back inside, and came back with bandages. Before long, she had fixed his leg.

  "There!" she huffed when her work was done. She smiled and left the barn, Sam slowly following her. Spike snarled quietly.

Rachel stood and shook her fur,"Well, at least you're safe, huh?" Rex nodded, then turned to Jack,"What's your say if I stay or not?"

  Jack frowned,"Oh, my say is greater than you think." He turned and left without a passing glance.

 Author's Note:

  Jack and Rachel were both adopted at the same time. Rachel herd's the farm's thick-woolly sheep, while Jack give's his owner's rides on their sled, and also competing in sled dog races. The two were in love at a time, but they finally realized it just wasn't going to work out, but Jack had always been protective of Rachel.

 

Rachel frowned, then turned, telling Rex what you just read. After the small story, Rex sat up,"I'll leave as soon as I'm better." Rachel's eyes grew sad, and she nodded and sat a few feet away. Rex could see the quiet rage flaring in her eyes, and he whispered,"You... You like me a lot, don't you?"

  Rachel gazed over her shoulder at him and sighed,"Define 'a lot'" Rex sat up, awkwardly hobbling over to her. Once he reached her, he gently placed his paw on hers and whispered,"Like... love."

  Rachel's ears perked up and she jumped,"Love? Love? No... no no, we're just friends." And with that she left Rex alone in the barn.

 

"Rex."

  Rex looked up from his shoe and saw Rachel standing there, like an angel. She smiled,"Hello, Rex." Rex stood and smiled,"Rachel, do you love me?" Rachel blinked,"Do you love me?"  The alley walls began to close in around him. His heart was pounding on a drum. With each be, he heard Rachel say,

"Do you?

"Do you?"

 

Rex awoke with a start, and saw Rachel sleeping a few feet away. He sighed, realizing how much he cared for her. It might seem weird, since they had only known each other a short while, but so did many people that fell in love. Sometimes you just KNEW, you know? I mean, how long do you think Balto knew Jenna before he fell in love with HER?

 He stood and hobbled out of the barn for some fresh air. He saw Jack standing as still as a statue, watching ducks swim on the small pond the the front yard.

  "Hey." Rex whispered. Jack jumped and whirled around angrily. "What do you want?" Rex frowned, then snapped,"I just wanted to talk!"

  Jack eyed him cautiously as Rex trotted over and sat down next to him. "So," Jack sighed," I guess you think I'm a jerk now, right?" Rex laughed,"Nah."

  Jack smirked,"Well, it's just... I've never shared the barn with anyone besides Rachel, and well... She... she means a lot to me, ya know?" Rex nodded, then looked around.

  The morning was undescribingly beautiful. The sky was a greyish-blue, the sun just barely peeking over the hills. The only noise was the birds and the ducks. Rex sighed, laying down and grunting,"So, is it ok if I stay here until I heal?"

  Jack grinned,"Yeah... It's alright."

 

   Rachel poked her head out of the barn, and seeing the two males so content with each other, she quietly went out to the feilds to herd the sheep. Rex noticed her running behind the sheep. "Wow," he muttered to Jack,"I didn't know she hearded sheep!"

Jack snorted,"What did you think she does, herd ducks?" With that, he flung a rock in the water and they scattered, but returned a few minutes later.

Rex shrugged and stood, trotting out to the pasture. She was working hard to get them in the next pasture. He finally noticed Sam giving her directions. When she was den, Rex was waitng for her by the gate.

"Oh! Rex, hello."

Rachel blushed,"Were you, uh, were you watching me, herding the sheep?"

Rex siled and nodded,"Yeah! You're really good at it, too." Rachel smiled,"Thanks." She trotted past him, dragging her tail under his chin.

Rex stayed with them three more days, then left with a short good-bye.

 

"Rex!"

Rex spun around, his best friend, Tomis, running towards him. "Oh Rex, it- it's terrible!" Rex narrowed his eyes,"What? What's wrong?"

Tomis shook his head,"Oh Rex, since you left, Danny has taken control. Every dog in the city has bowed to him except you. When they don't bow, well... Oh Rex, he killed them!"

Rex gasped. Danny was killing his friends? Rex barked,"Show me where he is!"

 

"Bow down or die!"

A small pup, a white Husky, was shivering underneath Danny's cold stare. Two large malamutes stood on either side of Danny. The puppy bowed down, and Danny nodded,"Now go! NEXT!"

Rex shoved through the crowd until he got to the front. He pushed aside the one pup's brother who was about to bow. "What are you doing Danny?"

Danny narrowed his eyes,"Bow down or DIE." Rex stood his ground. He saw that there were three pups, with no mother. Rex barked,"Where is their mother, you tyrant?" Danny smirked,"She's dead."

Rex almost screamed,"You killed their mother?! How COULD you Danny?" Danny laughed in a layed-back voie,"She didn't bow down."

Rex snarled,"I'm telling you, you're pushing it Danny. One of these days you'll pay! I'll NEVER bow down to you!"

The surrounding dogs gasped.

Danny yawned and mumbled,"Kill him."

Rex yelped, running at full speed down the road, a thin, THIN, thin grey and white husky following him. Rex stopped and whipped around, striking the husky in the face. "Ow! OW!" Rex continued, blinded by fury.

"Stop! Rex! It's! ME!"

Rex looked down at the male. He was quivering on the ground, his face beaten to a pulp. "Oh my gosh! Trevor!"

Rex's little brother looked up at him weakly,"Don't hit me, please... I'm Danny's asassin... But I never kill anyone... I help them leave town... No one is dead..."

Rex shook his head and helped Trevor up. "What about those pups?"

Trevor shrugged sadly,"I don't know. Danny killed her in front of everyone."

Rex licked his brother's wounds, apologizing over and over. After he was fixed, Rex whispered,"Are we the only ones?"

Trevor whispered back,"One of the guards is on our side. The big brown one, Max. There is also your friend Tomis and this one yellow labrador named 'Lucky'."

Rex nodded, then runted,"Ok, tonight, bring the pups to me. I'll know where to take them."

 

As nighttime fell over Alaska, Trevor carried the three tired pups on his back to where Rex was waiting at the edge of town. "Hurry, Rex, I bet Danny's men will wake any minute and come after me. Best I get outta here. Now go!"

Rex gentley situated the pups on his back, then ran off into the never-ending farmland.

 

"Please, just until this... This... 'Reign of Terror' is over."

Rachel looked at the little pups. The white one, Mark, was the only one awake. He was watching the adults talk, wondering what was going to happen next.

Rachel sighed,"Oh Rex, I don't know. I mean, I couldn't take care of them. No milk. Do they eat dog food?"

Rex shrugged and trotted over to Jack's bowl and grabbed a few pieces. "Here," he grunted, dropping them before Mark,"eat these."

Mark sniffed them, then ate one. Sniffed, ate. Sniffed, ate. "These is yummy."

Rex smiled,"Just for a little while, Rachel? Please?"

Rachel smirked and nodded,"OK, but remember, YOU got me into this. Where is there mother anyway?"

Rex told her the terrible tale, and how Rex and his friends where trying to help.

Rachel widened her eyes,"If you get cought, they will kill you!"

Rex nodded,"I know."

                                ~

Rex awoke. The morning light stung his icy blue eyes. He grunted, lifting his head. The alley floor was cold and dirty. He stretched, remembering all the things that happened yesterday.

He saw a yellow dog walking past. He was slinking by, low to the ground. Rex bit his lip and hoped he was right,"Hey, psst! You, are you Lucky?"

The yellow dog jumped and ran off. He returned a minute later, a scared look on his face. "Y-y-yes, that's m-me. Who a-r-re you?"

Rex smiled,"I'm Rex, Trevor's brother."

"Oh! Oh good!" Lucky wagged his tail, trotting in the alley. "Do you need something?"

Rex sat up, pulling Lucky close so that he would whisper,"Look, we have to save some females. Females are very important. There are pups that need a mother, FAST. Can you get a suitable female for me?"

Lucky lowered his already low floppy ears,"Are they three husky pups?"

Rex nodded.

Lucky bowed his head,"Oh man... I thought they were killed... There mother?"

"Dead."

Lucky bashed his head against the wall of the alley. "No!"

Rex rushed over to

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