Balto The Parallel Timeline
Chapter 3: Home Sweet Home
Ten minutes after their run in with Iron, Bravo, Hank, and Ash. Togo and Noris reaches the edge of town and were walking down the path that led to their home which was a beached fishing boat that looked like as if it was been there since the Earth was born.
Halfway there Togo picked up a familiar scent at first he thought it was just Noris, but when he looked to his right he saw a male and female wolf with their pups on top of a hill.
The male then howled to Togo as if he were saying "hello friend".
Togo didn't howl back though he wasn't in the mood right now, he sighed and gave the wolves a nod and he and Noris continued their way home.
"If I'm not a dog or a wolf then...what am I?" Togo asked himself.
Three minutes later Togo and Noris arrived back at the boat they called their home.
Togo slowly walked up the ramp to the boat with his head dropping and is ears pinned against his head.
Noris felt so bad for Togo, he was always being bullied just because he was a wolfdog. Noris then decided to lighten the mood a little bit he then rushed up the ramp and grabbed Togo's bone and chewed on it just like a dog would.
But Togo did seem to pay any reaction.
Noris wasn't going to give up so easily he then grabbed Togo's water dish, rushed in front of Togo and licked from the dish just like a dog would.
Again Togo didn't react.
Togo then made his way the to wheelhouse of the boat and slipped himself underneath his blanket he then closed his eyes and tried to fall asleep but he opened his eyes when heard a loud thump, Togo opened his eyes to see a rubber ball in front of him.
Togo ignored it and moved his head to the side.
Just then Noris walked up to him and he then said "Hey!" and he then danced some sort of Russian solo dance.
After Noris stop his weird dance he expected to see Togo smile or chuckle but all Togo did was sigh and his frowned deepened.
That's when Noris gave up he then waddled over to Togo and collapsed on the deck.
Just as Noris laid down the two then heard honking, they looked up to see a whole flock of geese flying overhead to the south.
"Hey Noris, do ever feel homesick and up to the point where you want to go back?" Togo asked.
Noris chuckled as he got up.
"Don't fret now Togo, I'm staying right here until I'm sure that you can stand on all four feet." Noris replied.
Noris then grabbed a mop and bucket and started to clean the deck of the boat.
"You're taking care of me." Togo said
"Don't thank me yet." Noris said
Togo then sniffed and picked up a familiar scent but it wasn't Noris, nor the wolves they saw earlier.
"I smell, herring." Togo pointed out.
"The herrings of the flying south geese?" Noris asked.
"No I think it's Nut, and Hut." Togo replied.
Just then in the distance Togo and Noris heard...
"Uncle Noris!"
The look on Noris's face made him look as if he had just witnessed murder.
"Oh no!" He said.
Togo chuckled.
"How Sweet, Uncle Noris." Togo said teasingly to Noris.
In one swift motion Noris grabbed the bucket and mop that he was using to clean the boat deck and he motioned the bucket to his chest as if it were a shield, and he motioned the mop to his side as if it were a spear or a javelin.
To Togo, Noris looked like a knight who was ready to face a ruthless fire breathing dragon.
The a blur of white fur came running up the ramp directly at Noris.
"Uncle Noris!" The blur said.
Noris screamed and closed his eyes he opened his eyes to see that it was just Nut, Noris sighed in relief but then all of a sudden he was picked up by a bear who about 4 feet taller than Nut, it was Nut's older brother Hut.
Noris squirmed his way out of Hut's tight grip and he growled and stormed away.
Hut then made a whimper sound as if he were asking "do you think he isn't glad to see us?".
"What are you talking about?! Of course Uncle Noris glad to see us he loves us, don't you?" Nut said.
Noris sighed.
"Hey boychicks, let's play a game." Noris said.
That made Nut and Hut's faces brighten up in excitement.
"Let's play race Uncle Noris!" Nut said.
"Alright then, I'll race you to the shore 1,2,3 GO!" Noris said.
As soon as Noris said "GO!" Nut and Hut jumped off the boat and ran down the trail that led to the shore.
Noris looked at Togo and chuckled.
"Well, they win." Noris said as he looked at Togo with a smile.
Just then they heard a loud SPLASH! followed by Nut screaming...
"HELP WE CAN'T SWIM!"
As much as Nut and Hut got on both Togo and Noris's nerves they couldn't just let them drown.
Togo and Noris then sprinted down the trail that led to the shore and what they saw next made Togo and Noris sigh in embarrassment.
Nut and Hut were splashing around in the shallow water and there was no sign of a riptide plus the tide was out.
"Idiot balls of fluff." Noris whispered to Togo.
"Easy on them Noris, you know how they are." Togo said to Noris.
Noris and Togo then walked over to the "drowning" polar bears.
"Nut, Hut! Calm down you're not drowning!" Togo said.
Nut and Hut stopped splashing around.
"He has a point, bears you aren't drowning because if you can observe perhaps, THE TIDE IS OUT!" Noris said to Nut and Hut.
Hut then muffled something into Nut's ear.
"What did he just say?!" Noris asked Nut aggressively.
"He said 'How shameful of a polar bear who fears the water, when we are born to swim'." Nut translated for Noris.
Noris sighed before he and Togo helped the two bears out of the water and they walked back to the boat.
That Night...
Togo was standing at the bow of his boat looking at the lights of the houses of Anchorage.
Usually Togo was fast asleep at this time of night but he had something on his mind.
It was his best friend Sierra, thinking about her always put a smile on his face.
Thinking about Sierra's bright red fur, her ocean blue eyes, and pink bandana made Togo almost feel her right next to him.
Togo looked to his right and felt his heart speed up and fill with happiness when he saw Sierra sitting next to him with her warm and firm smile, he then wrapped his arms around her and he embraced her not wanting to let her go, he closed his eyes and felt a huge smile glide across his face.
Then...
"Togo, what the heck are you doing?" Noris asked.
Togo opened his eyes to see that...Sierra was gone.
Togo's smile was replaced with a deep frown.
"It must have all been in my head." Togo said sadly.
"What was all in your head?" Noris asked.
"Nothing." Togo replied.
Noris then waddled over to his side.
"Come on Togo you can tell me what's so interesting?" Noris asked.
Togo sighed as the image of Sierra popped into his head.
"It's Sierra..." He replied.
"What about her?" Noris asked.
"I think...I'm in love with her." Togo replied.
A/N: Well here's chapter 3 guys sorry for the delay I had school and things going in real life but anyway I hope you guys liked the chapter and I'll see you in the next chapter!
And here's some more comparisons.
Nut And Hut-Muk and Luk