Kodi was wondering through the forest a distance away from Nome. He never really got to discover outside of Nome at his own pace. Being out by himself was really nice, because he got to discover things he never noticed while he was just running right by them.

Aleu set out with a few wolves a few nights ago, but she lost them. She wandered and looked in so many different places, but she couldn't find the wolves she set out with or her pack. Eventually, she just started wandering aimlessly just hoping to find some safety.

Steele, to this day, never got his respect back and is STILL seeking revenge. He's been waiting for the time to strike. Though it's been damn near 4 years, he hasn't found the right time to get back at Balto. But what if… just maybe… his kids could take the blame for it?

It would be such an evil stunt. More evil than trying to kill Balto to keep his reputation, letting potentially the whole town die of Diphtheria. Balto would suffer worse than just simply dying or becoming an outcast again.

Kodi came upon a chunk of metal sticking out of the ground. He gripped it with his teeth thinking it was something cool. He pulled it up. It wasn't cool. It wasn't even metal, it was just glass.

"Oh God! It smells terrible! There's some rotten water in there!"

He was getting hungry. This water wasn't normal water. He sniffed it again.

"It smells like that liquid some of the grown humans like to drink sometimes…"

Kodi's stomach growled again.

"I'll take my chances."

He tilted the bottle back and drank it. It didn't taste that bad. He let out a burp from the carbonation. He then felt light headed.

"Ah! What's happening!?"

Now the world started spinning around him. He fell to the ground. He started laughing. Ground… what a funny word.

"What's gotten into me?"

He heard a dog scrambling through the trees.

"Hey! Whoever that is, you're cool!"

"Hey Kodi!" a black dog said coming out of the trees.

"How do you know my name? Why are you swirling around weirdly? Or is that my vision?"

"I heard you're one of Balto's kids!"

Kodi started laughing, "My dad has a funny name!"

"Go home, Kodi! You'll get hurt out here! You're lucky I'm giving you advice! Now go through those trees, and you'll be on your way!" Steele

said trying to lead him to a trap.

"Nah, I'm just gonna sleep! 'Night!"

Steele growled. Though he could pick Kodi up and carry him, but his back still hurt from a fall last month. Hell, his back still hurt from the fall

almost 4 years ago.

"Come on, Kodi, don't get mauled by a bear!"

"Heh, bear! Football is funny! The Chicago Bears!"

The Chicago Bears brought back memories from the newspapers. The humans would talk about stuff, teams like the Bears and Packers. It

brought back memories. He started to rage.

"GET UP RIGHT NOW!"

"Hey, what's wrong with football?" Kodi asked obeying Steele's orders.

The weird mode he was in was gradually wearing off, but he still couldn't process anything going on.

"Well, nice talking to you, I gotta find my grandson before he gets attacked by a group of house cats," Kodi said.

"Hey! This isn't the last of me!" Steele yelled.

"There's more than one of you!?"

Kodi tripped and stumbled down a hill. A small rock pierced into his arm. Little did he know that until this weird mode faded more. His thinking

was kicking back in.

"Oww! How did this stab my arm?"

He pulled the sharp part out and set it down.

"I fell a large distance. Who was that guy? What was wrong with me?"

He shook and started walking again. He heard a howl off in the distance.

"Great! I just encountered a wolf it seems! Lucky me, he didn't kill me!"

Kodi heard the howl get closer.

"Now is probably a good time to start heading home…" Kodi said as he bolted off.

He went through multiple trees and then realized something. He was lost. He ran at redline. He was in a dead sprint in panic not even

knowing he was going in circles. Eventually he ran into a tree and fell to the ground.

Aleu picked up a familiar scent. A monster! An idiot! A scumbag! It was him! Her father's worst enemy! She wanted to go in and attack, but

she wasn't young and dumb anymore, she knew to keep her distance! She needed someone else to take him on. Where was her damn pack

when she needed them?

She howled again trying to draw Steele to her. It wasn't working though. She gave up and started walking again.