Balto: The Parallel Timeline
Chapter 6: Lost!
Two days later...
Two days after the race to see who will be on the sled team, Iron and the sled team were all ready for the journey ahead of them, that same night Iron along with the other dogs who made the team were all strapped up and ready, and about 11:30 PM, Iron and the team took off from Anchorage to the stuck train.
Getting to the train was a piece of cake but however, things started to go downhill on the way back...
A strong blizzard was giving the team a hard time Iron squinted as he tried to make his way through the storm.
"Iron maybe we should go back, we're lost!" Ash yelled from behind.
Iron then spun around and thrusted his annoyed face in Ash's face.
"I AM NOT LOST!" He snarled.
"Lost...did I say lost, Look I meant to say was..." Ash said in a shaky voice before Iron cut him off.
"This way come on!" Iron said before taking off in another direction.
Meanwhile back in Anchorage
In the mill all of the town dogs were waiting anxiously to hear the update on the sled team when a St Bernard named Doc walked into the mill with a deep frown
"I have terrible news my friends, Iron and the sled team...are lost!" Doc said.
The whole room was suddenly filled gasps of horror and shock.
"How?!" Julia blurted from the crowd.
"Iron and the team failed to reach their next checkpoint, they're off the trail." Doc explained.
"Can't they send another team to help?" asked a sled dog.
"We could but in this condition of weather, it'll be too dangerous." Doc replied.
"But about the little ones?" Another dog asked
Doc's frowned deepened.
"I'm afraid the medicine won't arrive in time...we're going to lose them." Doc said sadly.
Togo who was ease-dropping on the conversation felt a shiver go down his spine when he heard that.
"Violet." He said to himself.
Meanwhile...
"Please doctor, it's the only medicine we got." Mr Jones said in pleading tone
"Mr Jones, you know I don't allow dogs beyond this point but okay." The doctor replied.
then the door opened was opened by the nurse and standing in the doorway was Sierra with Ms Jones.
The young red husky then walked up to Violet's bed jumped on it.
Just by one look on her owner's face Sierra could tell that Violet's symptoms were worsening, Violet's whole face was damp with sweat, she was barely coughing now and she was now letting out small wheezes.
Violet who now noticed Sierra turned to face her dog.
"S-Sierra?" She asked weakly.
Sierra whined as if she were saying "I'm here for you."
Violet opened her mouth to say something but she was now too weak to speak.
Sierra licked her owner's forehead before resting her head on Violet's stomach, a tear slid down Sierra's cheek as she began praying that the sled team would make it.
Little did Sierra know that Togo was watching her through the window.
Togo felt so bad for Sierra, he knew how much Violet meant to her despite Violet always rejecting him because of his wolf heritage.
Togo's thoughts were cut off when heard the sound of a hammer hitting a nail coming from the carpenter's shop.
Togo made his way to the shop and took a peek through the door which was wide open.
The carpenter was working on something...but from where Togo was standing he couldn't see what the carpenter was working on.
That wasn't until the carpenter put his hammer down and picked up what he was working on and he set it down.
Togo let out a gasp of horror when he realized that it was a...COFFIN!
"Violet..." he said to himself again.
The very thought of Violet dying brought shivers down Togo's back.
For half an hour Togo watched the carpenter build three more coffins until Togo couldn't handle anymore thoughts of whose coffin was it.
During his walk back to his boat, all Togo could think about was about the carpenter building those coffins and whose coffin was it.
And this rate Togo knew that Iron and his team would never find their way back to town...but what if Togo found them and helped them.
Then Togo came up with a plan, and he knew that it wasn't going to be easy and it was going to be VERY dangerous!
He was going to journey across the Alaskan wilderness, find the sled team and hopefully Iron would accept his offer to help, and he was going to bring the medicine and the sled team home.
Togo then went back to the boat to tell Noris, and the polar bears his plan.
A/N: Well folks here's chapter 6 a pretty short chapter unlike the others but I hoped you guys enjoyed it and give me your thoughts on it in comments and I'll see you in Chapter 7!
Drew out!