Balto laughed, "Alright I get it, wow where guys always like this?" "Not at first but after a while like a week yea," Answered Max. Aniu and Balto both laughed. "Mom, dad I promise you I'll go back to Boris's boat and beg his forgivness," Max and Aniu smiled, "That's my boy, now I'm afraid the three of us must go our sepreat ways, you'll be waking up soon," Said Max as he and Aniu both took turns nuzzling and licking Balto. Max sighed, "We'll always be with you son remember that," Max said, Aniu smiled,"You, my son will accomplesh many great things in your long life, no matter what anyone tells you remember, you were born in the wild, raised in the wild and your sprit will live on in the wild, never be a shamed of what you are," Aniu said. Balto nodded as tears started to fall from his eyes, as his parents slowly disapeared from veiw, Balto let out a long, low, sad howl and off in the distance, could hear his parents doing the same.

He awoke moments later on a big,cold, metal opperating table.Balto scanned the room with his eyes, it was filled with all sorts of medican and tools. Balto sighed and thought back to the recent events, it was hard to belive that what had just happened wasn't all just a nightmare. "Balto?" said a voice behind him. Balto twitched and turned it to see Jenna enter through the door, looking as beautiful as ever. Balto smiled, "Well aren't we looking beautiful?" Balto said, his voice still scratchy.Jenna smiled and put her front paws up on the table,Balto nuzzled her, "I whent to Rosey's place and she started playing with me, after about an hour she started begging her parents ta let them keep me and after thinking a bit they said yea," Balto smiled, "I'm glade you finnaly found a place where you belong," "Iam to" Jenna frowned and her gaze fell to the floor. "Jenna what's wrong?" "Nothing Balto....it's just....well....Balto, Rosey's family is moving to Ancroage and....their taking me with them," Balto sighed, "I don't wanna go Balto, I wanna stay here with you....Balto I love you," Jenna said with tears in her eyes. Balto licked the tears away,"Stop cring Jenna, it'll be alright, we'll see each other again some day I know it. As do the stars," Jenna cocked her head, she woundered what he ment by this comment. Balto licked Jenna's face gently and she closed her eyes and smiled. Tears fell down Balto's eyes as he continued to tenderly lick her, he sighed and wiped his eyes with his paw. "I don't wanna forget you Balto," Jenna said quietly, "You....you won't have to Jen, you can always have me in your heart as I will always have you in mine," Balto said as he slipped his bandana off and sighed,"Forgive me mother and father for what Iam about to do," Balto said lifting his head to the sky, Jenna looked at him again confused, Balto looked at her. "Jenna I'd like you to have this, I was running through the woods while my mother was fighting the bear and found it,I couldn't figure out why it smelled like my mother but, I put it on non-the-less, she was someone very close to me in life and I know she wouldn't mind that I give it to such a beautiful creature as you," Jenna blushed as Balto slipped the orange bandana around her neck."This dear Jenna is something to remember me by," He said with a smile, Jenna licked him and he laughed a little. "So....you never told me....how you got....hurt?" Jenna asked between licks."Well I was fighting Steel when, we heard a gun shot and saw the musher, he chased me off but not before I got Steel good," Balto said proudly, "Hum, so, what made you come to Roesy's home?" "I fallowed your scent because your the only one I trust," Jenna smiled, "It's a good thing to, we almost lost you Balto," All fell silent for a long while, "So when do you leave?" Balto asked, breaking the silence. Jenna sighed,"Tomorrow, I caught her just in time," Jenna said sighing.Balto smiled,"Then today is all ours,"

Balto and Jenna spent the day at the beach, wrestling,joking and talking. Both wished it couldn't end, but, knew it had to so, just before sunset, Balto took Jenna to the hill where he and his mother had spent many nights alone talking. Jenna watched as the colors danced in the sky, "Oh Balto, this is beautiful," "Yea, Beautiful," Balto said, looking at Jenna, who blushed when she noticed he was looking at her. The wind increased a bit as the temperature dropped with the setting sun. Balto saw the comming of the full moon and suddenly felt the need to howl. He rose his muzzle to the sky as felt and the moon rose to the night sky and, making his mouth into a perfect circle, he howled, long and loud, sounding exactly like a wolf. He closed his eyes, and embraced the wolf in him as the sound of a few nearby wolves joined him, Jenna could only listen as her would-be-mate's howl became stronger and somehow stood out from the rest. Their songs filled the artic sky for what seemed like hours and seemed to have a calming effect on the town of Nome as everyone was nestled in bed. "Beautiful," Was all Jenna could say as the songs ended, Balto smiled and sighed, "Today was the best day I've had in a long time and may ever have after you leave, I wanted to let you hear, what mom called, 'A wolf's most powerfull, and yet mysterious gift', I take you liked it?" Jenna nodded Balto took one last look at the stars and moon before getting up,"Moon's high in the sky, I should get you back home, you've a long trip tomorrow," He said. Jenna looked back up at the moon before rushing off along side Balto.

That night, the walk home was silent and peacfull. Jenna felt uneasy as her new home came into view, Balto stopped a few feet from the gate. Jenna looked at him, his face show no expression but, she could tell he was hurting, "Wish you could come with us Balto," Balto sighed, "You know I can't, humans and wolves don't exactly see eye ta eye you know that," Jenna nodded and started for home, "So long half-breed," she said quietly. Balto smiled, "So long house-dog," he said with a wink. Jenna laughed and crawled through the doggy-door, Balto sighed as he watched her disapear into the house. He let out a howl before heading to Boris's boat, "Welp time ta beg like the dog my father is," he said,looking twards the boat. As Balto started for the boat, he heard snow crunching and looked back, only to see a bandaged Steel,limping along and mumbling to himself. Balto laughed to himself as he watched the clumsy dog stagger and fall in the snow, "Poor Steel, wounder if should help him," Balto thought aloud as he watched the dog. He looked to the sky and smiled, "I know you'd want me to leave him dad," Balto said, still looking at the stars. Balto ran up to Steel and sat a few feet away in front of him in the snow, "Just getting out of the vets office Steel?" Steel snorted,pushed past him and fell in the snow again. Balto turned and began to help Steel up but, flinched when Steel growled at him, "I was just trying to help," "I think you've done enough half-breed," Steel said, still growling. Steel got up and continued walking twards home, Balto sighed and started for Boris's boat.

When he got there, he called for Boris several times but, heard no answer. He desided to walk up and see if Boris was still there. Balto walked up to the captian's den to see a sleeping Boris beside a half grown polor bear. Balto sighed and hit Boris lightly with his paw,"Boris....Boris please wake up," he whispeared. Boris groaned and opened one eye, "What is this?" He said sleepily. "We need to talk Boris, I....I need ta a place ta stay. Boris I.....I need you," Balto said, his eyes shining in the darkness as he tryed his best "sad face". Boris yawned and opened both eyes halfway, "Just few weeks ago you are telling me I should be getting lost and suddenly you now need me and Boris is sapposed to just be taking you back?" "Boris look, I'm sorry but, I was going through alot......I am going through alot, I mean I'm an orphan and a misfit, your the only one I can trust now Boris. Please help me,I need you," Boris sighed and looked back at the sleeping bear inside. "She is in, how you say, same boat as you, so to speak, think you and bear can get along?" Balto smiled, "Of corse we can,"he said happily. Boris yawned and made room for Balto as he laid between him and the sleeping bear.

The years that fallowed where filled with heart ache and hurt from the dogs of town. Balto's life he felt was meaningless and had it not been for Boris, Winter-Breeze(the polor bear),and her two sons Muck and Luk, he was sure to end it. Winter-Breeze besided that she should move into the forest after a while, to make room for Boris and Balto but, desided to allow her children to viset as often as they liked. Balto had almost completly forgotten about Jenna till she returned to Nome about three years later that is.Through all he's been through, Balto has never forgotten where he came from and never in his heart wished he was anything different then what he was even though he has thought it many times, he has been and always will be proud to have wolf running through his veins. As for Balto's sibblings, Not soon after Nava led the clan into the mountians, the remaining five hybrids seperated and became their own clan. With Lucas as Alpha, their clan grew and became one of the strongest in the land. Their goal is still to reunite with their brother and if she's still alive, their mother as well.They wish to add them to their clan and become a family again. Will they ever find their long lost brother and mother?Only time will tell.