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Disclaimer: I do not own any characters of the Balto movies. I do own the additional characters though (with the exeption of Colleen and Zoe), and permission is needed for use of those characters. Please Enjoy.
A dark shadow creeps over the town of Nome, as winter starts to set in. All windows closed, fires burning in the houses, and streetlights turned on. But just outside the reach of the flickering streetlights, a dark creature makes his way into town. He looks up at the moon, shakes his head, turns around and walks back out, making his way back to the forest.
'Come on Zoe, keep up like this and you'll be the slowest of the group.' Aleu, Kodi and Balto laugh as Zoe tries to keep up with the now 13 months old Tirza. 'You know I'm just a cat right', Zoe cries as she drops herself into the snow. 'Come on Tirza, that's enough. Let Zoe catch her breath.' Tirza grins at Kodi, her favourite uncle, as she walks away. 'She seems happy. Happier than usual to be honest', Kodi says as he helps Zoe back up onto her paws. 'Yeah, of course she's happy. She has someone to race that she can actually win from.' Dingo walks up to Zoe, greets her and tells her that Colleen is waiting for her at the vets. 'Hey brother, hey sis.' Aleu greets their brother and tackles him for fun. 'Hey watch it, I'm just recovering.' 'Sorry brother, couldn't resist.' 'Recovering from what?' Kodi, Aleu and Dingo turn around to see Jenna standing there, looking at her children. 'Dingo had a little accident when chasing Colleen through the forest and bruised some ribs. Nothing to bad.' 'He bruised his ribs?' Dingo nods and greets his mother. 'Well, you'd better get inside before it gets worse.' After saying that, Jenna turns around and walks away, leaving Kodi, Dingo and Aleu standing there. 'Last one at the butchers is a raw pork chop', Aleu yells, and all three take of into town.
As night falls again, and temperature starts to drop in Nome, the dark creature enters town again. His deep red eyes emitting a soft red glow on the fresh snow under his feet. He makes his way into town, looking through the windows, almost as if he is looking for something. Suddenly, he stops, and looks into a house. Kodi and Dusty are sleeping, and the creature turns around and leaves, not knowing Shadow wasn't sleeping.
Chapter one will be the shortest chapter for this story, purely because not only have I been away for a few months, but also because I'm testing a new way of writing and storytelling. If you have any idea's criticism or tips, consider leaving a review. Chapter two will follow tomorrow If everything goes well. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the first chapter and if you did, consider reading my other stories (warning, they aren't as good).
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