Disclaimer: I do not own BOLT or any of its characters. All I own is the story line, Crystal, the kippens, Ray, Hank, and Officer Douglas.
I AM SO SORRY TO ALL OF YOU. I LIVE ON THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE PATH OF HURRICANE IRENE, DUE TO WHICH, I LOST ALL POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO POST THIS CHAPTER. I INSTEAD HANDWROTE THIS AND TYPED IT UP WHEN I GOT POWER BACK. I WOULD HAVE TYPED THIS DURING MY FREE TIME AT SCHOOL, BUT THE FIRST DAY WAS POSTPONED DUE TO IRENE AND LOSS OF POWER. SO ONCE AGAIN, I APPOLOGIZE.
CHAPTER TWELVE: THE FATE OF CRYSTAL AND THE MASTERMIND
"So what did you want to talk about?" Crystal asked. "Well," Mittens said, "Bolt and I were talking last night and we were wondering if you wanted to join our family." "Really?" Crystal asked. "Yeah" Bolt said. "After all," Mittens continued, "The kids seem to like you, and you are one of Bolt's old friends." "Wow, thanks guys" Crystal said, "I don't know what to say." "Well" Bolt said, "Allow us to say, welcome to the family." Then Bolt held up his arms to give her a hug. Crystal walked up to return the hug, when she slipped in a puddle (for real this time) and went over the same railing that she pushed Mittens over before.
At about a quarter to 5, Penny left her room with a large, empty, paper bag with a K on it and headed down to the YMCA. She walked into the building and walked up to the front desk. "May I help you?" the man behind the desk asked. "Yes" Penny said, placing the bag and key on the desk, "I know that I cannot go into the locker room, so could you put this bag into locker 268." "And whose locker might that be?" the man asked. "My dad's" Penny lied, "He left me a message asking if I could bring him a bag to put his swimming clothes in." "Alright then" the man said, taking the key and bag and went into the locker room. After a few minutes, the man came back and handed Penny the key. "All set young lady." "Thank you" Penny said before leaving the YMCA and headed over to the car in which Officer Douglas was waiting. "Well?" he asked as she got in. "All set" Penn said, "I gave the bag to a clerk behind the desk and he put it in the locker." "Excellent" Officer Douglas said, taking out two binoculars and handed one to Penny "And now we play the waiting game." And with that, Penny and Officer Douglas looked through the binoculars at the doors to the YMCA for anyone Penny recognized.
"GUYS" Crystal yelled, clinging onto the ledge behind the railing. "Hold on Crystal!" Bolt and Mittens called, grabbing onto one of her paws each. "Talk about karma" Crystal said to herself. It was, however, loud enough for Bolt and Mittens to hear, even over the roar of the falls. "What do you mean?" Bolt asked. "If I die" Crystal said, looking up at Mittens, "I want to have a clear conscience. Mittens." "What?" Mittens asked. "It was me" Crystal admitted, "I'm the one who did all that stuff to you on this trip." "WHAT?" Mittens yelled. "I'm extremely sorry" Crystal said, "I was jealous of you. But then last night, I heard you say you wanted me to be in your family. And I was touched. Even after all the bad things I did, even though you didn't know it was me, you still thought of me as a friend. I then accepted that Bolt would never love me like he does you. I understand that now. And I am truly sorry for what I've done." "I'm touched Crystal," Mittens said, "I truly am, but I just can't forgive you yet." And she let go of Crystal's paw. "Bolt?" Crystal asked, looking at the dog. "I'm sorry Crystal" Bolt said, starting to let go, and about to leave Crystal to hang on to the ledge alone. "You're not going to kill me are you?" Crystal asked. "I'm not going to kill you," Bolt said, letting go, "But I don't have to save you." As Bolt started to walk away with Mittens, they heard a voice call them. "Mommy? Daddy?"
A few minutes ago, Rhino and the kippens were walking around trying to find something for breakfast. "You guys see anything?" Rhino asked. "Not yet" Boots said, his paw over his eyes, looking around. "I think I see something" Mia said, pointing a paw up at something sitting on a wall next to a café, "Give me a lift Blaze." Blaze nodded and crouched down for Mia to climb onto his back. After rising up, Mia was able to see the object better. "Wow!" she said when she saw what it was. "What is it?" Sun and moon asked. "A half of a pizza!" Mia said, "And no one is around!" Everyone's eyes lit up upon hearing this. "Let's go get it" Thunder said, as Rhino and the kippens ran to get it. "You guys know what to do" Lightning said, as they all formed the 'ladder' once again. "How did you guys learn that?" Rhino asked, looking amazed. "We tried this to escape the other day" Blaze said as he got to the top of the 'ladder' and grabbed the pizza. "I'm impressed" Rhino said as they all got down. "Really?" Thunder asked. "Yeah" Rhino said, "And I'm sure that your Mommy and Daddy would be too." "Well, let's bring this back and show them!" Boots said. "Yeah" the other kippens said. "Alright" Rhino said, "let's go." They didn't say anything on the walk back, except for the occasional grunt from Boots, as he was trying to drag the pizza box back to the bush. When they got back, they say Bolt and Mittens holding onto something by the railing. The then saw Mittens back away. As they neared closer, they heard Bolt back away and say "but I don't have to save you." "Mommy? Daddy?" Mia said as she walked up to them.
"Mia?" Bolt and Mittens said together as they turned to face their daughter. "What's going on?" Blaze said, walking up to join his sister. "Nothing" Bolt said. "So I see you found something to eat" mittens said, acknowledging Boots with the pizza. "HELP" Crystal yelled, still hanging onto the ledge. "Is that Crystal?" Boots asked, dropping the pizza and walking up. "It is" Bolt said. "Then go help her" Sun and Moon said together. "I can't" Bolt said, looking at Rhino, "It was her." Rhino nodded, realizing what Bolt meant; that it was Crystal who did all the bad stuff to Mittens. "Your Daddy's right" Rhino said. "Well, what did she do?" Thunder said, taking his turn to walk up. "It's adult stuff" Mittens said. "Try us" Lightning said joining his brothers and sisters. "Alright," Bolt said, "She tried to get rid of Mommy." "That was the past" Mia said. "Yeah" Blaze said, "Did she apologize?" "Well, yes, but…" Mittens said before Blaze cut in. "Out of all the times I've been in trouble, would you turn your backs if I was in trouble?" "No, but…" Rhino started before Blaze cut in again. "Then you need to help her. Anything she's done is over with. Mommy's alright. Now help her." "He's right" Bolt said to Mittens and Rhino, hanging his head, "We have to help her." Bolt and Mittens ran back to Crystal and grabbed her paws. "You're going to help me" Crystal asked, looking at them with disbelief. "Yeah" Mittens said, "but you need to let go of the ledge so we can pull you up." Crystal nodded and let go.
About 10 minutes after 5 p.m., still no one Penny recognized went into the YMCA. "Maybe they're not showing" Penny said, lowering her binoculars. "What makes you say that?" Officer Douglas said. "It's been 10 minutes" Penny said, looking at her watch. "In stake-outs," Officer Douglas said, "It could take up to 5 hours. I remember once it took 17 hours before the guy we were waiting for showed up." "Wow" Penny said, her eyes going wide, "That must have been boring." "It was" Officer Douglas said, "But that's what it takes to be a cop." Penny nodded in response and went back to looking through the binoculars. About 5 minutes later, Penny saw something. "But," Penny said, lowering her binoculars, "it can't be." "What is it?" Officer Douglas said, removing his binoculars from his face. "I know him" Penny said, pointing to a man in front of the YMCA, "It's…"
A few minutes sooner, the car with Ray, Hank, Dr. Calico, the ex-agent, and the mastermind was parked in a parking lot across from the YMCA (the side opposite from where Penny and Officer Douglas were). "So do you guys remember the plan?" The mastermind asked. "Yeah" Dr. Calico said, "You go get the money, bring it back here, and we split it 5 ways and live the rest of our days in Hawaii, sipping drinks with little umbrellas in them on the beach." "Exactly" the mastermind said as he got out of the car. As he walked to the YMCA, he started to think. Maybe I should just forget about them. I can get the money and leave without them. Then I'll call the police and get them arrested. Yeah, that's what I'll do.
After Crystal let go, Bolt and Mittens pulled her up and out of harm's way. "Thanks you guys" Crystal said, breathing heavily. "It's not us you should be thanking" Bolt said, pointing to Blaze, "You should be thanking my son. He's the one who told us to save you." Crystal walked over to Blaze and pulled him into a hug. "Thank you Blaze" she said, releasing him from the hug. "No problem" Blaze said, "and it wasn't just me. It was my brothers and sisters too." "Well thank you all" Crystal said. "Crystal," Bolt said as she turned to face him, "Regardless of what has happened on the journey here, our offer still stands. Do you still want to join our family?" "Yeah" Boots yelled, startling the adults. "That would be great" Thunder spoke up. All the other kippens nodded in agreement. "Well?" Mittens asked. "I would love to…" Crystal started before all the kippens cheered. "Hold on you guys" Crystal said and they stopped their cheering, "I would love to, but I can't right now." "Awwww," Lightning groaned, "but why?" "I just can't face my past yet," Crystal explained, "I just need to sort some stuff out." "But will we see you again?" Mia asked. "Maybe" Crystal said simply. "Well it's your choice Crystal" Bolt said. "I know" Crystal said. "Where will you go?" Rhino asked. "I don't know" Crystal said, "I probably wander around. And maybe one day, I'll return." "Well Crystal," Bolt said, holding out his paws to hug her, "Until we meet again." Crystal hugged him and everyone in the family in succession. "Good bye guys. I'll always value your friendship." Crystal said. And with that, she walked away. Whether to be heard from again, no one knew.
Officer Douglas got out of the car and ran over to the YMCA just as the suspect was walking through the door. When he entered the building, Officer Douglas looked around the room, but couldn't see him anywhere. He walked over to the man behind the front desk and showed him his police badge. "Did you see a man with blond hair come through here a minute ago?" Officer Douglas asked. "Yeah," the man behind the desk said, "He just went into the locker room." "Thanks" Officer Douglas said as he went into the locker room. He looked around the room and saw a man standing in front of locker 268. "Freeze" Officer Douglas commanded. The man turned, saw Officer Douglas, and ran towards the door. Officer Douglas, however, was able to grab him before he escaped. He threw the man against the wall, pulled his hands behind his back, and handcuffed him. As he was walking him to the door, he read him his rights. Once he got outside, Penny and her mom were walking up. "I can't believe it" Penny's mom said, "Dr. Kaatz?" Dr. Kaatz looked up and saw Penny and her mom. "Well hello" Dr. Kaatz said. "I trusted you" Penny said, "Why did you do it?" "Breeding purposes" Dr. Kaatz said, "if I could have the kippens breed, I could make a fortune." "But then why did you offer ransom?" Penny asked. "I needed funding" Dr. Kaatz explained, "I estimated it would cost about 20 million to get a location, food, and everything I need to breed the pests." "But what about the other 80 million?" Penny's mom asked. "For my accomplices" Dr. Kaatz said. "And who would they be?" Officer Douglas asked. "Well, as it can't do any more harm, Dr. Calico, your ex-agent, and two hired hands named Ray and Hank." "And where can we find them?" Officer Douglas asked. "In a car parked on the other side of the parking lot. They're waiting for me there." As Officer Douglas brought Dr. Kaatz through the lobby of the YMCA, he told the man behind the counter to call the police. As Officer Douglas put Dr. Kaatz in the back seat of the police car, they heard police sirens getting closer to the YMCA. Eventually, they heard sirens in the parking lot, a lot of shouting, and eventually a police officer came over to Officer Douglas. "We've got all the others rounded up and we'll be sending them back to California to await trial" the new officer said. "Thanks for your help" Officer Douglas said as he shook the other officer's hand. As the officer walked away, Penny's mom realized something. "Penny, what about Bolt, Mittens, and Rhino?" she asked. "OH MY GOD!" Penny practically yelled, "I FORGOT ABOUT THEM!" "Why don't you just call Sarah and have her look in on them." Penny's mom said, trying to calm her daughter down. "Alright mom" Penny said, now calm. When she picked up her phone to make the call, Officer Douglas pulled Penny's mom to the side. "I need to get back home now" he said, "I need to write up the report on these guys." "But what about the kippens?" Penny's mom asked, "They're still missing." "Good point" Officer Douglas said. He went over to where the other officers had Dr. Calico, the ex-agent, Ray, and Hank. When he got there, he spoke to all four of them. "Now you all know where the kippens are," he said, "And I want to know as well. Now, whichever one of you talks first, I might be able to reduce your sentence." After about a minute, Dr. Calico spoke up. "They're in a warehouse. Two blocks away from the Canadian falls, in warehouse 42." The other three criminals looked at Calico with distain. "Thanks" Officer Douglas said, walking back to Penny's mom. "They're in warehouse 42, two blocks from the Canadian falls." He said to her. "Thanks" Penny's mom said, "Penny and I will head up there now." "Good" Officer Douglas said, "But call the police there first. They can search the surrounding areas incase they're not there." "Alright" Penny's mom said, "Thanks for the help." "No problem" Officer Douglas said as he got into his car, "I'll check us out of the hotel and I'll be off." And with that, Officer Douglas drove off.
Penny got off the phone with Sarah after she agreed to look in on the pets (thinking they would be there). She walked over to her mom, who too was just getting off the phone, and told her. "Good" Penny's mom said, "Now we've got to go to Canada and get the kippens from a warehouse." "What do you mean?" Penny asked. "Officer Douglas found out where they are being kept. I just called the police up there and they are going to look there and any of the surrounding area." "Then let's go" Penny said, walking over to their car.
Bolt and Mittens were sitting by their railing at the falls. They had sent the kippens to take a nap about 30 minutes ago, and Rhino was watching them. "Bolt" Mittens said, looking at him, "I've been thinking." "About what?" Bolt asked. ""Well, since we're here" Mittens said, "I was thinking that maybe we should make this our family vacation." "You mean since we were going to come up here anyway, we should stay here for a few days?" Bolt asked. "Right" Mittens said, "So what do you think?" "I think it's a wonderful idea" Bolt said. "But what about Penny?" a voice asked behind them. They turned around and saw the kippens, Blaze standing in front, having been the one who asked. "Remember that story we told you about our cross country trip?" Bolt asked. "Yeah" the kippens all said together. "Well, if we know Penny the way we think we do, then she will be alright with it, as long as we come home." Bolt said. "Alright" Blaze said. Just then, a truck pulled up behind them. "Bolt" Mittens said, getting scared and getting closer to him. Bolt saw the truck too and he understood. It was an animal control truck. "Everyone get close" Bolt instructed. Rhino and the kippens did as he said as the animal control guy got closer to them. "What is it Daddy?" Mia asked, shaking in fear. "'I'll tell you in a minute" Bolt said, wrapping his paws around his family. "Come here animals" the man said as he tried to separate them, with no luck. "Fine" he said, giving up and grabbing his biggest net. He used his net to grab the entire family, and threw them into a compartment in his truck. As he drove off, the family separated. "Where are we going Mommy?" Mia asked. "A place where humans go animal shopping" Mittens said, "But you'll be fine. The humans take the cute ones, like you." "But I want to go with you Mommy" Boots said, getting closer to her. "It'll be okay" Mittens said, hugging her son. All of sudden, the truck stopped. "Everyone together" Bolt said again, and they all got close again. The man opened the compartment and used his net to bring them inside. "Hey" the man said to someone behind the counter, "Where can I put these?" "In the usual rooms" a man's voice said. "They won't leave each other" the first man said. "That's weird," the second man said, walking up to the family, "wait… I've seen them before." "Really?" the first man said. "Yeah, the police were here a minute ago and handed me this flyer. It said that the kippens from California were around here." "Could this be them?" the first man asked. "Let me check" the second man said as he walked to the desk. He grabbed a newspaper off his desk and looked at the cover, on which, there was a picture of the family. "I was right" the second man said as he grabbed the phone and called the police, "just put them in the break room." The first man nodded and brought them to the indicated room.
"Really?" Penny said into her phone. "Yes" a police officer said into his phone. "We found your pets and they are at the animal control building" he said. "Thank you" Penny said, hanging up the phone. "What is it" Penny's mom asked. "They found them" Penny said, "They are at the animal control building in Niagara." "Then let's go" Penny's mom said as she and Penny headed off to the animal control building to get their pets back.
"Your owner is on the way" the first man said to the family in the break room as he backed out. "This is great" Bolt said to his family, "Penny is coming here and everything will be back to normal." "Yeah" Mittens said.
About 10 minutes later, Penny and her mom pulled into the parking lot of the animal control building. "Here we are" Penny's mom said. Penny jumped out of the car once it had stopped and ran inside. "I'm here about the kippens" Penny said to the man behind the counter. "They're in the back room" the man said. Penny nodded and ran to the back room. She opened the door and saw the family sitting there. "Guys!" Penny yelled. The family saw Penny standing there and ran to her. "Bolt? Mittens? Rhino?" Penny said, "What are you doing here?" "What do you think?" Bolt asked, but all Penny heard was "Woof." "I guess you wanted to find your family" Penny said, rubbing Bolt on the top of the head. Penny's mom came into the room and saw the family. "Hey guys" she said as the family ran to get her too. "Well, what do we do now?" Penny asked. "Let's get a room at the hotel, spend Christmas here, and go home in a few days" Penny's mom said, once the animals calmed down and got off of her. "That's right" Penny said, "I forgot tomorrow was Christmas." Bolt and Mittens gave each other a happy look that went unnoticed by everyone. "Well, let's go" Penny said, "Come on guys." And with that, the entire family piled into the car and headed for a hotel to spend Christmas.
I'M SO SORRY FOR THE DELAY. YOU CAN BLAME HURRICANE IRENE. ANY WAY, THAT WAS CHAPTER 12. PLEASE REVIEW. THE 13TH AND FINAL CHAPTER WILL BE UP AS SOON AS I CAN, AD AT THE LATEST, NEXT SATURDAY/SUNDAY.