The high life

== prologue~ ==
Polaris sighed looking out at her pack, she got up sitting on a large rock, overlooking their land. She made a small howl, alerting her beta Sirius to the meeting, along with the rest of the pack. She cleared her throat, "On this day a prophecy has been found, proclaiming a flood will save the pack- although it doesn't make sense- I put my faith in our ancestors to direct us in the right way". her packmates stared at her, though some nodded in understanding. She bowed her head, signaling the meeting was over. She returned to her den, curling her tail around her, trying to fall asleep, the pups will be here soon. 
== Chapter 1~ ==
flood bounced around in the cold snow, barking at his siblings happily, hiding under the tall pines and in the bushes, His shiny brown coat covered with the feathery white snow. He herd a small howl and started to walk back to the pine circle- a meeting area in the middle of a large circle of pines, it's where his pack had been meeting for centuries. He sat next to the elders, short compared to them. He looked up at his mother, the alpha, the one who composed the pack into battle, or to hunt. She started dealing out the days apprenticeships, each day a group of adults bring a group of adolescents to do their job with them, today was his first day- and he was excited- finally able to leave the mountain, and see the elk up close, and run in the Rapids, and act like an adult.
"Flood, moss, brokenarrow, holly- you'll be with the elkchasers, a big job, to bring enough food to feed our ever growing pack" his mother said elegantly, looking down at the pups. 
Flood held in a happy bark, looking at the hunters, the special ones who could take down the elk, they only ever went out once a moon if they got enough, which they usually did.Then he looked at the other pups, they were about the same age, but acted older.
A tall black wolf walked to them, a few others trailing behind him. "alright, we dont have much time, dusk is about to come, so, follow us and try to keep up." He turned, running down the mountain, slowing to a stop at the bank of the Rapids. Flood followed, almost falling into the rapids, they were faster than they looked on the mountain, and he was worried, how were they gonna cross? The black wolf stood, thinking "the rapids are fast, the drought has made them stronger, we must swim, it isnt too deep, but be careful and hold onto this" he held a large stick in his jaw, big enough for the pups to latch onto in emergency.
The black wolf slowly tread across the water, his colleagues following. The other pups whent fist without incident, then flood went, careful to not be swept away.
The others were watching a large herd of elk, trying to find an easy one to take down, a sick or hurt one. The black wolf stepped forward slightly "my name is dipper by the way- now, follow me, and help me take it down", he darted after a tall doe with a limp leg, his packmates followed, attacking it pulling it down. Flood started pulling at its leg, wincing at it's strange noises. The soon killed it, dragging it back to the pine-ring, leaving it in the big den.
== Chaper 2~ ==
Flood held his head up with pride, he had just helped kill his fist elk! His mother congratulated the pack for their days work, bowing her head at the pups proudly. He walking into the big den, where the alpha and their family slept, along with where they stored the packs food. He layed down on a small bed of leaves and moss, curling his tail around him, drifting to sleep.
He was awoken by many frighted howls and barks. He scrambled out of the den, his eyes met but a hot orange glow. half of the pines in the circle were on fire, spreading to dens and bushes slowly enclosing on the pack. "Dames and pups first! Run! " his mother screamed, her eyes scared. She helped a mother and her pups out, disappearing behind the flames. Flood looked around, his ears glued to his head, his eyes wide. He watched as branches fell, one falling onto dipper. He ran, grabbing the branch and hauling it off him, dragging him out of the flames, the fire burning his sides. Now he was outside, about half the pack made it out, but at this point there were to many flames, there would be no more survivors than the ones on the outside. 
He sat, hugging his tail tightly around his mother, fear glistening in his eyes.
== Chaper 3~ ==
{2 years later}
Flood sighed, catching his breath. He was lost, he had tried to howl but it seemed no-one could here him, like nobody cared. He was chasing an elk, and then he became lost. He howled once again, this time hearing another howl, quite far away. He ran toward it, determined to get home. He howled again, and another howl replied, he was closer now. Soon he was back at the pine circle happily. 
dipper seemed angry, flood had become an elkchaser, meaning dipper was like his boss, telling him were to go and what to do. This time he forgot and didnt listen, going to the wrong elk, chasing it through the forest and getting lost.
//yes I know this isnt scientifically accurate and that alphas, betas, etc dont exist, but I take inspiration on how the warrior cat clans work so-//
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