Chapter 3: Muk and Luk

The morning breezing air flowing through the den which brought snow in a few inches from the wolf family, first to wake up was Lucy her eyes adjusting in the blinding light.

After wards was Balto "Good morning" he said wearily

"Morning" she had replied smiling

Their mother had left the den to hunt, but before she did "Okay kids, I'm going to get breakfast for all of us, not sure when your brother's going to come.." she remarked worriedly "But all I'm concern is that your all safe, Balto make sure Anaki doesn't catch a cold okay?"

"Okay ma'" Balto replied

She kissed all of them on the cheek (licked) then trotted off. "..I wonder how daddy is doing" Anaki spoke "…who knows, daddy's alright Anaki there's nothing to be worried of" Balto said trying to make it so that Anaki doesn't know that their father was badly injured.


A few minutes later after the long wait "…..I'm bored" Lucy moped

"Well we can't play paw-ball, because we're out of clam shells.." Balto recalled sadly then everyone sighed, after the next few seconds their mother returned with a few Snow shoe hare's in her jaws as the whole family lit in excitement.

Balto wanted to look for his brother just as they finished eating, to make sure he's okay "Hey mom, can I go look for Tori?" he said "No I'm worried you might—"

"Ah don't worry- I'll be back, I promise" he said, then his mother can't argue and nodded with a sad look as he ran off into the bushes "Don't worry mom, Balto's just a thick headed nut"

"Don't say such a thing in this family!" she snapped making Lucy back down.

The sun slowly began to reach over the mountains heading westward, Balto sniffing the air, he could smell Tori but he doesn't realize he's being stalked.. again? He sniffs the air once again, it's the smell of a Polar bear, but this smell was a bit weak, smelled like… cheese?

Suddenly out of nowhere, he heard yelling, take cover!

Two polar bear cubs came sliding down the hill that he was on, but one odd thing was that the small polar bear.. was somewhat sitting on the big fat bear.

Balto watches in amusement and chuckles for a bit

"Nice move Luk right on the hill and we went flying like salmon!" the small one shouted flailing his furry arms around

Hey maybe these guys know where my brother is, Balto would thought to himself taking a step out, the small bear turned around, his eyes became the size of a baseball, then he ran behind the safety of his big friend "Wolf!" he cried, the big over size fluff ball which started to growl and roar , well pretending to roar, Balto tucked his tail submissively screaming but his fangs showed.

Then amazingly the bear screamed and ran behind his small somewhat unsafe friend "What? Luk he's a wolf puppy you can take him easily" he spoke ever so quickly though superbly angered, Balto approaches them "Wait, I don't want to hurt you guys, I just wanted to ask you if you've seen a wolf, well my brother..!"


"…you don't?.. well gee we never met a wolf that never hated our guts before, my name is Muk and this is my brother Luk" he announced "it's an honor meeting you sir, say your looking for your brother? Well where is he? Don't worry me and Luk are the best locators!" he said

"So you can find him, and know where he is?" Balto asked

"Uh, actually we don't know what he looks like.."

Balto falls down to the ground "This is hopeless.." he whispered to himself "But we can be any assistance to you" Muk spoke "Because.. well we lost our mother.. and don't know exactly where she is.."

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"Don't you bears have a keen-sense of smell?" Balto asked

"Well, see we don't really use our noses, we usually get food from our mo'der" he said twirling his index claw on the icy snow.

"..well I guess it wouldn't hurt to let you guys-" he suddenly realizes something is wrong and instantly sniffs the air.. a bear is approaching. Could it be Muk and Luk's mother? Wait, why are Muk and Luk pointing behind Balto, he looks, oh it's a 1,600 lbs polar bear.. 1,600?!

Luk quickly snatches Balto off the ground, as they all run screaming, the Bear swayed its fearsome claws at a tree flinging it like nothing, directly at Balto and his.. Friends. Luk looses his grip on Balto as they all slide down a steep froze river. Balto is thrown into a small snow cave which looked as if a snow fox could live in, the bear looses it's attention on Muk and Luk, but heads towards Balto!

"Kid run!" Muk cried out

Balto's quickest decision was to make a dive into the cave, the bear was too big, however big enough to squash Balto like a bug, fearing he might die and also his mother not knowing what is happening, Suddenly he hears a shout of a human, a Strange man wearing a thick coat assumed to be a Parka jumps at the bear, without noticing the bear was kicked in the face by the man's boots making it back away.

Roaring, the ferocious creature swung it's paws at the Stranger, but nor he show no fear, he had the opportunity swinging his spear at the bears right eye. He won. The bear retreats into the forest, but what about the person who saved Balto's life?

He throws his hood onto his back, revealing himself, he almost had long thick hair, he was an Eskimo, looking into the cave where Balto is he bends down taking his right glove off, showing his bare hand to Balto.

"It's okay, Your safe now, my friend.." he said politely as if he was talking to someone

Balto growled baring his fangs at him, the boy chuckles "Don't worry, I'm not going to hurt you, I'm a friend"

The growling stops, suddenly turning his expression changed, Eye's showing sad yet happiness in him in a way of saying "thank you" as Balto crawls out of the cave, and the boy moves a few inches enough to let him out "You must've had a long journey.." he said taking his parka off and wrapping it around the pup, lifting him off the ground.

He carries him to a strange Wooden craft, which consist of, 6 Alaskan Husky-dogs the leader was black, the rest were merely brown with white spots. The boy lays Balto onto the front of what appears to be his sled, mounting on the drivers seat

"Alright! Togo!" he commanded, as the dog nodded then began to run. it is a mushers command to get the dogs moving, other wise there are other basic types of Commands such as, Hike, and Mush, to get them to go faster, make the kissing sound you tell them to go Faster, but it takes a whole lot of training.

In a couple of hours they arrived at an odd looking Cabin, with smoke coming out of its chimney. "Okay we're home" he said "Well.. 'there's no place like Nome'" he got off, walked over to a sign swept the snow off the board saying "Welcome to Nome" the cabin in which stayed close to a ship wreck, probably where the dog's stayed.

The boy by then made his way toward the dogs releasing them from their harnesses barking with joy "Okay Togo your good to go" he smiled happily, Togo acknowledged wagging his tail with joy jumping on the stranger with his paws to his chest licking his cheek then ran off. He looks over at Balto, he's not moving a bit only staring at the enjoyment of the family.... thinking about his family..

The man takes a big sign then walks over to Balto, pats him on the head softly "I know how you feel.. but you got to let some things go" he whispered in a polite tone. It is sometimes true for a sled dog musher to get along with his dogs, and to others its based on Honesty, you have that connection with the family.

Balto nodded slightly, then the boy loosened his parka around Balto's body then Balto leaped off walking slowly to join the dogs as the boy watched.


"Hey Togo. The new kids com'n" said a female dog

Togo looked at Balto, knowing that the dogs were completely almost bigger than him he tucks his tail submissively, Togo smiles knowing dogs at such a young age wouldn't do much harm so he walks up to him "Looks like our owner appreciates you being in the family" he smirked laying his paw on Balto's forehead

"I uh-- I got separated by my family" he remarked

"Well, your safe with us now kido" the female spoke politely and smile, "Oh I forgot to introduce you to the others! but before I do, my name is, Maya.."

she turned over to the other dogs "That's Snow over there" she pointed out "well assuming he likes snow a lot so our master gave him that name, that's Yakone and Tikaani, both twin sisters as a matter of fact"

Yakone means Red Aurora and Tikaani means Wolf moving their attention to a wolf looking out in the open "and that's Suka, he's mellow for the most time but he's got a gentle soul" when she was done, they all heard a bell sound coming from in the Cabin "Dinner time! Suka, Togo, Yakone, Tikaani" the boy had shouted, "Oh, and that would be Avery, our master" she finished off with the subject. Then they all ran towards the house while Balto followed them.

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Justin: done, hope you guy's enjoy

Bob: psh, I thought this story would've had an update on Monday..

Justin: forgot I had all the time in the world ._.

Maya: a Polar bear on second thought, it's sense of smell is Acute which can smell about 1 kilometer away from it's position, but however Muk and Luk are quite the lazy bunches.