Chapter 2: Welcome to the Western Pack
A few days later, after Runt had brought Oscar back to the valley, Stinky was showing him around and officially welcoming him into the pack. The battle with the Crimson Pack was long over and nothing had been heard of them since, yet the pack wasn’t taking any chances and hadn’t let their guard down. They knew the pack would return. The matter of “when” was a different story.
The day had still been young when Oscar’s orientation into the pack took place. Everyone had gathered in the valley to see it. The day was warm and sunny with no wind to disturb the moment. Stinky was standing up front and Oscar was sitting in front of him.
“Oscar,” he said, “you have been through so much recently. You lost everything. Your home, your family. You’re the last of your kind. You’ve been on the run from the Crimson Pack. Now we hope to give you a new, safe place to call home.
“We will care for you when you are injured, we will hunt for you when you are hungry, we will protect you when you are in trouble, and you will do the same for all of us. You are one of us now. A member of our pack, a part of our family. Oscar, welcome to the Western Pack.”
Every wolf present leaned their heads back and howled in unison, officially welcoming Oscar into their pack. After he was officially made a member of the pack, Stinky began giving Oscar a tour of the territory.
They started in the valley, near the eastern edge of the pack where the Great Wolf Games and now pack meetings were held. They then traveled up the hill to where Kate and Humphrey’s old den was. After that, they headed into the western area of the pack, where there were more dens and not much else.
As Stinky and Oscar were on their way back to the main part of the pack, the two began talking about the plan for the Crimson Pack if, or more likely, when they returned. The conversation then drifted to when Oscar had been wolfnapped by them and his inability to fight.
“Don’t worry,” Stinky said, “we’ll help you learn. Mick and Adam are two of our greatest fighters, both in very different aspects.”
“Are you sure Mick’s going to want to train me?” Oscar asked. “He doesn’t seem like the kind of wolf who’d be too thrilled about that.”
“Oh, don’t worry,” Stinky replied, “I know how to talk him into it.”
Stinky went to find Mick and talk to him about training Oscar.
“Can’t,” Mick said, “too busy.”
“Doing what?” Stinky asked.
“Getting some much-needed beauty rest,” Mick replied.
“Oh, okay, I get it. You’re too tired,” Stinky said. “Well then, I’m sure Adam could-“
“Now hold on,” Mick jumped in, “I never said I was too tired. Where is that little guy?”
Mick turned and went off searching for Oscar as Stinky smiled to himself.
A few days later, after Runt had brought Oscar back to the valley, Stinky was showing him around and officially welcoming him into the pack. The battle with the Crimson Pack was long over and nothing had been heard of them since, yet the pack wasn’t taking any chances and hadn’t let their guard down. They knew the pack would return. The matter of “when” was a different story.
The day had still been young when Oscar’s orientation into the pack took place. Everyone had gathered in the valley to see it. The day was warm and sunny with no wind to disturb the moment. Stinky was standing up front and Oscar was sitting in front of him.
“Oscar,” he said, “you have been through so much recently. You lost everything. Your home, your family. You’re the last of your kind. You’ve been on the run from the Crimson Pack. Now we hope to give you a new, safe place to call home.
“We will care for you when you are injured, we will hunt for you when you are hungry, we will protect you when you are in trouble, and you will do the same for all of us. You are one of us now. A member of our pack, a part of our family. Oscar, welcome to the Western Pack.”
Every wolf present leaned their heads back and howled in unison, officially welcoming Oscar into their pack. After he was officially made a member of the pack, Stinky began giving Oscar a tour of the territory.
They started in the valley, near the eastern edge of the pack where the Great Wolf Games and now pack meetings were held. They then traveled up the hill to where Kate and Humphrey’s old den was. After that, they headed into the western area of the pack, where there were more dens and not much else.
As Stinky and Oscar were on their way back to the main part of the pack, the two began talking about the plan for the Crimson Pack if, or more likely, when they returned. The conversation then drifted to when Oscar had been wolfnapped by them and his inability to fight.
“Don’t worry,” Stinky said, “we’ll help you learn. Mick and Adam are two of our greatest fighters, both in very different aspects.”
“Are you sure Mick’s going to want to train me?” Oscar asked. “He doesn’t seem like the kind of wolf who’d be too thrilled about that.”
“Oh, don’t worry,” Stinky replied, “I know how to talk him into it.”
Stinky went to find Mick and talk to him about training Oscar.
“Can’t,” Mick said, “too busy.”
“Doing what?” Stinky asked.
“Getting some much-needed beauty rest,” Mick replied.
“Oh, okay, I get it. You’re too tired,” Stinky said. “Well then, I’m sure Adam could-“
“Now hold on,” Mick jumped in, “I never said I was too tired. Where is that little guy?”
Mick turned and went off searching for Oscar as Stinky smiled to himself.
