"A dog cannot make this journey alone… but maybe a wolf can."
And he went on to the sled team alone. He then fought Steele… or rather, Steele fought him before falling off a cliff with Jenna's bandana. After that he made his way back home… until he fell off a cliff with the medicine.
But not like that stopped him. He then climbed back up and, with the help of the sled team, managed to get the medicine back on the sled. After that, they continued on home till an avalanche happened, but luckily the cave had an exit that brought them closer to Nome.
As they went on their journey, icicles fell upon them, but they managed to escape unharmed… or almost unharmed. The sled did take a beating and the box did have a crack in it where a vial fell, but other than that, they were alright.
When they were close to home, they saw the 'Northern lights' which was created by Jenna using some bottles to show the way back home for Balto. As he got closer he howled and everyone became excited and hated Steele and whatnot.
Balto and Jenna then did the do and now have six pups.
Two wolves are staring at each other, one smiling while the other is wide eyed. Finally, the wide eyed one spoke.
"Um… what the heck was that?"
"That was a brief summary of the Balto movie we weren't in."
"Um… Balto movie? What are you talking about?"
"I just told you. You can't be that retarded."
"Great, here we go again. Look, that Balto movie you were talking about is actually real life. So stop giving us brief summaries of what happens when we already know what happens."
"But-"
"Just shut up!"
Wolf
"Never be afraid of the predator. Fear is what brings it to you faster. Instead, be like the predator. Be brave and strong. If you do that, you might just survive."
The struggle for life surrounds us. We humans think we are so safe in our homes that we forget about the struggles of life. How a pack of wolves take down a moose who can so easily crush their skulls and throw their frail bodies around like a ragdoll or how orcas launch assault after assault on whales and risk injury every time they do.
Life is around us and we think we are immune to everything. But the only thing humans fear is the unknown. Sure there are phobias that have to do with spiders and snakes and needles 'Oh my' but every one fears the unknown.
The unknown does not mean not knowing an answer to a math or science problem. The unknown means what hides within Mother Nature's lair? What will you find when you walk into the forest? Will you live and be able to go home once more… or will the unknown take you in, hold you down, and snuff out the light within you once and for all?
Sure we have tools to fight the unknown. Guns and bows. But there are times when we humans decide less is all I need. Perhaps you weren't thinking when you decided to bring that .22 revolver… and now you're face to face with an adult brown bear who is rather pissed that you're near her cubs.
In this story, Balto is put in the unknown and he has to do what it takes to survive. He'll face many adversaries along the way, but he must do what it takes to get back home.
I've been working on this story since Halloween so… sorry it's a little late. Anyways, this story is not meant to scare you, but it isn't a happy go lucky story either. Rather, it's a "Take it as you will" story. If it scares you, then good. If you think it is funny, good. If it makes you kill someone, bad.
Oh and that little section above the title of the story is the last purposefully placed comedic section of the story between my two OCs Hunter and Alex. Alex was the wide eyed wolf and Hunter was the one telling the story.
All adversaries in the story will be unnamed till the very end of the story. So enjoy.