Chapter 28: Humphrey's Decision
It took two days for Kate and Humphrey to return to the valley and they were greeted happily when they arrived.
“You’re back!” vipera, viper exclaimed when she saw them.
“What happened with Viggo?” Oscar asked.
“He’s gone,” Humphrey replied, beginning to explain their entire ordeal.
“Viggo’s dead?” Stinky asked when Humphrey was finished.
“They’re all dead,” Kate replied. “Viggo, Robert, the survivors of the battle; they’re all gone.”
“It’s finally over,” Humphrey said, smiling a little.
Word quickly spread that Viggo and Robert were dead and for the successivo giorno o two, the entire forest was alive with the sounds of celebratory howls from every pack in Jasper. The giorno after they got back, Humphrey went to visit Runt’s grave under the old den.
“Hey, Runt,” he said, looking down at the ground. “Viggo and Robert are gone and this nightmare is finally over. I really wish te were here to celebrate with us. te would’ve had fun. We all miss you, but we’re also very proud of the Lupi te and your brother and sister grew up to be.”
Humphrey stopped for a moment and looked around him.
“We did it, Runt. We did it.”
Late that night, Kate noticed that Humphrey hadn’t yet turned in, so she went out to look for him. She eventually found him in the forest just outside the border of the territory. He was standing outside of an old, worn-down tent.
“Humphrey, what are te doing out here?” she asked him. “And what’s this tent doing here? It looks like it’s been here for years.”
“It was Viggo’s,” Humphrey replied. “He was spying on us from here ever since I was brought into the pack.”
Humphrey looked over through the trees and Kate followed his gaze. Through the trees, there was a perfect, unobstructed view of what remained of their old den. Humphrey looked back at the tent.
“It feels weird,” he said, “having Viggo gone. We learned so much from him. He spent so much time trying to kill me and manipulating my life that I’m not sure who o what I am now.”
“Humphrey,” Kate said, “Viggo didn’t make te who te are now. The lupo te are now is because of your resilience to what Viggo has done to you. No matter what happened, te always managed to stay true to the best parts of yourself. te kept pushing inoltrare, avanti and because of that, te helped all of us to survive. That wasn’t him. That was all you.”
“Has anyone ever told te that te always know exactly what to say?” Humphrey asked.
“I have been told that,” Kate replied, smiling.
“You know, I can’t take too much credit,” Humphrey said. “Whenever I faltered, te were always there to help get me back on my feet, and I can’t thank te enough.”
“I hope I’m not interrupting anything,” a voice said.
Kate and Humphrey turned around to see Leyla standing behind them.
“No, it’s alright,” Humphrey replied.
“What are te doing here?” Kate asked.
“I heard about what happened and I just wanted to see how te guys were doing,” Leyla replied.
“We’re doing pretty good,” Humphrey told her. “A little shaken still, but otherwise fine.”
“Is that Viggo’s sword?” Kate asked, spotting something in Leyla’s hand.
“Yeah,” she replied. “Well, what’s left of it.”
She lifted it up and showed it to them. The blade had been broken in half and the metal was bent and misshapen from the explosion.
“I dug it out of the rubble,” Leyla continued. “He may have been a psycho, but he was still my brother and I wanted some kind of memento.”
“Leave it here,” Humphrey said.
“What?” Leyla asked.
“Leave it here,” he repeated, “as a reminder. Viggo was the worst-of-the-worst, and yet there was still some humanity inside of him. Leave it here as a reminder to all of us that anyone can change.”
“I like it, Humphrey,” Kate said. “What do te think, Leyla?”
“I think it’s a wonderful idea,” Leyla replied.
She then walked over to the front of the tent and planted what was left of the sword into the ground, surrounding it with some small stones to help support it.
Two years passed and life mostly returned to normal. However, Kate noticed that something was off about Humphrey. He didn’t seem as happy as he had once been. Sure, he was much better emotionally than he was in the months after Runt died, but he still didn’t seem like he was one hundred percent again.
Sometime around late spring, Kate noticed that Humphrey was sneaking out in the middle of the night and was gone for hours at a time. She eventually started to secretly follow him to see what he was doing and he led her through the forest to many different places that held some kind of significance in his life.
He led her to what was left of the sandstone cliffs, to Shadow Forest, all the way back to the ruins of his old pack. Every time they got to wherever they were going, Humphrey simply sat down and stared into the forest. He would stay there for a few minuti to upwards of an ora before simply turning around and heading back to the valley. After about a mese of this, Kate finally confronted him about it.
“Humphrey, what are te doing?” she asked.
“Okay,” Humphrey said, “and just so we’re talking about the same thing-“
“Every night for the past month, I’ve seen te getting up late at night and leaving for hours,” she clarified.
“Oh, that,” Humphrey said.
“Humphrey, what are te doing?” she asked again. “I’ve been following te and te just sit there until te decide to go home.”
“I’m…revisiting all those places,” he replied.
“But why?”
“Kate, if I’m being perfectly honest…this place just hasn’t felt the same ever since Viggo died,” Humphrey admitted. “I’ve done my best to try and go back to the way things were but every time I look around, I’m just reminded of all the bad that happened. Winston, Eve, Tony, Runt, all the Lupi that died down in that valley. Even Runt’s wedding when Viggo tricked us and blew a crater in the side of the valley. I can’t even look at my own grandpup without thinking of Runt.”
Humphrey let out a deep sigh.
“I just don’t feel happy here anymore.”
“So what are going to do?” Kate asked.
“I’m gonna go back to Leyla’s,” he replied.
“You’re leaving?” she said, surprised.
“I spent nine years there,” Humphrey explained, “and they were some of the best years of my life. I was happy and at peace. Life was simple. te didn’t have to hunt for food, it was always warm and comfortable. And after everything, I just want to settle down and relax and I can’t do that here. That’s why I’ve been going back to all those places. They all hold special memories and I wanted to see them one last time before I left.”
“When are te leaving?” Kate asked a little sadly.
“I was going to go tonight,” he answered.
“And were te ever going to tell us, or-“
“I…don’t know.”
Kate and Humphrey stood in silence for a moment before Humphrey continued.
“You guys don’t need me anymore,” he said. “Stinky is a very capable leader and he’s proven that he can take care of himself and the pack. They’ll be fine without me.”
“Without us.”
“Us?”
“I’m coming with you.”
“You are?”
“You’re right,” Kate said. “They’ll be fine. The pack is safe. Humphrey, we’re both old and have seen più than enough action to last a lifetime. I’m ready to settle down and live out my days with you.”
“Man, how are we going to tell everyone?” Humphrey wondered.
“How are te going to tell everyone what?” Stinky suddenly asked as he and the others walked up to Kate and Humphrey.
“Oh, boy,” Humphrey said.
“Humphrey and I have made a decision,” Kate began, “and, well, we’re leaving.”
“What?” Claudette exclaimed.
“We’re leaving the pack,” Humphrey repeated. “You guys don’t need us anymore. The pack is safe, and you’re a very capable leader, Stinky.
“Yeah, but that doesn’t mean te have to leave,” Stinky said.
“Where will te go?” Steven asked.
“We’re going to go live with Leyla,” Humphrey replied.
“Where does she live?” Kenya asked.
“Just outside of Shadow Forest,” Humphrey replied, “due west from the Central Region.”
“When are te guys leaving?” Stinky asked.
“Well, we were going to leave fairly soon,” Humphrey answered.
“No,” Stinky said. “You’re not getting away from us that easily. Dad, te saved this pack and the park. te deserve a proper sendoff.”
“It wasn’t just me, Stinky,” Humphrey replied.
“I know. All the più reason for us to take a whole giorno for ourselves,” Stinky countered. “We can all just relax, tell some stories, and reminisce about the good old days. Jax, Jonas, and Martin can get the chance to know their uncle.”
“Plus,” Adam chimed in suggestively, “it is your fiftieth birthday tomorrow.
“Thanks guys,” Humphrey detto smiling. “That would be nice.”
It took two days for Kate and Humphrey to return to the valley and they were greeted happily when they arrived.
“You’re back!” vipera, viper exclaimed when she saw them.
“What happened with Viggo?” Oscar asked.
“He’s gone,” Humphrey replied, beginning to explain their entire ordeal.
“Viggo’s dead?” Stinky asked when Humphrey was finished.
“They’re all dead,” Kate replied. “Viggo, Robert, the survivors of the battle; they’re all gone.”
“It’s finally over,” Humphrey said, smiling a little.
Word quickly spread that Viggo and Robert were dead and for the successivo giorno o two, the entire forest was alive with the sounds of celebratory howls from every pack in Jasper. The giorno after they got back, Humphrey went to visit Runt’s grave under the old den.
“Hey, Runt,” he said, looking down at the ground. “Viggo and Robert are gone and this nightmare is finally over. I really wish te were here to celebrate with us. te would’ve had fun. We all miss you, but we’re also very proud of the Lupi te and your brother and sister grew up to be.”
Humphrey stopped for a moment and looked around him.
“We did it, Runt. We did it.”
Late that night, Kate noticed that Humphrey hadn’t yet turned in, so she went out to look for him. She eventually found him in the forest just outside the border of the territory. He was standing outside of an old, worn-down tent.
“Humphrey, what are te doing out here?” she asked him. “And what’s this tent doing here? It looks like it’s been here for years.”
“It was Viggo’s,” Humphrey replied. “He was spying on us from here ever since I was brought into the pack.”
Humphrey looked over through the trees and Kate followed his gaze. Through the trees, there was a perfect, unobstructed view of what remained of their old den. Humphrey looked back at the tent.
“It feels weird,” he said, “having Viggo gone. We learned so much from him. He spent so much time trying to kill me and manipulating my life that I’m not sure who o what I am now.”
“Humphrey,” Kate said, “Viggo didn’t make te who te are now. The lupo te are now is because of your resilience to what Viggo has done to you. No matter what happened, te always managed to stay true to the best parts of yourself. te kept pushing inoltrare, avanti and because of that, te helped all of us to survive. That wasn’t him. That was all you.”
“Has anyone ever told te that te always know exactly what to say?” Humphrey asked.
“I have been told that,” Kate replied, smiling.
“You know, I can’t take too much credit,” Humphrey said. “Whenever I faltered, te were always there to help get me back on my feet, and I can’t thank te enough.”
“I hope I’m not interrupting anything,” a voice said.
Kate and Humphrey turned around to see Leyla standing behind them.
“No, it’s alright,” Humphrey replied.
“What are te doing here?” Kate asked.
“I heard about what happened and I just wanted to see how te guys were doing,” Leyla replied.
“We’re doing pretty good,” Humphrey told her. “A little shaken still, but otherwise fine.”
“Is that Viggo’s sword?” Kate asked, spotting something in Leyla’s hand.
“Yeah,” she replied. “Well, what’s left of it.”
She lifted it up and showed it to them. The blade had been broken in half and the metal was bent and misshapen from the explosion.
“I dug it out of the rubble,” Leyla continued. “He may have been a psycho, but he was still my brother and I wanted some kind of memento.”
“Leave it here,” Humphrey said.
“What?” Leyla asked.
“Leave it here,” he repeated, “as a reminder. Viggo was the worst-of-the-worst, and yet there was still some humanity inside of him. Leave it here as a reminder to all of us that anyone can change.”
“I like it, Humphrey,” Kate said. “What do te think, Leyla?”
“I think it’s a wonderful idea,” Leyla replied.
She then walked over to the front of the tent and planted what was left of the sword into the ground, surrounding it with some small stones to help support it.
Two years passed and life mostly returned to normal. However, Kate noticed that something was off about Humphrey. He didn’t seem as happy as he had once been. Sure, he was much better emotionally than he was in the months after Runt died, but he still didn’t seem like he was one hundred percent again.
Sometime around late spring, Kate noticed that Humphrey was sneaking out in the middle of the night and was gone for hours at a time. She eventually started to secretly follow him to see what he was doing and he led her through the forest to many different places that held some kind of significance in his life.
He led her to what was left of the sandstone cliffs, to Shadow Forest, all the way back to the ruins of his old pack. Every time they got to wherever they were going, Humphrey simply sat down and stared into the forest. He would stay there for a few minuti to upwards of an ora before simply turning around and heading back to the valley. After about a mese of this, Kate finally confronted him about it.
“Humphrey, what are te doing?” she asked.
“Okay,” Humphrey said, “and just so we’re talking about the same thing-“
“Every night for the past month, I’ve seen te getting up late at night and leaving for hours,” she clarified.
“Oh, that,” Humphrey said.
“Humphrey, what are te doing?” she asked again. “I’ve been following te and te just sit there until te decide to go home.”
“I’m…revisiting all those places,” he replied.
“But why?”
“Kate, if I’m being perfectly honest…this place just hasn’t felt the same ever since Viggo died,” Humphrey admitted. “I’ve done my best to try and go back to the way things were but every time I look around, I’m just reminded of all the bad that happened. Winston, Eve, Tony, Runt, all the Lupi that died down in that valley. Even Runt’s wedding when Viggo tricked us and blew a crater in the side of the valley. I can’t even look at my own grandpup without thinking of Runt.”
Humphrey let out a deep sigh.
“I just don’t feel happy here anymore.”
“So what are going to do?” Kate asked.
“I’m gonna go back to Leyla’s,” he replied.
“You’re leaving?” she said, surprised.
“I spent nine years there,” Humphrey explained, “and they were some of the best years of my life. I was happy and at peace. Life was simple. te didn’t have to hunt for food, it was always warm and comfortable. And after everything, I just want to settle down and relax and I can’t do that here. That’s why I’ve been going back to all those places. They all hold special memories and I wanted to see them one last time before I left.”
“When are te leaving?” Kate asked a little sadly.
“I was going to go tonight,” he answered.
“And were te ever going to tell us, or-“
“I…don’t know.”
Kate and Humphrey stood in silence for a moment before Humphrey continued.
“You guys don’t need me anymore,” he said. “Stinky is a very capable leader and he’s proven that he can take care of himself and the pack. They’ll be fine without me.”
“Without us.”
“Us?”
“I’m coming with you.”
“You are?”
“You’re right,” Kate said. “They’ll be fine. The pack is safe. Humphrey, we’re both old and have seen più than enough action to last a lifetime. I’m ready to settle down and live out my days with you.”
“Man, how are we going to tell everyone?” Humphrey wondered.
“How are te going to tell everyone what?” Stinky suddenly asked as he and the others walked up to Kate and Humphrey.
“Oh, boy,” Humphrey said.
“Humphrey and I have made a decision,” Kate began, “and, well, we’re leaving.”
“What?” Claudette exclaimed.
“We’re leaving the pack,” Humphrey repeated. “You guys don’t need us anymore. The pack is safe, and you’re a very capable leader, Stinky.
“Yeah, but that doesn’t mean te have to leave,” Stinky said.
“Where will te go?” Steven asked.
“We’re going to go live with Leyla,” Humphrey replied.
“Where does she live?” Kenya asked.
“Just outside of Shadow Forest,” Humphrey replied, “due west from the Central Region.”
“When are te guys leaving?” Stinky asked.
“Well, we were going to leave fairly soon,” Humphrey answered.
“No,” Stinky said. “You’re not getting away from us that easily. Dad, te saved this pack and the park. te deserve a proper sendoff.”
“It wasn’t just me, Stinky,” Humphrey replied.
“I know. All the più reason for us to take a whole giorno for ourselves,” Stinky countered. “We can all just relax, tell some stories, and reminisce about the good old days. Jax, Jonas, and Martin can get the chance to know their uncle.”
“Plus,” Adam chimed in suggestively, “it is your fiftieth birthday tomorrow.
“Thanks guys,” Humphrey detto smiling. “That would be nice.”
i rap better it makes that air breath let loose.
go head call me gay i be runnin through the strada, via with my buds with high shoes;
yeah theyre aint much to do down the street.
now we be rappin through the corner yeah we infinites but we been stoppin be the po-lice.
ciao pretty lady-
keep lookin sexy, maybe te can call me;
keep lookin like te aint interested but inside i make ur mouth grindin without no teeth,
(uh)
te look at me like im some shit,
yeah te cant lie,
say it to my face yeah never mind te way 'bove my height
how bout i give te an explict,
im like an overdozed bitch
im to greedy to cast spells yeah im for sale no più less than a buck fifthy,
dont bother me when im sittin 'sippin soda under 'neath a tree.
let my body dry,
autumn effects myrhymes now they be fallin leafs.......
go head call me gay i be runnin through the strada, via with my buds with high shoes;
yeah theyre aint much to do down the street.
now we be rappin through the corner yeah we infinites but we been stoppin be the po-lice.
ciao pretty lady-
keep lookin sexy, maybe te can call me;
keep lookin like te aint interested but inside i make ur mouth grindin without no teeth,
(uh)
te look at me like im some shit,
yeah te cant lie,
say it to my face yeah never mind te way 'bove my height
how bout i give te an explict,
im like an overdozed bitch
im to greedy to cast spells yeah im for sale no più less than a buck fifthy,
dont bother me when im sittin 'sippin soda under 'neath a tree.
let my body dry,
autumn effects myrhymes now they be fallin leafs.......
Looks like im under in this bridge,
Fall all over til it no longer tilts
Then it builds UP!
After this bridge im just gonna chill,
But I aint got no time to kill.
Need to fight to death; wait til I catch my breath-
In a sec I rip out Ready to conceal-
Eliminate every rapper in the forest with just a fist-
Fuck it I spit it all, yeah im infinite
Meanin,
I fuck te all.
Play down da the strada, via while the opponent takes my ball;
I aint got no time to write no più rhymes
Now te die…but that’ll be a draw;
Cause te Cani chewed up ya collars,
punch, punzone ‘n kick mostra how te win,
But ya aint no bawlers- freestyle lane of freedom
Sayin you’re the big deal… whatcha breathin?
te breathin’ weed
I’d be breedin for those type of wimen semen (ha-ha)
Just kiddin,
Ya need infinite follow the broken trees yeah its my district……
Yeah, infinite
Fall all over til it no longer tilts
Then it builds UP!
After this bridge im just gonna chill,
But I aint got no time to kill.
Need to fight to death; wait til I catch my breath-
In a sec I rip out Ready to conceal-
Eliminate every rapper in the forest with just a fist-
Fuck it I spit it all, yeah im infinite
Meanin,
I fuck te all.
Play down da the strada, via while the opponent takes my ball;
I aint got no time to write no più rhymes
Now te die…but that’ll be a draw;
Cause te Cani chewed up ya collars,
punch, punzone ‘n kick mostra how te win,
But ya aint no bawlers- freestyle lane of freedom
Sayin you’re the big deal… whatcha breathin?
te breathin’ weed
I’d be breedin for those type of wimen semen (ha-ha)
Just kiddin,
Ya need infinite follow the broken trees yeah its my district……
Yeah, infinite
all i had remember was mission breifing and jumping out of that plane. MEAN while in cuba the ice cream furgone, van swung around the streets and into the school parkinglot the secret service limo pulled in aswell and a special agent stepped out and the man in the surgeons mask slowly trotted away the cuban guard gave him a funny look the man walked and continued onward and the furgone, van exploded into a fiery burst. meanwhile at special agent kate sanchez`s house...mableburst what kind of word is that kate i dont know te know your buy`ing cena right? yeah i do kate. (KNOCK) (KNOCK) (KNOCK) oh how convinent ok so what do i owe you? nothing *gunshot* get HER *GUNSHOT* to be continued...
"hey mom come here." I said.
She came up to me. "what now Jacob?"
"smell this." I said.
She was just about to but then my sister found something in a room.
"mom! Look at this!" she said.
I hate my sister. She always thinks she's the shit and shes better than everyone. My mom likes her più because she 'understands' her.
This house creeped me out for some reason. I didn't feel welcome to this place. te know when te pass da a house and te can tell that there is a wierd past to it? That's what I felt.
"you have a text message!" detto my phone. It does that when I get a text. I looked at it. The number was 1-666-666-6666. What a wierd number. I looked at the text. I read it.
"3 days from now, try to hide. I will find you."
(again, sorry it's so short. Need to come up with ideas)
End of part 2
She came up to me. "what now Jacob?"
"smell this." I said.
She was just about to but then my sister found something in a room.
"mom! Look at this!" she said.
I hate my sister. She always thinks she's the shit and shes better than everyone. My mom likes her più because she 'understands' her.
This house creeped me out for some reason. I didn't feel welcome to this place. te know when te pass da a house and te can tell that there is a wierd past to it? That's what I felt.
"you have a text message!" detto my phone. It does that when I get a text. I looked at it. The number was 1-666-666-6666. What a wierd number. I looked at the text. I read it.
"3 days from now, try to hide. I will find you."
(again, sorry it's so short. Need to come up with ideas)
End of part 2
"if te think your better than me...
te probably are..
u say im weak...
i may be but u say i care to much and im a weak pussy well..
. guess what...
after that you'll be looking up at me,
if te mess with me and get between us i will hurt you..
if i care about something you;ll know it,
if i Amore someone ill mostra it,
when te interfere with me and who i Amore te will get hurt....
after all this happens..
then see if im weak..
i might not be."
U try and call me out,
Ill call u out, if u mess with me,
Ull get the worst of me,
When i Amore ull know it,
Ill mostra it,
The only thing that can stop me is,
My trye one......
te probably are..
u say im weak...
i may be but u say i care to much and im a weak pussy well..
. guess what...
after that you'll be looking up at me,
if te mess with me and get between us i will hurt you..
if i care about something you;ll know it,
if i Amore someone ill mostra it,
when te interfere with me and who i Amore te will get hurt....
after all this happens..
then see if im weak..
i might not be."
U try and call me out,
Ill call u out, if u mess with me,
Ull get the worst of me,
When i Amore ull know it,
Ill mostra it,
The only thing that can stop me is,
My trye one......
