11 Chapter 11 A New Finish

She was forced to wake up early, by the bears. "This is our territory! Now scram!"

"Okay jeez."

Alpha went through the thick wall of trees. Found a pond, ate fish, and drank water. She was ready, but she also had a heavy weight in her shoulders. Facing her little brother after her parents deaths, and the adventure she'd just been through, and what he did to her. But she was ready. "I'll do whatever it takes to make things right again even…." there was a sudden hesitation in Alphas voice b as she thought of one of the outcome what would happen. "Even.. even if I have to…" She couldn't finish, but she knew what would happen if she did do that. She tried not to think of that outcome, so she put it to the side. Stretching like any dog would do in the morning. She got ready for the fight, well if there even was one.

"That will be a high chance, come to think of it." confirmed Alpha.

She started heading West, deeper into the forest, to meet her pack. "They may, or may not know I'm coming, but I'm ready. I trained with the best animals out in theses parts of the wilderness, and I've grown up too. So bring it on Rocky!"

"Sir, the wolves haven't come back yet."

"Well we don't need them any more!"

"Sir, what are you saying?"

"I'm saying we need to move on. She's coming! If they're not back, the she did something to them."

"Are you sure? Do you need me to ready our wolves?"

"MY wolves! Yes, ready them while I wait for her to be here, howl when she does."

"Yes sir."

With that, thunder began to roar as tear-like drops fell from the heavens with an almost hypnotic rhythm. The ground, which had been cracked and dry from the unusually hot season, became soft and cold, it's earthy aroma lifting to the sky, only to be blown by the wind which was picking up, howling like a mourning wolf. As if told to, Barrow, Birch, Hunter, Freedom, and Billy all looked up in unison to the top of the mountain, all silently praying that Alpha was still alive.

She ran out of the cave to ready the pack. Rocky paced around, mad for his plan had failed, and worried that she might win. Five minutes later Rocky heard a howl from the distance. He ran out of the cave, and readied himself, not aware of what is going to happen next.

"Where is she?"

"We don't know, we heard a tree branch snap, and alerted you."

"SO she's not HERE yet!"

"She might be."

"Open up the circle so I am out in the open."

She howled the call, and the wolves moved.

"SHOW YOURSELF ALPHA!"

"I'm your sister Rocky." She said quietly to not make her lose her position in hiding.

"Fine then, COME OUT SISTER!"

"No, you know this is wrong, just change."

"Never. Fight me!"

"No, this isn't you."

"Wolves are built to fight, and conquer so…"

"Stop this madness!"

"No, this is who I was meant to be my whole life. I just couldn't do anything because of the things that were in my way."

"You just had to ask."

"Those who get in my way, die!"

"So you want a fight?"

"YES! Who will win?"

Alpha jumped over the rock she was hiding behind. Twice the size of Rocky, she bared her teeth, and pressed her claws out. The wolves back away in terror, Rocky yet out a small yip. But despite his size Rocky showed all of his "weapons", and faced her head on. The siblings walked in a circle.

"We could talk this over."

"It's too late now Alpha!"

"You'll never a change."

"I didn't need to, and I didn't want to."

"Just think over it."

"No, I already thought it over, long and hard."

"I don't want to fight you."

"Then don't, that will be easier for me to end you again, once and for all."

"I must do what's right, that's how I was raised."

"Well I've changed, why wont you?"

"Well I've had enough!"

With a loud bark Alpha pushed Rocky towards the end of the Cliff.

"Do you want to end how I did brother?"

"Just finish me off." Rocky snapped at Alpha, missing by very little. Alpha pushed Rocky off the cliff to his death, for he was weak, and due to climate change, it was a steeper and heavier fall. With a sickening thud, that was the last time wolves would see Rocky alive. Alpha backed away from the edge of the cliff, devastated by what she did. She walked past all the wolves, somewhat raising her head, and hunching over in defeat. There was silence. Then one by one wolves began to celebrate in joy as a terrible dictator just died, from a rightful heir.

"Long live Alpha, Long live Alpha!" Chanted all the wolves over, and over again. Alpha walked to the cave, and sat rightfully on the throne, made out of rocks. With still a burden in her heart, Alpha was the new leader of the Columbine pack.