Chapter 1 - A New Friend
"Oh, Balto... it's so beautiful! You're so sweet!" Jenna exclaimed, licking Balto unstoppably as she gazed at the snowy scene before her.
"Hey, I told you I had a surprise vacation spot for us!" Balto exclaimed, with a smile from ear to ear. Jenna eventually pulled away from Balto and started to explore the site. "And the best part is... the weather is supposed to be clear until we get home. That means no snowstorms."
"Good. Because you remember what happened last time," Jenna said, referring to Balto's journey to find Aleu, getting caught in a snowstorm on the way home.
Balto put on an innocent smile and said, "I love you, honey."
Jenna rolled her eyes and said worriedly, "Oh, please... don't even try that, Balto. I was very worried about you! And then I was mad because you got so sick. And to top it all off, I didn't get to say goodbye to Aleu!"
Balto sighed and licked Jenna to comfort her. "Jen, I'm sure we'll see her again."
"I can only hope."
Then Boris walked onto the scene. "Oh, please, Balto, you and I both know that she's ne--"
Balto interrupted him by sitting down on his head hard. "Say one more word and you're wolf chow."
He then sat up and glared at Boris. "Understood?" he asked.
Boris gulped and said, "Yes, whatever. I'll be over there," he said, pointing to the small icy cave. He then walked over, mumbling something about pickled herring. Balto smiled and rolled his eyes and then turned to Jenna.
"Why is Boris even here? We were supposed to have a quiet vacation."
"I know, honey... he must have followed us here." He then licked Jenna again comfortingly and said through gritted teeh, "He can be very frustrating sometimes. But you get used to it."
"Yeah. Right."
Then they saw a ram coming down the mountain... well, falling, rather.
"Ouch- oof! Ah- ow!" he cried every time he hit something. He eventually fell down onto the ground right in front of Balto and Jenna.
"Uh... sorry about that. I... kinda fell," he said worriedly. "You're not gonna hurt me, are you?"
Balto smiled at him and stuck out his paw. "Not at all. Name's Balto and this is my wife, Jenna." The ram shook his paw and then shook Jenna's.
"Oh, that's great. Usually the wolves I meet wanna rip me apart."
"Well... actually... I'm only part wolf."
"How is that? That's impossible."
"No it's not... my mom was a wolf, my dad was a dog."
"Oh. Well that's not so bad. I'm not gonna judge you for what you are," the ram said nicely.
"Thanks. Most people do, though."
"Well that's just not fair. Not fair at all."
"Yeah. Anyway, what's your name?" Balto asked.
"Oh, sorry, I plum forgot. My name's Aries."
"Where did you get that name from"
"I really don't know."
"And what about your wife? she sure doesn't look like a wolf."
"She's not. She's a purebred husky."
"Oh, that's nice. You are very pretty, Jenna."
"Aw, thank you, Aries!" she exclaimed.
He smiled and then said to Balto, "So how long do you plan on being here?"
"About four or five days."
"Oh... you need to leave now."
Balto and Jenna furrowed their brows uncertainly.
"Why?" Jenna asked.
"Because... this is a volcano. And it is active."
"So you're saying it could erupt any minute?" Jenna asked. Aries nodded his head slowly.
"But what are the chances of that happening?" Balto asked.
Aries said nothing as Balto and Jenna heard a rumbling sound. They looked around and saw some snow falling.
"Oh my dog... Aries, can you--" But he stopped in mid-sentence. Aries had disappeared.
End of Chapter 1
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Jenna looked down and Balto and nudged him comfortingly