Characters

Steele ~ Universal

Balto ~ Universal

Jenna ~ Universal

Boris ~ Universal

Plot

After being cast out by the town Steele vows revenge on Balto. When he finally does get his revenge and kills Balto he wishes he hadn't. Balto becomes his conscience and is always bugging Steele. Can Steele live through this while trying to win Jenna and everyone else in the town back and make them all adore him again?

Rated

PG 13 for violance

Story

    The dark snowy sky showed nothing but black against the night. The only movement was of a figure of a dog running through the snow. His black and white coat stood out against the black sky. As he looked up at the sky he grunted as the dancing lights turned to show a wolf's shadow. He kept running, his body rippiling and his muscles tensed.

   Who is this dog you ask? He once had a life. It was a good one at that. Cosy beds, lovely faes, good food, wonderful masters and the popularity any dog like him would dream of. Then it all ended so suddenly. All because of one dog, make that a wolf. That wolf - dog had destroyed his whole life. He lost his popularity, girls and home. He was cast out by the otehr dogs of the town because he made one tiny mistake. Well maybe a big one. Maybe a few big ones.

    But your still wondering who this is aren't you? His name is Steele. His personality matches his name and looks perfectly. He was popular as you may have guessed. Everyone adored and looked up to him as he was their hero. He won many dog sled races for the alaskan town of Nome, his home. Then one day he waas called upon to be the lead dog of a team that was to save the town. All the children had come down with a terrible sickness that may have ended in death.

   So he and the team set off into the wilderness to find the town that had the medicine waiting. It was long and hard and Steele was exasperated. The team and the town depended on him and his ideas. He was the lead and he had to save them all. But soon he had taken a wrong turn and the team was totally lost. Then the wolf - dog named Balto appeared. He said that he should take the medicine and Steele wasn't going to take it. They fought a long and painful battle until Steele had fallen and Balto had succeed.

   When Steele saw the wolf - dog at the lead of the team, his position, he wanted to make sure they never got home. So marking Balto a path going the wrong way he made it home to find the town in distress. Not wanting to distress them anymore he told them a story that said Balto had died and the medicine was lost. It was a complete hoax and Jenna, a beautiful red husky that everyone, including Steele and Balto had a crush on. Then she had to go and fall in love with that wolf - dog. She called him out and told them all Balto was still alive and he would be coming home.

   So Steele then got the luxuary treatment as he told his lies about himself being brave. But soon enough the wolf - dog found his way home. They all left Steele to hang out with Balto the new "hero" of the town. Steele was disgusted and even more repulsed when they shoved him out of town. They chased him clean out of the town sight and told him never to return again. So he ran as far away as he could.

   So now he was far from Nome and never knew if he should return. He stopped to catch his breath and look back. The towns victory lights dazzled and danced with the northern lights as happiness rained over. His happiness, although, was not raining over him. He sobbed quitely as he sniffed back his tears. He had never cried before and it felt strange. The small drip of water slipped down his furry cheek on into the white snow underneath him.

   Then he lifted his head, a grim expression on his face. He knew what he was going to do. Balto didn't deserve to live with such pleasure. It was time he got what he really needed and Steele knew exactly what to do. He smirked evily before turning to look at the town again. The lights had dimmed a little and the northern lights had disapeared. Breathing heavily Steele chuckled to himself before starting off at another run towards Nome.

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   It was morning by the time he had arrived to the towns southern entrance. He looked around, his tail between his legs. He was still quite frightned that the other dogs might push him out again. He kept his eyes peeled for the wolf - dog. Then his mind rested on Jenna. They had fallen in love, to the distaste of Steele. But Jenna would never leave Rosie, her owner, side. They would be at the hospital.

   So he headed in that direction, his strut coming back to him. The town was totally deserted. Everyone was resting from the exciting night before. He guessed they must have all gone to bed after twelve o'clock as he saw the lights had dimmed completely when he was running to the town the night before. But he shook his head of those thoughts and kept walking.

   Soon he had found the hospital. It was a large building in the middle of the town. He went the side of the building trying to see into the windows but having no luck. He then spotted a bunch of logs that were facing the window. So he jumped on them,putting his paws on the sill,and sitting down to watch the window. After searching the beds he found Rosies. She was smiling as she was cuddled up to her mother in the bed, her father sleeping on the chair beside her bed.

   He kept searching for Jenna's red coat. Then his eyes narrowed and his claws scratched the window sill. On the floor beside Rosies bed was Jenna cuddled up close to a smiling Balto. Steele's fur stood up as he snarled under his breath. That wolf - dog was touching his Jenna.

   Suddenly Balto's yellow eyes fluttered open, a confused look on his face. Immediatly, Steele jumped off the logs and behind the wall. If he was going to kill Balto he wanted it to be a suprise attack. He glared at the other wall like if Balto was there. He heard a loud yawn and a clicking of claws aginst the wooden floor before silence. Steele peeked in the window to see Balto had disapeared.

   Minuites late he heard the boiler room door creak open. He flew around the corner and peeked over to see Balto coming out the door. Steele guessed Balto must have gone under the floor through the vent in the doctors office. He stretched before heading around the back way to the beach. Steele snarled before following closley. 

   Soon the buildings were no more as the beach came into view. Steele had no where to hide. If Balto looked back and spotte him it would be all over. So he watched Balto from behind a building. He walked up his boat turning once to look back then going under the deck. Steele snorted and started to walk towards the boat.

   Luckily Balto didn't come out again leaving Steele an easy path to the boat. He jumped on the deck loudly, a little too loudly because Balto popped his head out of a large hole in the deck. His mouth dropped open as Steele smirked. "We meet again wolf - dog," Steele growled in his deep evil voice.

   "Steele!" Balto gasped, still a bit suprised.

   "You may have beaten me before," Steele continued," But this time its you that will fall." Suddenly Steele jumped at Balto and two tumbled off the boat and into the snow. Steele flipped up and back on his back pulling at poor Balto's ears. Balto shouted out in pain as he tried to flip Steele off him. Steele then began to push Balto's face down in the snow with his paw, a crazy look on his face.

   Then a scream was heard. Steele looked up to see the goose named Boris flying at him. He fell over off of Balto as Boris flew at his face. "Boris!" Balto yelled as she shook the snow off his face. "Get outta here! Go tell Jenna to stay inside!"

   "But Balto!" he yelled back.

   "Please Boris do as I say!" Balto yelled franticly. Steele was now on his paws again and he took another leap at Balto. Boris had flown off to the hospital to tell Jenna Steele had gone crazy. Steele did not want her to know this so he jumped at Boris pulling him down into the snow. Boris cried in pain as he held his bloody leg. Steele snarled, blood in his teeth.

   Before he could finish the goose off Balto had jumped on his back. Steele bucked as he tried to kick Balto off. Finally Balto lost his gripping and let go flying into the snow. Steele laughed crazily as he pinned Balto down. "Not dog," he said breathing heavily."Not wolf...your a ghost." Then he sunk his teeth into Balto's neck. Balto cried out in pain until his struggling stopped.

   Steele lifted his head. breathing heavily, a smile on his evil maw. "Steele!" Boris screamed as he ran up to them. Steele then turned around and pinned Boris down as he did Balto. "If you ever," he snarled to the goose, nose to beak. "Tell anyone about this I'll make sure you join him." Boris nodded quitely as Steele stepped over him. He heard Boris sobbing as he walked towards town.

   Licking his fangs he spit the taste of the wolf - dog out his mouth. His walk turned into a strut as he headed to the hospital. He looked back to see Boris's head in his wings, sobbing. Steele chuckled to himself as he reached the boiler room door. He stepped inside the room and into the vent. Then he slithered under the floor boards until he found the open grate in the doctors office.

   He slipped through and up on to the floor boards. Then he strutted into the room filled with sick children. Jenna was alseep beside the bedside of Rosie. Steele slowly walked up to her