The next day, Dingo and the rest of the team went on a mail run at an extremely fast pace. They were so excited that Kodi was coming back! Adrenaline was running through all 6 dogs pulling the sled.

Steele had spent the night on Balto's boat. Balto was lenient enough to let Steele stay with him. They trusted each other… for once. Steele nudged Balto to get him to wake up.

"Alright, Najha! I'll get you some cupcakes!" Balto said.

"What? No! I'm heading out. I gotta find the two kids."

Balto perked his ears up, "I thought you found them!"

"I did, I need to make sure they're still there is what I meant."

Chances are, they're not going to try to escape at this point, Steele thought.

"I should probably go with you," Balto offered.

"No! Balto, I still owe you! I'm going to get your kids! Don't you worry!"

"It doesn't seem right to…"

"I put you through so much hell! The least I can do is find your kids! You can trust me, Balto!"

Balto still remembers Steele's eye expressions. This one was serious and promising.

"Alright, is there anything I can do?"

"Tell Jenna, your friends, and your other pups about what happened between Kodi and Aleu."

"That'll get everyone to give them hell though. Do you realize the kind of controversy this'll cause!?"

"What will they think when they see her with KODI's pups?"

"True… I guess you're right… alright, I'll tell them."

Steele and Balto walked off the boat and went different directions. When Steele was out of Balto's range, he fell to the ground with the laughter he'd been holding back.

"I did it! I made their life hell already! Haha! Oh God! That's too funny! Their own father!"

Steele's gut started cramping.

"Oww! Haha! I can't stop laughing!"

Steele got up and started walking. Before long, he started feeling regret and sorrow. How could he have just lied to Nome already!? They haven't even escaped! Oh God! What has Steele done!?

"What kind of rotten dog am I!? Oh crap! I just betrayed my mate like that! How could I have just ruined my mate's life like that!? Oh Kodi! I'm sorry!"

Steele started having an anxiety attack. He hasn't had one this bad since the serum run. Despite his heavy breathing, he ran and ran. He didn't stop running. His was light headed. He couldn't feel anything. Everything he saw was just a complete blur! He couldn't control his body movement at all! He just ran! That's all he could do! Before long, he fell to the ground after his paws failed on him.

"What's wrong with me!?" Steele said.

His head was dug into the ground. He got to his paws still breathing heavily. Once all the blur was gone, he looked up at his old den.

"This den… my old den! Home for 4 years! The one before I mated to Kodi. The one before I even enslaved Kodi."

Steele realized something.

"My home that protected me after the serum run! Because of Kodi, I was forced to leave this place! The place I loved! I did so much crying and mending here!"

Steele shook off. He wasn't breathing heavily anymore. However, he was angry. He was PISSED!

"How dare I mate to Kodi! What's wrong with me!? Kodi deserves to have that reputation at Nome! I'm gonna kill him!"

Steele punched himself in the face.

"You mated with your enemy! Good job retard!"

Steele went for a dead sprint back to his new den. The last thing on Kodi and Aleu's mind was escaping, so they were still there gathered with Star, Nikki, and Kaltag. When Steele got back, he was immediately forceful.

"You two, get up now!"

"Steele!" Kodi yelled.

He went to hug Steele. When Kodi got close, Steele grabbed Kodi's neck and threw him to the ground.

"Mating to you was one of the biggest mistakes I've made!"

Aleu, Star, Nikki, and Kaltag all gasped and stood wide-eyed.

"But Steele…"

"Shut up! Go tie yourself up before I have to hurt you!"

Kodi got to his paws. He couldn't believe Steele was back to his old self.

"Is this a joke, or are…"

Steele body-slammed Kodi back to the ground.

"GO DO IT!"

Kodi got back up, legs bend, ears down, head now, and tail between his legs. He couldn't make eyes contact or even look at Steele. He slowly walked into the den, tied, himself up, and laid in a corner and cried. He couldn't stop. Steele went up to Star, Nikki, and Kaltag.

"One of you impregnate her!" Steele commanded pointing at Aleu.

The three dogs grew excited, however anxious and scared. They would have to torture Aleu, make her carry their pups, then have to deal with Balto. If they ignored Steele's orders, well, who knows. They didn't want to take that risk.

"Which one of us?" Kaltag asked.

"I don't care! Any of you!"

The three looked amongst each other. Who to torture Aleu? This was one thing they didn't do.

"Aleu, we'll leave it to you to pick which one of us to impregnate you."

Aleu didn't want this, but Steele was back to his old self. The answer had been clear since day 1. Star.

"To the two others, it won't break your hearts that I didn't choose you, right?"

"It's something wes don't really wants to dos," Nikki said.

"Well, Star, you're up. Welcome to Aleu."

Star's face lit up while Nikki and Kaltag were relieved to not have to be the ones responsible. Aleu pulled Star around to the back of the den in the trees. Kaltag and Nikki stood by on guard. Kodi remained in the corner crying and bawling. Not balling. If he was ballin' he wouldn't be in this situation.

"Keep crying, mutt! Don't expect me to cheer you up! Don't you dare wake me up from your crying! It'll be my foot going up your butt this time!"

Kodi couldn't keep feeling sorry for himself! He had to do something about this! Maybe Steele will go back to his old self tonight. Maybe tomorrow. Meanwhile, Star was in heaven! He's never mated before! Then again, Kaltag and Nikki haven't either. Instead of keeping guard like they were supposed to, Kaltag and Nikki were telling anti-jokes to each other.

"How do you make a plumber cry?" Kaltag asked.

"How?" Nikki asked.

"You kill his family."

Nikki fell on his ass laughing. When he finally calmed down, it was his turn to tell a joke.

"What is green and has 4 wheels?" Nikki asked.

"A green car?"

"Grass. I's lied about the wheels."

"You butt! What's red and smells like blue paint?"

"What?"

"Red paint, dummy!"

Dingo and his team delivered the mail in a record time Dingo is about ready to be promoted to lead dog.