What is life all about?

A week has passed since the fire in which Bolt showed off his courage and his dedication. It was a warm evening when the dog was playing with his Penny, who was getting better every day. They played Bolt's favourite game, fetching the ball.

"Fetch Bolt!" shouted the girl throwing the ball as far as she could. Piroun saw the ball flying and went after it as soon as he noticed it. After several seconds, the doggie came to his mistress with the ball in his mouth.

"Good dog, how did you learn to fetch? We didn't do it... You know..." sighed the girl patting the dog's white head. Bolt at this time turned his head towards the steps in front of the house where Matilda and Atylla were sitting. They gave each other a smile, after which Penny and Bolt continued to play.

"Have they seriously never played with each other?" asked Attila upon seeing them.

"No. Bolt has been arranging all his life on a film set," said Penny.

"But that's cruelty!" accused Atylla.

"Yeah...you know, maybe don't say that for Bolt" suggested Matilda, to which the hamster nodded with a motion of his head.

"Do you have any guesses as to why Lightning wasn't released anywhere?"

"So honestly no, you know... Not every person is like Penny and her mum" replied Matilda sighing at her friend's next question.

"And what can they be like?" asked Attila. Matilda didn't want to answer the question at first, but the hamster's gaze demanded an answer.

"Well... Some people... They don't know what love and attachment are... They think that we animals are not to teach and they can throw us out of their lives whenever they want. The cat sighed.

"Penny! Come on now!" a woman's voice came from the house. It was Penny's mother.

"We're coming mum! Exclaimed Penny after which she took the ball for Bolt.

"Sorry kid, we'll play tomorrow." said the girl entering the house. Bolt did the same for her.

"They are firmly attached to each other." pointed out Atylla as they both entered the house.

"Yes..." Matilda replied.

"Have you ever had a landlord?"

"You know? You keep asking about me like that, then you say something about yourself!" replied Matilda.

"Well... My landlord was an old lady, mostly we watched TV all the time, that's how I got to know the series Bolt is in"

"Why did you run away from her?"

"Are you kidding? Bolt is my idol!"

"Doesn't it bother you that he doesn't really have any powers?"

"Let me tell you something " sighed the hamster moving his crutch towards the cat.

"Watching the show I wasn't enthralled by what powers he had and how hard he tried to defend his lady. Their bond was amazing, a real soul connection. See, now we're not making a movie and they're still connected. This is real magic," said Atylla, after which he also entered the house.

Matilda having nothing more to say moved behind her friend.

Penny with her mother was eating dinner when Bolt lay down next to his mistress's legs. Matilda and Atylla, not wishing to disturb them, wanted to go upstairs when Bolt called out to them.

"Come to us" invited the doggie. They all had a nice evening together

2 hours later

It was about 10 p.m. By the time Penny went to bed. However, before she lay down she looked through the window above her bed to see where the lightning was. She saw that he was sitting alone on the stairs.

"He's sitting on the stairs again... Alone." Penny said after which she lay down. Her words were heard by Matilda and Atylla, who were in the next room.

"Is he sitting again?" asked Attila.

"Evidently, let us go to him," said Matilda. They went down the stairs and then through the living room to the exit where Lightning was sitting.

"Why are you sitting here?" asked Matilda being behind the dog's back.

"woah! Don't scare me!" said Bolt jumping up in fear, which caused his friends to laugh.

"Hahahaa, sorry, but we wanted to know why you're sitting here... You've been doing this for 3 days now"

"Ekh... I like to sit down... And reminisce"

"Reminisce?" repeated Matilda.

"Yeah, you know... When I had those superpowers and defended Penny from danger."

"But you still do it."

"Yeah, I know, but it's not... anymore. So real..." Lightning sighed.

"Do you miss that life?" asked Attila.

"Well... Well, no... I mean... Ekh... Understand me, ever since I was born I thought I had superpowers, now it turns out I'm just so ordinary..."

"You're not so ordinary," interrupted Matilda for lightning.

"To Penny you are special, she adores you and it doesn't matter to her if you have powers or not. That's your superpower" replied Matilda.

"I know... But I have to get used to it... This is my new second life" replied Bolt.

"In time you will like this life much more, let's go home" suggested Matilda. With nothing more to add the three friends entered the house.

A short, rather philosophical chapter, but I hope you enjoy it! I don't know if I'm going to create something bigger or continue this, time will tell. Enjoy reading my stories!

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