"So let me get this straight. You want me to fly on a magic carpet to see the King of the Potato People and plead with him for your freedom, and you're telling me you're completely sober? " Alan asked incredulously. Don had called him at four in the morning.

"The Potato king has me under house arrest" Don said with slurred words. Somehow, in his drunken state, it had seemed funny to crank call his own father.

"I'll be there soon!" Alan slammed the phone, got dressed and went to check on his son. He knew that work was stressful for his eldest, but this was the first time had had called drunk as can be.

Soon, he arrived and saw open bottles of strong liquor all over. Don had fallen asleep. Sighing, Alan picked up the mess and stayed with his son. They would have a very serious talk when he woke up.

The End.

Disclaimer- the first line is a quote from the show Red Dwarf.