Revel struggled in her captors' grasp as Thursday spoke the threat clearly through the clearing, as Thursday explained the situation, Revel noticed a two black wolves and a grey one emerge from the forest behind the group,

"this is Flute, Chrissy, and Palmer, they are all siblings and aren't afraid to kill any one of you, and here is also  dark golden Dolby, a young but unfriendly little fellow, so choose quickly or you will watch your friends be killed one...by...one." Thrusday spoke viciously. Aleu pushed herself to her paws and glared at Thursday. The one named Dolby who was in charge of Aleu snarled and lunged at her as she stood to her feet, Aleu whirled around and dug her teeth into Dolby's spine and threw him angrily into the light tan wolf who was tearing into Revel's neck, throwing the wolf's balance off and freeing Revel.Revel growled in defiance at Thursday who was staring calmly at the pair of bristling wolves.

"If that's what you choose..." he trailed off and gestured Flute, Chrissy and Palmer forward, all three bared their fangs and licked their lips hungrily, their eyes calm and assessing, searching for a painful, easy kill. Flute leapt through the air and shouldered Revel into the ground, immediately tearing into her flesh viciously  as she lay howling in agony. a distant and small howl sounded in response to Revel's cries. two more followed.

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Astrin bellowed in rage as he heard a familiar howl sound in the distance

"REVEL!!" Astrin howled into the sky, Sylar and Hartly followed eagerly, both worried about their friends and mates. bounding through the brush and trees, Sylar led the injured Astrin and Hartly through the thicket and together burst into a shadowy clearing where most of the pack lay in ruin. Astrin spotted Revel laying limply on the forest floor and whipped around in anger at the smaller pack of wolves standing in front.

"I'll kill you all!!" Astrin roared, his eyes bright with bloodlust and a hunger for destruction, he lunged at the lead wolf but was easily thrown off by the leaders' teeth whipping into his tender flesh around his throat and swiped Astrin through the air, Sylar winced as he heard a loud snap emit from the motion. Astrin howled and writhed in pain as his air was choked off by his spine which had snapped and plunged uncontrollably into the back of his skull puncturing his airway. Hartly lowered his head, slowly revolving towards Thursday, a soft growl building in his throat as Sylar scurried to Astin, whose blood was tainting the soft grass with vivid red, the complimentary colours shocking Sylar. Sylar hadn't noticed the three siblings who stood calmly at the edge of the clearing assessing the situation and waiting for a command. just as if everything seemed at loss, Balto and Kodi leapt through the trees and landed nose-to-nose with Thursday.

"oh.... it's the great 'Balto'," Thursday sneered, wrinkling his nose. Balto started at him solemnly, and growled,

"how about we settle this matter over a little competition, I'm sure a couple mushers would love to gain a team, wether or not they re wolves..." Balto explained carefully, pacing around Thursday'

"so what do you propose?" Thursday snarled, his eyes tracking Balto's every move

"tonight, we race, Kodi, myself, Sylar, Hartly, Aleu, Skylar, and Apryl, will race your pack, I'll set up the details," Balto concluded challenging.

"fine, I suppose, At 6 pm sharp you meet us in the main street of Nome, WE will mark the race path" Thursday growled, leaping through the underbrush quickly, his pack following suit.

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after reviving Revel,Apryl, Aleu, Bella, and Skylar, Balto led the pack into Nome, loud children playing hide-and-seek sprinted recklessly through the streets as the pack skirted the main road and stopped in a branch road.

"alright, I have a spare sled team set from Kodi's team, Kodi, Aleu, and myself all know how to run a race, we will teach those who with accompany us, the rest of you can hang around" Balto spoke cleary, his breath clouding in front of his snout. Kodi, Balto, Sylar, Hartly, Aleu, Skylar, and Apryl struggled into the leather harnesses quickly, sitting upright and listening intently to balto's commands, "alright, Sylar, you are the lead dog in this one, I will be the second, placed just off to your right, a bit behind, Kodi on my back left, Apryl just right of Kodi, Skylar left of Apryl, and Hartly and Aleu will be side-by side at the rear, pulling closest to the sled.

"are you sure we can beat them Balto?" Sylar worried, casting a shadowy glance to the wolf -dog

"I'm sure, they don't have the experience that we do." Balto explained briefly

"Alright.... if you say so" Sylar spoke, still unconvinced

Time drew to a close between the 11:00 AM meeting and the race time as Balto vigorously trained the Wild Wolves to pull in unision in order to beat the others, meanwhile, Thursday and his pack had a better Idea, Thursday leapt up to a snowy cleft in the rock face and snarled down a the Fifteen wolves he had chosen, and growled, "listen up! the leader needs new recruits, in order for us to win we must find a way to get our paws dirty within the rules... that is why I'm sending eight extra wolves with the team, they will pose as wild wolves whom their pack hasn't met yet, they can't blame us for a wild attack, that will slow them up long enough for us to win.

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"Alright! It's time to draw this quarrel to an end!" Thursday howled clearly through the softly falling snow, "ONE... TWO... THREE!!!"