others followed them. ''Let's get outta here! Quick!''

''What do you think it was?'' Dingo asked.

''It could have been a bear!'' Thunder said.

Just then, a bear showed up out of nowhere.

''Run! Get out of there!'' Thunder yelled at Dingo. ''I'll take care of the bear!''

Dingo ran frantically as Thunder distracted the bear, but Nunivat followed him as well, not wanting her boyfriend getting hurt.

Soon enough, they managed to reach the track, and eventually, a small clearing. Dingo was worried sick because he left his family to battle the bears by themselves.

He stopped running, causing the sled team to unexpectedly collide and bump into snow.

''Dingo?! Why did you stop?!'' Dana asked. Dingo didn't answer because he took of his harness.

''Dingo! Where are you going?!'' Dana yelled.

''I'm going to help my family!'' Dingo yelled.

''Kid! Get back here!'' Kaltag yelled. ''It's too dangerous! We must return to Nome!''

''Go without me if you have to!'' Dingo yelled, much to everyone's surprise. ''But I'm not going to have them hurt! They're my family!''

Dingo's teammates shouted to Dingo to get back, but he ran back to the forest to help his family. It was his duty.

Dingo saw one bear heading towards the rocks. When he got a better view, he saw Yin being cornered by the bear, while Yang stood on his way, protecting his sister.

Then, out of nowhere, Yukon jumped on the bear and bit him in his ear, causing him to disorientate and lose his focus on the target.

''Go! Get out!'' Dingo shouted as he jumped out of the woods and jumped on the bear, helping his older brother. Yin and Yang escaped to the safety.

Dingo bit the bear in his right paw, but the bear managed to shake him off himself and he landed into the snow.

''Oof!'' Dingo said, getting out of the snow. Then he saw the bear walking backwards towards the edge of the cliff and Yukon was unaware of that.

''Yukon!'' Dingo yelled. ''Now it's your chance! Throw him down!''

Yukon looked back at the moment and saw where the bear was heading. He bit him harder.

It was then when the bear lost his footing and Yukon used opportunity to push him off the cliff.

The bear managed to fall, but he also managed to hang on the cliff.

But due to the bear's weight, the rocks gave away below him and he started falling again. Soon enough, a loud crashing sound was heard as the bear fell to his death.

''Looks like you're a bad cliffhanger!'' Yukon joked upon bear's fall as he laughed.

Yukon headed to Yin and Yang, who were surprised that he managed to overpower heavier and stronger animal by himself.

''Yukon...'' Yin said. ''That was amazing!''

''How'd you manage to do that?'' Yang asked.

''I'm not sure how to explain you that...'' Yukon said. ''But I was always somehow stronger than my siblings and the most of the others.''

Then, an another roar was heard.

''There's an another bear?!'' Dingo asked.

''Quick! Go!'' Yukon yelled as he, Dingo, Yin and Yang sprinted towards the roar.

Soon enough, they saw another bear heading towards the edge. On the edge were Nunivat and Thunder, who was trying to protect her from the bear. Immediately after, Balto and Jenna showed up.

''Dingo!?'' Balto asked out loud, surprised that Dingo was here. ''I thought you were running to Nome!''

''I was!'' Dingo answered. ''But I didn't want to have you hurt by the bears! I told them to either wait or run!''

Before Balto could reply, the bear roared menacingly and swiped with his right paw. He missed Thunder, but he managed to swipe Nunivat, sending her into the tree. She fell down in the snow.

''Nunivat!'' Jenna yelled, running to barely conscious Nunivat.

The bear roared once again, but this time in pain, as Thunder jumped on the bear furiously and bit him in the face. He tried to get rid of the golden husky.

Unfortunately for Thunder, the bear managed to get rid off him by swiping him into his face, hitting him into his left eye. Thunder yelped in pain as he fell down while the bear focused on Nunivat.

The bear was getting dangerously closer to Nunivat, but Jenna stood into his way.

''If you want to attack her, you have to get across me first!'' Jenna growled.

The bear raised his left paw to swipe Jenna. Suddenly, he roared once again in pain as Balto bit him in the left paw. Yukon jumped on bear's head, biting him in the ear. Dingo bit him in the leg.

But this bear was stronger than the previous one. He swipped of Dingo, but he managed to land safely. Balto jumped off by himself while Yukon was still battling the bear.

The bear was wandering on the cliff, where Nunivat and Jenna were, disoriented. Yukon wasn't able to finish off this bear.

''Yukon!'' Balto yelled. ''Quick! Get off him!''

Yukon looked behind and saw Thunder sprinting towards the bear from the back at the full speed. Yukon knew that Thunder was going to finish him off so he jumped off.

The bear felt that the dark red husky wasn't biting him so he decided to attack his target.

Suddenly, he was bumped into his back and he lost his balance and fell to his death.

''This one wasn't cliffhanger.'' Yukon joked. ''Nice work, Thunder.''

''Thanks...'' Thunder replied, barely conscious.

Then a loud thud was heard from below. It was obvious that was the bear. But then, a ground below Nunivat began giving away.

''Nunivat!'' Jenna yelled as she tried to grab her. Nunivat hanged on the cliff as best as she could. Suddenly, the rock she was holding gave away and she was about to fall.

But then...

''Nooooo!!'' A loud screaming was heard as Nunivat began falling. Then she felt that she was grabbed by her neck scruff by Thunder. The grab hurt her, but she was saved from the death.

Nunivat landed on Thunder's stomach, who was heavily breathing and was completely exhausted from what he had done. He growled in pain due to swipe the bear had given to him in his left eye.

''Thanks, Thunder...'' Nunivat said, still scared from near-death experience.

''Anytime...'' Thunder replied, then he passed out.

''Nunivat!'' Jenna rushed by, frightened. ''Are you okay?''

''I'm fine, mom...'' Nunivat replied.

''We were scared to death, you know that?'' Balto rushed as well, frightened by near-loss of his youngest pup.

''I know.'' Nunivat said, calming down.

''Is Thunder going to be okay?'' Yukon asked. He noticed a fresh scar on Thunder's closed left eye.

''Yeah.'' Nunivat said. ''He passed out.''

''Come on, we better go back.'' Balto said.

Nunivat got on all of her four paws, but as she made a step, she collapsed into the snow.

''My paw's hurt.'' Nunivat whimpered.

''Someone should carry you two home.'' Balto said.

''Hang on, dad.'' Dingo said. ''I'll be back as soon as possible!''

Balto nodded as Dingo rushed towards the place where he left his teammates behind on the track.

When he got there, they were still here.

''Dingo!'' Dana said. ''You're back! Are you okay?!''

''I'm fine!'' Dingo said. ''Do we have enough room in the sled?''

They all looked at the sled where their musher was laying unconscious. Still, there were some space left, enough space for two dogs.

''Why're you asking that?'' Dana asked as Dingo put on his harness. ''Is someone hurt?''

''Nunivat and Thunder are hurt.'' Dingo said as they were heading back to Balto and the others.

''Nunivat's paw is hurt while Thunder defeated the bear and he fainted.''

While they were running, Dingo was silent and he felt uneasy.

''Dingo, are you sure you're okay?'' Dana asked.

''Yeah...'' Dingo said. ''I'm just sorry that I had yelled at you all before.''

''Don't worry, I understand.'' Dana said. ''You didn't want to get your family harmed.''

''I'm sure your father would be proud at you, kid.'' Kaltag said. ''Your brother Kodiak also saved him from death one year ago, and Balto was proud at him.''

Then they reached the clearing where Nunivat and Thunder were laying. The others were standing by.

''Come on, Nunivat.'' Jenna said, helping her daughter up. 

''There you go, Thunder.'' Balto said, getting Thunder on the sled next to Nunivat.

''Balto, I'm sure you're not mad at your son.'' Kaltag said.

''I can't be more than proud at Dingo.'' Balto said. ''He could return to Nome, but he risked everything to help us.''

''It's my duty to help you, dad.'' Dingo said. ''If Kodi can do, then I can do.''

Balto smiled proudly at Dingo, as he remembered when Kodi saved him among with his friends one year ago while rescuing a pilot.

''We better get going!'' Balto said.