ran upstairs to see that a small chunk had been taken out of Brent’s roof. They looked out the doorway to see Klondike pointing the Gryphon right at them. He grinned evilly and replied, ‘’no where to run, no where to hide Balto. You’re gonna die like the dog you are!’’

‘’Get down!’’ Brent yelled as he pushed his friends out of the doorway. A laser whizzed by the friends just as the landed on the floor. The laser exploded in the back on the house, making a hole where the bathroom used to be. Brent held his ankle and groaned. He had put all his weight on it when he pushed his friend out of the way.

‘’You guys go on without me. I’ll be fine.’’ Brent moaned. Balto shook his head.

‘’No, you’re as safe as a mosquito in here.’’

‘’But I’ll slow you down. Go, before that villain destroys the town.’’ Brent said, making his decision final. Balto sighed and turned to Jenna and Rail Wolf.

‘’You heard the professor, let’s go!’’ he ordered as they jumped through the hole in the back.

Outside, Klondike was destroying more building. Balto and his friends had made it to the Hartwell II, and both Rail Wolf and Balto started to load her boiler full of coal. The smoke that was generated was as black as the Alaskan night. The sunlight was blocked out within a few minutes. In town, Klondike was about to fire at the veterinary clinic when his gun ran out of ammo. He glared at it and looked up. The sun was gone.

‘’Balto.’’ He growled and ran to the train station.

Jenna saw him coming.

‘’Bogey heading our way. What do we do?’’ she asked. Balto had a look of complete seriousness and clam. He grabbed a futuristic rifle off his back and reloaded it.

‘’I’ll handle him myself. He’s messed with my friends, my family, and my town. So he’ll be escorted to the gate of Hell by me.’’

Jenna hugged her husband.

‘’Be careful. And come back to me alive.’’ She pleaded. Balto nodded.

‘’I promise.’’ He answered as he grabbed Rail Wolf’s conductor’s hat and placed it on his head. Rail Wolf patted his train tenderly.

‘’She’ll get you to your sniper position at the top of the mountain. Take care of her. She’s all I got.’’ He replied. Balto smiled and pushed the throttle. Hartwell II moved forward. Balto looked back and saw that both Jenna and Rail Wolf had taken refugee in a secret bomb shelter like he had told them to do. Balto just hoped he’d be able to succeed.

Five minutes later…

Hartwell II rushed across the tracks until it reached the sniper spot. Balto stopped the train and grabbed his rifle. Adjusting the scope, he climbed up until he could see the town. Balto brought the scope up to this right eye and scanned the town. There was no sign of Klondike anywhere. Then he saw something he wished he hadn’t. Klondike had found where Rail Wolf and Jenna were hiding. And now he was holding them hostage across the trestle bridge. Balto jumped into the cabin. There was a turntable just up ahead, and Balto had an idea. He pushed the throttle forward and brought Hartwell II to a stop on the turntable. After about thirty seconds, Hartwell II was one it’s way down the tracks, heading at full speed.

Balto stopped the locomotive at the station and pulled out his rifle. From across the bridge, a confident voice could be heard.

‘’You think you can beat me? In my hand, I hold the one bargaining chip that you cannot take out. Your friends. Now you wouldn’t want anything to happen to them, would you? If not, then drop your rifle and surrender.’’

Balto couldn’t decide. He stood there; the rifle aimed right at Klondike. But he couldn’t bring up enough courage to pull the trigger. The rifle slowly dropped and fell from his paw. Balto put his head down and yelled, ‘’I surrender. You win Klondike. Now let my friends go!’’

Klondike smiled. The smoke was gone, and the sun shone brightly. Klondike pulled out the Gryphon and laughed.

‘’Too bad you’re as gullible as a husky. Your friends will be seeing you in heaven soon enough.’’

Klondike aimed the Gryphon at Balto’s head. Balto sighed and clutched his fists. He had failed. A small tear fell from his eye. Suddenly, a loud battle cry was heard coming from the town.

‘’Light thieves all!’’ it roared. Balto pulled his head up and saw Brent running toward Klondike. His ankle was still broken, but he was sprinting like he was fine. Klondike turned and fired. Brent was shot backward from the impact. Jenna saw this and started to cry. Klondike laughed. Balto saw his friend lying on the ground and glared at Klondike. His eyes seemed to have fire fly from them. Balto thrust the throttle of Hartwell II to full power. He didn’t care about the bridge. Balto grabbed his rifle and aimed. Klondike felt a large vibration and turned to see a train barrelling toward him. He was about to fire when the arm that held the Gryphon disappeared. A strange blue liquid poured from the socket. On the tracks lay the arm, still holding the Gryphon. Balto shot the other arm off, releasing both Jenna and Rail Wolf. Both dogs ran in opposite direction from the tracks. Klondike growled at the sight of both his arms lying on the ground. He then smiled.

‘’You cannot defeat me be taking off my arms. I’m still able to fight. I’m a robot after all.’’ He smiled Balto gave him a similar smile.

‘’Fine, then I’ll finish the job. This is for Brent!’’ Balto roared as the train slammed right into Klondike, sending him into pieces. Klondike’s head bounced to the left and came to a rest near the Gryphon. Balto stopped the train and walked toward the gun. He picked it up and glared at the head. Its eyes turned upwards and he spoke in a child-like tone.

‘’Please don’t kill me Balto, I’ll be a good robot from now on.’’

Balto aimed the Gryphon.

‘’Don’t make me laugh.’’ He replied as he pulled the trigger. The laser shot from the gun and hit the head, making it explode. The mouth landed on the snow and the last words to come from it were, ‘’you shall never defeat…meeee.’’

The mouth closed and sparked. Balto ran to Brent’s side and saw that his shirt had been blow off his body. Balto turned away and started to cry. Jenna came over and hugged him, crying as well. Rail Wolf was about to cry, when he saw something he wasn’t expecting.

‘’Uhhh guys. I think you’d better take a look at Brent’s body.’’

Balto and Jenna turned their head toward the body and saw it standing up. Balto was so surprised.

‘’Brent, you’re alive!’’ he exclaimed. But Brent shook his head.

‘’No Balto, look again.’’ He replied. Balto looked down and saw Brent’s lifeless body still laying on the ground. He started to cry and shook his head.

‘’It’s not fair. Why did you have to die?’’ he asked. Brent sighed.

‘’It must have been my time to go. Besides, I’ve done a lot of crazy things in my life, so eventually I would make a mistake and kill myself. I wasn’t expecting for it to be so soon.’’ Brent laughed. Balto gave a small chuckle, but he still seemed sad.

‘’Brent, you were my best friend. What will I do without you here?’’ he questioned. Brent put his transparent hand on Balto’s shoulder.

‘’Balto, you have your other friends. Don’t let my death make you not enjoy life. Enjoy it for me. Enjoy life like I wanted to.’’ He said. Balto nodded and was about to turn away. Brent spoke on more time, putting his hand on Balto’s heart.

‘’And Balto, if ever you need guidance or a friendly hand, I’ll never be far away. Now I’d better go. God’s expecting me, and you can’t make him wait.’’

‘’Will we ever see you again?’’ Jenna asked. Brent nodded as he hovered into the air.

‘’I’ll save you guys some lots in doggy heaven. I’ve got a lot right beside Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison. Now I have to go. Bye everyone!’’

Brent’s transparent body floated upwards and disappeared into the clouds. Balto stared at the sky and smiled.

‘’Thank you, my friend.’’

Epilogue:

It’s been five months since Brent was killed. The town of Nome has been re-built from the ashes and Balto has been named a hero again. He and Jenna now live in Rosie’s house in New York. Rail Wolf still runs the rails, however he managed to nab himself a nice mate by the name of Cherrie. As for Prof. Brent MacWolf, he still is in the same spot as he was when they buried him. His grave is located under his secret lab, which has been turned into a museum that showcases the strange gadgets. There is a small stone that is located just above his grave with these words engraved into it by Balto himself,

Here lies Brent MacWolf

A true genius, scientist and friend

May the angels protect him from harm.

‘’I’ll miss you, pal.’’ Balto thought as he watched the sun set on the horizon of the Alaskan

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