Return To Care-A-Lot

Chapter 5

Christy could hardly breathe with the iron like grip that Dark Heart had her in. Her hands held his arms while he yelled at the Bears and Cousins to stay back otherwise he would break her neck.

She whimpered as his grip got tighter. Her windpipe was closing up making it more difficult for Christy to breathe.

She looked at the Bears in the eyes. She needed help now. “Stare him,” she choked out.

True Heart stepped forward a step. “We can’t,” she said.

“If we do, it’s going to hit you instead of him,” said Wish Bear from behind the others.

Dark Heart chuckled evilly.

“So sorry Care Bears and Cousins, but as you can see there is nothing you can do, so please step aside so Christy and I can leave,” he said as he started dragging her by her hair to the heart shaped door.

“Not a chance,” came Tender Heart’s voice. The little red bear was standing in front of the door with his arms reached out on either side of him.

His eyes were mad. “You are not leaving this place until you let her go,” he said.

“Oh?” asked Dark Heart. He put his arm tighter around Christy’s neck until her face was turning blue. He was choking her.

Christy coughed and coughed trying to get some oxygen into her lungs.

Dark Heart let her neck go so she could breathe. She gasped in and out for air.

“Next time, I won’t hesitate to choke her to her death,” he said as he glared at the tiny bear.

“Tender Heart,” said Brave Heart walking over to him.

“Let them go, if we don’t he’s going to kill Christy,” he said.

“I know,” said Tender Heart in a whisper.

“You know?” asked Brave Heart.

“Play along,” said Tender Heart. “I’ve got a plan,” he said.

“Alright,” said Brave Heart and he too stood in front of the door with his arms stretched out.

All the other Bears and Cousins didn’t know what these two were up to, but they loved and trusted Tender Heart and Brave Heart. SO then all the others stood in front of the door with their arms outstretched preventing Dark Heart from leaving.

“Stare him!” yelled Christy.

“THREE! TWO! ONE!” shouted everyone in unison

“CARE STARE!” then once again their tummy symbols busted out in a gleaming rainbow of color and caring, and sure enough it hit Dark Heart right in the chest.

Christy had elbowed Dark Heart in the rib cage and then stomped on his foot. She dove for the ground and covered her head with her arms just in time, for the stare hit him smack in the chest.

“GAHHHH!!” he yelled as his body soared backwards and hit the wall while the stare kept on hitting him.

“NO!” he screamed. He was weaker than ever so there was no way he could evaporate into the red cloud he was earlier.

“This is not the end!” he yelled one final time until he fell into unconsciousness.

The stare died down and Christy looked up to find that he was indeed knocked out.

She sighed in relief. She smiled at the Bears and Cousins.

“You saved my life once again,” she said as she crawled over to them.

She was struck with hugs from every single one of them.

“Thank you. Thank you,” she said over and over again.

“Your welcome,” said Proud Heart.

“What are we going to do with him?” asked Christy looking over at Dark Heart while she got to her feet.

“Well we can’t kill him,” said Grumpy Bear. Every pair of eyes looked at him.

“What?” he asked in an angry tone, crossing his arms.

Cozy Heart sighed. “Oh Grumpy,” he said.

“What about if we take him back to Earth to the police station?” suggested Funshine.

“I think that would be best,” said Cheer Bear.

“I’ll go with him,” said Christy, walking over to Dark Heart’s body. She kneeled down and checked for a pulse and sure enoug he had one.

Secret Bear walked up and stared out a key.

He handed it to Christy. “What’s this for?” she asked. She kneeled closer to the bear. Secret Bear whispered into her ear "It's the key to the handcuffs.

”“What handcuffs?” asked Christy.

“These ones,” said Harmony Bear. She pulled out a pair of heart shaped handcuffs. She put his hands behind his back and clicked them shut on Dark Heart’s wrists. She put the key safely in her pocket.

“Where did you?” Christy asked while looking at the handcuffs.

“We forged them from all our symbols put together. They are magic handcuffs. We knew a day would come we would have to use them,” said Grumpy Bear.

“Oh,” replied Christy.

She turned around and carried Dark Heart outside to a waiting cloud car.

Noble Heart got in the driver’s seat and True Heart sat in the front seat.

Christy and Dark Heart took the back seats. Everyone helped Christy get Dark Heart into the car.

Christy once again looked around Care-A-Lot before they took off into the clouds. She smiled and blew kisses to the bears and cousins as they waved good-bye.

They were soaring in the clouds. Christy kept her eyes on Dark Heart the whole ride. She didn’t want to take her eyes off of him for one second.

Then Earth came into view. The car was descending. “Make sure you land in an alley near the station,” said Christy. And sure enough, they did.

Christy hauled Dark Heart out of the car and onto her back. “Thank you for everything,” said Christy smiling and she hugged the 2 before she watched them take off to the heavens to the now restored Care-A-Lot.