Special thanks to Heartless Demon Wolf for his Villain 'Nightmare'
Chapter 2 – Defeat
"What problem?" Bolt asked. "I'm sure you know, that little vision you and Mom just had, Uncle Rhino had it as well. Kevin and I also picked up an 'Astral' type psychic wave at the exact moment you three had that dream." Mike said sternly, letting his father know he wasn't fooling around. "Wha…'Astral Type'? What does that mean exactly?" Bolt asked in confusion. Mike turned to Kevin with concern, "You better tell them, I might use too big of words. Besides, you're better at it than I am." Kevin nodded and made his way forward, "Well, Astral Type Psychic waves are basically mind waves that are emitted through subconscious telepathy. Basically someone enters your dreams and messes with them. This kind of Psychic power is completely harmless, because no one has ever been hurt or killed in their dreams, so the Psychic using this trick usually just sends a message to their victims to rattle them a little, make them worried about the outcome. It's amazing what a little misinformation can do." he said, hoping that his message got through to them. Bolt kept his gaze on the little kitten, wide eyed and amazed, "And…you can perform this trick?" Bolt asked. "Kevin shrank back a little, hoping not to be hated or rejected for his powers, "Uh…Yes!" he said shyly. "Huh." Bolt said, as if he'd found out where his owner Penny keeps the treats. "Cool, you don't do it to any one of us do you?" Kevin and Hazel Both blushed, turning away from the white dog. "Kevin?" Shadows asked, "Answer the question." only to get whapped in the back of the head by Sassy, without her claws extended. "OW!" he said and rubbed the offended spot. Sassy lifted her mouth to his ear and, after taking the hint, lowered his ear to her so that she could whisper the obvious answer into his ear. Shadows let his eyes go wide, "We'll talk about this later young man!" he growled as he slowly turned to his son. Kevin plopped his chin on the ground and covered his face with his paws. Hazel on the other hand, patted his back, trying to comfort him.
A loud and unearthly growl brought them all back down to earth, the growl of what anyone would call, a demon, "It came from outside." Bolt said and lifted from his place on the bed, before leaping over Mittens and running out the door. Shadows was the first to snap out of his surprise and follow Bolt closely. Mittens was the last one to make it to the door, and what she saw sent a frightening chill through her entire body, an animal shaped like a Rottweiler, pitch black in fur with blood red lining the inside of its ears and chest. On its face sat a mask made from the skull of an animal, an elongated snout with two inch long fangs and horns on its head. The entire head consumed by the mask, all except the lower jaw, the jaw made from nightmares and blood. The eyes behind the mask shined a devilish red, sending fear to all who looked at them. "What the…" Mittens asked in panic. "Mom." Mike whispered, "Don't look into its eyes, they make you relive or face your worst fears." "It was like she heard him, and didn't at the same time, the glow of the eyes far to enticing for her to resist. Yet when she did look into the creatures blood soaked eyes, all she could see, was the destruction of her family, the fear of being utterly alone again, by means of something much more sinister. Her fear rose quickly, filling her soul to the point where she was far too scared to even scream or look away from the thing. 'I can't move.' she thought to herself. All around her she saw her children, her husband, her family surrounding her, dead and bloody. 'No, this isn't happening!' she continued, until she heard a familiar voice call her name, Bolt's voice.
"MITTENS SNAP OUT OF IT!" he called as he lunged at the creature. It moved seconds before Bolt was able to tackle it to the ground, and glanced at him, laughing, "You are making this too easy. This hunt is not very entertaining." it said. The voice was smooth, like a madman's mind before he dives into his madness. Struggling to keep from looking into the alluring eyes, Bolt growled as ferociously as he could, "Who are you?" he asked. "Forgive me, I'm not up to par with these so-called manors, I am what Dr. Catzer called 'his Nightmare' so that shall be my name, "Nightmare'. For that is what I am, the nightmare of all who stand in my way." it said. He couldn't help it, Bolt looked at the eyes, finding himself being pulled into his own nightmare, "NO!" he shouted and lurched at the creature, grabbing hold of the mask with his teeth. Anger flared up as he glared at the creature, "Interesting, you run from your fear with anger, yet somehow only you can break my hold on you by force." Nightmare said, and shock erupted under the mask as he heard a second voice surface from Bolt's mind, "RIP HIM APART!" it shouted. Instead, Bolt pulled as hard as he could, trying to tear the mask from it, "What are you doing you fool? Kill him and kill him now!" the voice shouted. 'Evil and good, both separate yet both the same. Neither living without the other.' Nightmare thought and let his surprise subside, shaking his head violently, tossing Bolt aside. The moment Bolt was in the air, Nightmare released a mighty roar, a Roar that tore up the ground and pushed Bolt to the ground. "Gravity Manipulation, that's not possible with a sonic attack!" Rhino shouted. "What does that mean?" Mittens asked, "It means that Dad's going to get crushed if we don't do something!" Wolf shouted and ran towards Nightmare himself using his super speed. The masked creature turned to the Kit, and lifted his outside paw, catching the speeding Kit by the jaw, knocking him unconscious. "Leave him alone!" Bolt shouted and quickly jumped at Nightmare again. "Ah I see, does your family make you stronger, or is it a weakness?" the creature asked and tried to bight down onto Bolt's neck, only to fail when Shadows slammed into him. "Wowch!" the large cat called out as he rubbed his head. Nightmare had been knocked off of his feet, but only moved a few feet. "It's like hitting a cliff wall!" he complained, and blinked only to find Nightmare right in front of him, looking straight into his eyes. "Not this time!" Mir shouted, and tackled Nightmare with her sister. Anna dug her claws into the fur of the beast, burying them deep into his flesh, "Huh?" she said in exasperation, and jumped backwards. "That body, it's already dead!" she said and lifted herself up with her wind claws. Nightmare turned in a swift 360, flinging Mir off of him and to the ground in front of her family, "ENOUGH!" he shouted as he slid to a stop and roared again, causing the gravity around them to increase dramatically.
"This wasn't how I envisioned it!" Wolf admitted as the pressure continued to increase. He watched as his sister, Anna slammed into the ground from where she flew, "He's caught us all in this gravity field." she said after she caught her breath. Bolt struggled as the pressure grew, shaking at his knees as he got to his feet. "Impossible!" Nightmare shouted and roared again, doubling the gravity already there. Bolt struggled to stay on his paws, but the struggled cries of his family caught his attention first, he could see them all, pain coursing through their bodies, even as he struggled to stand. "Look at them, pathetic. You have the power to defeat him, so do it, it won't matter how many get hurt." the voice said, only to have Bolt buckle and drop to the ground, "What are you doing? You have the power." the voice cried out. "I'm not going to just save myself, I will think of a way to save my family and friends, I need them." Bolt told himself, only to be surprised by Kevin as the kitten floated into the air despite the immense pressure, his eyes shining a bright white. "What's he doing?" Wolf asked as he turned to his sister. "I don't know, he's never done this before." she admitted, and watched as her boyfriend erupted in a bright flash and everyone, including Nightmare felt weightless before blacking out completely.
End Chapter 2