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The five stayed hidden behind some clouds, watching what was going on around them and feeling very afraid of being discovered.\n- And now, Bright Heart? - Flower asked in a low, shaky voice - We can't leave without being seen...\n- Don't worry Grandma, everything will be all right - replied the raccoon trying to look calm, but unable to hide the shaking of his hands - I just need to come up with a plan so that we can reach the cloud cars and escape.\n- I'm really scared - said Hugs, hugging Grams tightly.\n- What are you planning to do, Bright Heart? - asked Tugs quickly - Do you have any idea how to distract these guys?\n- Not yet, but... - in that instant the inventor quickly emptied his vest pockets, taking out tools, screws, his portable calculator and a small remote control - I think this will do.\n- Isn't that the remote control for your miniature cloud car? - the little female bear asked with a small smile when recognizing the object.\n- Yes, it is himself - answered Bright Heart, opening the electronic circuit of the control - With everything that happened in the last days, I forgot that I had it in my pocket. But I think it will help us to escape Care-a-Lot.\n- How do you expect to do that? - asked Grams curiously.\n- Changing the internal circuits so that he can control all the cloud cars at the same time, diverting the attention of the guards as we race towards one of the vehicles.\n- But this is very risky ... - murmured Secret Bear loud enough for his four friends to hear him - What about the others? We need to help them, we can't leave them in trouble.\n- I know that, and I know this is a risky plan. But we have no other option, and we will only be able to help our friends if we manage to be safe first. Or else we will also end up captured by these invaders.\nAs he spoke, the raccoon quickly manipulated the remote control, tightening and loosening screws, exchanging electronic circuits and programming that equipment to operate through the radio frequency that Care Bear Family used in their cloud cars. And he performed this task so quickly that Grams Bear wondered if the young raccoon had done a good job. But for the first time in a long time the inventor seemed completely sure of his idea, when he finally closed the lid of the device and turned it on.\n- Now is the moment of truth, cross your fingers and hope it works out - he said quickly, before pointing the remote control in the direction of the vehicles...\nThe soldiers discussed any matter related to a basketball game that had occurred the night before, casually, since there was no chance that the bears and cousins that were in the Hall of Hearts, isolated, could steal those cars so unusual that they were standing there. At least, that was what they imagined.\nThat was when the military was surprised to find that the vehicles automatically started their engines and started to move through the parking lot.\n- Hey! Stop there! - shouted one of the invaders.\nAt the same time, four of the vehicles took off, flying low to attract the attention of the soldiers, who began to run after the runaway cars and leaving the clear path for Bright Heart, Secret, Grams, Hugs and Tugs, who quickly left the cave and ran towards the remaining two cars. The raccoon, the old bear and the two cubs jumped into a vehicle, while the silent bear took the wheel of the other.\n- C'mon C'mon! - shouted the inventor, taking off with his cloud car and being followed by Secret, at the same time that both vehicles were spotted by some of the soldiers.\nImmediately two of the invaders started firing in the direction of the runaway cars, with the raccoon's vehicle being hit on the windshield and on the right door, with the bullet passing just inches from Grams Bear arm. The orange bear's car was also shot, and one of the shots hit the front tire and bonnet. Secret Bear was also surprised when his instrument panel exploded in a short circuit, and only then did he see that a bullet had passed through the floor of the car and hit the radio and compass.\nFortunately Bright Heart still used his remote control to guide the rest of the cars against the soldiers, and he made one of the guided vehicles sweep over enemy snipers, forcing them to throw themselves to the ground and giving the fugitives a chance to escape. .\n- That's it, Bright Heart! Shouted Tugs enthusiastically.\n- It really was a good idea - said Grams in a relieved tone - But what are we going to do now?\n- Let's go to the Forest of Feelings - answered the raccoon - We have to get Forest Ranger and Cubot, because they certainly were not captured. We also need to warn Sky Heart and any other bears or cousins who left this morning for caring missions.\n- What about Shimmers and Hector? - questioned Hugs with a worried look - We need to help them too!\n- But we don't know where they are; only Aunt Trueheart and Redemptionheart know - Tugs snapped, looking at his little sister - And as for Secret Bear, where is he?\n- I saw him driving to the bay of feelings, but now I can't see him anymore - said Flower, looking around and trying to locate the orange bear - I hope everything is fine with him... You plan to use the radio to warn others, Bright Heart?\n- Yes Grams, it is the only way we have to communicate with Forest Ranger, Cubot, Sky Heart and the others - the raccoon explained while tightening his belts - But first I will get out of sight of these invading humans. Hold on, I'm going to dive under the clouds!\nAs soon as they were all well buckled, Bright Heart really dived with the cloud car through the clouds and started flying low, at the same time that the other guided vehicles collided with Care-a-Lot's soft ground and automatically crumbled, eliminating any leads that led the invaders to locate the fugitives. Only then did the inventor feel safe to turn on the vehicle radio and try to communicate with friends through the SOS frequency used by Care Bear in its communicators.\n- Emergency call! This is Bright Heart calling all Care Bears and Care Cousins! Attention, Bright Heart Raccoon calling all Care Bears and Care Cousins! Emergency call! Anyone listening?\n- “This is Share Bear, continue with the warning” - everyone heard the voice of the sharing bear on the radio - “What's going on, Bright Heart?”.\n- Share and everyone else, the Kingdom of Caring was invaded by hostile troops, and most of the Care Bear Family was taken hostage.\n- \"What?!?\" - exclaimed the female bear, desperate - “Who invaded the Kingdom of Caring? And where are you?\".\n- I'm fine, together with Grams Bear and the cubs - replied the raccoon in a reassuring tone - We managed to escape, and we are going to the Forest of Feelings to look for Forest Ranger and Cubot. Secret also managed to escape, but he is not with us at the moment. We do not know for sure what happened to the others, nor who is commanding this invasion, but it is certainly not No Heart.\n- “And what do you want me to do? Do you need any help?\".\n- Not for now, but I want you and the others to find us in the Paradise Valley, so that we can better evaluate what to do. Right?\n- “Yes, right, I'm going there immediately” - replied Share on the radio - “Anything call me on the radio. Final exchange”.\n- I hope Sky Heart also heard our message, or at least that his magical powers alert him to what is going on - Grams Bear commented in a worried tone - Could it be that someone else was on a mission?\n- I honestly don't know, but I hope they heard our warning and headed for the valley too - said Bright Heart thoughtfully - Now we need to find Cubot and Forest Ranger to move on to the valley and...\n- \"Are you looking for me, Bright Heart?\" - the robot's voice came over the radio, at the same moment that the metallic and friendly figure of Cubot appeared doing pirouettes in the air, flying like a helicopter thanks to its built-in propeller.\n- Cubot! - the raccoon shouted happily - Good to see you here!\n- I am also happy to see them safe and sound - replied the machine with feelings, with a smile - I was in the workshop when I heard the explosions, and after I heard the communications of the invaders, I decided to flee. I followed the signal from your special remote control and heard your communication.\n- You are very smart, Q-Bot - said Tugs with a smile - Now we just need to locate Forest Ranger to get out of here.\n- I already flew to his house, but he is not there - said the robot quickly - I think he also noticed the invasion and hid.\n- So it's a waste of time we try to locate him - commented Bright Heart with a sigh - He has always been a champion in hide and seek games, and no one can find him when he wants to hide. We'd better get to the valley soon.\n- Did you say you heard the intruders' communications? - Grams Bear asked the robot - What did they say? Who are they?\n- They spoke mainly about technical issues related to the attack, and someone mentioned that their leader was already disembarking. As I understand it, his name is General Klaus.\nA shiver ran down the spine of the elderly female bear when she heard that name.\n- Oh no... Klaus! - she exclaimed, swallowing hard - Not him again!\n- Do you know him, Grams Bear? - asked Hugs.\n- He... He destroyed San Martin and killed your grandfather... - she murmured in a low voice.\nEveryone was silent at those words, when they realized that Care Bear Family's biggest traitor and enemy was responsible for that invasion. It seemed to culminate everything that had gone wrong in those last two days since the fall and expulsion of Champ and Confidence, including the fact that Care Bear Family had become corrupted and was now a prisoner in the hands of some lunatic. Bright Heart swallowed, feeling a tear trickle down her face.\n- What will become of us now?... - he asked with a desperate timbre, more for himself than for the others.\n- I asked that same question half a century ago - Flower replied after a few moments - I also felt lost and lonely, not knowing what it would be like from then on. But one thing I can tell you: regardless of what happens, we must not fail to have love and hope, or else nothing else will be worth it.\n- We're going to be able to save the rest, aren't we, Grams? - asked Hugs, hugging the old female bear.\n- Of course we will, Bright Heart is smart and will come up with something - said Tugs with a small smile of hope - Isn't that right, Grams?\n- Sure, soon we will all be together again - the old female bear replied in a comforting tone, hugging her two grandchildren and feeling grateful to still have them beside her, the only relatives that remained...\n*****\nThat red crystal had not glowed in a long time. The last time he had seen such an object shine off 51 years earlier. It was a sign that his species was in danger and needed help. But what could he do? His orders were that he would not interfere until the right moment, and he would be notified when this happened.\nBut if he couldn't interfere, he could at least see what was going on. And the crystal soon showed the image of a light orange bear, which had a padlock as a symbol on his belly, driving a cloud car through the skies. His vehicle was defective and he was desperately trying to fix it, when suddenly he was attacked by a large black helicopter that fired explosive bullets in his direction, hitting the engine and the rear of the cloud car.\nThe only way that that young bear had to get rid of his pursuers was to dive with the cloud car towards Earth, and soon he managed to evade the enemy aircraft. That was when the bear realized that he was unable to stabilize the vehicle, which continued to fall at breakneck speed. Using all his strength, the driver pulled the gear lever and steering wheel, managing to smooth the angle of descent, but failing to prevent the fall. With a strong impact on the ground, the cloud car fell apart, while the bear was thrown to the ground, hitting his head and the left side of the body strongly. He lay there, as if he were dead, and only after a few seconds the movement of his chest, rising and falling, demonstrated that he was still breathing...\nAt that time the crystal stopped reproducing the images. With a sigh of frustrated resignation, the old bear slowly returned to his duties, waiting for the facts to unfold, and perhaps new visions on the crystal to inform him how his relatives were doing.\n*****\nWith each step they took towards the Care-a-Lot center, Aqua Bear, Lonesomeheart and Redemptionheart realized that the situation was really complicated and that their friends were in danger. Several helicopters carrying war equipment flew over the place, and everything seemed to indicate that an enemy army had indeed invaded the Kingdom of Caring with the intention of conquering it.\nSince they had left the secret hiding place where they were torturing Shimmers and Hector, the three had not stopped running, and fortunately they had not been harassed until that moment by the invaders. The sea bear had hopes of reaching the Care Bears village without him, his wife and the childhood friend being noticed, allowing the three to fight the invaders while taking advantage of their magical powers and the element of surprise. Such a thought also passed through the mind of the hot pink bear, who was already preparing her lightsaber for combat, while the doctor just wondered if anyone was injured and how she could help in the coming fight.\nSuddenly, as they ran down the rainbow path that connected the Forest of Feelings to Care-a-Lot, the three came face to face with a small troop of about 20 extremely armed men, who were coming in the opposite direction.\n- Stop! - shouted the troop commander, seeing the bears approaching, and giving a signal for his men to fire.\n- Get down! - shouted Aqua, pulling Lonesome and Redemption into the bushes when the bullets started to fall around them. Immediately the bear created a small ice shield with his dolphin fire, to prevent the three from being hit by the projectiles.\n- What the hell, what are we going to do now? - asked Redemption in a worried tone - Can you fight these individuals?\n- I think so, but if they keep shooting at us like that, we'd better be on the defensive - replied Lonesome, trying to look over the bushes, only to be almost hit by the shots.\n- We need to get out of here before they surround us! - Aqua said when realizing that some of the soldiers were heading for the flanks of the trio of bears - If I use the dolphin fire to attack them, would you be able to knock down some with your lightsaber and energy balls, Lone?\n- Yes, I can do that - replied the female warrior bear drawing the lightsaber - Attack them whenever you want.\nAt that moment, the bear saw a group of four invaders approaching from the right side, and another group with five men approaching from the left side. Aqua reinforced the ice barrier until it tripled in size, then hit it with his lightsaber right in the middle of the ice, causing it to explode into a thousand pieces and causing a real hailstorm to fly towards them both groups of soldiers coming from the sides.\nTaken by surprise by the noise of the ice explosion and also by the ice balls that hit them without mercy, the enemies had to crouch to protect themselves. At that moment, Lonesome ran from her hiding place towards the group on the right and began to attack them with her lightsaber, cutting the machine guns of two soldiers before butted the head of a third, causing him to faint. The fourth artilleryman immediately used his rifle to block the blows of the female bear, trying to distract her so that her two other companions could grab her from behind, but the warrior realized the trick and, although she was not as powerful as her husband, she created a ball of energy and launched it against the two other soldiers, causing one of them to fly about ten feet and hit his head on a tree, losing his senses. The second soldier, on the other hand, was also dragged for a few meters, but managed to recover and, taking a tree branch, went to help his companion to fight against the female bear's lightsaber.\nMeanwhile Aqua, having left Redemption hidden in the thickets, ran towards the five soldiers on the left, using his dolphin fire to create a large fireball to melt the enemies' weapons. He also used his powers to launch a large number of icy needles towards the rest of the soldiers, who continued to fire from the front, and were forced to hide in the face of that attack. Although their rifles were useless and their hands were burned, the soldiers of the group on the left drew revolvers and pocket knives, ready to fight the bear, but the bear quickly used his lightsaber to protect himself from the shots and, with an agile movement, to play a block of ice on the head of the first soldier, making him fall to the ground passed out. The second man tried to hit Aqua in the back, but the bear made the human's legs freeze, trapping him in a block of ice. Another of the attackers was also soon immobilized in the same way, while the last two retreated to the main group of soldiers, who were trying to reorganize themselves for a new attack.\n- Watch out Aqua! - he heard Redemption scream desperately, when he saw a dark, cylindrical object fall beside him - Throw yourself on the ground well away!\nThe bear understood what that object was and he jumped to the side, throwing himself to the ground just seconds before the grenade exploded. Still a little stunned by the noise, he saw when Lonesome was having trouble getting rid of her two attackers, while two more soldiers were quickly approaching her.\nWith one hand, he created a small ice barrier to repel new attacks, and he did it just in time, as a new grenade hit the ice and exploded right in front of him, cracking his protection and almost blinding him. But that did not stop him from using his other hand to launch a freezing beam at the two soldiers who were approaching, and who were trapped inside blocks of ice, keeping only their heads out. At that moment, Lonesome managed to destroy the machine gun of one of her opponents and kick him in the middle of the legs, causing him to fall to the ground with a cry of horrible pain. The second soldier, on the other hand, abandoned the fight and ran back to the main group.\nRedemption quickly crawled over to Aqua's side, and started examining him to see if everything was okay with him.\n- Are you okay? Are you hurt? - the doctor asked in a worried tone - That bomb exploded very close to you. Can you hear me, Aqua?\n- Yes, I can, but it looks like there is a jackhammer in my head - he said with a pained little smile - These guys are better armed and trained than I imagined. It will not be so easy to defeat them.\nAt that moment, Lonesome joined her husband and friend, exhausted after her fight.\n- Are you okay, dear? - she asked quickly - Those jerks didn't hurt you, did they?\n- No, I'm alright. How about you? You looks exhausted...\n- Certainly! These soldiers have nothing to do with the men of the Rat King, they are much better trained and armed! Will we be able to continue the fight in this way?\nThe three looked at each other for a few seconds, before turning in the direction of the enemy, who was receiving more reinforcements and was already mounting a mortar launcher against the trio of bears. Seeing this, the sea bear shuddered, as he did not know if he could create an ice barrier strong enough to withstand that type of weapon.\n- We need to get out of here fast, or else we'll be in trouble - said Aqua swallowing - I don't know if my magic can take care of that weapon.\n- You're kidding, aren't you? - questioned Lonesome feeling cold in her spine - I thought you could take care of this kind of situation...\n- Theoretically yes, but I never really tested my powers against firearms like cannons or bazookas! Furthermore...\nThe sea bear was interrupted when the mortars began to launch and explode around the trio of bears. Lonesome quickly used her powers to create an energy barrier and try to prevent those bombs from hitting them, and it was just in time, as another of the mortars exploded directly over the heads of the three upon reaching the invisible barrier. Dozens of soldiers started running, machine-gunning the woods and trying to surround the bears.\n- Stay crouched, I'll try a last resort - said the male bear, concentrating and murmuring some intelligible words, before getting up and shouting out loud - Oh, great elder, grant me some of your powers to...\nAn explosion right in front of him caused him to fall on his back on the floor with a groan of pain, although he was not injured. That made Lonesome and Redemption look frightened, and even Aqua swallowed when he realized that his magic would be no match in the face of all those attacks. For the first time he was faced with a horrible realization: firearms and well-trained soldiers were apparently more agile and powerful than his dolphin fire.\n- \"We are lost...\" - the sea bear thought to himself.\n- \"Stay down and wait for my signal to run\" - the three bears heard Ski Heart's familiar voice in their minds.\nSuddenly, when the soldiers were preparing to launch new mortars, a volley of arrows and spheres of energy began to fall on them, injuring several of the humans and forcing most of them to seek refuge. At that moment, a cloud car emerged from the skies and took a low flight over the few enemies that were still standing, forcing them to throw themselves on the ground so as not to be run over.\nImmediately Aqua, Lonesomeheart and Redemptionheart recognized Sky Heart Bear and Longbow Wolf inside the vehicle, being that the magic bear launched spheres of energy against the opposing soldiers, at the same time that the female wolf used her long magic bow and her incredible speed to shoot five arrows at a time every two seconds.\nThe dark blue bear made a quick maneuver with the cloud car and parked it near the hiding place where the three friends were.\n- Quick, come! - he shouted, gesturing for the three to run to the cloud car, taking advantage of the few seconds they would have before the enemy warriors organized themselves again.\nThe sea bear, the war bear and the doctor got to their feet and ran towards the vehicle, just as ten armed soldiers appeared in the thickets and started firing their machine guns at the fugitives. Longbow launched her arrows in the direction of the enemy, hitting three of them in the shoulder and one of them in the belly, but the others continued to shoot, being that other men appeared from the other side and also started an attack.\nUsing his powers, Sky Heart created an energy barrier to protect the cloud car and friends when new mortars were fired and repelled by the invisible barrier. However, as powerful as he was, Sky could not maintain that protection forever, and each new grenade, mortar or bullet that hit his magical barrier caused his powers to diminish a little.\nThat was when Aqua decided to act, especially when he noticed that other soldiers were going around the undergrowth to try to surround the vehicle from the front. He waited for Lonesome and Redemption to board the car, then stop and finish his dolphin fire magic, taking advantage of his friend's magical protection.\n- Oh great elder, grant me some of your powers so that I can defeat these evil men - he said aloud, concentrating as much as possible, stretching his arms and keeping his palms facing forward as a red sphere formed in front of his hands - Dolphin fire!!!\nWith an impulse, he launched a gigantic magical flare at the bushes, burning the leaves and causing the soldiers who tried to surround the vehicle to jump from their hiding places, with screams of pain and scorched clothes, feeling their metal weapons burning the skin of they hands and belly.\n- \"Take off soon, Sky, before the helicopters arrive!\" - Aqua ordered, looking quickly towards the magic bear - \"I will stay here to cover you while you run away\".\n- \"Are you sure about that?\" - Sky Heart asked in a surprised tone, when one of the bombs broke through his magic barrier and exploded less than a meter away from the driver's door - “Damn it! I just hope you know what you're doing!”\nSaying that, he stepped on the accelerator and caused the cloud car to take off quickly without the sea bear having boarded, much to the surprise and despair of Lonesomeheart, who quickly began to punch the driver's shoulders.\n- What do you think you are doing?!? - she screamed in despair - Aqua hasn't boarded yet! Go back there to get him!\n- He asked me to take off while he distracted the enemies - Sky explained quickly, trying to ignore the punches that the female bear gave him - Stop it, or I'll lose control of the cloud car!\n- I will not stop! He is my husband! We can't leave you there!\n- Calm down, calm down Lonesome! - asked Redemptionheart trying to hold on to her friend - You know that Aqua is a skilled wizard and a reasonably good swordsman! He will be able to get out of this situation well. Don't despair like that!\n- Besides, we need to recover a little before we go back there and help Aqua - said Longbow trying to convey confidence - Trust us, and trust your husband mainly.\nLonesomeheart opened her mouth to respond when everyone saw short red streaks passing by the side of the vehicle, and as they looked back they saw two black helicopters approaching, firing their machine guns at the cloud car. Sky Heart made an evasive maneuver, but the enemy aircraft continued to fire and chase the fleeing bears, with some shots hitting the trunk and windshield of the car.\n- \"Hold on tight, I'll have to dive with the cloud car to get rid of these black vultures\" - said the magic bear telepathically, before using the stabilizer control to dive with the vehicle through the clouds, taking one of the magic shortcuts in the Kingdom of Caring to appear somewhere on planet Earth.\n- I think we did it - said Longbow as she looked back - I don't see those helicopters anymore.\n- Great, what about Aqua? - Asked Lonesome gritting her teeth in anger and concern - We need to go back and rescue him! Did you hear Sky Heart?!? Turn this car around and go get my husband!\n- That's what I'm trying to do, but I think the speed control has broken down - said the bear with a rare nervousness, trying to keep the speed of the cloud car so that it doesn't fall from the sky - I will have to land the cloud car in the surface, or else we'll be in trouble.\n- But what about Aqua?!?\n-Trust me, he is fine - replied Sky looking towards her friend - I can feel that he is fine, and that he knows what he is doing. We will take care of us now.\nAnd saying that, he slowly glided towards the west coast of North America, trying to keep control of the vehicle to land, while Longbow and Redemption tried to comfort the warrior bear, who had started crying for fear of never seeing her dolphin bear again.\n*****\nEmily was helping her mother do the dishes for lunch. She always did that after coming home from school and having lunch. When she had homework, she would go right after to study, only then to be able to go out to play. Luckily that day she had no homework, so she hoped to leave early to find Julian.\nThat was when the girl felt something strange in her chest, a feeling of anguish like she had never felt before, so strong that she even knocked over the cutlery she was holding in her hands, which attracted Mrs. Nelson's attention.\n- Emily! What happened? - she asked, kneeling down to see her daughter better - You look worried. Is something wrong at school?\n- NN-No, I... - the girl stammered in a worried tone - I just felt like someone was squeezing my heart and needing my help.\n- Does this have anything to do with your special friends?\nMrs. Nelson already knew about ther Care Bears, especially because when Amigo Bear had approached her to ask for permission for Emily to participate in the Annual Caring Fair. And as the adult had heard of those colorful beings before, she was much happier than shocked to see her daughter next to a small, talking bear.\nThe girl looked up and looked seriously into her mother's face.\n- How do you know that I thought of them, Mom? - asked Emily.\n- Because you've been talking about them non-stop for the past few days, and that means you have a very strong connection with them - explained Mrs. Nelson kindly - Do you think they're in trouble?\n- I really don't know what to think... - confessed the girl, when her eyes were drawn to the bracelet that Cheer Bear had given her on their first meeting - Heavens! The bracelet is black!\nThe mother looked at that special bracelet, which her daughter had received as a gift from a female Care Bear. The object, which once had the colors of a rainbow and was as bright as a lamp, was now black and opaque, contrasting even in front of Emily's mulatto skin, who looked increasingly worried.\n- I need to go talk to Julian - said the girl, unfolding the sleeves of the shirt she had rolled up to help her mother and running to the door - I'll be back soon!\nMrs. Nelson shook her head and smiled slightly, concerned about what might be happening, but also feeling some happiness when she saw that her daughter was also concerned with friends, especially the special ones.\n*****\nAlthough Amigo Bear was not a sloppy Care Bear, he had kept his communicator off for the entire caring mission, even though he knew he would not hear any calls coming from Care-a-Lot. And that was really his intention, as he did not want to have to listen to provocations from his friends because he took a stand against the events of the previous day, during the expulsion of Champ and Confidence, and the condemnation of Shimmers and Hector to be tortured tickled. He was really upset about Care Bear Family's attitudes, but mostly about the way Nobleheart and Trueheart had led the whole process. Deep down, he wondered if the founding couple really knew what they were doing and if they both had their full mental faculties.\nHaving been one of the few who had voted against those attitudes, the polyglot bear decided not to return directly home after his mission, but to take a long walk through the Forest of Feelings to distract himself and avoid unpleasantness. Moreover, as Noble had determined that the Care Bear Family watch over all those who gave negative vote during the previous meeting to prevent uprisings, he knew that he would not have much privacy at Care-a-Lot. So he deliberately decided to take as long as possible to return.\nThinking about these things, Amigo Bear flew over the Mount Pleasant region when he noticed several clouds of black smoke rising on the horizon, coming from the direction where the bear village was. He still wondered what was going on and what all that smoke meant when his eyes noticed a great movement in the middle of the forest, a few hundred meters ahead, accompanied by sounds of explosions that he initially thought were fireworks. Stopping the cloud car in the air, the bear just watched, then realized that something more serious was going on.\nThere was Aqua Bear, running desperately through the trees, throwing balls of fire and ice behind him, while he was followed by several men wearing military uniforms, carrying machine guns and trying to surround the fugitive. Fortunately, the sea bear was faster and more agile than his pursuers, and it looked like he was really managing to control the situation by keeping those enemies well away. However, another group of soldiers was approaching quickly from the other side, bringing what appeared to be two portable mortar launchers, and positioned themselves directly in front of the path Aqua had taken, carrying their weapons and waiting for the bear to take aim.\nQuickly Amigo Bear realized that if the dolphin bear kept running in that direction, he would fall into an ambush, and from the way the soldiers were preparing to attack, he would have no chance of defending himself even using all of his magical powers. That is why the polyglot bear decided to act, even though he did not know exactly what to do.\nAqua was exhausted from the race and from having to use his Dolphin Fire powers so much against those invaders. He had not had a moment's respite since the fight began, having to acknowledge that those opponents were very well trained, as well as better armed than the King Rat rodent soldiers. He would like to have Shimmers by his side now, so that they could both fight against such strong enemies. His only consolation was knowing that Lonesome and Redemption were safe, along with Sky Heart and Longbow.\nNow it was he who needed to put himself safe, so that he could later find out what happened to the other friends and help them escape from that situation. For this very reason the sea bear wandered through the Forest of Feelings, trying to reach the Mount Pleasant and the Care Bear Family picnic spot, but his pursuers gave him no respite.\nSuddenly, he heard a muffled sound while he was in the middle of some bushes, and less than a second later there was a strong explosion just five or ten meters from where he was. This caused Aqua to fall stunned to the ground, and as he rose, he saw a group of soldiers right in front of him, approaching with weapons cocked and ready to shoot. The dolphin bear just closed his eyes, with the feeling that it was all over...\n- Stare!!! - said a well-known voice, which made Aqua open his eyes again only to see the enemy warriors being hit from above by a Stare that knocked them out, while a cloud car almost ran over the few who had still stood.\nThe vehicle quickly parked next to the sea bear, and he was unable to hide its surprise and happiness at seeing Amigo Bear behind the wheel.\n- ¡Vamos pronto amigo! (Come on buddy!) - shouted the polyglot signaling to the friend in trouble to jump into the car, which Aqua promptly did at the same time as the soldiers started to machine-gun the car - Hold on tight, or else we’ll become a sieve!\nWithout waiting for an answer, Amigo Bear stepped on the accelerator and took off with the cloud car as fast as he could, while the dolphin bear used his last strength to create an ice barrier under the vehicle and protect him from bullets, but soon they were out of the reach of the enemy's machine guns.\n- Thank you, Amigo Bear, thank you... - it was the only thing Aqua could say, before hugging the polyglot tightly and starting to cry - You saved my life, I will never be able to pay you that, thank you...\n- You can start by letting me go and letting me drive, mi amigo! - replied Amigo Bear, almost unable to drive because of the hug - And you can also tell me who those men are and what happened.\n- I'm sorry... - said the sea bear, continuing to hug his friend for a few more moments, then let go and wipe his tears - I don't know who they are, but I think they invaded the Kingdom of Caring.\nThe young warrior quickly told what had happened to the newcomer, from the moment Lonesome, Redemptiond and he were torturing Shimmers and Hector, to the point where the polyglot had saved his life.\n- Qué demonios, no parece buena (What the hell, that doesn’t look good)... - he murmured, nibbling nervously on his lips - And now, my friend, what should we do?\n- I don't know... The most sensible thing would be to locate our friends, mainly Shimmers and Sky, but I'm so tired after this fight... - said Aqua with a deep sigh - I can't feel their presence close by, and I think that the two of us alone would not be able to help our friends in Care-a-Lot...\n- Bien, in light of that, I think there is only one thing we can do.\nSaying this he turned the cloud car in a northeasterly direction and crossed the portal that separated the dimensions of the Kingdom of Caring and the Earth.\n- Where are we going? - asked the sea bear with curiosity.\n- Para el Valle Paradisíaco (To the Paradise Valley), where we will be able to rest and have the help of Perfect and Polite while we look for our other friends and decide what to do. ¿Está de acuerdo (Do you agree with me)?\nAqua thought for a few seconds before giving a positive signal and falling asleep, exhausted after a sleepless night and due to all that battle. Amigo Bear just smiled and gave a little sigh, wishing in his heart that his friends were all right, as he drove the cloud car to the valley in San Martin, where in a way it all started...\n*****\nTrueheart was hugging her husband tightly, trembling with fear at the thought that they were vulnerable and in danger of dying. She also felt that Nobleheart was shaking with dread, but the horse was still trying to show some firmness in front of his enemies, mainly to give confidence to the other Care Bears and Care Cousins. All of them were still gathered in the Hall of Hearts, watched by invading soldiers and unable to use Stare to defend themselves.\n- What does this crazy eagle want? - complained Grumpy in a low voice.\n- Better not to provoke - Daydream Bear said at her side - We don't know what goes on in this madman's head...\n- I'm so scared, Noble - Trueheart confessed, hugging her husband even tighter, as he felt it when the female bear's tears of terror fell on his shoulder.\n- Don't despair dear - comforted the horse, with a shaky voice - Everything will be fine, and soon this nightmare will be over.\nThe matriarch smiled at her husband with a little hope, while Noble Heart looked seriously at Klaus, who had stopped in front of them.\n- Ah, what a beautiful scene, the couple of runaways trembling with fear and comforting themselves - said the general in a falsetto voice - That even touches me...\n- Stop beating around the bush and say what you want from us - the patriarch demanded seriously.\n- What I want? This is very simple, I want you all! But not to kill them as I wanted 51 years ago, but to use them as my instruments in my plan of conquest.\n- We will never help you, you murderer! - Braveheart shouted, trying to hide his fears - If you think you can scare us, you are...\nColonel Fritz took a few steps towards the lion and punched him in the belly with the butt of his gun. Braveheart fell to the ground, wheezing in pain, while the others were even more afraid and angry, as they looked at their injured friend and that traitorous eagle.\n- It is a pity that you think so - said Klaus slowly, with a wicked smile - As I already said my intention is not to kill you, and I may even give you a very important place in the future. I can even loosen security, not chase them or mistreat them, as long as they fulfill two conditions...\nAt that moment, a soldier approached Captains Paulo and Johann, muttering something to both of them. The Brazilian officer quickly approached the General and placed a hand on his shoulder.\n- Some bears and cousins have escaped - he said in a low voice, right in the bird's ear - At least seven of them clashed with our men in the Forest of Feelings.\nKlaus turned to his officer with a serious expression, before turning to Charles, who was now informed about the fugitives.\n- How many are missing? - the eagle shouted sharply at the businessman.\n- Several of them, including the most powerful members - replied Charles after a few seconds, punching the air - Damn! Shimmers are out there, this could not have happened! We need to find him and reverse that situation!\n- Scheiße! (Damn it!) - muttered the General, before turning to Noble and True - Who else is missing besides Shimmers? Say it soon!\nAnd immediately two soldiers cocked their weapons and aimed in the direction of the founders, who embraced even more.\n- Aqua Bear, Lonesomeheart Bear, Redemptionheart Bear, Grams Bear, Hugs Bear, Tugs Bear, Forest Ranger Jaguar, Sky Heart Bear, Bright Heart Raccoon, Secret Bear, Amigo Bear and Share Bear - replied the horse swallowing - And I wait sincerely that you don't find them and that they can destroy you and your allies!\n- They can try as much as they want, I will find them all and kill them if they try to resist - said Klaus in an irritated tone - Colonel Fritz, put half your men to watch the perimeter, and give orders to shoot any Care Bear or Care Cousin that try to escape! In the meantime, Dawson, pick up the complete file of everyone who is missing here, because I want to analyze where they can be and what steps they will take from now on, so that we are always ahead of them. Lieutenant Johann, as soon as the shells are unloaded, spread them in defensive positions and keep them on standby, especially if Shimmeringstar Bear or any of his friends try to attack.\n- No! - Wish Bear shouted, starting to cry - Please don't do anything against Shimmers! I beg!\nUpon hearing this, the bird turned towards the prisoners, who huddled in fear in the center of the room, with no reaction to so many weapons aimed at them. For a few seconds he looked at that green female bear, whose symbol was a shooting star, and then smirked.\n- Oh, it looks like someone here doesn't want me to destroy Shimmeringstar Bear - he said teasingly - If he doesn't try anything nonsense, and you accept my terms, maybe I will let him live, as will the other fugitives.\n- And what are your conditions, you traitor? - Noble asked harshly.\n- Just two. First of all, you will all elect me as the new unique and perpetual leader of the Kingdom of Caring. And secondly, you will gladly help me to make this place my springboard for victory, when my troops will set out to take over the world alongside the King Rat soldiers and the evil shadows of No Heart.\n- We will never agree to that - said Noble bravely.\n- You don't have to agree... You will do it one way or another, otherwise you will join your parents, friends and acquaintances who died in San Martin half a century ago, in a slow and painful way.\nA murmur of surprise and indignation passed through the room, while the Care Bear Family stared at their opponent without giving him a definitive answer, while his soldiers applauded him, such was the security and certainty of the victory they now had. Regardless of the answer that the prisoners gave Klaus was already the lord of that place, and if everything went as planned, maybe he would soon be the lord of the world too.\n*****\nSlowly Shimmeringstar Bear crawled through the Forest of Feelings, feeling completely exhausted. After all, in addition to all the tickling he had received the day before, and the fact that he was momentarily without his magical powers because of Wish Bear's request, he was still having to carry Hector on his back. And as much as the swordsman was someone strong, it was clear that he was unable to deal with it.\nThe biggest desire he had now was to throw himself on the floor and sleep, but no matter how weak he was, he couldn't risk just throwing himself on the floor and ending up captured by whoever had invaded the Kingdom of Caring. Worse, he could not risk that Hector had the same fate, and it was more to protect the boy that the bear continued to strive to continue walking through the forest.\nSince they left the secret hiding place several hours earlier, the boy was still passed out, but every now and then he laughed in his sleep, especially when Shimmers did some more sudden movement due to the insensitive muscles, and his fur brushed against the little Brazilian's bare chest.\n- No hohoho Champ hehehe... - said Hector in his sleep, snuggling on the back of the chosen guardian and certainly dreaming that he was tickled by the sports bear, which made Shimmers smile, since he took it as a sign that the boy was fine, just sleeping soundly, and he had better stay that way for a while longer.\nBut it was also clear to the swordsman, with each passing minute, that his forces were completely depleted. He was barely able to lift his feet to walk anymore, his legs were shaking and his heart seemed to want to leap from the chest due to the effort. He knew he was going to pass out in a moment, and that he needed to find a safe place for this to happen.\nSuddenly, with his blurred vision, the bear spotted a black portal in the middle of the colorful bushes of the Forest of Feelings. It was certainly the entrance to a cave dug into the ground and clouds, and it was there that he dragged himself. It was only 15 meters, but it felt like 15 kilometers to Shimmers. Upon arriving at the entrance, his only concern was to put Hector carefully on the floor, before finally falling to the floor next to the boy and passing out...\n","writing_bbcode_parsed":"
The Care Bears United Hearts 1st Part Chapter 04
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Friday, June 24, 1994. Kingdom of Caring ... ***** Several soldiers were guarding the few cloud cars available in the parking lot to prevent any stray Care Bear or Care Cousin from trying to escape with any of those vehicles. In normal situations Care Bear Family would create new cloud cars using Stare, but as they had become corrupted and allowed No Heart's black magic to act on their bodies, theoretically they were unable to create new vehicles for escape, leaving only those six cars, which were carefully guarded by the invaders. That's what Bright Heart was thinking about when he reached the mouth of the tunnel that came from Grams Bear's house, behind the inventor were the elderly bear, Hugs, Tugs and Secret Bear. The five stayed hidden behind some clouds, watching what was going on around them and feeling very afraid of being discovered. - And now, Bright Heart? - Flower asked in a low, shaky voice - We can't leave without being seen... - Don't worry Grandma, everything will be all right - replied the raccoon trying to look calm, but unable to hide the shaking of his hands - I just need to come up with a plan so that we can reach the cloud cars and escape. - I'm really scared - said Hugs, hugging Grams tightly. - What are you planning to do, Bright Heart? - asked Tugs quickly - Do you have any idea how to distract these guys? - Not yet, but... - in that instant the inventor quickly emptied his vest pockets, taking out tools, screws, his portable calculator and a small remote control - I think this will do. - Isn't that the remote control for your miniature cloud car? - the little female bear asked with a small smile when recognizing the object. - Yes, it is himself - answered Bright Heart, opening the electronic circuit of the control - With everything that happened in the last days, I forgot that I had it in my pocket. But I think it will help us to escape Care-a-Lot. - How do you expect to do that? - asked Grams curiously. - Changing the internal circuits so that he can control all the cloud cars at the same time, diverting the attention of the guards as we race towards one of the vehicles. - But this is very risky ... - murmured Secret Bear loud enough for his four friends to hear him - What about the others? We need to help them, we can't leave them in trouble. - I know that, and I know this is a risky plan. But we have no other option, and we will only be able to help our friends if we manage to be safe first. Or else we will also end up captured by these invaders. As he spoke, the raccoon quickly manipulated the remote control, tightening and loosening screws, exchanging electronic circuits and programming that equipment to operate through the radio frequency that Care Bear Family used in their cloud cars. And he performed this task so quickly that Grams Bear wondered if the young raccoon had done a good job. But for the first time in a long time the inventor seemed completely sure of his idea, when he finally closed the lid of the device and turned it on. - Now is the moment of truth, cross your fingers and hope it works out - he said quickly, before pointing the remote control in the direction of the vehicles... The soldiers discussed any matter related to a basketball game that had occurred the night before, casually, since there was no chance that the bears and cousins that were in the Hall of Hearts, isolated, could steal those cars so unusual that they were standing there. At least, that was what they imagined. That was when the military was surprised to find that the vehicles automatically started their engines and started to move through the parking lot. - Hey! Stop there! - shouted one of the invaders. At the same time, four of the vehicles took off, flying low to attract the attention of the soldiers, who began to run after the runaway cars and leaving the clear path for Bright Heart, Secret, Grams, Hugs and Tugs, who quickly left the cave and ran towards the remaining two cars. The raccoon, the old bear and the two cubs jumped into a vehicle, while the silent bear took the wheel of the other. - C'mon C'mon! - shouted the inventor, taking off with his cloud car and being followed by Secret, at the same time that both vehicles were spotted by some of the soldiers. Immediately two of the invaders started firing in the direction of the runaway cars, with the raccoon's vehicle being hit on the windshield and on the right door, with the bullet passing just inches from Grams Bear arm. The orange bear's car was also shot, and one of the shots hit the front tire and bonnet. Secret Bear was also surprised when his instrument panel exploded in a short circuit, and only then did he see that a bullet had passed through the floor of the car and hit the radio and compass. Fortunately Bright Heart still used his remote control to guide the rest of the cars against the soldiers, and he made one of the guided vehicles sweep over enemy snipers, forcing them to throw themselves to the ground and giving the fugitives a chance to escape. . - That's it, Bright Heart! Shouted Tugs enthusiastically. - It really was a good idea - said Grams in a relieved tone - But what are we going to do now? - Let's go to the Forest of Feelings - answered the raccoon - We have to get Forest Ranger and Cubot, because they certainly were not captured. We also need to warn Sky Heart and any other bears or cousins who left this morning for caring missions. - What about Shimmers and Hector? - questioned Hugs with a worried look - We need to help them too! - But we don't know where they are; only Aunt Trueheart and Redemptionheart know - Tugs snapped, looking at his little sister - And as for Secret Bear, where is he? - I saw him driving to the bay of feelings, but now I can't see him anymore - said Flower, looking around and trying to locate the orange bear - I hope everything is fine with him... You plan to use the radio to warn others, Bright Heart? - Yes Grams, it is the only way we have to communicate with Forest Ranger, Cubot, Sky Heart and the others - the raccoon explained while tightening his belts - But first I will get out of sight of these invading humans. Hold on, I'm going to dive under the clouds! As soon as they were all well buckled, Bright Heart really dived with the cloud car through the clouds and started flying low, at the same time that the other guided vehicles collided with Care-a-Lot's soft ground and automatically crumbled, eliminating any leads that led the invaders to locate the fugitives. Only then did the inventor feel safe to turn on the vehicle radio and try to communicate with friends through the SOS frequency used by Care Bear in its communicators. - Emergency call! This is Bright Heart calling all Care Bears and Care Cousins! Attention, Bright Heart Raccoon calling all Care Bears and Care Cousins! Emergency call! Anyone listening? - “This is Share Bear, continue with the warning” - everyone heard the voice of the sharing bear on the radio - “What's going on, Bright Heart?”. - Share and everyone else, the Kingdom of Caring was invaded by hostile troops, and most of the Care Bear Family was taken hostage. - "What?!?" - exclaimed the female bear, desperate - “Who invaded the Kingdom of Caring? And where are you?". - I'm fine, together with Grams Bear and the cubs - replied the raccoon in a reassuring tone - We managed to escape, and we are going to the Forest of Feelings to look for Forest Ranger and Cubot. Secret also managed to escape, but he is not with us at the moment. We do not know for sure what happened to the others, nor who is commanding this invasion, but it is certainly not No Heart. - “And what do you want me to do? Do you need any help?". - Not for now, but I want you and the others to find us in the Paradise Valley, so that we can better evaluate what to do. Right? - “Yes, right, I'm going there immediately” - replied Share on the radio - “Anything call me on the radio. Final exchange”. - I hope Sky Heart also heard our message, or at least that his magical powers alert him to what is going on - Grams Bear commented in a worried tone - Could it be that someone else was on a mission? - I honestly don't know, but I hope they heard our warning and headed for the valley too - said Bright Heart thoughtfully - Now we need to find Cubot and Forest Ranger to move on to the valley and... - "Are you looking for me, Bright Heart?" - the robot's voice came over the radio, at the same moment that the metallic and friendly figure of Cubot appeared doing pirouettes in the air, flying like a helicopter thanks to its built-in propeller. - Cubot! - the raccoon shouted happily - Good to see you here! - I am also happy to see them safe and sound - replied the machine with feelings, with a smile - I was in the workshop when I heard the explosions, and after I heard the communications of the invaders, I decided to flee. I followed the signal from your special remote control and heard your communication. - You are very smart, Q-Bot - said Tugs with a smile - Now we just need to locate Forest Ranger to get out of here. - I already flew to his house, but he is not there - said the robot quickly - I think he also noticed the invasion and hid. - So it's a waste of time we try to locate him - commented Bright Heart with a sigh - He has always been a champion in hide and seek games, and no one can find him when he wants to hide. We'd better get to the valley soon. - Did you say you heard the intruders' communications? - Grams Bear asked the robot - What did they say? Who are they? - They spoke mainly about technical issues related to the attack, and someone mentioned that their leader was already disembarking. As I understand it, his name is General Klaus. A shiver ran down the spine of the elderly female bear when she heard that name. - Oh no... Klaus! - she exclaimed, swallowing hard - Not him again! - Do you know him, Grams Bear? - asked Hugs. - He... He destroyed San Martin and killed your grandfather... - she murmured in a low voice. Everyone was silent at those words, when they realized that Care Bear Family's biggest traitor and enemy was responsible for that invasion. It seemed to culminate everything that had gone wrong in those last two days since the fall and expulsion of Champ and Confidence, including the fact that Care Bear Family had become corrupted and was now a prisoner in the hands of some lunatic. Bright Heart swallowed, feeling a tear trickle down her face. - What will become of us now?... - he asked with a desperate timbre, more for himself than for the others. - I asked that same question half a century ago - Flower replied after a few moments - I also felt lost and lonely, not knowing what it would be like from then on. But one thing I can tell you: regardless of what happens, we must not fail to have love and hope, or else nothing else will be worth it. - We're going to be able to save the rest, aren't we, Grams? - asked Hugs, hugging the old female bear. - Of course we will, Bright Heart is smart and will come up with something - said Tugs with a small smile of hope - Isn't that right, Grams? - Sure, soon we will all be together again - the old female bear replied in a comforting tone, hugging her two grandchildren and feeling grateful to still have them beside her, the only relatives that remained... ***** That red crystal had not glowed in a long time. The last time he had seen such an object shine off 51 years earlier. It was a sign that his species was in danger and needed help. But what could he do? His orders were that he would not interfere until the right moment, and he would be notified when this happened. But if he couldn't interfere, he could at least see what was going on. And the crystal soon showed the image of a light orange bear, which had a padlock as a symbol on his belly, driving a cloud car through the skies. His vehicle was defective and he was desperately trying to fix it, when suddenly he was attacked by a large black helicopter that fired explosive bullets in his direction, hitting the engine and the rear of the cloud car. The only way that that young bear had to get rid of his pursuers was to dive with the cloud car towards Earth, and soon he managed to evade the enemy aircraft. That was when the bear realized that he was unable to stabilize the vehicle, which continued to fall at breakneck speed. Using all his strength, the driver pulled the gear lever and steering wheel, managing to smooth the angle of descent, but failing to prevent the fall. With a strong impact on the ground, the cloud car fell apart, while the bear was thrown to the ground, hitting his head and the left side of the body strongly. He lay there, as if he were dead, and only after a few seconds the movement of his chest, rising and falling, demonstrated that he was still breathing... At that time the crystal stopped reproducing the images. With a sigh of frustrated resignation, the old bear slowly returned to his duties, waiting for the facts to unfold, and perhaps new visions on the crystal to inform him how his relatives were doing. ***** With each step they took towards the Care-a-Lot center, Aqua Bear, Lonesomeheart and Redemptionheart realized that the situation was really complicated and that their friends were in danger. Several helicopters carrying war equipment flew over the place, and everything seemed to indicate that an enemy army had indeed invaded the Kingdom of Caring with the intention of conquering it. Since they had left the secret hiding place where they were torturing Shimmers and Hector, the three had not stopped running, and fortunately they had not been harassed until that moment by the invaders. The sea bear had hopes of reaching the Care Bears village without him, his wife and the childhood friend being noticed, allowing the three to fight the invaders while taking advantage of their magical powers and the element of surprise. Such a thought also passed through the mind of the hot pink bear, who was already preparing her lightsaber for combat, while the doctor just wondered if anyone was injured and how she could help in the coming fight. Suddenly, as they ran down the rainbow path that connected the Forest of Feelings to Care-a-Lot, the three came face to face with a small troop of about 20 extremely armed men, who were coming in the opposite direction. - Stop! - shouted the troop commander, seeing the bears approaching, and giving a signal for his men to fire. - Get down! - shouted Aqua, pulling Lonesome and Redemption into the bushes when the bullets started to fall around them. Immediately the bear created a small ice shield with his dolphin fire, to prevent the three from being hit by the projectiles. - What the hell, what are we going to do now? - asked Redemption in a worried tone - Can you fight these individuals? - I think so, but if they keep shooting at us like that, we'd better be on the defensive - replied Lonesome, trying to look over the bushes, only to be almost hit by the shots. - We need to get out of here before they surround us! - Aqua said when realizing that some of the soldiers were heading for the flanks of the trio of bears - If I use the dolphin fire to attack them, would you be able to knock down some with your lightsaber and energy balls, Lone? - Yes, I can do that - replied the female warrior bear drawing the lightsaber - Attack them whenever you want. At that moment, the bear saw a group of four invaders approaching from the right side, and another group with five men approaching from the left side. Aqua reinforced the ice barrier until it tripled in size, then hit it with his lightsaber right in the middle of the ice, causing it to explode into a thousand pieces and causing a real hailstorm to fly towards them both groups of soldiers coming from the sides. Taken by surprise by the noise of the ice explosion and also by the ice balls that hit them without mercy, the enemies had to crouch to protect themselves. At that moment, Lonesome ran from her hiding place towards the group on the right and began to attack them with her lightsaber, cutting the machine guns of two soldiers before butted the head of a third, causing him to faint. The fourth artilleryman immediately used his rifle to block the blows of the female bear, trying to distract her so that her two other companions could grab her from behind, but the warrior realized the trick and, although she was not as powerful as her husband, she created a ball of energy and launched it against the two other soldiers, causing one of them to fly about ten feet and hit his head on a tree, losing his senses. The second soldier, on the other hand, was also dragged for a few meters, but managed to recover and, taking a tree branch, went to help his companion to fight against the female bear's lightsaber. Meanwhile Aqua, having left Redemption hidden in the thickets, ran towards the five soldiers on the left, using his dolphin fire to create a large fireball to melt the enemies' weapons. He also used his powers to launch a large number of icy needles towards the rest of the soldiers, who continued to fire from the front, and were forced to hide in the face of that attack. Although their rifles were useless and their hands were burned, the soldiers of the group on the left drew revolvers and pocket knives, ready to fight the bear, but the bear quickly used his lightsaber to protect himself from the shots and, with an agile movement, to play a block of ice on the head of the first soldier, making him fall to the ground passed out. The second man tried to hit Aqua in the back, but the bear made the human's legs freeze, trapping him in a block of ice. Another of the attackers was also soon immobilized in the same way, while the last two retreated to the main group of soldiers, who were trying to reorganize themselves for a new attack. - Watch out Aqua! - he heard Redemption scream desperately, when he saw a dark, cylindrical object fall beside him - Throw yourself on the ground well away! The bear understood what that object was and he jumped to the side, throwing himself to the ground just seconds before the grenade exploded. Still a little stunned by the noise, he saw when Lonesome was having trouble getting rid of her two attackers, while two more soldiers were quickly approaching her. With one hand, he created a small ice barrier to repel new attacks, and he did it just in time, as a new grenade hit the ice and exploded right in front of him, cracking his protection and almost blinding him. But that did not stop him from using his other hand to launch a freezing beam at the two soldiers who were approaching, and who were trapped inside blocks of ice, keeping only their heads out. At that moment, Lonesome managed to destroy the machine gun of one of her opponents and kick him in the middle of the legs, causing him to fall to the ground with a cry of horrible pain. The second soldier, on the other hand, abandoned the fight and ran back to the main group. Redemption quickly crawled over to Aqua's side, and started examining him to see if everything was okay with him. - Are you okay? Are you hurt? - the doctor asked in a worried tone - That bomb exploded very close to you. Can you hear me, Aqua? - Yes, I can, but it looks like there is a jackhammer in my head - he said with a pained little smile - These guys are better armed and trained than I imagined. It will not be so easy to defeat them. At that moment, Lonesome joined her husband and friend, exhausted after her fight. - Are you okay, dear? - she asked quickly - Those jerks didn't hurt you, did they? - No, I'm alright. How about you? You looks exhausted... - Certainly! These soldiers have nothing to do with the men of the Rat King, they are much better trained and armed! Will we be able to continue the fight in this way? The three looked at each other for a few seconds, before turning in the direction of the enemy, who was receiving more reinforcements and was already mounting a mortar launcher against the trio of bears. Seeing this, the sea bear shuddered, as he did not know if he could create an ice barrier strong enough to withstand that type of weapon. - We need to get out of here fast, or else we'll be in trouble - said Aqua swallowing - I don't know if my magic can take care of that weapon. - You're kidding, aren't you? - questioned Lonesome feeling cold in her spine - I thought you could take care of this kind of situation... - Theoretically yes, but I never really tested my powers against firearms like cannons or bazookas! Furthermore... The sea bear was interrupted when the mortars began to launch and explode around the trio of bears. Lonesome quickly used her powers to create an energy barrier and try to prevent those bombs from hitting them, and it was just in time, as another of the mortars exploded directly over the heads of the three upon reaching the invisible barrier. Dozens of soldiers started running, machine-gunning the woods and trying to surround the bears. - Stay crouched, I'll try a last resort - said the male bear, concentrating and murmuring some intelligible words, before getting up and shouting out loud - Oh, great elder, grant me some of your powers to... An explosion right in front of him caused him to fall on his back on the floor with a groan of pain, although he was not injured. That made Lonesome and Redemption look frightened, and even Aqua swallowed when he realized that his magic would be no match in the face of all those attacks. For the first time he was faced with a horrible realization: firearms and well-trained soldiers were apparently more agile and powerful than his dolphin fire. - "We are lost..." - the sea bear thought to himself. - "Stay down and wait for my signal to run" - the three bears heard Ski Heart's familiar voice in their minds. Suddenly, when the soldiers were preparing to launch new mortars, a volley of arrows and spheres of energy began to fall on them, injuring several of the humans and forcing most of them to seek refuge. At that moment, a cloud car emerged from the skies and took a low flight over the few enemies that were still standing, forcing them to throw themselves on the ground so as not to be run over. Immediately Aqua, Lonesomeheart and Redemptionheart recognized Sky Heart Bear and Longbow Wolf inside the vehicle, being that the magic bear launched spheres of energy against the opposing soldiers, at the same time that the female wolf used her long magic bow and her incredible speed to shoot five arrows at a time every two seconds. The dark blue bear made a quick maneuver with the cloud car and parked it near the hiding place where the three friends were. - Quick, come! - he shouted, gesturing for the three to run to the cloud car, taking advantage of the few seconds they would have before the enemy warriors organized themselves again. The sea bear, the war bear and the doctor got to their feet and ran towards the vehicle, just as ten armed soldiers appeared in the thickets and started firing their machine guns at the fugitives. Longbow launched her arrows in the direction of the enemy, hitting three of them in the shoulder and one of them in the belly, but the others continued to shoot, being that other men appeared from the other side and also started an attack. Using his powers, Sky Heart created an energy barrier to protect the cloud car and friends when new mortars were fired and repelled by the invisible barrier. However, as powerful as he was, Sky could not maintain that protection forever, and each new grenade, mortar or bullet that hit his magical barrier caused his powers to diminish a little. That was when Aqua decided to act, especially when he noticed that other soldiers were going around the undergrowth to try to surround the vehicle from the front. He waited for Lonesome and Redemption to board the car, then stop and finish his dolphin fire magic, taking advantage of his friend's magical protection. - Oh great elder, grant me some of your powers so that I can defeat these evil men - he said aloud, concentrating as much as possible, stretching his arms and keeping his palms facing forward as a red sphere formed in front of his hands - Dolphin fire!!! With an impulse, he launched a gigantic magical flare at the bushes, burning the leaves and causing the soldiers who tried to surround the vehicle to jump from their hiding places, with screams of pain and scorched clothes, feeling their metal weapons burning the skin of they hands and belly. - "Take off soon, Sky, before the helicopters arrive!" - Aqua ordered, looking quickly towards the magic bear - "I will stay here to cover you while you run away". - "Are you sure about that?" - Sky Heart asked in a surprised tone, when one of the bombs broke through his magic barrier and exploded less than a meter away from the driver's door - “Damn it! I just hope you know what you're doing!” Saying that, he stepped on the accelerator and caused the cloud car to take off quickly without the sea bear having boarded, much to the surprise and despair of Lonesomeheart, who quickly began to punch the driver's shoulders. - What do you think you are doing?!? - she screamed in despair - Aqua hasn't boarded yet! Go back there to get him! - He asked me to take off while he distracted the enemies - Sky explained quickly, trying to ignore the punches that the female bear gave him - Stop it, or I'll lose control of the cloud car! - I will not stop! He is my husband! We can't leave you there! - Calm down, calm down Lonesome! - asked Redemptionheart trying to hold on to her friend - You know that Aqua is a skilled wizard and a reasonably good swordsman! He will be able to get out of this situation well. Don't despair like that! - Besides, we need to recover a little before we go back there and help Aqua - said Longbow trying to convey confidence - Trust us, and trust your husband mainly. Lonesomeheart opened her mouth to respond when everyone saw short red streaks passing by the side of the vehicle, and as they looked back they saw two black helicopters approaching, firing their machine guns at the cloud car. Sky Heart made an evasive maneuver, but the enemy aircraft continued to fire and chase the fleeing bears, with some shots hitting the trunk and windshield of the car. - "Hold on tight, I'll have to dive with the cloud car to get rid of these black vultures" - said the magic bear telepathically, before using the stabilizer control to dive with the vehicle through the clouds, taking one of the magic shortcuts in the Kingdom of Caring to appear somewhere on planet Earth. - I think we did it - said Longbow as she looked back - I don't see those helicopters anymore. - Great, what about Aqua? - Asked Lonesome gritting her teeth in anger and concern - We need to go back and rescue him! Did you hear Sky Heart?!? Turn this car around and go get my husband! - That's what I'm trying to do, but I think the speed control has broken down - said the bear with a rare nervousness, trying to keep the speed of the cloud car so that it doesn't fall from the sky - I will have to land the cloud car in the surface, or else we'll be in trouble. - But what about Aqua?!? -Trust me, he is fine - replied Sky looking towards her friend - I can feel that he is fine, and that he knows what he is doing. We will take care of us now. And saying that, he slowly glided towards the west coast of North America, trying to keep control of the vehicle to land, while Longbow and Redemption tried to comfort the warrior bear, who had started crying for fear of never seeing her dolphin bear again. ***** Emily was helping her mother do the dishes for lunch. She always did that after coming home from school and having lunch. When she had homework, she would go right after to study, only then to be able to go out to play. Luckily that day she had no homework, so she hoped to leave early to find Julian. That was when the girl felt something strange in her chest, a feeling of anguish like she had never felt before, so strong that she even knocked over the cutlery she was holding in her hands, which attracted Mrs. Nelson's attention. - Emily! What happened? - she asked, kneeling down to see her daughter better - You look worried. Is something wrong at school? - NN-No, I... - the girl stammered in a worried tone - I just felt like someone was squeezing my heart and needing my help. - Does this have anything to do with your special friends? Mrs. Nelson already knew about ther Care Bears, especially because when Amigo Bear had approached her to ask for permission for Emily to participate in the Annual Caring Fair. And as the adult had heard of those colorful beings before, she was much happier than shocked to see her daughter next to a small, talking bear. The girl looked up and looked seriously into her mother's face. - How do you know that I thought of them, Mom? - asked Emily. - Because you've been talking about them non-stop for the past few days, and that means you have a very strong connection with them - explained Mrs. Nelson kindly - Do you think they're in trouble? - I really don't know what to think... - confessed the girl, when her eyes were drawn to the bracelet that Cheer Bear had given her on their first meeting - Heavens! The bracelet is black! The mother looked at that special bracelet, which her daughter had received as a gift from a female Care Bear. The object, which once had the colors of a rainbow and was as bright as a lamp, was now black and opaque, contrasting even in front of Emily's mulatto skin, who looked increasingly worried. - I need to go talk to Julian - said the girl, unfolding the sleeves of the shirt she had rolled up to help her mother and running to the door - I'll be back soon! Mrs. Nelson shook her head and smiled slightly, concerned about what might be happening, but also feeling some happiness when she saw that her daughter was also concerned with friends, especially the special ones. ***** Although Amigo Bear was not a sloppy Care Bear, he had kept his communicator off for the entire caring mission, even though he knew he would not hear any calls coming from Care-a-Lot. And that was really his intention, as he did not want to have to listen to provocations from his friends because he took a stand against the events of the previous day, during the expulsion of Champ and Confidence, and the condemnation of Shimmers and Hector to be tortured tickled. He was really upset about Care Bear Family's attitudes, but mostly about the way Nobleheart and Trueheart had led the whole process. Deep down, he wondered if the founding couple really knew what they were doing and if they both had their full mental faculties. Having been one of the few who had voted against those attitudes, the polyglot bear decided not to return directly home after his mission, but to take a long walk through the Forest of Feelings to distract himself and avoid unpleasantness. Moreover, as Noble had determined that the Care Bear Family watch over all those who gave negative vote during the previous meeting to prevent uprisings, he knew that he would not have much privacy at Care-a-Lot. So he deliberately decided to take as long as possible to return. Thinking about these things, Amigo Bear flew over the Mount Pleasant region when he noticed several clouds of black smoke rising on the horizon, coming from the direction where the bear village was. He still wondered what was going on and what all that smoke meant when his eyes noticed a great movement in the middle of the forest, a few hundred meters ahead, accompanied by sounds of explosions that he initially thought were fireworks. Stopping the cloud car in the air, the bear just watched, then realized that something more serious was going on. There was Aqua Bear, running desperately through the trees, throwing balls of fire and ice behind him, while he was followed by several men wearing military uniforms, carrying machine guns and trying to surround the fugitive. Fortunately, the sea bear was faster and more agile than his pursuers, and it looked like he was really managing to control the situation by keeping those enemies well away. However, another group of soldiers was approaching quickly from the other side, bringing what appeared to be two portable mortar launchers, and positioned themselves directly in front of the path Aqua had taken, carrying their weapons and waiting for the bear to take aim. Quickly Amigo Bear realized that if the dolphin bear kept running in that direction, he would fall into an ambush, and from the way the soldiers were preparing to attack, he would have no chance of defending himself even using all of his magical powers. That is why the polyglot bear decided to act, even though he did not know exactly what to do. Aqua was exhausted from the race and from having to use his Dolphin Fire powers so much against those invaders. He had not had a moment's respite since the fight began, having to acknowledge that those opponents were very well trained, as well as better armed than the King Rat rodent soldiers. He would like to have Shimmers by his side now, so that they could both fight against such strong enemies. His only consolation was knowing that Lonesome and Redemption were safe, along with Sky Heart and Longbow. Now it was he who needed to put himself safe, so that he could later find out what happened to the other friends and help them escape from that situation. For this very reason the sea bear wandered through the Forest of Feelings, trying to reach the Mount Pleasant and the Care Bear Family picnic spot, but his pursuers gave him no respite. Suddenly, he heard a muffled sound while he was in the middle of some bushes, and less than a second later there was a strong explosion just five or ten meters from where he was. This caused Aqua to fall stunned to the ground, and as he rose, he saw a group of soldiers right in front of him, approaching with weapons cocked and ready to shoot. The dolphin bear just closed his eyes, with the feeling that it was all over... - Stare!!! - said a well-known voice, which made Aqua open his eyes again only to see the enemy warriors being hit from above by a Stare that knocked them out, while a cloud car almost ran over the few who had still stood. The vehicle quickly parked next to the sea bear, and he was unable to hide its surprise and happiness at seeing Amigo Bear behind the wheel. - ¡Vamos pronto amigo! (Come on buddy!) - shouted the polyglot signaling to the friend in trouble to jump into the car, which Aqua promptly did at the same time as the soldiers started to machine-gun the car - Hold on tight, or else we’ll become a sieve! Without waiting for an answer, Amigo Bear stepped on the accelerator and took off with the cloud car as fast as he could, while the dolphin bear used his last strength to create an ice barrier under the vehicle and protect him from bullets, but soon they were out of the reach of the enemy's machine guns. - Thank you, Amigo Bear, thank you... - it was the only thing Aqua could say, before hugging the polyglot tightly and starting to cry - You saved my life, I will never be able to pay you that, thank you... - You can start by letting me go and letting me drive, mi amigo! - replied Amigo Bear, almost unable to drive because of the hug - And you can also tell me who those men are and what happened. - I'm sorry... - said the sea bear, continuing to hug his friend for a few more moments, then let go and wipe his tears - I don't know who they are, but I think they invaded the Kingdom of Caring. The young warrior quickly told what had happened to the newcomer, from the moment Lonesome, Redemptiond and he were torturing Shimmers and Hector, to the point where the polyglot had saved his life. - Qué demonios, no parece buena (What the hell, that doesn’t look good)... - he murmured, nibbling nervously on his lips - And now, my friend, what should we do? - I don't know... The most sensible thing would be to locate our friends, mainly Shimmers and Sky, but I'm so tired after this fight... - said Aqua with a deep sigh - I can't feel their presence close by, and I think that the two of us alone would not be able to help our friends in Care-a-Lot... - Bien, in light of that, I think there is only one thing we can do. Saying this he turned the cloud car in a northeasterly direction and crossed the portal that separated the dimensions of the Kingdom of Caring and the Earth. - Where are we going? - asked the sea bear with curiosity. - Para el Valle Paradisíaco (To the Paradise Valley), where we will be able to rest and have the help of Perfect and Polite while we look for our other friends and decide what to do. ¿Está de acuerdo (Do you agree with me)? Aqua thought for a few seconds before giving a positive signal and falling asleep, exhausted after a sleepless night and due to all that battle. Amigo Bear just smiled and gave a little sigh, wishing in his heart that his friends were all right, as he drove the cloud car to the valley in San Martin, where in a way it all started... ***** Trueheart was hugging her husband tightly, trembling with fear at the thought that they were vulnerable and in danger of dying. She also felt that Nobleheart was shaking with dread, but the horse was still trying to show some firmness in front of his enemies, mainly to give confidence to the other Care Bears and Care Cousins. All of them were still gathered in the Hall of Hearts, watched by invading soldiers and unable to use Stare to defend themselves. - What does this crazy eagle want? - complained Grumpy in a low voice. - Better not to provoke - Daydream Bear said at her side - We don't know what goes on in this madman's head... - I'm so scared, Noble - Trueheart confessed, hugging her husband even tighter, as he felt it when the female bear's tears of terror fell on his shoulder. - Don't despair dear - comforted the horse, with a shaky voice - Everything will be fine, and soon this nightmare will be over. The matriarch smiled at her husband with a little hope, while Noble Heart looked seriously at Klaus, who had stopped in front of them. - Ah, what a beautiful scene, the couple of runaways trembling with fear and comforting themselves - said the general in a falsetto voice - That even touches me... - Stop beating around the bush and say what you want from us - the patriarch demanded seriously. - What I want? This is very simple, I want you all! But not to kill them as I wanted 51 years ago, but to use them as my instruments in my plan of conquest. - We will never help you, you murderer! - Braveheart shouted, trying to hide his fears - If you think you can scare us, you are... Colonel Fritz took a few steps towards the lion and punched him in the belly with the butt of his gun. Braveheart fell to the ground, wheezing in pain, while the others were even more afraid and angry, as they looked at their injured friend and that traitorous eagle. - It is a pity that you think so - said Klaus slowly, with a wicked smile - As I already said my intention is not to kill you, and I may even give you a very important place in the future. I can even loosen security, not chase them or mistreat them, as long as they fulfill two conditions... At that moment, a soldier approached Captains Paulo and Johann, muttering something to both of them. The Brazilian officer quickly approached the General and placed a hand on his shoulder. - Some bears and cousins have escaped - he said in a low voice, right in the bird's ear - At least seven of them clashed with our men in the Forest of Feelings. Klaus turned to his officer with a serious expression, before turning to Charles, who was now informed about the fugitives. - How many are missing? - the eagle shouted sharply at the businessman. - Several of them, including the most powerful members - replied Charles after a few seconds, punching the air - Damn! Shimmers are out there, this could not have happened! We need to find him and reverse that situation! - Scheiße! (Damn it!) - muttered the General, before turning to Noble and True - Who else is missing besides Shimmers? Say it soon! And immediately two soldiers cocked their weapons and aimed in the direction of the founders, who embraced even more. - Aqua Bear, Lonesomeheart Bear, Redemptionheart Bear, Grams Bear, Hugs Bear, Tugs Bear, Forest Ranger Jaguar, Sky Heart Bear, Bright Heart Raccoon, Secret Bear, Amigo Bear and Share Bear - replied the horse swallowing - And I wait sincerely that you don't find them and that they can destroy you and your allies! - They can try as much as they want, I will find them all and kill them if they try to resist - said Klaus in an irritated tone - Colonel Fritz, put half your men to watch the perimeter, and give orders to shoot any Care Bear or Care Cousin that try to escape! In the meantime, Dawson, pick up the complete file of everyone who is missing here, because I want to analyze where they can be and what steps they will take from now on, so that we are always ahead of them. Lieutenant Johann, as soon as the shells are unloaded, spread them in defensive positions and keep them on standby, especially if Shimmeringstar Bear or any of his friends try to attack. - No! - Wish Bear shouted, starting to cry - Please don't do anything against Shimmers! I beg! Upon hearing this, the bird turned towards the prisoners, who huddled in fear in the center of the room, with no reaction to so many weapons aimed at them. For a few seconds he looked at that green female bear, whose symbol was a shooting star, and then smirked. - Oh, it looks like someone here doesn't want me to destroy Shimmeringstar Bear - he said teasingly - If he doesn't try anything nonsense, and you accept my terms, maybe I will let him live, as will the other fugitives. - And what are your conditions, you traitor? - Noble asked harshly. - Just two. First of all, you will all elect me as the new unique and perpetual leader of the Kingdom of Caring. And secondly, you will gladly help me to make this place my springboard for victory, when my troops will set out to take over the world alongside the King Rat soldiers and the evil shadows of No Heart. - We will never agree to that - said Noble bravely. - You don't have to agree... You will do it one way or another, otherwise you will join your parents, friends and acquaintances who died in San Martin half a century ago, in a slow and painful way. A murmur of surprise and indignation passed through the room, while the Care Bear Family stared at their opponent without giving him a definitive answer, while his soldiers applauded him, such was the security and certainty of the victory they now had. Regardless of the answer that the prisoners gave Klaus was already the lord of that place, and if everything went as planned, maybe he would soon be the lord of the world too. ***** Slowly Shimmeringstar Bear crawled through the Forest of Feelings, feeling completely exhausted. After all, in addition to all the tickling he had received the day before, and the fact that he was momentarily without his magical powers because of Wish Bear's request, he was still having to carry Hector on his back. And as much as the swordsman was someone strong, it was clear that he was unable to deal with it. The biggest desire he had now was to throw himself on the floor and sleep, but no matter how weak he was, he couldn't risk just throwing himself on the floor and ending up captured by whoever had invaded the Kingdom of Caring. Worse, he could not risk that Hector had the same fate, and it was more to protect the boy that the bear continued to strive to continue walking through the forest. Since they left the secret hiding place several hours earlier, the boy was still passed out, but every now and then he laughed in his sleep, especially when Shimmers did some more sudden movement due to the insensitive muscles, and his fur brushed against the little Brazilian's bare chest. - No hohoho Champ hehehe... - said Hector in his sleep, snuggling on the back of the chosen guardian and certainly dreaming that he was tickled by the sports bear, which made Shimmers smile, since he took it as a sign that the boy was fine, just sleeping soundly, and he had better stay that way for a while longer. But it was also clear to the swordsman, with each passing minute, that his forces were completely depleted. He was barely able to lift his feet to walk anymore, his legs were shaking and his heart seemed to want to leap from the chest due to the effort. He knew he was going to pass out in a moment, and that he needed to find a safe place for this to happen. Suddenly, with his blurred vision, the bear spotted a black portal in the middle of the colorful bushes of the Forest of Feelings. It was certainly the entrance to a cave dug into the ground and clouds, and it was there that he dragged himself. It was only 15 meters, but it felt like 15 kilometers to Shimmers. Upon arriving at the entrance, his only concern was to put Hector carefully on the floor, before finally falling to the floor next to the boy and passing out... ","pools_count":1,"title":"The Care Bears - United Hearts - Chapter 04","deleted":"f","public":"t","mimetype":"image/jpeg","pagecount":"1","rating_id":"2","rating_name":"Adult","ratings":[{"content_tag_id":"5","name":"Strong Violence","description":"Strong violence, blood, serious injury or death","rating_id":"2"}],"submission_type_id":"12","type_name":"Writing - Document","guest_block":"t","friends_only":"f","comments_count":"24","views":"40"}