User:Endorchicken/Caska

This is just a story idea that I’m hoping to offer to a movie director or producer (possibly Disney). If they like it and make a movie out of it, I'm willing to help. If you have any suggestions, ideas, or anything else, just post them on the talk page above. The story’s working title is called Caska, named after the main character of the story.

Idea
“Caska” takes place in an isolated mountainous region where packs of wolves live in peace with each other. It is the story of a young wolf's journey with his friends to finding his destiny.

Story plot
(Note: the plot is still in development and it may change later on. If you have any suggestions, ideas, or anything else, just post them on the talk page above.)

At the beginning of the story, Sacul, the wise old shaman of the pack, anoints the newborn pup of the leaders of the pack, Kane and his wife Jiana, and presents it to the rest of the pack where they celebrate. The pup’s name becomes Caska.

The first part of the next scene mainly involves Caska's early childhood, such as a walk through the woods with his mother, some time with the rest of the pack, and his first encounter of his rarely seen father Kane. Kane takes him over to a peak of a cliff overlooking the land beyond the land of the pack, and tells him that he will soon be gone and that he will have to take his place as leader. Caska feels unsure, but Kane tells him that if he has enough faith and hope, everything will turn out right, if he just believes himself and listens to his heart. Caska then walks off with his mother, saying goodbye to his father.

Meanwhile, various other animal children, each a different species from the other, either get lost from their mothers or wander off too far from their dens. Caska, among them, falls behind from his mother by getting stuck when squeezing through a fallen branch and sliding down a steep hill into a meadow. There, Caska and all the other lost animal children run into each other. At first, they are scared of each other, due to some of their species being “deadly” to the other, but they then realize that they are all friends. Caska’s new friends include Koan the grizzly bear cub, Rena the puma cub, Fineo the deer fawn, Jeffie the otter pup, and Bobo the rabbit. They start playing with each other until their parents arrive, who take away their children from the other parent’s children, due to them being different species. Rena’s father gets angry at Caska for playing with his daughter and is about to kill him until Caska’s mother jumps in front of him trying to protect him. After a short fight, Jiana and Rena’s father discuss the matter and settle the fight. They then walk off with their children. Along the way, Caska asks his mother why he can not play with the others. She explains that every species keeps to itself, and reassures Caska that there will be other pups in the pack for him to play with. This upsets Caska so much that he runs off. Later that evening, Jiana finds him next to a puddle looking at his reflection. She then tells him that even though all of the species different they are all the same on the inside. Just have faith and it will turn out right. She then leads him back to the den where she puts him to sleep with a beautiful lullaby.

Meanwhile, some “years” later, a terrible famine has struck the valley. Packs of starving wolves enter the valley. These wolves are really aggressive and cruel, and it are lead by a tyrant leader named Zhar. Zhar is hoping on taking over the entire valley by killing off all the wolf packs that are already living there. There he tells his pack (and his son Valga) about his plan in order to take over the valley. They will attack the small pack living in the forest as a test of strength before attacking the bigger pack living in the mountain pass. They are all ready for their battle.

Meanwhile, Caska is a teenager now. The pack had been robbed of their last prey. There is almost no more food left for them to eat. He walks over to his mother Jiana and asks her some questions about his rarely seen father Kane. Most of the questions she does not answer, making Caska wonder more about his father. Suddenly, a flock of crows fly past, spreading the alarm of an invading pack. Jiana tells Caska to tell the rest of the pack. He warns the rest of the pack who start running. Suddenly, the invading army arrives. The army turns out to be the other wolf pack. The army of a pack starts battling Caska’s pack who are no mach compared to the other pack’s power and strength. While the chaotic battle is still being fought, Caska is suddenly attacked by a huge enemy pack member. He is about to be killed until his Jiana jumps in the way and tells him to run. As Caska and Jiana run for the shelter of their den in the midst of battle, a storm gathers up in the sky. Suddenly, lightening strikes a tree and instantly, the whole forest is a blaze of fire. All the creatures living in the forest start retreating to the land beyond the mouth of the great river where the fire will not get them. The forest is packed full of the stampeding creatures and Caska and Jiana end up in the thick of it. Suddenly, a huge enemy wolf (Zhar) pounces on Jiana. She yells out to Caska while still battling the enemy to keep on running. Suddenly, Jiana is defeated and weakened by the enemy who later ends disappearing into the smoke. Caska finally finds the den and quickly jumps in. Soon, the huge forest fire is put out by a rainstorm. Caska emerges and turns around to find that his mother is nowhere to be seen. In a series of dissolves, Caska wanders desperately through the forest calling for her, but no answer comes. Suddenly, he finds her lying on her side, suffering from her injury, too weak to get up despite his urgings. Before she passes away, she gently says to him in her dying breath to never give up faith and to listen to what his heart tells him and reassures him that she'll always be with him, even if he can not see her. Then, finally, she dies. Caska tries to wake her up to no avail. There, he begins to weep and snuggles next to his mother’s body. Caska is then startled by the sudden appearance of his father, Kane, who tells him his mother can no longer be with him. Suddenly, some enemy wolf pack members attack them. Caska and Kane quickly run off into the raining forest with the enemy wolves closing in around them. Suddenly, they get cornered by the enemy with a waterfall at their backs. They have no other choice but to jump off the edge of a waterfall in order to escape, which they end up doing. They end up in a big lake, where they try swimming to the other side of. Caska nearly drowns, but Kane saves him.

Kane pulls his nearly drowned son up onto the shore on the other side of the lake. Caska recovers and asks his father on what happened. His father explains to him the reason why the enemy pack attacked them and who their leader was. Zhar is Kane’s uncle. Kane was chosen to be the future leader while Zhar became a scapegoat off the pack, due to him committing a lot of crimes and schemes. Once Kane became the leader, Zhar became jealous and tried killing him in order for him to take his place. His plan did not work too well and he was officially declared an outcast and banished. But, somehow, in a far-off land, Zhar became a leader of another pack (possibly by killing the other pack’s leaders) and, over time, planed his revenge on Kane and his pack. Kane then tells Caska that they have to go to the mountain pass where they hope to warn the nearby pack. Kane, however, does not tell Caska his full plan.

After a lot of travel, Caska and Kane finally arrive at the pass. There they met Garr, the leader of the pack, and his wife Aherba. They warn them about the upcoming danger. Garr knows not to worry, for he has a spy living in among the other pack and the spy will warn them of if anything bad will happen. They also meet Kane's old friend Sacul, the wise old shaman who anointed Caska from before. Kane, whose war-battered body is badly wounded, knows that he is dying and persuades Sacul to become Caska’s teacher. Sacul thinks for a while, but ends up agreeing. Kane then says goodbye to his son and travels off to the land beyond the pass, leaving his son with Sacul and Garr. Caska, who is deeply heartbroken, learns from Sacul that he has to keep faith and keep on going, facing the unknown future.

Meanwhile, Clieg, the spy that is with Zhar’s pack, has learned that the pack is about to conquer the mountain pass with a surprise attack on Garr's pack. He then sneaks out without anyone seeing him and takes off towards the pass.

Meanwhile, Caska encounters Hasha, the daughter of Garr and Aherba, and the rightful heir to her pack. Caska falls deeply in love with her and tries talking to her. But Hasha pays no attention to him. They then end up fighting each other. Just when they are about to leave each other after their fight, Clieg arrives, asking them where Garr is. Caska then leads him to Garr with Hasha fallowing behind (wanting to see what is going on and not wanting to talk with Caska). Clieg then tells Garr what he has already found from the enemy pack. Now knowing the plans of the other pack, Garr tells his pack to get ready for the upcoming battle. He then goes to Caska and Sacul and tells them his secret plan to take Hasha to a far off place away from the battlefield before the battle begins; that way, Hasha would be safe. However, they are not to tell Hasha the plan.

The next day, the time for battle has come. Garr’s pack arranges a huge line positioned at the entrance of the pass. Zhar is shocked to find out that Garr knew their plans for attack. Face to face, the two armies confront each other. Suddenly, Zhar lets out a battle howl and his army charges first. Garr’s army does the same. Soon, the two lines clash and the battle begins. The battle is terribly intense and epic, plus extremely violent. During the battle, Sacul orders Caska to retrieve Hasha. Caska, at first, hesitates (due to their fight from before), but then carries on. He finds her watching the battle from a nearby view. Caska tells her to come with him, but she stays put, saying that she can stay wherever she pleases. Garr’s army is helpless compared to Zhar’s army. They are outnumbered and crippled. Garr gives the order to retreat. The weakened army retreats back into the woods. Suddenly, Garr encounters Zhar, who begins to fight him. Garr is easily defeated by Zhar, who then runs off into the thickest part of the battle, leaving Garr to die. Hasha runs out of her hiding area over to where her father has fallen. He orders her to go with Caska. She hesitates. Garr tells her go one last time and then dies. Hasha, in tears, has no choice but to obey. Caska, Hasha, and Sacul quickly retreat into the land beyond the pass. Not so long afterwards, the battle is over. Zhar takes over the land where Garr’s pack used to live. With the battle now over, the rest of his packs start searching the woods for any surviving members of Garr’s pack. All the ones that are found are either made slaves or are immediately killed. Zhar then finds out that Clieg was a spy for Garr’s pack. There, Zhar leaves Clieg’s punishment up to his pack. They immediately attack him and kill him, making a warning to all the other prisoners that it will be their “reward” if they disobey Zhar, their new ruler. Valga (Zhar's son) watches the execution in disgust.

Meanwhile, Caska, Hasha, and Sacul settle down for a rest that night. Caska had brought some meat for their journey. Hasha asks if she could have some of it. Caska goes to the area where the food was supposed to be, and finds it gone. Somebody stole it. Sacul scolds Caska for letting his eyes off of the food. Hasha then finds the scent of the thieves who have stolen their food. They go off searching for them. About a mile away, Hasha finally finds the thieves. Two lizards named Teeka and Logi. They start talking to each other when, suddenly; Teeka hears Caska and the others sneaking up from behind them. Logi says that it is probably a “cricket bug”. They argue among each other until the sound stops. Suddenly, Caska, Hasha, and Sacul pounce on them. They then take Logi and Teeka back to their camp as hostages. Logi and Teeka join their party with Teeka having intention of stealing their food and then escaping with Logi. Later, Teeka sets his plan to motion, but he is captured by Caska who knew all along that Teeka was trying to escape. It doesn't take Teeka too long to realize that he and Logi are captives who are about to embark on a dangerous mission with Caska and the rest. Due to Logi fallowing Teeka’s bad advice without acceptation, Logi is found innocent. Logi is then chosen to look after Teeka and make sure that he dose not get into any mischief or trouble.

The small group travels across the wastelands of the unknown land before them. Sacul explains to Caska that their destination is the tall, pinnacle-like mountain way off in the distance known to them as Goron, where they hope to find shelter and help from another wolf pack lead by a wolf named Ophuchi. Caska also hopes to find his father there. Overtime, their food supplies begin to run low which slows the group down considerably. One night, they drive into a terrible rain storm. Suddenly, in the narrow valley they were traveling across, the dam made up of dead trees and rock falls apart and a huge flood breaks loose. They quickly try climbing up the gorge ahead of them for escape, but Hasha, Logi, and Teeka are caught in the overflowing rapids. They nearly drown, but suddenly, they are brought over to a raging waterfall flowing into a deep canyon. But Hasha grabs hold to a nearby branch with her teeth, with Logi and Teeka holding onto her tail. Caska, running along the side of the raging river, tries to help them. He then comes up with a plan. He forms a chain with Sacul and a branch and reaches across the river towards the area where the helpless princess and helpers are. Hasha tries reaching, but she can not grab hold. Caska then does a brave and heroic thing, he jumps into the river with him still grabbing onto the branch Sacul is holding on to. It like there is hope, but Sacul looses hold of the branch. Now Caska is stuk in the same problem with Hasha and the lizards. And, to make matters worse, the branch that Hasha is holding on to is beginning to break. It now looks like there is no hope for any of them. But then, a unknown helping paw reaches out from behind Sacul, grabs hold of the unconscious Caska and Hasha (with Logi and Teeka still holding on to her tail), and pulls them to safety just in time. Caska recovers and looks up to the creature that saved him. He then recognizes his rescuer, for it is Koan the grizzly bear, his old friend from the past. Happy of seeing each other again, they embrace each other. The group then fallows Koan to shelter. The shelter turns out to be a cave. Koan shows them to his friends. Caska recognizes them all immediately, for they are all his old friends from the past. There are even new characters with them: Jova the male Puma, Aleena the doe, Jina the female rabbit, and “Orion the Wise” the owl. They each take turns to tell Caska and the others their stories on how they escaped. After Caska tells his story about their journey, his friends laugh in anticipation of the blow they will strike Zhar’s pack in the name of their rightful leader, Caska. They all stop laughing, but the laughing continues and they look around in consternation. Caska is amused at the idealism of his old friends. He barely glances at them. The difference between his friends and his terse nods, their meaningful glances, and Caska, being the rightful heir to his pack, a real person could not be greater. His friends plead to join the party to protect the princess, but Caska refuses, and insists they all return to their homes. They say they have no place to go. Caska still refuses. Sacul then tries to talk some sense to him about considering letting his friends join them. Caska, however, begins to loose trust with him as well and says that his decision has already been made (the whole reason why Caska does not want his friends to come along with him is because he wants to prove to his father later on that he is capable of supporting himself with no ones help). Hasha appears to be the only one who he seems to trust, plus it is his duty to protect her. Hasha reluctantly agrees, for her own protection. At dawn, Caska and Hasha sneak away, leaving Sacul, and the rest of Caska’s friends behind. Their escape, however, is noticed when Logi gets up for an early breakfast. He panics and wakes everyone up to their leader’s disappearance. Sacul, being a wizard, senses danger for Caska in his future, for Caska has lost his trust with all them, which means that he will begin to loose faith. In order to save him from what danger he may encounter (and because they still want to join Caska on his journey) Caska’s friends begin to follow the couple across the wasteland. Meanwhile, Caska and Hasha are stopped and questioned by one of Zhar’s patrols roaming the plains. Apparently satisfied, the patrol lets the group continue on their way, but a short distance into the wilderness, they are then attacked by the patrol. The patrol of twelve wolves is more then a match for Caska and Hasha. Suddenly, the patrol is attacked by Caska’s friends. The patrol is outnumbered and mostly killed, only a few retreat and escape. Caska then, reluctantly, accepts the presence of his friends and allows them to join the group.

A few days later, after a lot of traveling across the wasteland, the group finally arrives at their destination. While there, they meet the wolf pack living there and Caska reunites with Kane, his father. Meanwhile, Sacul meets with the other pack’s leader Ophuchi. After some discussion, Ophuchi reveals to Sacul that he has surrendered and is now working for Zhar, only if he can trap Caska and Hasha (the two rightful heirs of the packs Zhar had already defeated). Realizing that it is a trap, Sacul tries to run of and warn Caska and the others. Suddenly, Sacul is attacked by Ophuchi and is defeated due to Ophuchi being stronger. Meanwhile, Caska tells Kane all about his adventures with his friends and how he wanted to prove to him that he was worthy, but latter learning it was wrong. Kane becomes proud and says to him that Jiana would be proud of him. Kane also introduces him to one of his new friends, Swavay the beaver, who is also hoping to join Caska and his friends. Suddenly, Ophuchi asks for Caska, Hasha, and Kane to join him for a “little talk.” They join him, not knowing what he is planning to do. Once there, they are suddenly ambushed by some of Zhar’s warriors and taken hostage. Ophuchi then explains to them that he was planning on capturing them in order for Zhar to spare his pack and to get rid of Caska and Hasha. Suddenly, Sacul recovers from his previous battle and attacks Ophuchi. Kane helps and yells to Caska and Hasha for them to run with their friends for safety. Hasha runs off, but Caska stays and tries fighting the warriors. Suddenly, Sacul and thrown against the wall and is badly wounded. Ophuchi is just about to defeat him, once and for all with one big deathblow. Suddenly, Kane jumps in the way to protect him and is instantly defeated. Caska, full of anger, attacks Ophuchi and manages to push him off the nearby cliff ledge. Sacul gets back up while Kane suddenly collapses onto the ground, breathing heavily and bleeding. Caska goes over to his side and asks if he is alright. Kane, however, says that it is too late for him to survive. In his dying breath, Kane tells Caska that he will soon be united with Jiana and that he will be with him, even if he can not see him, if he just has enough faith and hope. Slowly and sadly, Kane dies. Heartbroken, Caska begins to weep. Suddenly, the howl of another pack rings out. Zhar’s army is coming. Sacul tells him to hurry. They quickly run off back down to where the others are. Just before Zhar’s army arrives, Caska and his friends manage to escape into the unknown forest. Meanwhile, Zhar’s army can not find Caska, Hasha, or any of their friends. Zhar, however, finds his nephew’s body and is happy (even though his main targets escaped). He also finds Ophuchi, who is badly wounded from his fall. Zhar tells him that since he did not manage to capture Caska or Hasha, he is doomed to die. Ophuchi pleads for mercy and forgiveness, and that he would try to do better next time. Zhar, however, shows no mercy and says to him that he already had his chance, but he failed. After which, he leaves Ophuchi’s fate to his warriors, who kill him. Valga watches the execution in disgust. Zhar then commands his army to gather up all members of Ophuchi’s pack as slaves and to search for and bring back Caska and his friends, alive.

Meanwhile, Caska and his friends, along with Swavay the beaver, journey through the woods for shelter. Suddenly, a small search party of Zhar’s army comes across them. Immediately, they begin to pursue them. Caska and his friends manage to takedown many of the warriors chasing them under the harsh and uncompromising instructions of Caska. A few of his friends are angered at his cold and relentless directions, although they grow to respect him when they begin to see the results of his training. Suddenly, they are backed up against a cliff. Their only way of escaping is to climb up the cliff, but they do not have enough time. Swavay decides to distract and sacrifice himself in order for them to escape. Caska and the others say farewell to him. While Caska and the others are escaping, Swavay distracts the patrol and is immediately killed. Meanwhile, Caska and the others manage to escape.

Meanwhile, the patrol reports back to Zhar. They then regret to tell him that Caska and Hasha managed to escape. Zhar, angrier then before, tells his warriors to kill the patrol for their failure. He then orders his army to fallow Caska and Hasha and to bring them back to him. Valga watches his father in disgust.

Meanwhile, Caska, Hasha, Sacul, and the rest of the group stop to rest for the night. At dawn the next day, Teeka realizes that Logi had wandered into the forest looking for food. The group decides to split up and go search for him. Caska and Hasha run off in one direction while the rest of the groups go in the other direction. Sacul, however, stays behind. Teeka finds Logi first, but ends up getting lost with him as well. However, they are then found by the others not to soon afterwards. Meanwhile, Caska and Hasha, alone with each other, begin their search for Logi. While searching, they get distracted, and they realize that they have feelings each other. The “always fighting” duo begin to show their love for each other. However, their "search" comes to a halt when they come across a group of wild coyotes. The coyotes (being the enemies of wolves) quickly attack them, but Caska instantly changes direction on to a side path. Hasha follows closely behind, being chased by the coyotes. Caska drops behind and begins to attack each of the coyotes, defeating them with his fierce strength. Caska defeats the last coyote, but his fight takes him right into the heart of the coyotes' territory. Caska tries escape, but is immediately attacked by a huge coyote and defeated. He and Hasha are now in the hands of their new enemies.

Meanwhile, Caska's friends begin searching for Caska and Hasha. However, they end up finding the area were Caska and Hasha were captured. They begin to trace Caska's and Hasha's tracks, which lead them right into the coyote's territory. But before they can begin their search, they are captured by the coyotes and put into the same "prison" (an old log cabin) where Caska and Hasha are held captive. While in there, they tell each other their stories on what happened. After a while of waiting, a coyote guard takes them out of the cabin and are lead towards into a huge crowd of wild coyotes in a huge meadow overlooking a huge cliff. The coyotes give them room. They seem puzzled by the intruders and jabber to themselves. One coyote carries on a heated argument with the leader, whose name is Auzituck. Finally, the unknown coyote storms off in disgust while the Auzituck summons a guard who steps forward with his teeth showing. Caska and the huge coyote stand surveying each other. The coyote makes a lunge, Caska counters it, and the fight begins. A desperate fight ensues, but eventually Caska wins. At this, all the coyotes work into a frenzy mob and push him over to the cliff overlooking a huge geyser and a boiling hot lake below. They then push him over the ledge of the cliff and he falls into the boiling hot geyser pit.

Caska's sure death terrifies his friends and leaves Hasha heartbroken. The coyotes then lead them to a small den where they are imprisoned. A while later, a patrol of Zhar's troops arrive. A trade is made between the troops and the coyotes and the platoon leaves with Hasha in their custody. Logi, however, comes up with a plan in order for them to escape. He starts a distraction by singing a really stupid song which annoys the coyotes. By doing so, Caska's friends manage to escape. After their escape, they try to catch up to the platoon in order to rescue Hasha. But they end up failing. Though not seen by the group, an unknown coyote fallows them and then leaves.

Meanwhile, unknown to everyone, Caska grabbed onto an overhanging vine on his descent into the geyser pit. With it, he swings to safety. He starts back to rescue the others when he encounters one of the coyotes. Caska starts to attack, but the coyote drops to the ground jabbering and carrying on. Caska then recognizes the coyote as the one who argued with the leader who ordered his death. Caska tries talking to the coyote (who's name is Bochicon), who says that he has to go to some place urgently. Bochicon then leads Caska to a small cave where he discovers his friends waiting for him (including Sacul). The den is owned by a cantankerous old malamute that is married to a female wolf and has a litter of hybrid pups. Caska's friends tell him how they escaped from the coyotes and how Hasha was captured. The malamute, named Tarku, tells Caska that he hates Zhar and that he is willing to stop him one way another. He then shows him the location of their hideout where he thinks they might have taken Hasha. Caska and his army of youthful warriors plan an attack on the small hideout. They will use surprise and the Caska's rigorous training to overcome the enemy and raid the hideout. Their attack will serve as distraction while Sacul will sneak into the area and try to free Hasha. They then get ready for their attack at nightfall.

Once they arrive there that night, Caska orders a few of his friends to distract the guards in order for Sacul to sneak past. They then set their plan into action. At first, the plan works and Sacul manages to sneak into the area. Caska and his friends are now sure of their victory. However, they were all mistaken. The enemy turns out to be stronger then they expected. Soon, a fierce battle begins. Soon afterwards, they are forced to retreat. Sacul manages to get back out, but is attacked from behind and crippled. Caska, however, manages to force the enemy away and drag Sacul to safety. Zhar's patrol then begins to celebrate, for they think they had already won the battle. However, it is not over yet. Suddenly, from out of nowhere, the outpost gets attacked not by Caska's group, but by a patrol of wild coyotes. The coyotes turn out to be very strong and prepared, and manage to crush the hideout, causing Zhar's troops to retreat. The coyotes then vanish into the wilderness. Meanwhile, the dying Sacul tells Caska that Hasha had been taken back to the valley where Zhar is. And that Zhar now has control over the entire valley. Because of his tyrannical reign, the valley is now more badly devastated then before and the famine also has grown more badly, turning it into a barren wasteland. And that if he does not return soon, all the captured pack members and all the other creatures living there will die of starvation. Sacul then tells him that he will die soon, but Caska must go back, face Zhar, and undo all his evil. Caska, however, says that he can not face Zhar because of his fear of confronting him. Before Sacul dies, he tells Caska to listen to what his heart tells him, for it will guide him through his choices and decisions and can help him see through his fear. He then dies. Caska, heartbroken, goes into a beastly rage. His friends try to cheer him up, but because of his rage, he threatens them go away. They then head off into the forest, thinking that there is no hope for Hasha and all of the valley's inhabitants. Caska, meanwhile, remembers all the people who he lost and what they told him about faith and hope. Soon, and finally, Caska decides to listen to his heart in order to make his choice; which ends up telling him that he has to return. There, he makes his decision. He decides to go back. Caska catches up with his friends and tells them that he has decided to go back and face Zhar. They then celebrate, for he had finally decided to do something right. Caska then summons Tarku and Bochicon and orders them to go search for Auzituck and the rest of the coyotes, for they are going to need new allies and reinforcements. Tarku and Bochicon run off and retrieve Auzituck and his pack and form a treaty of peace between them. All of them are now ready for the rescue. Caska, his friends, and his new allies return to the valley where the famine had taken its toll.

Meanwhile, the patrol returns to the part of the valley where Zhar lives (which is where Caska's pack used to live). The patrol turns in Hasha for Zhar to kill, but when Zhar sees Hasha, he falls deeply in love with her. He then tells the patrol to leave so that he can be alone with her. Zhar, full of lust and desire, begins to court Hasha, who he thinks will make a great future queen, and tries tempting her to join him, driven mad by his lust for her. After a while, Hasha gets the courage to finally say what she thinks about Zhar. Her reply angers Zhar so much, that he strikes her down for criticizing him. He then orders his troops to put her into the “dungeon” (which is really a deep and dark cave), where he hopes to continue his courting. He then goes down into the cave to continue trying to convince her into joining again. Hasha denies the evil offer once again. Zhar then briefly fights her. Zhar, who ends up winning the fight due to his strength, goes back up to the surface, but says to Hasha that he will back tomorrow and that she only has one more chance to make up her mind, or she will die.

Meanwhile, once back at the valley, Caska is shocked finding out how true Sacul's descriptions of how the once-majestic place he remembered when he was younger turned out to be. Caska, convinced of what must be done, comes up with a plan. He encourages Logi and Teeka to distract Zhar’s army while the rest of the group tries to rally the prisoners and slaves. Auzituck and his army of coyotes are to remain there until battle comes. Caska, meanwhile, sets off to find Hasha. Once he arrives there he slips past the guards, sneaks down into the cave, and wakes up the unconscious Hasha. Hasha, frightened, asks if it is really him. Caska then explains to her his escape from the geyser pit and the journey there. Hasha tells Caska that Zhar tried tempting her to join him and that he is thinking of making her his queen, which she rejected and now only has one more chance. Caska, enraged by what Zhar tried doing to Hasha, tells her his plan for escape. They them hear Tarku's signal (a howl), and are ready to escape when, suddenly, they come across Zhar's son, Valga. Thinking that he might alert the guards, Caska tries fighting him. Valga, however, shows his innocence by explaining to him that he realized that his father is completely without honor and that he, himself, has more in common with Caska's believes than with his father's. Turning his back on his father, Valga, then tells Caska and Hasha that he is willing to help them escape. Quickly, they run towards the entrance, hoping to escape from there. However, once they arrive at the exit, they run into Zhar, standing at the mouth of the cliff, getting ready for his final proposal confrontation with Hasha. Zhar, upon seeing Caska, says he is “proud to see him.” Zhar then turns towards his son and says that he knew all along that he was one of them. Caska then confronts him, saying to Zhar that he has to stop and undo all what he had done to the valley due to his want of revenge. Zhar, however, corners Caska out on the surface with his army. Hasha and Valga try helping, but they are held back by the warriors. At the same time, a storm gathers up and lightning strikes the dry brush, surrounding the area with flames. As Caska presses hard against the wall with flames around him, an over-confident Zhar tells him that all that the three virtues are lies and they had him to his death. Enraged with Zhar’s remark, Caska leaps up and attacks him. Suddenly, the fierce, final battle ensues. Hasha, Valga, the prisoners and slaves, the coyote army, and the rest of Caska’s friends join the fray as well. This time, Caska’s friends and allies have the advantage. The story switches between the perspectives of each character during the hectic, gruesome battle. Caska’s friends also confront their own fears throughout the battle, facing and conquering them in a series of events where they are forced to act beyond their own known limits, thus discovering their true potential. Soon, after a long and frightening fight, the chaotic and epic final battle is finally over. It looks like victory, but nobody can find any trace of Zhar. Meanwhile, on the look out ledge on top of a high cliff which leads into a stone-made ravine, Hasha, recovering from the battle, gets attacked by Zhar. Zhar says to her that she had her chance but she refused it. Hasha is then thrown into a nearby wall and knocked unconscious. Sensing Caska’s presence approaching, Zhar slowly disappears into the thick smoke rising from the fire surrounding the peak. Caska then comes across the unconscious Hasha, who asks if she is alright. Hasha does not answer. Caska then begins to weep, believing that she is dead. Zhar then reappears from out of the smoke and seizes the opportunity to kill Caska. Caska, sensing Zhar’s presence, avoids Zhar’s attack and confronts him. Suddenly, he promptly attacks him, resulting in the violent final duel with Caska’s friends watching from below. Hasha recovers and also witnesses the final duel. Zhar, during the fight, sees that Hasha is still alive. There, he attempts to kill her again. Valga, however, jumps in front of Hasha to protect her and is immediately killed. Caska grieves the loss of his new friend while Zhar remarks that he got what he deserved. Caska, enraged with anger tries pinning down Zhar. Zhar, however, blocks his attack and strikes back. Hasha watches in fear behind a rock. Caska gets badly hurt. Zhar then towers over him and starts to ridicule the virtues of faith and hope. Caska, however, tells Zhar that what he is saying is wrong and that he is willing to forgive him for all the bad things he done, remembering what his father and mother said in the past about giving mercy. He even offers him a chance to change his ways. Zhar, however, rejects it and says to him that all the people who teach, believe and fallow the three virtues will end up paying their price and will die. After making his final choice against turning from his wicked ways, Zhar is now determined to defeat Caska once and for all. Caska tries to fight, but, however, is no mach to Zhar’s brutal strength. Caska, suddenly, looses his footing on the ledge and begins to fall over the high, overhanging cliff. However, he gets his grip and catches hold onto an overhanging branch. Zhar then jumps over to the cliff ledge next to the branch that Caska is holding on to, grabbing Hasha by the thought and hanging her over the burning cliff ledge. Zhar uses this as a test to see if Caska keeps his word in what he believes in. Zhar then says to Caska that if he does not agree to take his death, Hasha will die instead. By doing this, he hopes that Caska will sacrifice himself and would die. Caska, keeping faith, listening to his heart, and knowing the right thing to do, takes death to himself. Caska lets go of the branch and falls into the ravine, later causing a rockslide which crushes and buries him in a mound of rubble, killing him instantly. Hasha, his friends, and everyone else on their side witness his death. Upon seeing his victory, Zhar gives out a howl of victory and begins celebrating his triumph. Suddenly, a lightning bolt strikes the edge of the cliff where he stands, causing Zhar to fall into a chasm below to his death. Immediately (after Zhar’s death) Hasha and Caska’s fiends rush down towards the large pile of stone and rubble where Caska’s body lies beneath. A downpour extinguishes the brushfire. They stand still, with their heads bowed. The enslaved wolves, the coyotes, and all the other creatures there begin to circle around the death place of their beloved hero and savior. Some even begin to cry. Hasha, standing over her truelove’s grave, now deeply heartbroken, whispers that she loved him. Slowly, a tear falls from her eye and quietly splashes onto the rubble. Suddenly, the rubble opens up. Everyone steps back in fear. And out of the rubble comes Caska, the hero. Surprised and happy beyond doubt, the whole crowd begins to celebrate the hero’s return from death. Some ask, “How is this possible?” Caska replies, like what his mother said to him before, that a little bit of faith makes things turn out right if you only believe. Caska then subsequently reconciles with his friends and once again embraces with his true love, Hasha. As Caska reaches the top of the overlook, he howls to signify that he is now king of the valley. All the inhabitants of the valley rejoice and celebrate. With Caska and Hasha as the new king and queen, the valley becomes green with life again.

The story then concludes with the birth of Caska and Hasha’s litter of pups. Jeffie (in Sacul's place) presents them all to Caska’s friends and their children, who celebrate. Caska, however, stands proudly alone at the top of a large mountain, looking down at the newborn pups and letting out a lone howl.

Theme
The story deals with the complex themes of morality, redemption, personal responsibility, love, mercy, and (most of all) faith, and hope.

Sacul says in one part of the story, "You can't run away from your fate," meaning that we have a calling or a mission in life which we cannot escape, and a duty to do what is expected from us. In other words, we have to accept personal responsibility. Caska has the responsibility to accept and train his friends. His friends must learn to respect Caska and face the brutality of the real world, Logi and Teeka are forced to overcome their fears and do good things instead of bad, and they all have the responsibility to bring the Hasha to safety.

Kane's relationship to Jiana is very loving, but, although he is a great warrior, he cannot prevent the death of her. Kane's relationship to Caska is very loving after Jiana’s death, but realizing that he is dying, Kane knows that Sacul is the only one who can make a man out of his son. Even though he does so reluctantly, Caska accepts his friends and trains them in warfare. A mutual respect evolves as his friends begin to see Caska's relentlessness pay off, and Caska realizes that his friends are not idealistic fools wanting to come with him for fun.

The bond between Caska and Hasha shows that love takes time to grow, but once it bonds them together, it is hard to get rid of. As the son of one of the last surviving member of his pack, Caska knows that he has the responsibility of keeping his heritage alive, but he is also a very shiftless person. At one scene, he tries to lure Hasha to a place when he can talk to her in private and show his true feelings for her; and next, he manages to hold his own against Sacul during fighting practice; something the general points out to the young learner: "You are trained well, but remember, a warrior must be single-minded, a discipline your father obviously never learned, hence your existence. Clean yourself up. Discipline is essential. Your mind must follow the way of the three virtues." It takes the deaths of his mother and father, and the capturing of his loved one, before Caska finally and fully accepts his fate. However, after facing his responsibilities, he gains much more respect from Sacul, who even lets him go after Hasha on his own. Sacul no longer sees Hasha as a distraction, and his dieing words are filled with confidence: "Bring her back safely."

Like in Bionicle (with the three virtues being Unity, Duty, and Destiny), the virtues of Faith and Hope are used in a similar ways. Caska shows faith when trusting his friends and his heart, while hope comes when there is enough faith in everyone’s hearts to make everything right. Because of Caska’s strong faith, his friends see him as a good leader and future ruler. However, when certain events take place, Caska has a hard time trying to keep faith. That is when he has to listen to his heart and find the right decision and have hope help him see through his fear.

Appearance
The story falls into the same category that the films Bambi and The Lion King are in. However, instead of being a growing up-type story (Bambi), or a Shakespearean-style plot (The Lion King), it goes back to the classic fantasy/drama-style setting (as seen in Star Wars). The story's mood goes for a heart and drama, poignant, and more moving feeling. In the beginning, the mood is slow and clam while the moods in the later parts of the plot (beginning with Zhar's invasion) are more dramatic, darker, and intense. The comedy scenes (which usually star Logi and Teeka) are a reminiscent to the classic slapstick humor of classic duo comic relief characters. The final battle scene and the ending of the story are similar to the final battle/ending scenes found in the classic Disney animated films.

The story, if ever made into a film, will be traditionally animated and will go back to the classic styled animation by using real animals as references. The animation will also be reminiscent to the classic cell animation used in the classics. The story, if ever made into a movie, will also go back to the classic multiplane camera style in depth. The backgrounds will also go for the softened background-look, using pastels and watercolors. CGI will only be used as far as making the film as classic-looking as possible.

Setting
The story takes place in an isolated valley far away from human civilization. The valley has a Yellowstone National Park look, consisting of mountains, mountain passes, canyons, forests, grasslands, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, and geyser fields.

Characters
The story has a large variety of characters. The ones listed here are the most notable ones in the story.

Note: some of these characters may end up being deleted later on if the plot changes. If you have any suggestions, ideas, or anything else, just post them on the talk page above.

Wolves

 * Caska: the main male protagonist of the story. He is a young, strong, and handsome wolf who has a hard time understanding the ways of faith and hope. Caska is the archetypal young wolf, taking his first steps into adulthood. He is the rightful heir of the leader of his pack. He's a good son, and "one heck of a fighter", nearly invincible when fighting. He has been taught by his father how to fight in order to be prepared for the day when he will be forced to take his father's place. He is strong willed, somewhat arrogant, and has a hard time trying to fit and connect with the others. He is also brave, eager, smart, and deals with any fight the breaks loose. Though short tempered, he will defend his friends with his life. He has a strong connection with Hasha, who he hates after a brief fight, but he later falls in love with her. He hopes on becoming the greatest warrior and leader. When he is in his youthful stage, his personality is full of charm with a curious, naive nature and a childishly cute voice, but is slightly lively and rambunctious. As he grows, he gradually becomes more mature, but also more proud and arrogant and carries lots of grudges and is vengeful. Well trained, but still very immature. He is also innocent and idealistic but cynical and pessimistic at the same time.


 * Hasha: the main female protagonist of the story. She is a young, beautiful, wolf with an iron will and is very brave, intelligent, strong, independent, fiery, and charitable. She can also be quite cunning. She is also proud and sarcastic, and finds it hard to show her softer side. Nonetheless, she falls in love with Caska. She can be mean when irritated. She also feels alone sometimes without her parents, but she will not let it slow her down. Although she is later captured, she is never the traditional damsel in distress.


 * Kane: the father of Caska. Kane is a large, burly wolf who is the leader of the pack. He is very old and is rarely seen, an elusive person (more of a myth than a person in his pack). He is very wise, but very stern and strict. He is shown to be a wise and fair ruler (an "ideal leader"), strong, powerful, and kind-hearted, who follows the virtues of faith and hope. Kane is slowly dying from his wounds. He knows that his son must survive, for he is the heir of the pack. Caska gets deeply impacted by his death.


 * Jiana: the mother of Caska. She is a slender and beautiful wolf, the female ruler of the pack. She is peaceful, gentle, kindhearted, and very caring, but also very protective and defensive when danger is around. Caska gets deeply impacted by her death.


 * Sacul: the wise, old, wizard-type character of the story. Sacul is an old and elderly wolf shaman/wizard, a few centuries old, and aura of magical power seems to radiate from him. He is also not too cold and relentless and has a strong connection with the spirits of nature. He is a large wolf, but shriveled and bent by an incalculable number of years. His face, cracked and wrinkled with age, is set off by a close silver beard, and penetrating crystal-clear gray-blue eyes. He is an elusive person. He has a mysterious background and not much is known about him. All that is known is that he is not pack born. Well fitting, but he still isn't very open about himself when people ask about him. Although he may be old, he can be fierce if provoked. He is also slightly sharp-tongued and cranky. His personality is reminiscent to the classic wise wizard characters such as Gandalf and Merlin. Caska gets deeply impacted by his death.


 * Garr: the ruler of the pack at the mountain passes, and the father of Hasha. He is a wise and elderly wolf. Besides his age, he is amazingly youthful in spirit. A very nice wolf but he can be fierce. He will not attack anything without reason.


 * Aherba: the wife of Garr and the mother of Hasha, a warm silver-haired wolf. She remains calm and keeps herself self-controlled. She dies in Zhar's attack on the mountain pass.

Accompanying characters

 * Koan: the grizzly bear, one of the “tag along” characters in the story. He used to be different; he is always mad about something. He is slightly mean and selfish, but does have a gentle side and always watches out for everyone. If his friends are threatened, he would defend them and die if he had to. He would not back down a challenge no matter who he fights.


 * Rena: the puma, another one of the “tag along” characters in the story. She is sarcastic, stubborn, and a little bit of a “whatever” personality. She can be a little mean at first, but she will warm up to others over time. If an enemy comes near, she will be willing to defeat them. She is joined later on by her boyfriend Jova.


 * Fineo: the stag, another one of the “tag along” characters in the story. He is friendly and sweet, but always on guard to defend himself. He is charming, loving, brave, very curious, and will defend and protect anything that dares bring harm. He is joined later on by his girlfriend Aleena.


 * Jeffie: the river otter, another one of the “tag along” characters in the story. He is smart and clever, but not a boastful know-it-all. He likes to have a word in everything that happens. He still acts like a pup at times but very smart. He is curious, playful, and fast. Afraid and reluctant to join a fight, he nevertheless faces his responsibility.


 * Bobo “Jumper”: the rabbit, another one of the “tag along” characters in the story. He likes to go by the name of “Jumper” or “Jumps”. He is very reckless and sharp-tongued. Somewhat cold-blooded, but can be kind. He likes to smile and joke a lot. He is joined later on by his girlfriend Jina.


 * “Orion the Wise”: the owl, another one of the “tag along” characters in the story. He is extremely wise but very grouchy, sharp-tongued, and cranky (trying to hide his gentle, friendly side), and his real name is never revealed. He likes to be alone. Always thinking scientifically, he relies on study and calculations before acting.


 * Jova: the puma, another one of the “tag along” characters. He is strong, brave, and clever. He is the boyfriend to Rena. He is very impatient, fierce, and brave. Can rip flesh from bone and will stand up for what is right. He is a very fierce fighter and will never let his friends down. He used to be sweet all the time, but since he was attacked he has never the same. He can be mean and ruthless, but he tries to be as sweet when he can.


 * Aleena: the doe, another one of the “tag along” characters. She is brave, smart, and clever. She is the girlfriend of Fineo. She is a quick and smart thinker, but she is mysterious and has a problem with her personality because she always changes it; typically acting carefree and hyper. She is nice, flirty, smart, sometimes mean, swift, learns from her mistakes, and talented in many ways. She is the fierce in battle.


 * Jina: the female rabbit, another one of the “tag along” characters. She is not too smart or clever, but very strong willed and brave. She is the girlfriend to Bobo. She is quiet and soft spoken. She can be very forgetful and she is very curious. Loves to go for runs and shows her feelings to the skies above.


 * Logi: the lizard, one of the comic relief characters of the story. He is extremely friendly and nice, but cowardly, naive, clumsy, and not too smart. He hangs around Teeka. He tends to argue with Teeka and gets terrified when there is a fight, though he fights back by using clever tactics (which Teeka then realizes that he is smarter then he expected). Although he argues and insults Teeka, he holds real affection for him.


 * Teeka: the other lizard and the other comic relief character of the story. He is clever and crafty, but too stern, dry, boring, mean, and self-centered; the exact opposite of Logi. He hangs around Logi, treating him like he is stupid and often gives him cruel orders and bad advice. He says that he is brave, but he really is a coward. Although he argues and insults Logi, he holds real affection for him (though he does not want to admit it).

Allies

 * Clieg: a wolf part of Zhar's pack, but serves as a spy to Garr. He is swift, polite, strong, and a good spy.


 * Swavay: the beaver and Kane's old friend. Now retired, he used to go on adventures with Kane. He is very loyal and true to his word. It's not like him to refuse an offer in trade.


 * Bochicon: the coyote that helps Caska find his friends and later gathers the rest of the coyotes for battle. He also fights in the final battle. He is usually quiet but sometimes very outgoing.


 * Tarku: an old malamute who is married to a female wolf and has litter of hybrid puppies. Formally a sled dog now lives in the forest with his wife and hybrid children. Tarku is aged and scruffy looking. He is usually sweet and friendly, but tough when he needs to be.


 * Auzituck: the leader of the coyotes. At first, he is considered an enemy, but later becomes a strong ally to Caska and the others. He is a thin, grey-looking coyote, with a mustache-like beard which hangs limply over his insipid lip. He is very cocky, foolhardy, and tends to run right into a fight. He has a large ego and can be condescending and sarcastic.


 * Valga: a large male light brown wolf and Zhar's son. His exploits are legendary, but for his failure in one battle, he is demoted to a minor class in his father's pack. Valga seeks to have peace between his pack and all the others, but his father will not allow it. All the cruel orders that his father gives end up offending him deeply. He later joins Caska and Hasha when he realizes that his father has no honor. He is a very loyal wolf and will fight for what is right, not even to fighting against his own pack.

Villains

 * Zhar: Kane's banished uncle and the main villain of the story. An old, evil, grim-looking wolf with solid black fur, piercing red eyes, and a low-rumbling voice. Ever since he was banished, all he wanted was revenge. He now wants to kill his brother and become the ruler of the whole valley. He can only do this by defeating all the packs there and kill all their heirs. He is the leader of a very large pack and is responsible for the deaths of Jiana, Garr, and (later on) Caska. He is powerful, deadly, bloodthirsty, and treacherous. A malevolent, brutal, sadistic, bitter, manipulative, self-centered schemer who relishes the psychological power he holds over those around them. He is unspeakably evil and terrifying, and tends to laugh horribly. Although he is a strong leader, he is feared by his troops and minions.

Minions

 * Vantosa : a big deadly wolf general that leads Zhar's army. He believes it is a myth that Caska and Hasha are still alive. After participating in a series of attacks on other packs, he dies during the final battle.


 * Ophuchi: the leader of the pack at Goron and Sacul's old friend who later joins Zhar in a bargain. He is a thin, skinny, somewhat disfigured wolf and is greedy, bad tempered, and cowardly. However, he will try to defend himself and fight his enemies if his guards can not.