Author's Note:
Now, we're back to Garfield's real life after spending some time in his fantasy mind. So without further ado, let's get onto the show!
Friends are there to help you get started, to give you a push on your way!
Friends are there to turn you around, and get your feet on the ground for a brand new day!
They'll pick you up when you're down.
Help you swallow your pride, when something inside helps you break on through to the other side.
A friend is someone you can open up to when you feel like you're ready to flip.
When you've got the world on your shoulders, friends are there to give you a tip.
And friends are there when you need them. They're even there when you don't.
For a walk in the park, or a shot in the dark, friends are there!
I don't care.
But friends will care for yo-o-o-u-u-u-u-u-u-you!
Garfield: Some dogs may have been harmed in the making of this story.
Our story opens up in the backyard of Garfield's house, where we see him and Odie looking in the bushes over at a teenage girl, who is walking out of the back door.
"Do my eyes deceive me, Odie?" Garfield looked at the girl "It would seem to be a peculiar species of human here in this backyard. Brown hair, midriff shirt, ankle length pants, earrings, what could this species be?"
"Ruff, ruff" Odie barked.
"That's Lyman's niece?" Garfield turned to Odie "Her folks left her here for the day"
Odie nodded and then pointed to Lyman, who was walking over towards the girl.
"Listen Shannon, the mall is only a few blocks away, but I don't think it would be safe for you to go on your own" Lyman told his niece "I can't take you because I'm updating my resume today"
"But this is like so boring Uncle Lyman" said Shannon "I want to do something"
"Your folks will be back to get you later tonight, Shannon" said Lyman "In the meantime you can play with Odie or watch TV. But don't leave the perimeter of the house, I don't want anything bad to happen to you"
While Garfield and Odie went to explore more wonders of the backyard jungle, Shannon snuck out of the house and started to walk to the mall. At that same time, Garfield and Odie noticed that Shannon was leaving.
"The old man wants me to watch TV, but like the only thing to watch are commercials and yogurt makers, like totally gross" she said to herself as she walked towards the yard.
"Holy cow!" Garfield thought "The rare specimen is escaping! Come trusty assistant, we must go in search of the last valley girl!"
Odie nodded and followed Garfield to the neighborhood. At that same time, Shannon was wondering where the mall was.
"I bet the mall is like this way" Shannon said as she pointed to the right direction.
Meanwhile, Garfield and Odie had been searching for a while, but they couldn't find Shannon anywhere at all. They lost her in a crowd. Plus, Garfield stocked up on some fish crackers.
"I believe we've lost the trail, faithful assistant" Garfield turned to Odie "I have no idea where else to turn or where she could've gone to"
"Bark!" Odie barked as he pointed to something.
"Of course" Garfield snapped his fingers "The traditional lair of the valley girls...the shopping mall! Thank goodness too. I'd really like to raid the food court"
The duo ran into the mall, not noticing the "NO PETS" sign on the door. They wandered around the mall, looking for Shannon.
"Careful dear companion" Garfield turned to Odie "The mall is crawling with a lot of dangerous things"
All of a sudden, there was a loud announcement from the mall speakers "Attention shoppers! Double sided tape is half price at the stationary store for a limited time only!"
Just then, the ground started to shake and the two saw that it was a stampede of humans running towards them.
"Battle stations, trusty assistant" Garfield grabbed Odie "We must hang onto that plant for assistance"
Garfield and Odie jumped and grabbed the leaf of a tall plant as the humans were stampeding past them. Finally, when the humans were gone, Garfield and Odie fell down from the plant.
"What a relief, trusty compadre" Garfield shook off the dirt "I was almost a mall waffle"
Just then, a security guard came right up to Garfield and Odie.
"Careful faithful companion" Garfield turned up "I sense a dangerous human is lurking us. What dangerous human? Why one of the most dreaded species; Mallus Secruitus"
"Hey!" said the guard "No animals are allowed in the mall!"
Garfield and Odie then ran away from the security guard, who chased after them. While that was happening, Shannon saw them pass by.
"Oh my God" said Shannon "Like, far out and awesome! I'd better check it out"
While Shannon ran after the guard, Garfield and Odie went to the upstairs escalator and started running fast, not knowing that they weren't going anywhere.
"This is working, we're losing him, we're miles ahead of him" Garfield said in his thoughts.
"Ruff!" Odie barked.
"Whew" Garfield sighed "We've been running for a while now, trusty assistant. Let us take a rest"
Garfield and Odie stopped running and were back to the first floor, where the guard was getting impatient and grabbed the duo.
"Rats" Garfield thought "They are also cunning"
Odie whimpered and nodded.
Shannon ran towards the guard "This like totally tubular! Like gag my boss with an awesome tuna fish! Crimenently, even I don't know what I'm saying. Like, uno momentum, dude"
"What is it, missy?" asked the guard.
"Like those are my Uncle Lyman's pets and I would like you to give them back" Shannon told the guard.
"Sorry little lady" said the guard "But you should've thought of that before you brought them in here. I'm afraid I'm going to have to give you a ticket"
"Like no way" Shannon placed her hands on her hips.
"Yes, way" the guard nodded.
While Shannon and the guard kept arguing, Garfield saw some lever and got an idea.
"We have to get out of this trap, faithful companion" he looked at Odie "And I know just how to do it"
Garfield then pulled the lever and the blue light started flashing, which stopped the arguing.
"Attention shoppers, we have another blue light special by the escalators" said the announcer.
Just then, another stampede of crazed shoppers came by and they caused the guard to drop Garfield and Odie and run. Shannon then grabbed the duo and they started running back to the house.
"Like this is horrible, Uncle Lyman is going to go all psycho on me" she said.
They arrived back at the house, where Shannon received a well deserved lecture from her disappointed uncle.
"Now Shannon, I am very disappointed in you" Lyman told her "I specifically told you to stay within the perimeter of the house and you disobeyed me"
"Yes sir" Shannon sighed.
"Now I hope from now on you'll listen to me" Lyman folded his arms "Your mother and father will have a word with me when they get here in an hour"
"Yes sir" Shannon sighed.
Garfield turned to Odie "Well faithful assistant, it looks like our work here is done. Come on, let's get ready for our next adventure; Ribbus Shackus aka, raiding the Davis Rib Shack"
"Ruff" Odie barked.
Author's Note:
Looks like the intrepid Garfield and his assistant Odie have done their safari in the Suburban Jungle. But what awaits them next? Well I'll have to tell you that story sometime in the future. But now, we have to back to US Acres to figure out where Orson is and if his friends will find him. Get ready to have the mystery solved folks!