" Chapter one, Old Reunions."

On a fresh morning, Boris and Stella's children are playing near the boat until Tod comes to tell his father about a visitor.

Tod: " Mommy! Daddy! There's a visitor!"

Boris: " Who could it be?"

Boris comes to the side of the boat and sees a wolf playing with Oceana.

Boris: " Who are you?"

Wolf: " You don't remember?"

Stella: " Silver Moon! What brings you around here?"

Silver Moon: " I just thought I'd come by and say hello! Bye the way, where's Balto?"

Stefanie: " Uncle Balto and cousin Kodi went on their mail run."

Danny: " Aunt Jenna is at her human's house."

Silver Moon: " No use going there, the humans will freak if they see me."

Sunset: " Why?"

Silver Moon: " Well, how to put this? Humans think that we'll attack anything that isn't family."

Oceana: " Is that true?"

Silver Moon: " No, you guys aren't my family and here you are ruffling your feathers."

Tod: " What'll they do if they see wolves?"

Silver Moon: " Uh, maybe I'll tell you when you're older."

Danny: " How do you know about this stuff?"

Silver Moon: " *sigh* I had a very bad experience when I was two weeks old."

Oceana: " Tell us!"

Silver Moon: " Are you sure? It's a pretty long story."

Stefanie: " We still have all day, it's morning."

Silver Moon: " *sigh* Very well. I remember...

                        " Chapter two, Memories."

There's a puppy, a white wolf cub. She's playing in the mud.

Wolf: " Silver Moon! Come here!"

Silver Moon: " Coming mommy!"

The puppy (now known as Silver Moon) heads toward a cave.

Silver Moon: " Yummy, yummy! Food!"

Island (a silver wolf and her mom): " Yes, now come over here."

Silver Moon: " Yum!"

Island lays down and starts nursing her pup. Once finished she gets up and eats her rabbit.

Silver Moon: " Mommy? Why are you eating a rabbit and not a deer?"

Island: " Ever since we left the pack, it's harder to hunt. Especially with your dad dead."

Silver Moon: " Why did we leave the pack?"

Island: " For safety purposes."

Silver Moon: " Can we play chewbone now?"

Island: " Just let me finish my dinner."

 Once Island finishes she starts playing with her cub. She spins around slowly and Silver runs around trying to bite one of her mother's legs, growling playfully. Once they stop playing it's already night, so Silver and Island go to sleep. While Silver is dreaming, her mother wakes her up and grabs her by the scruff of the neck.

Silver Moon: " Mommy? What's going on?"

Island: " The hunters are near, we've got to go! (she grabs Silver)"

 Island is running, trying to take her pup to a safe place. She runs between the snow, her paws lifting as she leaps in the fog. Island feels the hunters are near and worries for her pup, knowing that the most possible thing to happen, is, that they will not make it. She makes a hole that isn't big enough because it touches the hard ground sooner than Island expected.  There's no time and Island puts her pup in the hole.

Island: " I've got to go now, wait for me here and don't move."

Silver Moon: " What's going to happen, mama?"

Island lets out a tear.

Island: " I have to go to a dangerous place right now, I'll come back, remember everything I told you."

Silver Moon: " I'll wait mommy."

Island nuzzled her pup and licked her good bye. Then, she disappeared in the fog. Silver stayed there waiting, until, she heard a bang. She lowered her head and put her paws over her nose. Silver heard some footsteps and saw some figures in the fog. They were humans, she got scared and so, closed her eyes. The hunters passed by quickly, one saying, I think it's over here. Silver imagined what it would feel like if an animal got hit by a man's roaring stick. She stayed put and fell to sleep. The next morning, Silver got up and shook off the snow, it was snowing, but she stayed and waited for her mum. The fog had cleared up. Silver wondered when her mom would come back, so she waited and stayed there for three days, no matter how hungry she was. finally, she shivered with hunger and decided to go and look for a quick snack.

                    " Chapter three, On My Own."

 Silver Moon was out looking for something to eat as her stomach was growling incontrollably. She didn't see nothing but snow, until, Silver came upon a daffodail. The pup remembered her mom telling her something about eating flowers. She couldn't remember what her mom said, so, she took her chances and when Silver had the flower in her mouth, she looked surprised and remembered what it was. "Wolves don't eat flowers." Silver let the flower out of her mouth, it had few petals left and was covered with saliva. she licked her paw trying to get rid of the awful flavor. Then, the white and hungry pup started looking for something else to eat.

 Silver came upon a moose that was stuck in deep snow, poor Silver almost made a tunnel because of the deepness. She then jumped on a bark of wood and went over to the moose.

Silver Moon: " Excuse me, do you know where I can get some breakfast? I'm hungry." She gave him a look, hoping he would say yes.

Moose: " uh, there's food near a creek by here. Just keep going straight and when you see a bush that looks like a cloud go left."

Silver Moon: " Thank you!"

 Silver jumps off the bark and practically swims to the bush. There, the snow isn't that deep anymore. She remembers her mom saying that in a week, Silver is going to start eating meat. 

Silver Moon:" (thinking) I don't see any food. But there's water!"

 The puppy ran, drooling, to the river and started to drink from the crystal water. Then, something caught her eye. Fish! Silver saw the opportunity to eat something. Silver saw some rocks to cross the river and started to jump on them. When she jumped to the middle rock so she could try fishing, the cub slipped on the icy rock and fell into the river, being carried away. The river took her pretty far, until it stopped calming down, looking more like a creek. Silver got up and started to worry.

Silver Moon: " All I wanted was some food and now, I have to get back, mommy's gonna return soon and she won't find me."

 Silver started to shake off the water and shivering, she followed the river to the way she came from. It turned night and Silver hadn't even gotten to the meadow. The wet and hungry puppy was still shivering, and sneezed once in a while. Silver was too worried about not finding her mom to look for food. It was night and Silver Moon was tired. She was three weeks old and felt she had walked two miles. She fell to the snow, exhausted. Then, got up on her feet, remembering what it would feel like to sleep with her mom again. Silver then remembered her hunger, her stomach growling louder than it has her whole life, even if she was barely starting it. She decided to settle in, and, weakly, she made a hole and got herself in it, the snow blanket warming her. Silver felt she was with her mom and slowly, started to sleep.

  It was morning and a bump of snow started to shake and soon, Silver Moon was up, about and hungry. She looked at the river and growled and barked at it, trying to make herself look scary.

Silver Moon: " You're the reason I'm far from my mommy!"

 She stared at it, angry. Then, changed her mind, whimpering, wanting nothing more than being with her mother and drinking her warm milk,  full.

Silver Moon: " I'm sorry, I'm thirsty. I can't help it."

 She slowly walked over to the river, hoping that it would forgive her. Once seeing it didn't do anything, she began to drink its cold water. Silver was hungry, she wanted food. The poor girl didn't eat in four days! She continued walking up the river, hoping to soon see the meadow. After four or five hours, Silver Moon reached the meadow, happy at the sight. Silver decided to try and cross the river, hoping that she could find something at the other side. She jumped across the rocks, when the puppy was about to jump to the next rock, it started to snow. Silver worried, if she crossed the river, the rocks would turn icy, and she couldn't cross the river again for some while. On the other paw, if she stayed on that side, she wouldn't be able to find food and would starve. So, Silver made a decision and kept on crossing. On the other side, Silver started to run, it was already afternoon and she didn't want to spend another day hungry. Especially after having to cross the river, the whole reason she did that was to eat.

 Silver ran and found a berry bush, wondering if there was food there, she sniffed around it and through it. A rabbit passed running by her, she noticed it and saw her chance. Silver's mom was eating a rabbit the other day so she chased it, hoping to catch a delicious food. The white cub grew weaker with every step. Until, she couldn’t run anymore. There, Silver looked at the food that soon, disappeared. The puppy whimpered as loud as she could, hoping that someone would feed her and end this torcher. Suddenly, she heard and felt hooves pound. Silver Moon looked at the source and saw a herd of deer running towards her. The scared pup ran and hid in the berry bush she saw earlier. Deer pouncing ans hurrying as fast as they could. Suddenly, one of the deers fell down, being trampled by the rest. Soon, the wolves who were chasing the deer started to eat. They ate their part and then left, dragging the deer. Silver looked at the deer and though that, maybe they would help her. She was excited at the thought and ran out of the bushes, sniffing the scent and started to follow it. Pretty soon she kept up with the pack and quietly, she followed behind a brown wolf, as if she were Silver's mother. She kept on following her until her stomach growled.

  The puppy looked at the wolves who turned around. One was a black wolf, he looked like the alpha. She whimpered at them, hoping she would soon get back with her mother. The brown wolf she was following looked at the cub, then at the black wolf, and then back at Silver Moon. She have Silver a warm look and walked towards her. The white puppy was scared, and alone. She was shaking, hoping. The brown wolf sniffed her and gave a warm smile.

Brown wolf: " Poor girl, are you okay? Where's your mama?"

Silver Moon: " She...   I don't... I don't know. The last time I saw her she was trying to take me away from the...  the hunters."

Brown wolf: " Oh, you're so skinny, here, eat something."

Silver Moon slowly walked near the deer and began to eat."

Brown wolf: " When was the last time you saw your mom?"

Silver Moon: " Four days ago."

Brown wolf: " And when was the last time you ate?"

Silver Moon: " Four days ago."

Gray wolf: " Ouch."

Black wolf: " Why were you following us?"

Silver Moon: " I was hungry and I thought you could help me find my mommy."

Gray wolf: " You said the last time you saw your mom, she was trying to get you away from the hunters."

Silver Moon: " Yep!"

Tan wolf: " Oh no, um, honey, how to tell you this but um...         I don't think your mom is coming back."

Tears start to form in Silver's eyes.

Silver Moon: " What do you mean?"

Brown wolf: " Did you hear a bang after your mommy left?"

Silver Moon: " Yes."

Black wolf: " Well, the hunters have your mom."

 Silver Moon starts to cry and let tears out wanting her mom. She can't believe what she's hearing. The girl can't help it and buries her head in the brown wolf's fur. The wolf calms her down and holds her up, deciding to take the pup with the pack. On the way back Silver falls asleep, her tears starting to dry. Then, the wolves are back. But everyone pays more attention to the visitor. After a couple of hours, Silver Moon wakes up, everyone staring at her. She gets embarrassed and covers her nose in the snow. She looks up at everyone, wondering why they're staring at her. The black wolf gets in front.

Black wolf: " Welcome to the Aurora Clan.”

              "Chapter four, The Story Continues."

Silver Moon: " And pretty much that's what I remember."

Sunset: " Did you ever see your mom again?"

Silver Moon: " No. *sigh* I lived my whole life without her, although I dream about her. I see her and play with her in my dreams. I practically feel her."

Balto: " Wow. Three weeks old and you lost your mother."

Gooslings: " Uncle Balto!"

Silver Moon: " How long were you there?"

Balto: " We heard the whole story."

Silver Moon: " We?"

Kodi: " Yeah. Dad, mom and me."

Jenna: " Humans can be pretty mean sometimes. But Rosy isn't like that."

Tod: " What happened next?"

Silver Moon: " Todd, I already told you the whole story."

Danny: " But we wanna hear the rest!"

Balto: " Come on! What happened next?"

Silver Moon: " *laughs* All right, get ready with some popcorn because this is gonna take the whole day. Hmm, let's see. Oh yeah. Well, the pack took me in ever since I lost my mother...

        Silver Moon (as a pup) is in a cave with a reddish wolf taking care after her. Silver wakes up.

Wolf: " Hello, Silver Moon."

 Silver Moon looks at her, then looks away. She closes her eyes, and lets out a tear.

Wolf: " My name is Diane."

 Silver looks at her, pain and sufferment in her eyes.

Diane: " Well, how about we go for a walk? You need to get used to the pack."

 Silver looks at her and smiles a bit; She gets up.

Diane: " It's such a warm morning, don't you think?"

 Silver feels the air go through her fur and nodds in agreement.

Diane: " Do you know why we're the aurora pack?"

 Silver thinks a bit and then shakes her head.

Diane: " Every night the aurora seems to have followed us, we have a song for the night."

 Silver looks in awe, expressing "really?"

Diane: " Yes, It's beautiful. Have you ever seen the aurora?"

 Silver shakes her head again.

Silver Moon: " (thinking) But I've heard mama tell me about it. Mama."

 She lowers her head.

Diane: " How about we go see the alpha?"

 Silver thinks and starts trotting quickly to the cave.

Diane: " *laughs* I'll take that as a yes."

 There in the cave, the alpha comes, so does his mate, a brown with tan wolf.

Alpha: " Hello Diane, Silver Moon. Taking a tour?"

Diane: " The pup hasn't talked since she woke up, I thought a walk would cheer her up."

Alpha's mate: " Our son isn't home. He's playing with his friends."

Diane: " Oh."

Alpha: " Diane, we need you to do a favor. Silver can look for our son."

Diane: " Well... "

 Silver ran out the entrance and left.

Silver Moon: " Bye!"

Diane: " Well, what was that you wanted?"

 Silver Moon's running and she crashes into a puppy wolf, he's brown with tan and has grey markings around the eyes.

Silver Moon: " I'm sorry, I'm new here and...   Sorry."

 She runs feeling embarrassed. The cub catches up to her and stops her.

Wolf: " No problem, any one makes mistakes."

Silver Moon: " I'm Silver Moon."

Wolf: " I'm Miksa."

Silver Moon: " So, lets play!"

Miksa: " Yeah! We can play Hunt!"

Silver Moon: " Uh, how do you play?"

Miksa: " It's kinda like tag and hide and seek. You have to run from the hunter."

Silver Moon: " Then, lets play!"

 They soon started to chase each other, until the sun sets.

Alpha’s mate: “ Miksa! It’s time to come in!”

Miksa: “ Coming mom!”

Silver Moon: “ You’re the alpha’s son?"

Miksa: “ Yeah!”

Silver Moon: " Oh. Do you wanna play tommorrow?"

Miksa: " Sure!"

 Miksa runs towards his home and Silver Moon waves him good bye. Diane comes up to Silver Moon.

Diane: " Who was that?"

Silver Moon: " His name is Miksa."

Diane: " Oh, the alpha's son. Is he your friend?"

Silver Moon: " Yep."

Diane: " Maybe one day you'll be more than that."

Silver looked at her a bit confused.

Silver Moon: " What was the favor the alpha asked you?"

Diane: " You know we have a song, he asked me to teach it to you."

Silver Moon: " You mean?"

Diane: " You're now part of the pack."

 Silver Moon jumped for joy, barking around Diane.

Diane: " Here's the best part, in a month you're going to perform in front of the pack!"

 Silver couldn't believe it. Her mom obviously gave her this home, she was happy in it.  She now had a friend, for some reason she couldn't stop thinking about him, but it didn't matter.

Silver Moon: " When do we start?"

Diane: " Right now."

 So they both headed back to their cave. Diane showed Silver the song and then little by little, she learned it. Late into the night, Diane and the puppy were ready to sleep. Silver got up and looked outside their cave. There was a full moon.

Silver Moon: " A full moon. So that's what it is."

Diane: " Beautiful, isn't it?"

Silver Moon: " I've never seen a full moon. My mom said I was born when it was up."

Diane: " Well, now I know how you got your name. Your fur looks a bit silver."

Silver Moon: " It does?"

Diane: " Yes. You know, try not to think about her. You're still much too young."

Silver Moon started to howl the song Diane was teaching her.

Silver Moon: " How's that?"

Diane giggles.

Silver Moon: " What?"

Diane: " Look at you."

 The cub looked at her fur, and saw dancing lights of green, yellow, blue, purple and pink. She looked at the sky and smiled. There, danced the aurora. Silver looked at the aurora, then at Diane, then at the aurora. She began to run and try to touch the lights. Actually, it was a bit of a dance.

Diane: " *laughs* Come on! We have to go to sleep."

Silver Moon: “ *yawns* Yeah.”

  Silver Moon walked over to Diane, she got on her paws and went to sleep. Diane didn’t notice. Instead she was looking at the aurora. Soon, a snowflake fell on Silver’s nose. Then on Diane’s ear. She looked down and saw Silver Moon sleeping. Smiling, she picked up Silver Moon, and walked into the cave.

 Silver woke up, and saw Diane, blocking the sunlight. She barked, and Diane looked back.

Diane: “ Good morning.”

Silver Moon: “ Good morning.”

  Silver Moon got up and looked around.

Silver Moon: “ Breakfast?”

Diane: “ The wolves just went out to hunt.”

 Silver Moon put a frown, then one person crossed her mind.

Silver Moon: “ I’m going to Miksa’s!”

She leaves the cave.

Diane: “ (thinking) She obviously has a thing for him.”

 Silver Moon was running, then she almost crashed into another pup. She looked up expecting to see Miksa, but instead a black and white cub stood in front of her.

Cub: " Watch it!"

Silver Moon: " Sorry, I'm new here."

Storm: " I noticed. Name's Storm."

Silver Moon: " I'm Silver Moon!"

Storm: " Whatever, later!"

 Storm ran off, flicking her tail and raising her head in a flirty kind of way.

Silver Moon: " How rude!"

Miksa: " Silver Moon!"

Silver Moon: " Miksa! I was looking for you!"

Miksa: " I see you met Storm."

Silver Moon: " More like crash into. Is she always like that?"

Miksa: " Pretty much. She thinks she's the best because her dad is my dad's best friend."

Silver Moon: " Oh. You wanna play hunt?"

Miksa: " How about later, they just brought a big caribou."

Silver Moon: " Yum! Let's go!"

 Silver and Miksa race towards the cave.

Silver Moon: " Look at the size of it!"

 She opens her mouth to eat but Miksa doesn't let her,

Miksa: " What are you doing?"

Silver Moon: " I was about to eat breakfast."

Miksa: " The alpha always eats first. When he starts, the others can eat."

Silver Moon: " Oh, I didn't know."

 Soon enough, everyone is eating the caribou. When finished, Miksa pounces on Silver Moon.

Silver Moon: " Oh yeah?"

She flips him over and gets on him. They run around and pounce for the day. Diane looks at them, she smiles.

Diane: " I'm not surprised if they turn out to be mates."

 Diane calls Silver Moon for their lesson.

 A month has passed and Silver Moon has grown, the sun is starting to set but the whole pack is out. Silver Moon is a bit nervous.

Diane: " Don't worry. I'm sure you'll do fine."

Silver Moon: " That I hope."

 Alpha: " Silver Moon, the aurora has come and now is your time."

 She gulped and passed in front, the moon was up in the sky and all the wolves eyes started to glow, including Silver Moon's. She looked at them, her eyes being as light as her body. She sat down and looked at the moon, remembering her mother. The aurora danced around the sky as Silver started to sing. She sang with her heart, hoping her mom would hear her. Once finished, she put her head down and searched for Miksa, somehow, being near him always comforted her. then she walked by him to the cave.

Miksa: " You singed really well tonight."

Silver Moon: " Thanks. (she blushed)"

Miksa: " I've never heard anything like it."

Silver Moon: " Do you think the others liked it?"

Miksa: " There's no doubt about that, although Storm must be jealous."

Silver Moon: " *yawns* It's late, I should be at the cave."

Miksa: " Me too, see you tomorrow."

Silver Moon: " Night."

 Silver walked into the cave and lied down. She closed her eyes. The moon stood in the night with the aurora danced around it. It took the figure of a wolf. Then vanished in the aurora. The moon moved slowly and night turned day.

                       "Chapter five, Teenagers."

six months have passed ever since Silver performed in front of the pack. Two months ago, the pack has taken all their cubs hunting so they could observe.

Silver Moon: " Diane! Hurry up! Hurry up! Let's go! Now!"

Diane: " All right, come on, it's time to hunt."

Miksa: " Silver Moon! We're finally going to learn to hunt!"

Silver Moon: " I know! Isn't it exciting?"

Storm: " You know Miksa, I think you'd make a good hunter."

Miksa: " Uh, thanks."

Alpha: " Everyone! Let's go!"

Pups: " Yay!!"

 Soon eveyone in the pack is sniffing around an area.

Miksa: " You found something? *sniff*"

Storm: " *sniff* Not yet."

Miksa: " I was asking Silver Moon. *sniff sniff*"

Silver Moon: " *sniff* I think I got something."

 She runs into a bush, following the scent. Soon enough she returns barking.

Diane: " Silver Moon, what?"

Silver Moon: " I found a herd of deer!"

Alpha: " Lead the way."

  All the pack sees a big herd of deer grazing.

Alpha: " Very well. Miksa, Silver Moon, Storm and Diane will attack from behind and chase, the rest from the sides. If you see anyone hunting down a target, help him or her."

 All nodded and began the hunt. Diane and the others crept slowly from behind and started to hunt, the deer ran away trying to escape. Silver Moon spotted a baby deer that was a bit away from the herd, so she turned her direction and chased. It reminded her of chasing Miksa when playing hunt. Miksa looked back and saw Silver trying to catch the deer, he headed towards the faun and soon enough it was on the ground. The other pack members had knocked down a male deer.

Silver Moon: " Alpha! Look what we knocked down!"

Alpha: " Good job."

Storm: " Hmph, begginers luck. Not you Miksa, I bet you knocked it down and she took all the credit."

Miksa: " Uh, not really. Actually, Silver Moon almost knocked it down by herself. I just helped."

 Silver Moon blushes a bit.

Silver Moon: " Yeah! By letting it escape once you caught it!"

  Miksa grinned at the joke. He pounced on Silver Moon. Storm looked at him surprised, angry and confused.  She gets him off and starts chasing him. They run into one of the pack's cave.

Miksa: " Hey!"

Silver walks out of the cave. They get out and help drag the baby deer towards the cave. Soon enough all are feasting. Once finished Silver is on a hill looking at the sky.

Storm: " It's no use playing with him."

Silver Moon: " What are you talking about?'

Storm: " Miksa wants to be with me."

Silver Moon: " Then I won't stop you."

Storm: " Come on, he's just playing with you. Then he'll come with me and you'll seek your revenge."

Silver Moon: " I don't think it matters. Who am I to make his decisions?"

Storm: " *chuckles* That's just it. You think you're a princess getting whatever you want! This is life, everything has it's downsides."

Silver Moon: " What do you want from me?"

Storm: " I want you, to leave Miksa alone! He's wants to be my mate."

Silver Moon: " Nobody knows what he's thinking until he says it."

Storm: " Will you just be quiet and listen!?" There is no way he'll want to be your mate."

Silver Moon: " That can't stop me from being his friend."

Storm: " You know, you got a lot to learn."

 Storm heads off to her cave, Silver looks back up at the sky.

Silver Moon: " (thinking) Mom, help me with her. Maybe at least I could be her friend."

 She then gets up and heads to her cave.

Diane: " Have a tough day?"

Silver Moon nodds.

Silver Moon: " Storm and I had a talk."

Diane: " *sigh* She never stops until she gets what she wants."

Silver Moon: " It's annoying."

Diane: " A good night's sleep will help."

Silver Moon: " I guess you're right. Night."

Diane: " Good night."

 Silver Moon cuddles up and closes her eyes.

 Some eyes open up, and Silver, now almost fully grown, gets up and stretches. She lives in her own cave now, but still sees Diane frequently. Miksa and her sometimes look closer than friends, but not too close. Storm is always getting in their ways.

Silver Moon: " (thinking) Good morning, mom."

 She heads out her cave and drinks some water from a stream. Then she's knocked into the cold crystal water, while getting up she hears laughing.

Miksa: " Got ya! *laughs* "

Silver Moon: " Yeah, you got me. Now help me up!"

Miksa: " All right. Here, take my paw."

 Silver grabs his paw and pulls him into the water, getting out before he realizes what happens.

Silver Moon: " Who's the wet wolf now?"

Miksa: " I am."

  The white wolf shakes, getting Miksa more wet than he already is. Miksa tries to get out but Silver pushes him back in.

Miksa: " Hey!"

Silver Moon: " *laughs* NOW we're even."

Miksa: " So pushing me in the first place wasn't enough?"

Silver Moon: " No."

 Miksa splashes her.

Miksa: " Was that enough?"

 He splashes her again.

Miksa: " Is this enough?"

 She splashes him and they start a splash fight.

Alpha: " Miksa! Come here!"

Miksa: " *sigh* Yes dad."

Silver Moon: " Going so soon?"

Miksa: " Dad."

Silver Moon: " Oh."

Miksa: " I'll be back."

 He gets out of the stream and shakes.

 Later, Silver Moon is chasing Miksa. They run across some rocks in a river in a meadow. Soon they pass through some melted snow and a withered daffodail. Miksa notices that Silver Moon isn't chasing him anymore.

Miksa: " Silver Moon? Silver Moon!"

 He follows the trail to where he came from and there was Silver Moon lying on the snow, every ten seconds putting her pink nose in the snow.

Miksa: " Silver?"

Silver Moon: " Miksa, remember what I told you about my dreams?"

Miksa: " Every once in a while you see your mom."

Silver Moon: " I see her, I smell her, I practically feel her. This patch of snow, it has a faint smell...                     of her."

Miksa: " Sometimes, you wish you just could go back in time and never let this happen."

Silver Moon: " Why do hunters hate us so much? What did we do to them?"

Miksa: " If only they could see how some of us suffer."

Silver Moon: " Hopefully Aniu will find a way to do that. (a rain drop falls on her nose.) Oh."

  More rain drops fall until its pouring down.

Miksa: " We should find a cave until it stops."

 They get up and find a cave in some minutes.

Silver Moon: " (thinking) The scent will go away by the time this is over."

Miksa: " This could last all day, more clouds are coming so it should finish by tomorrow."

Silver Moon: " Well, we've got nothing to do, how about we play, chewbone.  Uh...  no uh...   forget it. Forget what I said."

Miksa: " Chewbone?"

Silver Moon: " I said forget it! *sigh* I'm going to take a nap."

 She goes a bit further into the cave and lies down.

Miksa: " (thinking) Chewbone? I've never heard of that game."

  Hours have passed and it's still raining. Night has fallen.

Miksa: " Silver, how do you play it?"

Silver Moon: " Play what?"

Miksa: " Chewbone."

Silver Moon: " *sigh* Miksa."

Miksa: " Sooner or later, you have to tell someone. I won't tell, promise."

Silver Moon: " *sigh* All right. Chewbone, is a game my mother and I invented. I don't remember who my father was, or how he looked like. Anyway, to play, my mom would twirl around slowly and I would run trying to bite her leg. The game was my mom's idea. When I was born I would chew her leg."

Miksa: " It's sad when you think about it. Now I know why you didn't want to mention it."

Silver Moon: " It's late so we might as well sleep."

Miksa: " *yawns* I noticed."

Silver Moon: " Night."

Miksa: " Mmhm."

Silver Moon: " (thinking) It'd be nice to be able to play it again mom."

 She cuddles up next to Miksa and falls asleep.

Miksa wakes up and yawns. He notices that Silver is cuddled in a ball next to him, and it stopped raining. He gets up and stretches. He heads out of the cave, not noticing that Silver was following him. He sees a rabbit and catches it, on his way back he jumps at a bark behind him. He looks behind and sees Silver Moon with the rabbit in her mouth.

Silver Moon: " Mmph mm mmm."

Miksa: " What?"

Silver Moon: " (she puts the rabbit down) I got you good."

Miksa: " Next time, try not to do that."

Silver Moon: " What's wrong? The puppy couldn't take the joke?"

Miksa grins. They eat the rabbit and head back to the pack.

Storm: " Miksa! I was so worried!"

Alpha's mate: " Where were you?"

Miksa: " We were playing around and it started to rain."

Silver Moon: " So we stayed in a cave for the night."

Diane: " thank goodness you're alright."

Silver Moon: " We're okay."

 All of them go back to their caves. Two months pass.

Miksa: " I have to choose a mate?"

Alpha: " It's best if you have one."

Alpha's mate: " Soon you'll be alpha. We're not young anymore."

Miksa: " How to do it?"

Alpha: " We'll choose some females and you'll see which one is best."

Miksa: " *sigh* Very well."

Alpha's mate: " Miksa, this is a tradition. You get to also choose the mate."

Miksa: " (thinking) At least I know my first contestant."

Silver Moon: " Be your mate?"

Miksa nodds

Miksa: " Unfortunately, Storm is going to be in the contest too."

Silver Moon: " I guess I'll take a chance."

Miksa heads off.

Storm: " You know, I'm going to win."

Silver Moon: " Well, you do need confidence."

Storm: " If you even try to win, I will track you down myself."

Silver Moon: " There's a reason for why Miksa invited me."

Storm: " And there's a reason for why you're dropping out. Still, I can't believe he'd choose someone as ugly as you."

Silver Moon: " Look who's talking."

 Storm growls and attacks Silver Moon, they're both growling and snarling.

Diane: " Oh no.  Storm! Silver Moon! Stop!"

 Storm holds Silver down.

Storm: " You're gonna wish you hadn't done that."

Diane knocks Storm off.

Diane: " What are you doing?"

Storm: " Leave me alone to finish her!"

She growled and jumped again at Silver, biting her in the paw. Silver yelps. Diane tries to get her off but she just bites harder.

Diane: " Help! Miksa!"

Miksa: " Storm! Get off her!"

Storm: " Oh, I will! Once I finish her!"

  They finally separated the two, Storm still trying to get at Silver. The white wolf licks her paw.

Alpha: " Do you understand what you just did?"

Storm: " Yes."

Alpha: " *sigh* Storm, attacking a member means death. But, I'll banish you. Dare you come back and I'll have no other choice."

Storm nodded. Miksa left the room and entered another cave.

Miksa: " Are you alright?"

Silver Moon: " Yes. So what happened?"

Miksa: " She's banished."

Silver Moon: " For once, I'm happy about that."

Miksa: " Me too, I have to admit. She was starting to get on my nerves."

Silver Moon: " You're not the only one."

Miksa: " Your paw will heal soon. Bye."

Silver Moon: " Night."

 He leaves. A week passes by and Silver's paw has healed.

Silver Moon: " This week was so peaceful.”

Miksa: " Hey, I need you to be at the main chamber later, 'kay?"

Silver Moon: " 'Kay."

 Later Silver Moon, a black wolf, twins with tan and black, a reddish brown wolf and a gray and white wolf are at the cave. Miksa, his mom and dad enter.

Alpha: " All of you have been chosen to see which is the best to be Miksa's mate. You need four things. Charmness, skills, loyalness and we'll also test how good you are with children. That is all."

Everyone heads out the cave. Diane meets with Silver Moon.

Silver Moon: " I'm kinda nervous."

Diane: " You'll be fine. Besides, you got nothing to lose."

Silver Moon: " You're right. The pack is more important anyway."

Diane: " Now, don't worry. I know Miksa will pick you."

Silver Moon: " That just makes me a bit more nervous."

Diane: " Calm down and don't worry."

Silver Moon: " You're right."

 She walks on. A month passes and everyone is doing well with the contest. Silver Moon is at a river, near a calm part of it. A black and white wolf appears.

Wolf: " Hello, who might you be?"

Silver jumped.

Silver Moon: " Oh, you startled me, *sigh* I'm Silver Moon and you are?"

Wolf: " Name's Flame. I've never seen a pretty girl like you around here."

Silver Moon: " Uh, that's cause I just found this place."

Flame: " You want to see a prettier place where we can be together?"

Silver Moon: " No thanks, I should really get back to my pack, they don't know I'm around here."

Flame: " We can start our own pack."

Silver Moon: " No, no. I have to go back."

Miksa: " Silver Moon! We've been...        Who are you?"

Flame: " I'm Flame and what are you? Oh, trying to steal my girl, huh?

Miksa: " Your girl?"

Silver Moon: " (whispering) I don't know."

Miksa: " Look, how about you leave?"

Flame: " Oh no way. I'm not going to let some mutt take away my girl."

 He walks in front of Silver. He gets a bit too close for comfort.

Miksa: " Leave her alone."

Flame growls and jumps at Miksa, just like Storm. They fight until Silver knocks Flame off and into the river. He gets up and sees the two wolves growling. He runs.

Miksa: " Are you okay?"

Silver Moon: " Yes, thanks."

   They both stay silent for a minute and then head back.  That night, Silver is looking at the stars. The moon being covered by the clouds so that her eyes aren't glowing.

Silver Moon: " Mom, today was rough, a bit. It's hard to live without you most of the time. But you found someone to take care of me, Diane is like a second mother. Still, it's hard. Sometimes, I feel like this is a nightmare and sooner or later it'll end. That's what I thought at three weeks old but, I found out this is the real world. Mom, I wonder if you can hear me."

 She sees a comet pass by.

Silver Moon: " *smiles* I remember in a dream that you told me every time I see a comet, a life comes to the world."

 She howls. Someone comes from behind her.

Miksa: " Thinking?"

Silver Moon: " It doesn't really matter. Miksa, why do we howl? At the moon I mean."

Miksa: " It's a tradicion ever since anyone can ever remember."

Silver Moon: " It is beautiful."

Miksa: " How about it?"

 By that time the clouds uncovered the moon. Making the wolves eyes glow.

Silver Moon: " Sure."

     They both howl, the aurora starting to dance in the sky. Then, another howl responds. Silver and Miksa howl, the wind passing through their furs.

Silver Moon: " I should sleep, it's late."

Miksa: " You're not the only one who's tired. *yawns*"

Silver Moon: " Night."

Miksa: " Good Night."

  Silver leaves.

Miksa: " (thinking) Should I tell her? Maybe tomorrow."

 He leaves and goes into his cave.  The next morning, Miksa looks for Silver Moon in her cave. She isn't there. He finds her but she runs off. They run for about a mile until Silver finds a waterfall. She trots near and dips herself in it.

Miksa: " (thinking) What is she doing? Her body will go numb!"

  Silver then puts her head in the water.

Miksa: " (thinking) Okay, now she's crazy."

 He comes out of the bush.

Miksa: " What are you doing?"

 Silver looks back.

Silver Moon: " Umm,    relaxing?"

Miksa: " You'll freeze!"

 She comes out of the water.

Silver Moon: " Nope. Look, go into the water."

Miksa: " What?"

Silver Moon: " Go into the water. Trust me."

  He walked near the waterfall and touched the water with his paw. He looked confused. It was...                         warm. Silver Moon got inside the water again, splashing Miksa.

Miksa: " It's warm."

Silver Moon: " It's kinda like a spring. I was taking a walk and I tripped and fell into the water."

Miksa: " How come you never told me before?"

Silver Moon: " I wanted to tell you but, I forgot. Hey, I have another surprise."

 She walked into the waterfall. Miksa stayed there, confused. Then Silver popped her head out and pulled Miksa in.

 They walked through an ice cave where crystals lit the way. The water was still warm. Then, the cave ends and they find a patch of white flowers in a meadow.

Miksa: " Wow. Look at all this."

Silver Moon: " isn't it pretty?"

Miksa: " Yeah."

  Silver gets out of the water and lays down in the field of flowers, blending.

Miksa: " You look just like a flower if it weren't for your nose."

Silver Moon: " Hmm. Hey Miksa."

Miksa: " What?"

Silver Moon: " Tag."

  She runs away and Miksa follows, when they're near the river Miksa trips and both roll into the water. Miksa on top and both touching noses. they blush, get up and stay silent not knowing what to say.

Miksa: " Oh! I wanted to tell you sooner but you came here."

Silver Moon: " What?"

Miksa: " Silver, I want you to be my mate."

Silver Moon stays there, surprised. Then, she smiles.

Silver Moon: " I thought you'd never ask."

 They get out of the cave. Soon they're back at the pack. Diane sees them both and figures out what happened.

Diane: " I knew you'd be together someday."

Silver Moon: " At first, I didn't understand what you meant."

Diane: " You were so little, don't be surprised."

Alpha: " Miksa!"

 He sees Diane and Silver Moon.

Alpha: " Did I miss something?"

Miksa: " Dad, about the mate thing."

 The alpha finally understood.

Alpha: " Where do you two plan to live?"

Silver Moon: " We're not sure, yet."

Alpha: " You'll find it soon. Son, this is a big responsibility, I hope you understand that."

Miksa: " I do dad."

Alpha: " Very well. Does your mother know this?"

Miksa: " No. not yet."

Alpha: " You be sure to tell her. There'll be a meeting at the cave, I want you two to be there."

Silver Moon: " We'll be there, sir."

Miksa nuzzled her.

Miksa: " Sure dad."

Alpha: " Good luck."

Diane: " *laughs* You two look so cute together!"

Silver Moon: " Ummm, thanks?"

Miksa: " It's hunting time. Come on, let's go."

 Silver nuzzled him. Then she passed by him, her tail brushing his chin. She trotted off.

Miksa: " I think I made a good decision."

Diane: " I think you did."

 She walks passed him to hunt. Miksa follows. Later, all the wolves are at the main chamber. Silver Moon sitting next to Miksa.

Alpha: " I'm sure all of you enjoyed the moose we knocked down. Now, we have good news. Miksa has finally choosen a mate."

 All the females start to whisper.

Alpha: " Silver Moon, is now the alpha's mate."

 Silver smiled and looked at Miksa, who had his jaws wide opened. Alpha? His father never told him that when choosing a mate he became the alpha. It must've been his time, after all, his father was starting to slow down. But, not enough. Miksa walked toward his father, Silver following as all the females envied her. It must've been because of her white coat. Silver wasn't bothered because of this. This was love, not beauty.

Miksa: " I hope to do a good job, although this was unexpected. I'll do my best to help my pack."

Silver Moon: " You now have a new leader, respect him as you yourselves would like to be treated."

 She knew that she also would have responsibility. Especially if they'd have pups.

                               "Chapter six, A Dream."

Balto: " So you have a mate?"

Silver Moon: " Yes, that was about, five months ago."

Jenna: " Miksa sounds nice, I'd like to meet him. Have you had pups yet?"

Silver Moon: " No, not yet. We'd like to but, it still isn't the right time. The ex-alpha still lives, and so does his mate."

Oceana: " What about before the accident? Can you tell us what happened?"

Silver Moon: " *laughs* You guys just want to listen to stories the whole day, do you? That, I can't. I don't remember anything before it happened. Not even the packs name."

Stella: " That's to bad."

Boris: " What happened to Storm and this Flame."

Silver Moon: " I don't know. I heard some rumors about them being siblings though, they have the same coat."

Tod: " Is there anything else you can tell us?"

Silver Moon: " I already told you everything. *sigh* It's starting to get late, do any of you have food I can eat?"

Balto: " I have some sausages, you can have them."

 Silver was about to say thanks when her stomach said it for her.

Danny: " Whoa! Do it again! Do it again!"

Stella: " Danny! You should know better!"

Silver Moon: " Kids will be kids, I guess."

  Later that night, Silver is dreaming. She's in a beautiful meadow. It could be paradise. Her mom appears in front of her, smiling.

Island: " Hello, my little Silver Moon."

Silver Moon: " Hi mom. This is a dream, right?"

Island: " Yes."

Silver Moon: " Aww. I knew it was too good to be true."

Island: " I was listening to your story. I've seen it also. How you've grown."

Silver Moon: " I didn't really want to, but I didn't want to be rude."

Island: " You know, this dream. I wanted to tell you what happened before the...      thing."

Silver Moon: " Uhh,"

Island: " Look, sweety. This dream, what I tell isn't something your head is making up."

Silver Moon: " I believe you."

Island: " Very well. Come over here."

  She walked over to a crystal glistening lake and sat down. Silver did the same.

Island: " Look into the lake. What do you see?"

Silver Moon: " I see, water, and a reflection of a white wolf with a black nose and black on the tip of her...        ears. Just like Aniu's description!"

Island: " Now, this lake shows a reflection of stories. But it doesn't exist. I won't tell you the storie. You will see it and hear it yourself."

  Aniu layed down half smiling and sad. A newborn puppy was nursing. Next to it was another one, not moving. A brown husky walked in, followed by a silver wolf and a brown and white wolf.

Husky: " My son. He's as beautiful as his mother."

Aniu: " You could've had a daughter, she didn't survive."

Husky: " *sigh* It's a shame, but we still have a survivor. What'll we name him?"

Aniu: " I was thinking of a name, Balto."

Husky: " It's perfect!"

Silver Moon: " Balto? It can't be. Can it?"

Island: " It is. You knew Balto before the accident. He was your first friend. Aniu was my friend too. The brown and white wolf you see is your father. His name was Stripes. Now listen to what is happening."

Island: " Balto, it's a nice name. Stripes and I want to tell you something."

Aniu: " What is it, Island?"

Stripes: " We're going to have puppies of our own."

Husky: " That's great! Balto will have some friends to play with!"

Stripes: " It was a good moment to anounce it."

Aniu: " He'll be so happy. He's going to have a great start."

Island: " We hope so too."

 Two months later, Stripes is pacing outside his den. His puppies are coming! Balto is playing around will Aniu sitts waiting. Finally, Stripes is aloud to come inside and see his new family. There, Island is resting a bit while a white cub with a pink nose is nursing.

Stripes: " Only one?"

Island: " Yes, but it was tiring to get her out. Still, it was worth it. And on a beautiful night."

 They nuzzle each other. Silver finishes nursing and goes to sleep. Balto and Aniu come in.

Balto: " That's the pup, mama?"

Aniu: " Yes, Balto. Island, Stripes, she's beautiful."

Island: " She's white, like you. How about we name her Aniu?"

Balto: " No, how about Silver Moon? Like the moon outside."

Stripes: " Yes, our little Silver Moon."

Island: " Balto, say hello to Silver Moon."

Balto: " Hello Silver Moon."

Aniu: " Two new members in two months. How time flies!"

Balto: " Papa is flying right now, isn't he mama?"

Aniu: " Yes, he is."

Island: " Let's not think about sad times."

Aniu: " It's true."

 Silver Moon has finally opened her eyes, she inherited her mother's blue saphire eyes. She can't yet talk or walk but barks a lot.

Island: " Silver, I have to go to visit a friend and it's too far to take you, your father will be back so I'll leave you here for a little while."

 Silver just barks and whimpers.

Island: " Silver, I can't take you with me. I have to go, be good."

 She leaves the cave. Silver doesn't want to be alone so she tries and gets up, then starts to follow. Her mom not knowing she's behind. Island walks a long way but Silver doesn't say anything and keeps following. Then Island passes deep snow that covers more than half her legs. Silver just follows even if she just learned to walk. When Island gets at a cave she hears a familiar bark behind her, she looks back and sees Silver Moon standing there as if she wanted to play!

Island: " Oh, what are you doing here? Are you standing? Oh my gosh, Silver Moon!"

 She comes over and nuzzles her pup.

Island: " Well, now that you're here I might as well take care of you."

 They both go further the cave. That night Island tells Stripes what happened. Stripes looks at Silver Moon that's lying down playing with a cricket.

Stripes: " Really?"

Island: " Yes! One moment I left her at the cave and the next she's right behind me!"

Stripes: " Silver Moon! Come over to your dad!"

 She looks at him in a playful way and tilts her head.

Stripes: " Hmm, maybe she's not in the mood."

He talks with Island and hears a playful growl behind him. Stripes looks back and sees Silver there wagging her tail. Then she runs around and starts biting his hind left leg.

Stripes: " You weren't kidding!"

Island: " I know! Isn't it adorable?"

Silver Moon bites him once more and darts into the cave.

Stripes: " No arguing there."

 They walk into the cave. Days pass and Silver can finally play with Balto. One day she's into the snow, Balto walks by and Silver pounces on him.

Balto: " AHHH!!!"

  Silver runs into her cave while Balto runs after her, he catches up but doesn't reach her.

Silver Moon: " Mommy!"

 Balto stops and looks in awe at Silver.

Silver Moon: " Mommy! Mommy, mommy, mommy, mommy!"

Balto: " Mom!"

 He runs out of the cave. Island comes in and sees Silver.

Island: " Hello, Silver."

Silver Moon: " Mommy, he-llo?"

 Island widens her eyes. Silver Moon just said her first words! Aniu comes in with Balto.

Balto: " She said mommy, Silver Moon just said mommy!"

 Aniu sees Island standing still and looks at Silver Moon, who is confused with why they're making such a big deal about it.

Stripes: " Did I miss anything? I saw all of you gather around and wondered what...Island?"

Island: " She just said mommy."

Silver Moon: " (looks at her dad) Daddy!"

 Stripes takes a step back, her daughter again suprised them both. Silver looked at them all wagging her tail.

Balto: " Silver Moon! You said mommy, and daddy!"

Aniu: " Little Silver."

Silver Moon: " Mommy?"

 Island walks towards her pup.

Island: " Is there anything else you want to say?"

Silver Moon: " Balto!"

Balto: " That was really unexpected."

Aniu: " Kids never cease to amaze us, we all knew she would talk sooner or later."

Island: " Yet we act as it were the seventh wonder of the world, Aniu."

Silver Moon: " Aniu?"

Island: " Yes, little peace. Her name is Aniu."

Silver Moon: " Peace, that's the only thing I ever remember my father saying."

Island: " Yes, we used to call you peace. I was the first one to say it and then it spread. It was your nickname. White meant pureness and peace and that's what we called you."

Silver Moon: " So you called me peace when I learned to talk?"

 Island nodds.

Island: " Does anyone else call you that?"

Silver Moon: " *smiles* Only Miksa."

Island: " He is your mate. A nice choose by the way, he's very loyal and trusting. Like Balto."

Silver Moon: " So Balto's like a brother?"

Island: " Like a brother that was also your first friend."

Silver Moon: " So...when we met in the forest it wasn't a coincidence?"

Island: " No, my peace. It was fate."

Silver Moon: " Fate? Will this happen a lot?"

Island: " Yes, you already know what this is."

Silver Moon: " So, what other mischivness did I do?"

Island: " *laughs* Okay, we'll keep on watching."

 Silver Moon was singing to herself.

Silver Moon: " Give them hope. Give them life, don't let go; just hold on tight. Give them dreams, give them laughter. Give them a memory to remember."

 She moves to the side and doesn't notice Balto getting ready to pounce.

Silver Moon: " Bring happiness, rid sadness. Reach the stars and make them a gift. Help those in need, cure the sick ones. Go to heaven and bring the loved ones."

 Balto jumps out of the bushes.

Balto: " Gotcha!"

Silver screams as Balto pounces on her. Soon both are rolling in the snow. Balto ends up on a bush, paws in the air while Silver struggles to get her head out of the snow. Balto tries to get off the bush and ends up face first in the snow. He lifts his head and shakes as if nothing hapened.

Balto: " *laughs* I got you good!"

 Silver pops her head out.

Silver Moon: " Why'd you do that?"

Balto: " A little revenge."

Silver Moon: " When did I do that to you?"

Balto: " Lots of times before you could talk."

Silver Moon: " Gosh, you scared me."

Balto: " Yeah, I could tell when you screamed."

Silver Moon: " Thanks."

Balto: " What were you singing by the way?"

Silver Moon: " Nothing."

Balto: " Oh well."

Silver Moon: " Tag!"

 She ran off.

Balto: " Hey!"

 He ran after her.

Silver Moon: " That song, it sounds familiar."

Island: " Give them hope, give them life. Don't let go; just hold on tight. Give them dreams, give them laughter. Give them a memory to remember. Memories, such beautiful memories."

Silver Moon: " Bring happiness, rid sadness. Reach the stars and make them a gift. Help those in need, cure the sick ones. Go to heaven and bring the loved ones."

Island: " My peace! My daughter! You sing beautifully, especially with that song."

Silver Moon: " Wha? Uh, I just closed my eyes and sang it unconsciously."

Island: " Yes, your instints did that. That song... Now, let me show you about it."

Island: " My little peace, she's just that when she's sleeping. It brings such Tranquility."

Stripes: " It turns a night into heaven."

Island starts humming.

Stripes: " Island?"

Island: " Oh, sorry. It reminds me of a song that has been passed down for centuries. Give them hope, give them life. Don't let go; just hold on tight. Give them dreams, give them laughter. Give them a memory to remember.  Bring happiness, rid sadness. Reach the stars and make them a gift. Help those in need, cure the sick ones. Go to heaven and bring the loved ones. Dream a dream, live a life. Enjoy every moment that passes by. Make new friends, be with old ones. Put them all together and don't go and loose them."

Stripes: " Beautiful."

 They hear a voice.

Voice: " Dream a dream, live a lif. Enjoy every moment that passes by. Make new friends, be with old ones. Put them all together and don't go and loose them."

 Island looks towards the voice and sees Silver Moon layed down, sleepy and smiling.

Island: " Silver, you should be asleep."

Silver Moon: " But I wanna learn the song."

Stripes: " That's exactly what we'll do tomorrow."

Silver Moon: " Okay."

 She curls up and goes to sleep.

Island: " She's very energetic. *sigh* It's exhausting having to take care of her."

Stripes: " It's contagious. Aniu says that Balto has more energy than usual."

Island: " Let's hope it doesn't rub off on us."

Stripes: " I doubt it. Cubs are very playful at this age. I remember I used to be like that."

Island: " So she got it from you."

Stripes: " I guess, it's late. We should go to sleep."

Island: " Yes, Good night."

Stripes: " Good night."

 They nuzzle each other and go to sleep. The next morning Island is awakened from Silver Moon.

Silver Moon: " Wake up! Wake up! Show me the song! Show me the song!"

Island: " Okay, just let me get up."

 Silver gets off.

Island: " Now, it goes like this...

 Island and Silver are singing together, they sound as beautiful as crystal chimes being blown by a gentle, yet strong wind. Stripes is sitting next to them listening to the wonderful voices, they sound as precious as the aurora, even better than angels singing. Then, sadly, they finish and the serenity ends.

Stripes: " Beautiful, simply beautiful! I've never heard or seen anything better!!"

Island: " That was our first rehearsal also."

Stripes: " You sing so gracefully...  no one can describe it."

Silver Moon: " Did I sing well daddy?"

Stripes: " You sang better than that."

 Silver giggled and smiled as hard as she could.

Silver Moon: " It was unexplainable."

Island: " You still have that voice, an angel voice. Other than your fur it is your best feature."

Silver Moon: " Everything is my best feature. *sigh*"

Island: " Not fighting, or lying. You're stubborn, sometimes you do things before thinking. Silver, no one's perfect."

Silver Moon: " What happened to Balto before the 'thing'? And my dad?"

Island: " Balto, he wasn't really treated well. Mainly because he's half dog."

Silver Moon: " So I was his only friend?"

Island: " Oh no, he had other friends. But rarely played with them. Their parents didn't want them playing with a hybrid."

Silver Moon: " What about my dad?"

Island: " *sigh* Let's let the lake tell that story."

 Island was walking through the forest with her cub. She was showing Silver Moon their territory. It was best in case she got lost.

Silver Moon: " Mommy, I think something is following us."

 Island stops and sniffs the air.

Island: " Come on Silver Moon. Don't worry about it."

 She continued walking, ignoring the scent and the creepy feeling. Silver walked to the bushes and sniffed it. She ran towards her mother.

Silver Moon: " Mommy, it almost hit my nose!"

Island: " All right, nobody hurts my pup!"

 She turned around and saw a big black bear with shiny fur and glowing yellow eyes. There it standed, easily over towering Island and her cub.

Island: " Why didn't you tell me it was a bear?"

Silver Moon: " You didn't ask."

 The bear roared and Island immediatly grabbed the white pup and ran off, The bear chased.

 Island ran as fast as her legs let her. Her paws kicked snow as she jumped over an old worn-out log. The bear easily broke it and kept chasing Island. It could've already caught them if Island didn't make so may turns. The silver wolf kept running, not being able to pant with the cub in her mouth.

 She began to slow down and tire as she ran further. No! Her heart screamed as she gain speed and ran faster. Her body told her to slow down, but fear and mother instincts kept pushing her foward. Stopping meant death, any wolf knew that. Now wasn't a good time to at least slow down, her chance of survival was already low.

  Island made another turn as everything inside her burnt with pain. She ignored it as hard she could, knowing that her reward was life. Suddenly, the bear appeard in front of her. It stood on its hind legs as the two wolves watched, fear in their eyes. Island took some steps back. She should've brought someone with her.  Evrything happened too fast to react. The bear lifted it's paw and swung it at Island, not being able to stop it, she let go of Silver Moon, the white cub landing in the snow.

  Island looked at her until she bounced when landing. When still rolling hard, she crashed into a tree. The silver wolf heard something crack. She looked up and saw Silver standing scared as the bear walked closer and closer towards her. Island struggled to get up, but her hind legs wouldn't budge. She looked at Silver, she tried to get away, but the bear kept blocking her escape.

   Silver Moon tried until the bear showed his teeth and almost lift her into the air. She landed and tried to run, but tripped on a rock and fell into the snow. Silver got on her back and saw the bear, before she was able to do anything, it started to crush her with its paw. Silver struggled as the bear tried to put all the weight as possible. She started to cry out.

Silver Moon: " Mommy! Mommy! Help me! Please!"

 She shrieked and cried as the bear roared, Island looked at her daughter. She tried and tried to get up, but the encounter with the tree had hurt her badly. She let out tears as her daughter screamed.

Silver Moon: " Mom! Mama! Ah!"

Island: " Silver Moon! My peace! (whispering) Please, help her. Help her, help her get away safely. Please."

Silver Moon: " Mom! AHH! MAMA!!"

Island: " Leave her alone! Leave her!! Let her be! Get away you flea-bitten mangy bear! Get away! Monster!!"

  Island tried and tried, she barked at him and showed her bare teeth. Nothing else mattered. Not even her life, as long as that bear was away from her daughter, she'd be okay. She growled and barked at him. Her fur stood on end, she looked like a vicious rabid wolf who'd do anything. Finally, the wind responded and knocked down a pine. The bear looked back, getting his paw off of Silver and went to look.

 The silver wolf sighed. Silver Moon got up and ran, but the bear saw that it was nothing. He went after her.

Island: " Silver Moon!"

 The white pup looked behind and saw the bear. It raised it's paw and swung, but Silver jumped and bit down on its ear. The bear roared in pain and threw her in the air, he raised his paw and roared. A painful and moarnful howl was heard through out the distance. Stripes was talking to one of the elders when he looked to the source of the howl and saw birds flying away.

Stripes: " Oh no."

Wolf: " Stripes, Sirius, Katie, Rex, Storm, gather come with me. Thunder, gather more wolves and bring them towards the sound."

   All the wolves jumped off and ran into the wolves, Stripes hoping they weren't to late.

   Silver Moon feel to the ground and lay there, she didn't move. When Island saw this, she felt as if she was dying slowly and painfully. She looked at the bear and without a second thought she barked viciously at him, fur on end and showing her teeth. Eyes showed no mercy and if she had the chance, she'd kill the bear. The only thing she needed was the white stuff to look like a crazy wolf who killed it's family and will kill anyone in it's way.

Island: " What did you do to her!? WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER!? BEAST! SAVAGE! MONSTER! YOU'RE NOTHING BUT THAT!"

  She looked at him and kept barking and snarling and growling at him. Ignoring the fact that it walked towards her, ready to do the same. Just then some wolves jumped on him and bit him everywhere. The bear roared in pain. Soon more wolves came and did the same, all of them attacked him. The bear ran away being chased by them. One of the wolves that had bit him on the neck was Stripes. He and others chased the bear away, while others helped Island up. She had calmed down.

   Once back on her feet, she slowly limped towards Silver Moon. Island fell on her feet a few times, but she managed to get up. The puppy still didn't move. Island looked at her cub and nuzzled her. She started to cry, what she feared had happened. Balto was still picked on others, how was he going to take the fact that the newest memeber of the pack was now dead? What about Stripes? Their only daughter was gone.

Female wolf: " I'm sorry."

Island: " No, it was my fault. I should have brought someone else. This is what I get."

  She sobs over her pup, Island could only blaim herself. He sniffed and got ready to leave.

Other Wolf: " We should get going, that bear might come back."

Island: " Yes *sniff* I'm ready."

  She turns to walk away and a thought hits her mind. Island grabs her pup and carries her back. She wasn't going to let some monster eat her. As they walk, Island feels a soft movement in her mouth and hears a little whimper. She stops and puts the pup down, the others looking at her wondering what she's doing. Island licks her pup and nuzzles her, in response getting a whimper. All the wolves gasp and gather round. Silver Moon whimpered loud enough to be heard by everyone.

  Island smiled and grabbed her pup, some of the females congratulating her. Everything was going to be okay, Silver survived. She took a hard knocking, but survived. Still, Island wondered, would this change her spirit and make her a timid wolf? She hoped, her pup would let it by, or forget about it.

  The next day, Island was licking her pup's head as she rested in her cave. The wounds she got weren't too serious, but it let a scar in her mind she would never forget. The others still hadn't returned, Island was a bit worried. Stripes was with them, he had a family. He had to come back, but later, the entire pack received some bad news. Three wolves came back, injured and hungry, but glad that the mother and pup had survived.

  Turns out, Stripes and the rest of the wolves were killed. Island was devastated. Now Silver would have a memory haunting her, she was fatherless. Later, Aniu goes to see her friend. Silver Moon was sleeping, still much too weak from the fight.

Aniu: " Island?"

Island: " Come in."

Aniu: " I'm sorry."

Island: " It's okay, Silver's the one I'm worried about."

Aniu: " I'm sure she'll get through it. Balto also lost his father, remember?"

Island: " Yes, but he never knew him. *sigh* I'm just afraid Silver will wake up and ask where his father is; telling her will be the tough part."

Aniu: " Balto has told me that question so many times, I don't know what to say either. No mother does."

Island: " I just hope this doesn't change her life and make her timid."

Aniu: " *sigh* It could happen, maybe it won't. Only time will tell."

Island: " Have you ever told Balto what his father is like?"

Aniu: " He loves to hear those stories."

Island: " How about we make a promise?"

Aniu: " Yes?"

Island: " We help each other when ever we need it."

Aniu: " Deal."

Silver Moon: " So my dad was killed trying to save my life?"

Island: " It's sad but true. There's one more thing you should know."

Silver Moon: " What is it?"

Island: " What happened before the hunters got to me."

Silver Moon: " What do you mean?"

Island: " You'll see soon enough."

 Silver was running around, her mother had already told her the truth. At first, the puppy cried a lot, but now she's gotten a bit used to it. She kept on runnning, Balto and her were playing hide and seek. And she was it. Silver ran by some bushes, but backed up. She caught a scent in there. The pupy was still learning to track down, thinking it was Balto, she poked her head through the bush. Only to see a big hound growling at her. Silver Moon screamed and ran towards her cave.

  In the distance, she could hear more dogs barking and running. She panted as she got to the cave. Island came out and saw the horrified Silver Moon and the dogs coming at them. She howled to let the others know and grabbed Silver Moon. Then, she ran off.

  Balto heard a gunshot nearby and he ran towards his mom. They heard a howl and knew what happened, Hunters. Balto was big enough to run on his own, so he followed his mom through the bushes as they neared to warn the rest of the pack. All the wolves were with their cubs. So far, Silver Moon was the youngest in the pack. He saw Island come with Silver in her mouth, running as more gunshots were heard.

  All the puppies were whimpering and crying, including Silver Moon and Balto. All the wolves looked up to the alpha. He reunited the best fighters of the pack. Soon enough the female's were in a den with their cubs. It was more of a tunnel. But it was big enough for comfort. It also had a back entrance, in case the plan backfired. It did. The hound who had the encounter with Silver Moon caught some scents that led to the tunnel.

 It barked at its master and soon more dogs joined and started to dig. The females and their cubs got out of the cave but hunters were headed their way. They ran towards a chamber that was almost never used. On the way some of the wolves were...caught.

  Cubs whimpered as their mums shushed them. One of the hunters was exploring around and found the cave. He gathered the dogs and all of them headed towards it, ready to gain some furs. Every single one of the wolves blocked the entrance, ready for anything. Hunters clicked their guns and pointed, while dogs charged at the wolves. Fights were everywhere, humans were winning this battle.

  The females had no choice but to run out of the cave and escape. They did it all at once so the hunters would get confused. Island was still recovering from the injure from the bear fight. Aniu was going with her, but some wolves separated them. They would each go in the opposite direction. Island was pushed farther and farther way from Aniu. They had no choice and ran away.

   Aniu headed for a town called Nome, but she didn't really know this; while Island went further into the mountain range. Both of them promised each other that they'd meet again, not knowing that fate would break it. Once Island was at a safe distance away, she looked back at what was left of her clan. Many wolves were still left, but they were getting shot fast. She noticed a couple of hunters and their dogs tracking Aniu who was getting farther way from the two legged creatures.

  Silver Moon was crying as all this happened. Balto was too also, but nor she or her mother knew this. It happened too fast, they were playing an innocent game of hide and seek and then it's a matter of life or death. Another gunshot was heard as Island ran off, not knowing that hunters were tracking her as well and would leave a bigger scar  for Silver Moon as Island raced off, letting out a tear.

Silver Moon: " So that's what happened to Aniu and Balto?"

Island: " Yes, my dear. Time went by too fast to control. Other wolves have also suffered this."

Silver Moon: " I know, but I never met any of them."

Island: " It's horrible, but it's true."

Silver Moon: " I just wish I could wake up and see that this was all a nightmare. But it's lasted too long to be true."

  Island starts to walk away.

Island: " Good bye, my peace."

  Silver Moon wakes up, she's still at the wrecked boat's deck. She gets up and starts to think.

Silver Moon: " (thinking) No, I don't want to wake them up."

 She looks at the sea and jumps of the deck, Silver barely makes the juimp.

Silver Moon: " Now to find a place to think."

  She runs off towards the woods, she keeps running looking for a good place. Why did she wake up from one of the best dream as if it were a nightmare? As she runs, memories from the bear fight come into her mind.

Silver Moon: " Mommy! Mommy! Help me! Please! AAAAHHHHH! (she cries)"

Island: " Leave her alone! Leave her!! Let her be! Get away you flea-bitten mangy bear! Get away! Monster!!""

Bear: " ROOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRR!!!!!!!!!"

 Silver falls on the snow.

Island: " What did you do to her!? WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER!? BEAST! SAVAGE! MONSTER! YOU'RE NOTHING BUT THAT!"

Island: " (to Aniu) We'll help each other when we need it."

Aniu: " Deal."

  All those thoughts and more ran through her mind as she raced in the the forset looking for a place to think. Later, she's at a cliff looking at the moon, it's pretty close to the mountains.

Silver Moon: " (thinking) Bears, hunters, hounds, dogs, death, gunshots, hunger. Nothing but misery. Still, I went through all that when I was less than three weeks old. I also had my happy moments. surprising my parents with learning how to walk and talk. A nickname, a song, a game, finding friends. My life has been quite an adventure since the start. Is it like this with every canine? Maybe with Balto also. I wonder why he never told me this. Maybe he also forgot what happened. I guess it doesn't really matter. Of course it matters! I mean, he's Aniu's son! *sigh* Now is when I feel like talking to him. Then again, I have always been a little weird. Apologizing to a river.Miksa says it make's me look more cute. Oh gosh it's almost morning. I might as well get back."

  She climbed down as thoughts poured into her mind. When almost at the boat, it's still early. But she sees a brown figure in the distance.

Silver Moon: " What's Balto doing at this hour?"

  She trots of and sees Balto.

Balto: " Silver, I wondered where you were."

Silver Moon: " What are you doing up this early?"

Balto: " I guess I got some of your extra energy."

Silver Moon: " Just like in old days."

Balto: " What'd you say?"

Silver Moon: " Nothing. Hey, Balto, can I talk to you?"

Balto: " Sure."

  Silver told him the whole story except that he was in the story too.

Balto: " So much happened before the accident."

Silver Moon: " Yes, and one more thing happened before I was born."

Balto: " What?"

Silver Moon: " You were born."

Balto: " Uh, I am older than you."

Silver Moon: " No, I mean. My mom was your mom's friend. We lived in the same pack. You were my first friend."

Balto: " You know, when I first saw you, I thought you looked familiar."

Silver Moon: " In the "I'm Aniu" sort of way or "I've met you before" way."

Balto: " "I've met you before" way"

Silver Moon: " That's exactly what I thought too."

Balto: " Lots of stuff happens in life but, I never thought it'd be like this."

Silver Moon: " Neither do I. So, my mom and your mom made a promise that they'd meet each other again. Do you want to keep their promise?:

Balto: " Couldn't have it any other way."

         They walked into the boat as two comets flew by crossing each other under the moon.