and Danny were watching the scene and although they didn’t understand a word, they knew what it meant. They knew it was over…

But…

No… Renna looked at Wolfgang and whinned.

“ –and I know we won’t be able to take our dogs with us and… therefore, accept them as a gift… or ‘loot’. Keep them or… shot them. As you wish. But If you are going to kill them, please… do it quickly. They are soldiers, too.”

Napper nodded. Germans were going to go to the POW camp somewhere in Canada or wherever. And dogs… he knew they would be shot. After all, they were just dogs, weren’t they? “I will try my best, lieutenant.”

Then another sergeant came to Napper and said: “We will handle this from now on.”

Napper sighed. Hartmann kneeled infront of Wilhelm, hugged him, said something in German and took his collar, so did Böhm, but he let the collar be. After a while, prisoners were taken away.

Renna made two quick steps towards Wolfgang, but then she stopped and looked back at Mut.

Mut pretended he didn’t see it. So she came to Wolfgang and whispered: “I think now I can tell you what I feel. I… I love you. Wolf.”

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They were treated like heroes when they came back to the camp. They had been considered dead, but now, Napper and his men came back. But Napper wasn’t happy at all. He was scowling all the time and murmuring: “Yesh, he is a Kraut, but… no, it won’t help… but then…” His thoughtful monologue was disturbed by Kinley who came running.

“Sir! We are going home! For good!”

“Well…”

Kinley was surprised. He expected sergeant would be happy to hear that like each other men from the squad.

“Kinley… do you think you could handle one more dog?”

“Sir?”

“I think Renna has chosen instead of you…” Napper pointed on Renna, who lay near Wolfgang. 

“Sir, do you mean I should take this German dog and-“

“Yes.”

“But that’s against-“

“Let’s say it isn’t. So, do you want it?”

Kinley shrugged his shoulders. He didn’t know Wolfgang after all, it was dog of enemy.

“If I don’t want, will you kill it?” he asked.

“We won’t have any other choice.”

“But how can we-“

Napper knew exactly what Kinley wanted to say. He just raised his arm with new colar and two sheets of paper. “We can say it’s our own dog, can’t we?”

Now Kinley was sure THAT was against the directives.

“But it’s just on you. Take or not.”

“But Sarge, where the hell did you-“

“Don’t ask me, Kinley.”

Kinley looked at Renna and Wolfgang again and he grabbed collar and papers. Napper smiled slightly. “I will keep the dobbie, then”

 

Kinley came up to Wolfgang and patted his Wolfgang’s head and then he managed to take his old collar. He was really afraid Wolfgang would attack him, but nothing. Wolfgang stayed calm. After change of the collars Napper and Kinley went to celebrate their return with others.

Wolfgang looked at his new collar. It was same as Renna had. He smiled and nuzzled her.

“Love, I think we will be together forever.” Renna giggled. “We will be, Wolf.”

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“So, now we are allies, Kraut?”

“I have a name, Tommy, and I would prefer you’d call me Wilhelm!”  

“Well then, Kraut, I am Mut, not Tommy… I have name, too!”

“But if you think we are friends just because of those stupid collars-“

“You will be Kraut for me forever, Wilhelm.”

“And you will be Tommy.”

“To be honest I don’t understand… why did he do it?”

“I don’t know either…”

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Few days later two men and four dogs entered Nome. Their families of course knew they were going back, but it was surprise anyway. And it was perfect reunion, but the best had still to come. Renna took Wolfgang and Mut to meet her parents.

As they were closer and closer to her parents’ home, the more and more impatient she was.

Wolf was just amazed, for he had never seen land or town like this, while Mut murmured: “That Kraut… it’s too cold... o course it is, it’s Alaska! But I think-” Mut wanted to say something more, but he stopped when he saw Balto and Jenna. And then he heard Renna houting: “Mum! Dad!”

“What the hell…” Mut cursed.

Balto raised his head. He recognized voice of his daughter, so did Jenna.

And another family reunion followed. Mut and Wolfgang stood aside.

“Who is this wolf - or dog?” Wolfgang wondered.

“It’s somebody who is going to be reason of Renna’s upcoming problems…” Mut growled.

“- And dad, I would like you to meet two great dogs I met there. This is sergeant Mut. My commander and a hero…”

Mut blushed slightly “A hero you say...” But then he shouted: ”So your father is Balto, mother is Jenna and you didn’t tell me anything?! What if something happened to you? How I would explain it to the real hero?” But Mut intended no harm. It was just joke.

Balto smiled: “I am very grateful you took care of my daughter and brought her back safe. Thanks a lot.”

“Oh, that was nothing at all… No need to thank me…” Mut averted his eyes and giggled.

“And this is Wolfgang… he is the one I love. He used to be enemy, but now… he showed me the true power of love. He proved he loves me and that’s enough for me.”

Wolfgang nodded and looked in Balto’s eyes. Balto nodded too and smiled.

“Welcome, Wolfgang.”

“Thanks, sir.”

“Oh, call me Balto.”

“And I am Jenna, pleased to meet you.”

“Balto, Jenna, you have got amazing daughter. I hope I will prove I am good enough for her.”

Renna licked his maw and whispered: “You proved it already, love.”

 

THE END

 

I have to admit, idea for this ff came righ after the first part of Times…

Writing took me so long, because I was lazy to finish it. Well the end is really bad, I had sort of writer’s block or something, but I think it’s well… let’s say it’s not that bad I feared it will be.

Balto, Jenna (c) Universal studios

Renna, Wolfgang, Wilhelm, Jon, Danny, Reinhardt (c) Me

 

THANKS FOR READING.

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