JENNA HEROINE OF NOME
Love and sacrifice
Jenna gets out of her home with care, she had managed to slip out of the grasp of Rosy. The female walks on the streets of Nome that are in silence, she stops and gasps when she sees the body of a dog on the street.
She sees a puddle of blood to his around, she pants and keeps walking. Some meters ahead she sees two dogs more, they are dead. Jenna does not recognize them because perhaps they belong the two teams of sleigh that had come to Nome two days before.
Jenna swallows hard while she feels completely worried for her family. The attack had been so suddenly and very hard. There are bodies of dogs in the streets and two dead people too.
Jenna feels uneasy by this images.
She observes as there are some wounded dogs that cry for help, some dogs are with them and they try to help in what they can. Jenna gets to the post office and her heart jumps with joy seeing that Kodi and Dingo rest side by side, they lick their injuries while they remain hidden in an alley.
Jenna gets close to them and licks their faces rapidly.
“You are ok” Jenna says while some tears appear in their eyes seeing that her children are alive.
“We are ok.” Dingo says while he licks the injury of his leg. Jenna sees that they are hurt and there is blood staining snow. Both had been hurt hard, when she is sure that her sons will be all right, she puts her attention on Balto.
He is next to her children, his eyes are closed and he has an injury on his head, it bleeds weakly.
“Balto” Jenna says licking Balto's face, she feels the taste of the dry blood on the face and Balto's snout. In spite of her efforts, he does not wake up, Jenna licks him with more speed.
“Mom, he is all right, but he is unconscious due to the injury on his head.” Dingo says looking at his father.
Jenna stops and she cleans her eyes feeling some tears on them, seeing her mate and her wounded children is what less she wants.
Jenna sees that a dog passes running in the street and other ones more follows him.
“What happens?” Dingo asks to the dogs that run in the street.
“We all are getting together to listen to the demands of the wolves.” Katalog says when he stops for a moment before he continues running down the street. Jenna gets out of the alley and she sees a great multitude of dogs at two streets down from there.
“I will go to see what happens” Jenna says while she gets out of the alley and she walks toward the multitude of dogs that are together. They all talk anxiously and exchange the information that they have about their friends.
Jenna sees a female dog of red fur behind the multitude, Jenna runs rapidly towards her daughter.
“Saba” Jenna says when she arrives next to her daughter and she begins to nuzzle her.
“Mom” Saba says while she embraces her mother with force. Jenna embraces her and she comforts to Saba trying to calm her, she knows that her daughter was completely terrified by what she had seen.
“Calm down Saba” Jenna says while she caresses her daughter's back slowly. She feels that her daughter holds her with force. Jenna sees that four wolves get close to them with a soft and malicious smile.
Jenna releases Saba, two of Saba’s friends meet with her daughter. Jenna puts her attention on what it is happening.
The main wolf is a brown, he stops in front of the dogs of Nome. Doc goes out from among the dogs.
“What do you want?” Doc asks looking at the wolf. He smiles just like his companions.
“Our leader is interested a lot in one of the females that lives here, he saw her close to the rock of the bear around two days ago. She is a beautiful, red- fur female with a golden heart hanging from a purple collar.” The wolf says while he looks at the dogs, the multitude he gets surprised listening to wolves representative.
“We want to take her back to our pack or we will continue the attack.” The wolf says smiling maliciously while he licks his mouth and the rest of wolves laugh. Jenna sees at her right and she gets surprised seeing that Saba no longer is close to her.
She looks from one side to the other to look for Saba, but she does not find her. Jenna turns over and she starts to walk rapidly by the streets, she sniffs the snow tracking her daughter.
“I must find her first.” Jenna thinks while she looks for Saba with despair. Jenna expects that she had not made an attempt to flee of the town because the wolves would certainly catch her.
Jenna finally finds the trail of Saba, she follows it while the aroma becomes stronger as she comes closer.
Jenna follows the trail to an alley, she observes that Saba is to the bottom of the alley with her best friends, Jenna gets close to her daughter slowly.
Saba is sitting and backed against the wooden wall while she covers her face with her forepaws.
“Saba” Jenna says while he comes closer and she moves the forepaws of Saba. Jenna sees as tears slip on the cheeks of her daughter, Jenna's paw rinse the tears of Saba.
“Everything will come out all right.” Jenna says smiling at Saba and trying to show herself calm. Jenna notices that somebody enters in the alley, she turns over and observes that Doc comes closer with Katalg. They stop next to Jenna.
“We had a meeting with all the dogs of Nome, we decide that we will deliver no one of our citizens.” Doc says looking at Jenna and Saba. Saba smiles and she feels content when feels completely relieved, but Jenna does not smile.
“No, Katalg you must go with the leader of the wolves and say him that the female that they want will go with them.” Jenna says looking at Katalg. He gets surprised just like Doc, Saba and the two other females cannot believe Jenna's words.
“Saba” Jenna says putting her look in Saba. She looks at her completely terrified and surprised.
“I will not go.” Saba says while she tries to move back more, but the wall behind her back stops her.
“Saba “ Jenna repeats while she gets close to her daughter, she even tries to move back feeling a great fear.
“I will not go, you cannot oblige me.” Saba says growling and crying of impotence to feel completely double-crossed by her mother.
“Saba!” Jenna says speaking up. Saba stops and looks at with surprise to her mother. This is the first time that she raises her voice to her.
“Take off your collar.” Jenna says while she looks at her daughter, she does not move by the surprise.
“Quickly!” Jenna orders. Saba rapidly takes off her collar and she throws it in front of Jenna as if it was some kind of poisonous serpent on her neck. Saba and the other ones get surprised when Jenna takes off her bandanna and she leaves it on the snow.
Jenna with a fast movement slides the collar of Saba on her neck. Saba looks at with surprise at her mother, Jenna looks very much like her.
“Katalg, go with the wolves and announce them than the female dog that want will be with them soon, also inform this to our friends and my children in order that they say absolutely nothing; they are the only ones that know the truth because it seems to me that those wolves do not know exactly to whom they are looking for.” Jenna says looking at Katalg.
“Hurry up, they will not have a lot of patience.” Jenna says looking at Katalg. He looks at her surprised and he nods before getting out of the alley.
Saba looks at with surprise Jenna, she smiles and takes her bandanna. Jenna slides her bandanna on the neck of Saba that does not resist. Jenna begins to tie a little better the bandanna in order that this is well-placed on the neck of her daughter.
“Stay here and do not get out, please take care of Rosy and try to be with her all the time. Luckily she will not become aware of the exchange.” Jenna says while she finishes fixing the bandanna.
“You don’t need to do this, Doc said…” Saba says looking at her mother, she smiles smoothly.
“He said that, but you do not understand the implication of this; Wolves will attack us again and they will kill us in addition to take you with them” Jenna says looking at Saba.
She gets surprised and he realizes that her mother had considered this rapidly.
“Why?...” Saba asks looking at Jenna. She smiles on her calmly.
“In this life I have priorities Saba, Rosy and her family can be hurt or dying; your father in addition to your brothers are wounded and they will not be able to outlive a new attack.” Jenna says looking at Saba.
“Besides there is you, Saba” Jenna says laying her right front paw on the paw of Saba, tears flow of the eyes of the daughter of Jenna. She cleans them slowly, Saba holds the paw of its mother while she cleans her right cheek.
“But mom those wolves want…” Saba says without having the courage to pronounce that word that makes she get a lump in her throat.
“You are a young and innocent girl, I know what they want and with more reason it must be me who go with them because I have more experience on this matter and I think that I will be able to handle it better.” Jenna says doing a funny face trying to encourage to Saba.
“I have something for your father, tell him that it is in the hole of our tree, I wanted to give it to him this afternoon, but there will not be a walk in the forest.” Jenna says while she sighs with melancholy, she smiles smoothly seeing that Saba still looks at you with surprise and incredulity.
“You will understand me when you feel it here” Jenna says at the moment of laying his right front paw on the stomach of Saba. She looks at with the eyes opened at Jenna, her mother smiles at her smoothly.
“It is time to move.” Jenna says standing up and starting to walk toward the entrance of the alley with Doc. But a sudden pull stops her, Saba is behind her holding her by the tail.
“You will not go” Saba says while she holds Jenna's tail to impede that she moves.
“I must do it, Saba” Jenna says the moment that she achieves to free her tail.
“I will not allow it.” Saba says putting herself in front Jenna's way. Jenna looks at her without saying nothing, Doc gets surprised when Jenna grabs to Saba by the scruff of the neck and she throws her against the wall of a house in the right side.
The body of Saba hits the ground, she does not move while she remains unconscious. Jenna gets close to her and she nuzzles her affectionately.
“I'm sorry, but this is the only way.” Jenna says the moment that he cleans the tears that are on her eyes.
“Take care of her and do not allow her going out until everything is finish.” Jenna says looking at the two friends of Saba. They only nod in silence, Jenna and Doc begin to walk on the streets of Nome and they go where the other ones are waiting for them.
“We will not forget this.” Doc says looking at Jenna. She nods while she knows that the most important thing is her family and the family of Rosy. Jenna enters in the main street and observes that dogs still are together.
Jenna gets close to the place where her sons are resting, they look at her with surprise.
“Katalg told us about the plan and we do not approve it” Dingo says looking at Jenna. She does not get surprised by this, it is what she expected.
“I'm sorry, but it is the only way” Jenna he says while she downs her head to have it at the same level as the faces of her sons.
“Not mom, we will fight” Kodi says trying standing up, but he falls down.
“You will not do nothing, now listen to me with a lot of attention, now his sister requires all his support and love, you must take care of her as her older brothers.” Jenna instructs looking at her two children.
They try to say something, but Jenna's hard look impedes it. She sees to Balto and she nuzzles him affectionately.
“I love you, Balto” Jenna says at the moment that two tears appear in their eyes. She cleans her tears and she licks the faces of her two children before starting to walk toward the dogs of the town that split to permit that Jenna passes among them.
“Jenna” Dixie says whispering when her friend passes in front of her. Jenna goes out from among the multitude and she gets close to the wolves.
“Uhmmm really she is very beautiful.” The main wolf says while he moves around Jenna looking at her with desire.
The wolf does a facial expression and with Jenna and the other wolves, he begin to move and get out of the town. Jenna observes over her right shoulder to give a final look to her friends before to follow the wolves.
In her inside Jenna feels calm knowing that her family and her girl will be out of danger now, but she also feels fear because he knows very well what awaits to her.
BALTO, JENNA KATALG, SABA, KODI, DINGO, DOC, DIXIE © UNIVERSAL
WRITTEN BY JANUS OBEROTH
