Chapter 29: Enemy's return
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Over the course of ten days, the grand-puppies opened their eyes and finally saw their parents, and eventually, their grandparents.

Most of the grand-puppies got immediately used to Jenna due to being pure-bred Siberian husky. On the other hand, they didn't get immediately used to Balto due to his wolf looks, but over the time, they did.

On the other hand, Aleu's puppies got used to Balto quicker than to Jenna. Both Balto and Jenna loved their grand-puppies.

As all of them were born during the summer and no snow was falling, the puppies were always near their mothers in the house. They told them that when the first snow'd fall, they'd go out.

As the summer was near the end and the fall was starting, one night, it began snowing. People and canines were surprised by the snow that came earlier. But they thought it'd melt immediately.

Their speculations turned wrong as more snow fell and the temperature was colder than usual for the end of the summer.

Balto and Jenna both knew that their grand-puppies would turn one month old in a two days. They wanted to surprise them with some snow.

The next day...

Balto walked out of the house and headed to Jenna's so they could go visit their grand-puppies as well. On his way, he was thinking.

''Being a grandfather is really nice.'' Balto thought. ''Little Harath's just like me, but he's like husky. And Rose, she's just like Jenna!...

...Dingo and Kodi's girl Allina are looking like each other. And Dingo's girl Galena's like Nunivat. That's definitely sweet.''

He was thinking that some of the grand-puppies look like his pups. Soon enough, he was in front of Jenna's house.

''Jenna!'' Balto called her. ''I'm here. Shall we go visit our grand-puppies?''

However, there was no response.

''Jenna?'' Balto asked. Again, no response.

''Huh, she must be sleeping deeply.'' Balto thought to himself as he entered the house.

When he reached the basket, Jenna wasn't in there. In fact, she wasn't at home.

''Jenna? Where are you?'' Balto asked. This was starting to make Balto feel nervous. Just then, Rosy, Jenna's owner came in.

''Oh, hey Balto!'' Rosy said as she petted Balto. ''Are you looking for Jenna?''

Balto shook his head as if he was trying to confirm her answer.

''I'm sorry to tell you this.'' Rosy said. ''But none of us can't find her. We searched all over the house but we can't find her.''

Balto lowered his head in disappointment. Where could Jenna have been?

''Why don't you find her?'' Rosy asked. ''I'm sure you'd find her somewhere in the town.''

Balto smiled a bit, although still disappointed. He turned around and left the house to find Jenna.

As he walked off the porch, he caught a scent. He smelled it carefully, hoping it'd be Jenna's. Much to his fortune, it was!

''I'm coming, Jenna!'' Balto said, following the scent. ''Fooling around won't help you.''

As Balto was following the scent, he headed into the valley. What was Jenna thinking? Was this some prank or something?

But while heading through the alley, he caught an another scent. As he sniffed it carefully, it was different. It didn't even belong to dog. It belonged to a wolf.

''A wolf?'' Balto asked himself. ''Did Jenna see a wolf?''

As Balto was following two scents, he found the wolf scent somewhat familiar, but he couldn't recall it. It wasn't Kenai's scent. It was someone else's, someone not-so-friendly.

As he made it through the valley, Balto saw something laying in a distance. As soon as he saw it closer, Balto's eyes widened in surprise and shock.

What he saw was Jenna's bandana. It wasn't torn, mangled or something. It laid there, as if Jenna put it there. However, her and wolf's scent were here.

''Jenna?! Where are you?'' Balto frantically asked himself looking around. A wolf, who was definitely hostile, kidnapped Jenna. But where?!

''Dad! DAD!'' Balto heard yelling in the distance. Balto turned around and saw Kodi running towards him while panicking. ''DAD!!''

''Kodi?!'' Balto asked. ''Calm down!''

Kodi stopped in front of Balto, almost colliding into him.

''Dad!'' Kodi shouted. ''This is terrible! Very terrible!''

''What is it?'' Balto asked. He was panicking even more as Kodi was.

''It's Dusty! She's gone!'' Kodi yelled, shocking Balto even more. ''I can't find her! She was sleeping with our pups last night, when I woke up, she... she was gone!''

''Dusty's gone too?!'' Balto asked. ''Your mom is gone missing too!''

''Mom's missing?!'' Kodi yelled in panic.

''Yes!'' Balto replied. ''But I found the scent of her possible kidnapper!''

''A scent?!'' Kodi asked. He sniffed the scents of Jenna and of an unknown wolf. His eyes widened in fear as he caught the wolf's scent.

''Dad! That's the same scent I found on the crime scene!'' Kodi yelled. Balto was out of his mind. The wolf kidnapper managed to kidnap both Dusty and Jenna!

''Balto! BALTO!!'' Another yelling was heard. It was Thunder, panicking. He was panicking so hard that he tripped and collided into Kodi, causing the red husky to fall onto his back.

''Sorry about that, Kodi!'' Thunder said, panicking.

''It doesn't matter, Thunder!'' Kodi said, getting on his paws. ''What's going on?!''

''Balto... Nunivat's missing!'' Balto's jaw dropped in shock, now Nunivat was missing! Who else was going to be gone missing?!

''How?!'' Balto asked.

''I don't know!'' Thunder said. ''She was with our pups last night in the basket, but when I woke up, I could not find her anywhere!''

''You're not the only one whose mate is missing!'' Kodi said. ''Dusty is missing too. And my mom too!''

''Oh no...'' Thunder said. ''But I think I found the scent of the one who kidnapped her!''

''You do?'' Balto asked. ''We have one here! Kodi says that's the scent of the kidnapper who kidnapped Jenna and Dusty!''

''What?'' Thunder asked. He sniffed the scent on Jenna's bandana. The wolf's scent made him speechless.

''The wolf's scent...'' Thunder said. ''That's the same wolf who kidnapped Nunivat!''

''This is not good!'' Balto said. ''Kodi! Get your brothers here, now! Thunder! Get Josh and Kenai, immediately!''

''You got it!'' Kodi and Thunder said as they headed into different directions.

Few minutes later...

''Dad? What's going on?'' Dingo asked. ''Where're mom, Nunivat and Dusty?''

''I don't know.'' Balto said. ''A wolf kidnapped them.''

''What wolf?'' Yukon asked. ''He'll think twice about that when I get him!''

''Easy, Yukon!'' Josh said. ''We must find out whose scent it is!''

''Let me handle that!'' Kenai said as he sniffed the scents. When he sniffed the wolf's scent, he backed up a bit, thinking that he found out something impossible. He sniffed the scent again. His eyes widened in horror.

''No... No...'' Kenai muttered. ''It cannot be!''

''Kenai?!'' Balto asked. ''You do know the scent?!''

''Yes...!'' Kenai said. ''Balto, that scent... it belongs to Niju!''

Balto gasped in horror while the others looked in confusion and panic.

''No! Why'd he do that?!'' Balto asked.

''I don't know!'' Kenai said. ''But how'd he know that you're here?!''

Balto looked at the bandana, while still being afraid and shocked. He reached for the bandana and put it on himself.

''We must go find them and rescue them!'' Balto said. ''But Niju will be our major problem! Everyone, we're going to do that!''

''Dad!'' Kodi said. ''But what about my pups? Who's going to look after them?!''

''Yeah! Same here!'' Thunder said.

Balto thought for a moment, then...

''Come on, you two!'' Balto said. ''I know what to do!''

''Dad? Are you going to tell us who Niju is?'' Kodi asked.

''I will, but not before we deal with the care-talking problem!'' Balto said.

Later...

''Why Dusty?'' Max asked Balto as he heard everything. ''Why my daughter again?!''

''Max, calm down!'' Balto said. ''I know you're really worried for her, but Kodi's going with me to rescue her, but someone has to take care of his pups!''

''If Kodi's going with you, then I'll look after them.'' Max said. ''Balto, please, bring Dusty home safely...''

''Max,