Power of the Pack

Power of the Pack is a SIMS series written in 2020 by @caldafox on Commaful. It was announced on July 27th, and a post for character announcements followed the next day. It took almost 3 months to make, being finished on Sept. 11, 2020. It was a somewhat popular series on Commaful.com, and 11 people (not counting the author) gave in comments to be characters. A sequel is currently in 'production,' as it was announced on December 9th.

Plot
A pack of wolves in Yellowstone National Park get their territory stolen by a pack of rogues, who also abduct the mate of Jasmine, the leader, Dakota. Grey, the son Dakota and Jasmine, promises over time to get his father back and find a new territory for his pack. Many obstacles come in the way of fulfilling these promises, but in the end the pack sees their perseverance pays off.

Summary of the parts/chapters
Since Power of the Pack is not a book series, but an online written work, the 'chapters', as they would be called in a book, are called 'parts'. There are 13 parts to Power of the Pack, plus an epilogue. This paragraph summarizes Power of the Pack's parts.


 * 1) 1 The Schedule: Introduces some of the characters and tells a brief hint of what their daily life is as a pack. Leaves off in a cliffhanger as Grey notices the rogues.


 * 1) 2 The Attack: The rogues attack the pack and abduct Dakota, as well as steal the territory from Grey's pack. The pack must retreat to lick their wounds. For some reason, this part from Power of the Pack was the most popular, receiving 169 Commaful likes. Introduces the young she-wolf pup Rose Buds.


 * 1) 3 Regrouping: Jasmine attempts to get her pack in order, but everyone is riled up, sad and panicky. Introduces the character Midnight Moon's sweet kindness toward Grey; Midnight Moon becomes a pretty re-occuring character after this part. The pups have a nightmare and Grey feels bad about his father being abducted without Grey being able to do much.


 * 1) 4 Winter Awakens: A blizzard hits overnight, and the pack goes on a hunt while Snarl gripes about everyone's attitudes. It begins to snow again at the end of the part.


 * 1) 5 Harshness Upon Us All: Jasmine announces that the pack will not be going back to retrieve their old territory, and she also cancels Dakota's rescue. Her and Grey have a secret argument in the cave after Grey makes his promise in front of everyone to get his father back and find a new turf. Grey also has a minor panic attack.


 * 1) 6 Never Enough: The elks in Yellowstone Park start declining because the rogues are hunting them all, and Rose Buds is having nightmares,as its announced in the beginning. Snarl dies because he accidentally starved himself to death in an attempt to spare everyone else more food.


 * 1) 7 Ending of an Era: Things start falling apart after Snarl dies, but shortly afterward Balto tells Jasmine that he saw a flower, meaning spring is on its way. Grey recalls a bad memory he had with Snarl when they were young wolves (an Easter egg from another one of @caldafox's Commaful series), and Jasmine dies from being overwhelmed with sadness for her son and supposedly lost mate; but before she dies she tells Grey that Dakota responded to one of her howls the other night. After Thunder Paws announces to everyone that Jasmine is dead, Pounce realizes that Grey is the new leader.

# 8: Rising: Grey assumes leadership with a heavy yet brave heart, and the pack heads West to find a new turf, fulfilling one of Grey's former promises. Pounce gets shot in the back by illegal hunters in Yellowstone.


 * 1) 9 Hunters! : Thunder Paws goes off to chase the hunters away while the other wolves discuss how to deal with them [the hunters]. Pine brings back some sort of plant that she said some coyotes discussed on a hunt (she overheard then) that should help injuries.


 * 1) 10 The Alliance: Pounce begins talking with two friendly coyotes (and apparently starts feeling better) about the hunters, and the coyotes suggest an 'alliance' (as its dubbed) of trading information about them. Despite their friendliness, Grey is unsure about such a thing, because wolves kill coyotes.


 * 1) 11 The Decision: Grey decides to reluctantly align with the coyotes about the hunters. Grey and Pounce have a spat after they leave. The coyotes (named Alexia and Rena) arrive early the next morning, willing to give the info, but Grey snaps at them. Rena bravely tells Grey that her and Alexia were kicked out of their pack for the alliance, which changes Grey's mind about them.


 * 1) 12 Avoidance and Info: Information about the hunters is revealed, and Balto also proclaims that the snow is melted and spring is here.


 * 1) 13 I Found Love: In the beginning, its revealed that Evening the she-wolf (and mother of West Winds) had also passed away besides Snarl and Jasmine. Grey starts considering getting a mate, recalling the loyalty of his parents. Evening (time of day) comes, and when Grey howls in sadness, he meets a lost she-wolf named Night. The two play around together and fall in love. They sleep in a cave, and when morning comes Grey invites Night to come back to his pack, and she agrees. Later on, Night has Grey's children, whom they name after Jasmine and Snarl, and a happy ending happens,

The Epilogue (not given a chapter name): Grey retrieves his father from the rogues' territory, (after beating up a few of them) and explains to Dakota about Snarl and Jasmine's deaths. The series ends, with a total of 1,487 likes and many comments of encouragement.

Again, if you haven't read Power of the Pack yet, here's the link to all the stories and a post about the SIMS characters: https://commaful.com/stories/power-pack/.

Places for more info
The links above show access to the stories (which are better if you read them yourself) and the post announcing Power of the Pack's sequel. The post 'Wolf Characters' (found in the first link) shows all the wolf SIMS characters, but not Alexia and Rena. You can find them only in parts #10-12.

Poster?
No official poster has been drawn yet by @caldafox for Power of the Pack, but she is thinking about it for the sequel. Many wolves (who will be added to this wiki in time) were drawn in a small notepad or on normal white paper.

Non-SIMS characters
Grey, Jasmine, Dakota, Snarl, Evening, White Foot, Howl, Chaser, Wolf Song, Omega and Night are the non-SIMS characters in Power of the Pack.