Chapter Two-Madness Devours One's Soul

Author's Note: None, Story Continuation.

Balto-Nightmare Sequence:

Balto awoke the next morning and felt well rested. He let out a yawn and looked up to the sky. He noticed that the sun was shining brightly in the sky and he guessed that it was around 8:00. He figured that he should go check on Jenna and see if Kodi had visited her yet.

Even though he was older, he could still run pretty damn fast. He jumped off of the trawler and ran for Jenna's house. For some reason, he felt as if something was wrong. After about a minute, he arrived at Jenna's shed. He pawed at it lightly and waited a minute. After 30 seconds, he did it again, and no answer. He was becoming scared and impatient.

He called out, "Jenna, are you in there?" There was no reply. He was getting angry, scared, and very impatient now. He waited 5 more seconds, and he couldn't wait any longer. He backed up as far as he could and threw himself at the door…hard. The door swung open, then fell, due to Balto breaking the hinges.

He looked around and walked over to Jenna's bed-basket. He noticed Jenna and how peaceful she was. Too peaceful. He figured that she was in a deep sleep, but after he examined her further, he didn't see her chest moving.

He ran over to her in shock, and said, "Jenna! Jenna! Wake up, please. Come on, please wake up." He nuzzled her and put his ear to her chest. He heard no heartbeat. "Come on goddamn it, don't leave me now." He put his paws on her chest and pushed a few times. Tears were now starting to form in his eyes as he said, "Dammit Jenna I love you, please, please don't leave. We have to stay together forever. I don't want to lose you. Don't do this to me, please, don't do-" He could no longer continue.

His heart broke as he broke into a heavy sob. He closed his eyes and tried to wake up from this nightmare, but he finally began to realize, it wasn't. This was a living hell, and no matter what, he could not bring his mate, his best friend, his savior, he could not bring her back. He lied over her to feel her warmth and take in her scent one last time. He never wanted to leave her. He stayed in that same spot for 20 minutes.

Kodi walked in the shed door when he heard his father crying. "Dad? Dad what's wrong, where's mom? Is everythi-" He stopped himself mid-sentence and was in complete shock and denial when he saw his deceased mother. "No, no, she can't be. It's impossible, there's…how did she…when?" He could continue no longer as he broke out into a fit of tears and non-comprehensive words and sounds.

"No, goddamn it, how the fuck is this happening?! Dad, what are we…how are…she's." He stopped again and collapsed, weeping tears of pure sadness and confusion. Balto finally spoke, "Kodi, Kodi, Kodi! Calm down, there's nothing we can do, there's nothing we can do. She's gone, I'm sorry. We have to face facts and-"
He had to stop himself to prevent from breaking down again, but failed. He too collapsed and felt complete sadness. He lost his lover. He lost his life and the only thing that brought him joy. He lost the only person that saved him more times than she would ever know. It was too late to tell her anything. He didn't get to say goodbye or that he loved her again. He would have said it a million times if he would have known that he would never see her again.

After a few more minutes, they finally managed to compose themselves. Doc walked in and said, "Kodi, what are you doing here? The team is about to leave and…" He trailed off as he scanned the scene. He turned his head away and closed his eyes. "I'm…I'm sorry." Balto looked at him and said, "Don't be, you didn't do anything. But here's what you can do. Can you arrange a burial for her? It would mean a lot. I don't wanna have to…" He turned away now, trying to hold back tears, succeeding this time. "I don't wanna have to bury her myself." Doc nodded his head and said, "Son, don't you worry about a thing. I'll handle it. You both should get some rest. Kodi, I'll notify the team and let them know that you're not running today." Kodi nodded his head and turned away. Doc sighed before slowly walking off.

Balto then lied down not far off from Jenna and Kodi. He closed his eyes and tried to go to sleep, but to no avail. He sat awake for the next 2 hours in silence, Kodi doing the same. Balto looked at his son and spoke. "Hey Kodi," "Yeah dad?" "I don't know." "What do you mean?" "I mean, I don't know we're gonna do." Kodi just stared at him for a second then faced forward. They both closed their eyes, and within a few minutes, finally managed to drift off to sleep.

(Sad chapter. In case you're all wondering, yes, I did lie and confuse you. It was all on purpose. Not to be mean, but to add a twist. Sorry if you are pissed off. Next chapter-Singing, Burials, and more tears.)

(Why the fuck won't it end?
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