Dissclamier: I do not own Balto.
"Hey Kodi just in time the musher is still getting the mail." Called Dusty. "Ok do you know if there is a lot of mail." asked Kodiak. "No the musher hasn't come out yet, wait here he comes now." replied Dusty.
"Now remember Mr. Simson, the short way has been blocked by an avalanche, so you have to go the long way." said the post master ."Ok Mr. Connors." replied the musher as he put the mail on the sled and clipped Kodiak up.
"Yah mush, mush." shouted the musher, then Kodiak and the rest of the dogs, started pulled the sled from Nome to White Mountain.
After 4 hours, Kodiak finally arrived at white mountain with the mail, after delivering it, they started headed back to Nome, on the return trip.
"Come on Ralph your dragging behind." called Kodiak, as the team was half way back from White Mountain.
Just then, there was a skinny ledge and Kodiak pulled slightly harder to the left and just as he was passing over the ledge, the leather strap broke, and Dusty slid of the edge of the cliff.
Kodiak was still running and thought it was unusual that the sled was so light and the other dogs weren't pulling in any direction.
Then Kodiak turned around to see Dusty hanging over the edge and due to it happening so quickly, the other dogs were just managing to hold her up.
Kodiak walked at a brisk pace so that he didn't slide and helped pull Dusty up. "Are you ok Dusty." asked Kodiak. "Yes I think so, ouch, it's my ankle I must have twisted it." Dusty replied favoring her back left foot.
"Here girl." said the musher seeing that she was hurt and helped Dusty on to the sled were the mail was kept. "As for you boy, you can take Dusty's place for the rest of the trip." said the musher as he took the leather strap off from around Kodi's neck, and chest, and tied him where Dusty usually was. "Mush mush' yelled the musher.
When they arrived at Nome the musher walked towards another house and talked to the man there, then went into the mail office while the dogs rested.
"Sorry about the accident back there Dusty." apologized Kodiak. "I don't think it was your fault." replied Dusty. "What do you mean." asked Kodiak. "Well Steele was here just before you came." replied Dusty. "Who is Steele?" asked Kodiak.
"Well he was a show off, and a cheat, and when Steele lost the way when he was bringing the medicine back, your dad went to bring it back, and Steele tried to kill him, but failed and then he tried to say that your dad was in the wrong and died to try and get Jenna, but Jenna knew better and believed that Balto would come with the medicine, and he did, so in short he isn't a very nice husky, well here comes my owners dad to carry me home, bye." said Dusty as her owner's dad carried her back to were she lived. "Well see you tomorrow everyone." said Kodiak. "Bye." replied everyone.
That night after Jenna and Rossy got back from the picnic Balto was outside the house that Jenna lived at and gave a quiet howl.
"Hi Balto." said Jenna as she rubbed her face up against Balto's cheek ."Hi so how did your day go." asked Balto.
"That reminds me, I have some bad news, Steele is back." said Jenna with a sigh of despair in her voice. "Don't worry it's ok if he doesn't want to cause any trouble." replied Balto.
"That's just it he said he came back because I couldn't live without him." replied Jenna. "Well maybe you could just try and avoid him if you see him." replied Balto. "I don't know I have a feeling that he will cause trouble again."
"Jenna, Jenna." called Rosy's Dad. "I have to go that's Rosy's Dad bye." said Jenna giving Balto a final rub on his cheek then she went into the house as Balto walked back to the boat.
The next morning, when Kodiak went to the post office he found Kirby waiting for him.
"What's up Kirby." asked Kodiak. "I guess you haven't heard the news yet." replied Kirby. "What news." asked Kodiak. "There is going to be a race you verse Steele for the position of lead dog if you lose your out of a job." Kirby told Kodiak.