here.”

Parents! He shouted through his mind. This day gets better with every waking-or sleeping- moment! He scrambled to his room where his parents were, and smiled at the fact that they were both huskies! They looked exactly like the ones in the pictures. He was so glad to see them.

“Hi mom! Hi dad!!” He ran in to hug them, but he was stopped.

“Yeah, whatever, son. I just want to know how you’ve been doing in the races? Are you winning every one?” His father asked.

“Well, according to these medals and trophies, yes!”

Both parents looked around the room in disgust.

“You call THIS a trophy?!” Flash exclaimed. “And look at these medals! This will certainly not do!”

“But dad, isn’t racing just about running the race, not winning or losing?”

“WHAT?! Who ever told you such a lie?! Racing is winning! And winning is happiness! And am I happy, NO!”

“Mom? Can’t you reason with him?”

Hope just looked at her claws. “*scoff* Why should I? I knew you were just a dirty filthy street rat since they day you were born! I knew you weren’t racing material! And don’t call me ‘Mom’. I have better things to do than to raise you.”

“Then who DID raise me?”

“*Scoff* Do I have to tell him everything, Flashie?”

“I’ll do it dear, if it’ll get him to shut up. You were raised by a nanny we hired.”

Hope continued. “We never wanted kids, so we just gave the rest of your siblings away to some snotty human children for a price. We only kept you because we wanted another sled dog in our family to keep being rich! Now we are the envy of MOST of the neighborhood because of you! Why did you have to LOSE!! Flash, get rid of him. We’ll find another son that WINS FOR ONCE! He’s no use to us anymore!”

“You will pay for losing the race! And now your life is the price!” Flash lunged at Hurricane and both crashed through the window to outside. Hurricane didn’t want to fight so he kept dodging every one of his father’s moves, but he was still being clawed in the process. The broken glass went deeper into his back and it started to bleed. After he found this out, he just ran. Ran far away. But then he was stopped by Serenity. He expected another kiss, but it was a slap in the face instead.

“I hate you! I never want to see your ugly face again!”

“What did I do?!”

“I heard you lost a race. 2nd place?! UGH!”

“So you only dated me for my winning?”

“YES! I really think you’re the ugliest thing I’ve seen all my life! And look! Your owner has a gun! Bye, BABY!!” She ran away from him, and stared at his owner, who was about to shoot him.

“You little rat! You’re going to pay for ruining my dream!!” He shot twice and then Hurricane just split! Just ran away! Far away from White Mountain. Far away from this nightmare!

It’s been a few hours since he fled White Mountain, and Nome was just around the corner! He was so happy to finally be coming home! That is, until he actually saw home…

Nome looked like a huge pile of trash! But some buildings were still standing, although they were beaten and torn and abandoned. The whole town was deserted! Nothing moved except for the wind, nothing living except for himself and the bugs that lived under the once successful buildings. Everything was so quiet. It made Hurricane want to break down and cry. This used to be his home! Where all of his loved ones were! Hurricane looked up and saw something in the distance, it was a speck of brown just by the beach. He smiled and ran to it as fast as his legs could carry him! And he could feel a spark of hope run through him as he went closer, and closer. Finally he reached the beach, and low and behold, the boat was still there! He quickly jumped on it and ran round it, happy to be in his real home! Hurricane sniffed around…but nothing was there. No one has been here for years.

Muk and Luk probably found a better home, and Boris…he probably learned to fly south for the winter. He just realized that Boris, Muk and Luk never met Balto, or Hurricane. They don’t know who he is! So that means Jenna never met him either, and probably belonged to Steele…who perished during the serum run…It was his fault. It was his fault Steele and the rest of the team died, his fault that all those kids lost their lives in the sickness, and his fault that his one true love and his best friends were gone forever.

Tears were streaming down his cheeks as he looked up to the sky in front of the boat that was once his loving home.

“I don’t want to be Hurricane anymore! I want to be Balto, half dog and half wolf! I want my mate and my friends back! I want Nome to be what it’s supposed to be, alive! I wish for the life I used to have! It was definitely better than this!” He hung his head down and cried. Why did he wish to be a husky? It’s nothing but a NIGHTMARE! He wanted Boris to tell him what to do again, for Jenna to be his mate, not “Serenity.” He wanted the dogs to laugh at him for being part wolf, and for Nome to be a town again, with people. And he could almost hear Boris’s voice.

“Balto! Are you okay?! Speak to me! Please!”

Finally Hurricane shut his eyes as tight as he could. He could hear the voice louder like it was right in front of him…

“Balto! What’s wrong?!”

Balto shot open his eyes. Boris was staring at him, very worried. Muk and Luk were right behind him, concerned as well.

“Huh? Boris?”

“You’re awake, Balto! Are you okay?”

“Boris? Muk, Luk?” Balto turned from sad to surprised to happy in a millisecond!

“BORIS!” Balto hugged the little but old goose. Muk and Luk had their share of hugs also. “Oh Boris, I’m more than okay, I’m just so happy you’re alive!” He looked around. He was on his old boat again! But then a thought struck through his mind.

“Jenna!” Balto sped to Jenna’s, spinning Boris around and around, making him dizzy.

“Oy, he’s in one of his moods again, I bet.” The old goose whispered to himself.

Balto was like lightning on his way to Jenna’s! On his way, he looked around the town, and it was full and alive as usual! He breathed a huge sigh of relief! And when he rammed through the front door to Jenna’s place, everyone saw him and was very glad he arrived.

“Balto! Good thing you’re here boy!” Rosie’s Father said. “Jenna has something to tell you…” Balto padded up to Jenna, laying on a big red sofa in the living room. She was so happy to see him.

“Balto! My love, I have great news!” Balto leaned closer so she could nuzzle him. How good that felt!

“What is it?” Balto didn’t really care what the news was, he was just happy Jenna was okay, and here.

“Okay, this may be a big shock to you but…I’m having puppies.”

Balto stared at her, frozen. But the ice on him melted away fast as he nuzzled her again and again with happiness!

“Oh Jenna! That’s such great news! Congratulations, honey!!

They talked about puppies for about an hour before Balto wanted to go outside now. Jenna understood and said she would meet him tomorrow. Balto nodded as he walked out the door. He wasn’t in such a hurry now. A few minutes after he went into town again, he met up with some alley dogs, who were one of the dog groups making fun of him.

“Why don’t you just go back to the wild and leave us alone, Half breed!” One of them said.

Balto, for once didn’t mind it. “Yes, I am a half breed! But I’m not leaving this town for the world! I love it here and you should, too! It’s a great place isn’t it?”

The three dogs just stared at each other, confused. And they just left him alone. Balto smiled as they left, becoming more confident now. He found a little ice patch in the middle of the street. He walked up to it and smiled again as he, Balto the half wolf, looked right back at him and smiled at well. And he knew that wherever his parents were, they were proud of him. And now that’s all that matters to him, Balto, not Hurricane.