Hi again. In this chapter, Balto is going to tell Sorahis story of how he became a hero in Nome. This is for those who haven't seen the firstBalto movie. Enjoy.

Sora made his way to the warm boiler. He sat down (Cross-legged) put his hands in front of the boiler, warming them up.

"This feels so good." He said.

He then, lies down on the floor, staring at the wooden ceiling.

All of the dogs walked up to him.

"Feeling better now?" Jenna asked.

"Yeah, a lot better, thanks." Sora said.

"Well, um Sora." Balto said, "We've never seen you around here before, where are you from?"

"Oh, um…" Sora said sitting up, "I came…very far away."

"Exactly, where?" Balto asked.

"A…place called Destiny Island." Sora said.

He didn't want to tell them that he was from the future, trying to stop a madwoman from taking over. But he can at least makeit up to them for letting him stay by telling them where he's from.

"Destiny Island?" They all said.

"Yeah," Sora said, "It's a beautiful island, where lots of kids can go out and play all day. Almost everyday is perfect, it's never too hot and never too cold."

"Well, I guess that explains why you're dressed like that." Kodi said.

"Yeah, you're not use to a place that's always too cold." Dusty said.

Everyone laughed, even Sora.

"Yeah, looks like it." He said smiling.

"So, why did you leave?" Dusty asked.

"Well ever since I was little." Sora said, "I dreamed of going exploring other places. So one day, me and my two best friends, Riku and Kairi, decidedwe shouldgo on a little adventure. We built a raft to set sail and see the world. But…"

Sora didn't finish his sentence, he just turned away. Balto could tell something bad happened.

"You know what, never mind." Sora said, "So, what were you guys talking about before I came in?"

Balto knew that he was trying to change the subject. But he didn't mind, nor did anyone else.

"Well, we were talking about Kodi's first day as lead-dog." He said.

"Lead-dog?" Sora asked, "What do you mean?"

"Lead-dog of the dog-sled mail team." Kodi said.

"What's that?" Sora asked.

"You don't know what a dog sled mail team is?" Kodi said.

"Sorry, no." Sora said.

"Well, in Nome, humans use us dogs to transport mail and supplies to different towns." Kodi said, "The humans tie the supplies to a sleigh and ten or fourteen of us pull it."

"Wow." Sora said amazed. "You guys pull heavy supplies to different towns?"

"That's what we do." Dusty said.

"Even in bad storms?"

"No matter what, we get the job done and on time." Kodi said proudly.

"Now, you know why we call Kodi 'King of the Hard Heads." Dusty said.

"Must you bring that up again?" Kodi said.

Everybody started laughing. Kodi was starting to get irritated.

"Just so you know." He said over the laughing, "Being lead-dog is a big responsibility; I have to make all the decisions to make sure we get the mail on time and for our safety."

"We know that, Kodi." Dusty said, "We're just messing with you."

"Yeah, it's not like we have to save the town." Kirby said, "Not like your old man here."

He was talking about Balto.

"All right you guys that's enough." He said.

They all stop.

"I'm pretty sure Sora knows the story."

"Know what?" Sora said.

Everybody stared at him, looking surprised.

"You don't know what my dad did?" Kodi said.

"Uh, no I don't." Sora said, sounding stupid.

"Golly, don't you read them newspapers?" Ralph said, "Balto, here, is famous."

"I'm sorry." Sora said, "I really don't know what happens outside my island."

"That's okay." Balto said, sounding relieved, "I knew not everybody has heard of me."

"So, would you mind?" Sora said, "Explaining what you're famous for?"

"All right." Balto said.

Balto explained thatthree years ago (in 1925), a disease spread all over Nome, getting all the children of the town, very sick. Only antitoxin can cure the disease, but unfortunately, there were very few in Nome. Telegraphers were sending messages to all over Alaska, telling people that Nome is in danger, and asking for antitoxin. Bush planes tried to bring in the medicine but the winter storms kept them from flying. So they used trains to bring the antitoxin to Nome instead. But there were no tracks leading to Nome, so the train only got to Nenana. The only place that was close to Nome. But it was still hundreds of miles away.

The only chance Nome had was for a dog sled team to go to Nanana. Get the antitoxin, (Try to get through the powerful winter storms.) And bring the antitoxin back to Nome,safely. In Nome, they held a race for the dogs to see who's the fastest. Jenna's owner, Rosy, was sick from the disease as well. So Balto entered the race. He won in record time, but was turn down.

"They turned you down?" Sora asked.

"Yeah they did." Balto said.

"Why?"

"Well, there was this dog, Steele; he was a famous dog in Nome." Balto said, "He wanted to prove that he and his team can get the medicine without…someone like me."

"What do you mean 'someone like you'?" Sora asked.

"Well back then, humans feared me because I was part wolf." Balto said, "Dogs also teased me of that."

"So…how did that get you turned down?" Sora asked.

"Well…" Balto continued, "The judges were about to let me join the team. But Steele step on my foot, causing me to howl in pain. The judges thought I was going to attack them, so they turned me down."

"Man, what a jerk." Sora said.

"He is, alright." Jenna said.

"So what happen after that?" Sora asked.

"A week has passed since Steele and his team left for the medicine." Balto continued, "The children were getting sicker, and so was Rosy. I realized that Steele and his team were lost. So, I decided to go out, look for them, and bring them back with the medicine."

Boris went along with Balto, along with two polar bears, Muk and Luk. Every now and then, Balto would scratch a tree in front of him to mark the trail. On their way, they encountered a huge grizzly bear. Balto tried to take down the bear. But it pushed him down to the ground, knocking the air out of him. The bear was about to slash Balto's stomach out. But Jenna stopped it in time. When Balto finally got his breath back, he charged at the bear. The bear got really mad and followed Balto to a lake of thin ice. The bear's massive weight caused the ice to crack. The bear then fell into the lake, taking Balto with it.

"You fell into the lake!" Sora said.

"Yeah, the big ice flipped over, taking me in." Balto said.

"So how did you get out?" Sora asked.

"Well, I was trapped at the bottom." Balto said, "I couldn't break though the ice, I felt numb. Every second I was under there, I couldn't feel my body."

"It was thanks to Muk and Luk that Balto is here right now." Jenna said, "They broke though the ice and swim to the bottom to save him."

"Yeah, but the thing was. They couldn't swim." Balto said.

"Polar bears that can't swim?" Sora asked, sounding confused.

Everyone laughed.

"That's what I said." Jenna said.

"But they managed to get me out." Balto said.

"Wow…" Sora said, "So what happen after that?"

"Well, thanks to Boris for pushing Luk on me." Balto said "It was good enough to get the water out of me. Jenna then went on to me to get me warm again. It was also thanks to her that I'm here right now."

Jenna started licking Balto on the cheek. He started licking her cheek as well. Sora grinned at them.

"Well, anyways…" Balto continued.

Jenna's front leg was hurt from the battle of the grizzly bear. Balto pulled down a big tree branch and told Muk and Luk to drag Jenna back to Nome with it. He also told Boris to go with them. Before they left, Boris said to Balto "Let me tell you something, Balto. A dog cannot make this journey alone. But maybe a wolf can." Balto wasn't quite sure what he meant by that. But he said thanks. Balto then continued searching for Steele's team and the medicine. It was nightfall, Balto sniffed the air. He knew he was close; Steele's scent was getting stronger.

Balto went up a hill and saw the dog sled team. They all appeared to be fine. Balto went down the hill. Everybody was surprise to see him. Steele seemed that he was the last person he wanted to see. Balto saw that the medicine appeared to be intact. But the musher was on the snowy floor, unconscious. Balto told everyone that he made trail, leading back to Nome. But Steele didn't seem to care. The other dogs were eager to take the medicine home. Balto was about led them back when Steele attacked him.

"Why did he attack you?" Sora asked, "You were just trying to help them."

"I wish I knew." Balto said, "Apparently, his thing of being number one got to him."

"So what'd you do?"

"I didn't fight." Balto said, "I just came there to get the medicine. But he still attacked me, hoping I wouldn't get up. But I did. He tried to attack me again. But I avoided him and he fell down a cliff."

"Did he die?" Sora asked.

"No." Balto said, "The soft snow broke his fall. I was now lead-dog of the team."

"So you manage to bring the medicine back in time after that, right?" Sora said.

Balto chuckled.

"Well…it wasn't that simple." He said.

"What do you mean?"

As Balto led the team back to Nome, he couldn't believe what happen to the trail. Steele had gotten there first and marked the trail on all of the trees, getting them lost. Balto tried to remember which way it was back to Nome. At first, they went in circles. The second, Balto led the team down a hill, then to a cliff. They all stopped in time, but the sled was close to the edge. It nearly tipped over but instead, the rope holding the medicine to the sleigh broke. Balto tried to keep the medicine from falling, but it was too heavy. So he and the medicine fell down the cliff.

"It was a good thing that the pile of snow broke my fall." Balto said, "It also did with the medicine."

"So how did you get it back up the cliff?" Sora asked eagerly.

"Well, at first I thought I was too late." Balto said, "When I got out from the big pile of snow. The sun was up. I thought Rosy, and the other children did make it through the night. Then I looked up, a tall white wolf was staring at me."

"What did it do?" Sora asked.

"It howled." Balto said, "At first, I didn't know what it meant. But then, Boris's lecture came to me. I knew what he meant now. I looked back at the wolf. It left, but his paw prints were there. I placed my paw on it and it matched. I then, knew that I had to use the wolf in me. I also knew that children were still, waiting for the medicine. So I howled. The white wolf came back and howled with me."

"So what'd you do next?" Sora asked.

"After that, the white wolf just bowed and left." Balto said, "I carried the medicine all the way up to the cliff. The dog team tied it back to the sleigh, and we were on our way again."

"So, how did you mange to get back?" Sora asked.

"I used the wolf in me." Balto said, "I simply just sniffed the air. We were still far from Nome, but my wolf senses manage to find it."

After a while, they finally manage to get down the mountain. They were crossing a log whena dog behind Balto, Star, sneezed from Balto's tail, causing an avalanche. They all ran for their lives, trying to get away from the fallen snow. Balto found a cave and led the team inside. The cave was icy inside. The ceiling of the cave had sharp icicles. One loud noise can cause the sharp icicles to fall and stab right though you. They all tried to keep quiet as they look for another way out. So far, so good, until the sleigh hit a rock, hard enough for one sharp ice to come down. Soon, all of the sharp icicles started falling

Balto and the team, once again, ran for their lives. They could see an exit right in front of them. But one sharp icicle hit the medicine box, causing it to open. One bottle fell out. Balto slide back to the box, closing it. They finally got out of the cave. Everything was smooth sailing after that. Dusk had come by the time the team had finally got to Nome. Everyone was surprise to see them. They thought the team was lost. But it was thanks to Balto that they've got the medicine on time.

"All the children were cured from the sickness, and so was Rosy." Balto said, "She hugged me and said 'I would have been lost without you.' I've never felt more proud."

Jenna licked Balto again.

"Since then, nobody was afraid of meor called me 'wolf dog'. They all called me a hero."

"Wow... that was an amazing story." Sora said, "You really are a hero, Balto. Thanks for telling me the story."

Balto grew a smile; he was already taking a liking to Sora. Everybody else seems so as well. This was their first conversation they had with a human. In a way, it felt nice.

Ahhhh!

Everybody jumped.

"What was that?" Ralph said, surprised from the noise.

"I don't know." Kodi said, "It sounded like a human screamed."

Beast!

Sora heard someone shouting. He got up and opened the door. Balto and the others followed. They saw people running away from animal like—

"Heartless!" Sora shouted.

End of Chapter. Bo-Yeah! In the next chapter, Sora and Balto are gonna be fighting the Heartless together. Please review.