Balto: The Parallel Timeline
Chapter 10: I Don't Want To Fight
Togo was battling the against the bitter cold as he pushed his way to through the strong winds of the blizzard.
It had been nearly four hours since Togo sent Noris, Nut, Hut, and Sierra all back to Anchorage.
The trail seemed endless as Togo pushed his way through the freezing winds, Sierra's pink bandana (which Sierra had given Togo) flapped madly as the wind blew against it.
But just as Togo was marking a tree so he can find his way back, was when his ears twitched, upon this Togo then sniffed the air and he picked up a scent.
Was it a bear, a wolf, a deer, a moose, a rabbit, or any other kind of animal?
No the scent was too strong.
"Iron!" Togo said to himself.
Togo then ran to the source of the scent to a hillside and resting at the bottom of the hillside was the sled team.
The dogs had all covered each other up in blanks or cloth to keep themselves warm from the bitter coldness and almost all of them had their fur covered in ice or frost.
Togo then sprinted down the hillside to aid the team.
Ash who was one of the dogs buried under a blanket looked up upon noticing the wolfdog.
"Wait that's...Togo!" Ash said out loud.
Bravo and Hank who were also covered up in blankets looked twice as shocked as Ash.
"What the...Togo h-how did you find us?!" Bravo asked in shocked.
Togo then skidded to a halt.
"It's a long story, but thank goodness you guys are okay, is anyone hurt?" Togo said.
"Everyone...is...fine!" said a low angry/disgusted voice.
It was Iron, unlike the others he was extremely unhappy to see Togo.
"We're fine Togo, but our musher hit his head and he didn't get up." Ash said as he nudged his unconscious musher with his nose.
"And he's not moving ether!" Hank pointed out.
Togo then grabbed a sled tether.
"Okay get him on the sled and follow me, I'm going to take you home." Togo said.
Just then Iron snatched the sled tether from Togo and shoved his angry/disgusted face in front of Togo's.
"We don't need...your help!" Iron growled.
"Uh Iron...maybe we should listen to Togo." Ash said.
Iron then growled at Ash who then shrunk back in fear.
"Well how are you going to get us home Togo?" Hank asked.
"Simple we'll follow my marks." Togo replied.
"Your marks?" Bravo asked.
"I mark the trail like this..." Togo said as he walked up to a tree and scratched the bark of the tree with his claws.
The sled dogs were impressed by this, Iron wasn't. Iron then jumped in front of Togo and pushed him away in disgust.
"I'll get us back, I'm the lead dog and I'm in charge." He snarled.
Togo then realized that Iron wasn't going to cooperate.
"Then let me take medicine, the kids are getting sicker." Togo said.
Togo then walked to sled that had the crate that carried the anti-toxin serum, but again he was stopped by Iron.
"What the heck is wrong with you?!" Togo asked getting frustrated.
"You touch that box...and I'll tear you apart!" Iron said in a low evil tone followed by his disturbing chuckle.
"Iron, I'm not leaving without that medicine." Togo said as he walked around Iron.
Iron then head butted Togo sending him rolling a few feet away from the sled.
"Who do you think you are halfbreed!?" Iron asked in an evil tone.
"This isn't going to go well." Hank whispered to Bravo.
Togo then got back on his paws.
"Since when do you need a pedigree to help someone?" He said.
Togo began to walk to sled but of course Iron jumped in his path.
"Iron, please...let me help you." Togo said.
Iron then head butted Togo again this time it was harder than the one before, Togo then went sliding into a rock hitting his shoulder.
Bravo and Hank who were watching Iron beat Togo up cringed upon seeing this knowing it must have hurt.
"He's going to feel that tomorrow." Bravo whispered to Hank.
"I think he's feeling it now." Hank whispered back.
Togo laid on the ground until his shoulder felt better before he got to his feet.
"I don't want to fight Iron." Togo said in a stern tone.
Iron felt his anger reach his anger reach his boil into rage, he then charged at Togo and bit his scruff and threw him at the sled knocking it over.
"WHOA THAT CAN'T BE LEGAL!" Bravo shouted
"HEY WATCH IT, THAT CRATE IS FRAGILE!" Hank shouted
"WHAT THS HECK IS WRONG WITH YOU IRON, ALL TOGO WANTS TO DO IS HELP!" Ash shouted.
Iron ignoring his teammates shouts grabbed Togo by hind leg and threw him into a rock at full force knocking him out cold.
Iron thinking that he just killed Togo began to laugh his disturbing laugh.
But however what happened next still shocks Iron and the team to this day.
Togo groaned in pain and he began to stand on his paws.
Iron felt his rage go beyond its limits he then tackled Togo and he then pinned Togo on his back and he then began to pull on Sierra's pink bandana which she had given to Togo, from Iron pulling on the bandana it began to make Togo choke.
Togo struggled and squirmed until the bandana came untied and Iron who was standing by a small cliff lost his balanced and fell to the bottom of it.
Togo watched as Iron helplessly fall to the bottom of the cliff screaming, until Iron landed on the bottom of the cliff.
Togo then turned back to the sled team.
"Well what are you guys waiting for we have work to do, let's strap up!" Togo said.
The team did what Togo told them and once they put their unconscious musher in the sled and everyone was strapped up, Togo then made his way to lead sled teather and he proudly put it on.
"Alright let's mush!" Togo ordered.
And off they were into the forest down the trail back home , but however little did they know that Iron witnessed their departure had managed to climb up the cliff with Sierra's bandana in his mouth.
"Go ahead wolfdog, you'll never get home, and I'll make sure of that!" Iron said to himself before he ran into the forest and began to mark a bunch of trees.
A/N: Well looks like Iron is making himself look like he has mental problems now, but anyway I hoped you enjoyed the chapter and I'll you guys in Chapter 11! Drew out!