Chapter 2, First Blood
It had stopped snowing when Balto awoke and was around five in the morning. Despite Balto's fur coat, he was still cold. After reminiscing about the cold, Balto realized he was hungry. He then set off in search for food.
After a few minutes of walking into town, Balto had come across the butcher. There were a pair of dead geese sitting on the hooks outside of shop. Balto could've easily reached them, but it felt wrong considering his best friend was a goose. So he just hopped in through the open window.
He searched about for something he could bring back to his boat, and finally decided a pair of ducks would do.
As he exited the window, another dog smelt the meat. It was Steele.
Because of the ducks being right in front of Balto's nose, he wasn't able to smell the following Steele.
He arrived at the boat and climbed aboard. He went into the cabin to relax and eat is meal. He had gotten through the first duck when he picked up the scent of Steele who was already on the boat. Steele poked his face through the entrance of the cabin.
"Hello wolf dog" Steele said menacingly.
"Steele" was all Balto said accompanied by a small tip of the head.
"You enjoying your stolen food there mutt?"
"Matter a fact I am, thanks for asking" Balto replied.
"I could go for one myself but I feel a bit more like…wolf, tonight"
Balto looked up at Steele. He didn't show it but that had scared the hell out of him.
"It's actually morning" Balto corrected.
"Then I guess I should make sure you don't see another one, Kaltag, Nikki, Star, get up here"
The dogs that accompanied the names shortly arrived. Balto was shocked he wasn't able to smell the three other dogs.
"We should teach you a listen about talking to my girl…wolf" Steele growled and the rest of the group agreed with him.
The moment Steele made his first step towards Balto, he was already out the window of the cabin and off the boat.
"Get him!" Steele shouted.
Balto knew he was pushing himself too hard and would soon run out of energy, but the thought of slowing was alien to him.
Balto slid into the first alley he saw and was almost cut off but Nikki at the end of it but Balto easily leaped over him.
Balto shot out of the alley and on to the main street, panting heavily.
His side was starting to hurt and he was starting to slow down due to lack of energy. The only thing that kept of going was Jenna. That was his plan, get to Jenna's as quickly as possible. However he was now out of energy and was forcing himself to run but Steele was quickly catching up. One more turn, and Jenna's would be in sight. However that was one turn too many.
Steele was on him already and scratching his back. Nikki, Kaltag, and Star were also soon upon him. Although Balto didn't notice it at the time, Nikki, Kaltag, and Star were scratching and biting a lot less hard than Steele.
"I'll teach you to run" Steele growled before grasping Balto's leg with his teeth and twisting it.
Balto shouted in agony.
The light at the closest house turned on, and the gang left him there, dyeing.
Balto's vision blurred and soon was unconscious.
P.S.
Sorry for not updating this story in a while (and for such a short chapter), I don't have much motivation so I just turn to writing mostly when I'm depressed. I have decided I just want to make this story the way I thought the movie should've gone. Although I have ideas of my own, I am always open to new ones. I promise to post at least two chapters before Halloween. Thank you all for writing, see you in the next chapter.
-WolfBoy343