"Callence?... I don't think I could anyway..." Alex said softly and saw the look in Ratchet's eyes. "Man you have resentment against a dead guy?! You know she won't forget easily..." He smirked slightly shaking his head at the thought. It was almost as though it didn't bother him at all that his sister was forced into a new life... Though he knew this might be better for her... Even though it's not the best thing that could ever happen.

"Alex did I ever tell you how much I hate you?" Ratchet asked him an old smirk in his eyes and a long forgotten smile on his lips.

"Yeah man and I love you too." Alex laughed lightly as one of their old forgotten jokes. He hadn't laughed and smiled like this in years and it showed... He hadn't ever truly gotten over Ratchet disappearing... He was his best friend and one of the only ones he could talk to.

Ratchet laughed deeply shaking his head at Alex. ".....God I missed you...." He said finally. He voice was weak he took a shaky sigh.

Alex smirked and chuckled then looked at Ratchet slightly wary of the shaky sigh and soft weak voice. "You ok Ratch?' he asked softly hoping nothing was going wrong right when he got to see his best friend again... After so many years.

"Yeah...It's just....you make me feel....happy....It's so wrong....I shouldn't...I don't deserve it...not after the things I've done...." Ratchet said as they walked.

"Look everyone deserves to be happy every now and again right?... And how long has it been since you were happy? Besides people have told me that I make them happier just by talking to them so..." Alex said softly with a slight smile trying to lighten the mood a bit "Listen... If this is about my sister man... It's fine we just didn't know she was even alive and that worried us... I'm sure she's fine staying there... She just may not show it much..." He sighed softly his eyes soft as he looked at his friend warily.

"Alex do you know how many people I've kill...hurt...raped, maimed, scared, burned, eaten...I ate Crysa, Alex....totally devoured her...." Ratchet said.

Alex was dead silent having nothing he could say... He was shocked... Surprised... Slightly fearful... worried... Ow so worried... He wondered quietly about his sister... How had she been doing? If he hurt people was Alora one of them? Did he even know who Alora was when he saw her?... Probably not... These thoughts went on for some time before he was snapped out of it at the sight of a wolf... A rather large wolf, on the path walking towards them.

Ratchet sighed looking boredly at the wolf as he kept walking, "What is it Damen..." He sighed looking at him crossing his arms. He was sinking back into a mood.

Damen looked at Alex and the girl resembling Alora for a second then back to Ratchet. "Your pet's out cold thought I'd let you know." He said rather boredly not even seeming to want to report this though felt it might be best Ratchet knew. Alex looked at Ratchet slightly confused though didn't ask... He had a feeling he knew who the pet was.

"That's great Damen…" Ratchet said going past him bored and worried. "Hows your own pet? Little Mika's been exploring a lot more lately."

"Ah she's fine..." Damen said not being much of a talker so he stayed pretty quiet and would every now and again glance at Alex curios as to who he and the girl were... They looked an awful lot like Alora... "Ow yeah that's not why I was telling you... She's back in human form... That's what I thought you'd like to know." he murmured still sounding rather bored as they neared the cave.

"Right…thank you…" He said smirking at Damen, "You wanna know who these people are?" He asked his eyes flickering darkly.

Damen rolled his eyes at the look on Ratchet's face "Don't have to know and don't really care though it would be nice to though." he said boredly not truly paying the two any attention what so ever.

"Exactly and that's why your second-in-comand and not Tristian…" Ratchet smirked then looked at Alex, "Do you remember Tristy?" Ratchet sighed as their base came into view in the distance.

"Yeah I believe so... Wasn't that like one of your best friends or something?" Alex said and watched Damen walk ahead leaving them to chat not truly caring for the conversation.

"Yeah well he was with us for a while....then I chose Damen as second and he through a fit and took off.....haven't seen him since..." Ratchet frowned.

"He always was fond of throwing fits wasn't he." Alex joked slightly trying not to let the mood of the conversation drop... He didn't feel like being upset... He was finally able to see his best friend and he was about to get to see his little sister again... He didn't want to get upset right now...

Ratchet smirked nodding, "He was...." he smiled as he reached camp and began looking for Alora.

Alex was rather quiet for a few as he looked around then the silence started to annoy him. "Pretty good sized pack you got huh." He murmured softly watching a few pups chasing each other and smiled slightly thinking of the pups he had at home... He didn't know how Ratchet would react to how much everything had changed... Though he still didn't exactly know how he was taking all of this himself...

Ratchet was infact trying not to think about it at all focusing on getting to Alora, "I suppose so....I keep them in good health...there used to be more...but some leave....men...never women....they....can't leave...." He said as he went to his room knowing Alora and the pups would be there.

Alex nodded thinking quietly and couldn't help a small smile when he saw Alora... Though it slowly faded as he saw how much she was shaking. The pups were laying close to her every single one of them worried about their mother. They knew it was still her even though she looked different they had seen her in this form before so they knew right off it was still her. Alora's clothes were tattered slightly though not much and it was to be expected when she had played with the pups days before in her human form. She groaned slightly in her unconsciousness though didn't wake up just twitched slightly at the three new cents in the room that she picked up easily.

Delta whined looking at his father his tail wagging a bit. Ratchet sighed going over to Alora side, "Off....." He barked at the pups knowing that what ever the drug would do to her if the pups got hit nothing good would happen.

Reyol silently retreated looking at his mom with worry. Kaya was next to go a bit reluctantly she whined a bit as she went. Delta whinned and stayed put nudging his brother Kaji.

Kaji whined and so did Heiwa though they got up a few minutes after Bara. Alora moaned a little as she opened her eyes ever so slightly to see that Ratchet was beside her... Though nothing else... She tried to open her eyes a bit more though just couldn't seem to. Alex looked at his sister worriedly and Mura started to wake up and looked up to see Ratchet next to her sister that didn't seem to be fully aware of anything that was going on.