When they got back, everyone expected them to be happy, but they didn’t say a word. When Cloud remembered what he and Rex planned, he waited for Dustin’s team to appear.

Fly noticed that Rex wasn’t there, she felt some uneasiness. Soul felt this too and looked for Fly.

‘ Fly! Have you seen Rex?’ Soul asked as she walked over to Fly who walked over to her.

‘ No. I’m gonna see Cloud and ask him.’ Fly said as she walked past Soul.

‘ I’ll go too. I need to know as much as you do.’ Soul said as she followed Fly. She smiled at Soul as she ran to the town border.

‘ I know what you’re looking for. Or should I say who.’ Cloud said before Soul or Fly could say a word.

‘ Do you know where Rex is? I’m worried and Pablo will be here soon and he'll take me away…’ Soul started.

‘ He’s gone. Forever. I promised that no one would be like Diamond. Especially Rex. He…was like a son to me. He was just like Diamond. Misunderstood.’ Cloud said as he looked down at the snow.

‘ I know it’s hard to let go of what happened, but you don’t know if she did die. Your were knocked out.’ Fly said as she went to Cloud.

‘ I’m misunderstood everyday by a Border collie who can’t leave me alone for more than two seconds. I wish I could tell someone my secret, but I can’t. I promised I wouldn’t, Balto didn’t want it to be said.’ Soul said as she walked in front of Cloud.

‘ What happened to him?’ Fly asked.

‘ He slipped of the edge, I tried to save him, but I failed. The last thing he said to me was…’Cloud then howled loudly like Rex did. ‘ He’s dead. Long gone. It’s too dangerous to go and look. There could be anything.’

Fly’s eyes then filled with tears and she ran to Fang’s house. Soul ran to the mine shack. Inside, she cried until her face was sore with tears.

‘ I have to find him. He can’t be dead. Balto didn’t die when he fell off the cliff and he managed to get back up. With help from Aniu.’ Soul thought as she dried her tears. She then walked outside and sniffed the air. She ran to the forest in the team’s tracks.