Chapter 7. Dark Comings
It had been two weeks since Balto, Jenna, Dingo, Aleu and Dingo left Nome for Dillingham.
Although they still had 2 weeks left they had still a long road ahead of them.
It was a cold blizzard and the four were pushing their way through the storm.
And since the storm hit the group faced a lot of obstacles.
At one point Dingo and Aleu nearly got buried by the snow the wind was blowing.
Jenna nearly passed out from the cold and Balto had to warm her up just like he did a few months ago.
It took some time but Balto, Jenna, Aleu, and Dingo were able to reach the town of Trapper Creek.
"Alright we made it!" Balto said shivering.
"Balto...we need to get to some place warm I'm so c-c-cold!" Jenna said shivering.
"Yeah Papa we need to get shelter I think I got a cold." Dingo said before he let out a little sneeze.
"Uh Balto where's Aleu?" Jenna asked.
Balto and Jenna looked around in all directions and they found Aleu trying desperately to catch up.
Aleu's fur was covered in frost and she shook the frost off.
"T-That b-b-blizzard is no joke huh?" Aleu said shivering.
Balto and Jenna laughed at Aleu's comment and Jenna licked the frost off of her daughter's fur.
"Mama, what are you doing?" Aleu asked.
"Cleaning you up what do think I'm doing." Jenna replied.
Once Jenna licked the frost off of Aleu's fur the group then started to walk toward the town when without warning Jenna slipped on a pack of ice that was covered by snow.
Jenna tried her best to slow down but the ice was too slippery for her to slow down.
"BALTO!" Jenna cried.
"JENNA!" Balto cried as he started to run across the ice pack.
Dingo and Aleu could sit and watch their father try to catch up to their mother who was in danger.
Then one point Jenna's paw tripped on a leg and Jenna went tumbling down a hillside.
With all the tumbling Jenna didn't see another female dog walking down the path.
CRASH!
"OW WATCH WHERE YOUR GOING!" The female dog said aggressively to Jenna.
"I'm so sorry I didn't mean to..." Jenna said she then was cut off by the female's appearance.
She had red fur just like Jenna but except the female's fur was a brighter red color.
She had black ears and she had the same eyebrows like Jenna, and she had blue eyes.
"Jane?" Jenna asked.
"Jenna?" The female asked.
Balto then ran down the hill and ran up to his mate.
"Jenna, Jenna! Are you okay Jen?" Balto asked.
"Yeah I'm fine." Jenna replied.
Balto then noticed Jane.
"Who's this?" Balto asked
"Oh Balto, this is my sister Jane, I haven't seen you in years sis!" Jenna said, hugging her sister
"My goodness, you've grown so much Jenna! Who's that handsome wolfdog?" Jane asked jokingly
"This is Balto, he is my mate, and these are our pups, Dingo and Aleu." Jenna said
Jane looked at her strangely, "You only had two puppies Jenna?" Jane asked
"Oh...well..you see..."
Then a male grey and white husky walked up to the group.
"Are okay, Jane I heard a crash!" The husky said.
"Oh I'm fine Bennet." Jane said
"Jane who is he, a friend of yours?" Jenna asked.
"Oh this Jenna this is Bennet, my mate he's a sled dog, oh and Bennet this is my sister Jenna and that's her mate Balto and their pups Dingo and Aleu." Jane said.
"Nice to meet you Balto and Jenna, Dingo and Aleu." Bennet said.
"It's nice to meet you too Bennet." Jenna said.
"So what brings you all the way here?" Bennet asked.
"We're looking for our pups there missing." Balto replied
"Here, let me and Bennet take you to our home, you can explain what happened there." Jane said
"Are you sure Jane? We would hate to be a burden" Jenna said nervously
"Oh no, of course you wouldnt be a burden! Plus you and me need to talk, sister to sister! Balto and Benny can talk to each other as well!" Jane said.
That Evening...
Jane, and Bennet brought Balto, Jenna, Dingo, and Aleu to their place which was a little cabin made of scrap metal and wooden planks.
"Y'all go ahead and make yourselves comfortable and then we talk." Bennett explained.
Balto and Jenna nodded.
Once everything was situated and everyone was comfortable Balto, and Jenna went to talk to Jane and Bennet.
Jenna and Balto laid down next to each other while Jane and Bennet laid down next to each other.
"So Jenna, how did you and Balto first meet?" Jane asked her sister.
"We met a year ago I was an outcast just like Balto was, I was constantly being picked on and made fun of the worst one was a female dog named Elizabeth, one day Elizabeth was beating me up bad and just as things were about to get worse Balto came
/and stopped Elizabeth, since I was homeless Balto took me in and things just started off from there." Jenna explained.
"So Jane how did you and Bennet meet?" Balto asked.
"We met two years ago, I was walking all by myself when I stepped on bear trap and I was pain I screamed for help and then Bennet came to my rescue and he freed me from the trap." Jane explained.
"And after that I found my forever companion." Bennet said.
Jane then nuzzled her mate.
"So did I." Jane said.
"Aww you guys are such a cute couple!" Jenna said
"Thanks sis, anyways, what are you having trouble with?" Jane asked
"Huh?" Jenna asked
"you guys said you were having trouble with some dogs, who's bothering you?" Jane asked
"Oh...them..." Jenna said, starting to tear up
"What's wrong? You can tell us, we're all a family here!" Bennet said
"Here, i'll explain" Balto said
Everyone looked at Balto as he told the story of Elizabeth and Steele pupnapping the other four pups, Kodi, Yukon, Saba, and Kioana.
"Thats the sickest thing i've ever heard." Jane said
"I know, we already showed them once not to mess with me, so why would they do it again?!" Balto said infuriated
"So what can we do about it?" Jane asked
"See...we want to know if you can help us?" Jenna asked
"Kill off two dogs who are holding your kids hostage? I dont know sis..." Jane said, holding back.
"Come on sis! You remember our pact right?" Jenna asked
"Oh please don't bring it up! I'll help if you promise not to say that pact out loud, it sounds so weird looking back at it!" Jane said
"You serious?!" Balto asked
"I'll do anything for family!" Bennet said enthusiastically
"Thank you guys so much!" Balto said, hugging both of them in excitement
Meanwhile back in Dillingham
Meanwhile back in Dillingham...
Steele and Elizabeth woke up with a yawn.
"Morning Lizzy." Steele said.
"Good Morning Steely." Elizabeth said.
Steele looked at Elizabeth's belly it was starting to bulge a little since she was pregnant.
"How are the pups Lizzy?" Steele asked.
Elizabeth smiled and she rubbed her belly.
"Their doing fine." Elizabeth replied.
Steele then kissed Elizabeth's stomach saying hello to the unborn life Elizabeth was carrying inside of her making Elizabeth blush.
"I can't wait to see how many Steely Juniors and Lizzy Juniors your carrying in you Lizzy." Steele said.
Elizabeth giggled.
"Actually Steely I've actually came up for names for our children." Elizabeth said.
"Really?" Steele asked
Elizabeth nodded.
"For boys I'll name them Titanium, Timber, and Geed." Elizabeth said.
"Those are perfect names." Steele said.
"And for girls We'll name them Amanda, Annabeth, and Noir." Elizabeth said.
"Those names are beautiful." Steele said.
Elizabeth and Steele nuzzled each other.
"Alright now let's go check on our little 'friends' shall we." Steele said.
Elizabeth nodded and she and Steele went to check on the pups they snatched.
Kodi, Saba, Yukon, and Kioana were all sleeping, when Elizabeth entered and knocked over a metal trash bin to wake them up
"Good morning you all." Elizabeth said, chuckling
"You didn't have to wake us all up you meanie!" Saba shouted
Elizabeth marched to Saba's cage, "Now you listen here you little brat, you don't talk to me like that!"
"I'm not scared of you!" Saba snapped back
"Oh really? Then why is your back leg shaking?" Elizabeth asked tauntingly
"It's cold in here ya know! You have a big blankey in there, how do you expect us to keep warm!" Saba shouted
Kodi leaned over and whispered, "That's not the only thing keeping her warm"
"What was that you little prick?!" Elizabeth shouted at kodi
"It's time for you to lose some weight fatty! Steele's blanket isn't the only thing keeping you warm!" Kodi said, laughing
everyone bursted into laughter and Elizabeth grew angry, "I'm not fat you little brats, i'm pregnant!"
"Literally!" Yukon said, jokingly, everyone fell on their backs, dying of laughter.
Tears came Elizabeth's eyes
She then ran out the room crying.
This made Steele angry.
He walked up to the cages and he bashed against them.
"YOU THINK THAT'S FUNNY!?" Steele yelled at the pups.
The pups then stopped laughing and they shrunk back in fear.
"That's what I thought now if you excuse me I need to go comfort my precious Lizzy." Steele said.
"Yeah maybe while your comforting her maybe you can tell her to lay off the bacon." Kodi said.
Steele stopped in his tracks he glared at Kodi.
"Why you little...my mate isn't fat, she's pregnant you dim witted idiot and that was no way how you should treat a pregnant dog!" Steele snarled at Kodi.
Steele then got closer to Kodi's cage and he bashed it really hard.
"AND IF YOU MAKE FUN OF MY BELOVED LIZZY ONE MORE TIME I'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU WILL NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY AGAIN DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME!" Steele yelled at Kodi.
Kodi slowly nodded.
Steele then walked into the room to comfort Elizabeth.
The door was closed Steele pressed his ear against the door he was sure he heard sniffling in there.
Steele then scratched the door.
Steele then heard a startled gasp.
"Come in Steely." Elizabeth said.
Steele then opened the door and saw his mate laying down on the mattress with tears in her eyes.
Steele laid down next to Elizabeth and he stroked her soft black fur.
"Lizzy I'm so sorry for what Kodiak did to you." Steele said in a comforting voice.
"It's okay Steely I heard what you said to Kodi, thank you for sticking up to me like that." Elizabeth said.
"You're welcome Lizzy, I'm going back in there you want to come?" Steele asked.
"No thanks Steely I need to lay down and rest my stomach for a bit." Elizabeth said looking her bulging belly.
"Alright then Lizzy." Steele said.
Steele then went to the door.
"Wait Steely!" Elizabeth cried.
"Yes Lizzy." Steele said.
"Come here for a second." Elizabeth said.
Steele walked over to his mate.
"What is it?" Steele asked.
Elizabeth then gently grabbed Steele's muzzle and she kissed him on the lips.
Steele and Elizabeth parted from their kiss, and Steele sat there in awe, "L...li...l..."
Elizabeth giggled, "You know Steely, you're cute when you blush!"
Steele was as red as a beat, "I...i-um..." Steele just leaned over and fainted.
Elizabeth giggled, she then closed her eyesand fell into a deep sleep
That Night...
Elizabeth,wandered around in a mist filled forest, looking around,
"Hello?" Elizabeth called out. Silence.
A mysterious figure creeped out from the mist, "Hello Lizzy..."
"Steely...is that you?" Elizabeth asked. She was starting to get scared.
"Yes...It's meSteely..." the figure spoke
Elizabeth ran towards the figure and the mist cleared, she took a look at the tall malamute,
"Wait...you...youaren't my Steely..." Elizabeth said taking a few steps away from the malamute.
"No...i'm not...grah!" The figure lunged at her
Elizabeth screamed, and everything went dark.
A/N drewdog302: Looks like there's a new enemy in this series can you guess who he is? Let me and Blake know in the comments no spoilers will be revealed. Stay tuned for chapter 8
A/N NightWolfZilvia: What an interesting turn! It seems like an old rival will be joining us for this series, but who? Find out in Chapter 8 of The life of two outcasts!