Chapter 3 – Rediscovered
Bolt hurt all over, every muscle in his body screamed for a release. His eyes shut completely for who knows how long, yet he also felt weightless, as if floating in space. Slowly and painfully, Bolt opened his eyes, at first finding everything blurry. The aria was dark, with a little light leaking through from somewhere. He blinked slowly as the pain faded, finding his vision clearing as he opened and closed his eyes. The first thing he saw was space, stars and moons floating around aimlessly around, and under him, was the ground of an asteroid. "What the…" he said and lifted his head from the ground. "Bolt where are we?" he heard Mittens ask from his left. When Bolt turned to face her, he found her, like himself, alone on an asteroid of her own. Looking to his right, he also noticed Rhino, just getting up, but in the same predicament. "I don't know?" he admitted, and walked to the edge of his floating rock. Looking down, he saw beneath them, a vortex of light that just disappeared into a black nothingness. "This is…" Rhino began in a shocked realization, causing Bolt to glance at him. Suddenly from below, a bright flash of color erupted, catching Bolt's attention. At first it was too small, but soon grew, brighter and brighter. Bolt turned from the light and shielded his eyes when whatever it was, reached them, floating in the middle of the three animals. "We meet again guardians." echoed a female voice from within the light. "Who are you?" Bolt asked, and the light faded to a much more tolerable level, revealing three Neutrosians, a warrior in silver armor, a Mage in a blue cloak with a wooden staff embroider with a large sapphire at the top, and what looked to be a scholar wearing brown leather cloths, tailored specifically for his profession, and thick rimmed circle glasses. "As you might have guessed we are the original three of power. Our Souls reside in the powerful form of the Warrior's Soul." the Solder told them, his voice soft yet strong, and moved towards Bolt, "You have been my guardian ever since we merged." "And you were mine." the mage said as she walked towards Mittens. "Let's not forget the student." the scholar said as he approached Rhino, surprisingly his voice was smooth and kind. "What do you want from us?" Bolt asked, curiosity surging through his eyes. "Our time has come, and our power is yours, but only if you use it for the right reasons." the Solder said. "We no longer have the strength to continue our fight, instead you must take our place." the Mage continued. "The choice is yours of course." the Scholar added. "What's the catch?" Bolt asked, doubt evident on his face. "The catch is that you use your powers for the benefit of others, not yourself." the Solder answered. "You watch over your world, leading Justice along the right path." the Mage continued. "You be the heroes that we couldn't be." the Scholar said, and lowered his head in shame. "Is that all?" Bolt asked, and all three of the Neutrosians nodded in unison. Bolt turned his eyes to his wife Mittens, "These powers would help us against Nightmare." he suggested. "And that Savage girl that's coming." Rhino said, reminding them of the impending doom. "Oh, yah." Mittens said, and looked to her feet. Steeling her gaze, she looked the Mage straight in the eyes, "To protect those I love." she said, and the Mage smiled. "To protect the future." Rhino added, causing the Scholar to smile as well. "I'm in." Bolt said and nodded to the Solder. The three Neutrosians walked towards their respective guardians, and shined again, enveloping all in their light. "Now, the test." they heard the Solder say, "Find each other, only then will your powers become their fullest."
Bolt once again opened his eyes in pain, but this time everything was white. He suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, waking him up completely. All he could see was snow and rocks, a large mountain of something in the background. "Where…am I?" he asked himself. Lifting himself to his paws, Bolt began his first steps, realizing only then, that he was alone. "This isn't good." he said to himself.
Mittens let her eyes flutter open, she had always been one to recover quickly, and this time she was glad of it. All around her, golden sand could be seen, telling her one thing, "I'm in the world's biggest litter box again." she commented, "How could I forget this view from all those countless missions you and I took through here, eh Bolt?" When she received no answer, she looked around, looking for everyone else, "Bolt? Rhino?" she called out. "Bolt?" she asked again, "Oh great, I'm stuck in the middle of the Desert, without Bolt." Letting her ears flop to the top of her head, she scowled, "This just gets better and better."
Rhino twitched in his sleep, his small body leaning against the inside of his Diaqurotioux Crystal ball. What woke him was a sneeze, a sneeze he produced. Letting his eyes slowly open and adjust, Rhino stretched and yawned, before getting upright and rolling his ball towards where he thought was home, only to find himself surrounded by stone buildings and cobble stone streets. The neighborhood was poor, probably in ruins, "Oh, Toto, I don't think were in Kansas anymore." he said, to himself. "Find each other. Huh." he repeated, "If that means what I think it means, then we've all been flung to different parts of the world."
End of Chapter 3
Sorry it's such a short chapter, but I need to cut it off here or I'll spoil it for you.
Just for fun, let's see if you can guess where our three heroes are. Send a Review with your answers and I'll let you know if you were right. Remember this is just for fun!
Gotta Mosey!