Homecoming
The dogs were in the battleship cafeteria watching the marines play some cards and listening to their conversation...
"So you saw General MacArthur and emperor Hirohito when they signed the peace treaty?"
"Yup, it was pretty amazing alright"
"Wow, I bet it was"
A moment of silence followed...
"You guys know we're pulling into San Diego tomorrow...right?" A marine asked
The marines all turned their heads and stared at the younger marine
"No way"
"Yeah, we're pulling in tomorrow morning"
"What do you know, only one more day on this forsaken ocean"
The marines shared a laugh and continued playing
The next day, the battleship was filled with excitement, energy and enthusiasm, all the marines were ready to be home but the last few hours on the ship felt like long dragging years. But the ships chores still had to be done so the marines were cleaning and mopping the deck of the ship when Yukon saw it...
Yukon ran to tell the rest of the platoon and marines, they came and looked, they saw it, for the first time in years they saw it...home
The marines started cheering and hugging each other, only they would know the pain and suffering that they went through but now, it was all over.
The ship pulled into the bay, and the marines could see the all the Americans who had come to greet them home, there was streamers, a band, and everyone was cheering
When the marines finally got off the ship they ran into the crowd to find their families and loved ones, to hug and kiss them for the first time in four years
The marines were eventually loaded into trucks and sent back to the base, as they were heading to the base, the streets were crowded with people like a parade almost. One boy was riding his bike came up behind Yukon's truck and asked the marines in the truck...
"How many Japs did you kill yank? How many Japs?"
The marines could only stare at the boy in disbelief.
When the day was over the dogs were in the dog houses contemplating their future...
"Yeah, me and Happy are taking a train to Amarillo Texas tomorrow morning, then from there it's going to dodge city Kansas" Travis said
"Ok what about you John?" Yukon asked
"I'm leaving tomorrow afternoon and heading back to New York City...when are you leaving Yukon?"
"The morning after tomorrow" Yukon said with sigh
"Well that's ok, I won't get home after till then anyway" John said
"We're gonna leave early tomorrow morning, we got a lot of stops on the way" Travis said
Yukon nodded his head
"Yeah, but I'll make sure I'm up to tell you goodbye tomorrow morning"
"Thanks, I'm gonna miss you Yukon"
"And I'll miss all of you"
The next morning, Yukon woke up with Travis and Happy and told them goodbye,Travis was the best friend that Yukon never had. After they left off for their home, John and Yukon hung around the train station and talked about life after war until Johns time had come...
"Well...I'll be seeing ya" John said shaking Yukon's paw
"Take care of yourself now John" Yukon replied
Yukon watched John hop on the train as it slowly started pulling away
"Only one more day, then I'll be home" Yukon said to himself
Later that night Yukon tossed and turned, he couldn't wait until he went home! But he still had to sleep one more night.
When morning finally came Yukon was wide eyed, bushy tailed and ready to go. He was the first one on the ship and was the first to fall asleep once it started pulling away from the dock, the last thing Yukon heard was the captain of the ship call out...
"Next stop, Nome Alaska!"
When Yukon woke up, the ship was about 15 minutes away from Nome, so naturally he became pretty excited, he couldn't wait to see his mom and dad and even...Kodi.
The sun was just starting to set when the ship pulled into the bay, the ramp dropped and Yukon walked down the ramp until he reached the last step, he took a deep breath and took the last step off the ship onto the ground
Now Yukon hadn't told anyone that he was coming home, so he was the only one walking down the street in the night.
He trotted down the street till he came to a house with an attached shed. He slowly walked to the shed door which was cracked open, he didn't barge inside immediately, instead he placed his ear near the door and listened
He heard his mom almost in tears and his dad trying to comfort her, after listening for about a minute he couldn't take it no more, he slowly opened the door and stepped inside
He looked and saw his mother slowly turn her head to look at the door, her facial expression was unexplainable, in return Yukon gave her a weak, wolffish smile and said...
"Hi mom"
Jenna jumped straight into the air and ran to out hug her son, after hugging his mom Yukon turned to see Balto with a huge smile, Balto walked up to Yukon and shook his paw, when Yukon left he was shorter than Balto, now he was taller than his dad.
After saying "hi" to his dad Jenna couldn't help but hug her son again, he was safe and far away from danger.
After catching up with his mom and dad, Yukon trotted over to the boiler room across town, he walked up to the door and without hesitation walked into the room. The conversation that was happening went silent after they realized that Yukon was there...
"Yukon?" Kodi asked
"That's my name" Yukon replied
The dogs began whispering until one asked...
"So, did you hide behind the front lines and expect us to praise you or what?"
Yukon snarled reveling his sharp teeth and stared at the dog, his eyes started turning yellow again...
"No, I was on the front lines and dropped by to say hi" Yukon answered
The dogs started whispering again, Yukon turned to Kodi and motioned for him to meet him outside, once outside Yukon told Kodi everything concerning Alue...
"Kodi, I think she's still alive"
"That's a good possibility, but where would we find her?"
"I don't know...somewhere in the Aluetian islands"
"Well I'll think about it"
"Thanks, I knew I could count on you"
"Your welcome, hey Yukon...I'm sorry that I was a jerk to you as pups,I just hope that you'll forgive me"
Yukon looked at Kodi with a smile
"Sure I will Kodi, I'll forgive you"
Kodi smiled
"Thanks Yukon"
Yukon turned and headed to his final destination, his home. He arrived and found James listening to the radio and Mr.Dilan was reading the newspaper while his wife did the dishes
Yukon scratched on the door, James walked up and answered the door...
"Hello..."
Yukon jumped on top of his boy James and started licking him, Mr.Dilan ran to the door to find Yukon...
"Yukon! Welcome home buddy!"
The family couldn't have been happier, the war was over, and their dog was alive and well.
Yukon finally completed his mission, he had made it home.
So what do y'all think? The only thing I'm gonna say is there's still one more chapter!