asleep with Malt lying on the floor next to her. Don’t worry; I’ll get you that medicine. Zeeke thought and ran to the boat.

Hours later Byte ran to the boat and over to Zeeke.

“Zeeke! Zeeke get up.” Byte panted

Zeeke’s head shot up. “What?”

“We need to leave now!”

“Now? I thought we were leaving tomorrow.”

“I know but there was a death, we need to go now. Hurry!”

Zeeke jolted up and the two ran over to the team.

***

They set off without hesitation with the musher repeatedly calling out “hike!” Zeeke tried his hardest to stay focused but at the speed they started at and the speed that they’re going made him dizzy.

“Are you ok Zeeke?” Byte called

Zeeke nodded and became more focused. Hang in there kids. Zeeke thought he was especially doing this for Malt and her girl, Jamie.

Chapter 10

“Are we too late?!” The musher asked as her ran into the hospital of White Mountain. Dusty rested her head on Ralph’s shoulder.

“Will my boy be ok?” She asked

Ralph liked her on the cheek as a comforting reply.

The musher and one other person walked out holding the meds. They hitched it onto the sled and they set off. As they neared Nome Zeeke was about to pass out. He was to tired and out of breath. Just a little more. He thought Do it for the kids! Zeeke gained confidence in himself. He was going to make it! The dogs ran faster and faster with eager and excitement. The people rushed out of their homes. Zeeke smiled he did a great job for a first timer. To run on a team was a dream come true for him. His heart was beating rapidly with energy.
Suddenly there was a pain in his chest. He fell to the ground. The dogs in front of him tumbled.
"Whoa!" The musher called out. He walked over to Zeeke and looked at him. He noticed blood spilling out of his jaws; he rested his head on the wolf/dog's chest. The musher pet the hybrids head and closed his eyes.
"He's gone."
His two brother’s Kodi and Byte dropped their jaws. Their eyes filled with tears.

This was his chance to go right. Kodi thought as he looked towards the sky.

The musher un-hitched Zeeke and lay him in the basket. "You did well." He said
the Musher got the dogs back in their place and with a soft "hike" they slowly trotted home.

The end

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Malt watched the team trot into town. Where’s Zeeke? She thought. She squeezed her way through the crowd and walk over to Kodi and Byte.

“Where’s Zeeke?” She asked

There was a long pause. The crowd seemed to decrease by the second.

“He’s in the basket.” Byte said. Malt’s heart sank; she cautiously walked up to the sled.

“Zeeke?” She pulled the cover off reveling his lifeless body. She gasped and her eyes filled with tears. She turned and cried on Kodi’s shoulder.

“He loved you very much.” Kodi said

“He died mainly to help your girl so you would be happy.” Byte added. Malt cried even harder. Why had she been mean to him? If only she could go back and change her ways towards him.

***

Malt sat at the sled while everyone was inside the hospital. She stared down at her brother.

“I’m sorry I treated you like dirt.” She sniffed “Yet you loved me enough to die for the kids and my girl. Thank you.” Tears rolled down her face. “When my pups come I’ll tell them all about you and I’ll even name over after you. You’re not the runt you’re the pick of the litter, I love you so much Zeeke.” She licked his cheek and covered him back up. “Goodbye, brother.” She said and walked into the hospital.