Kodiak ran. Now that the sled was repaired, his team could get back to Nome.
Hearing a shout, Kodiak stopped. A grey-brown wolf came to a stop next to him.
"Roan," Kodiak said, surprised. "Why are you here? We left your land an hour ago."
Panting, the wolf said,"I was sent with a message to be relayed to Aleu. There is to be a meeting of all ten wolf packs in the land. The Alpha is required to be there. However, we have taken the liberty of explaining the circumstances, so expect company in Nome."
"Okay, I'll tell her. Passing messages, I can definately do."
"Yeah," muttered Dusty from just behind Kodiak,"but don't trust him to drive."
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Balto wandered through town. He was looking for Jenna. Balto knew Jenna wasn't in Nome.
He had seen her up on the hill. Then, she had left.
The most disturbing thing about the event wasn't that Jenna had left town for the first time since 1925.
It was the complete lack of tracks going down off the hill.
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Sira trampled the snow in a circle. The outline was nearly perfecly round, and every inch of the snow inside was undisturbed.
Kodi watched nearby as Sira worked.
"Oh, no, not this again. That thing you do creeps me out. And besides, mom said 'only in an emergency'. You know what it does to you!" Kodi told Sira.
Sira stopped and slowly turned toward Kodi. "Mom is missing. I think this qualifies as an emergency!"
"Oh, well. Don't come crying to me when you have the nightmares." Kodi curled up and said,"I'm gonna take a nap. Don't wake me when you want to get started."
"I won't."
Sira sat before her creation and stared into space, as if she was in a trance. Her eyes, normally blue with yellow where the whites were supposed to be, glowed only blue. Her tail rose of it's own accord and floated like a dancing rope. the hair on the back of her neck stood on end, and lightning flashed in the distance.
Kodi's head popped up, and he shouted,"Sira!"
The untrampled snow inside Sira's circle all turned to steam, leaving behind only a thin, glassy sheet. The steam swirled around the edge of the circle and rose in the center, forming shapes and shadows and creating an image that soon gained color, then voice.
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Kodiak and his team jogged tiredly out of the woods just outside of Nome only to be greated by a bizzare sight.
Sira was sitting outside a circle of swirling, glowing steam. Sound emanated in bursts from the apparation.
"That's not normal," Ralph called from the right point position. "Kodi, you have a weird family."
"In Nome, until my weird family leaves, my name is Kodiak.
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Steele told the silver wolf everything he knew. It felt good.
Revenge was so sweet! Now, there would be an entired pack after the crippled Aleu.
Plans were to be made. Balto would fall tonight!
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Kodi was afraid. Even when she couldn't control her power, Sira had never had such a big effect.
Kodi forced himself to focus on the sounds and pictures coming from Sira's circle. He saw Aleu, walking next to Jenna, though Jenna didn't seem to know it.
Suddenly, Aleu stopped. She turned and looked straight at Kodi. Her eyes glowed lemon yellow, and her voice came into Kodi's head.
"I am trying to bring her back, my children. She seems to think that there is something she is to do out here. Go, enjoy yourselves, and don't use your powers."
Sira's eyes returned to normal, and the mist fell back onto the ice.
The scrying was complete.
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"You are very clever, Steele. By destroying Aleu, we will both achieve our goals! Hoever there is still one problem." The silver wolf, who had now introduced herself as Gasi Mordos, said sweetly to Steele.
Steele frowned. Something was wrong. Why else would Gasi speak like that to him?
"What problem, my leige?"
"You see, I always kill the bearer of bad news. It kind of keeps the stress to a minimum. It's also really good at anger management."
"How is this a problem, my liege?" Steele took a step back. Some of the wolves that had brought Steele here blocked the cave entrance.
"You brought me news that Aleu is, in fact, alive. If she is alive, I'm not Alpha."
Steele's last move was to put a surprised expression on his face.
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As soon as Kodiak was out of his harness, he trotted over to where he had seen Sira and Kodi.
Sitting next to Sira, Kodiak said," I'd ask where your mother was, but then I'd have to pretend that I didn't already know where she isn't."
Sira, looking very surprised to see Kodiak replied,"You guessed correctly. She left last night. She also left no trail."
Kodiak left, saying something about visiting his father and mother.
Kodi looked at Sira and said,"Shouldn't we catch up to him and tell him about his mother?"
Sira shook her head."No, Grandpa Balto wanted to tell him."
Kodi stared at Sira for a moment, then said, "You are sleeping with grandpa tonight. You stay away from me!"
Sira giggled."What? You scared of my post-scry nightmares?"
Kodi glared, then said,"No, I'm scared of not getting sleep at night. Grandpa already has to go through that, so HE won't mind!"
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Author's note
Ha Ha I am now ending the chapter right here! Chapter 5 will not be here until next Monday, and you will have to wait!
I laugh in your general direction! *Turns away from you* HA! (I have bad aim...)