The ice ends, so he jumps on an ice flow that happens to be floating towards the wolves.} Boris: BALTO! WAKE UP! {Throws bucket of water on a now awake Balto.} Balto: Huh? What? What? What's the matter? Boris: The matter is, you are having dream again. {Balto shakes water all over Boris. Boris yells.} Balto: So what if I was? It's just a dream. Boris: Hah! This "just a dream" is keeping you from a decent sleep! And if your eyes get any droopier, you will have to keep them open with toothpicks! {Sticks his "finger" under Balto's eyelid to emphasize his point.} Balto: Boris, they'll stop drooping if you'll just go away and let me get some rest. Boris: Wrong! You won't be getting any rest, not with that dream hanging 'round like...dark cloud. {Sticks his wings over his head.} Balto: I hate it when you get dramatic. Boris: How else to reach you? I'm telling you, boitshick, if you keep having same dream again and again, it MEANS SOMETHING. Balto: Boris, dreams don't mean anything. They're just {yawns} dreams. Now, you wanna come with me? I have to go check on Jenna. Boris: Of course I come. I'm not finished nagging you yet! {They walk out of the boat and approach the totem pole that marks the shortcut to Jenna's house.} Boris: So, if dreams mean nothing, why does it always have raven and pack of wolves, huh? Why not pickled herring? Balto: Because herring would be in one of your dreams, not mine. Boris: Precisely. Raven and wolves have meaning only to you! {Gasps as he looks at the totem pole.} Balto, look! On totem pole! There is raven and wolf! {On "wolf," Boris pulls Balto's neck to make him look at the wolf carving at the bottom.} Balto: Calm down, Boris! There's also a fox, and a wolverine-- Boris: Oy! Such scary creatures! They should only live in...uh, well, far away from me! Balto: And a bear and a caribou. They're just wood carvings, Boris. Boris: Yes, I know. Humans use them to tell stories, but of what, I don't know. Balto! {Runs up to Balto.} Maybe seeing raven and wolf on totem pole is making you dream sometheing very important! Balto: Like what? Boris: Like maybe something you forgot, or maybe somthing you are supposed to know. {Balto becomes exasperated and shows it on his face.} Balto: Look, Boris, all I know is that the totem pole marks the shortcut to Jenna's, and that's good enough for me. {Boris and Balto enter town.} Boris: Hoo boy! Stubborn! Ach. {Scene switch.} {Balto and Boris arrive in town.} {A hyperactive Scottie runs up, yipping, and crashes into Balto's leg.} Scottie: Oh! There ya are, laddies! I've been smelling all over for ya! {Hops up and down and yaps.} Boris: Would you stop with the bouncing and make with the talking?! I'm gettin' dizzy! Scottie: The stork has landed! I repeat, the stork has landed! Balto: Jenna? Jenna! Boris: What stork? I thought we were talking about raven! {Realizes.} Oh boy. That stork! I'm coming, Balto! {Balto followes the Scottie and enters the shed where Jenna is staying.} Jenna: Hello, Balto. {Balto gulps.} Well, come in, they don't bite. At least, not yet. {Balto walks in and sees the litter of six. One is more wolfish than the rest, who all look like huskies.} Balto: Oh, Jenna. They're so beautiful. Just like you. {He sees Aleu.} Jenna: And you. {They nuzzle each other.} Boris: Look at me. I'm an uncle! {The Scottie runs in, yipping. Boris kicks the annoying little dog far out of the shed.} {Scene switch} {The pups are now eight weeks old. We see Aleu playing with Balto's ears. Balto runs, and all of the pups follow him.} {Second dream sequence.} {Camera zooms in on totem pole. Starting at the bottom, and working its way up. The raven's wings start moving, then it transforms into a real raven. It flies off. We then see Balto squirming around in his bed. His eye opens and we see the raven flying in it. Shifts back to dream. We see Balto's feet as he is running. Once again he is approaching the ice wall. This time, a light shines on him. He turns back to see what it is. It's Jenna.} Jenna: Balto... Balto: Jenna? {The raven starts chasing him. He runs toward Jenna. The giant shadow of the raven is cast over him. Balto is frozen in fear...} {Balto wakes up, out of breath.} Balto: I haven't had that dream in a while. {He hears a voice from out side the boat.} Jenna: Balto! Balto: Jenna? Oh no. {He walks out of his boat onto the deck.} Jenna: Good morning, sleepyhead. Did you forget about watching the pups today while my girl and I go on a picnic? Balto: What, me? Forget? {Yawns.} Never. {Balto jumps down from his boat.} Jenna: Balto, you look so tired. What's wrong? Balto: Oh, nothing. {A pup climbs on top of his head.} Balto: Hey, pups, good to see you too! {Balto rolls over on his back and they hop on his belly.} Hey, watch it now! Oh, c'mon, that tickles!{He gives up and lets them chew on him.} {Aleu starts running and the other pups follow.} {Jenna walks up to Balto.} Balto: Say, how 'bout they spend the night with me, and tomorrow we can all go on a picnic? Jenna: Balto, don't you remember? Tomorrow is the day for our pups to find their new homes. Balto: Tomorrow? But Jenna, they're only eight weeks old. I mean, what's the hurry? Jenna: I know how you feel, Balto. Boris: Boitshicks! Come to Uncle Boris! Pups: Uncle Boris! Uncle Boris! Jenna: But it's their time now. Why, I was their age when I was adopted by my girl. Balto: But I don't think I can let them go, Jenna. Not yet. {He sadly watches the pups play with Boris.} Jenna: Balto, each of our children have their own lives to live. It's our job to love them, and then... Boris: LET GO! Jenna: If we wait any longer, it will be harder for them to find homes. You know how humans have a soft spot for puppies. Balto: Yeah. And so do I. Jenna: Come on, Balto. All their humans will be from around here. Oh, I've got to meet my girl now. Enjoy them, Balto, and watch out. They're teething! Boris: NO KIDDING! Balto: C'mon, now. Uncle Boris isn't a chew toy. {All of the pups let go except for Aleu.} Balto: Hey, take it easy there, Tiger. {He pulls Aleu off of Boris' leg. Aleu giggles and nips at Balto's nose. Then she runs off to play with the other pups.} {Boris walks up to Balto.} Boris: Strange. Her brothers and sisters look just like dogs, but Aleu looks just like-- Balto: A dog. Aleu looks like a dog too. Boris: Funny, but from where I'm standing, I see daughter who looks even more wolf than father. Balto: Look, Boris. I just don't want her to be different. Boris: But she is different! And vive la differant! Ha, ha, ha! Balto: C'mon, Boris, being different is painful. No one knows that better than me. You know how some of the dogs around here still tease me because I'm half wolf? Aleu may look like a wolf, but she is going to be all dog. {Aleu howls.} Boris: I wouldn't count on it. {Scene switch.} {In town. Aleu is howling in the background.} Boy: Daddy, Daddy, look at the puppies! Jenna: Aleu, honey, please don't howl like that. {One of the pups sighs in relief.} Aleu: Sorry, Mama. It just happens when I'm excited. {Another pup pins Aleu.} Pup: I'm excited too! I can't wait to get a human! And chew on their socks! {The pups keep playfighting.} Papa! Are you gonna get a human too? Balto: Naw. People like cute little puppies like you, not old grizzly grown-ups like me. Boy: These are Rosy's puppies, Daddy. Jenna had 'em. I like... This one! {Picks up Dingo.} Jenna: I know that human. He'll be a good boy for Dingo. Boy: And my puppy can play with Jenna, when Rosy and I play together. {A girl comes over to the box.} Girl: Mommy, Mommy, look! Puppies! [Taking You Home] Somebody wants you, Somebody needs you, Someone is searching For your heart alone Someone is dreaming Waiting and watching Someone is coming To take you home Time, it will fly Like the sun in the sky And what once was hello Turns to goodbye Tomorrow is here now Sings in your ear now Child of my heart Your life is your own Never you fear now Your path is clear now Someone who loves you Someone who loves you Is taking you home. {Everyone has been adopted except Aleu.} {Aleu waves to the last puppy taken.} {Fade to black.} Balto: It's been a long day, Jenna. Let's go home. Jenna: But we can't. Well, not until a human adopts Aleu. Balto: Face it, Jenna. Aleu looks more like a wolf than me. No human is ever gonna want her. Jenna: That's not true! We'll just have to keep trying. {Scene Switch.} {The moon phases change a few times to give the impression that time is passing.} {Scene switch.} {Muk and Luk are playing Hide-and-Seek when they bump into each other. They scream.} Muk: Right. Who knew a game of Hide-and-Seek could be so terrifying? {They hear a growl in the distance. They see a wolfish figure running towards them. When light falls on the silhouette, you see that it's only a year-old Aleu.} {Aleu pounces on the bears and they yell. Aleu howls and the bears shiver in fear.} Boris: Oy! Okay already. Knock off the roughhousing! Aleu: Ohh. {She lets the bears up.} Boris: Aleu, how can I babysit, if you don't sit? You don't sit nowhere for more than five seconds. Aleu: That's anywhere, Uncle Boris. Boris: What's anywhere? Don't try to confuse me, young lady. I'm your babysitter! Aleu: Uncle Boris, since I'm not a baby anymore, I don't need a babysitter. And you can tell that to my father. {Balto appears.} Balto: Come on, Aleu. You'll always be my baby. No matter how old you are. Aleu: You're hopeless. {To the bears.} Let's go.{She walks off with Muk and Luk.} What's gonna happen when a human picks me up, huh, Papa? Who are you gonna baby then? {She runs off again.} C'mon, guys. {The bears start following her again.} Balto: She's a good pup. Boris: Good, yes. Pup, no. At more than year old, Aleu should have home of her own. Balto: