Koota jumped into the bushes and hid as well as she could. The wolf came barreling towards Jenna. Jenna stood her ground. The wolf stopped inches away from her.

            “Who are you and what are you doing here?” the wolf snarled.

            “I’m looking for my son!” Jenna snapped back.

With Nika:

 

 

 

            ‘Who the heck does she think she is? A dog trespassing on our pack lands. I won’t allow it!’ she thought furiously. “Well I doubt that your son is here!” she backfired.

            The stranger bared her teeth. “Well it won’t hurt to check!”

            “That’s it!” Nika yelled.

            Nika jumped onto Jenna and they started rolling around. Each trying to catch the other off guard. Jenna found Nika’s leg and bit down hard. Nika yipped in pain. Koota was watching the horrendous scene close up and how she wished to be far away from it. Soon both were on the ground with a large wolf over top of them.

With Jenna:

            Jenna was dumbstruck. She didn’t know what had hit her but it was defiantly big. When things came back into focus she saw a wolf over her. She struggled to get free but couldn’t.

            “Why have you come here?” asked the wolf calmly.

            “I want to find my son!” she exclaimed, trying to calm herself down.

            “I do not think he is here. Also, who is your friend that I sense is near?” Nero asked.

            Without Jenna saying anything, Koota came out from the underbrush.

With Nika:

 

 

 

            Nika saw the wolf pup come out from the bushes. She began to think, ‘There’s no way it can be her. The chances are next to none. I shouldn’t even bother.’ But she had to try. It was the only way she would know.

            “What is your name?” asked Nika hopefully.

            The wolf pup replied. “My name is Koota.”

            She had never felt so happy. “Koota!” she was near the point of sobbing.

            Koota looked at her and realized who it was. “Mama? Mama!”

            Jenna looked and saw Rudy coming towards her.

            “Rudy!” Jenna cried.

            Rudy ran up to her. It was just like a fairytale ending. Little did they know that they were being watched by a strange figure.

With Balto:

            Balto had decided to continue on his journey to find Jenna. He knew that Boris wasn’t completely helpless, and besides, he still had Muk with him. He had to catch up with Jenna to find out if she was alright. This didn’t stop wishing that Boris was there to translate Luk.

            Luk whimpered.

            Balto tried his best to translate. “Fly bid Penna flow cough to? What?” It made no sense.

            He whimpered again.

            “Oh forget it.”

            The two kept walking for a little while. The fog had long since disappeared. Balto was still following her scent, but it was getting stronger. He also started to smell other scents. He started thinking.

‘Who are these animals? Are they friendly? Is Jenna here with them?’ He started to fear for the worst. ‘Have they hurt her?’

He would find out soon enough. The forest thinned out into a huge clearing. Straight ahead of him was a rising mountain with many caves. Right below that there were a series of ledges that gently sloped down into the ground. To his right there was a stream that nearly cut the clearing in half. Trees surrounded the area in an almost oval shape. He looked back at the ledges to see a wolf coming towards him. He readied for an attack.

The wolf calmly came up to him and asked, “Who are you and what are you doing here?” like she had done so many times before.

Balto replied in an easy voice, “I am Balto and I have come searching for my mate.”

Nika thought for a moment, “Balto, Balto, why does that ring a bell? Wait! Are you the Balto, son of Aniu?”

            He nodded his head. The wolf started to howl and more wolves started coming closer.

            The same wolf that howled presented him. “Brothers and sisters. We have been privileged to have Balto visit us. And yes I am talking about Balto, son of Aniu the white wolf.

             Many gasps could be heard from the pack. A big, grey wolf walked up to him.

            “Is this true?” he asked.

            “Yes it is.” Balto began, “May I ask your name?”

            The wolf nodded. “Yes, I am Nero. I am the Alpha of this pack. What has brought you here?”

            “I have come here looking for my mate, Jenna.” Balto answered.

            “I know exactly where she is!” Nika jumped in. She then ran off to get Jenna.

            Minutes flew by as Balto waited. He was so eager to see her again. The crowd of wolves parted as she walked up, still half asleep with Rudy on her back.

            “What’s this all abou-…Balto! Balto is that really you!?” Jenna got so excited that she accidentally knocked Rudy off. He landed still asleep.

            The crowd gathered closer as Jenna and Balto reunited together. *BAM!* Out of nowhere there was a gunshot and a yelp. Everyone started panicking and running about. Nobody had noticed the hunter that had been watching them. Balto and Jenna were trying to find Rudy in the frenzy. They found him still on the ground.

            “Rudy get up! We have to get out of here!” screamed Jenna.

            There was no response. Jenna nudged him.

            “Come on Rudy, wake up!” she yelled again.

            Still he did not move. Balto pushed her aside and checked his heartbeat. Nothing. He looked at her, tears starting to form in his eyes. He shook his head.

            “No! He can’t be!” cried Jenna.

            “There he is!” one wolf yelled.

            The other wolves saw the hunter as well. They all charged at him. He bolted. Just then a polar bear and a goose popped into the clearing.

            “Balto! We have been looking all over for you!” Balto called.

            “Oh Luk!” Muk cheered joyfully. “We found you!”

            Boris looked at Balto puzzled. “What is wrong?” He waddled over and saw his face and Rudy’s body.

            “No.”

            Balto nodded his head and lowered his ears. Jenna was crying. She had been reunited with her son and had lost him again. The other three joined ‘round and began to cry too. A stray bullet had taken the life of an innocent pup. He had not felt pain for very long for it had hit him in the heart.

            “I’ll kill him.” Jenna said darkly. I’ll kill him if it’s the last thing I do!” She had never felt this much hatred.

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