Disclaimer: I do not own BOLT or any of its characters. All I own is the story line.
A/N I: I checked the timeline of the story since the beginning of "A Mixed Love" and saw that the date of this chapter is actually December 21st. So from this point on, I will write the story accordingly.
A/N II: I know I'm updating this sooner than usual, but I started this chapter sooner than I usually do because I was excited, so I finished it a little earlier then I normally do
CHAPTER SIX: THE PLANS IN ACTION
The next morning, Bolt, Mittens, Rhino, and Crystal woke up to the chirping of birds in the distance and a gust of cold wind. "Morning Mitt's" Bolt said, nuzzling her gently in the neck. "Morning honey" Mittens said, returning the nuzzling. "Morning guys" Rhino said, yawning and stretching his arms in the air. "Morning Rhino" Bolt and Mittens said together. "Hey," Crystal said, "What am I, chopped liver?" "Oh sorry Crystal" Bolt said, "good morning." "Good morning" Crystal said, "so where are we headed today?" "Well let's check the map" Rhino said, scurrying over to the map. "Is it dry yet?" Mittens asked. "Just about" Rhino said, feeling the map in his hand, "I'd give it another hour before it's fully dry." "Great" Bolt said, "How about while it's drying, let's go find some food. I'm a little hungry." "Sounds good to me" Mittens said, "Let's split up and look." "If you don't mind" Rhino said, "I'll stay here. I don't know how useful I'd be gathering food; with my size and all." "Alright Rhino" Bolt said, turning to Mittens and Crystal and pointed right in front of him, "I'll go this way, "Mitt's, you go to the right, and Crystal, you go to the left." "Who died and made you leader" Crystal asked. "Our kids" Mittens said, turning to face Crystal, "Our rules. Besides, Bolt just has our best interests at heart." "Thank you" Bolt said, "Now let's go look for food."
"Hank, I think I heard sirens" Ray said, pointing towards the front door, "Go see if the cops are comin" "Alright Ray" Hank said as he opened the front door and stuck his head out. "Get back pests" Ray said as he got the usual tray of food and water and headed to the kippen's room, "I'm comin in." "Alright guys" Thunder said, "Time to put our plan into action." "Right" the others said together. "See you on the other side" Blaze said as they all hid in the corner behind the door. When the door opened, Ray entered looking around. "OH NO" Ray said, dropping his tray, "They disappeared! Calico is gonna kill us." While this was going on, the kippens were sneaking their way through the open door. "I can't believe that worked" Blaze said. "He really are stupider then he lo…" Lightning said before there was shouting behind them. "THERE THEY ARE HANK! THEY'S ESCAPIN!" Ray shouted as he ran towards the kippens. "RUN" Sun yelled. The kippens started running as fast as they could to the front door to escape from the man chasing them. "HANK" Ray shouted as he ran, "CLOSE THE DOOR!" "Right Ray" Hank said as he raced to close the door. Blaze, Sun, and Lightning managed to get outside just as Hank started closing the door. "Come on guys" Blaze said, holding out his paw. Just as Moon and Thunder reached the door, Hank slammed the door closed just before they made it through. "HA" Hank laughed at the kippens still remaining, "We's got you now." The kippens started to back away from Hank until Ray, who had caught up by now, grabbed their tails. "Let's get you back in your room" Ray said to the remaining kippens as he threw them back into the room, "If you ever try anything like that again, we won't even wait to see if the ransom gets paid." And with that, he closed the door before they could even get to their feet.
"Penny…Penny, wake up" Penny's mom said, shaking her daughter awake. "What time is it?" Penny asked. "10 am" Penny's mom said, "Officer Douglas wants to get on the road." "Alright mom" Penny said, "Just let me get dressed." "Alright honey. I'll start bringing the bags to the car" Penny's mom said. Penny grabbed some clothes out of her suitcase and went into the bathroom to change. Penny's mom grabbed the bags and headed out to the car. "Hello" Officer Douglas said, walking up to Penny's mom. "Hello Nick" Penny's mom said, taking the keys out of her pocket. "Penny awake yet?" Nick asked. "Yeah," Penny's mom said, opening the trunk to load the bags into the car, "she's changing now." "Good" Nick said. "So what are we doing today?" Penny's mom asked. "Well," Nick explained, "First, we are going to be driving for about 3 hours. We'll stop for lunch somewhere; then we'll continue for a few more hours. If we don't hit traffic, and depending how long we stop for lunch, we should reach our hotel at around 8 pm tonight." "Sounds good" Penny's mom said, just as Penny came out of the room, with her old clothes under her arm. "Here's the key Officer Douglas" Penny said, holding out the room key for him. "Thanks Penny" Nick said as he took the key, "I'll go check us out and we'll get going." As he walked away, Penny put her clothes in her bag. "So what's happening today?" she asked her mom. "Well, we'll be driving all day today with a stop for lunch, and we should be at the hotel by tonight" Penny's mom explained. "Alright" Penny said. "Well," Nick said as he walked back to the cars, "Let's get going." And with that, they got in their respective cars and went on their way.
"Now what do we do?" Lightning asked his fellow escapees, pacing back and forth, "We NEED to get them out of there!" "I know" Sun said, looking very upset. "What's wrong" Blaze asked, just as upset as Sun. "It's just…I've never been separated from Moon before" Sun said and noticing how upset Blaze was, "What about you?" "What are you talking about" Blaze said, trying to look tough, unsuccessfully, "I'm not sad." "Yeah you are" Lightning said, stopping his pacing and looking at his brother. "Alright, it's Mia" Blaze admitted. "What about her?" Lightning asked. "She's all alone in there" Blaze said. "What are you talking about?" Sun said, "She's got Moon, Thunder, and Boots." "You don't understand" Blaze said, "At home, who is she ALWAYS around?" "Daddy" Sun and Lightning said together. "Exactly. And who is she with whenever Daddy isn't around?" "You" Lightning said, realizing what Blaze was talking about. "So" Sun said, not picking it up herself. "She looks up to him" Lightning said to her, "Didn't you see what happened last night?" "What happened?" Sun asked. "Mia and I slept together" Blaze told her, "She was scared and needed company." "Ohhhhhhhhhhhh" Sun said, now understanding. "We need a plan" Lightning said. And with that, the 3 escapee kippens sat down to plan a breakout.
"Ow" Thunder said, rubbing her head, "Well, that hurt" Moon said. "No kidding" Mia said, tears coming to her eyes. "What's wrong Mia?" Boots asked. "Nothing" Mia said, turning her head so the others couldn't see her face. "Is it Blaze?" Thunder said, causing Mia to jerk her head up, "So it is." "What about him?" Boots asked. "Didn't you notice them last night?" Thunder asked. "About them sleeping together?" Moon asked. "Yeah" Thunder said, "Mia, why don't you go get some sleep and calm down." "Alright" Mia said before going into a corner of the room and cried herself to sleep. "Haven't you noticed how scared she is?" Thunder asked. "Yeah, but why is she so scared? We're in the same situation and we aren't as scared" Boots said. "Well, first answer me this," Thunder said, "Who does she spend ALL her time with?" "Daddy of course" Boots said. "Exactly. We've been off on our own before. But she is ALWAYS with Daddy." Thunder said, but then noticed Moon starting to cry as well, "What's wrong Moon?" "It's just…I've never been separated from Sun before" Moon said. "Why don't you go lie down with Mia" Boots suggested. "Alright" Moon said, before going off to sleep next to her sister. "Anyway," Thunder continued, "Besides Daddy, who else is ALWAYS there for Mia when she needs someone?" "Blaze" Boots said, realizing why Mia was upset, "So it's like now she has no one." "Exactly" Thunder said. "We need a new escape plan" Boots said, "And obviously we can't use the vent or the door." "Well, the door, no" Thunder said, with a look on his face that his siblings have seen many times before. "I know that look," Boots said, "That's your thinking look. What are you thinking?" "Well…"
"Let's go" Bolt said as the he, Mittens, and Crystal went looking for food. Now where would I find food Bolt thought to himself as he walked through the trees. Ah Bolt thought as he saw a bush, berries. Bolt walked up to the bush and plucked off a few dozen berries. He grabbed as much as he could in his paws and headed back to Rhino. Meanwhile, Crystal was walking through the forest, but she wasn't looking for food. I need to find a way to eliminate that cat Crystal thought to herself. As she was walking, she saw a large rock in the bushes. That has potential she thought as she headed over to the rock. She rolled it over and saw that it was heavy, but light enough for her to carry. Now to find that cat and…POW. Then Bolt will be all mine. And with that, she started rolling the rock to where Bolt told Mittens to look to put her plan into action. While this was going on, Mittens walked up to the edge of a fast-moving stream she found. Looking into it, she found a few fish swimming past her. Ah she thought, jackpot. She looked around and saw some stones in the stream. Using them as stepping stones, she jumped from one to the next until she got to the middle of the river, careful to avoid the large waves crashing over the rocks. Mittens placed a paw in the water and pulled it out almost immediately. Oh my god, Mittens thought, this water is freezing. Leaning over to grab some fish, Mittens failed to notice Crystal walking up to the edge of the stream, carrying the big rock she found on her back. Too perfect Crystal thought to herself. She took the rock off her back, picked it up in her paws, and lined up her shot. Here goes she thought and she threw the rock straight at Mittens' head, who didn't even notice what was going on.
"Hey Rhino" Bolt said as he walked up to the hamster, with the berries he found still in his paw. "Hey Bolt" Rhino said, "What did you find?" "Just some berries" Bolt said, dumping them at his feet. "How do we know if they're poisonous?" Rhino asked, picking up a berry and examining it. "Oh, I didn't think of that" Bolt said, "Well, rather than test them ourselves, let's just wait and see what the girls find." "Good idea Bolt" Rhino said, throwing the berry behind him. "So how's the map coming?" Bolt asked, walking up to it. "It's almost dry," Rhino said, "I think by the time we're done eating, it'll be perfectly dry." "Good" Bolt said, his ears perking up. "What is it Bolt?" Rhino asked upon seeing this. "I think I heard a splash coming from where Mittens went to…" Bolt said, his eyes widening, "Mittens!" Bolt turned around and started running to where he heard the splash as fast as his legs could take him, with Rhino struggling to keep up.
"CRYSTAL" Mittens called, her head bobbing up from under the ice-cold water, "HELP!" I can't believe I missed Crystal thought to herself, an evil smirk creeping on her face, I guess I can settle for her drowning and freezing to death. After Crystal had thrown the rock, it had landed about a foot away from Mittens, causing a large splash to knock her off the rock and causing her to look around, seeing Crystal. "MITTENS!" the 2 girls heard from the forest. "BOLT! HELP!" Mittens called, her head going back under the water. "DON'T WORRY MITTENS" Bolt said, emerging into the trees and jumping into the freezing stream, "I'M COMING." As Bolt was swimming to Mittens, Rhino ran up next to Crystal. "Did you just get here?" he asked. "No, I was here when she fell in" Crystal said without thinking. "THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU COME GET US?" Rhino yelled at her. "I…uh…" Crystal said, thinking quickly, "I…I…I was too scared. I didn't know what to do." "You just better hope that she makes it out of this alive" Rhino said, turning to face where Bolt was swimming with his arms crossed. "I will hope" Crystal said, hope that she drowns. Bolt was swimming as fast as he could, ignoring the freezing temperature. "BOLT!" Mittens yelled one last time before fainting and was swept underwater again. Bolt dived down under the water and saw Mittens' tail pinned between some rocks on the bottom of the stream. Resurfacing, he took a big breath and dived down under the ice-cold water and swam to the rocks. With difficulty, Bolt pushed against the rocks with all the strength he could muster. Slowly, the rocks started to move until they all flowed away, freeing Mittens' tail. Grabbing onto Mittens, Bolt pulled himself and Mittens to the surface and swam them to the edge of the stream. "RHINO!" Bolt called, "I NEED HELP NOW!" "COMING BOLT" Rhino yelled as he and Crystal ran up to him. "Rhino, you watched a lot of doctor shows on TV. What do I do?" Bolt asked. "As I recall, you lay her on her back, tilt her head back, breath into her mouth twice, and then push on her chest 30 times, then repeat until she wakes up" Rhino explained. "Got it" Bolt said, before starting the CPR. I knew that hamster would be trouble Crystal thought, I just hope it doesn't work. After about 1 minute of CPR, Mittens started coughing and shivering. "Bolt" Mittens said weakly. "It's okay Mitt's," Bolt said, nuzzling her in the neck, "I'm here." "Bolt" Mittens said, "thank you."
As Mittens started to fall asleep to rest after her ordeal, Crystal decided to speak up. "Well, let's get going" Crystal said, starting to walk away. "What are you talking about?" Bolt asked. "Well, you said we couldn't waste time and we needed to find your kids fast." Crystal said, turning her head back to look at Bolt. "MY MATE ALMOST DROWNED! SHE COULD HAVE BEEN FROZEN TO DEATH!" Bolt yelled at her, "AND YOU JUST WANT US TO KEEP MOVING! WE'RE STAYING HERE UNTIL SHE FEELS UP TO IT!" "Alright Bolty" Crystal said, turning around and headed back to where Bolt was.
"Bolt, can I talk to you?" Rhino said, waving his paw, gesturing him over. "Sure Rhino," Bolt said, "Mitt's, I need to speak with Rhino quick, then I'll be right back." "Okay…COUGH… Bolt" Mittens said, falling asleep. "Yes Rhino" Bolt asked as he walked up to Rhino. "I think Crystal had something to do with this" Rhino said, pointing to Mittens. "What makes you say that?" Bolt asked. "Well, when I asked her if she arrived to the stream the same time we did, and she said that she was there when she fell in and DIDN'T come get us" Rhino explained. "You might be on to something Rhino" Bolt said, turning to look at Crystal, who waved when she saw this, "I'll talk to her about this tonight." "Alright Bolt" Rhino said, "I just thought you'd want to know." And with that, Bolt went over to sleep next to Mittens for a while before talking to Crystal.
I can't believe I failed Crystal thought. Well, next time, I'll just try harder. I WILL have Bolt's love, even if it's the last thing I do.
IT SEEMS THAT CRYSTAL WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO GET MITTENS OUT OF THE WAY. WILL BOLT BE ABLE TO KEEP MITTENS SAFE? AND WHAT ABOUT THE KIPPENS? WILL BLAZE, SUN, AND LIGHTNING BE ABLE TO BREAK THE OTHERS OUT? YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT WEEK TO FIND OUT THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS AND MANY MORE.
THIS WAS MY LONGEST CHAPTER TO DATE. I AM VERY PLEASED WITH HOW THIS TURNED OUT.
SO THAT WAS CHAPTER 6. PLEASE REVIEW. CHAPTER 7 WILL BE UP NEXT SATURDAY/SUNDAY.
A/N: A WHILE BACK, I RECEIVED A REVIEW THAT SUGGESTED I WRITE A RATED M FIC ABOUT MITTENS AND BOLT'S 'TIME TOGETHER' AT THE BEGINNING OF CHAPTER 6 OF "A MIXED LOVE". I HOWEVER DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO WRITE IT AS I ALREADY HAVE A PLAN FOR ANOTHER STORY AFTER THIS. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO WRITE IT, SEND ME A PRIVATE MESSAGE AND LET ME KNOW. HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU.