Chapter 13:
Leaving by Force
"What was that?" Phoenix asked as her mom disappeared into the darkness.
"More dogs?" Max guessed.
"Yes but not so friendly dogs." Bolt said.
"We'll help you take care of them." Phoenix said.
"No it's too dangerous. Thanks for the offer but I have all the help I'll need." Bolt said.
"What do you want us to do?" Max asked. The basement door slammed open and Calvin, Kelly, and the other dogs rushed into the entryway.
"I want you to take your sister and get out of here away from the farm." Bolt growled.
"But…" Phoenix started to object but her dad ran off to join the others.
"Come on lets go." Max said as he turned and ran towards the back door.
"I can't leave him here to fend for our house: I have to help him!" Phoenix yelled.
"Calvin, Kelly!" Bolt barked.
"Yea Bolt?" they both answered.
"Please escort my daughter out of the house and to somewhere safe." Bolt said.
"No problem brother." Calvin said.
"We'll be back. Leave us some bad guys." Kelly said.
"I am not going to leave." Phoenix said.
"Don't worry we're not going to make you." Kelly said.
"I just want you to think really hard on my past." Calvin said. "I want to know who my sister is." He added.
Phoenix closed her eyes and as usual a headache followed the thought. Her body fell to the ground as her mind entered dream land.
"Quickly we have to move her." Calvin said.
"Great thinking Calvin." Kelly said as Max picked up Phoenix's body.
"Where are we going?" Max asked.
"Up the road is my house we will head there." Kelly answered. "You guys can stay there for the night." She added.
"Why only for the night?" Max questioned.
"As I do remember you guys have something that you must find." Calvin said.
"Hurry up guys get out of here!" Bolt yelled.
Max, Phoenix, Kelly and Calvin took off running and made it out the back door just in time. The front door came off the hinges and the war of the dogs began. Slowly Phoenix's eyes opened.
"Where are we?" She asked in a panicked tone.
"We are going to Kelly's house." Max answered as he put her body on the ground.
Looking back the way they came she asked "What about our dad and the others?"
"Your dad said it would be better if that was left unsaid and that we should take you to a safe place." Calvin said.
"By the way Calvin your sister is Kelly." Phoenix said.
"I know that." Calvin replied.
"Then why did you..." She started to say but then she put the pieces of the puzzle together. "You tricked me so you could move me." Phoenix said.
"Yes I did." Calvin said with a smile.
Walking up the street Phoenix felt betrayed by her own father. 'Why wouldn't he let me help?' Phoenix questioned herself. 'Why would he send me away?'
"Phoenix." Max said calmly.
"Yea." She answered sadly.
"Tomorrow we are leaving to find my family." He said.
"Do you know where we are going?" she asked.
"NO." Max replied.
"We do." Kelly said.
"What do you mean?" Phoenix asked.
"How do you know?" Max asked.
"Not only do we know but she knows too." Calvin said pointing to Phoenix with his forepaw.
"You see Calvin here wanted more in life so he made a deal and I was taken away because of his selfishness." Kelly said.
"I think I know what she is getting at." Phoenix said.
"Well there is a door that can only be opened by one person." Kelly continued. "In that door is a map containing information on one location."
"That will tell us where to look?" Max asked.
"Yes." Calvin answered.
"There is a problem thought." Max said.
"What's that?" Kelly asked.