Balto."  Balto smiled at Rector.

"If you don't mind me asked, what are you?"

"What?"

"Well you don't look like any dog i've ever seen!"  Rector said.

"That's because i'm not all dog.  My mother was a wolf."  Balto answered.

"A wolf?  Wow!  Thats amazing!  Is that why your getting a statue?"  Rector asked.  Balto laughed.

"No.  I'm getting one because a few years ago, i ran as lead dog, delivering a box of medicine to my home-town of Nome in Alaska.  The children were dying and i....well i saved them."  Balto looked down modestly.

"That's amazing!"  Rector gasped.  "Your a hero!"

"Thank you Rector."  Balto said.  "So do you have family?  A dog as nice as you should have a mate or something?"

"Well, i HAD a family."  Rector said.  "But my mother died when i was young.  And my brother and sister haven't talked to me in years.  They blame me for her death ya see." 

"Oh i'm sorry!"  Balto said, eyes wide.  " I didn't mean to bring up bad memories or anything."

"It's alright."  Rector shrugged.  "I've gotten over it by now."

"Rector, have you, you know, tried talking to your brother and sister?"  Balto asked nervously.  "I mean, just explaining that it is not your fault."

"But it was my fault.  My mother died saving me.  I am to blame."  Rector said.

"If she died saving you, your not to blame!"  Balto said.  "I don't mean to intrude in your life, but if you just talked to them, maybe they've gotten over it to.  You can have a family and be happy!"

"A family does sound nice....."  Rector said.

"A family is one of the many joys in my life!  I wouldn't be where i was if it were not for my family."  Balto said.  

"Yea!  Yea!"  Rector said, his heart fluttering with excitement.  He was going to have a family!  He would be happy!  His brother and sister would forgive him and they would all be happy and live together and finally be a family!

"Balto!  It's time to go!"  A voice called.  The dogs turned to see Rosie leaning out of the limo window. 

"I have to go."  Balto said.  "Nice talking to you Rector."  

"Thank you Balto!  I'm going to have a family again!"  Rector called out as the wolfdog ran off.  Rector wasted no time running off.  Even after all the years, he knew excatly where the ally where he used to live was.  Most of the time, he avoided going down the street, but this time he couldn't wait. Without stopping, he burst into the ally, and his heart sank.

It was empty.

"Meeko!"  He called out.  "Storm!"  No answer.  "Meeko!  Storm!"  He called louder.  A voice grunted beind the dumpster and a large brown dog stoped out.  He eyes were hard and he claws were sharper than Rector had ever seen.

"What do you want!"  The dog snarled.  "This is my allyway!  Go find your own!"

"No!"  Rector said.  "My family has lived here since i was a pup!"

"I've lived here since i was a pup!"  The dog snarled lounder.  "Go away!"

"Meeko?"  Rector gasped.  The dog froze.  

"How do you know me?"  Meeko gasped, eyes getting wide.

"You don't regonize me?  It's me!  Rector!  Your brother!"  Rector said, tail wagging hard.  It was Meeko!

"Rector?"  Meeko gasped.  Meeko suddenly ran at Rector and before he knew it, Rector felt teeth around his neck.

"You gotta lot of nerve coming here!"  Meeko growled, shaking his head, sending Rector flying to the wall.

"Meeko what are you talking about?  Where is Storm?"

"She's dead!"  Meeko shouted.  "And i killed her!"

"What?"  Rector gasped, taking a step back.  "Why would you do that!"

"She asked me to!  Father went insane after he heard of mothers death!  And then you never came home, so he just lost his mind!  He started hitting me and Storm until she finally asked me to kill her!  That act made my heart turn cold.  Father then died of starvation because he wouldn't eat a thing!  It took me a while to reliaze it was your fault!  You caused moms death and you not coming back caused father's and storm's death!"

"No!  I didn't do that!"  Rector said.  "It wasn't my fault."  Meeko leapt as his brother and Rector moved aside.  "Meeko, are you really going to kill me?"  

"I'll tear your bloody throat out you rotten good-for-nothing freak!"  Meeko shouted.  That made Rector mad.

"Shut up Meeko!"  Rector shouted, so loudly that Meeko was shocked.  "I came to make amends with my family!  I will fight you though!  You killed Storm and you are the one who told me not to come back!  You are the one who tempted me to cross the street and you are the reason i've been living alone for my whole life!"  With a roar, Rector leapt across the ally to his brother, who had been surprised by his attack.

Rector easily pinned down Meeko and in one swift motion, killed him.  Rector stood over his brothers body, blood streaming from the wound on Meeko's neck.  Suddenly, Rector reliazed what he had done. 

"Meeko!"  Rector shouted, pushing his brother's body with his nose.  Of course, Meeko didn't stir.  Tears streamed down Rector's face as he reliazed his whole family was dead.  "Meeko!  If only i hadn't come!  You would still be alive!"  Rector buried his face in his brother's coat and weapt.  Suddnely, his head shot up.

"If only i hadn't come!  That's it!  Balto was the one who told me to come here!  Balto was the reason your dead!"  Rector shouted.  In his grief, Rector's mind began to change as his heart turned icy cold.  "Balto!"  Rector sped out of the ally and ran all the way to the hotel where Balto's limo was seen in the front.  The family had just stopped by to pick up their things from the hotel before leaving for Nome.  

"Balto!"  Rector called and leapt ontop of him.  Rosie screamed as Rector attacked.  "I was sent to the ally by you!  And i killed my brother!  I wouldn't have killed him if you didn't tell me to go there!   It's your fault!"  Rector screamed, clawing at the wolfdog.  

"Rector, calm down!"  Balto pleaded.  "I only suggested it!"  Strong hands gripped Rector and pulled him off.  Many people had come to help pull him away.  Rector continued barking until a muzzle was placed over his face.  He was quickly taken to the pound.  

"This one has to be put down."  the men carrying his cage said.  "He's an attack dog."

"Alright.  I do that tomorrow evening."  The man said, but Rector wasn't listening.  He was thinking.  Balto was heading back to Nome on a private plane that night.  He would get revenge on the wolf dog.  That night, Rector escaped the pound by running out as his cage was opened for food and water to be brought in.  He didn't stop running until he saw the airport.  By that time, he was panting.

"Balto, i'll get you!"  Rector gasped.  He noticed many men loading suitcases onto the plane. 

"This one's going to Nome, ALaska!"  The man called.  "We're just loading up the last of the suitcases."

"Nome!"  Rector said.  "That's where Balto lives."  Rector ran up to the man, trying to board.

"Whoa there big fellow!"  The man grabbed Rector, holding him down.  "Hey John, who's this?"

"Probably a dog that got loose from his cage on the plane!"  Another man called. 

"Are you sure?"  The man said.

"Just get him a cage and put him in the back with the rest of the pets!  We have to hurry!  The plane's ready to take off!"  John called back.  Rector was hauled into another cage and pushed into the plane where he waited. 

Much later, the plane would land in Nome, where Rector would escape his cage and meet Steele, the sled dog who also hated Balto.  Rector would be ready to kill Balto when the wolfdog crossed his path again.

READ ON IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT JENNA WAS UP TO AFTER KODI LEFT.  THIS PART IS NOT AS LONG, OR IMPORTANT, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ IT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO,  BUT WHAT THE HECK?  IT'S NOT GONNA KILL YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  LOL.

 Part 2- Jenna's Mission

Jenna quickly roused Boris and told him to watch Kodi's pups as she raced into town to find out what was going on.  She quickly found her friend Dixi, a small dog with a big attitude and an even bigger mouth,

"Dixi!"  Jenna called out. 

"Good morning Jenna!"  Dixi said.  "How are you?  I stopped by Rosie's the other day and you wern't there!  Where have you been hiding?"

"I have been sleeping in the boat where