answer. Akiak was asleep.

Akiak woke up to a big slobbery lick.

“Huh?” Akiak yawned with his eyes half shut.

“I missed you so much!” Said a puppy sitting next to him, “I thought I had lost you!” The puppy looked just like Akiak. He was the one Balto had seen earlier. “Oh, I missed…” Akiak said the yawned, “ you too,”

The puppy snuggled up under Akiaks paw. Akiak smiled and fell back to sleep again. Akiak was in a tent, next to a fire in a bed covered with blankets. There was know one in the tent but Akiak and the puppy.

Balto looked around him, and entered the tent. He saw Akiak sleeping by the fire. Balto sighed and walked over to him. He whispered in his ear, something he wished he had said a long time ago, “I love you Akiak,”

Akiak looked up at him, half asleep, and said, “I love you too dad,”

Then he fell straight back to sleep.

“You get some rest now. You’ve had a long journey,”

“You have to tell him,” Roan sighed. She was in the tent with Akiak.

“I know, I’m just not ready,”

“Now would be a good time, Akiak,”

“Really? You think so?”

Roan smiled at him. Akiak knew that she mean ‘yes’. Akaik saw a bowl next to him with food in it. He licked his lips and slowly licked up some meat gravy that was in the bowl.

“Good. You will need your strength back,”

Akiak looked up at Roan. She cared about Akaik more than anything. She really loved him. Suddenly, they heard a shuffle from the door and saw Balto walk in. “Good morning father!” Roan said happily to him.

Balto smiled and said, “Good morning Roan. Morning Akiak,”

“Hi dad,” Akiak said to him. Roan looked back to Akiak, smiled and nodded meaning ‘now is a good time to tell him’. Akiak understood and sighed. Roan walked out the tent so Akiak and Balto were alone.

“How are you feeling this morning son?” Balto asked him.

“A lot better, thanks dad,” Akiak said,

 “Emm, dad…       I have something to tell you,”

Balto stared at him. He noticed something by his side. A puppy.

“Who’s that?” He smiled.

“Dad…,” Akiak sighed, “I would like you to meet your first grandson,”

By Highland Wolf

Authurs Note: Hi everyone! It's me, Highland Wolf, of course. I would just like to say, that i know that this story is a bit un-realistic and all (like how could Balto go to Antarctica and all that), but i wrote it because of my great love for Balto and Antarctica and i really love to wright story's about adventures and stuff. If anyone has any ideas how i could improve on my storys in future i would be delighted to hear them so please, send me a PM! Anyway, thanks for reading!  Highland Wolf