back?''

''They'll be out for a night.'' Molly said. ''And you can call me Molly. No Ms.''

''Okay!'' Harath exclaimed. ''Molly, have your ever been in sled team?''

''Of course I was.'' Molly said. ''Even I'm retired, I still wear this collar. It's going in my family.''

''Cool!'' Kassan said. ''I bet that if our mom and dad are sled dogs, we might beat Koda, Ryan, Allina and Tenana in running!''

''I bet!'' Harath giggled.

''Brothers.'' Galena frowned out of fun.

''It must've been ''tough'' to be the only girl in litter, right, Galena?'' Molly asked.

''Yeah.'' Galena replied.

''I was also the only girl among with my siblings.'' Molly remembered. ''But I haven't seen my three brothers for a long time.''

Galena looked at Molly with curiosity. Then she was pounced by Kassan and then by her cousin Dakotah.

''Now I had it!'' Galena yelled out of fun as she was playing with her brothers and Dakotah.

Molly noticed that Alaska was looking at her, as if she wanted to say something.

''Molly, there's something I wanted to ask someone.'' Alaska said. ''It's about my dad.''

''Yeah?'' Molly said. ''What'd it be?''

''My dad is as if he's not from this town.'' Alaska said. ''He keeps mentioning a bigger town, where his family lives.''

''Well, your dad is from Anchorage.'' Molly said. ''It's the biggest town in here. And guess why you were named Alaska? Because Alaska is the state where we live. And Anchorage is the capital of Alaska.''

Alaska gasped in excitement as she said: ''Really? Daddy called me after the state of the town he was born in?''

''Yes.'' Molly smiled. ''Why don't you play with your brother and cousins? You're missing fun!''

''Okay!'' Alaska said, excited as she joined the play. Molly watched at them as she remembered the times when she had become mother, and when she used to play with her puppies, including Dusty.

Meanwhile, at Yukon's...

Yukon and Yin had already gone to their night out. Yang was already as the house before they left. Now since he was with his nieces and nephew, he smiled happily.

''Hello, everyone!'' Yang greeted the puppies, who noticed him as he walked in.

''Uncle Yang!'' The puppies yelled in happiness as they began jumping at him. Yang was laughing among.

Seeing his nieces, silver puppy Kiana and red puppy Amber, and his black nephew Nero, Yang felt like he was puppy among them.

''Uncle Yang!'' Kiana exclaimed. ''Are you looking after us?''

''Yes!'' Yang said. ''I'm so happy to spend some time with you!''

''So are we!'' Amber exclaimed.

Soon enough, Kiana and Amber began playing among each other. But Nero was just sitting by side, watching his sisters playing. Yang noticed that.

''Nero?'' Yang asked. ''Why aren't you playing with you sisters?''

''Uncle Yang.'' Nero said, as his voice was a bit unsure. ''Can I ask you something?''

''Go ahead, I'm listening.'' Yang said. He felt that Nero was somewhat sad.

''Am I...'' Nero asked, but stopped for a moment. Then he gained words. ''Am I ugly?''

Yang backed off for a moment because of the shocking question his nephew asked him. Why'd he ask him something like that?!

''Nero?!'' Yang asked, concerned. ''Did someone call you ugly? Did your sisters call you ugly?''

''No, uncle Yang.'' Nero said. ''It's just that I don't like how I look.''

''Why?'' Yang asked.

''Look at me.'' Nero said. ''I don't look like any of you, I'm black! And I have two eye colors! No one else has something like that!''

''Nero! Take it easy!'' Yang said. ''You don't have to be ashamed of your looks or of your eyes. Take a look at me, or at your mother. We both have two face colors. But we're not ashamed of that.''

''Really?'' Nero asked, feeling a bit easier.

''Yeah.'' Yang said. ''Even if you're black, look at my face. It's part-black too! And guess what, out of all three of you, you're my favorite.''

''I am?'' Nero asked excited.

''Yes.'' Yang said. ''I love black color myself, and I was very happy when you were born.''

''Really?!'' Nero asked as he ''hugged'' Yang by his legs. ''Thanks, uncle Yang!''

''Anytime.'' Yang said, then Nero let off. ''Now go play with your sisters.''

Nero nodded as he joined the play by pouncing Kiana, much to their surprise. Yang looked at them happily.

Then he heard creaking coming from the other room. Wasting no time, he decided to take a quick look.

He noticed that the window was partly opened and nothing seemed out of place. Yang thought that it might have been the doors, as they were creaky.

''Uncle Yang!'' Amber called. ''Are you going to join us?''

''Coming!'' Yang said, shrugging off the creaking.

Meanwhile, at Nunivat's...

Jenna came just in time as Nunivat and Thunder were about to leave. She, among with Molly, had to take care of 5 puppies at once.

''Hey! Grandma Jenna is coming!'' Nova said. ''Get ready!''

As Jenna entered the room, she noticed that the puppies were gathered up for something.

''Hello, sweeties.'' Jenna greeted them. ''Happy to see me?''

''Ready?'' Holly asked. ''Set...''

Jenna looked at them curiously, but then...

''NOW!'' The puppies yelled as they managed to pounce Jenna at her back and tickle her. She couldn't resist but to laugh.

As soon as they let off, Jenna was starting to calm down. But she felt like something was missing.

''Grandma Jenna!'' Phoenix called. Jenna looked at her grandson and noticed that he was holding something orange in his mouth. Then Jenna realized that the puppies took her bandana.

''Why you little ones!'' Jenna laughed out of fun as she was ready to to get her bandana back, but much to her misfortune, the other puppies grabbed her bandana.

As Jenna grabbed the other back, the puppies were holding the other end tightly, it was going to be really fun now.

The puppies pulled one end while Jenna pulled the other one. They were tied. But then, Jenna was gaining the upper paw and was pulling the bandana by herself. But...

''Now!'' Aurona yelled as the puppies lef off the bandana. Jenna fell on her back again as the puppies pounced her again, tickling, and eventually, grabbing her bandana.

Jenna laughed again and decided to let the puppies play with her bandana until Nunivat and Thunder'd return.

As she was laying on her back, she noticed that Rose was still on her chest while Aurona was looking at her sister and then at her grandmother.

''Rose!'' Aurona said. ''You and grandma look exactly like each other!''

''No, we don't!'' Rose said, but when she looked at her grandma's eyes...

''Aurona, you're right!'' Rose said, completely excited. ''We do look like each other.''

''Were there any doubt?'' Phoenix asked as he let off bandana, while Nova and Holly were playing with it.

''Hey, Rose.'' Jenna asked. ''Do you wonder why do you have such a name?''

''Because my mommy told me I look like roses?'' Rose asked.

''Yeah.'' Jenna said. ''But she also named you like that because my owner is called Rosy.''

''Wow!'' Rose said, surprised by that fact.

''Grandma Jenna!'' Holly called. ''Are you going to get the bandana back?''

''No need to!'' Jenna said. ''You can play with it!''

''Thanks, grandma!'' Nova said, then he and Phoenix were pulling one end, while Rose, Aurona and Holly pulled the other one.

Jenna watched at her grand-puppies playing with each other. It also reminded her when she used to play with her pups.

Then she felt a light breeze coming out of the other room. Jenna shrugged it off, thinking that Nunivat's owner left it open by mistake.

Somewhere after midnight, all the couples returned home. Saba and Josh came and picked up Alaska and Dakotah. They thanked to Molly for puppy-sitting them and headed back to the vet station.

''So how was it?'' Balto asked Aleu and Kenai as they came back. Their puppies were covered in snow.

''It was great, papa!'' Aleu said. ''We all had great time together.''

''Denahi, did you tell your grandpa to play out in a snow?'' Kenai asked Denahi.

''Yes, dad...'' Denahi said.

''It's okay, my boy.'' Kenai said. ''Were there any problems with Naia?''

''Well, it was a bit hard to find her in snow.'' Balto said. ''But I