Chapter 8:

"Bela's Betrayal"

The next morning Balto woke up. He felt a source of heat against his body and felt it turn and let out a soft: "Hmmmm" He looked over and saw Jenna lying against him still sleeping peacefully.

He didn't want to wake her up so he stayed where he was and laid his head on top of her neck. A hour later Jenna woke up slowly and looked over at Balto saying: "Good morning Balto!" Balto looked over at her and nuzzled her while saying: "Good morning! Did you sleep well?" "Of course! I'm with you so why wouldn't I?" Jenna said while returning the nuzzle.

This is a very peaceful and loving sight indeed! But meanwhile back home with the rest of the pack it isn't as peaceful!

Bela and his parents had found out about the fact that Jenna had joined Balto to guard the borders of the territory.

Their plan of Jenna missing Balto so much that she would seek comfort with Bela, and getting Balto killed by the wolf pack who wanted war with them wasn't working.

They were furious about this and summoned the wolves who hated Balto as much as he and his parents did and took over the pack by force.

They imprisoned Gaya along with Caleb, Raja, Nuri and Sara. And they forced the other wolves who had fought on the side of the alpha's to join the group who was going to kill Balto.

These wolves who fought on the side of the alpha's didn't want to join Bela and his group but Bela threatened to hurt their family's if they wouldn't join.

Bela got the best fighters of the pack and made a sort of legion to go after Balto and kill him but spare Jenna for Bela himself.

Back with Balto and Jenna, they didn't realize what was coming towards them the group of wolves that was out after them.

Jenna was enjoying a rabbit that Balto had caught for her and she was waiting for him to return with his own.

Balto was running at the speed of a cheetah nothing could stop him from getting the rabbit he was chasing. Balto tired out the rabbit first and leapt straight at it grabbing his throat and closing of the air supply of the little creature.

Balto was proud of himself! He had set a new record for himself at catching rabbits.

"I'm at two minutes now!" Balto thought with a little smile on his face. He was making his way back to the cave and looked at the beautiful nature around him! Nature was waking up as the sun rose further and further over the forest.

"I must hurry before Jenna starts wondering what is taking me so long!" Balto thought chuckling to himself. He started a sprint and was at the cave in no time. He walked inside only to see that Jenna had already finished her rabbit and had burried the bones outside. "You couldn't wait could you?" Balto asked teasingly. "You would've done the exact same thing" Jenna replied with a big grin on her face. "Yeah I guess I would" Balto said while nuzzling her.

"Balto there is something I want to tell you... It's... Well..." Jenna started. "Tell me Jenna what's on your mind you know you can tell me anything I'm your best friend!" Balto replied. "I..." And at that moment Bela stepped inside following the sent that Balto left behind after hunting. "Well well well what's wrong with this picture?" Bela said mockingly as he saw Jenna and Balto together.

Balto growled at Bela and asked: "What are you doing here?" Bela looked at him not afraid of the growl he let out and said: "Who me? Oh I'm just here to kill you and take Jenna for myself." Balto chuckled and said: "You and what army?" Bela looked at him with a evil grin already hoping he would say that and called: "Get over here you guys he wants to now what army I brought" At that moment 3 dozen wolves walked inside of the cave and backed Bela up. Balto could see that some of the wolves that were behind Bela didn't want to hurt Balto or Jenna.

Balto looked at those wolves and asked: "Why are you doing this when it's something you don't want to do?" The half that wanted to hurt Jenna and Balto replied: "Oh but we want to!" Balto looked at them with a look that sent a shiver down their spines and said: "I wasn't talking to you i was talking to the half that still has a consience and a heart!" One of the wolves who were against these deeds walked over to him and whispered in his ear why they were doing this.

As Balto realized what the wolf just said he looked at Bela with total disgust and said: "You're the most dark person I ever met. And believe me I had to endure some bad ones. You're hurting their family's just so you can have everything the way you want? You're sick!"

Bela looked at him with a evil grin and said: "Why thank you!" Balto couldn't believe how messed up Bela was and what he was able to risk just to have power.

The wolf that gave the explanation to Balto apologized for all of them for what they had to do to keep their family's safe. Balto understood if it was his family he would have done the same.

Bela looked at Balto and gave the sign to the other wolves to attack him without holding back. Balto saw that the wolves were getting ready and walked over to Jenna. He looked at Jenna and whispered to her: "When I give the signal jump on my back and I will get us outside. There I will have some more space to use in my advantage" Jenna looked at him and nodded.

Balto waited for the very last moment and yelled: "Now!" Jenna jumped on his back and hold on tightly. Balto started to use his exceptional speed and ran outside of the cave leaving the other wolves behind.

Bela was furious about this and yelled: "After them!" The wolves sprinted after Balto and Jenna. Balto had stopped at a really familiar place. The training-site for transformation. If you remember this training-site was located at a large plain with enormous amounts of space to use in his advantage.

After a few minutes the legion of wolves arrived at the plains as well only to see Balto change in something they never seen before. And they never seen it before because it was a animal that was extinct but it looked a lot like a elephant but then a few times bigger. When the light faded Balto was transformed in a wooly mammoth with tusks that were 3 meters long and 30 centimeters thick.

Balto stood up on his hind legs and stomped the ground making the ground shake.

The wolves started to run up to him and attack him from multiple sides but Balto had learned from his earlier experience and knew that a lion wasn't going to cut it. A elephant had a bigger chance but a mammoth should do the trick. Thanks to his thick hide and his thick fur the claws of the wolves weren't able to go through. Balto didn't have to attack at all, because of the fact that he realized that defense is the best offense. He just let the wolves drain al their energy on trying to go through the hide and fur and didn't have to hurt the wolves that were forced to do this.

A few minutes later all of the wolves were tired out completely! Balto looked at this and gave one warning and said: "If you're not gone in ten seconds I'm going to charge right at all of you!" When they realized what he was saying they regained new energy and started to run and they didn't plan to stop running before they were back home.

Balto looked around and saw that Jenna was missing. One name came up in his mind: "Bela!" He searched for his scent and when he found it he went in the direction Bela had taken Jenna. Balto trampled everything in his path leaving a path of destruction behind him.

He saw Jenna and Bela in a clearing up ahead and walked towards it as quiet as he could. As he arrived at a spot where he could see and hear everything he stopped for a little and saw that Jenna had seen him. He immediately signed that she needed to act like he wasn't there.

Bela was turned with his back towards Balto never knowing that he was there. He was also stupid that he stood in the clearing at a distance that he didn't mention him.

But why did Jenna see him you might ask.

Jenna was searching for Balto with adrenaline running through her body. So her senses were a lot better at that moment than those of Bela.

Balto sneaked up to Bela and stood there for a moment. Balto signed to Jenna that she could mention his presence now. Jenna signed for Bela to look behind him and he did getting a full hit with the trunk of Balto throwing him into a nearby tree.

Balto could see that Bela was going to be out cold for a while and changed back in his own form. He walked over to Jenna and started to nuzzle her and asked: "Are you okay?" "Yeah I'm fine" Jenna replied while returning the nuzzle. Balto looked at her and asked: "What did you want to tell this morning before all of this happened?"

Jenna looked at him with a bit of embarrassment in her eyes. Balto looked at her with a smile and while nuzzling her to comfort her he said: "What I said this morning still counts you know. I'm you're best friend you can still tell me everything"

Jenna looked at him and said: "I love you Balto"

Balto looked at her and said: "I love you to"

Balto could just finish his sentence when Jenna pulled him towards her and kissed him. When they pulled away from each other Balto was shocked and just stood there for a while.

Jenna looked at him and chuckled. She playfully let her tail run underneath Balto's chin only adding up to the shock of Balto.

When Balto recovered from his trance he and Jenna lay down in the grass and watched the sun set and the stars to appear. They talked for hours like they always did every evening after training. And just like every time Jenna would snuggle up against Balto and they would fall asleep together. But this time it was a little bit different this was the first time they slept together not like normal best friends but like best friends who fell in love with each other.

As Balto and Jenna were sleeping they didn't mention that Bela had woke up. Bela looked at the sight of Balto and Jenna and swore revenge. The next time he would come up with a plan he wouldn't let it go so easily. And after swearing this he ran into the shadows of the forest and disappeared.

Author's Note:

Hey you guys! Here it is the next chapter in this series!

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