In New York, Bolt resumes his search for Penny and, much to his dismay and confusion, finds out the hard way that his "superpowers" are useless. He encounters Mittens, a cynical feral cat who bullies pigeons out of their food. Believing Mittens to be an “agent” of Calico, Bolt ties her to him with a leash and forces her to guide him back to Penny — Mittens being convinced her captor is a lunatic — and the two start their journey westward by truck. Meanwhile, in Hollywood, a less experienced Bolt lookalike is brought in so filming can resume. Penny is genuinely distraught over Bolt’s disappearance but reluctantly agrees to halt the search so production can continue.