will rise against us. That is what the White Wolf has told me. We must act fast to prevent this. Alert the rest of our pack, Katala. I responded, "Yes, father." I walked away. I looked back. My father was nowhere to be seen. I turned my head forward and continued toward my pack.
STEELE
I awoke from a dream. It felt like a vision of the future. In it, I was in the woods in the middle of a battle between wolves and Nome's dogs. I saw The Copper One leading the wolves and yelling out orders. And she was attacking our side. We were taking casualties, and it appeared that the wolves were winning. Balto and Susitna were still fast asleep. I shook my head, hoping to shed that awful vision, but it would not go away. I lay there for the rest of the night with my eyes open.
When morning came and Balto and Susitna were awake, I told them about my dream that had felt like a premonition. After I finished, I said, "We must gather as many dogs as we can. Susitna, tell Mel and Dipsy. Tell them to sound the E.D.A.S." She left the alley. "Balto, stick with me. We'll head toward the spot I saw in my dream. The wolves and The Copper One are not yet there. They will show up shortly after our cavalry arrives." We left the alley, made our way down Front Street, and headed towards the faraway woods.
TWO HOURS LATER
SUSITNA
I had alerted Mel and Dipsy, who had alerted the whole town via E.D.A.S. Except for them, that crazy terrier with the Scottish accent, Doc, Sylvie, Dixie, and the dog at the telegraph office, our team had assembled on the outskirts of town, and I told them what to expect. I finished and said "Alright everyone, let's move." I led them, following Balto and Steele's pawprints.
JENNA
My father reappeared next to me as I sat by a log waiting for the dogs to show up. I saw an angry Balto and Steele in the distance.
The messengers have arrived, father. The cavalry has not yet come, but they are on their way. I informed him.
That is good. he said. I turned my head and told the other wolves, which included my brothers and sisters,
The cavalry is on the way, everyone. Attack when you see the whites of their eyes. But do not attack these messengers. They all said
Yes, leader. Those mutts won't stand a chance. Balto and Steele got closer. They sat down in front of me. "The cavalry is on its way… Katala." said Steele. I couldn't believe it. How could he possibly have known my real name? Balto stood up and said, "So Katala's your real name, huh? And you're a wolfdog who's leader of that gang of fleabags you call your pack? Ha! I never knew! And I thought you were just a Husky!" My pack was mystified. A two-tone brown dog who called himself Olaan (his real name was Ghislaine) said to me, "So you know this wolfdog?" "Yes," I said, "He used to be my mate. Then this morning he told me his whole life was a lie, and he never even liked me. He even killed our son. That is why he must be one of the casualties of this battle." "Very well. I will do it." said another wolf, a black female with brown ears, brown eyepatches, and a brown bridge on her muzzle. This was Shtiya.
SHTIYA
"Very well. I will do it." I said to our leader, Katala. I focused on the infernal wolfdog who had mistreated our leader. I was angry. I growled a little. My mate, Olaan, said to me "Take it easy. We have instructions only to attack when the cavalry comes and we see the whites of their eyes. The cavalry is not yet here, so we do not attack." I eased up and stopped growling. I raised my head in the air. I smelled something on the wind. The dogs were close. I was prepared to lunge for that wolfdog.
The dogs are near, leader. I smell them on the wind. I said. I heard our leader say,
So do I. Then she said something else, louder this time,
Prepare to attack, everyone. The cavalry is here.
KATALA
Prepare to attack, everyone. The cavalry is here. I said to my pack. I saw the dogs coming. They were led by a black dog with a white spot on her chest.
Get ready! I yelled. The dogs continued their advance through the trees. I saw the whites of the lead dog's eyes. "NOW!" I yelled. The dogs started charging toward us. Steele and Balto backed up and joined the charge. The black dog stopped and stayed where she was. The two messenger stopped beside her. They exchanged glances, that, since I was mostly dog, I could understand, and therefore translated as meaning
Are you ready? Let's do this. They snuck off into the woods and stealthily snuck around to the rear of my attacking pack. Each of them brought down any unsuspecting wolves.
OLAAN
The heat of battle was thick. Bodies were thrown against trees, pack members were being picked off one by one. The wolfdog to whom our leader had referred was about to attack her. He leaped at her and pinned her to the ground. He scratched her neck. The wolfdog let go and attacked another wolf that was scratching and biting his back. I was about to attack Black-with-White-Chest when a dark red-and-white dog with dark red eyepatches and yellow eyes lunged at me and bit my neck. I yelled in thought-speak
Shtiya, help me!. She came running over and pushed him off, taking some of my neck-fur with him. My vision went black and that was the end of me.
SHTIYA
I threw the dog off of my Olaan. The dog hit a tree behind him and was knocked out. I went back to Olaan, but he was motionless and breathless. That dog killed him! I went to the dog and bit down on his front right paw as hard as I could. He quickly pulled the mangled paw away and stood up best as he was able. He went behind me, and I watched as he came up behind me, grabbed my back leg in his muzzle, and threw me against a tree - twice, then left me lying there to feel the pain. My back was killing me. I tried to stand up, but collapsed every time I tried. That mutt broke my back! Then a two-tone tan dog with a black eartips and a brown spot around his left eye loomed over me, he lifted his one of his front paws, extended the claws, swiped at me, then I blacked out for the last time.
The fight raged on and on, until it came to an end. Katala was dead, and her pack had suffered the most casualties. The snow around some of the dogs and wolves was red. Balto, Steele, Susitna, and most of the others had made it out alive. The dogs had won and the fight was over. The dogs of Nome were no longer in danger from the one known as The Copper One, Katala, and Jenna.
1 MONTH, 3 WEEKS, AND 4 DAYS LATER
BALTO
I was walking down the street. Since the fight almost two months ago, the streets of Nome had slightly less dog traffic. Out of our huge cavalry, only five didn't make it. Among them were my friends Ruuqo and Ryback. But Steele was still alive, and so was Susitna, and that's all that mattered to me. I was taking in the sunshine and the cold air when Steele ran up to me, smiling, and said, excitedly, "Balto, come quick! It's Susitna!". Then he turned and ran off, and I followed him.
He stopped just outside the same building where ex-Jenna/Katala's first litter had been born a few years ago, and inside I saw Susitna lying on a dog bed. There were five beautiful pups near her. "Hi, Balto." she said to me, calmly. I slowly walked over to her. "Beautiful, aren’t they?" she said. I smiled and said "Yes. Just like you." Then I saw a black-and-gray pup among them. "And you. So," said
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