Dingo's Tale II: A Quest For Vengeance

by NightWolfZilvia

Things are going peacefully at home in Nome, until one night when Dingo finds his sister Saba, things have changed, and not in a good way...

9. Chapter IX

Dingo's Tale II: A Quest for Vengeance

Chapter 9: A Journey's Purpose

Location: Unknown

April 13, 1927 03:12 a.m.

Jenna was lying on the ground, crying in shame and pain. She still could not believe what Steele had done to her, she turned around and looked at him, "You won't get away with this, Steele." Jenna said in tears. "Oh yes I will, your family won't find us here, we're not even close to Nome or Anchorage, we're on the coast of Alaska, it will take them forever to find us, you'll be long gone before then, my dear." Steele said with a grin on his face. "I won't die until you are dead and buried. You and your friend over there." Jenna said. "Oh, you mean my son, Jonathan?" Steele said. "Wait wait, you have a MATE and you just had puppies with ME?!" Jenna said, angrily. "She won't find us either, she's being held in another room. Believe me when I say, we are in the middle of nowhere." Steele said. "Could you at least tell me how you found out where I was and how you found out my puppies' names?" Jenna said. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you, just warning you." Steele said. "Try me." Jenna snapped back. "I am not the real Steele." "Steele" said.

"What?! Then who are you?" Jenna asked still with tears down her muzzle. "I am but a phantom of Steele, my name is Grey Steele." Grey Steele said with a dark grin. "Then where is the real Steele?" Jenna asked looking at Grey Steele. "Steele is waiting somewhere in Nome for Balto and your pups to return and take vengeance on them," Grey Steele said as he stood up and walked around the room. "No please! Don't let him hurt them." Jenna begged. Grey Steele chuckled as he stopped and looked at Jenna. "It's already too late for them and it's already too late for you. Now that you will be having children without your true mate." Grey Steele with a dark laugh. "Damn you whoever you are!" Jenna said. Grey Steele left the room laughing in an evil tone.

(The Group's POV)

April 12, 1927

01:12 p.m.

Nenana Lake - Dock

"Feels good to finally have a full stomach, where'd you figure out to fish like that, Saba?" Balto asked. "Heh, learned from an old friend of mine, I was never at home much, so we were always out doing things." Saba said. "Well, looks like you found a great spot to fish! That fish was delicious, even if he did almost bite the tip of my tail off." Kodi said. "Well, you've gotta learn sometime. Besides, after all this we can go back to eating better than uncooked fish and just relax." Yukon said. "What was she like, Saba?" Dingo asked. "Well, for starters, it was a he. He was a brownish husky who met me on the streets one day and we became friends. He took me to the lake and showed me the place where we are staying tonight." Saba said. "Remind me to thank him later, Saba, I'd like to meet him." Balto said. "I'm afraid he's dead, we were walking down the street when we walked past my house, my owner shot him when he saw me and him together." Saba said, tearing up. "Oh, I see. Speaking of them, when do we move out?" Balto asked. "We move at Dusk, it's still too early in the afternoon. We have better chance of not being seen if we move at night." Saba said.

"Well, we have a few hours to spare, so why not have some fun!" Dingo said. "Yeah, what will we do though?" Kodi asked. "You'll see, Kodi." Dingo said with a smile on his face. "What do you me- YIPES!" Kodi shouted at Dingo pushed him into the lake. "Dingo, what in the world!" Kodi asked. "Watch out Kodi!" Yukon shouted as he ran and jumped into the lake with Kodi. Dingo followed in his brothers footsteps and jumped in right after Yukon. "Boys will be boys I guess." Saba said with smile as she laid down in the grass. Balto laid down next to his daughter and watched his boys play in the water. "Saba, are you doing okay?" Balto asked as he looked at her. Saba looked forward at the lake seeing her brothers wrestling around in the water. "Saba?" Balto called her name. Saba heard her name being called by her father, but his voice faded when she started to have a flashback

(Flashback)

"This will show you if you ever run away from me again!" Saba's owner should as he grabbed her by her neck and threw her into the bathroom. Saba started to whine in fear as she was thrown. "Shut up!" Saba's owner shouted again as he hits her on her side. Saba's owner then turned on the water in the bathtub and lets it fill it up to the top. Once the bath was full with cold water, Saba was forced into the bathtub head first. Saba struggled to break free and come up for air but her owner wasn't going to let that happen. One of Saba's fears was drowning ever since she heard the story of her father almost drowning trying to save the children of Nome.

"Saba..."

(End of flashback)

"Saba!" Balto shouted. "Wh…..what is it dad?" Saba asked, faking a smile. "Is everything okay? You zoned out for a while there." Balto said with fear in his eyes. "I'm alright dad, I just….nevermind." Saba said. "Oh, don't give me that. Something is on your mind and I'd like to know what it is so I can help you with it." Balto said. "Alright, but promise me you won't tell anyone other than mom." Saba said with fear. "I promise, you can still trust your old man, right?" Balto said, slugging her in the shoulder. "Yeah, you're right, here we go." Saba said smiling. "It was, oh, two weeks ago, I came home late that night from hanging out with Don, and my owner quickly stood up and tried to grab my throat, but I ran away. I ran outside and hid in a shed, he found me and carried me home. When I got home, he picked me up by my throat and carried me to the bathtub which was filled with ice-cold water. He shoved my head into it, and wouldn't let go, I passed out and he threw me out, thinking I was dead." Saba said with tears in her eyes. "Saba, why didn't you run away sooner? If you knew what these people were like, why didn't you come home while Aleu was still here, she would have enjoyed your company?" Balto asked. "I didn't want to involve you guys in this, especially Aleu. My owners think I'm dead, so they won't expect me which is why I came home in the first place." Saba said. "Look, maybe you just need to relax before all of this happens, why don't you go swimming with your brothers? I'll swim beside you and make sure you don't hurt yourself, and I kinda want to go swimming anyhow." Balto said. "Dad I can't," Saba said as she looked up at her father. Balto lowered his ear and then nuzzled his daughter. "You'll be okay trust me," Balto whispered. Saba was still unsure of swimming but maybe having her father right by her side will make things a little bit better. "Okay," Saba simply said as she stood up and walked with her father over to the water. "I'll go first," Balto said as he stepped into the water. Once Balto was in the water swimming around he turned and look at his daughter. "Okay Saba you come in," Balto said with a smile. "Okay," Saba said as she slowly walked into the water and started swimming next to her father. "Just take it slow," Balto said while swimming. "Okay," Saba said with a smile. After a while of swimming lessons from her father it was started to get dark. "Alright we should get going now," Saba said as she dried herself off. "Yeah I think we should get going," Balto said as he dried himself off as well. "Come on you guys it's time to get going," Balto called out to his boys. "Alright dad!" They all said as they came to shore. Once everyone was dried off they headed off into the city. "Gee... the city is a little bit creepy at night." Yukon said staying close to Kodi. "Yeah you're telling me," Kodi added.

April 12, 1927

08:57 p.m.

Nenana Ghetto – Saba's Old Home

It was long before they came to a rundown neighborhood and found the house that Saba had lived in. The house was tall and dark, almost something out of a horror movie. "Is this is it Saba?" Balto asked and he stood next to his daughter. A tear rolled down Saba's muzzle. "Yeah... this is it." Saba replied. "Hey, I'm here, don't worry." Balto said in a soft voice. Saba smiled and nodded, she led them around to the back which was a fenced in area, but was the easiest way into the house. "Alright, Kodi, I need you to stand guard out here." Saba said. "What? Why me?" Kodi asked. "Because you're the least strong of us all, and we need to stay as quiet as possible." Saba said with a grin on her face. "Oh, fine." Kodi said. "Alright Saba, what's the plan?" Balto asked. "Simple, we sneak in through the basement, wait until they go to sleep, and slit their throat with a knife." Saba said. "Sounds simple enough, where's the basement door at?" Dingo asked. "See, that's the thing, there's a hatch with a ladder." Saba said. "Right, and how the hell do we climb down that ladder?" Dingo asked. "Well, we could always scale up the side of the house and go in through the second floor." Saba suggested. "Do we have anything to climb up with?" Yukon asked. "There's some empty boxes and barrels by the meat locker entrance." Saba said. "Why don't we go through the meat locker?" Balto suggested. "If you'd like to be frozen stiff, then sure." Saba said. "Yeah, forget that." Balto said. "I guess the ladder is our only option then." Yukon said. "Are your legs strong enough to fall 20 feet?" Saba asked her father. "Don't worry about me, I'm worried about you more than anything, look at you, your eye is sliced, and you're covered in cuts and bruises." Balto said. "I'm fine, let's go open that hatch." Saba said. The group went to the hatch and Saba opened it, "It's…it's flooded." Yukon said, looking at the flooded basement entry. "It's a 4 foot drop until the water, I think it'd be best if you went it back paws first, let yourself sink, and then swim the rest of the way." Balto said. The group nodded and Balto hung himself above the water and dropped in. Balto swam to the entrance to the house, and walked up the steps leading to the doorway. "Alright Dingo, your turn." Saba said. Dingo nodded and dived in, Yukon and Saba followed along and made their way to the doorway where Balto waits.

Once Dingo, Yukon and Saba made their way over to their father. Balto then pushed open the door and then peaked his head inside the door way. It was dark in the living room but no sign of Saba's old owners. "Looks like we're in the clear." Balto said as he walked through door with his kids behind him. "Alright I'll lead the way," Saba said as she stepped forward and took the lead from her father. Saba and the rest of the group walked further into the living room. "WHAT THE HELL?!" shouted a man coming from the kitchen with a beer in his hand. "Saba what do we do now?" Dingo whispered to his sister. "Run like hell!" Saba said. "You heard her, run!" Balto shouted. "HONEY, GET THE GUN! GUESS WHO'S BACK HOME!" The man shouted, looking at Saba. Saba and the group approached another room, "In here!" Saba said, the group followed. "Alright, here's the plan, we lure him to the Basement door, we hide behind those boxes that were beside the door, and we drown him!" Saba whispered. "Sounds like a plan." Balto said. "Shh...I hear them coming, and there was a shotgun pump with it. The man passed the room, and the group went to the basement door, and Balto started to bark. The man quickly ran to the door where they were and they dashed inside and ran behind the boxes. "On my mark." Balto said. The man rushed in the room, "WHY THE HELL IS OUR BASEMENT FLOODED?!" the man shouted, looking around him flooded basement. "NOW!" Balto shouted and leaped at the man and held him underwater with Dingo helping. The man tried to pull himself out, but couldn't. He gained enough strength to pull up his gun, there was a bang. "Balto and Dingo turned around to see Saba fall back with blood coming from her legs and tail. "NO!" Balto shouted, but couldn't turn around fast enough, there was another bang. Balto flew back as blood came from his back legs. Dingo quickly turned around and bit the man's throat. There was a deep silence that filled the room, a woman came into the room where Balto and Saba lay, Dingo looked at the woman and lunged at her, pinning her, "She doesn't look like she wants to hurt anyone, maybe I should let her go?" Yukon thought to himself. The woman spoke, "Easy doggy….I'm friendly…..I won't hurt you." The woman said. Yukon backed off of her, "Dingo, NO!" Saba shouted with the last of her strength. Dingo looked back at the woman, who pulled a large knife out, and lunged at Dingo, he was too quick though, the woman missed and fell into the water, Dingo dived in and started to wrestle her, he held her under for long enough to where she finally passed out. The deed was done, and Saba and Balto were still alive, but in bad condition. "Are you two okay?!" Dingo asked. Balto coughed and said, "I'm alright son, I can't walk though." Balto whispered. "Neither can I, how are we going to get out of here?" Saba asked. "We'll deal with that later, but for now, I'm going to go to the bathroom and look for medical supplies, just stay here and don't move!" Dingo said, going to the bathroom.

Luckily, the toilet was below the Medicinal Cabinet, "Let's see, we've got some bandages, disinfectant, ointment, and a suture kit. That should be plenty." Dingo said to himself.

Dingo brought the supplies to where his father and sister lay and suddenly remembered, "Where's Yukon?" Dingo asked. "I'm right here." Yukon said, lying in the hallway, bleeding from his legs and back. "Oh my- are you okay?!" Dingo asked Yukon, who was cut up pretty bad. "That…..woman." Yukon said, before passing out. "Yuke?!" Dingo said, putting his ear to Yukon's chest, Dingo sighed in relief, "He's okay, he passed out from the pain. Let's dress his cuts up." Dingo said, stitching up his cuts and wrapping them in bandages, "Man, this is a lot harder to do than it seemed, my teeth are ripping the bandages a little bit." Dingo mumbled. "Done, that should heal up in a few days, but he should be able to walk, now to those two." Dingo said, walking over to the two. "Alright Saba, this will pinch a little." Dingo said. Her gunshot wounds had been disinfected and bandaged up, same with Balto's. Saba woke up a few minutes later, "Dingo? You did all this with your teeth?" Saba asked, looking at her legs. "Yup, but you won't be able to walk 'til morning, I suggest we sleep here, we can make our way back home in the morning." Dingo said. "Sounds like a plan, we should go get Kodi." Saba said. "We? No no, I will go get Kodi, you and dad just go to sleep and I'll bring Yukon here. "Yukon? What happened to him?!" Saba asked. "His leg was cut up pretty bad, but he can manage, it was only his left leg." Dingo said. "Oh, okay then, let's just get some sleep and head out in the morning like you suggested." Saba said. "Right, I'm going to go get Kodi." Dingo said. Dingo went to the front and walked around back, Kodi wasn't there. "Kodi? Kodi?!" Dingo called. Dingo spotter a letter written in the wall, "Well hello little Dingo, I know you're reading this by now. I've got your brother, but know what's worse than that? I've also got your mother and your mate and kids! I suggest you bring me your sister, otherwise your mother dies! Meet me at this place called "Alaska Port 01 Warehouse." It's in the coast of Alaska, head South of where you are, you have 2 weeks to get here, otherwise, I'm afraid your puppies and mate are going back to Heaven." Dingo stood in shock, "I'm going to get this man, if it's the last thing I do, he will also die."

To be continued…

A/N NightWolfZilvia Well guys, looks like there is going to be a chapter X, I guess this story took a turn that I didn't mean for it to, but I felt it was fitting so, think of it what you like. I cannot thank KodiWolf321 for helping me with this story, I am very grateful and couldn't thank him enough. Let me know in the comments is you think we should keep working together and if you like this story and our latest story, "Balto Tales: Jenna's Untold Tale."

Kodiwolf321 A/N: Well guys here we are with another fantastic chapter! And looks like things have turned for the worse for the group. Hopefully things will come a little bit more better more the group. Alright guys We'll see you the next chapter have a nice day or night!