Everyone deserves a second chance
This picture is an illustration from my fanfic "The Golden Collar." The text below is an excerpt.
'At this point the fire was becoming worse and more noticeable. Steele hesitated, but started heading towards the door again. He wanted so much to be a hero once again, that he didn’t care if it killed him. Anything was better than being an outcast and being ostracized by everyone. Balto ran up and stood in front of Steele’s path.
“Don’t do it, Steele.” Balto warned. “The fire is too hot; you’ll burn to death!”
“Out of the way, Balto.” Steele said, shoving Balto aside.
Steele ran into the burning building. At that point, many more dogs had begun showing up. Among them were Jenna and Shadow.
“Balto,” Jenna said. “What’s going on?”
“Steele went back in there to try and save Star.” Balto explained. “I tried to stop him. The fire is too hot.”
Just then there was a loud explosion as the rest of the building began to burst into flames. The fire must have spread to some of the kerosene used to heat the lanterns.
“Steele….” Balto moaned, looking down at his paws. “I should have helped him…this is my fault…”
Balto’s stomach turned. Steele was probably burning to death inside that building, and all because he encouraged him to run into that smoldering inferno. Balto felt he should had done more to stop him from running back in, but Steele was too strong and there was he could have prevented it. Jenna walked up next to Balto.
“Balto,” Jenna said. “Its not your fault. You did everything you could.”
“I know. Its just that I feel like I should have done more…”
The rest of the dogs became silent. Just then, a large figure emerged from the doorway. It was Steele, and he had Star on his back! Steele staggered 100 feet away from the building, and collapsed. Star rolled off his back and walked in an almost drunken fashion to Kaltag and Nikki, who did not look to happy.
“Star, you idiot!” Kaltag scolded Star. “Why didn’t you come out with the rest of us?”
“I, um, couldn’t find the door…?” Star replied with a sheepish grin, swiftly receiving a smack on the head.
Balto and Shadow walked up to Steele, who remained motionless. His fur was singed and covered in soot, and he was not breathing.
“Steele…” Balto lamented. Balto nudged Steele, but he did not move.'
'At this point the fire was becoming worse and more noticeable. Steele hesitated, but started heading towards the door again. He wanted so much to be a hero once again, that he didn’t care if it killed him. Anything was better than being an outcast and being ostracized by everyone. Balto ran up and stood in front of Steele’s path.
“Don’t do it, Steele.” Balto warned. “The fire is too hot; you’ll burn to death!”
“Out of the way, Balto.” Steele said, shoving Balto aside.
Steele ran into the burning building. At that point, many more dogs had begun showing up. Among them were Jenna and Shadow.
“Balto,” Jenna said. “What’s going on?”
“Steele went back in there to try and save Star.” Balto explained. “I tried to stop him. The fire is too hot.”
Just then there was a loud explosion as the rest of the building began to burst into flames. The fire must have spread to some of the kerosene used to heat the lanterns.
“Steele….” Balto moaned, looking down at his paws. “I should have helped him…this is my fault…”
Balto’s stomach turned. Steele was probably burning to death inside that building, and all because he encouraged him to run into that smoldering inferno. Balto felt he should had done more to stop him from running back in, but Steele was too strong and there was he could have prevented it. Jenna walked up next to Balto.
“Balto,” Jenna said. “Its not your fault. You did everything you could.”
“I know. Its just that I feel like I should have done more…”
The rest of the dogs became silent. Just then, a large figure emerged from the doorway. It was Steele, and he had Star on his back! Steele staggered 100 feet away from the building, and collapsed. Star rolled off his back and walked in an almost drunken fashion to Kaltag and Nikki, who did not look to happy.
“Star, you idiot!” Kaltag scolded Star. “Why didn’t you come out with the rest of us?”
“I, um, couldn’t find the door…?” Star replied with a sheepish grin, swiftly receiving a smack on the head.
Balto and Shadow walked up to Steele, who remained motionless. His fur was singed and covered in soot, and he was not breathing.
“Steele…” Balto lamented. Balto nudged Steele, but he did not move.'
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!| February 15, 2012 | ||
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Thank you, Frozen! I want to try to draw more illustrations if I can
get the time to do it. Thank you Baltochallenge. Let me know how you like it.  |
| February 12, 2012 | ||
Well, the rest of the story is thrilling but the beginning of it fits
the image really well. You can see how sad Steele is in this
illustration. Just like what you would feel in real life if somehow
you are an outcast. Well, you did a pretty good job in this, Shadow. |
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