a minute. She covered her throbbing skull again. Her eyes snapped open as she realized something. "Oh no, Balto!" she said. She ran out after Steele.
"Jenna, where are you heading in such a rush?" said a familiar voice with a Russian accent.
She turned to see Boris waddle up. "Oh thank goodness you made it back alright." she said, relieved.
"Why wouldn’t we be making it back alright?"
"Uncle Boris!" yelled Muk as he and Luk ran up and hugged Boris, almost crushing him, as per usual.
"I’d like it if you’d please be getting off me now!"
"Guys! Balto is in big trouble." said Jenna, trying to get them to settle, she needed help.
The polar bears instantly dropped Boris. He shook the snow off himself and got up. "Jenna, what is wrong?"
"I can’t explain right now but Steele is after him and we need to help him, he’s out in the wilderness and there is something much more dangerous out there I don’t have time to explain."
"Be leading the way. Muk, Luk, come on, Balto is in trouble."
Jenna turned to lead the way when she remembered something. That night on the hill, the Northern Lights hurt it… she thought.
Balto and Tina straggled against the wind and snow as they entered the canyon and it subsided. "Well we’re almost there." said Balto, panting.
"Yeah, I wish we’d left earlier before the blizzard started." said Tina.
"Half-breed!" yelled Steele as he stepped forwards.
"Steele?" asked Balto confused. "We don’t have time for this."
Steele laughed. "Really, well nether did Jenna." he said, thinking of a way to infuriate Balto.
Balto snarled. "If you so much as touched one hair on her head!"
"I killed her."
Balto snarled louder. "You’re a liar!" said Balto, mad.
"Even a liar has to tell the truth sometimes." he said with an evil smirk.
Balto was angry, he didn’t believe Steele but he knew deep down that Steele was right, even liars had to tell the truth sometimes. "I don’t believe you."
Steele laughed and untied Jenna’s bandana from his leg. He laid it in the snow. "Look familiar?"
Balto staggered. He felt like he’d just been punched in the gut. Jenna never took off her bandana, never except to give it to him that night. He quickly began snarling. "I’m going to rip you in half!" He leapt on Steele.
Tina rushed to help but heard that evil voice in her head. Oh no you don’t. said the voice. Tina suddenly felt a terrible pain in her head, the worst headache she’d ever had. She fell down and put her paws over head, crying in agony. I’ll let him take care of your hero. Do you like my new power? I have to fully concentrate on the link but it should hold you till this fight ends. Tina was in unbearable pain. He head felt like it was going to explode. Tears of pain ran down her face, she whimpered from the horrible pain.
Balto slammed into Steele and they both rolled across the ground, biting and clawing at each other. Steele kicked Balto off and lunged for his throat. Balto avoided the attack, Steele’s jaws closing on the snow. Balto bit into Steele’s shoulder as hard as Steele in turn bit down on his. Balto rolled Steele over. Steele released his grip and bit down on Balto’s maw. Balto had no choice but to release his grip to pull himself free from Steele grip. Balto bit again, this time tearing off a piece of his ear. Steele growled in pain. He drove his head into Balto’s throat. Balto coughed and staggered off Steele. Steele jumped on Balto and bit into his back. Balto twisted around and knocked him to the ground. He leapt on him and tried to bite Steele’s throat. Steele kicked out with his hind legs, kicking Balto in the stomach. Even with his ribs healed, it still drove the air from his lungs and sent him to the ground in a coughing fit. "I won’t give up." he said through coughing.
Steele got up and laughed psychotically. "Fine, I‘ll just kill you." he said. He grabbed Balto’s leg and threw him. Balto rolled across the ground. He tried to stand but still hadn’t recovered from the kick. Steele tackled him to the ground and stood over him. "Time to die, half-breed." he said and lowered his jaws slowly over Balto’s throat. Before he could close them, he felt something bite his tail. He turned around to find Jenna. "Big mistake sweetie." he said turning his back to Balto. Balto managed to stand and bite Steele’s leg. With all his strength he managed to swing Steele around and throw him. Steele’s back struck the canyon wall, his head smacking hard against it. Steele fell unconscious into the snow.
Balto panted. He looked at Jenna, a smile crossed his face. "Jenna!" he said and nuzzled her lovingly. "Thanks for not listening to me." he said.
Jenna smiled and licked his on the nose. "I can’t stay home while my mate is in trouble." she said.
Balto got Jenna’s bandana out of the snow and slipped it around her neck. "I think this is yours." he said, smiling.
Boris and the polar bears walk up. "Balto! Glad to be seeing you in one piece." said Boris.
Muk and Luk just ran up to hug him, nearly crushing him. Tina finally forced the Outsider from her mind, stopping her agonizing headache. She smiled at Balto and his friends but then remembered the real problem. "Guys, we’ve still got certain problem to deal with." she said.
"Who is this Balto?" asked Boris.
"I’ll explain later. She’s right, we need to stop something really bad." said Balto.
"Hang on." said Jenna, she walked a short distance away and came back with a bag. She opened it to show the broken bottles.
"The Northern Lights?"
"They stopped the Outsider from killing me that one night. They seem to hurt its eyes and block its vision somehow."
"Of course, the Outsider’s eyesight is amazing but that can weaken it." said Tina.
"What is this Outsider?" asked Boris.
Before Balto can respond, the Outsider’s roar echoes through the canyon. They look to see the monster standing on the top of the ridge, the full moon behind it, making it a menacing silhouette as it let out another roar. Luk says something no one but Muk understands. "How should I know what that is?" asked Muk.
"Its something bad, and we’ve got to stop it." said Balto.

Win, Lose, or Draw

Alaskan Wilderness, 11:30 pm;

"That!" said Balto, getting the sled harness back on.
"I’ve got an idea, we need to put some distance between us and that monster." said Tina, she put on her harness and dashed with Balto deeper into the canyon, the others falling shortly behind..
Steele groggily woke up. "Alright, now I know how he felt." said Steele. He feels something big land in the snow in front of him.
The group reached the end of the canyon. "Alright, this will have to do, Jenna get those set up, there’s a lantern on the sled, its lit use that." said Tina, she turned to Boris and the polar bears. "You three just hide, we can beat this thing and at the moment it has no reason to try to kill you." The three obey and hide behind a snow bank.
Steele is thrown into the clearing, rolling several times before coming to a stop. He coughs and hacks, some of his ribs shattered. The Outsider walks into the clearing, walking on all fours, its snout had lengthened to a more dog-like appearance and dog-like ears now adorned its head. "Tina, explain." said Balto, surprised by the change in the creature’s appearance, as was Jenna.
"Well it considered you a worthy opponent so it most of evolved to be more like a dog." said Tina, reasonably shocked.
"Great, it got more powerful."
"I know!"
The Outsider picked Steele up with its tail and stood up to its full height. It extended it claws in front of its face. "Drop him! He might be a complete moron but he still doesn’t deserve this!" yelled Balto.
The Outsider looked at him then back at Steele. It retracted its claws. "You…disappoint…me…" it said. It took Steele’s front leg and slowly bent it, causing Steele to scream in pain until a loud snap was heard. Steele lost consciousness from pain. The Outsider snapped its head to the side after releasing its grip on Steele’s leg. Its tail snapped sideways and toss Steele easily. It turned back to the group, all of whom were a little shocked by what it just did. It looked up at the canyon wall behind it. It leapt up and slammed its hands into the top, causing another avalanche that sealed off the section of canyon they were in. "No…way…out…but…through…me…" it said.
"You heard it, the only way out is to stop it." said Jenna, still shocked that it had broken Steele’s leg like a twig.
"No matter what happens guys, we can’t let this thing out of this canyon, win, lose, or draw, we’ve got to take it down for good." said Tina, Balto and Jenna nodded.
"I’ll set up the Northern Lights." said Jenna, she rushed off to were she left the bag to find that it had been buried under a layer of snow, she couldn’t find it. She quickly started digging.
The Outsider charged at Tina and Balto on all fours. It leapt at them, claws extended. They jump to the side and its claws drive into the frozen earth. It quickly retracts them and turns. It charges again, for the first time trying to bite them with its razor sharp teeth. The avoid and it gets a mouth full of snow. "Its acting more like a dog now too." said Balto.
The Outsider spits out the cold snow and charges again, moving much faster on all fours but still not as fast as they were, dodging its bite once more. It brings its hands up and hits both at once, sending them rolling across the ground. "Its getting smarter, not good." said Tina.
Jenna gasped as she looked desperately for bag. She began to lose hope until she saw the Outsider land a hit. She calmed down and sniff around for her own scent. She quickly found the bag and ran back to the sled. She saw the Outsider prepare its blades to drive into Tina. She quickly pressed her nose against a button on the machine Tina had made, guessing which on it was. A noise like thunder started sounding. The Outsider looked up and quickly retracted its blades. Jenna smiled and poured the bottles onto the ground, positioning them with her paws. She set the lit lantern behind her and stood between it and the bottles. "Hey! Outsider, come and get me!" she yelled.