Bolt put his paw on Lightning's shoulder. "You used to be a car…we're with you on that, right guys?" Bolt looked at Mittens and Rhino.

"Yeah!" Rhino said enthusiastically.

Mittens was a little hesitant. But she said, "Yeah, we're with you." anyway.

Lightning looked up at Bolt. "What does that mean, exactly?"

"It means, we're going to help you get back to where you really come from." Bolt assured.

"What? Really?" Lightning's ears perked up.

"Course." He replied. Bolt might have no experience in anything magical, but he was lost once, and he was helped by total strangers and brought back to earth. "Don't doubt it, Lightning."

A smile grew on Lightning's face. "Th-thanks…" was all he could sputter. There was a little crying in his voice.

"Yes! A new mission for Bolt and Rhino! Haha!" he jumped up. Then he looked at Mittens. "Oh, yeah. And Mittens."

Bolt, Mittens and Lightning laughed.

The door suddenly swung open.

"Okay, just put the groceries on the table, honey." Penny's mom instructed.

Penny walked in with a handful of paper bags that seemed to be filled up. She turned at a forty-five degree angle and put the bags on the kitchen table.

She wiped her hands on her jeans and was about to go out to help her mom when she turned to her left and noticed her pets who were all bunched up in the same place in the room.

She couldn't help but come over to them and cuddle them up.

They all watched as Penny kneeled down and put her arms around all of them. Rhino was on the very right and Lightning was on the very left. Bolt and Mittens were squished in the middle.

"Hi, guys. It's so nice to see you all getting along." She loosened her grip and Bolt and Mittens smiled at each other.

Penny straightened up. "Don't worry, Lightning. We gave your pictures and details to the police station." She gave Lightning a quick hug. "We'll find your owner."

"Honey! I need some help over here!" the voice of Penny's mom went up in the air.

"Okay!" Penny signaled. "Be right back." Then she headed for the door.

Mittens looked at Bolt. "You okay, Bolt?"

Something in Penny's sentence made him speechless and thinking deeply.

Bolt felt like he was stuck in the middle of being a good friend and a loyal dog.

He then turned to Mittens with a tear in his eye. "I can't do this Mittens." He said. "I can't leave Penny again…"