The Ballad of Balto: Part THREE

The Ballad of Balto: Part THREE

 

(Part Three completed 5/9/06)

 

Summary: A poetic retelling of the Balto trilogy in rhyme. This is part three of four, which is focused on Balto 3: Wings of Change.

 

Rating: G for General Audiences. Nothing bad here!

 

Note: This was mainly done after hearing the announcement that there won't be a Balto 4 anytime soon. This is dedicated to Balto fans everywhere! Here's to you!

 

Disclaimer: Balto, Balto: Wolf Quest, Balto: Wings of Change, and all Balto characters belong to Universal Studios. Umm . . . that's all. Enjoy!

 

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Part THREE: Wings of Change

 

Ah, the times are a-changin'

for hybrid Balto and Jenna, his lovely mate,

it's been a couple of years since the sequel -

it's now the year nineteen twenty-eight.

 

Their young son, Kodiak is living a dream,

running quickly pulling a mail sled;

the husky-like pup wanted to be like his pop

and travel the paths that he had once tread.

 

Meanwhile, our favorite wolfdog

has his eyes set on the wide-open skies,

since there's something soaring up there

causes Balto once again to fantasize.

 

He ran after the flying thing on the ground

as it flew above him like a noisy cloud.

Although he couldn't catch that amazing thing,

Balto's curiosity remained wowed.

 

That thing was a small bush plane,

made with manpower, sweat, and steel.

The pilot, Duke, took a quick liking to Balto,

but the dogs' jobs, he was planning to steal.

 

Rumor spread throughout the local dogs,

through the use of a barking call

"We have to do something about this

Or we could have no job or home at all!"

 

"Planes are faster than dogs

when it come to delivering the mail!"

The pilot made a point to the mailman,

but the mushers argued back without fail.

 

"But this is our job! What else can we do?"

The men began nervously to pace.

Just when the dog team felt all hope was lost,

Dipsy's ears perked up, "It's going to be a race!"

 

The plane and the team would deliver mail

from Nome to White Mountain, and back again

The first team to return back home

the job of mail carriers, they would win.

 

"But who should lead us to victory?" Ralph asked all,

"We need someone fast to beat that iron-clad!"

But then they looked at Kodi and he agreed:

"Our leader will be Balto - my brave, heroic dad!"

 

"Maybe we should think again," he told them -

Balto knew their chances were slim to none.

But the team had faith in the wolfdog and howled a cheer;

That was it, nothing else could be done.

 

"What can I do?" he asked Jenna for advice.

"I'm worried and scared I'll let Kodi down,"

"He'll be proud of you, no matter what,

I'm sure you won't make him frown."

 

As his lover spun a tune with her voice,

Balto thought of when his children were small.

Kodi was the smallest, without faith in himself,

But Balto was his courage, even now that he's grown tall.

 

But he observed that plane the night before,

curious of how it flew - to him, it was neat;

Duke came along, seeing the wolfdog there

and joined him in the pilot's seat.

 

"I call it The Tundra Express," said the man,

"The feeling of flying is almost carefree."

Balto smiled, imagining himself in the clouds,

hoping that he too could feel so wild and free.

 

Balto and Kodi weren't the only ones

that had problems on their mind;

It seems that our snow goose Boris

unexpectedly had found quite a find!

 

A lovely foreign goose named Stella

had flown into his lonely heart,

yet Boris hid a terrible secret from her

that he feared would tear them apart.

 

The gander asked his companion to help him,

though Balto was quite amused by his demand.

"You're scared of heights? Then tell her the truth!

Don't lie! I'm sure she will understand!"

 

"No way!" declared Boris in a huff,

But Balto still tried to help him out.

After many attempts of reaching new heights,

Boris' low flying wasn't impressive, no doubt.

 

But the femme goose was head-over-heels,

she wanted to get closer to the shy male.

She used her seductive voice and buxom figure

to capture his love and affection without fail.

 

"Come fly with me!" she grabbed his wing

and tried to soar into the blue night.

"My wings, they're still healing! Not yet!"

he chose to lie, hiding his fear of flight.

 

The day of the great race arrived, though

no one knew what adventure was ahead.

The team was ready, and Balto was too,

his negative thoughts had run off and fled.

 

"It worked, it worked!" Boris happily spoke up

"Stella fell for my pain!" But he was overheard.

"It was all a lie? How dare you!" she honked in attack.

He landed in that plane: "Goodbye, you lying bird!"

 

The game was on as the team got ready,

the gunshot went off - Balto's team leapt forward.

The plane finally took off with a blast of wind

And closer, the plane overhead was heard.

 

They raced through the woods,

full of trees, snow, and speed.

The mountains led them to White Mountain

where, to the dogs' surprise, the plane was in the lead!

 

"We're only halfway through," Balto spoke up.

"We still stand a fighting chance!"

The teams exchanged mailbags and took off again,

but the plane gave the canines a head start.

 

Boris, on the other hand, awoke from his slumber,

confused about where he was located now.

"White Mountain? How did I get here?"

He figured the plane would get him to Nome somehow.

 

The plane took off, at last, on the last leg,

but the cloudy skies blinded his view.

The plane lost control and crashed in the snow,

Both pilot and gander seemed lost; no one had a clue.

 

Nervousness hit Jenna and her friends at home,

as the great race's end was drawing near.

"It's hopeless! They're done for!" Mel freaked out

until a long howling voice they all did hear.

 

"It's Balto! The dog team has won!"

They cheered and followed them to the end.

But where was the plane? The hybrid wondered.

And better yet, where's my best friend?

 

While the sled team celebrated their win

by playing out on the beach's sand,

Balto told his son his thoughts:

"Kodi, change is closely at hand."

 

"No way! This is our job!" Kodi was furious.

"We beat that pilot's plane fair and square!"

Kodi told his teammates of Balto's prediction,

"We're keeping our jobs!" he stated with a glare.

 

Suddenly, Muk and Luk came to the wolfdog,

describing a "monster" that fell from out of thin air:

"It was louder than a wild-eyed grizzly!"

Balto and Jenna gasped, knowing a man was out there.

 

Balto told the team the latest, hoping they'd help

but the huskies were not convinced by the mission.

"He's the enemy, Balto! He'll take our jobs for sure!"

Even Kodi refused to help; sadly, Balto left for his expedition.

 

Jenna was shocked to see her son,

surprisingly not traveling by his father's side;

"Your jobs mean more than someone's life?"

Her words struck his senses, everything was clarified.

 

Now with this thought in his head,

Kodi spoke up, even if the others wouldn't care;

"That man is a person; we have to help him too!

If not helping him is part of this team, I'll go elsewhere!"

 

Kodi departed from his mates, who were

bewildered by the powerful words he spoke.

Their voices were silent; Dusty ran to the door

looking back, knowing they had to follow their bloke.

 

Stella flew by Balto, as he was leaving the town

and wondered where Boris was hiding himself.

"He was on that flying plane - good riddance!"

Her expression changed; she heard the news herself.

 

"He's on the plane and it crashed?

Oh no, it's all my fault!" Stella cried in a sob.

She vowed to help the trio find their friend,

her skills of flight were perfect for the job.

 

After a thrilling avalanche fall

and a sudden rough rapid dip,

Balto, the two bears and the goose

arrived near where Muk and Luk observed the tip.

 

They were blocked from their destination

by an angered moose, who was about to attack.

The foursome blocked and resisted the male's charges

as he changed focus to another moosely maniac.

 

The rag-tag team arrived at the wreckage

and started searching for their gander friend.

His frozen-sniff body was under the snow,

but he wouldn't wake up - they hoped this wasn't his end.

 

But alas! He was alive, but just barely able to move;

they all were glad he was okay and all right.

"Take him home," Balto ordered the bears and goose,

"There's another life that needs saving tonight."

 

As his companions left the area,

he licked the pilot's frigid face.

"Balto?" Duke was in disbelief.

"How did you find me in this place?"

 

There was no time for talk now;

the man had to get somewhere safe and warm,

Using a rope and a piece of the broken aircraft,

the duo began to weather a slight snowstorm.

 

They reached an ice bridge near Nome,

but soon frozen structure began to crack;

suddenly it fell into the abyss, but there was a dilemma:

Duke was falling - Balto's grip was out of whack.

 

Just when all hope was lost

and Balto released his claws,

an unexpected grab and a pull on the rope

followed a set of friendly,

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