puppies!...''

''You're not the only ones!'' Kodi yelled, coming out of the house with Dusty. ''They've taken all of our puppies!''

Aleu and Kenai gasped in shock. All of 21 puppies were taken away by the wolves and by the unknown dog!

''Balto!'' Kenai yelled. ''One of the wolves scents... it... it...''

''What is it, Kenai?'' Balto asked concerned. ''Whose scent is it?!''

Kenai swallowed in fright and weakness, as he was trembling as well. It was as if he saw something unnatural.

''It...'' Kenai gathered some words. ''It's... Niju's!''

Balto, among with everyone, gasped in shock. Niju survived?! And he decided to kidnap the grand-puppies?!

''But how?!'' Balto said, frantically. ''I thought that Niju drowned in the lake!''

''We were wrong!'' Aleu said. ''The scents never lie, papa!''

''Niju is one of kidnappers...'' Balto said, weakly. ''The others are the wolves. But then, a dog was there too.''

Balto entered the house and headed to his grandpuppies' basket. He sniffed the scents carefully. Of course, the wolves' scents were unknown, but when it came to the dog's scent...

...Balto backed away in horror. He could not believe that the scent was familiar to him, but not in a good way.

''Balto?'' Max asked. ''You recognize the scent?''

''I... I do...'' Balto said, trembling. ''Max, Molly, Jenna... why don't you sniff the scent?...''

Max, Molly and Jenna reluctantly agreed and headed closer to the scent. But as they sniffed it, they all gasped in horror.

''Tell me...'' Jenna said. ''Tell me it's not what we think it is, Balto...''

''The scents never lie...'' Balto said. ''This scent... It's Steele's!''

''But it cannot be!'' Max said, distraught by mentioning Steele.

''Did Steele...?'' Molly asked, but was unable to continue due to fright.

''...team up with Niju and the wolves to kidnap them all? Yes...'' Balto said.

''Why's he doing this?!'' Max asked.

''I think...'' Balto said. ''I think he and Niju want their revenge...''

''No! No!'' Max yelled, full of himself. ''He's not going to harm you! I'm going to make sure of that!''

''Max...'' Balto asked. ''What're you trying to say?!''

But as Max was about to say something, he was interrupted by Dingo, who entered the house while looking behind.

''Dad...'' Dingo said. ''This may sound weird, but all of us need to go to the boiler room...''

''What?'' Balto asked. Did someone else find out about the kidnapping and alarmed the others?! Despite that, everyone headed to the boiler room.

As they entered the boiler room, all the dogs of Nome were already there, much to their surprise. Soon enough, the whole family made it to the top of the boiler room.

''I suppose someone told you about the accident...'' Balto said.

''We found it out by ourselves and told the others.'' Star said from the crowd.

''Did someone mention that one of kidnapper is Steele.'' Balto asked.

Much to his surprise, no one expected that as they looked at each other. They were mad and frightened because of the mention of Steele.

''Steele's back?!'' Nikki asked, next to Star. ''He survived in the wilderness?''

''That DISPOSABLE mutt!'' Dixie shouted out. ''He will get some!''

''He hasn't learned!'' Kaltag yelled. ''That once he lets someone die, he's not our friend anymore!''

''Yeah!'' The dogs yelled!

''May I have attention, please?'' Balto asked. The dogs nodded.

''Thanks.'' Balto continued. ''I think I know why Steele wanted this so bad. He wants his revenge.''

''Then let's get him!'' Star yelled.

''No!'' Balto said. ''He's accompanied by more wolves than all of us here!''

''And there's one wolf who tried to kill me.'' Aleu said. ''His name's Niju. He wants his revenge by killing me!''

''He tried to kill you, girl?'' Kaltag asked. ''Balto! We're going with you!''

''No! You better stay!'' Balto yelled, not wanting to let some innocent dogs getting harmed.

''But we have to teach Steele to pay!'' Nikki yelled.

''I'm going! Alone...'' Balto said, heading to the exit, but he was stopped by Jenna.

''Oh, no. You don't!'' Jenna said. ''I'm going with you, to make Steele pay once and for all!''

Balto looked at Jenna. He didn't want to have his mate harmed, but he couldn't just say no to her after all.

''Fine...'' Balto said. ''Jenna, you and I are going.''

''We're going too!'' Yukon said, as he, Aleu, Saba, Dingo, Kodi and Nunivat accompanied their parents. Again, Balto was unable to tell them no. ''They're our puppies.''

''Alright...'' Balto said, but as he was about to tell more...

''And ours too.'' Kenai said, confidentally. He was accompanied by Yin, Josh, Dana, Dusty and Thunder. ''We're going as well.''

''And I am going too.'' Yang said, finally. ''Some of them are my nieces and a nephew!''

''Alright! That's enough!'' Balto said, trying to prevent the others to follow him. ''I don't want you to risk your lives to the wolves! Only 15 of us are going!''

''Balto, we should go too!'' Max said. ''Steele owes us a lot, and some of them are our grand-puppies!''

''No! Max, no!'' Balto said. ''There are too many of them! And Niju is very dangerous wolf! I won't let you two get harmed!''

''Are you sure?'' Max asked, but he was nudged by Molly, whose look was trying to tell him that he should accept the fact he should stay. ''Alright. We're staying.''

''Good.'' Balto said. ''We are going to the great rescue mission!''

''Understood!'' Nikki, Kaltag and Star yelled at the same time! ''Just a question... are you going to be back by sunset?''

''We're not sure.'' Balto said. ''But we can try to return by then. I'll howl for you all!''

''Alright!'' Star said. ''We're all counting on you!''

Balto laughed a bit. Then he left the boiler room, being followed by his family. Then, the other dogs followed them too.

''I can't wait to hear the news when Steele gets some beating!'' Dixie giggled.

''You're not the only one!'' Sylvie added as the two gals laughed.

The whole family nodded them farewell as they headed to the old boat first. They decided to follow the scents.

''The scents...'' Kenai said, following the scent that led to the north-east. ''It's leading there!''

''The same place where we headed one month ago?'' Josh asked.

''Yeah.'' Kenai said. Then he found more scents. ''I think I found out something!''

''What is it?'' Thunder asked.

''All the wolves, Niju and Steele...'' Kenai said. ''They all gathered up here!''

''Does that mean that they headed to the wild back together?'' Kodi asked.

''Probably.'' Kenai said. He noticed some fading paw-prints in snow. ''They might have erased their paw-prints, but not the scents.''

''We are going to follow the scents!'' Balto said. ''And we will find them, make them pay and rescue the puppies!''

''Yeah!'' Dingo and Yukon yelled at the same time.

''Let's go!'' Balto said. He, Jenna, his pups, thier mates and Yang headed to the north-east. They were going to the great rescue mission!

 

Balto's Inside Story: Chapter 33: The Great Rescue
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Balto and his company, which consisted him, Jenna, his pups, their mates and Yang, set off on a journey to rescue all of 21 puppies Steele and Niju kidnapped.

It was obvious that Steele wanted his revenge by ultimately luring Balto to the woods. Niju also wanted his revenge, but not on Balto, but Aleu, by killing her.

The company had walked for two hours to the northeast, still following the scents. Balto remembered that they used the same way they all had used one month ago.

And then, they found themselves near the cliffs where Niju had his lair to keep Jenna, Nunivat and Dusty captive.

''Be careful.'' Balto warned the others. ''The frozen lake is here, and the ice might be thin.''

Everyone listened Balto's warning. He led them near the edge of frozen lake, one by one, to make sure no one would drown. Soon enough, everything was safe.

''The scents are still going that way.'' Balto said.

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