The Sixth Rover - Part 11

The Sixth Rover – Part 11

Hunter, Exile and Shag left HQ to search for a way to help Cory. Blitz, Colleen and Muzzle stayed behind to watch over their fellow Rover. Colleen noticed Cory was having a nightmare, he was experiencing his darkest moments of his past. He began talking in his sleep with an empty expression on his face.

Cory:  No... Please... Let me go... It hurts... I don't want this... Please... Help... Help me... Please... I beg you... Let me go... It's painful...Blitz... Anyone...Where are you... Help me... Please...

Colleen held Cory's hand firmally, trying to confort him, like a mother conforting his son.

Colleen:  [Worried] Be strong. Cory... you're going to be okay.

Soon after Cory stopped moaning and fell to deep sleep. Blitz was in the base' living room. He was recalling every single detail of his duel with his twisted older brother. The things that he said to him...

Geist:  "Your so called "friends" never liked you because they see you for what you truly are...";
"...You're nothing more than a pitiful loser who everybody loathes and hates! Nobody cares about you!";
"You couldn't even get into your girl's pants before dying! To die a virgin... Aren't you just plain ####### PA-THE-TIC!!?".

Blitz was devestated with what happened to Cory. The doberman was in despair, as he wholeheartedly blamed himself for what happened to his young corgi friend. Most of the things Geist said got to his head, and he was unable to let it go. His mouth was dry, his hands were shaking. He was insecure, unsure. He walked to Colleen.

Exile:  Colleen...

Colleen looked at Blitz with a frown. But when he looked at Blitz's tears she stopped frowning.

Blitz:  There's something I want to talk to you about.

Colleen followed Blitz to the HQ's living room. Suddenly, Blitz grabbed Colleen's arms.

Colleen:  Hey! What the hell are you doing! Let go!

Colleen struggled and wanted to punch the doberman, but then she gazed at Blitz's face. Blitz wasn't himself anymore. He was shedding thick tears. She felt that Blitz was completely torn apart. All of a sudden, Blitz kissed the collie. Colleen was disgusted, but whenever she looked at Blitz's face, she just couldn't find the strength nor the courage to hit him. Blitz stopped kissing her for a moment.

Colleen:  Blitz... you're crying...

Blitz:  I need confort... can you... confort me... Colleen...?

Colleen:  [Desperate] Blitz... stop this... please...

Blitz:  I want you... to confort me... Colleen... I love you... please... confort me...

Blitz kept kissing Colleen and then touched her chest. Deep down inside, he wasn't really aware of what he was doing. His mind was clouded with sorrow and guilt. Colleen felt this in Blitz's heart. However, she then found the guts to slap him in the face.

Colleen:  STOP IT!

Blitz fell to the ground after Colleen slapped him.

Colleen:  What the hell's gotten into you!? This isn't like you at all!

Blitz:  [Crying] Since when did you care about how I feel!! If you cared you wouldn't have hit me!

Colleen:  Are you crazy or what!?

Blitz: [Crying] It's my fault! It's all my fault!! I should have protected Cory! I should have done something for him! Now look at what I've done to him! No one cares about me! No one should never care about me! Because those who do care about me end up suffering because of that!

Colleen:  Blitz...

Blitz:  [Crying] I'm sorry, Colleen, I'm so sorry!! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to hurt you! I just wanted confort! I'm sorry!!

Afterwards Blitz burst out of the room towards the HQ's exit.

Colleen:  Blitz! Wait!

Cory:  No... It hurts... Help me... Somebody... Blitz... Exile... Colleen... Hunter... Anyone... Save me... It hurts so much... Help me... Please... Stop...

Colleen noticed that Cory was having nightmares again and rushed to confort him, she started to shed tears.

Colleen:  (Please. Hurry, Hunter...)

Meanwhile, Hunter, Shag and Exile had reached the top of a mountain range situated in the oriental part of the world, they walked on toward a small white terrier dog who seemed, sitting under a red pillow, as if he was meditating.

Hunter:  Wise Confuseus, we've come to seek your aid…

Suddenly, the wise looking terrier opened his eyes, and openly spoke up.

Confuseus:  Well, if it ain't you guys! Ya brought the same as last time?

Hunter:  We did... but this time we have a serious problem...

Confuseus:  I see... well then, in that case. the wieners can wait.

Hunter:  Thank you, sir.

Confuseus:  No big deal. So, what seems to be the problem?

Hunter explained to the wise terrier all that's happened until the moment they had got to the mountain. They asked if there was anyway they could help Cory, who suffered a mental breakdown.

Confuseus:  I'll be... that sure's something... I was gonna give ya a riddle to figure out... but since this's serious I'll talk normally.

Exile:  So... Is there anyway we can help partner?

Confuseus:  The only way'ta help your friend is to help him open up. This isn't a problem of body or mind, it's a problem of the heart. The puppy was so shocked that he lost control of his own emotions. So, even if he himself didn't know it, he closed his own heart. Now, he's no better than a broken empty shell. I'll be completely honest, the only cure for this kind'a problem is for you to help him open his heart, this may last days, months, even years...

Soon after, Confuseus noticed that the trio were feeling quite sad. In fact he noticed that Exile shed a tear.

Confuseus:  He's that important to you, ain't he?

Hunter:  ...

Confuseus:  Remember, patience is a virtue, if you want him to get better, you need to be there for him always. Not once will you leave him all alone, as he's unable to go through his ordeal on his own.

Hunter:  ... You're right... Thank you so much, we're forever grateful.

Confuseus:  Don't thank me. Go and help your friend.

The Rover trio left the mountains to return to their base. Meanwhile. Blitz had left HQ, and ran off toward a shore, torn apart because of what happened to Cory. He sat on the sad, and closed his eyes. From one moment to another he fell asleep. During his sleep, he had a dream. He woke up in a dark place, in the middle of nothing. Suddenly, he heard a familiar voice, the voice was speaking pure German.

????:  *Blitz! What are you doing!? You idiot!

Blitz recognized the voice instantly.

Blitz: *...Father?  Is that you?

Blitz's Father:  *What! Now you don't recognize the voice of your own father!? You really are a moron.

The voice revealed himself as Blitz's late father, Kreiger. A once well known highly trained guard dog.

Kreiger:  *I'm dissapointed with you, Blitz! You misused your abilities as a guard dog. And not only that, you failed to protect the people who are precious to you!

Blitz:  *...Why?  Why do you always keep pushing things on me!? I can't protect anyone! Yes! I run away, I always give up! I always fail! I admit it! Those who I try to protect always get hurt in some way or another. Not only that, I always get teased for bieng unable to look out for anyone, for bieng a coward! I'm hopeless... A total failiure... I was better off dead... I... I couldn't even protect him when I should have... I... I give up living... I'm sick of it... There's no place for cowards like me in this world.

Kreiger:  *Blitz! Look at me.

Blitz gazed at his father eye to eye, and then Kreiger violently punched his son in the face. Afterwards he grabbed his son's ears.

Kreiger:  *Don't you understand!? You're not the one who's suffering! The ones who are really suffering are those who you were supposed to protect! I never raised you to be like this! The Blitz that I raised isn't perfect, but he would never say such things. Giving up and run away is the most disgraceful thing you can ever do, guard dog or not! You have someone you want to protect, don't you?

Afterwards, Blitz remembered his fellow Rovers, especially Cory, who nearly gave his own life to protect Blitz during his battle with Geist. And who's now suffering from his heart bieng locked away.

Soon after, Kreiger stopped grabbing his son's ears and petted him once in the head.

Kreiger:  *You have the strength to protect those who you love. You can't run away from your duties. It's your job, a guard dog's job to protect. Even in death, you must act as a shield for those who are precious to you. If you give up on yourself... you'll give up on everything else. You know this as well as I do, my son.

Soon after Blitz started to shed thick tears and embraced his father.

Blitz:  [Crying]  *I'm so sorry, father! I'm sorry I ran away! I'm sorry I gave up... I promise... I'll never do that again... I'll use the strength I have to protect the ones I love... I promise.

Kreiger:  [Proud] *I know you will, my son.

A few moments later, Blitz opened his eyes, he had woken up from his dream, deep down inside, he thanked his father for reminding him of his duties, for reminding him to never give up.

Blitz:  Thank you, Father.

Suddenly, he widened his eyes.

Blitz: Cory! Colleen! I have to protect them! They need me! I have to hurry!

Back at Road Rover's HQ, Colleen was sitting in the living room while Cory was sleeping. She was waiting patiently for Hunter and the others to return. Suddenly she heard a voice.

????:  Good afternoon, my dear collie!

Colleen widened her eyes and looked behind her, She widened her eyes in shock.

Colleen:  [Shock] GEIST!!