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Well, The_Evil_Fox would like me to put my new dream up here, so I'll post the beginning and see if people want me to continue with it. Here's the beginning of the dream, which I've decided to call "Reunited".
The moon was reaching its highest point in the sky as Balto walked the alleyways of Nome, waiting for Jenna to arrive. He did not know why he had suddenly thought of the choice he had made, but she deserved to know. After all, Shadow was her son as well as Balto's. Balto was still comprehending his thoughts when the crunch of snow behind him broke the night's silence. Jenna slowly walked around the corner, her golden eyes almost shining in the darkness.
"Hi, Balto," Jenna said in her gentle voice. "What was it you wanted to talk about, and why at night?" Balto replied: "I wanted to come at this time because Shadow's always asleep by now, and I didn't want him to know about this. I'm going to tell him soon anyway, but I wanted you to know first." The curious look in Jenna's eyes spoke for her instead of her voice, and Balto continued: "I think we need to send Shadow away from Nome for now. For his own good." "How is that for his own good, if he's so happy here? I mean, he knows how to take care of himself," Jenna inquired. "Actually, that's the exact reason I think he needs to go for now," Balto replied; "He only knows what to do here because we tell him what to do. I think he needs to learn to fend for himself." There was a short silence, penetrated only by Jenna moving her paws in the snow.
"You know how Shadow is going to take this, right?", said Jenna. "Yes, I've thought the whole thing through: if he can't protect himself, he is free to come back here. I don't like the fact that he's so dependent on us, but I don't want him to die learning how to act on his own," Balto replied. "And who knows, maybe he'll be fine by himself." "I guess you're right," said Jenna. "It's just a bit odd. I mean, when Aleu left, you went out to rescue her. Now you want your son to do the same thing, to run away?" "Yeah, pretty much. I guess we'll tell him tomorrow, and see how it goes," responded Balto. "Come on, I'll walk you home; Let's not let Rosie worry about you too much."
The next day, Jenna stood in the same alleyway, her son Kodi sitting by her side. "It seems like it's been hours, huh?", asked Kodi; "I wonder what's taking them?" A few more minutes passed before Balto rounded the corner before looking back. "Come on, Shadow," he said in a playful tone; "If Sylvie and Dixie haven't seen you yet, they're probably nowhere around." Jenna and Kodi chuckled to themselves; Sylvie and Dixe always fell head over heels for Shadow. If those two had seen him, they would be all over him. Seconds later, Jenna's other son emerged behind his father, the snow leaving white spots all over his blood-red fur. Even though she had seen him so many times, Jenna was still amazed at Shadow's size; he was about twice as large as Kodi, and his abnormally long tail dragged on the ground behind him for nearly three feet. "Hi Mom," he said sleepily; "Hey Kodi." Kodi nodded happily at his brother.
"So, what's going on?" inquired Shadow, shaking the snow off of him. Kodi looked uncomfortably at his mother, who in turn looked at Balto in an akward silence. "Well...," Balto paused, thinking of how he should tell Shadow. He knew Shadow was staring down at him, and had the feeling that his son knew what was going on. "We think you need to learn how to live life by yourself, like your sister, so I think you need to leave Nome for awhile." He looked up, and saw Shadow indeed staring down at him, his golden eyes reflecting the sunlight. Balto could tell his son would start to get frustrated soon, which was the last thing anyone wanted. "If you don't think you can live by yourself, you're welcome to come back, but I want you to at least try," he continued. The fire in Shadow's eyes died down, but he still seemed at a loss for words. Another uncomfortable silence passed. Jenna seemed to be in a trance, watching her son stare Balto down. She glanced over at Kodi, who was staring at the ground sadly; Jenna had never thought about how Kodi would react when he learned that his brother had to leave.
"Okay, I guess I'll try," Shadow said; "I probably will end up coming back, though." "That's fine, just try to see how you do for at least a few days," said Balto, looking down again so that no one could see the guilt in his eyes. He closed them, and listened to see what would happen next. However, he could not believe what he heard at first: Shadow's heavy footsteps were slowly dying away behind Balto, until all he could hear was the sound of Jenna and Kodi walking towards him. Kodi's breathing was heavy, as though he was holding back tears.
Balto turned around and opened his eyes, and saw Shadow leaving the alleyway towards the large stretch of land leading towards Nome's outskirts. The three remaining members of the family followed until they reached the edge of the city. "Do you think he'll be okay?", asked Jenna. "I hope so, he's strong enough. He just needs to keep a cool head," replied Balto. Kodi lay down in the snow beside his parents. "Bro, please come back," he muttered as they watched Shadow's large figure disappear into the distance.
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