Chapter 2
Bolt sat in the back of the station wagon as it bumped along the dirt road.
A year had passed since his days running from…everyone.
The bullet wound had long since healed and the lightning bolt had long since faded away. Bolt was back to living the dream life.
The wagon stopped in front of the supermarket. Penny reluctantly left Bolt in the car as they went to shop.
Bolt sat back and slept. He awoke when they returned in about thirty minutes.
"Time to go to the vet." Penny's mother sang.
Bolt whimpered.
Penny turned and patted him on the head. "It's okay. It's only a check up."
Bolt sat back as the car got back onto the dirt road. He didn't notice the SUV approaching out of his side window.
The SUV rammed into the side of the station wagon. The window next to Bolt shattered. The tires screeched as the car spun and came to a stop.
"What the hell was that for?" Penny shouted.
"Watch your mouth Penny." Her mother scolded.
Bolt began barking. Penny turned in time to see and feel the SUV ram the car again.
All the side windows shattered and the car was thrown into the ditch.
"What the hell was that for?" Penny's mother exclaimed.
Two men got out of the SUV. They were both dressed completely in black. They approached the car.
Bolt growled at them. They smashed open the back door and pulled the struggling dog out of the car.
"Mom! What are they doing?"
The man turned his attention to them. "You will wake up in an hour."
He raised his pistol and fired two shots. Two darts whizzed through the air and hit their targets. Bolt bit and clawed at the man holding him.
"Hey! Shoot him! Shoot him!"
The man reloaded the pistol and fired. The dart whizzed through the air. Bolt ducked. The bullet hit the man who was holding him. He collapsed to the ground.
The man with the pistol groaned. "Sorry."
Bolt turned to run. The man raised the pistol and fired again. The bullet whizzed through the air and hit Bolt in the back.
Bolt continued running. His movements got more sluggish. He stumbled and rolled on the ground. He saw the man in black approaching. Then he blacked out.
The man loaded the dog into the SUV, then loaded his limp partner in with him. Then the damaged SUV drove off.
