal Studios.

Fireheart is a friend of mine (I changed his name under request of the friend). He was quite mad that his character died though...

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