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━︎━︎━︎━︎𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 students ran into the hallway where they were quickly forced to come to a stop. The ground cracked open and a light glowed from it. Wren frowned and found herself taking a step forwards. Her heart started beating rapidly in her chest as the glow became the same color as the moonstones the wolves had. Her eyes widened. Maybe the wolves could still be saved. Maybe there was a chance that they would be able to live.

     "The energy from the moonstone must have created the fault line." Wren spoke up, her eyes snapping over to Wyatt and Willa who were already looking at her. She smiled widely. "If we follow this crack, maybe it will lead us to the moonstone. Maybe there's still a chance that your pack can survive."

     "So it's only buried and not destroyed!" Addison said with a wide smile.

     "Come on. We have to find out." Wren urged before being the first one to jump down without even waiting to see if the wolves followed her. She quickly ran through the tunnel, the light seeming to become brighter and brother the closer that she got until finally she found her feet coming to a stop. There in front of her sat the moonstone. There was the wolves chance at survival. She smiled widely, turning her head to look at Wyatt as he came to a stop beside of her.

The ground was still shaking, sparks coming from fallen lines and rocks crumbling to the ground alerting them that they were running out of time. Wren quickly moved out of the way as the wolves walked past her and right over to the moonstone. All of the wolves placed their necklaces against the moonstone. Their necklaces charged with light and the wolves eyes glowed as full power flowed back through their body. Wren laughed in relief as she watched the wolves heal one by one. They were saved. No one was going to die.

     The ground started shaking again, making screams come from some of the wolves. "Wren!" Wyatt called her name before quickly grabbing a hold of her and pulling her towards him just as a large rock fell, almost landing on her head. Wren's eyes widened in surprise, breath heavy from the sudden save. She turned her head to look at Wyatt, nodding her head at him and silently letting him know that she was okay.

     "We have to move it out of here." Willa told the wolves.

     "Legend says that together, our pack can move the stone." Wyatt told the wolves confidently.

     "All of us, lift!" Wren quickly helped the wolves try to moonstone but it was too heavy for them to move it.

     "It's too heavy." Wynter sighed, the sound of defeat in her voice.

     "There's not enough of us." Willa panicked.

     "Then maybe you need to expand your pack." The sound of Addison's voice made Wren smile, watching as her sister, Zed, and the other zombies and school students made their way in.

     "Addison?" Willa questioned as the ground shook again.

     "We came here to help." Addison assured her. "Come on, everyone. We got this! Hurry before it's too late. Together! Lift!" They all lifted the moonstone up, ready to move it from the cave only for the ground to shake again and for the moonstone to land back on the ground. Wren looked up and her eyes widened when she saw that their only way out was blocked by a large rock.

     "Chambers collapsed." Wyatt told them. "We can't carry the moonstone through."

     "We have to get out of here." Wren told them. Her eyes traveled down to her moonstone necklace.

     "Your z-band, it's still broken." Eliza said, looking at Zed. All eyes were on the two zombies, no one paying attention to Wren as she took her necklace off and placed it against the moonstone. Her eyes widened when the necklace came to life. "Zed, take it off. Lift the slab. Okay, Zed, you can do this."

     "I'm not ready. What if I can't control it?" Zed asked. "Last time I took it off, I hurt Wren. . ." His voice trailed off and everyone frowned. "Wren?" They all turned just as Wren put the glowing necklace around her neck. A gasp fell from her lips as her nails grew into claws, her teeth turning into fangs, and her eyes glowing orange. But that wasn't what caught their attention.

     "Wren!" Addison called with wide eyes.

     Wyatt stared at Wren in awe, sharing a look with Willa. Together, they spoke in unison, "She's the Great Alpha." Not only had she activated her wolf side, but Wren had unlocked her destiny. Her hair had turned pure white.

     Wren turned her head to look at Zed, eyes fading to a normal color. "I'll help you, Zed."  Wren walked over to him and nodded. "You won't hurt me." Zed nodded his head before taking his Z-band off. Zed's zombie side came to life and after a moment he turned to the slab and together he and Wren lifted it, allowing the doorway to be opened once more. They all quickly lifted the moonstone out and Wren grunted as Zed roared in pain, both of them struggling but holding out.

     As soon as Wren was sure they were all out, she nodded towards Zed and they dropped the stone. Addison's eyes widened as did Wyatt's and the rest of the wolf pack. Fear filled Addison's eyes. "Zed! Wren!"

     There was a moment of silence before Wren walked out with Zed beside her. Wren brushed the dust off her dress. "Don't worry, we're not dead."

     "Wren!" Addison ran towards her sister, engulfing her into a hug. Wren chuckled and hugged her back before moving so that she could embrace Zed.

     Wren turned her head and chuckled in surprise when Wyatt's arms quickly came around her, hugging her tightly. "Don't ever do that again."

     Wren chuckled and pulled back slightly, his arms still wrapped around her waist. "I don't plan on it." Wyatt smiled before the two shared a quick kiss, their attention quickly moving back to Addison and Zed.

     "We crushed it! We nailed it! We so rock! Yes!" Wynter cheered making them all look at her. She turned to look at Willa. "Too much?"

     Willa's face broke out into a smile. "Perfect. We did it."

     They all cheered whilst Eliza held up her tablet, pointing the camera at Addison and Zed. "Say 'brains'."

     "Brains!" The couple said as Eliza snapped a picture of him.

     Eliza nodded. "We're getting our first zombie on the Prawn wall of fame."

     The wolves howled and everyone joined in. Wyatt's attention went to Bonzo, smiling when he howled perfectly. "Hey, you said that perfectly."

     "Bonzo's got an ear for languages." Bree said with a giggle and a proud smile. Wren smirked in amusement.

     "I never thought I'd say this, but let's all go back to the dance, shall we?" Wren asked. Everyone agreed, pulling the moonstone out and placing it on the stage as everyone danced and cheered.

     "I should've seen it coming," Wyatt chuckled, spinning Wren out before spinning her back into his arms.

     "Seen what coming?" Wren questioned, grabbing his hand and chuckling as he dipped her and brought her back up.

     "You being the Great Alpha. I knew she was near, I just didn't realize how close." Wyatt answered. "You know you have a big responsibility now."

     Wren nodded, glancing at the other wolves before her eyes landed on Willa. "I think. . . I think I'm going to let Willa keep the role as Alpha. I can tell that it means a lot to her, and I don't want to rip it from her. But I'll still be there, and I will be there to override her if it ever has to come to that. Hopefully, it won't."

     "I hope you know she heard every word you said," Wyatt smiled.

     Wren turned her head to look at Willa, their eyes meeting and a smile was on Willa's face. Wren smiled at her and nodded towards Wyatt. "I know." They had moved the dance into the wolves den. Wren was smiling proudly at Addison, watching as she not only received the moonstone from the wolves, but her cheer captain uniform from Bucky.

     As they were all dancing, the sound of Zed's father interrupted the crowd loudly. "Who wants pizza?!" Immediately people went for the pizza whilst others continued to dance. The song ended and all eyes turned to Addison and Zed before howls and cheers could be heard when the two finally kissed.

     "Took you long enough!" Wren yelled, earning a chuckled from the couple as they pulled away. She squealed when she was lifted slightly in the air, spinning on her heel and laughing as Wyatt pressed his lips to hers. She pulled back. "So, can I just assume we're officially a thing?"

     "You can." Wyatt nodded.

     Wren breathed a relieved sigh. "Great. That would've been awkward if I told you I loved you and we didn't end up being an official couple."

     "You know, I'm pretty sure we did the whole couple thing backwards." Wyatt noticed and Wren nodded.

     "Yeah, but what's the fun in doing it the traditional way?"

     Wyatt smiled. "Fair point." He kissed her again and Wren relaxed under his touch. This was the happiest she'd ever been.

     As the dance ended and night fell, Wren sat in the woods on her favorite rock, eyes looking up at the sky. She was about to head back into the den to sleep, but before she could do so, her eyes spotted something in the sky. She looked down at her moonstone necklaces when it started to glow before it faded. Wren frowned, humming to herself. "Huh, weird." Shrugging her shoulders, the wolf jumped down from the rock and made her way back into the den and into the arms of Wyatt who had patiently been waiting for her.