Bolt Forgotten Souls
Book 1 – Fate Undone
Narration:
Faith is a belief in something unproven or unseen, like the sun rising after a cold night or trusting a camp fire to start up to keep you warm. It's something we all learn to do in our life. But what about the things we have seen? Can we really believe the things we've seen? I learned that not everything is as it seems, from people to animals, and even something a little more powerful. Power is something I'll always have faith in though, the power to push through to the end of every challenge. The power to protect and be protected is something we all need to have inside. I'm a super dog you see, a white American shepherd with a black mark on my hip in the shape of my name…
Chapter 1 – Demigods
"Bolt!" Rhino, the small brown hamster heard as he shot up with surprise. "Huh!? What!?" he said, his slightly raspy voice singing out as a small bit of adrenaline kept his eyes open. Mittens, the black and white tuxedo cat rounded the corner of her own house, spying the hamster in his bed with his wife, Angelira the shrunken Neutrosian, at his side. She had remained her current size, about five inches tall, since the downfall of the wicked behemoth Nightmare. Her wing slipped from his stomach as he lifted himself up, his new bride unaffected by his movements.
"Have you seen Bolt or the children?" the cat asked as she looked into the room. "No!" Rhino yawned as he stretched his paws out, letting the sun that soaked through glint off of his light brown fur. Mittens scoffed and turned away, "BOLT?" she called out again, earning a groan from the Neutrosian next to the hamster. "What's going on?" she asked, her pink nightgown coming untied at the neck as she lifted herself up to look Rhino in the eyes. Her groggy voce stayed low and soft as she reached up to rub her eyes. Rhino simply shrugged and fell back down onto his pillow.
"BOLT?" Mittens called out, and quickly heard a loud squeaky voice call out, "HEY!" Mittens rounded the corner, the pet door on their personal house flapping open at the beep of her collar as she neared it, "Bolt?" she asked as she peeked out. She saw her husband, a mid-sized white American shepherd, holding a small animal by the scruff. The creature was no bigger than that of a small kitten, with black fur and a white patch on his left eye and right front paw. He was cat like in design but had Bolt's tail and ears, the right one flopping down half way. "Not this time Chase!" Bolt said, though it came out sounding like, "Ghnop diss thime Tase!" Mittens chuckled a little, and exited the door the rest of the way, "Did he try it again?" Mittens asked as she came up to her husband. Chase folded his front paws together as he was passed from his father to his mother, "Yes!" Bolt said, "But I cut him off this time! Too bad your super speed has to be built up, huh champ?" Chase huffed in disappointment, "I had a need for some serious speed." he said. "Yah, but the static shield you generate when you run explodes into a large EMP burst when you break the sound barrier." Bolt said, "Remember what happened last time?"
Suddenly the three of them heard a loud thud, and two nearly identical kittens like animals came around the corner, each of them trying to head butt the other. The two of them were both brown with light brown spots and Bolt's tail. Each had a silver patch on the same eye, the right, as their emerald green orbs shined in the light of their growing anger, "ERRR!" one of them, a boy, grunted as he tried plowing into the other. The second quickly changed, shifting into a familiar Diaqurotioux Crystal skin and fur as the first collided with her. "GOOF" she second, a girl, cried as she was tossed into the air and landed on her back, "I said I'm not playing with you because you always try to hurt others!" she cried out in anger. The boy rubbed his head as the pain of hitting crystal began to fade away, "I do not Crystal, you always start a fight with me!" he said to his sister. "Do not!" Crystal cried out as she faded back into regular fur and skin. "Do too!" the boy said. "I'm gonna put you both in time out stasis if you don't settle down!" they both heard Bolt say angrily. This time both of them calmed down, their ears flattening against their heads as they turned to their father, "Hi daddy!" they said at the same time. "Crash?" Bolt said as he glared at the boy kit, "Crystal? What was that loud boom?"
"We don't know." Crystal said, "Crash was too busy trying to kill me to pay attention."
"ME?" Crash asked in anger, "You're the one always turning to diamonds!"
"It's not diamond it's Diaqurotioux Crystal, and it's so you don't kill me you juggernought!" his sister retorted. Crash growled angrily, and the two of them were quickly lifted up off of the ground before any other damage could be done. "Mittens?" Bolt asked as he watched his wife lift them up harmlessly with wind. The two kits had resorted to trying to claw one another as they floated there a small distance away from each other, unable to even touch claw tips.
Bolt began his journey again with Mittens and the three kits behind him, "Peach?" he asked as he turned the corner, peering behind his home. There, she sat, a small peach brown colored kitten with Bolt's dog ears and tail, just sitting there watching a flock of butterflies as they floated around. Her smile was of peace and happiness. Suddenly a bird came in, scattering the butterflies as it attacked the smallest of them. Instead it clipped the little bug, tearing its wing off and causing it to fall to the ground. Peach instantly stood up as the bird tried to attack again, and ran into a large shield of air. She then hissed, somewhat confidently at the bird, scaring it away and dropped the barrier. As soon as the little robin was out of sight, Peach walked up to the butterfly, lifting the severed wing gently and hushing the butterfly of the cries she could hear. She gently placed the wing back on, and closed her eyes, a small light appearing along the base of the wing where it touched the back of the small insect. When she opened her eyes, she let go, the cries gone from her mind as she watched the butterfly test out its wing again, finding it in perfect health as it flew of to join the rest of the flock as they came back and danced for the little kit. Peach smiled, happy that she could help.
"How is it you are the only one of your siblings that hasn't broken anything yet?" Bolt asked as his shadow engulfed her. Peach simply smiled and turned to her father, "I don't like seeing others hurt!" she whispered. Bolt sighed as he looked to her with a smile, "A damaged larynx and you're still the nicest little kit I've ever seen." he said, "It's just a shame that you couldn't repair your own injuries." Peach smiled as she looked up at her father, "I don't mind!" was all she whispered. Bolt scooped her up in his paws, and hugged her gently, "I love you Peach!" he said. "Hey, what about the rest of us?" he heard Chase ask. Bolt turned to his family, finding the odd ball creatures once again. The twins had stopped fighting and Chase just looked as if he was waiting, and hoping for a certain response, "Of course I love the rest of you!" Bolt responded, "You're all my family!" Mittens set Chase down as well as the rest of the kits, and all four of them raced up to him, all of them embracing as a family.
End Chapter 1
