# Balto II: Wolf Quest

Balto II: Wolf Quest is a 2002 sequel to Balto. It centers on Balto's daughter Aleu, who is conflicted about her wolf heritage and goes on a journey of self-discovery, while her father follows her.
    Directed by Phil Weinstein. Written by Dev Ross.

## Balto

* I've led a dog team before, but never a wolf pack.
* Mush! [the wolves are confused] I-I-I mean, move out!

## Dialogue

    Aleu: I knew there was something wrong with me.
    Balto: There is nothing wrong with you. You have a proud heritage.
    Aleu: Oh, sure.
    Balto: Your mother is a pure-bred husky.
    Aleu: Then what are you?
    Balto: I-I'm the one who's part wolf.
    Aleu: How could this happen?
    Balto: Look. Aleu. My dad was a husky who... had pups with a wolf.
    Aleu: Great. My grandmother was a wild animal? Did the wolf teach you how to know when a human wants to kill you?
    Balto: I was accidentally separated from her when I was young, so I never spent much time with... the wolf. I remember that she was as white as snow, and she had this warm voice that made me feel safe. Well, then Boris took me in, and, after being raised by a goose it's a wonder I don't honk instead of bark.
    Aleu: Why didn't you tell me this before?
    Balto: Because I wanted to protect you.
    Aleu: Protect me? From what? From the fact that no human will ever want me because I'm part wild animal?
    Balto: Aleu.
    Aleu: And what about my brothers and sisters? They've got wolf in them, too. Why did humans want them?
    Balto: Because they don't look it, [sighs] and you do.
    Aleu: It's not fair. I hate you! [runs away crying]
    Balto: Aleu? Aleu, come back!
    Aleu: Leave me alone!
    Yak: Sorry, but you're not going nowhere!
    Aleu: That's anywhere, flea-bag.
    Balto: [out of the corner of his mouth] Aleu, I hardly think this is the time to be correcting his grammar.
    Nava: I simply became one with the tree.
    Balto: If I tried that, I'd get splinters.
    Balto: This has gone too far, Aleu, and it isn't our battle.
    Aleu: But papa, I saw caribou!
    Balto: Look, this could get very dangerous. Despite my dreams or anything else, I will not put you in any danger.
    Aleu: 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.
    Balto: That wind is a sign that winter's coming early. Your mother will be worried sick. We both leave in the morning.
    Balto: I'll go.
    Aleu: No. You don't belong here. You belong home, with my mother. But I do belong here. It's my destiny.
    Nava: [to Balto] Aniu told me it would be the one who is wolf but does not know. I believed it was you, but I was wrong. It is your daughter.
    Balto: Are you sure? [Aleu nods] It's just... so hard to let my baby go.
    Aleu: Papa, I'm not your... okay. So I'll always be your baby. Goodbye, papa. Tell mom... I've finally found my home.
    [Aniu appears to Balto, changing from a raven to a white wolf]
    Balto: [groans] Now what?
    Aniu: Only the journey home, my son.
    Balto: Aniu? You're my... [Aniu howls and disappears] Goodbye to you, too... mother.

## See also

* Balto
* Balto III: Wings of Change

## External links

* Balto II: Wolf Quest quotes at the Internet Movie Database