Balto and The Beast
Nome Alaska, 8 am;
Balto stood in the shed behind Rosy's house, Jenna slept in her bed, the humans thought she'd spent the whole night there with Balto. Balto couldn't get it out of his mind how close he was to losing his beloved mate. The Outsider was literally inches from taking Jenna away from him forever. He looked at Tina. "Thank you for saving her Tina." he said.
Tina was looking out the door at the sky. "No problem." she said, not looking at him.
"Something wrong?"
"It's a cloudy day."
"So?"
"The Outsider might be nocturnal but it can come out on a cloudy day, its near were we found the bear right now."
Balto nodded, at least it wouldn't attack yet. He had to stop that monster before it hurt anyone else. He thought over his options, pretty much they were, fight or flight. He looked at Jenna, her ankle was a little swollen even though it wasn't broken. He was so close to losing her, she meant everything to him. He turned to Tina. "I chose fight." he said.
"What?"
"I'm going to fight the Outsider." Balto took off out the door before Tina could argue.
Tina got ready to go after him but looked back at Jenna, she didn't want Jenna to wake up with no one there ether. She ran over a nuzzled Jenna. Jenna woke rather quickly. "Tina? What going on?" she asked
"Balto's gone." said Tina, worried.
"What do you mean?"
"He went to fight the Outsider, alone."
A chill went done Jenna's spine and she got a worried expression. Her nightmare flashed through her mind. "Oh my gosh, we have to go after him." she tried to get up but pain shot through her ankle when she tried to stand and she fell back down.
"Jenna, I'll go, I know where it is and you'd only slow me down in your condition. No matter what happens, I'll bring him back."
Jenna wanted to go find her mate but Tina was right, she would just slow them down. "Alright, be careful."
"I will."
"…Can he beat it on his own?"
Tina sighed. "I don't know, its strong and durable but it isn't nearly as quick as he is. If he can outmaneuver it, he might win." Tina truly thought Balto could beat the Outsider, he was her hero, in her mind there was nothing he couldn't do but the scientific side the humans had put in her mind said there was no way on earth he could win.
Balto ran through the snow and ice. One thing was on his mind, protecting what mattered to him most, his family and friends, he wouldn't let them die, even at the cost of his own life. That was a bet he'd always make, his own life was of little importance if someone dear to him would be saved by his sacrifice. There was no fear in his mind, he didn't let it, if it was there, he wouldn't be at his best for the fight he was going to have. "I won't let it win, that monster won't beat me." he told himself.
The Outsider looked at the dead bear again, seeing how much it had decayed and such, it didn't know cold could slow down decay, it documented it to memory. It extended its claw and checked it over, making sure it was free of scratches and such, it didn't care about the bloodstains. It let out its newly acquired laugh as it looked at the bloodstains on its blades before retracting them. Balto jumped into the clearing and looked at the monster with a growl. It looked back and cocked its head. It identified Balto from the movies Tina had seen, it knew who he was but didn't make a move. Tina was a threat to it, Jenna had been hunted by mistake but it had started hunting her so it had to kill her now. Balto hadn't been encountered or attacked it yet, it wouldn't attack unless he did.
Balto glared into the monster's eyes, seeing the same evil stare they always had. "You have threatened my friends and family, you almost killed the one that matters to me the most! I'm going to bring you down even if I have to go down with you." he threatened.
The Outsider replied with its sinister laughter, which needless to say, disturbed Balto a little. Traitor, I'm going to crush your pathetic hero and I'll not give you the privilege to watch it! it told Tina through the link, it then blocked out its senses from Tina's access, she could sense what was going to happen. It took a fighting stance and let out a piercing roar.
Balto bared his teeth, let out a howl, and charged the genetic demon. The Outsider swung around and tried to strike Balto with its long tail. He leapt over the tail and landed on the monster's back. He bit down on the back of its neck and began battering it with his paws. The creature didn't feel Balto's bite but it felt the impacts of his paws, that was another chink in its armor, blunt force impacts weren't as defended against as other types of attacks. It growled and brought its tail around, it wrapped around Balto's torso before tossing him off. The monster turned and snarled. It did a huge jump and tried to land on Balto with its feet. Balto quickly got up and ran out of the way. When the Outsider hit the ground, its impact created a small crater from its great weight. It turned around and let out a roar before charging. Balto met its charge with his own. He tried to leap over its back but the monster expected this and ducked, bringing its tail up and hitting Balto's shoulder. He fell to the ground with a grunt of pain, it felt like a whip had struck him, he could feel a welt start to rise. The Outsider brought its tail down on Balto's side a few times with the same result. Balto couldn't help but let out a yelp of pain. He rolled out of the way of another strike from the whip like tail. He bit down on the tail tip and pulled back. The Outsider let out an agitated snarl and pulled its tail back. Balto's paws slid but he just pulled back. The Outsider extended its claws and pulled its tail back with great force. Balto went flying towards it. His eyes went wide as he looked at the claws he was speeding towards.
Thunder roared throughout the battlefield. The Outsider instantly retracted its claws and looked up. Balto was surprised at this but took advantage and put his hind legs out in front. When he hit the monster's chest he kicked out and landed a few feet back. The Outsider finally staggered back a few feet. Balto charged forwards and head butted it in the stomach. The Outsider doubled over and coughed, the air driven from its lungs. Balto sprung up and struck the Outsider in the jaw with his head. The monster finally fell to the ground but Balto staggered back and shook his head. It was hurt him some to strike the monster's metal jaw bone with only a thin layer of skin covering that part of the Outsider's body. He cleared his head and charged the monster again. This time the Outsider caught him as it stood up and quickly threw him into the air before driving him to the ground. Balto's ribs hit a patch of stone on the ground and he let out a cry of pain. The Outsider did a running kick into Balto's ribs knocking him a few feet away. Balto coughed and hacked, trying to catch his breath, he knew a few of his ribs had been bruised but he managed to stand up. The Outsider cocked its head in confusion. It moved its mouth as if trying to make words. It did so a few more times. "W--…---'t…-o-…--e" it said, the missing letters imposable to understand, none the less it smiled.
Balto's eyes went wide. "Did you talk?" he asked, shocked.
The Outsider smiled more and tried again. "W-y…wo-'t…yo-…die." it said, the massage was clear though.
Balto was surprised but laughed as best he could despite his bruised ribs. "You'd really get along with Steele." he said.
The Outsider let out a roar and charged. It swung its hand downward at Balto's skull but he avoided it. It swung its other hand around but he got out of the way again. He backed up against and low tree limb. He remembered something from his encounter with that bear a few months ago. He backed up more and bent the limb before waiting for the monster to approach. It ran at him and he got out of the way, the limb swung forwards and struck it over the head, snapping on impact but causing the Outsider to fall to the ground. Balto picked up a rock in his mouth and slammed it against the Outsider's skull, actually getting a roar of pain to come from its maw. He repeated this until finally green blood oozed from a wound on its head. He didn't like to be this brutal but this opponent required him to be. The Outsider snarled in rage and caught Balto's throat as he tried to bring the rock down again. It rose to its feet and threw Balto, he slammed hard into a tree, he yelped but didn't lose consciousness. He got back to his feet. He could tell the monster was getting angry, he didn't know if that was good or bad. He waited for it to charge and get close enough before jumping over it. It slammed through the tree but swung its tail around and into Balto's already injured ribs. He fell to the ground with a groan. He got up as quick as he could and turned back to the monster, he was in a lot of pain but he wouldn't give up as long as he could stand. The monster was slightly injured from going through a tree but was down. It brought its hand up and into Balto's bottom jaw, sending him falling onto his back. He shook it off and got to his feet again before being kicked in the ribs again, sending him rolling across the ground until he came to a stop. He managed to get up again, despite agonizing pain in his ribs. The Outsider brought its hand down on the top of Balto's head. Balto managed to stay on his feet but blood trickled down his face, he'd been busted open. He looked at the monster, his vision blurred, he felt dizzy and staggered around before falling to the ground. He tried to rise but couldn't. He looked up as the monster approached and laughed evilly as it extended its metal claws. Balto lost consciousness as the beast rose its weapon to the sky…
Ohh, cliffhanger, does Balto live? You'll have to wait till next week to find out. Can anyone guess why the Outsider retracted its claw when it heard thunder? Anyway see you soon!