Rex and Soul watched their son, Cop, get strapped onto a sled. He had a smile on his face, but miserable thoughts in his head. He knew that he wanted to make his father happy, but he also knew that he was meant to be somewhere else. Anywhere, but here. Rex walked up to his son knowing that Cop wanted to make him happy.

‘ I’m really proud of you Cop. You’ll be lead wolf dog like Balto, but not me.’ Rex said.

‘ Why weren’t you ever lead wolf dog?’ Cop asked. Rex remembered that after he left Lisa, he decided to tell all of his kids the truth.

‘ I realised that I was never meant to be on a racing team.’ Rex answered. Cops lead dog, Chester, was strapped in too and got everyone in line. Rex walked back to Soul and they watched their son. Soul then caught sight of a new member of the team: Cameron. She was a husky who had kept moving families. She was light brown and had an underbelly of beige. Her tail was half-light brown, half beige and under her eyes was a thick line of white starting at her eyes and ending at her shoulders.

‘ Have you seen the new dog?’ One of the dogs asked.

‘ Yeah and she’s is pretty fine if you ask me, JJ.’ Cop answered. Soon there was a large conversation, but was soon broken up by Chester, the blond lead dog. The opposite team was ready to go and their leader, Lucas, was giving Chester a determined look. Both teams were soon ready and off. Chester’s team was in the lead with Lucas’ team close behind. Both teams were determined to reach Nenana where they would leave a flag of different colours and run back to Nome. Cop knew that they would win since they had a wolf dog on the team. He noticed that Cameron was running hard, but even though she was in front of JJ, she found it hard not to keep bumping into him.

During the hours, Cop also did some sight seeing. He saw mountain ranges, strange shaped rocks and many waterfalls. Soon they were in Nenana and had stopped for a rest. Cop then walked over to Cameron once the team had been untied.

‘ I noticed that you had a hard time keeping up even though you were trying your best.’ Cop said.

‘ Yeah, but I’ve had a hard life so I don’t get to practise much, but I was strong enough to be put onto the team. That way, my owners wouldn’t have to take so much care of me and then they could forget me, but I always make myself happier.’ Cameron said as Cop sat next to her.

‘ When I’m sad, I sing this lullaby that my mother sang to me when I was a pup. She’s my role model because of her amazing voice. It’s as gentle as the winds breeze, but sounds like the oceans waves. I’m a pretty good singer myself, but I joined the team instead, to make my dad happy. I know that he wouldn’t like me if I wasn’t on the team or in my great grandmothers choir.’ Cop said as he thought of Rex.

‘ I would sing a song that reminds me of my parents. They were the greatest huskies ever and I’ll never forget their faces or voices. Galleria and Sehta. They were killed when my first home was burned down. They gave their own lives to save me and my sister who died of Metritis a few months after their death. I’m the only one left.’ Cameron said as she held back tears from her memories.

‘ I’m really sorry. I’ve lived with my parents all my life and they have faced the brink of death, but dodged it every time. Like when my dad got in a fight with a wolverine leaving him with…’ Cop said, but was interrupted by Cameron.

‘ With a giant scar down the side of his face and neck. I’ve heard about Rex. He’s meant to be a miracle dog, isn’t he?’ Cameron asked. Cop knew that she didn’t know about his wolf side.

‘ Yeah, that’s my good old dad.’ Cop answered. He looked up to the sky and saw the moon rising. He decided to go inside before he got too interested. Cameron followed him into a wooden cabin with a roaring fire and plenty of food.

Two hours later everyone was asleep, but Cop was turning and twisting.

‘ Balto, I’m your sister.’

‘ I found Aniu's body and wished that she would come back, but soon, she was taken to the Northern Lights pack and I haven’t seen her since.’

‘ My parents died in a fire and I’ve miss them very much.’

‘ How can you?! Your parents have never left you and you’ve never lost anyone in your life!’

‘ I have! You can make fun of my family, my friends, or me but never say I’ve lost anyone close to me! ‘Cause I only have a few memories of them and they’re the only things I’ve got left.’

' I'm not gonna let Dad die for something he didn't do! I'll find the real culprit, even if it kills me.'

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