Chapter 5
"Evangeline, are you sure he'll be here?" Felicia said. She and her daughter were waiting patiently by the window for Tender Heart to arrive, and pick Evangeline up in the cloud car.
"He should be here any minute, ma. It's noon, right? That's when he said he'd pick me up!" Evangeline assured her mother. She looked up into the sky and saw someone waving from a car that seemed to be made up of the clouds...
"There he is, mommy! Right up there!" Evangeline pointed up to the sky.
The car stopped right in front of the window. "Hiya, Evangeline! How've ya been?" The brown bear asked the small child. "Were ya waiting for me long?"
"Sorta. But that doesn't matter! You're here now!" She said excitedly while carefully climbing into the cloud car.
"Evangeline, are you sure you don't want me to come along?" Felicia asked. "Don't worry, Felicia! We'll make sure Evangeline is safe from harm." The brown bear assured.
And with that, he drove away. Evangeline waved goodbye to her mother as the car disappeared into the clouds.
"Tender Heart, you said you wanted to show me something?" Evangeline said. They had just arrived in Care-a-Lot and everyone had greeted Evangeline with friendly 'hellos' and high fives.
"Yes, I did. I wanted to give you something. But, I think I left it in my house...follow me." The brown bear replied.
When they reached Tender Heart's house, Evangeline saw Tender Heart pull something out of a drawer. Evangeline looked closely and saw that it was a locket.
"Ooh! It's so pretty!" She cooed.
"It's for you!" Tender Heart said. "You see, whenever we need your help, this locket will start to glow. Open it and whisper 'take me to Care-a-Lot', and you'll immediately be transported here!"
"Tender Heart, that's a great idea! This way we can see each other whenever we want!" She hugged the brown bear once more and he hugged back.
Then he said, "Now, there's just one more thing I'd like to give you, but you have to promise not to take it out of the box until you go home."
The little girl crossed her heart with her finger and Tender Heart chuckled. "Okay, now. Here it is." He reached into the drawer once more and pulled out a small box wrapped in rainbow colored paper. It looked like a box you could put a pair of earrings in, or some other type of jewelry.
"Ooh! What is it?" Evangeline asked excitedly.
"Hey! You promised! Remember?" Tender Heart said.
"Oh yeah..." Evangeline pouted. But then her face lit up once more. "Hey! Is Thelma still hidden in that little door you were talking about?" She asked.
"Yup! The brown bear replied. "She's hidden in Love-a-Lot's house, in a little compartment right next to her bed. We have nothing to worry about, Evangeline."
Suddenly, a scream of terror was heard from outside. Proud Heart Cat swung the door open and yelled "No Heart's got the doll! HURRY! We've gotta stop him!"
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In the form of a hideous gorilla, No Heart had sent the Care Bears on a wild goose chase. They were running all over Care-a-Lot, trying to hit the villain with a Care Bears Stare. He swiftly dodged it and continued running.
'Oh, where is that fool Beastly with that blasted doll? He should've found it by now!' No Heart thought searching the sky for Beastly's flying machine.
Evangeline and Proud Heart ran after No Heart. The little girl started to wonder why No Heart hadn't spun off to his castle already...
Suddenly, someone could be heard calling No Heart from the sky.
"I GOT IT, NO HEART! I GOT THE REAL DOLL!"
Everyone gasped.
"Beastly, you fool! You weren't supposed to say anything!" No Heart yelled.
"Care Bears...STARE!" Tender Heart said, pointing at No Heart.
"Care Bear Cousins...CALL!" Brave Heart said, pointing at Beastly.
As the beams shot out from the bear's tummies, Beastly's bike began to shake. His grip on Thelma got looser, and looser, until it finally started to fall.
"Oh no!" Funshine Bear cried.
Luckily, Champ Bear managed to catch the doll right before it landed. No Heart and Beastly had been defeated.
"Phew! That was close!" Evangeline panted.
"Too close..." Proud Heart finished.
Back on Earth, Evangeline stared adoringly at the bracelet given to her by Tender Heart. Sure, the locket was attractive too, but she highly favored the bracelet that was given to her in the box.
The charms on the bracelet represented each of the Care Bear's tummy symbols. She'd wear it everywhere she went (mostly because it matched all of her clothes), and would feel as though the Care Bears would always be with her.