Balto and Steele: You should known
Balto, Steele, Aniu (c) Universal studios
Steele grinned
as Balto’s body hit the boulder again. ‘Twas piece of luck he caught Balto
alone, roaming near
“You ruined
my life, mutt, and now you are going to pay for this...”
Balto felt
terribly weak. Steele beated him hard and he had no strenght left.
“Steele...”
he whispered. But no... He won’t beg! No need for begging...
Steele
kicked him in the tummy. Balto yelped...
“You will
die now... do you get it?” Steele growled as he didn’t hear any words of
begging from Balto.
“I am... I
am not afraid of death, Steele...” Balto’s voice faded out. And Steele shouted:
“I will
make you suffer, then!”
Steele was
ready to deliver another blow in Balto’s body when white wolf ascended behind
Balto. Steele stopped in amazement.
“Stop doing
that, Steele...” Aniu whispered and Steele really stopped, maybe for her voice
was silent but powerful.
She looked
at her son and nuzzled him. “You will be allright, Balto...”
But
Steele’s shock was soon replaced by the anger. “Who the hell are you? Friend of
this mutt? Stand aside or I will kill you too!”
Aniu shook
her white head. “No, Steele... You won’t.”
“AND WHY DO
YOU THINK SO??!!!” Steele shouted.
“Because
there is something you should know...” Aniu said firmly.
“I AM NOT
INTERESTED IN-“
“But you
are.” Aniu interrupted him. And it wasn’t convincing but direct order.
Steele’s
body acted in completely different way than his head wanted. He sat down but
shivering with anger. Aniu gave all her attention to Balto, who stood up
slowly.
His wounds
weren’t as deep as he thought. Steele didn’t want to kill him quickly.
“Behold...
you wanted to shed blood, but the only blood you shed was yours, Steele...”
“WHAT?”
Steele shouted, “I JUST-“
“As I said,
there is something you two should know...” Aniu sighed.
“His
blood... my blood...” Balto whispered, “But... that cannot be!” he yelped then.
Aniu looked
at them: “It can... Steele, Balto... you have one parent in common...”
“WHAT!?”
Steele and Balto shouted at the same moment.
Aniu
nodded. “I know your father. He was purebred husky, sledge dog, one of the best
but one day he got lost in snowstorm and I found him lying half dead near my
den. I took him in and... We instantly fell for eachother.” She glanced at
Steele. “You look like him a little bit, Steele. He had the same markings as
you have, but he was thinner and not so muscular.”
Steele
scowled. He didn’t believe that story, but Balto seemed he did.
“He stayed
with me till born of you, Balto... but then he left and I have never seen him
again...” Aniu sighed. “But before he left, he told me a lot about his life.
He was the
lead dog and you could say he was ideal leader. His teammembers trusted him and
loved him, because he never let them down or in troubles. And because he was so
good, his master mated him with one husky your father knew well. And... They
had only one pup...”
Aniu looked
at Steele.
“Me?” asked
he, but he didn’t believe it at all. Aniu nodded and continued.
“And one
day, he and his team got lost in snowstorm... They thought he was dead; they
were searching for him, but gave up quickly. And the rest you know.”
Balto’s look
slipped down to the ground and after a while he asked: “What was he like?”
Aniu
expected something like this. “He was loyal, unselfish and willing to help
everybody. His heart was opened to everybody who needed it and he claimed
everybody should get even the third chance. Like you, Balto. But sometimes he
was little big headed and determined to achieve his goals at all costs. Sounds
familiar, Steele, no?”
Steele
smirked. “So, do you want me to believe I inherited all these bad ‘qualities’?
Don’t waste your breath, ‘cause I don’t believe you a word...”
“No... You
inherited his strenght and speed, while Balto got his loyalty, love for the
others and modesty... and that doesn’t mean you can’t be the same as he was,
Steele.”
Balto
looked at Steele: “She is right, Steele...”
“Well... I
am not so sure!” Black and white husky smirked. Aniu didn’t say a word, came
near him and whispered. “Your first word was dad... he called you my Steely and
you loved chewing his front left paw. And your favourite toy was his collar. Or
do you want me to say more?”
Steele
wanted to oppose, but something inside his head told him it wouldn’t be the
best thing. Not arguing with this white wolf.
“So... I
guess... I am Balto’s step-brother.”
“You’ve
said it, Steele.”
“And now...
try to be like your father.” Aniu smiled. Steele sighed. Like his father.
“I am
sorry, Balto... I acted like fool. I was just full of myself and I didn’t take
care about the others. Can you forgive me?”
Aniu smiled
and nodded at Balto, who knew what she wanted to hear. “I forgive you, brother,
you deserve second chance.”
His wolfish
eyes met Steele’s blue ones. “Brother...” Steele whispered.
Jenna was
waiting for Balto. To be exact, she was really nervous. He left long time ago
and he didn’t say why. She waited outside the house she lived in. And suddenly
she saw two familiar shapes in distance. One was Balto, she was sure. And
second... Steele.
But this
time it appeared they weren’t fighting each other, but they acted completely
different.
When they
came nearer, Jenna noticed something big happened.
“Jenna... I
want introduce you to my step-brother.” Balto smiled.
“What?”
Jenna yelped. Now she thought Balto lost his mind, but... no. That wasn’t joke.
That wasn’t Balto’s style.
“Jenna...
he is right.” Steele said as he saw her doubts. “We were surprised, too. And...
I want to apologize for being like I used to be.” Jenna glanced at Balto, who
nodded slightly and replied: “You made mistakes, Steele, but who didn’t? I hope
we can be friends, despite all what happened.”
Evening
came. Balto and Steele, once enemies, now were sitting in front of the boiler
room.
“Heh,
silly... I tried to kill you in the morning and then she told me you were my
brother, Balto... this day was really weird. If I knew you were my brother
before, then-”
Balto
nodded. “It was. It’s all right. But still I can’t realize I have older
sibling.”
“You are my
little brother and I won’t let anyone hurt you, okay?” Steele winked.
“And you
are the big one.” Balto grinned.
Once
enemies... now brothers. Aniu smiled. It was something they should have known.
And they knew it now...
The
end...