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Chapter 5: The Blame

Night time . . .

Jenna and her owner was waiting and waiting for Rosie and her father to come home. Rosie's mother was hugging Jenna in fear that she might not see them again. She sent out a search party to go and look for them. It's been all night.

Jenna just kept giving her kisses, but that just made her cry even more. Jenna was worried for her.

Balto looked in from the window to see how they were both doing. Suka was with him. Jenna saw him out the window. Balto laid his head down and felt ashamed. Suka sat right next to him and laid his head on the side of his arm. Suka heard two men coming at the door. Suka hid behind Balto. Balto didn't want to hide, nor cared. One of the men just rubbed his head to comfort him. Balto didn't look at them.

The men then knocked at the door. Rosie's mother quickly got up and dashed at the door. The men walked in. Jenna went outside. She walked over to Balto and hugged him.

"Thank you for coming here." Jenna told him. "Kody doesn't know yet does he?"

"No. He went home." Balto told her as he was still looking through the window. "He doesn't need to be a part of this. Or any of this at all."

"Well, he should know eventually. I don't want to keep it from our son."

"I know." Balto stepped away from the window and went in a dark corner of the house where Jenna couldn't see his face. Jenna walked over and sat right next to him.

"Don't blame yourself ok. You wouldn't have known. Please, raise your head." Jenna said.

"I keep telling myself that in my head. I never know whether I'm right or wrong on it." Balto said. Jenna hugged him again just to see if that could make him happy. But it just broke him even more. He then decided to walk on home back to his boat. Jenna watched him go. She sighed and heard sobbing in the house. Rosie's mother was crying and Jenna just couldn't take it. So then, Jenna thought of a few people who would know the area a little more. She wants to find Rosy without anyone stopping her. She knows Balto wants her safe, but she can't live without Rosy. She left the house.

Super early in the morning . . . On the Boat.

Balto sat in front on the boat, looking over to Nome. His depression is aching his soul, more than having a pounding head-ache. Boris, the white and black snow goose noticed him up and early, which is something that he doesn't do as often. He walks over to him to see if he's alright, or if he's holding up ok.

"Balto?" Boris started. Balto looked over to him. Boris rapped a wing around him. "How's my pup doing?"

"Ok. I just need to be alone for a while. How's Muck and Luck doing?" Balto asked. "Haven't seen those two in forever."

"Always irritating me. Stella was gone for a good long time, and haven't heard from her in forever."

"What? How long was she gone?"

"2 Days. Why?"

Balto had wide eyes open as he's connecting things together. Balto confessed what happened last night.

"Rosy was taken, so was her father, and her friend Darwin." Balto walked over to him.

"What?! Do you think someone took Stella?" Boris asked.

"I don't know. But, remember when I told you about that wolf pup we found. Suka said that something was following him, and haunting his dreams."

"What was it?"

"He said it was called a Wendigo. Ever heard of it?"

"Yes, actually. Old folk tales and story's. But aren't they legends?"

"Maybe. We need to look for Suka. He might know a little more about the Wendigo's."

"Count me in."

And So, Balto and Boris leave the boat and walk to Nome. But Boris stops and thinks for a moment on what happens almost every morning. Boris hides behind a crate and Balto turns around. Boris shakes and looks around in confusion.

"What?" Balto asks.

"Funny. Balls of fluff always come out and get the jump on me." Boris explains.

"Probably giving you a day off. But that's good. Don't want anything slowing us down. Come on."

Balto and Boris then continued the path to Nome.

And hour before Boris and Balto talked . . . Muck and Luck . . .

Muck and Luck finally arrived at Boris and Balto's boat. They hid behind the bushes. They started to giggle as their scheme was to pounce on Boris to give him a morning wake up call. They noticed as Balto was walking back to the boat very unhappy. They came out of the bushes but then heard someone calling out to them.

"Psst!" A red husky called out.

"Luck! It's Jenna." Muck said in excitement.

"MMgh!" Luck was going while clapping.

"SH! Come here. I want to ask you both something." Jenna whispered. They both went up to her. "I want to go look for someone. And I want to know if you can help guide where I'm going in the woods."

"Oh! We would love to do that!" Muck said. Luck was nodding yes. "Oh! Let me go get Balto."

"No, no, no! Just . . . He would do it by himself and it would get him hurt. I want you two to just help me. You think you can handle that?" Jenna asked.

"Oh! I . . . I think we can do that. But Boris would miss out on the morning wake up." Muck explained.

"Oh, I'm sure he won't mind." Jenna said.

"Ok. Come on Luck."

And so, Muck and Luck lead Jenna in the woods in search for Rosy. However, keep in mind. Muck and Luck don't know yet.

In a dark room . . .

The reeks of tainted meat hit the nostrils of this kid who's hanging on his feet on a butcher's hook. It was Rosy, she started to wake up and look around. She moved a little and pain filled in from her leg. Her leg was deep in the hook. Not even tied, just stabbed.

"Dad! Darwin!" Rosy called out. She kept feeling pain in her leg. But then, a hand was placed on her mouth to keep her silent. A native woman was hushing her. She had long black hair, eagle feathers in her hair, and moose skin for warmth.

"My name is Chilam. I can help you, but don't move." Chilam said looking behind her. "It's behind you."

Rosy heard scratches behind her. Behind her was a Wendigo crawling around on the concrete wall looking for more prey to feast upon. The Wendigo see's through his night vision and . . .

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To be continued . . .

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