Chapter 9: Wolf in Nome

Just as they were close to Nome, Jenna bolted out, from somewhere and ran towards Balto. She nuzzled Balto deeply. "What happened?" Balto was confused, and so was the trio.

"Thank god you are safe!" said Jenna, her face still touched Balto's. "Just after you four went into the forest, a few hunters, about five or six, came. They were attracted by the rumors of wolf active activity around Nome, some of them already started their work! I was so worried about you."

"Why? I'm alright; we didn't meet any human in the forest either." Said Balto.

"No," Nikki said, "We do, we spotted them far away, and I was going to check them out if not for Rokal's warnings."

"Anyway, we're all safe here. And I bet my brother and his friends out the can evade the hunters easily, it shouldn't be hard for those who survived a losing war to do that!" said Balto.

Two Days Later

"You sure this is good? Sneaking up a wolf?" asked Jenna, "And why is there a wolf in the town anyway?"

Balto and Jenna were taking a walk around the street, discussing the recent events, when Balto caught the scent of his brother in Nome, he decided to seek him out, and perhaps even surprise him.

"C'mon, I know this town since I was a puppy, I know every alley and shortcut here. And he is not a wolf, but a wolf-dog hybrid, just like me." Balto replied with a smile.

"Oh, sorry." Said Jenna, blushed. She felt embarrassed as she called Balto's brother a full wolf, which also indicated that Balto, too, is a wolf.

They stepped into an alley, one that Balto used frequently before the epidemic and Kirdo's figured appeared, walking around as if the whole town is friendly to him. "Hey Kirdo!" Balto shouted loudly.

Kirdo wheeled around, he appeared shocked and readied for attacks, but relaxed when he saw it's just Balto and a beautiful rust colored husky.

"You scared the bumps off me! What do you think you are doing!" he asked smilingly.

"Hey that's my line," said Balto, "What are you doing in a human's town? Don't you have business with your pack?"

"I have," Kirdo answer, "And that business is to bring news of our pack to those who helped us."

'So, how's Mista?"

"Oh she is fine," Said Kirdo, "We fixed up her physical injuries fast, but for her injuries in her heart we cannot do much, the death of her loved ones had dealt an immeasurable pain to one so emotional."

"Is there nothing we can do?" asked Jenna.

"Ah you must be Jenna," said Kirdo, "I've heard Balto mentioned you many times, he didn't exaggerate, indeed you're as beautiful as he described!"

Jenna blushed, not sure what to say, but luckily she didn't have to, as Kirdo continued "The death of Mukhas, brother of Kamsa, had the greatest impact on her, but Rokal don't agree that he is dead, he swear he saw a black wolf escaped the battle earlier, before we did so, however there's no prove he is alive, and we don't want to give her a empty hope."

"What about you and your pack? What are you going to do? Start a pack of your own? Or join a nearby wolf pack?" asked Balto, he hoped the answer would be not the later, as the later would mean separation.

Kirdo lowered his head, his expression gloomed, "That was what I'm thinking for the past two days. We are deserters, brother, the last word of our deceased pack leader was to defend our territory to death, but instead of doing that, we ran away! We've lost our honor; we can't even call ourselves wolf."

"So what are you going to do? Certainly you can't try to take back the territory with just the five of you."

"I say, we will live in the woods around here from now on, there's no wolf pack several miles from here, so it would be quite save, mean while I will start collecting news of our sister, Zona."

"Yeah," said Balto, and he lighten up as an idea came to his mind "Hey, do you want to go to that boiler room, or go around meet some dogs? Maybe our sister lives in Nome and I don't even know!"

"Sure!" said Kirdo as the three canines laughed.

Some distance away from the woods that surrounded Nome, a wolf was thinking hard. He looked back, half his pack was with him, about a dozen strong. He sniffed the air and ensured that they were on the right track, this can have no mistake, this is where his prey fled to. He licked his lips, and howl.

The hunt is on; the time of sweet vengeance has come.

Balto, Jenna, Boris, Muk, Luk, Nikki, Kaltag, Star, Sylvie and Doc belong to Universal Studio and Amblimation, I do not own these characters.

Leo, Rex, Kirdo, Kamsa(Shadowfang), Lyya, Rokal and Mista belong to me and may not be used without my direct permission.