Simpson putting on his coat.

"And a redhead male is there to" said the Chief. "That is Kodi" he said just beginning to walk to the Station. "You boys stay here I'll be back in a bit" Simpson said to the rest of his dogs inside the house just before he shut the door.

"Dusty's hurt, who attacked her" said Kirby to Ralph "I don't know, but at least the Police found her and not a wolf pack" said Ralph "Should we go check her out" said Kirby looking at the rest 3 members of his team.

(OK I'm going name the two unknown dogs of the team, Totin for the tan one and Marine for the blackish one)

"Nah, it's better if we stay here, we can see her when she comes back" said Totin stretching his front legs "Yeah, it's better if we let her rest right now" said Marine.

(())

Chief Tack and Mr. Simpson walked back to the Police Station with Medic and Sarge close behind through the Old West style sidewalks of Nome. When they got back to the Station, the vet was just finishing cleaning the cuts, after he would begin to wrap them. Mr. Simpson ran in and the first thing he did was ask if she was going to make it.

"Oh yes, and before you ask, she will be back on the sled team in no time, at least 3 weeks" said the doctor noticing Simpson had the worry in his eyes.

"Hey Kodi, we're going to investigate her attack site" said Sarge outside the door because the Chief hadn't shut it yet.

"OK, I stay here with Dusty" Kodi answered back. Just then Sarge walked up the sidewalk and caught up to Medic who was not too far ahead. Then the Chief shut the door and said to Mr. Simpson who just sat in a chair on the corner of the front office room next to the front window "So Mr. Simpson, do ya want some coffee?"

"Uhh, I don't want to be a bother" said Simpson "No, I insist" answered the Chief "Yeah sure, thank you" "Doc, how' bout you" "Coffee would be great" said the vet beginning to wrap the most severe cuts on Dusty's side.

"So how long do you think she will be knocked out" asked Simpson as Chief Tack left the room. "She'll probably wake up in the middle of the night tonight, but I think she'll be so tired from this she may not even remember she woke up" said the vet who just finished the 1st cut.

Just then the Chief walked in with the coffee, he put the vet's on the end of the table away from where Dusty was lying, and gave the other mug to Mr. Simpson. "Alright I'll be right back" said the Chief and left the room. Then heard a faint conversation in the other room with Officer Knight and the Chief. After a little while, the Chief came back in with his coffee.

Kodi, through the human's conversations, didn't listen; he focused on the vet and Dusty's tail that was hanging off the desk.

(())

"Do ya have any clue at all who is responsible" asked Sarge as Medic and Sarge walked side-by-side up the street to Dusty's attack site. "I never had the chance to take a look around, but a smart criminal would have used this time to get rid of evidence, so let’s hope they’re not too smart" Medic said with a little sarcasm.

Medic and Sarge have now just left the town and walking to the edge of the woods where Dusty was attacked. "I wonder how the Enforcers are doing, hope they didn't quit because we’re gone" Sarge said as they were walking "Nah, Jeremiah wouldn't give in to the Deathlocks until he was dead" said Medic

Medic then looked to his right and looked at the ocean and the moon's reflection off the water; it began to remind him of a terrible past, the same one he remembered earlier. Medic then stopped and turned to face the ocean and just stared at the water.

Sarge knew what he was thinking and then he stopped "Medic... you have to forget her... she's gone bro... you can cry about her tonight after we investigate" Sarge said in a 1/2 caring and 1/2 annoyed tone.

Medic turned to him "Your right, there's more important things than her now" said Medic in a brave way. He then caught back up to Sarge.

Medic and Sarge finally made to the crime scene. "Smell anything, Sarge" Medic asked "Nothing, except for you, Kodi and Dusty, but... I do smell... peppermint for some reason" "Yeah... I do to, but there nothing, not a scent, not even a paw print, who ever these guys are, they sure know how to cover their tracks" said Medic looking around for paw prints that are not Medic, Kodi, or Dusty's.

After about 10 minutes of searching, they decide to call it quit and began to walk back. With the only evidence of a small pile of peppermint leaves behind a bush.

(())

45 minutes ago

Back in the woods, just after Dusty's attack, the sun was setting and Lieutenant and his partners have been camping in a cave for sevrel days. Captain was out getting food for the night and Jailbird and Lieutenent were talking about a plan, while in Commando was sleeping against the wall of the damp cave.

"What are we going to do about our traces, surely Medic will come back for evidence" yelled Jailbird "Relax, we can get rid of them before Medic comes searching, COMMANDO, GET UP" yelled Lieutenant "Huh... whoa, uhh, what" mumbled Commando "Commando, I need you to go cover any evidence that we made on that dog's attack" Commando sighed "Ugh... yes, sir".

Commando got up as if he was drunk and walked out of the small cave. As he walked more, he regained his focus and went back to where Dusty was attacked. "Why can't he do this, man it sucks sometimes knowing how to get rid of this kind of stuff" Commando said to himself walking on the trail that almost lead to where Dusty was attacked. On the way he picked off Peppermint leaves off of the ground and carried them to the attack site.

Commando first put the leaves in random spots around the site to hide the scent of him and his partners. Then he looked at the town and saw Medic, and Kodi on both carrying Dusty, then saw Sarge and Officer Prowler come to the three dogs. "Looks like Sarge is here to, boy Lieutenant will not like that, and is... is that Joe, Joe Prowler, he's the cop I miss the most" Commando said to himself.

Then went back to work, he began to shuffle the snow where his and his partner's paw prints were. After looked back at the town and saw that Medic and the rest were gone. He went back to work and picked up all the peppermint leaves and shuffled the snow every step he took until he was far enough in the woods again. He put the peppermint leaves behind a bush not too far in the woods, so if Medic or Sarge comes following the scent, they won't follow Commando back.

 Commando ran back to the cave where his partners were camping. When he got there Captain had come back with food, he killed an elk and brought it back. "Good thing you came back when ya did, this will be bone soon" joked Jailbird.

"Tomorrow, we will come up with a plan to get rid of our targets, so rest up, we get up at dawn" Lieutenant said after he ate and went to sleep, following the rest of them to different parts of the cave.

(())

Back at the Police Station, Dusty is still knocked out, and the vet is treating the less serious cuts on her legs. Mr. Simpson was still sitting in the corner chair next to the front window talking to the vet or Dr. Henry, and the Chief or Wayne Tack was upstairs setting his new room up. Kodi, still exactly where he was, feeling a strange feeling he never felt before, only in the thought or sight of Dusty.

"Ah, Medic's right, I'm worrying to much, I've seen worse to, I wonder if Medic and Sarge found who's responsible" Kodi said to himself.

Then he and the two humans in the room heard a loud thump above them.

"Don't slam it down Joe" said a faint voice from upstairs "Of course you blame me" said another faint voice.

"Are they moving a couch, or something" said Dr. Henry.

Just then Medic and Sarge came through the doggie door. "Anything?" asked Kodi Medic rolled his eyes and said to Kodi "Have a mint" he said with a little annoyance in his voice putting one of the peppermint leaves they found in front of Kodi. "What's this? Asked Kodi "Evidence... the only... evidence" said Sarge with even more annoyance in his voice.

 "What happened?" asked Kodi again. "Well, whoever attacked Dusty completely covered their tracks while you and Medic were gone" said Sarge who went to the other side of Kodi.

"Sarge and I will deal with Dusty's attackers, but Kodi..." said Medic.

"Yeah Medic" Kodi asked hoping he had a plan to find who did that to his best friend.

"I want you to take care of Dusty, help her, and to be there for her, K kid" Medic said in the most serious tone Kodi had ever heard from him.

Kodi nodded "Yes... anything to help her" Kodi said as a tear began to form in his eye.

Medic went back to his comedian-like self and chuckled a little "Don't go ball' in your eyes out on me, kid"

Just then the vet had just finished patching up Dusty's wounds.

"OK Mr. Simpson, she's all done, and if you have any problems, just give me a call"