April 16, 1927
Nenana Mountain Trail – Behind Waterfall
01:11 p.m.
Dingo's Tale II: A Quest For Vengeance
Chapter 6: A Revenge-Driven Quest
Yukon and Saba looked at each other, "You STILL want to go to Nenana, are you insane? We'll all die on the way there, without dad we're all inexperienced sled dogs who have never ran more than one race without us almost getting killed! Remember what happened with Zak and Soba?"
Kodi hated remembering the race from a year ago, which left him scarred for life. Kodi was determined to find Saba's old owners though, "We're already this far Yuke, why quit now? Hell, for all we know Dingo could already be there, or dead!"
Saba looked at him with concerned eyes and said softly, "Kodi, don't worry, Dingo will be fine. I don't care what my previous owners did to me. They'll get it when the time is right, trust me okay? Now let's go home, I haven't even had a chance to meet dad yet, come on, let's go home."
Kodi still refused, shaking his head, "No, I'm not going home. Not until your old owners are either dead or put in a jail cell for the rest of their lives! You two can go home, but I'm going to Nenana, if you're with me then follow, if not then go home and tell Mom and Dad that I'm not coming back home!"
Yukon and Saba looked at each other for a second, and turned back to Kodi, "*sigh* alright, lead the way Kodi. I don't know about Saba, but I want to sit by a warm fire ASAP, so let's just get this done and over with." Kodi, Saba, and Yukon found a way back to the trail and started off to Nenana.
Dingo's POV
Dingo was already to the ruins of the mountain where he saw sets of paw prints, "Hey, these look like they're fresh, and they lead right off the cliff! Oh no, Kodi, Yukon, Saba?!" Dingo ran towards the edge of the cliff where he saw nothing but a huge hole in the ice, Dingo heard growling sounds in the distance, he turned around where he heard the growl and saw a wolf-like figure emerge from the shadows, "Who's there? Show yourself, now!" the wolf lunged out from the shadow running towards Dingo, "Holy crap! Time to go!" Dingo ran as fast as he could away from the wolf, who gave chase. Dingo started getting déjà-vu about the dream he had the other day, "Wait, oh no! I have nowhere else to run, could this be what Boris was talking abo-." Dingo was cut off as the wolf lunged at him and tackled him, Dingo looked at the figure as he stood over him, "Wait, dad? What are you doing!? Get off me!"
Balto quickly realized who it was that he was standing over and backed off, "Oh crap, sorry Dingo! What are you doing all the way out here in the first place? You should be with Ember and your puppies!" Dingo remembered that he hadn't told his father yet about the incident and explained it to him quickly. Balto had the same serious look on his face, "Wait, Saba as in your other sister? She came back with cuts and bruises all over her, and her previous owner did it to her?!"
Dingo nodded, "When I left to go talk to Boris about these dreams I've been having, the other three must have thought I left without them and went on their own to find me and Saba's owners."
Balto closed his eyes to think, "Hmm, maybe I should go with them, I don't want them getting hurt. I also want to make Saba's owners pay for what they've done to her." Balto told Dingo that he was coming along with him to find Kodi, Yukon, and Saba. Dingo nodded and they started to follow the other three's trail. Luckily for them, the storm had calmed down enough to where they could see what was in front of them.
Kodi's POV
Kodi and the other two finally reached the ruins of the mountain where they found a small abandoned shed, "Hey Yuke, maybe we should settle down here for the night? It looks kinda cozy and warm."
Yukon nodded, "Yeah, we need a break from all of this walking, I'm still hurting from that fall we took and I'm sure you are too."
Saba spoke up, "Yeah, I need to rest. I can't go any further, we've been traveling for a whole day now and I already feel like I am going to just drop dead." Kodi nodded as they walked in the shed, Kodi found a blanket big enough to cover all three of them and they went to sleep.
Dingo's POV
Balto was following Dingo as they made their way up the mountain trail, there was an awkward silence as they pushed up the trail, Balto broke the silence, "So, you know what happened to Aleu, huh?"
Dingo remembered Boris saying something about it, "She ran away right? I figured so, I just recently figured out about my wolf heritage. She was never adopted, so I figured she would run away when she found out."
Balto lowered his head, remembering his daughter leaving him to cross the water, "Yeah, I know I should've told you and your brothers and sisters about it sooner, how did you find out anyways?"
Dingo smiled, "Look at me dad, big paws, bushy tail that doesn't curl like Mom's, orange pupils like yours. Let's not forget the biggest one of all, that being you Dad."
Balto chuckled with a smile, "Heh, I guess you're right. You did take something from me after all." Dingo chuckled, but his smile turned into a worried look, which Balto quickly noticed, "What's wrong son? Something on your mind?"
Dingo looked up, "I'm worried about the other three that ran off, if I had never lied to Ember none of this would have happened, and now I'm off to help kill her old owner. I'm worried for Ember too, I just hate leaving her alone with no one but Mom and Boris."
Balto said with a smile, "Don't worry about her Dingo, remember she's part wolf? Plus, your mother is a strong as me, she helped me take down a damn bear!"
Dingo smiled remembering all of the stories his father told him as a puppy, "Heh, yeah I remember. You were almost about to get clawed when mom showed up and distracted the bear. Thanks for the motivation dad, I really needed it. Now let's go find those three. I've still got their trail, they should already be at the ruins by now." Balto and Dingo kept on the trail and headed for the ruins of the mountain.
A/N Hi guys! I know, you thought the name of this story was Dingo's Tale II The Next Generation. But it didn't quite fit the plot of this one. So, I changed it to A Quest For Vengeance, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and see you guys in the next chapter, byyyeeee!