Chapter IX

Conquer and Defeat

Kalgorn growled showing his teeth at the wolf. The wolf just grinned and advanced on Kalgorn. Kalgorn sidestepped so he wasnt on the cliff's edge anymore. The wolf contined to advance on him and said "How old are you?"

"who are you?" Kalgorn demanded

"your worst nightmare" Platinum said

Kalgron growled. "Answer my question" Platinum demanded

"3" Kalgorn said

Platinum just continues grinning. He raised his paw and slapped Kalgorn cutting his cheek. Kalgorn bit back the yelp of pain struggling to get out. Kalgorn looked back at the wolf and lunged at him. Platinum stepped out of the way and bit Kalgorn's leg. Kalgorn would have gone of the edge of the cliff had Platinum not done this. He threw him back and bit Kalgorn's lower neck and Kalgorn's vision went black. Platinum left Kalgorn there and went and dragged Balto. Balto was the real reason he had searched for them. Kalgorn was just someone in the way. He pulled him out back toward's nome but then turned and went towards White wolf mountain.

Aleu who was still sleepy from her sleepless night that she fell asleep getting some water and woke up as the cold water rushed over her. She came back up embarrased. The other wolves were on their back laughing. "Good one aleu" Akold said.

"Sorry" Aleu said getting out. She was wide awake now. She decided to get a bite to eat then go by nome to see her dad and brother again. How long had it been since she had seen them. A week and 2 days wasnt it? Aleu shrugged. Either way she wanted to see them again so she ate then headed for nome. When she got there however Kodi, Judi, Kyle, and Jenna were gone. She looked around for a couple hours wondering where they could be. "Did they go somewhere with dad?" Aleu wondered.

Jenna sat looking at the view that her son Kalgorn had spent most of his childhood looking at, Or was it just spending time with that husky. She was getting worried now. Balto and Kalgorn should have been back by now. It was the 8th day since they left. "well im sure they'll get in today" Jenna said to herself but suddenly her vision went black. Platinum had snuck up behind her.

"so simple" Platinum said pulling her down the mountain opposite the way down to Nome. He had done the same thing with Kyle, Kodi, and Judi. So easy. They were the easiest part of his plan yet.

When Kalgorn woke up he felt dizzy and confused. He looked around. It was pitch black and Kalgorn couldn't see his nose in front of his face. He stood up and took a step. His paw met air and he stepped back. He decided to wait until daylight.

When the Sun had risen enough for Kalgorn to see Balto and the wierd wolf was no longer around. He didn't know where they had gone. The tracks of them had long since been covered with snow. Kalgorn was stranded out in the middle of nowhere alone. He now longed that they had never left nome. That he had never wanted to come on this trip and now as he sat there the urge to cry was almost overwhelming him he knew if he did nothing he was going to die. He only knew one thing. Nome wasn't far from him but in what direction... Who knows. He and his dad had been attacked by a gray wolf. Kalgorn went back the way he and his dad had come and struggeling threw the bushes, trees, and undergrowth they had ripped threw so easily before he quickly grew tired. Kalgorn saw an opening to a clear field. He knew that if he could get out there and if there was something high he could climb finding nome would be simple. It was his only hope.

Aleu, not being able to find any member of her family started out of town and was almost out when a black and white female husky jumped out in front of her.

"Your Kalgorn's sister arn't you?" she said

"yea i am but who are you?" aleu asked

"im Misty, I was wondering where your brother is" Misty said

"well Kodi im not sure, Kalgorn im not sure, and Kyle im not sure" Aleu answered

"Kalgorn should have been back 2 days ago right?" Misty asked

"they haven't come back?" Aleu asked

"no" Misty answered

Aleu suddenly felt uncomfortable. "look ive got to go" Aleu said and ran off. Misty watched her go then walked away.

Kalgorn came out of the trees and undergrowth panting. It had seemed so much easier when they had ran threw it. catching his breath he saw there was a hill but it barely went high enough to see over the trees surrounding it. Kalgorn sighed and walked up the small hill. It was pointless. All it did was give him a perfect seat to watch a birds nest. He went back down.
"Now what?" Kalgorn asked himself out loud

He then heard panting. He looked behind him. A brown wolf came out of the trees panting and fell to the ground. Kalgorn rushed over to him. He saw the the wolf had sustained a terrible injury. Several long cuts across his side among a mass of bite marks. They looked deep.

"Are you ok?" Kalgorn asked

"get away from me" the wolf said still panting

"im not going to hurt you" Kalgorn said

"i said get away" the wolf snapped at him

Kalgorn took a step back. "easy, i was just trying to help" Kalgorn said

"what the use?" the wolf suddenly said "its gone now"

"what's gone?" Kalgorn asked

"our cave, our home" the wolf said

"our? look i just met you" Kalgorn said

"idiot" the wolf snapped "my home"

"oh, sorry" kalgorn said "what happened?"

"well, our pack leader Aleu-" the wolf started but kalgorn jumped when he heard the wolf say Aleu

"What?" the wolf asked

"Aleu is my sister" Kalgorn said

"well she had left for some reason and another wolf pack came and attacked us. With our former leader, and our current leader gone we stood little chance of fighting this pack off" the wolf continued "they took us down"

"look, sorry if this is going to sound rude but i need to get back home and id love to help but im just a dog" Kalgorn said

"where do you live? Nome i suppose" the wolf said

"yea how did you-?" Kalgorn started

"Aleu, a good friend of mine, My name is Antui by the way" the wolf said

"im Kalgorn" Kalgorn said "can you take me to Nome?"

"yea," Antui said sitting up. Kalgorn watched him stuggle to his feet and smiled. He couldn't believe his luck.

"are you sure you can walk?" Kalgon asked watching antui struggle to stay up.

"yea, just give me a minute" Antui said. Kalgorn sat and watched him and after a minute antui said "lets go" and took several shaky steps before breaking into a run. Kalgorn followed him.

Aleu ran all the way to the wolf cave then looked around. It had been somewhere around here that she had seen her father and brother. Looking around she remembered there being trees in the direction balto and kalgorn had gone so she went in the direction of the trees. When she arrived at them she heard panting and the sound of running. Wondering what this could be she looked threw the trees and out of nowhere Antui and Kalgorn ran into her.

"Kalgorn!" Aleu said getting back to her feet and running over to her brother.

"Aleu, what are you doing out here?" Kalgorn asked

"Kalgorn im part of-" Aleu started

"Oh, yea. I had no idea we were that close to nome though" Kalgorn said remembering

"Where's dad?" Aleu asked looking around. Kalgorn sighed. "Kalgorn what happened to dad?"

"Dad and i were attacked by a gray wolf and i was knocked out then when i came back around dad and the wolf was gone" Kalgorn said. "you don't think the wolf that attacked me and dad was one from your pack do you?"

"No i don't" Aleu said thinking over what kalgorn had just said.

"am i invisible here?" Antui said panting.

"Antui im sorry. . . What happened to you?" Aleu said seeing the cuts on antui's body.

"Attacked," Antui said "look while you were gone the same wolf pack that killed Anisto, came back and attacked us. Without a leader we lost"

Aleu gasped and so did Kalgorn.

"where are the others?" Aleu asked worried

"most of them escaped, some killed and some like me, injured and left for dead" Antui said sighing.

Aleu stared then ran towards the cave. She didn't stop until she was inside where she slowed down and crepped stealthily further in. First thing she saw was the leader Anilo. He in a fight with a pup wolf no older than 6 months. Aleu growled at this. She watched the pup cower in fear and Anilo slap it again and again crying out in pain.

"STOP IT!" someone cried. Aleu gasped. A female wolf jumped down and stood infront of Anilo. "What on earth is wrong with you, this pup is not even a year old" the female growled.

"What's your problem? We're just having a bit of fun" Anilo said

"FUN! you think this is fun? The female wolf snapped angrily

"yea, pretty fun" Anilo said cooly

"fun at others expense" the female said

Anilo rolled his eyes. "shut up and go away if you don't like watching" Anilo said.

"im taking this pup with me, you'll kill him if you don't stop" the female said

"you'll leave the pup here, if this pup won't fight then he should be dead, no wolf can make it without fighting" Anilo said

"He is no more than a few months old and your a full grown wolf, what kind of chance does he stand?" the female said her yellow eyes glowing red.

Anilo snapped at her and she backed away. Picking the pup up in her mouth as she did. The pup whined in fright. She started to walk away but Anilo kicked her. She fell to the ground and the pup landed on top of her. The pup cowered and whined. the female got up and said "i won't let you kill this pup"

Anilo smicked "id like to see you try"

The female growled showing her teeth but aleu having done this same thing before knew this was a bluf. Anilo snapped at her and she fell back. "Pathetic" he muttered and turned to the pup. "time for round 2 little buddy"

Aleu ran in and jumped over several wolves, landed, and jumped over anilo. She then picked up the pup and ran in the direction the female wolf was walking. She set