Read Fanfic : Stairway to Heaven 2

Chapter 1

A few years slowley passed in heaven. Rusty sat and slouched on a cloud listening to the head angel giving out angel pins for the most decorated angels,"Now I know why they call it an eternity," he complained,"everything takes forever." All the angels hushed him. His newfound friend, Bandit rolled his eyes. Bandit was nothing more then a tawny furball with ruby eyes and a fuzzy black mane with a scar across his left eye.

"Hey, Rusty, be quiet. I can't hear."

"Our final decorated angel will prove that all deserve a second chance..." The angel kept on talking.

"I deserve a second chance." Rusty talked to himself as he sat up straight to listen for his name.

"Bandit!" The angel said the name. After he got the pin, he walked with Rusty.

"Don't worry," Bandit laughed a little,"even though you're the only angel without a pin."

"Not till the newcomers come in, halo poilisher," all the angels headed for the pearly gates. The newcomers are coming. Rusty skid down the angels and sent one angel down a tunnel back to earth,"sorry, lousy brake pads." The angel just shook her head and stood at the front gate.

Over 20 animals later...

"That's it. That's all animals." Rusty looked surprised.

"There must be more, Gem. I'm expecting company."

"Let's see," she looked at her clipboard,"Fido, Fifi, Sasha..." He looked at the gates and saw a familiar lion bumping into Gem.

"Juru!" He yelled with excitement.

"Wait," She looked at the board,"...Dallas, Johnny and yes. Juru's on the list." Rusty looked at his friend. Who coughed up a bone with zebra meat on it.

"Thanks, Juru," thanked Rusty,"how did you know zebra meat was my type of food choice?" Gem grabbed the bone.

"Sorry, you can't take it with you." She put on him a pair of wings and a halo.

"Juru, come on. Let me give you the grand tour of this heavenly place." They finally walked down a golden road and talked about their life.

"Wait, Rusty, if you're dead, does that mean?"

"Yes. Like a lion who gags on a zebra bone."

"I got wings. Does that mean I can fly?" Rusty flew around a bit.

"Part of the basic package."

"I'm gonna like it here." Rusty landed.

"Sorry, it gets old fast." They sat on a cloud.

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know. It's too heavenly here. Too peaceful and paradise like. Straight and narrow and much to nice like, endlessly sunny and clear. It's too heavenly here."

"Don't worry about it, Rusty. You'll get used to it."

"I've been here for a few years. You need to get used to it."

"Yeah sure, ha ha." Rusty flew to a floating cloud. Juru looked around him and saw fireworks shooting from the night sky. He got on the same cloud with his friend and looked at the sky. Rusty sighed, jumped off the cloud and went inside Gem's doghouse/mansion. He turned on a medium sized radio and played some music and saw Gem. She had on around her neck, a sparkley key that opens the gates.

"Say, Gem. Would you like to dance? Why do you choose Bandit over me for the pin?" He spun her around.

"The heavenly council decides on everything."

"How about you take off that key? Let's say, give it to me for safe keeping."

"No. In the wrong paws, it's disaster for us all." He pulled her closer and swiftley took the key. She groaned, turned off the radio and ordered him to get out. He quickley put on the key that hid in his mane. When he was out, he smirked with happiness as he headed for the gates.

"In about 3 seconds, she would have realized..." Bandit flew out of a cloud and swiftley took the key.

"You're my key to fortune!" He snickered as he flew to the gates ahead of Rusty.

Chapter 2

Bandit opened and closed the gate. He put the key down as he threw off the wings and halo. When he did, he accidently kicked the key down the tunnel back to earth. Bandit gasped and went down to get it.

Rusty was on his stomach wonereing how he lost the key when it was on his neck,"You were wrong about this place, Rusty." said Juru.

"It maybe fun for you. But there's still something missing." Gem was soon on a cloud overlooking everyone.

"Listen up everyone, I won't say any names," she looked at Rusty,"but someone took my key to open the pearly gates."

"Without the key, no animals can get into heaven." said some angels.

"Lucky animals." Mumbled Rusty.

"Cain," said Gem,"you are our most honorable angel. I need you to go back to get it. it's located in Kenya." Rusty's ears perked up.

"We could go back to Kenya?" Cain, a cheetah cleared his throat.

"Gem, it would be-" Rusty made his way through.

"You can't Cain send there. Look at him for heavens sake. A cheetah who lived in the zoo all his life won't make it down there." A meerkat came.

"Send me, Gem." Rusty flicked him away.

"This is no job for someone below the food chain. You need someone who knows the ropes and the dopes-"

"Like you?" Said Gem.

"Well, I gotta talk to my people and get back with you. Ok, I'll do it."

"Be an idiot somewhere else."

"Ok, I guess all the innicent newcomers will go somewhere else." She gasped.

"Ok. One note on the key. It's sparkles send a heavenly tone only us angels can hear," He took off his halo. Gem touched his nose and a blue spark appeared,"what I gave you is a miricle and this can be used only three times for only emergancys."

"Sparkles, tones, emergancy. Got it. Thanks." He took off his wings.

"I'm sending Juru down with you so he can make sure you stay on task." His halo and wings were off and they were soon down a tunnel.

"I don't wanna go," Juru complained,"I got flying lessons after lunch!" Gem was on the edge of the tunnel.

"Remember, Rusty. If you can't find the key, there'll be heaven to pay!" Rusty was almost through the tunnel.

"Got it," The two lions landed on the grasslands of Kenya, Rusty looked around,"look at this, Juru. Barren wastelands, animals eating others," he smiled,"we are home," a stampede of rinos came and the lions were out of the way. Rusty smelled the air,"hello. Zebra with a guinea fowl and a mouse.Three of my food choices." He ran to the scent but Juru blocked him.

"Our mission is to find the key and go back. Got it?"

"Hey, let's have some fun." He ran to the scent.

"I got a bad feeling about this." They reached to a club. They passed two tough guards who were looking for any ID on everyone. They threw one meerkat out. Rusty just nodded.

"Nice throw. Great isn't it, Juru, they didn't say anything about us." Juru was becoming confused. He saw his friend watching others trading food.

"Hey Scruffy," adviced Rusty,"two rats would give you a zebra leg. That sounds like a good deal," The animal ignored him as Rusty looked at a food court,"hold that thought." Juru was looking more confused.

"Rusty?" He sat by him.

ns the gates.