into the forest.Suddenly I heard a load growl.I ran over to the sound.How smart am I?And saw a huge bear standing on frount of Balto.Balto's friends;2 polar bears and a goose were traped under a huge tree root.The bear raised its paw and was about to hit Balto when I jumped and bit the bear's neck.He threw me off and I landed on the hard snow.Balto was stunned but he managed to whisper:

"Jenna?"He leaped on the bear which hit him and sent him flying down a hill onto a frozen lake.The bear chased after him.I was about to run towards them when I heard somone calling;

"Hey what about us?"I turned around to see the goose calling me.I ran over and lifted the roots of them with my mouth.

"C'mon.Balto's in trouble!"We ran to the top of the hill and looked below.Balto was standing on the frozen lake and the bear on frount of him.The bear took a step forward and the ice beneth it and Balto shattered.They both plunged into the freezing cold water."No!"I shouted.I ran down the hill and triped halfway down.I rolled and hit the bottom landing on my frount right paw hard.I couldnt think about me right now,Balto was in trouble.I ran to the ice despite my paw and began to scratch at it.I could see Balto's face under the ice but it suddenly drifted away."He's drowning I screamed.Where is he?"

"I cant see him anywhere!"said the goose who was suddenly beside me.I heard a load crash as I watched the 2 polar bears dive into the lake."They cant swim!"I was shocked.

"Polar bears that cant swim?!"I exclaimed.10 minutes passed and the polar bears were back on dry land pulling Balto's unconsceous body behind them.I ran across the ice towards them forgeting about my throbbing paw.I reached them and stopped.The larger of the bears was trying to squeeze the water from Balto.The goose tripped and bashed into the bear.The bear fell on Balto and Balto coughed up a lot of water and he was O.K.

"Balto!"said the small bear in excitment.I ran up to Balto.

"Are you O.K?"We both said at the same time and laughed.

"What do you mean am I O.K?"I asked.I noticed he was shivering so I lay beside him and put one of my paws around him to keep him warm."We have to go up over the mountain."

"But if we take Eagle's Pass it will save us half the day"he complained but he still sound as sweet as ever.

"It's blocked"

"Jenna....I..I'm glad you came"he smiled and I smiled back.

"Balto I couldn't leave you."We leant closer and closer together.Suddenly I heard a voice;

"I think we better be going"It was the goose.I got off Balto and began to walk but my foot was to sore and I fell.

"Jenna are you hurt?"asked Balto.

"No Im fine"I lied.Balto looked at me as I fell again."Maybe Im not so fine".Balto took a branch with some leaves on it in his mouth and brought it to the bears.

"Muk,Luk take Jenna home on this."The bears picked up the branch and I sat in the leaves.

"And dont throw any snowballs on the way home"The goos laughed.

"You can make sure of that Boris because your'e going with them"said Balto.Boris was disapointed but he didnt argrue.He stopped at Balto and said:

"A dog cant make this journey alone but maybe a wolf can"and he walked towards us.Before we left I struggled over to Balto and gave him my red bandana.

"Im afraid it wont keep you very warm but it's all I have"

"It's great Jenna.Thank you"I nodded and went back to leaves.The bears dragged us out of the forest with Boris following us.I looked behind me at Balto until I couldnt see him any longer.

6:The Long Wait Over

When I got back I was really tired.I thanked Boris,Muk and Luk and went to bed.

The next day I was expecting everyone to be asking about Balto but no one seemed to notice he was gone.

Later that day I caught up with Dixie and Sylve.

"Jenna where were you?"asked Dixie.

"I went to find Balto"

"Balto!"exclaimed the both of them.

"He went to find the sled team"

"He'll never find them"siad Sylve

"Well if he never finds them he'll never find Steele."Dixie perked up.

"I hope he find them!"she screamed.

3 days passed.

One night I was in sitting in the boiler room surronded by dogs asking questions about Balto when suddenly the door flew open.Snow and wind blew in the door,a dark figure stood there.My heart lept with joy.

"Balto?"I asked.The figure steeped inside and my my heart sank.It was Steel.

"Steel!"shouted everyone in shock.Steel went over to the fire and robbed a bone of on eof the dogs and began to chew.

"Steel what happend?"asked Doc.

"We doing great intil that wolf dog showed up!"Steel looked at me."He whanted me to let him take the medicine."He bowed his head."He dragged and dragged it but he couldnt take it.And then....he didnt see the cliff and..."He looked straight at my eyes."He just whanted so much to look like a hero in your eyes.He made me promise that if anything was to happen to him that I would look after you."He pulled my bandana from his collar.

"My bandana!"I gasped.

"Im sorry Jenna."said Steel.I looked at him and knew it.

"Your'e lying!"Steel looked shocked.He looked around at the other dogs."Steels lying.Balto's coming home."I ran out of the boiler room in tears.

That night I went out into the snow with the glass bottles and the lamp I had collected.I sat the bottles near a snowy wall with the lamp behind it.Suddenly a ray of color was on the wall.I rememberd the time Balto had shown me this when we under the docter's.I missed Balto and I began to cry.A loud howel penitrated my ears.I looked up to see a ine of dogs runing towards the town.

"Balto."I whisperd.I ran back to the town barking in delight.

"Jenna,whats up?"asked Doc.

"Balto and the dogs are back!"Doc ran out of sight.I ran into the hospital and began to bark.

"Jenna!Get out of here!"shouted my master.

"I think she whants to show us something."said his wife.They followed me to the place I had seen the dogs.They gasped as they saw the team coming closer and closer.We ran back to the hospital and I nudged Rosie.

"W...what is it Jenna?"she coughed.I barked.I heard everyone outside cheer.I looked out the window.People were congradulating the dogs.A man got the medicine and brought it inside.Rossie was injected and was starting to look better.

I heard a familliar bark and I turned around to see Balto.I wagged my tail and barked.

"Balto!"I screamed.

"Jenna!"he replied.It was good to hear his voice again.We skipped and jump and then suddenly our noses touched.His nose was as warm as it had the first time we touched noses.

We walked outside together and everyone cheered.Balto wasn't just a dog.He was a hero.

               The End.