''Come on.''

''Dad.'' Yukon said. ''There's something we all want to know.''

''Yeah?'' Balto asked. ''What is it?''

''We know who Niju is.'' Yukon said. ''But who is Steele?''

Balto stopped dead at the tracks. He cringed upon hearing the name of his nemesis. He swallowed his anger and fear and breathed deeply.

''I don't think I can tell you everything alone.'' Balto said. ''Jenna, I think you should tell them some parts.''

''Sure.'' Jenna said.

''Now Steele...'' Balto said. ''He... he used to be the most popular dog back before I saved the town. We first met each other when we were several months old...

...he was already egoistic and arrogant, he would always pick me on due to my looks and outcastness...''

As his pups heard when Steele had done to their father, some of them got mad immediately.

''...and Nikki, Kaltag and Star were his friends before salvation. They never told you that because he abandoned us all at the most essential time.''

Dingo cringed as his mentor who encouraged him to be a sled dog was the friend of his father's nemesis.

''Four years ago, he bragged that he'd bring the medicine back with his team.'' Jenna said. ''They reached Nenana, but they were lost on the way home...''

''...until I showed up. I wanted to help them, but he attacked me due to his arrogance. He fell down, but instead of facing what monster he had become, he disorientated us.'' Balto continued.

''He left the children to die.'' Jenna said, sniffing for a moment, remembering that Rosy could have been dead. ''But Balto saved the day.''

''And Steele...'' Balto said. ''He challenged me to the last fight, but he ran away after he saw someone who scared him to death.''

As Balto and Jenna finished talking, everyone was mad and some of them were breathing in frustration and anger.

''Once we find Steele...'' Kodi said. ''We'll make him pay for what he had done!''

''YEAH!'' Dingo, Yukon, Yang, Thunder, Josh and Kenai yelled at the same time.

''You know, I normally don't support this...'' Yin said. ''But let's make him PAY!''

''Alright!'' Aleu, Saba, Nunivat, Dana and Dusty agreed.

''Let's go!'' Balto said. ''We can still follow the scents!''

Balto and the company continued on their journey to find and rescue pups and take down Steele and Niju, once and for all.

Meanwhile... In Outsiders' lair.

''You know...'' One wolf said to the other one, who were guarding the lair. ''It'd be really fun to beat these dogs! They're so weak!''

''Watch what're you talking!'' The other one said. ''Steele is dog too! But I agree that they're so weak! Hahahahahahhaha!''

Just then, Steele came out of the forest and entered the lair while the wolves made way.

''Hey, chief!'' One wolf asked. ''How long are you going to that howling?''

''That's none of your business...'' Steele replied coldly. ''I have something to do...''

Steele passed near the wolf who asked him and headed deeper into the lair. The other wolf came and smacked the one who asked Steele.

''Ow!'' The wolf yelped. ''What was that for?!''

''If you want food and pride...'' The wolf said. ''Then do not ask chief these questions!''

Steele was deep enough in the lair. Soon he was in somewhat bigger room, and that room was full of none other else than the puppies they had kidnapped.

''You missed me?'' Steele asked rudely. ''I can't wait to see your parents' faces when they find out that we're the ones who took you away. Hehehehehhehe.''

Some of them puppies whimpered in fear as they had no clue if they were going to see their parents again.

''Don't talk to my family like that!'' Denahi yelled to mean dog.

''Don't talk to my family like that!'' Steele mimicked Denahi's line. ''Who do you think you are, kid?! Do you want to get some now?!''

''Leave my brother alone!'' Naia yelled, standing up for Denahi.

Much to puppies' surprise, Steele winced as she showed up. Seeing a white wolf puppy who was hissing reminded him on the fear he experienced four years ago.

''Naia? What happened?'' Amber asked her cousin.

''I don't know...'' Naia said. She stepped forward towards Steele. Muc h to everyone's surprise, Steele backed away every step.

''Wait...'' Naia thought to herself. She stepped one step forwards and hissed. Steele almost slipped in fright.

''Naia! It works!'' Rose said. ''Do it again!''

But as she was about to hiss again, Steele got to the corridor and said. ''You! Take care of the pups! Now!''

Soon enough, two wolves came in.

''What are you doing?'' One wolf said.

''I don't know...'' Naia said, trying to pretend as innocent as possible. ''That mean black dog is scared of me?''

The wolves looked at each other. One of them snickered.

''Serously?'' One wolf asked. ''Steele is afraid of a little white puppy?!''

''AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!'' The wolves laughed so hard, but immediately stopped as they heard Steele growling.

Meanwhile...

Balto and company hadbeen walking for another two hours. Then, they saw the forest in the distance and headed to there. But as soon as they had...

''What?'' Balto asked, sniffing to the left, then to the right, then ahead of him.

''What's going on, Balto?'' Kenai said.

''They scattered!'' Balto said. ''They want me to go after one and so.''

''No...'' Thunder said. ''They weren't as dumb as we thought.''

''What're we going to do?'' Aleu asked.

As they were frantically thinking what to do...

Just then, out of nowhere, someone jumped out of the woods. It was green-eyed white malamute. When Dingo and Dana saw the malamute, they were obviously surprised by malamute's appearance.

''Forrest?'' Dana asked, as the malamute nodded.

''Hey, Dana.'' Forrest greeted his former teammate. ''I think I may know why're you here.''

''Because all of the puppies are kidnapped.'' Dingo said.

''By Niju and Steele, am I right?'' Forrest asked.

''Yeah.'' Dingo said. ''How do you know that?''

''I've been following these two for a month.'' Forrest answered. ''Better to say – I was stalking them. But not alone.''

''What do you mean not alone?'' Dana asked.

Then, a black female wolf and white scarred wolf-dog jumped out of the forest as Dana asked the question.

''Consider your question answered.'' Forrest said.

''Forrest?'' Dingo asked. ''Who are they?''

''These are my friends who helped me survive the wild.'' Forrest said. ''This is Angel. She's a pure wolf. And this is Winter. He's a wolf-dog. Guys, meet Dingo, Dana and the others.'' Forrest introduced his friends to Dingo's family.

''So, you three have been stalking Steele and Niju for a while?'' Balto asked.

''Yes.'' Angel replied. ''We know where they are, leave the scents and follow us.''

Balto and his family wasted no time as they followed Forrest and his friends.

''Forrest?'' Dana asked. ''What were you doing here all the time?''

''Right after Dingo and the others returned to Nome...'' Forrest began remembering. ''I headed to this forest. Angel saw how awful I looked like so she decided to take care for me...

...not longer after that, we saw him heading in the forest and on our way, we met Winter, whose sworn enemy is Steele.''

''Looks like Steele has more than one enemy.'' Balto joked.

''Yeah.'' Winter said. ''He attacked me because I'm wolf-dog. And he gave me these scars in the fight...''

''...Steele hates everyone who's half-breed.'' Balto said.

''I know.'' Winter continued.

''Now Steele and Niju teamed up and took the leadership of the Outsiders.'' Angel continued.

''Niju as the leader?'' Aleu and Kenai asked. ''I wonder what misery he brought them.''

''They promised them food and the pride.'' Forrest said. ''By having their revenges.''

''They're not the true leaders.'' Winter said. ''I believe that ever since I was born, that even I'm a wolf-dog, that I'm in fact wolf, and destined to be their leader.''

''You know, Aleu, Winter reminds us on me and you.'' Balto said, remembering their half-breed statuses.

''I know, papa.'' Aleu agreed.

The group of 18 had been walking for more than half an hour. Some of females were getting impatient and were in

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