Chapter 1: Drag Me Down
Kodi felt the rain fall from the sky and land on his muzzle. He stared at Dusty almost almost losing his breath while looking at her. "Kodi come on! You're going to get sick out there!" Dusty called out to Kodi. Kodi then shook himself out of his thoughts and ran towards the boiler room where Dusty was standing in the doorway. Once Kodi was in the boiler room he shook off the rain from his red and white coat. Kodi then looked into Dusty's eyes. "Sorry Dusty I was a little lost in my mind since the racing season is over. Dusty chuckled with a smile as she looked at Kodi. "Oh Kodiak is that all you think about?" Dusty asked. Kodi cocked his head to the left and smile. "I think of other things," Kodi said as he sat down.
Dusty chuckled as she looked into Kodi's eyes. "You better think of other things," Dusty said with a smile. Kodi raised one eyebrow. "What do you mean by that?" Kodi asked. Dusty chuckled as she got close to Kodi and licked the side of his muzzle. "Think you know what I mean," Dusty whispered into Kodi's ear. Kodi smiled as Dustyn pulled away from his ear. Kodi looked into Dusty's eyes again but this time almost getting into them. "Come on let's warm you up," Dusty said as she walked over towards the boiler. Kodi chuckled as he followed Dusty behind the boiler. The next morning Kodi opened his eyes and noticed that Dusty was laying Next to him. Kodi smiled at this as he slowly moved away from his mate.
Kodi stood up and watched Dusty moved herself to get comfortable. Kodi smiled as he walked away from Dusty and headed outside. Kodi walked outside and breathed in the fresh air. Kodi stayed outside for awhile until Dusty had woken up and join him outside. "Hey," Dusty said as she walked outside. Kodi turned and looked at his mate. "Hey how are you this morning?" Kodi asked as he nuzzled Dusty. "I'm fine. What about you? I had you breathing really hard last night," Dusty said with smile. Kodi chuckled. "I'm fine I just… want to make sure you were okay," Kodi said as he nuzzled Dusty again. Dusty nuzzled Kodi back. "You make it sound like you're never going to see me again," Dusty said taking a deep breath. Kodi then stopped nuzzling his mate. "You never know Dusty. Anything could just drag me down and then you wouldn't see me anymore," Kodi said looking down at Dusty. Dusty laughed. "You're cute when you worry. You know that?" Dusty said with a smile.
Kodi didn't want to think anything bad since his new life with Dusty was already in front of him. But that was all about to change in one moment. Mr. Simpson had arrived with a leash in his hand "Come on boy. It's time to meet your new owners," Mr. Simpson said as he grabbed Kodi by the collar and puts Kodi on a leash. "New owner?" Kodi thought to himself as he stood up and followed his musher outside. Mr. Simpson and Kodi both walked over to a man and a teenage boy. "Well here he is," Mr, Simpson said as he handed the man the leash. "What do you think son?" asked the man to his son. The boy looked at Kodi and then looked back at his father. "Yeah I guess he's okay," boy said looking back at Kodi. "He is the son of Balto," Mr. Simpson said with a smile. "That means he's part wolf son," The father of the boy said with a smile. The boy looked up at Mr. Simpson and then looked back at his father. "Whatever." The boy said as he walked away and got into his father's truck.
Kodi was a little confused by this. Why was this happening? Why was Mr. Simpson giving Kodi to these strange people. "I'm sure Thomas will bond Kodi when we get home," Thomas's father with smile. Mr. Simpson nodded as he gave the leash to Thomas's father. Kodi then started walking towards the truck as he look back at his friends who watching him leave. Thomas's father then loaded Kodi in the truck and got into the truck himself. The truck started and they were off. Kodi looked back at Dusty as the truck was going down the street. "So what do you really think about Kodi?" Thomas's father asked. Thomas just puts his hood on and looks out the window. "I know it's been a little hard since you're mother has passed and that's why I thought buying Kodi was going to help," Thomas's father explained.
"I really didn't need a dog dad," Thomas spoke up. Thomas's father looked at his son. "He might change your mind about that," Thomas's father said with smile. Thomas chuckled. "I doubt that," Thomas said crossing his arms. Kodi laid down and started cry. "I guess things have to change for now," Kodi said as he cried into his paws. After a long drive up the mountain Kodi and his new owners finally came to their home. Thomas and his father stopped the truck and got out. Thomas's father then grabbed Kodi by his leash and took him down from the truck. "Alright son here you go," Thomas's father said as he handed Kodi to him. "What am I supposed to do with him?' Thomas asked his father. Thomas's father looked at his son. "Play with him," His father said with a smile as he got back into the truck. "And where are you going?" Thomas asked.
"I have to go out of town to take care of your grandmother," Thomas's father answered as he started the truck.
Thomas just held Kodi by lesh as his father drove away. Thomas shook his head as he started walking towards the house with Kodi by his side. Thomas stood in front of his front door as he digged into his pocket in search for his house keys. Kodi sat down while up at his new owner and started to whine. Thomas stopped looking at his keys and down at Kodi. "I know I'm trying to hurry!" Thomas snapped. "This kid I swear," Kodi said in his head. Finally Thomas found his keys to the house. Thomas unlocked the door and went inside with Kodi right beside him. Thomas closes the door behind him and starts to take Kodi off the leash. "There. Now get out of here," Thomas said as he walked away with the leash in his hand. Kodi just watched Thomas walk away and lay down on the couch.
Kodi just shakes his head as his owner lays down on couch. "Why did I have to get a jerk for an owner?" Kodi asked himself. Kodi then walked over to dining room and looked out the window. Kodi felt depressed since he had to leave Dusty behind. Kod signed as he turned and looked at Thomas who was watching TV. Kodi then started to fall asleep since was so boredand it felt like Thomas wanted nothing to do with him. Eventually Kodi went to sleep while listening to the TV.
ater that night Thomas and Kodi heard a loud boom coming from outside in the forest. "What the hell?" Thomas said from falling from the couch. Kodi jerked awake from hearing the loud noise. Thomas looked outside the window and saw a glowing light coming from the forest. "Whoa," Thomas simply said keeping his eyes on the glowing light. Kod walked over to the living room and looked out the window for himself. Kodi couldn't believe his eyes. The forest itself lit up like a thousand Christmas trees. Thomas then looked down to Kodi. "Are you good at tracking?" Thomas asked Kodi. Kodi cocked his head to the right. "Duh. Look who I was raised by," Kodi thought to himself.
Thomas quickly ran over to the door and grabbed his coat and opened the door. Kodi stayed in the living room as Thomas stood at the door. "Come on Kodi," Thomas said as looked back at Kodi. Kodi took a deep breath before doing his command. Kodi made his way towards Thomas and then they were off for the forest. The glowing light started to fade away as Thomas and Kodi came closer and closer to it. Once Thomas and Kodi both got close enough. They found a cave with the lights glowing inside of it. Thomas and Kodi both stood there outside of the cave. Thomas took a deep breath before he started walking towards the entrance of the cave. Kodi noticed that Thomas took a few steps forward towards the cave. Kodi then grabbed onto Thomas's coat sleeve with his mouth and tried to stop him from going in the strange cave. "Hey let me go!" Thomas said as he tried to pull himself out of Kodi's grip.
Kodi was holding on real tight, but it wasn't enough to keep Thomas at bay. Thomas's sleeve suddenly rip and Thomas and Kodi both fell back from each other. "Really? You just had to that?" Thomas said as he looked at Kodi. "What is it with this kid!" Kodi screamed in his head. Thomas was about to say something until he and Kodi heard a strange noise in the cave. Thomas turned and looked at the cave. Thomas then looked back at Kodi and then stood up. "We're going and that's final," Thomas stood his ground as he started walking into the cave. Kodi stood and snarld. "This kid is a nut case," Kodi huffed. Thomas was now out of Kodi's sight as Kodi started pacing back and forth. "Damn it! I better make sure he doesn't get hurt. That's something dad would," Kodi said to himself as he ran into the cave after Thomas.
While walking through the cave. Kodi noticed some strange markings on the wall. The markings on the wall were old as time itself. Kodi suddenly bumped into Thomas. Thomas turned around and looked down at Kodi. "There you are," Thomas said still looking at Kodi. Kodi groaned to Thomas trying to let him know that he wanted to go home. Thomas was about to say something to Kodi but was interrupted by the sound of a drill at work at the end of the cave. Thomas walked slowly towards the working drill. Kodi followed close behind Thomas. The two of them hid behind a large rock and looked at what was going on. Three men were working on the back wall of the cave. "Hey Charlie. What's the deal with this stone?" One man asked Charlie. Charlie was an older man with glasses. Charlie chuckled. "You just saw a piece of what it can do," Charlie said as he spits on the ground and walks over to his two men. "Yeah that strange bright light but what's origin on this thing?" asked the other man.
"Native Americans had made seven stones with black magic. And each stone had a secret power within them. This one is the seventh stone," Charlie explained as he placed his hand on the small hole that they had put in the wall. "What does this stone do?" asked one of the men. Charlie chuckled. "This stone. That we are about to uncover has the power to communicate with animals," Charlie explained as he started drilling into the wall. "This guy's a nut case," Thomas whispered. Kodi knew some stories about these Native Americans since his father told some stories about them but he didn't know anything about these stones. Thomas moved his leg hitting a rock that rolled down to where Charlie and his men were standing at. Charlie looked down at the rock and then looked at his men. "Get the guns I don't want anyone to get my stone!" Charlie ordered.
"Oh no," Thomas said as he ducked down behind the large rock. Kodi did the same thing and noticed that Thomas was shaking in fear. Kodi knew what he had to do. Kodi then nudged Thomas's arm to get his attention. Thomas looked at Kodi while breathing hard. Kodi stood up and let's Thomas know that it was okay for Thomas to hold on to his collar. Thomas grabbed onto Kodi's collar and had Kodi guided him to safety. But the only problem was is that the two men were coming up the path that they needed to go on. "We're gonna have to go down to go up," Thomas whispered into Kodi's ear. Kodi and Thomas continued down staying hidden in the shadows. Once Thomas and Kodi made it to the bottom Charlie was nowhere to be seen.
"Where did he go?" Thomas whispered to himself. Before making a run for it, a bright light shined from the small hole in the wall. Thomas was now drawn to it almost like it was calling his name. Thomas then puts his hand in the hole and grabbed the stone once he grabbed the stone he felt a large amount of energy flow into his body. "Hey! Stay away from that!" Charlie shouted. Thomas and Kodi both jumped in fear as Charlie started run towards them. "We got to move," Kodi said out loud. Thomas eyes wided. "You just talked," Thomas said shaking on hear. Kodi looked up at Thomas with surprise. Thomas then shook his head and made a run for it. Kodi ran close behind Thomas as they made their escape. "Stop them!" Charlie shouted.
The two men started firing at Thomas and Kodi but missed. Thomas and Kodi both ran out of the cave and then ran into forest to go home. Once they got home Thomas opened the door with Kodi behind him and then slammed the door. Thomas locked up the door and then sat down against the door. Thomas looked at Kodi who was trying slow down his breathing. "You… You... You… talked back there but…. How?" Thomas asked while trying calm down. Kodi then looked at Thomas. "The stone," Kodi said now getting his breath. Thomas shook his head as he got into his pocket and pulled out the stone. The stone was a dark green with a wolf paw print carved into it.
"My dad's is going to kill me…"
Kodiwolf321 A/N Alright guys what do you think of this little idea I have here? I really always wanted to do a story with Kodi as a main character and I think this is the one that fits where I want Kodi to grow as a character. As for Thomas I want him to grow as well along with Kodi and I think these two characters are gonna go a long way in this story and you will see that in future chapters. Alright guys that's it for now see you in the next chapter! :)
