Balto and I were taking a walk through the forest. It was a nice, relaxing day. Nothing was really happening so we just decided to have some downtime. Suddenly I heard a sharp snap in the forest.
Balto and I both gasped and I looked around, trying to find what had made that noise.
"Get behind me,'' Balto ordered. I ran behind afraid of what was to come.
"Are you behind me?'' Balto asked, his voice gruffer than usual.
"Yes,'' I answered rather timidly.
"Good.''
There were times where Balto could be really sweet and nice and give me my space and there were times where he could be really protective and aggressive of me. The latter was one of these times.
I continued to crouch behind him, my heart pounding. The bushed in front of us made a loud rustling noise and Balto growled, preparing to strike. The bushes parted and a large bear came out, looking menacing and fearless. I gasped a little but I could barely hear it through Balto's angry growl- and the roar of the bear in front of us.
He came towards us, walking on all fours. It seemed as if the ground shook whenever he came towards us. I let out a small whimper but Balto stood his ground. He refused to show fear in front of the bear, even though he could obviously get killed.
The bear let out another vicious roar, this time so loud it felt as if the noise had crawled into my ear and settled there. I screamed in pain and crouched to the ground, my ears ringing.
Balto leaped at the bear, biting it right in the face. The bear howled in pain and swatted Balto away from him as if he were a fly. Balto came soaring towards the ground, landing with a hard thud in a puddle of leaves.
The bear roared a third time, inching closer to Balto. Balto blinked a few times and shook his head; it looked as if he was trying to concentrate. Balto stood up and darted towards the bear's leg, clamping down hard.
The bear yelled in pain and swung its paw at Balto's back, ready to kill. However, Balto saw this coming, and dove out of the way. The bear swiped at the ground and fell down, having temporarily lost its balance.
Balto ran towards me, his brown eyes wide and fearful. I stood there, unsure of what to do. I wad too paralyzed with fear to move.
"Go! You have to get out of here!'' Balto yelled, his voice going up an octave.
"What?'' I gasped, confused. What was he talking about? I couldn't leave him here all by himself. I wasn't leaving him.
I saw the bear paw coming towards me and I gasped just in time to feel the full force of the strike. I winced in pain for a couple of seconds, and then everything went black.