A/N so this chapter is Bolt's Point of View of some of the last chapter. It's not really long, a bit shorter than the last couple but I still like it. So, here you go. I'm off to my school dance with my girlfriend! :D
Disclaimer: I don't own Bolt
Bolt's P.O.V.
I stepped into my small room after saying goodbye too mittens, she looked a little nervous about the whole thing but she also seemed to be really excited to go through with this. And I couldn't blame her, it was pretty crazy and even thought I was a little sceptical at first I was getting excited too. I was going to be a human, with Penny! And Mittens would be human right beside me.
Looking around I observed the room, was quite large with a bench hosting some cloths. Then there was a mirror on one wall and on the opposite wall there was a big red button. I walked over to it, wondering if that's really all it took and read the label." Press to change into human. I guess that's all there was too it. Would it hurt? Would I feel anything at all?
Suddenly a voice started talking to my from a speaker in the side of the wall, It was Penny's dad. "Bolt?" He asked clearly. "Can you hear me?"
"Uhm.. yes?" I answered, not expecting him to understand me. I guess he just would have heard a abark and knew that I heard him. Oh well, doesn't really matter anyways. I waited patiently for a response, but it didn't come for a minute as I only heard some talking in the background. But then the voice came back, it sounded a little worried.
"Okay, I just want to tell you this before you transform." He took a little bit of a pause, it seemed like he didn't really want to tell me but he should. Then continued, "This machine will probably hurt you. A lot, it modifys your whole structure and all of your cells so it makes sense that it might sting a little. Now, based on the tests we've done on the other couple volunteers Mittens and Rhino will probably faint and not feel anything, but you definitely will. You're bigger so you can handle it, which isn't really a good thing. Are you one hundred percent sure you want to do this?" Penny's dad asked.
I waited for a minute, and then asked slowly "You're show it wont hurt Mittens and Rhino? I don't want her to go through any pain.. I mean them! I don't want them to go through any pain." I quickly corrected myself trying to hide from Penny's dad the relationship that Mittens and I had. It probably wouldn't bee too easy one we changed, but I was scared he would disapprove, and that would mean more to me than it should.
The man chuckled, and just said "Bolt theres no point trying to hide your feelings for Mittens. And don't worry, neither she or Rhino will feel any pain alright? And, once this is all done you and Mittens will be the same species. And it's a lot easier to hug and stuff as humans when you don't have four legs." Was penny's dad really saying this?.. but he continued, "Yes I think you'll like the way Mittens turns out. She'll look just the way you remembered her."
Just the way I remembered her? But how, she'll be a human. Maybe he's talking about the features again. That makes sense I guess. Wait a second…"hey, how do you understand me?" I looked at the speaker a little confused, I wasn't even human yet and the man was talking to me normally.
Penny's dad laughed a bit, and said "I made a small translator in the shape of an earpiece for myself to talk to animals. It's quite conveni-" The voice was cut off by a loud zapping noise to my left. Left… Mittens! I ran to the side of my room, putting my paws up on the wall. But then his voice came back. "Don't worry Bolt, like I said Mittens fainted. She didn't feel any pain at all."
"Are you sure?" I asked worriedly. I wouldn't want her hurt, I never wanted Mittens to be hurt while I could help it. It's my job to protect her now that I chose her to be my.. My what?... I didn't know exactly what Mittens was to me, it was a little confusing. All I knew was that I always wanted her close and I could never leave her.
"Yes" The man continued, trying to comfort me probably but I nodded slowly wanting to believe him. Then he finished, asking "Now Bolt, are you sure you want to do this? It's a big choice and not something that I can expect you to make in only a couple of days. If you decide to back out I won't be upset with you or judge you."
I thought for a second. It probably won't be the most pleasant change based on what Penny's dad said about how it will hurt a lot. And the zapping noise didn't sound too pleasant, but that noise meant that Mittens had already pushed the button to become human. There's no way I'm going to leave her, I just promised myself that I wouldn't. I would follow Mittens to whatever end she'd choose for us, always.
Another loud noise from my right. I looked up to the speaker a little worriedly for Rhino. The voice simply stated "He fainted too." Then another pause. "So? It's time to choose Bolt."
"… I'll do it." I replied as sure as I had ever been. I felt strong, I felt confident and it felt good. "There's no way I'm going to stay as an animal if my two best friends in the world are deciding to be humans. I'll be with them no matter what and I will always care for them. Rhino Mittens and Penny are all my responsibility to protect." I leant forward and pushed the button with my paw.
Suddenly the room was filled with blue bolts of lightning (no pun intended), that were all connected with me. Or through me anyways, I could feel the electricity in my veins and pulsing through my heart with my blood. I screamed as loud as I could, but it didn't get rid of the pain. In fact, it got much worse with every passing second and minute. The lightning shifted through colours to green, orange, yellow, and red. Each time the colour changed the pain only increased, and soon I couldn't even move or make any sounds, I was frozen with the electric current.
This was probably the most intense pain I'll ever feel in my entire life, but all I could think was 'Mittens, Rhino and I… We're all going to be humans.' I had to bear through the pain to be with them, and there was no way that I would give in to it. After who knows how long, the lightning bolts finally slowly began fading away, one at a time until there were only sparks in the room connecting with my skin, each little spark burning a little. Once it was completely doneI just laid against one of the walls unable to move. I felt different then I usually did. I was cold, there was a slight breze that stung my skin like never before. I slowly opened my eyes and brought my hand into my vision. It was… a hand… The machine worked!
I quickly tried getting up but apparently I couldn't work on two legs as well as I'd hoped. Or maybe it was the electricity that had been flowing though me, but my legs failed on me and I fell once again to the ground. Looking around I saw that the room seemed really small now, and I used the little bench to push myself up, feeling another stinging chill. But now I knew why, I had no fur. It was.. weird. I felt exposed, and more open than I ever had in my life. And I felt really cold.
Looking down I found the clothes that were on the bench thing and grabbed them, looking at them a little suspiciously. It looked like a shirt, so I tried to get it on but only after getting my arms and head in the wrong holes at least five or six times did I get it. I was a lot warmer now, and sighed in relief. But seeing myself in the mirror on the wall I saw I was still half naked, my tail wagging behind me crazily. I quickly scrambled to get the rest of my clothes on.
Once I was finally done dressing myself, I turned back to the mirror. I had white hair, but not the kind that you see on old people like Penny's grandparents. It was full and bright, but short just like it had been when I was a dog. It was really bright; It didn't make me look old at all. My ears were still there, a little smaller than they had been proportionally but they looked really cool.
I'm obviously older then Penny. By a couple years maybe. I looked taller, and quite a bit more muscular than my person and smiled a bit. 'I look good..' I thought to myself and did some twists and turns to look at myself from different angels. Then another thought sparked into my head. 'I wonder what Mittens looks like.' Penny's dad had said that she would look the same but as a human. I wonder..
I found the door and spent a minute just trying to get it open, thumbs were weird. Trying to grip the knob all around was harder than I had thought it would be. This human thing will be interesting... Eventually it was opened from the other side revealing Penny's dad, smiling and laughing a bit. "Door knobs are hard eh?" He said making fun of me, but then continued "Bolt, you look amazing!" The man extended his hand towards me. "It's nice to see you. And I'll have you know Mittens and Rhino made it through the change completely unharmed. They're both getting changed in their rooms right now believe it or not, you were actually the fastest!"
They were okay, awesome! I grinned a little, but then looked down at Penny's dad's hand. What was I supposed to do with it? "Um…" I said pointing at the extended limb. Penny's dad just laughed. "You shake it. Here, give me your hand." I extended my hand to him and he took it in his own, shaking it up and down."It's what you do when you meet someone." The man said.
"Oh, okay." I grinned. I like this human thing already, weird as it is.
I looked over the man's shoulder to see Penny; she instantly locked eyes with me and jumped off her chair. "Bolt!" Penny ran over to me and wrapped her arms around my waist, hugging me close. "You look so good!" It was weird having to look down at my person, I was so used only being as tall as knees. I smiled though wrapping my arms around the girl and replied "Y-yea, I like being human."
After a few minutes of waiting for my other two friends I asked Penny where I could get some water. She pointed at a small fountain across the room, and I walked over to it happily expecting there to just be water in it. I was wrong. And after a few minutes of trying to get water out of the little tap I got frustrated and turned to go sit back down, but when I had turned fully I saw Penny clinging to another figure. She had short black hair and looked… I couldn't describe it. Her body was exactly like I had expected it to be, slim and.. snd looked perfect. I ran up behind her and Penny saw, smiling and backing away. "Mittens!" I shouted and wrapped my arms around the figure. She tensed for a second, but then relaxed and leaned back into me. It felt so… right.
"Bolt?" She began turning in my arms as I leaned down to whisper into her ear. Softly, "I still love you."
A/N: Done! So, NEXT chapter you get to see Rhino. But don't worry, you only have to wait a day! Please PM me or review to let me know how I did, I love hearing from you guys.
-mill-mill11 out!
