**Authors Note-Hey guys, I'm trying like crazy to keep the aggiornamenti flowing, but getting to type is hit and miss lately. Hope te enjoy what I manage to get out.**

"Tiberius, are we getting close," Hutch shouted hopefully as the blizzard-like winds attempted to push the two Lupi back the way they had came. Hutch could barely see a foot in front of his face, and what he could manage to see was blanketed in snow. He had thought that the Jasper park winters were cold. but this made those look like nothing.

"I think so, just hold out for a little bit longer, if we don't find them over this ridge, I'll find us a shelter and we'll hold off 'till the storm passes over," Tiberius replied, himself sounding shaken da the chill. Hutch grit his teeth as the snow began to come up to his knees and was getting dangerously higher. He looked up the see the right flank of Tiberius who was forced side-ways from the strength of the wind. Ice cold snow pelted his face almost instantly and the blistering cold forced his eyes shut. He was forced to look back to the ground, just to keep moving forward.

He managed to turn Tiberius back in the right direction and the two pushed towards the superiore, in alto of the ridge. There were two large oak trees directly ahead of them that was blocking the wind and the pair quickly jumped up to them for some temporary relief. They panted heavil and even got a slight break from the cold snow on their feet, having most get caught in the branches. Hutch looked over to Tiberius who had a snow pelted pelliccia and even small icesicles starting to grow on his shoulders.

"Damnit," Tiberius panted.

"You look rough, maybe we should just find shelter. at least until the snow stops a little. I mean, what if we've already wandered off course," Hutch suggested. Tiberius shaking insanely from the cold, managed a slight nod.

"I couldn't agree with te più on that Hutch. Listen to me Hutch, I want te to stay right here, don't sposta from this spot. If I'm not mistaken there is a small tana, den near here, it isn't much but it will keep the wind off of us. I don't want to risk te getting lost, so just stay here until I return," Tiberius ordered shakily.

"Alright, but try to hurry, I can't take this much longer," Hutch begged with a heavy shiver. Tiberius nodded and took a few readying breaths before forcing himself out into the blasting winds. Before Hutch knew it, Tiberius had vanished into the snow, leaving Hutch all alone with his thoughts. The sounds of the blizzard were all he could hear, and even they seemed to grow distant as he died into thought.

Unsurprisingly, all he had on his mind was Sadie. Ever since he saw her there at the wedding, she had pushed everything else out of his mind. It was unbeleivable that she was there. He watched her fall off of a cliff that night, but there she stood right in front of him, well, before Percy and the other healers pulled her aside. He didn't think it could be real that she was back. He kept thinking it was some kind of illusion, something about it just didn't seem real.

Then, there was Roxas, who took up the reast of his brain. He knew that night wouldn't have been the last time he saw Roxas, nnot after Winston let him live. But he didn't blame Winston, it would have seemed unethical to kill a pup, even if he was a complete menace and hated pariah. But Roxas wasn't a pup anymore, although he did share an uncanny resemblance to his younger self. It was as if he had only gotten bigger, but kept the same looks. Hutch grimaced and almost spat at the thought of him.

There was no way of describing the pure hatred he felt towards that wolf. Hate wasn't nearly stong enough. It was più of a sensation of pure seething anger fueled da nothing but a desire for revenge. No one else would do it, Hutch had to be the one to kill him. Never had he imagined that he would want to harm another wolf, let alone kill one. But Roxas was the exception to that. All he wanted for Roxas was a slow painful death. And he deserved no mercy.

About half way into his thought he noticed that the wind was once again pushing him down the hill. He braced himself and once again flung himself into the protection of the trees. Hutch thought it was just his mind playing tricks on him but it actually started to seem colder than before. The wind had also picked up in ferocity. The tops of the trees were blowing violently in the strong gusts. Hutch cringed from the pain of the cold and began to look around frantically.

'Where the hell is Tiberius,' he asked himself. He moved slowly to the edge of the trees and peered out as far as he could, but all he managed to see were the slowly vanishing tracks that Tiberius had left.

"TIBERIUS," Hutch called over the wind. He raised his ears only to hear no reply, just più wind.

"TIBERIUS WHERE ARE YOU," he shouted starting to grow più nervous. Instantly he thought the worst, but shook that thought from his head. He was a beta, he could handle this.

'I want te to stay right here, don't sposta from this spot,' heheard Tiberius' words echo in his head. He bit his lip and cringed in the blistering pain. If he left now he would be disoberying strict orders, but if he stayed he would probably freeze to death. Then again, either way he would probably die, but he wasn't going to die alone. He was at least going to find Tiberius first.

"Oh to hell with it," he growled as he pushed head-first out into the searing blizzard. The cold was absolutely unimaginable, now he was for sure it wasn't just his imagination. It actually was getting colder, and the wind was only dropping the temperature. He didn't think it was even possible for anything to live through this cold, especially not a pack of wolves. He looked around and found the slight hint of footprints that Tiberius had left. But they were fading fast.

"Don't te dissapear on me," he growled as the wind was blowing away the tracks. Hutch picked up his pace and started running after the tracks.

"TIBERIUS," he shouted in desperation. Still no response. His cuore began to race, he hated the thought of Tiberius being dead, but it was an inevitability that seemed to be drawing closer. He looked around fractically as snow and ice began to pelt his face, forcing him to look at the ground. It was terrifying, he knew that if he didn't find shelter soon, he was going to freeze to death.

"HELLO, SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, HELLO," he shouted più and più desperate. His cuore began beating at a million miles an ora as the sounds of the blizzard began to consume him. They were almost drawing him further into the storm, begging him to wander off and die. The cold was begining to take its toll on him. His limbs were locking up, his vision was getting blurry, and it was getting harder and harder to concentrate. He fell to his knees and his chest exploded in chills, but he couldn't summon the energy to stand up.

"Help me," he managed to pant. His vision was fading fast, and soon he was going to lose conciousness and die.

"Please, anybody," he panted. He heard footsteps approaching him and managed the strength to look up and see Tiberius sprinting towards him as fast as he could.

"HUTCH," he cried as he stopped successivo to the freezing canine below him.

"Come on Hutch, there's a tana, den just a little ways off into the distance there, it's warm, just stay with me," Tiberius encouraged as he lifted Hutch onto his back. He could feel Hutch's cuore racing in his chest and his breathing getting shallow.

"Oh jeeze, you're freezing, come on buddy stay with me now, te can't sleep yet, we're not in a tana, den te here me," Tiberius detto trying to keep Hutch from passing out as he pushed into the cold back to the tana, den he had found. Hutch only managed to mumble something that Tiberius couldn't understand, but he just went along with it.

"I know you're cold Hutch, trust me I'm cold to, but te can't go to sleep yet, not until we get to the den," Tiberius detto following his tracks back to the den. It slowly drew into sight and he smiled lightly.

"You see that Hutch, it's warmth, I'm gonna get te out of this cold, just a little furthur," Tiberius panted and started to struggle under Hutch's weight. He knew it was mostly muscle, but he was still heavy.

The relief Tiberius felt when he burst into the small cave was unbelievable. He let out a loud sigh of relief and smiled as he collaped onto the ground. He could feel Hutch shivering severely and moved him to the back of the cave, and as far away from the cold as possible. He slowly slid Hutch off of his back and onto the ground and layed down beside him. He was warmer than anything else, so he could at least try to share his own warmth with Hutch, who was greatly appreciative and nuzzled closely to his former instructor.

"You're alright now Hutch, we're out of that cold," Tiberius chuckled as he yawned widely and layed his head onto his paws.

"Well Hutch, we're stuck here until this storm clears out. Which shouldn't take too long, I've never known a storm this bad to last for to long," suddenly a powerful gust a wind blew past and he could hear the snapping of a albero tronco off into the distance, "then again, I've been wrnog before."

"T-Tiberius," Hutch managed through his shivers.

"What is it Hutch," he asked softly.

"Y-you never d-did tell me a-about w-what happened t-to the p-p-packs, te k-know, the r-reason Winston's b-brother-"

"Owes him a favor," Tiberius detto helping Hutch finish his sentence. Hutch nodded weakly and Tiberius sighed.

"Well Hutch, it's a long story, but then again, we've got time. Well, if I can recall correctly it happened just a few months before te were born-"

*2.5 years earler*

"Dex I've told te this before it has to be done,"

"I told te Winston I don't care, te knew my morals when te made me do this, and I would expect te to respect them," the lupo speaking was a spitting image of Hutch. A long seep blue flowing mane down his neck and a stripe across his nose. His bronze eyes pierced fiercly into Winston's bright blues and just for a moment Dex thought he had saw a hint of fear.

"Dex, please, I called my brother in to help, Zephyr will be arriving in a few days to help with the attack. Do te expect me to just tell him he can turn around and go back north," Winston argued.

"If it means I don't have to kill then so be it," Dex growled. Winston snarled at him and held back the urge to pounce onto him.

"Damnit Dex you're REALLY STARTING TO PUSH IT," Winston shouted irritably. But Dex sat firm, he simply stared at Winston, the only lupo to ever look him dead in the eyes.

"I will not, repeat, WILL NOT, kill my own brother," Dex barked. Winston was right on the verge of snapping when happy go lucky alpha Felix showed up.

"Sir, we've just spotted a group of enemy scouts moving in from the north," he reported. A much younger Tiberius looked at him from the tana, den where the argument was taking place and tried to quiet him but Winston had already heard.

"I dind't want to do this Dex, but te leave me no choice, Felix, you're the new pack beta, take a group of alphas and stop them from entering our territory," Winston ordered, the whole time he kept his eyes glaring into Dex's.

"You see that Dexter, that's what happenes when te step out of line," Winston snapped. Dex was furious, he actually jumped towards Winston but Tiberius jumped into his side and stopped him.

"Easy there Dex, calm down for a minute," Tiberius ugred, holding Dex pinned firmly to the ground.

"How dare te remove me as beta, Ive held that spot since before te were appointed pack leader," Dex barked. Winston growled at him but Tiberius gave him a look that detto 'that's enough' and he stopped.

"Now listen to me, both of you, calm down before this gets out of hand. Winston, go check on the wounded, Dex, stay here with me. As of right now I'm sepperating te two," Tiberius ordered. Winston instantly stormed out, past a young Felix who was in completely confused to the situation.

"I thought I told te to go stop those scouts," Winston growled as he walked da him and he instantly sprung into action.

"Yes sir," he detto quickly before darting off. Tiberius sighed and slowly let up his grip on Dex.

"You alright Dexter," he asked softly trying to calm him down. Dexter growled softly but took a deep breath.

"I'm fine I guess, but Winston, oh he really gets under my skin. The giorno he became pack leader he knew I wouldn't kill a lupo that was part of my own family," Dexter detto trying to calm himself down.

"I know Dex, but Winston has never faced a situation like that. He has never had to kill someone close to him, he doesn't know what it feels like," Tiberius detto darkly. Dex sighed and looked at his friend.

"It was just a anno fa that te had to kill your son wasn't it," Dex asked. Tiberius coughed loudly as if trying to clear the sobs from his throat and he nodded.

"I know that wasn't easy to do, but he would have killed others if te dind't kill him first," Dex pointed out trying to make the situation less grim, but it was no good.

"That's not the point Dex, I knew at some point in my life I was giong to have to kill, I've known that since I was a anno old, but I never saw myself having to kill my own son," he detto as tears filled his eyes.

"I know Tiberius, I know it wasn't easy on you, that's what makes te stronger than me, te actually have the strength to kill your own," Dex said.

"Oh so te finally admit I'm stronger," Tiberius laughed slightly. Dex laughed and shook his head.

"I never detto that," he detto trying to play off his own confession. They both laughed and shortly afterwards a long silence passed between them.

"We're not going to be the same after this, we both know that," Dex detto finally.

"I know Dex, but maybe this will give us a good break in all the violence, it won't stop it but it would be nice to have a pause in it," Tiberius replied.

"Yeah, now come on, let's go see what all that was about,"

*Present day*

"That's all I'm going to tell you, for now. But te can prettymuch pick up on what was going on," Tiberius detto hopefully. Hutch nodded slowly and rattled his thoughts togeter.

"I think so, just to make sure I'm clear, my uncle was a homicidal maniac who my father refused to kill because they were brothers, which in turn caused Winston to remove him as beta, which made Felix the pack beta, and Winston called in his brother Zephyr to help in with the attacks," Hutch detto taking a long breath as he finished.

"That sums it up," Tiberius laughed soflt and looked up.

"The snow is letting up," Hutch detto as the sounds of the winds died down.

"You think te have the energy to keep going," Tiberius asked. Hutch shot straight to his feet and nodded.

"You know I am," he detto energetically. Tiberius smilled and nodded as he himself stood up and followed Hutch out of the den.

"You know, after we attraversare, croce this successivo ridge we're probably going to get jumped da a sentry," Tiberius pointed out. Hutch paused for a secondo and looked to him for advice.

"What are we going to do about that," Hutch asked curiously.

"Tell him Winston sent us," Tibeiur detto chuckling to himself.

The two crossed another small collina and Hutch stopped directly at the base as they came down. His ears shot straight up and he started looking around for their persuer. Tiberius smiled and started up the successivo hill, completely aware of what Hutch was doing.

"He know's were here Hutch, there's no need in trying to deny our presense," Tiberius laughed.

"Alright Zephyr you've had your fun, come on out and greet your old friend properly," Tiberius laughed. Almost instantly a giant lupo seemed to phase out of the cliff with a wide smile on his face. His eyes were a hazy grey and he stood at least a full foot taller than Tiberius.

"Tiberius, it's so good to see te my old friend," he detto nuzzling Tiberius warmly.

"You to Zephyr, it's been a while,"

"Too long, te must tell me all about what's going on, da the way, who's your friend," Zephyr asked.

"Zephyr this is Hutch, he's our newest pack beta," Tiberius introduced.

"Oh so Felix decided to retire? I didn't think he would ever give that position up," Zephyr detto and Tiberius dropped his ears low.

"He dind't give it up, not willingly," Tiberius detto and Zephyr frowned.

"Oh, I see, I'm sorry for your loss. But come, te two must be hungry, we have Cibo back at the dens and if te need water, well, it's all around you. Just don't eat the yellow snow," Zephyr warned with a laugh. Hutch was still in shock at the pure size of this wolf, Tiberius laughed at him and motioned for him to follow him.

"Come on Hutch, he won't bite," Tiberius laughed. Hutch slowly fell back to reality and followed behind the two.

"So Hutch is it? You're the new beta in the west, how are te liking that position," Zephyr asked.

"It has it's ups and downs," Hutch replied slightly nervously.

"I remember when I was a beta, then our pack leader died looking for one of his sons, little did he know his son died during the final portion of alpha school, so that moved me up to the pack leader position," Zephyr explained as they went over another collina and broke into a small but tranquill valley. The snow was falling but only lightly, and thr ground was covered in a thin layer of powdery snow. It was a beautiful sight.

"Wow," Hutch detto in amazement.

"I know, it's beautiful, it's a sight te never get used to," Zephyr detto laughing at Hutch's expression.

"Come on to my den, I'll have my sons bring te two something to eat and we can catch up. Hayden, Jota, come here for a minute," Zephyr called. Almost instantly two Lupi came bounding from the den, easily a foot taller than Hutch each.

"Yeah dad," they detto simoultaneously.

"Would te be so kind as to fetch our guests some food," Zephyr asked politely.

"Sure thing," detto one.

"You got it," detto the other. Hutch couldn't even tell the two apart. they both had pure white pelliccia and bright green eyes. It was like they were exact copies, even their voices were the same.

"Yes Hutch, Hayden and Jota are twins, even I have trouble telling them apart sometimes. But there is a way to do it. Hayden is the più talkitive of the two," Zephyr laughed and sighed happily as they stepped into the den. He sat near the back and turned to face them instantly.

"It's not good news is it," he asked instantly and all signs of happiness left his face.

"No it isn't, it's a rogue, a lot of rogues. This same rogue claimed the life of Felix, plus the entire southern pack, with the exception of a few survivors," Tiberius explained. Zephyr sighed and shook his head lowly.

"Winston's calling in his favor isn't he," Zephyr asked.

"Yes, yes he is," Tiberius detto nodding.

"Then I guess I have no choice,"

**Authors note- Ok, so even for me this is a personal best. This is quite honestly the longest chapter I've ever wrote for any fanfiction, ever. I hope te guys like it and don't forget to leave a review telling me what te think. aggiornamenti as soon as possible. Later guys :)**