Chapter 5:

"Transformation Abilities"

As time passed Balto and Jenna became teens of two winters old. Caleb had told Balto about the idea that came from Dathan a while ago and Balto had agreed with it. Jenna however didn't trust the plan and asked if she could help Balto guarding the borders and if she also could be trained by Caleb not in the same way as Balto because she didn't have these powers but she wanted to learn self defense. So if something would happen when she and Balto split up to guard different parts of the borders she could protect herself. If Balto couldn't make it to her in time that is.

Caleb had agreed with this and trained Jenna together with Balto. But today was the day that Balto would get his first lessons in physical transformations.

Balto and Jenna lay together in their part of the cave. Balto woke up to someone clearing his throat.

"Hmm Hmm"

Balto looked up and saw Caleb standing there getting really irritated that Balto and Jenna had overslept again! Balto had a sheepish grin on his face and woke up Jenna. When Jenna woke up she saw Caleb standing there. She and Balto stood up immediately not knowing how to explain themselves.

"Had a nice sleep?" Caleb asked sarcastically.

"Actually we did!" Balto answered.

Jenna chuckled at what Balto said. But Caleb didn't think that Balto was funny.

Caleb looked at them with a evil smile: "You know what this means... Double training!"

Balto and Jenna moaned at thinking about how their day was going to be like. It would be nothing than train.

All three walked out of the cave and went to the special training-site that Caleb had prepared just for the transformation lessons of Balto. It was a plain where the only thing you could hear was the wind going trough the leaves of the trees that stood on the edge of the plain, and the wind going through the grass.

At arrival Caleb couldn't walk away and go train Jenna as he had done after Balto had done his strength or speed training a few times. This was the first time Balto would actually change physically.

Caleb gave Jenna a signal that she needed to sit outside of the ring and that her training would be left as it was till he was done with Balto's introduction to transformations.

When Jenna sat down Caleb looked over to Balto who was actually pretty nervous.

Caleb said: "Balto calm down my boy it's not going to go any better if you are as nervous as you are now. Now what is something you want to try to change in?"

"Well a bear being my first use of my power I want to try a bear!"

"Very well. Empty your mind. Make your thoughts clear."

At that Balto became a scary kind of calm what even scared Jenna.

"Well done now get your thoughts aligned with what you want to change in"

When Balto began to think about a bear he began to glow brighter than the sun!

Jenna and Caleb looked away from him because the light was to bright to look into with the naked eye. When the light was gone and Jenna and Caleb looked back at Balto the white wolf was gone and there stood a massive black bear in front of them.

"Well how did it go?" Balto asked.

Still overwhelmed from the transformation Balto had gone through they just stared at him in disbelieve.

"If I didn't see this with my own eyes I wouldn't believe it!" Jenna said.

Balto knew by the way how Jenna and Caleb looked and what Jenna said that it went very well. But that had went very well was an understatement, it was his first time to practice a transformation and had went perfectly!

"Bears must come natural to him! It's his first time! Ii thought it would take him a few attempts to nail it... But he did it!" Caleb thought.

Caleb finding back his words said: "Well done my boy! If you want to see for yourself how it went, there's a little river over there go and take a look for yourself!"

Balto walked over to the river and looked in it seeing not his own familiar face but that of a full grown bear.

Balto was shocked at what he saw. Caleb called him back towards him and said: "All right now try to turn back into yourself". Balto again did what Caleb had said him to do when he was going to change into the bear, he emptied his mind then cleared his thoughts and thought about his own form. Again he began to glow brighter than the sun and when it faded he was his very own self again!

"Well done! Now this was your introduction with the transformations, if you could attend to mastering your strength and speed?" Caleb said. Balto nodded in agreement.

Caleb turned to look at Jenna and said: "Okay young lady let's resume our self defense training".

When they were done with their training it was about 4 PM. Caleb left Balto and Jenna alone together. Balto looked at Jenna and gave her a nuzzle. "How did your training go?" He asked.

"Well I'll show you!" As she said this she tackled Balto and pinned him under her paws. "As you see it went pretty good!" Jenna said smiling and giving him a nuzzle.

Balto chuckled and Jenna stepped away from him. Balto looked at her and said: "Do you have a moment?" Jenna looked at him wondering what he was going to do. Balto used his speed and got 2 rabbits one for both of them.

"Well thank you!" Jenna said.

"I figured you would be hungry after a training like this" Balto said while skinning his rabbit and tucking in.

At that Bela walked towards them and said: "A shame that you didn't get me one Balto"

"Balto don't" Jenna said trying to let the moment that they had last as long as possible.

Balto just winked at Jenna and thought about a lion. He turned his head around and gave the loudest roar that a lion could give. That took Bela by surprise, and he ran with his tail between his legs.

Jenna started to laugh as they were looking how Bela ran away in fear.

"Help me remember to do that more often when he gets here to annoy us!" Balto said while laughing. Jenna just nodded in agreement because she was laughing to hard.

When they were done laughing Balto looked at Jenna and said: "Now this moment can last even longer than you thought". They both rolled over to lie on their back and look at the sun setting and the stars and moon appearing.

Balto and Jenna lay there for hours and just talked and talked.

"That's why they're late for training every time" Caleb thought watching the two lying in the grass.

Caleb went back to see why it was taking them so long to get back to the den. At first he wasn't concerned but when they missed dinner back home he was starting to wonder where they were, because Balto wouldn't even dream about missing dinner or any meal.

Caleb chuckled inside knowing that they're together and that there was nothing wrong he turned around and started to make his way back home.

Authors Note:

Hey you guys! I know that I already uploaded a chapter today but I had the inspiration for the next chapter and I didn't want it to go to waste!

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Again I'm trying to get the next chapter online as soon as possible, and as you see it might be sooner than you think!

Mighty-Atlantian