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NOTE: This fiction is neither a sequel or a prequel to the Balto movies.

 

 

Kodi's Big Mistake

By Donovan Bailey (balto678)

 

 

 

Prologue

An eagle soared threw the sky high above the ground. The eagle flapped its wings as it flew back to its nest. Once the brown and white eagle spotted the nest it started its descent. Landing in the nest. The eagle then spotted a dog on the ground. She screeched and the dog glanced up at her. The dog was rust red and creamy white colored. The dog also appeared to be male. He only watched the eagle for a moment before he heard another dog approaching. Looking back down from the eagle and ahead of him he saw a cream white and purpleish female approaching him.

"Kodi" the female said when she had reached him.

"Dusty" Kodi said smiling "so you said you wanted to meet me here, right?"

"yea i wanted to see you again. Alone i mean" Dusty said

Kodi sat down and said "I've missed you too"

"ever since i got taken off the mail team ive been wanting to see you kodi" Dusty said

"you know Dusty the mail team isnt the same without you" Kodi said which made dusty smile "and ive been wanting to see you too" Kodi continued hoping dusty felt the same way about him as he felt about her.

"Kodi, while you were gone on that mail run i kept wondering if you and i could well . . ."

Kodi's ears perked up once dusty said this.

"something more than just friends" dusty said as she glanced toward kodi to see his reaction.

What Kodi did next surprised both of them.

Kodi stepped forward and and nuzzled dusty.

Dusty froze as kodi did this. She couldn't believe what kodi had just done. Then she smiled at kodi and pressed her nose against Kodi's.

This brought a smile across Kodi's face and his ears perked up as he heard the sound of chuckling.

Recognizing the chuckles kodi growled lowly and looked around for the sources of the sounds. Ralph, and Kirby

"Ralph! Kirby!" Dusty exclaimed as the two climbed out from behind a bush that covered a ditch.

 

"Kodi and Dusty sittin" They started but Kodi knew the two too well and saw this coming and pounced on them before they could sing any more.

"Hay lighten up Kodi. How many times have you spied on me?" Kirby asked and kodi climbed off the two.

"Fine but even when i spied on you Kirby it wasnt when you were doing something private" Kodi said

"well as far as im concerned we're even" Kirby said snickering.

"Kodi and Dusty sitting in a tree" The two broke out singing again. Kodi growled lowly again and said "forget it. I'll see you guys tomorrow" and started to walk off but Dusty followed him. Smiling Kodi continued with Dusty.

"do yall have another mail run tomorrow?" Dusty asked

"yea. All week" Kodi said. This is acctually the only break me, Ralph, Kirby and the rest of the team will get until around next week"

Dusty frowned.

"Well still be back in nome every night but this is a busy week" Kodi said noticing dusty's frown

"well ok" Dusty replied finally after a moment's silence

 

 

 

1

Kodi was running towards a light in the distance. As he got closer he could see a dog. It was a Malamut and as he got closer he realized it was a female. The malamut was stunning green and white. Kodi kept running toward her but then suddenly everything went black and he felt as if he was falling. He opened his mouth to yell then he woke with a start.

He was panting and he could feel his heart beating in his chest. Looking around he saw the rest of the team was showing signs of waking. Kodi stood up and stretched then walked outside. He then started wondering about the dream he had just had.

The dog in the dream was extremely good looking but he knew she couldn't be real. Besides it was just a dream. Everyone know dreams weren't real. So Kodi started back inside where he saw everyone was still asleep. Kodi then sat down and waited for them to wake up. He was no longer tired.

Once everyone was up and ready the musher started strapping them into their straps. While they were waiting to start Kirby turned to Kodi and said "You were growling in you sleep last night. were you having a bad dream or were you mad at something.?"

"Bad dream i guess. since I wasn't mad at anything or anyone" Kodi said wondering what part of his dream could have made him growl.

"remember what the dream was about?" Kirby asked

"yea but id rather not talk about it." Kodi said.

Just then the musher left the sled and returned with another dog. A navy blue and dark red dog. The musher strapped the new dog into the straps behind kodi. Kodi then turned around towards the new dog.

"Hay" Kodi said

"Hi, im Sasha" The new dog said.

"Well i hope your up for a long run. We're running all week" Kodi replied

"don't worry about me ive got lots of practice in. Im ready" Sasha said standing straight and tall.

" You do have confidence and that's an important thing to have for success" Kodi said smiling.

They had to stop their conversation there as they started running.

 

There path was the usual one that they did at least 3 times a week. The path was pretty flat. At least flat compared to the the steep hill they came across as they continued further away from Nome. As they started up the hill kodi heard the other dogs start panting. Everyone except Sasha and himself. Kodi made it halfway up the hill before his legs started to tire. Pushing himself further kodi kicked his legs harder and finally his paws found level ground. His breathing was harder after words but he noticed that Sasha was still going as if they had just started.

I guess she did get alot of practice Kodi thought.

 

 

Panting slightly Kodi along with the rest of the sled team ran into nome as they had finished their mail run. The musher came over to the dogs and took the straps off them. Kodi along with Kirby, and Ralph walked over to the boiler room where they sat down for a rest.

"Did anyone notice that Sasha dog never started panting?" Kodi asked laying down.

"yea. She's got to have done some serious running. That was a long trip and with that steep hill. I almost slipped on it on the way up" Ralph said, his eyes drooping.

" You say that everytime we go up a hill like that ralph" Kirby said chuckling.

"that's the first time we went up one that steep" Ralph replied

"i still stand by my last comment" Kirby said then dozed off.

Kodi grinned then yawned. He then heard ralph doze off as well. Kodi was about to copy them when the door opened.

"hay Kodi"

Kodi sat up and looked at the new commer. Half way threw a yawn kodi saw it was Dusty.

"Hay Dusty. What have you been up to?" He asked

"Nothing. What else is there to do around here?" Dusty asked with a chuckle.

Kodi grinned then stood up, yawning again.

"Tired?" Dusty asked grinning

Kodi nodded. His eyes began to droop. "Dusty im gunna get some sleep so lets continue this conversation tomorrow when we get back"

Dusty nodded then nuzzled kodi and left. Kodi then layed down and fell asleep.

 

 

2

"Kodi wake up!" Kodi jumped looking around

"What?" Kodi asked as soon as he saw Ralph and Kirby

"time to go" Kirby said

Kodi got up, stretched and yawned, then walked outside with the others. The musher was just up the street and was already putting the dogs in the straps. Kodi got into his spot once he reached the sled and waited while the musher put his straps on.

"just get up?"

Kodi looked behind him and saw Sasha smiling at him.

"yea. How could you tell?" Kodi asked

"well the other day you were alot more energetic. Today you seem a bit tired"

"well ive got enough energy to run. Don't worry" Kodi said then smiled slightly

Sasha nodded and turned to talk to the dog behind her. While kodi waited to get started he joined in with Ralph and Kirby's conversation. They were talking about Praking someone.

"who you praking this time?" Kodi asked

"you'll find out in the morning" Kirby Chuckled.

Kodi was about to ask again when the musher whistled, which was the signal to start.

 

Through out most of the day Kodi and the other dogs ran the mail to towns including: Teller, Taylor, White Mountain, Shishmaref, Unalakleet, and Selawik.

When they got back to Nome kodi's legs could barly hold him up. Kirby and Ralph were just as tired. Once they had all laid down inside the warm room of the boiler room kodi noticed one thing that was so odd it was almost scary. Sasha wasn't even Panting, All the other dogs were breathing as if they had never breathed before. Another Thing kodi noticed was that, while everyone elses fur glistened with sweat, She looked as if she hadn't even broken a sweat.

Kodi watched sasha walk around the rest of them and lay down in a far corner.

Kodi was wrapped in his thoughts about Sasha and her apparent immunity ot fatigue for the rest of the night. At least , that is, the rest of the night in which he was awake.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

When Kodi woke the next morning and looked around he saw that he was the only one awake. But he then noticed Sasha wasn't in the room.

Kodi stood up, which was a bit harder thatn usual after the long run yesterday, and walked outside. By where the sun was kodi figured he had about 30 minutes before they'd have to run the mail.

Strolling down to the beach to da a little warm-up running kodi found where sasha was.

As he walked around the boat that his dad used to sleep on he saw sasha running on the beach. Kodi hed in the shadows cast on the ground by the boat and watched sasha do several stretches, then start running again. Only when she stopped running did kodi come out of the shadow and walk toward her.

"hay" Kodi said as he neared her.

She turned aroung and smiled when she saw him.

"hay, i didn't think you'd be up yet" sasha said

How long have you ben awake?" Kodi asked

"almost an hour" Sasha replied "you?"

"only

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