got his scent!” She said and followed it. Jenna and Kodi followed her, and she led them to a very fast river. “Uh oh,” Kiara said. She looked over at the beating river, and saw a log like a bridge to get across. But it was not sturdy. “Guys, I think he passed this way,” Kiara said. Kodi looked over at the log and saw how un-sturdy it was. “Oh well, we tried,” Kodi said and walked away. Kiara grabbed his tail, and he said, “Ow! Watch those fangs!”   “We’ll have to go across,” She said. “What?!” Kodi yelled. “I’m not going across! We would drown!” “He’s got a point there,” Jenna pointed out. “Oh, so you want my dad to freeze to death? Ok then, be that way!” Kiara got on the log and started running on it. Then it started to crack. “Oh no!” She said and ran faster, but a small twig stuck in the log caught her bandana. “No! Help me!” She said and started pulling, as the log was about to crash. “Sis!” Kodi leaped to the rescue, he jumped, grabbed her, and leaped to the other side, but the bandana was still on her. She panted. “Kodi…you saved me. Thank you.” She gives her big brother a lick on his muzzle. “Oh, no!” Jenna said. The log had broken, and Jenna couldn’t get across. “Just go on without me!” Jenna said. “But mom-“Kiara said. “No, just go.” “Look!” Kodi said. I looked and I saw the log had made a dam! So Jenna could get across. She jumped down, and walked across the water. Then she jumped up to the other side, and she said,   “Good job you two. Let’s go find your dad! He’s close by!”     Meanwhile at the wolf pack…   I was woken up by a gasp from Aleu. “What’s wrong?” I said. “I saw a vision. A horrible one.” She said. “What did you see?” I said. “An avalanche… And everyone stuck in it.” “Was it true?” I said. “I’m not sure.” She said and whimpered.   I then heard a howl right outside. I went outside, and saw a white wolf stand in front of the cave. “Aniu?” I said. She nodded. “You’re daughters visions are true. You must leave this pride.” She said. “I can’t go back. I don’t belong there.” I said. “Their fate is as same as ours. You must leave, my son.” “Well then why did you leave me?” I said. “When I was a pup, you left me.” “I had no other choice, you must leave or everyone will not live.” “What do you mean, no other choice?!” Aniu sighed. “It is time I told you the truth, my son. Your father was evil. He would kill you if he had the chance. But I did not allow that. When I had you and your sister, I saw that your father was evil. I did not make it through the delivery. But before I died, I gave you to Nome. And your sister is somewhere else safe. And now as I speak to you, you must leave.”
“But where is my father?” I said. She didn’t reply, she howled, and then faded. “Well, she’s right about one thing. We do have to leave. So I guess I’ll have to do.” I stood up.   But then I heard a, “Balto!” In the distance. I looked around to see what called my name. I saw 3 dogs, and I squinted to see who they were.   They ran closer, and I said, “Jenna, Kodi? Kiara?” “Dad!” Kodi yelled. “Son!” I said. “I missed you!” Kiara said and nuzzled my chest. “So did I.” I said. Aleu ran outside to see all the commotion. “It’s my mother!” She said.
“ALEU!” Jenna said. “Aleu, it’s you!” They nuzzled and everyone met each other. “Who are they?” Aleu said and looked at Kiara and Kodi. I laughed. “Aleu, you don’t even remember your brother and sister!” “Oh! Hi there! You must be Kodi and Kiara!”

“Yep, that’s my name, don’t wear it out.” Kodi said. Aleu laughed. I stopped smiling, and thought about the visions Aleu had. “Guys,” I said. I didn’t know how to put it. I sighed. “Aniu came.” Kodi, Kiara, Jenna, and Aleu gasped. “You mean…your mother?” Jenna said. “Yes, Jenna. She told us there was going to be an avalanche. We have to leave.” Then I heard a snarl behind me. I gasped, and there stood a huge husky. He was baring his teeth and he had his fur bristled up. “You’re not going anywhere.” He said and looked over at us. Aleu started to growl a deep growl. “Aleu, no.” I said through my teeth. “Oh, no it’s not you guys I’m after; it’s… the red faced one.” I gasped, and looked at Kiara. “Dad!” She said. “I can’t die!” I stood in front of her. “You’re not taking my daughter.” I snarled. “Did Aniu tell you about your father?” He said and looked at me. “She told me enough. She told me, you killed her.” “No,” The husky said. “I am your father.” I looked up at him. “No,” I said. “No, it’s not true! It’s impossible!” I said and started to get tears in my eyes. “Search your feelings, son. You know it to be true.” “NO!!!!!” I howled. “No!” “Now it’s time to kill your daughter!” He said and jumped and snarled. He jumped on Kiara, and bit her ear, and she shook him off. “Stop! I’m the one you want!” I said and blocked her. He pushed me out of the way, and I fell to the ground. He grabbed Kiara’s bandana and started pulling on it, toward a cliff. Kiara pulled away, and jumped on him. She bit his nuzzle, and it started to bleed. Kodi then thought, “In case of an emergency!”   “BACON!” Kodi yelled as loud as he could. “Where?!” Kiara turned around and kicked dad’s jaw. He fell to the ground. Kiara saw that there was no bacon. “No…BACON! YOU WILL PAY, DOG!” She jumped on my dad, and clawed his back, leaving a big mark. “The power of the bacon,” Kodi said to himself and smiled.   Then my dad went over to me, and started biting me, and he scraped through my head, and I fell to the ground with a thud. I put my paw out for help, then he pushed it back in, pinning me down then he laughed. “No!” Kiara said. She jumped on my dad, and started to attack him. He fell, and he hurt his paw.   Then I got back up. My dad was hurt. “Kiara, you…saved my life.” I said. She cleaned my wounds. “Hey, haven’t you heard? It’s every dog for himself!” Dad said. He got back up.   Jenna gasped.   “Hunter!” She yelled. We gasped and turned around and in the woods there was a man, on a tree.   “The mighty Kiltok will destroy the man!” He said and snarled.

My dad’s name was Kiltok?   “Dad! Stop!” I yelled as he ran. I ran after him. He jumped on the hunter, attacking him, and snarling, biting him. That was a hunter without a gun! “Stop!” I yelled and jumped on Kiltok. We fought, and then he pushed me, on the edge of the cliffs. I was trying to grab on. He walked away to leave me there. He blocked Kiara and the rest from saving me. Then I was yelling, because I was slipping. “Dad! Help me! Please!” I yelled and cried. “Please!” He looked at me, about to fall. He knew I was going to die, and then he did something I’d never think he would do. He ran over to me, and he picked up a branch, and he said, “Grab this! Hurry!” I gasped; he was trying to save me! I clamped my jaws as hard as I could on it. “Go!” I said. He started pulling backwards. Then I got up, and even before I could thank him, the ground underneath him started to crack, and then he fell.   “SON!” He yelled as his voice faded. “NO! DAD!” I yelled. I went down a hill of rocks, with Jenna, Kodi, and Kiara and Aleu following me. I saw a body lying in the dirt.
“Dad!” I said and ran over to him. He groaned. He opened his eyes, and he said, “Son? Balto?” “Yes, dad I’m here.” “I’m so sorry. I…was good…after all.” “Yes,” I said. “You were dad.” “Tell Aniu…I love her…” he said. “I will,” I said. “And…I love…you…Bal…to…” “I love you too, dad.” I said. He closed his eyes, and fell. “Dad, no!” I cried, and tears filled my eyes. “Dad?” Kiara said and walked over. “Let’s go home.”   “Ok, Kiara. I’m so sorry all this happened.” I said. “It’s ok,” She said and nuzzled me. Then I felt a sudden rumble under my paws. “The avalanche!” Kodi yelled. “Let’s get out of here!” We ran up the rocky slope, and I saw the hunter, and I looked over at him and stopped. “Balto!” Jenna yelled. “He seems to be alright, he’s just unconscious.” I said and nudged him. “Leave him or we’ll never make it!” Aleu said. “His fate is the same as ours.” I said. I nudged him, and put him on my back. “Let’s go!” Kiara

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