Chapter 9
(BACK TO BOLT)
The sun was now shedding it's rays onto the Earth's surface, lighting it up from horizon to horizon.
Bolt was still awake from earlier. While on the flat bed, Bolt saw pretty much what he did see when he left Mittens and Rhino in Las Vegas. That memory still made Bolt sad.
The truck drove through Las Vegas. Then about an hour later the truck stopped at a gas station to fill up on diesel.
Bolt looked around first, then hopped off to stretch his muscles and hopefully, find something to eat. He looked around the building to find a dumpster. He found one and there were a couple of old burgers and some chicken nuggets in it with other miscellaneous trash.
"Well... I guess it's better than nothing." Bolt said.
He ate his two burgers and was now eating on his nuggets. He only got about half way through them when he heard the sudden sound of the trucks engine start. He quickly grabbed a mouthful of his nuggets and ran to the truck and flat bed, that was now pulling away, back onto the road.
Bolt pushed himself to reach the flat bed. His effort gave him a reward to get on the flat bed. Bolt got on and laid down. He panted for a couple of minutes.
"Boy... I haven't... ran like that... in a while..." he said between panting.
Bolt's breathing became normal again and he ate the rest of his chicken nuggets that he brought along. A while later, Bolt noticed a billboard that read, "Thank you for your stay, in Nevada! Come back again soon!". Bolt was finally out of Nevada now.
(BACK TO PENNY AND HER MOTHER)
...As they got closer to the two animals...
...They both saw something white in the ditch. Penny nearly bursted into tears and jumped out of the car, that was still moving, as she thought the white lump of fur was Bolt. Penny opened the car door, but her mother grabbed Penny before she could try to jump out.
"PENNY! What in lords name are you doing?!" Penny's mother shouted in shock.
"It's Bolt! That thing in the ditch is Bolt! I know it is! I have to get to him! He could be hurt!" Penny tried to explain.
"Well let me pull over first! Jeez!" her mother replied.
Penny's mother pulled over, across the road from where their pets were.
(BACK TO MITTENS AND RHINO)
..."I know. I'm sorry, Maybelle... I'm sorry, Bolt!" Rhino apologized...
"I am too, but we have to..." Mittens trailed off.
She saw a familiar car approaching them slowly.
"...Have to what?" Rhino asked.
"Penny?" Mittens mumbled.
"...We have to Penny? I don't think I'm following." Rhino said.
"Penny? PENNY!" Mittens shouted as the familiar car stopped across the road from them.
"Penny? Oh, Penny. Wait... Oh, PENNY!" Rhino finally realized what Mittens was mumbling about.
(BACK TO PENNY AND HER MOTHER)
Penny got out of the car and ran to the three animals...
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