them. Steele saw three new canines coming to the fight. Two of them were white, and one of them was black.

''It's that scarred wolf-dog!'' Steele yelled, noticing Winter.

''And that treacherous runt!'' Niju yelled, pointing at Forrest. ''But what about the black wolf?''

''I don't know!'' Steele yelled. ''Come on! We must strike now before they notice us!''

''Where've you been?!'' Kenai yelled.

''We had to gather up!'' Angel yelled. ''We came just in a nick of time!''

The last of the wolves finally retreated, but still, the battle was raging on. Suddenly...

As Balto finished of the last wolf, he was being grabbed by none other else than Steele. He tried to defend himself, but there was no use.

Then, Steele threw Balto in the wild river. Balto managed to grab himself by the edge, but much ot his misfortune, Steele showed up.

''I've been waiting for this for so long...'' Steele laughed coldly.

''Steele, no...'' Balto said, but the next moment, Steele dug his claws into his paws, causing him to yelp in pain and let off.

''Happy trails!'' Steele laughed maniacally, but then, he was being pushed into the river by someone else. Steele looked behind and saw it was Winter.

''If Balto's going to die, then you will with him, Steele!'' Winter yelled at him. Now Steele and Balto were fighting against each other in the wild river.

Meanwhile...

Aleu managed to finish off her final wolf. Even they had defeated all the wolves, it wasn't over yet. Then...

Aleu felt that she was being grabbed by her bandana. She was thrown near the rocks in the snow. She yelped in pain and saw it was Niju who threw her. He was walking towards her.

''Niju...'' Aleu whispered furiously. ''You cold scumbag...''

''Finally...'' Niju snickered in glee. ''The moment I've been waiting for so long...''

''If you kill me...'' Aleu said. ''...they'll kill you all.''

''It doesn't matter...'' Niju replied. ''But if you want to live... then join me...''

Aleu looked furiously at her arch-enemy, who had an upper paw and was willing to spare her. But the next moment, Niju yelped in pain as Aleu swiped him in face and a blood rolled down his face.

''I'll join you...'' Aleu said. ''Over my DEAD BODY!''

''You asked for it...'' Niju replied coldly.

Aleu was ready to swipe him once again, but Niju dodged her attack. The next think what happened was that Aleu felt that she was being grabbed by her bandana again.

But this time, she wasn't thrown again. Instead she was being strangled by Niju, who couldn't wait to finish her off, once and for all.

Aleu tried to release herself by clawing the bandana, but because of being strangled, she was too weak to rip the bandana off. It all seemed out of hope, until...

''YOU WILL NOT HARM MY FRIENDS ANYMORE, NIJU!!'' A screaming was heard, and Niju stopped a bit to see who it was.

The screaming was Forrest, who sprinted to Niju and swiped him on the other side of face. Niju yelped once again in pain, as blood came out again. But the most important thing was that Aleu was released.

Niju was ready to strike Forrest, but he was being rammed by Kodi. Niju yelped and lost his footing, thus falling into the river on his back.

Niju raised on the surface and grabbed on the peeking rock. He saw Kenai looking him from the coast.

''Kenai!... Please!'' Niju begged him. ''Help me!''

''I will help you, Niju.'' Kenai replied, coldly. ''If only you apologize to the others for what have you done!''

By then, Niju got instantly furious. He gained all of his strength and yelled: ''I OWE APOLOGY TO NO ONE!!''

He leaped of the rock to the coast of the river to strike Kenai. But then, a river wave hit him from the side and he was in water again.

He turned around and saw a waterfall behind him, he tried to grab something for his safety, but the river was too strong.

''NO! NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!'' Niju screamed, then he fell down the waterfall.

Balto's company, expect Balto and Aleu, rushed to the edge of cliff where the waterfall was. They all looked down.

The waterfall wasn't too high, but it wasn't too low at all. They saw some cracked ice down there, and soon enough, Niju's lifeless body swam down there.

''Is he...'' Kodi asked. ''...dead?''

''I think he is.'' Kenai said, noticing some red stains around Niju's body.

''That takes care of Niju.'' Forrest said.

''Aleu!'' Kenai yelled as he ran towards her.

Aleu was lying on the ground. She was fully conscious, but weak.

''Mama, are you okay?'' Tundra asked.

''I'm okay, Tundra.'' Aleu said. Her voice was weak, but warm.

''Aleu?!'' Kenai stopped nearby. ''Is everything alright?''

''It sure is, Kenai...'' Aleu said as she was slowly getting on her paws. ''Where's Niju?''

''You don't have to worry about him.'' Jenna said, helping her daughter up.

''He's dead.'' Kenai said. ''He fell down the waterfall. It was too fatal to survive.''

''Niju's done for.'' Aleu said. ''Mama, where's papa?''

Everyone gasped in shock as they had no clue where Balto was. But where was Steele? Were they in the fight?

''They're in the river!'' Winter yelled. ''Steele pushed Balto in the river, but I pushed him in the river as well.''

''BALTO!'' Jenna yelled, searching for her mate.

Meanwhile...

A fierce battle between tow enemies was being held. Balto had some opportunities to strike Steele, but Steele was mostly in advantage.

''This is the moment...'' Steele said. ''...when I kill you, the revenge will be sweet!''

''There's no help to you!'' Balto said.

The next moment, Steele pushed Balto underwater and he went underwater himself. The battle was getting more fierce.

Balto was weaker underwater then above. Steele was smiling with glee to finish him off.

But Steele didn't know that the two icebergs were closing in. Balto saw it, and since he couldn't convince Steele or anything, used the last bits of his strenght to push Steele between the icebergs and swim to the surface.

Steele felt that he was being pushed and he noticed that Balto was going on the surface. He swam to him to fight him. But then...

He realized that the icebergs are closing in fast, and no matter how fast he swam, he wasn't able to escape. He let out his last scream.

Both the icebergs closed in and a loud crash was heard. Balto swam to the surface, semi-conscious.

Balto was barely able to see what's happening or to hear anything. He could feel that he was being pulled down the river.

For a moment, he heard some screaming like: ''WHAT ARE YOU DOING?'' and a loud splash was heard. As Balto was about to fall down the waterfall...

...someone grabbed him by the neck scruff and pulled him to the safety, to the coast. As he was on the coast, he blacked out.

''Balto! No!'' Jenna yelled in despair as Balto didn't wake up. His savior coughed few times and fell on the snowy ground shivering.

''Dad! Dad, please!'' Yukon yelled, out of himself in despair. He started rubbing his back as hard as he could. ''Dad! I know you're not dead yet!''

''Yukon...'' Jenna called her son.

''Dad! I said come on!'' Yukon was completely out of himself. ''Come on! I SAID COME ON!!''

As he yelled that out, he pushed the hardest. Then, Balto coughed the water out of himself and started breathing again. Yukon fell on his back in relief.

''Ugh...'' Balto shivered. ''I'm alive?''

''Yes, papa.'' Aleu said. ''You can thank that to Yukon.''

''Yukon, you did a great work...'' Balto said, still shivering.

''Balto! You're freezing!'' Jenna said. She lowered her head and put her bandana on him. Still he was shivering.

''Mama, the one's not enough!'' Aleu said. Then she lowered her head and gave her bandana to her father.  ''Papa, take mine!''

Balto was unable to comply, so he was wearing two bandanas right now. He was warmed up for now.

''How did I get out of the water?'' Balto asked.

''Josh was about to get you out...'' Nunivat said. ''But it was Saba who saved you.''

Everyone looked at Saba, who was shivering on the ground, while Alaska and Dakotah were lying on her, trying to warm her up, but it had little use.

''Mommy! You have to stop shivering!'' Dakotah yelped.

''I-I-I'm trying...'' Saba replied shivering.

''Saba?'' Josh said. Then he lied down against her.  She was shivering, but less than before. ''Are you feeling better?''

''A-a bit.'' Saba said.

''What were you thinking?'' Josh asked. ''You could get yourself killed!''

''I-I know.'' Saba said. ''But he's my

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