Balto: Wolf Quest Page #4

[Nuk]

Bye-bye, doggy.

- [Balto]

Aleu!

- Ow!

[ Straining ]

[ Wolves Growling ]

Aw, and I thought

all doggies could swim.

[ Flies Buzzing ]

Yeah, yeah.

And don't they all go

to heaven?

[ Laughing]

"Doggies go to heaven. "

[ Snorts ] Oops.

The tide is coming.

[Gasps ]

Get out of here!

- [ All Gasping ]

- Get back there,

you sniveling cowards.

But, Niju, the tide!

We'll drown.

Yes, there's

always that chance.

But, then,

if you don't take it,

I'll make sure you drown.

If those two live,

they'll take what's left

of our food.

[ All Murmuring,

Growling ]

Stop! Clear a path

for our visitors.

- Now.

- [ Whimpering ]

[ Scoffs ]

I will not

let them go, Nava.

I will not let you,

an aging fool, destroy us

with your weakness!

- I admire your passion, Niju,

- [ Snorts ]

but do not mistake

my old age for weakness,

nor your youth for strength.

I ask again:

Will you clear the way

for our visitors?

No.

[ Niju Barks ]

Some day your tricks

will not be enough

to save you.

[ Growling ]

I am sorry it had

to be this way, Niju.

Thanks for your help.

You're welcome.

But it is I who thank you

for coming at last.

- You knew we were coming?

- Of course.

- It was I who sent for you.

- [ Aleu Gasps ]

[ Wolf Howls, Distant ]

[ Wolves Murmuring ]

My brothers and sisters,

our summer is almost passed,

and I have listened to the trees

and to the blades of grass.

And they have said this:

The caribou will not

return this year...

[ All Murmuring ]

nor any other year,

for they have crossed

the Great Water.

[ Wolves Gasping ]

If we are to survive,

we must follow them.

[ Scoffs ] The old one

believes that trees

and grass can talk.

It is time to realize

that our leader has

lost his ability to lead.

[ Wolves Murmuring ]

How dare you say that!

Yes, Nava has always

led us well.

- [ Growling ]

- Stop! Let him speak.

It is his right.

Nava would have us

leave the land that has been

our clan's home for generations.

So what if the caribou

do not return this year?

- This does not mean

they will not come again.

- Niju could be right.

And he could be wrong.

If we do stay, how will we

survive without the caribou?

- They bring us life.

- Simple. We take what we need

from other clans.

Steal from others?

It isn't right.

When you're hungry,

there is no "right. "

Yes, there is a "right"--

our right to survive.

And if we eat the food

of other clans, what

will they eat?

That is not our concern.

Is not the balance

of our world the concern

of all?

If we steal from other clans,

those clans will be forced

to steal as well.

Soon, we will all

be fighting for less

and less food.

Uh-oh. "Less and less food. "

That sounds bad,

doesn't it. Sumac?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah. Really bad.

Unless you're on diet.

Who's on a diet?

Aniu, the white wolf, has come

to me in dream visions...

and has told me

what we must do.

She said we must move on,

and we must be led...

by the one who is wolf

and does not know.

Huh?

Papa?

Look, I'm flattered.

Really.

I mean,

I've led a dog team before,

but never a wolf pack.

[ Cackling ]

See here.

Our wise leader, who visits

with the great Aniu

only in his dreams,

- has brought a mutt

to guide us.

- [ All Laughing ]

- What a "mutt"?

- Beats me.

- [ Aleu Growls ]

- [ Both Growling ]

- [Balto]

It's all right, Aleu.

His blood may be pure,

but his motives aren't.

[ Growling Continues ]

I say Niju is afraid

to cross the Great Water.

-[ All Gasping ]

-I am not afraid, but crossing

the Great Water is impossible!

We cannot swim it.

We would all die.

So now I, Niju,

say Nava must step down,

and let a true leader

take his place.

I will step down, Niju,

when a true leader

takes my place.

[ Snarling ]

Show yourself, Nava.

Your magic tricks

will not stop me.

[ Growls ]

I will be a leader

who does not depend

on foolish dreams!

Those who will, follow me!

[ Wolves Murmuring ]

How did you do that?

I simply became one

with the tree.

If I tried that,

I'd get splinters.

Would you teach me?

It is a thing

that cannot be taught.

One just knows.

But now we must speak

of how you will lead us

to the caribou.

Nava, I don't understand

how I can lead you anywhere.

[Aleu Thinking]

Caribou.

I had these dreams,

but I don't even know

what they mean.

Each of us

has a unique gift.

Perhaps your dreams

show us the way.

[ Aleu Thinking ]

Nava must be right.

[ Raven Cawing ]

This has gone too far,

Aleu, and it isn't our battle.

But, Papa,

I saw caribou.

Look, this

could get very dangerous.

Despite my dreams

or anything else, I will not

put you in any danger.

But this isn't

just about us anymore.

Papa.

This is about something bigger.

Don't you see? We're

supposed to help them.

I'm sorry,

but whether I stay or go

should be my decision.

[ Wind Whistling]

That wind is a sign

that winter's coming early.

Your mother

will be worried sick.

We both leave in the morning.

[ Raven Cawing ]

[ Cawing ]

[Gasps ]

A star dies,

and another is born.

All is a great dance

of balance.

You have questions.

Why is Niju so against

moving the clan?

What is he afraid of?

Niju is not a coward.

He is not afraid to die,

but he is afraid of change.

He would rather face starvation

than leave the land

he believes is ours.

This world through

which we wander...

is wonderful

and strange.

The only truth

we can really know...

is that everything

will change.

[ Chorus ]

Like the rain

that fills the ocean

Like the storm

that shakes the pine

We are all a part...

We are all a part

of the grand design.

Of the grand design

This has been our home forever!

This is where the clan belongs.

[Thunderclap ]

[ Chorus ]

We were born

beside this river

And we filled the night

with songs

- [ Howling ]

- We must fight

for what belongs to us

What is ours

and what is mine

We are all the masters

of our own design.

The land no more

belongs to us

Than the eagle

owns the sky

We must fight

for our survival

If we don't

we'll surety die

[ Howling ]

[Nava's Voice]

We are one with

what at surrounds us,

brothers to all we see.

[Chorus Vocalizing]

[Niju's Voice ]

We are wolves.

We take what we need...

to stay alive and free.

[ Wolves Howling ]

[ Chorus ]

The one thing

we will surety learn

As we walk the path

of tim

No one can ever

rise above

We are wolves,

the masters of!

[ Chorus ]

We are all a part

Of the grand design

[Chorus Vocalizing]

We strike the bear clan first.

[All]

Yeah I Yeah I

[ All Barking ]

-You're not

striking anyone, Niju.

-You're outnumbered, half-breed.

[ Growling ]

Papa!

Nava is right,

Aleu.

Following the caribou

is choosing life. I can't

ignore my dreams any longer.

- Your dreams will lead to our deaths!

- No, I've seen it too, Niju.

We must follow the caribou

across the water.

Staying here would mean

starvation for the clan.

- Hear that?

- She has seen it too.

- Maybe Niju is the fool.

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