That night, Kirby, Aleu, Kodi, Dusty, Ralph, and Krystal were all hanging out in the boiler room.
"Is this all you guy's do?" asked Krystal while she sat next to Ralph. "Just sit around and talk about lame stuff."
"Well when you say it like that it sounds boring," said Dusty.
Beside her, Kodi said, "So why don't you just leave."
Krystal narrowed her eyes at Kodi and then got up. "Excuse me, everyone. I have to use the ladies room." She walked out the door.
"Ralph, what is she doing here?" asked Kirby, while Aleu was snuggled up against him.
"She said we needed to spend more time together," said Ralph. "So she decided to come with me to our hang out place."
"Great," said Kirby. "How long is this gonna last?"
Suddenly the door opened and Balto walked in. "Kirby," he said, "Come outside. I want to talk with you."
Kirby gulped and got up.
Aleu was about to get up to, but Balto said, "Not you, Aleu. Just Kirby."
They all looked at Kirby. "Good luck," said Aleu as Kirby walked over to the door.
"Nice knowing you," said Kodi as Kirby and Balto walked outside.
Balto led Kirby to his old boat.
"Uh, sir," asked Kirby fearfully when they got there, "do we really need to be all the way out here?"
Balto looked at him. "Sit down," he said.
Kirby did as he was told.
"I've been thinking a lot about your relationship with Aleu. Jenna says that if you two want to be with each other, there's nothing I can do about it. But she's wrong. I could kill you."
Kirby stared in horror at the wolfdog standing before him.
Balto rolled his eyes. "I'm just kidding, Kirby," he said.
"Oh," said Kirby with a slight chuckle.
"So this is what I'm gonna do," said Balto. "I'm going to let you and Aleu be with each other, but I expect you to treat my daughter well and be responsible. And if I find out that you put one paw out of line… well lets just say no one will ever find your body."
Kirby stared at Balto in horror again. His knees were shaking with fear.
Balto rolled his eyes again. "Relax, Kirby, I was kidding again."
Kirby chuckled nervously. He was practically on the verge of tears.
"Okay," said Balto with a smile. "Good talk." He turned and walked away, leaving Kirby frozen in his spot for a few minutes. Then Kirby walked back to the boiler room.
When he walked inside, Kodi shouted, "He's alive!"
Aleu leapt over to him and nuzzled him. "So what happened?" she asked.
"Your father just wanted to talk to me," he said. "And we came to an agreement, and we can be together."
"Kirby, that's wonderful," squealed Aleu happily. "And that was so brave of you to talk with my father like that."
"Well, you know me," said Kirby with a grin as he and Aleu nuzzled. "Brave and strong like always."
"Two bones says he cried like a baby," said Kodi.
"You're on," said Ralph.