Brain and Binky were at the Sugar Bowl. Binky was eating pink ice cream from a large glass bowl, while Brain was eating green ice cream on a cone. Arthur, who has been walking past on his way home from school, felt his moth drop open.
"Guys, what are you doing? I thought you hated each other!" Arthur exclaimed as he ran inside, ignoring the warning look one of the workers gave him. Brain and Buster grinned at each other.
"Well, that was true. I even tried to murder Brain a few days ago. But we made up, so it's all good," Binky explained between mouthfuls of strawberry flavored dessert. Brain nodded.
"You see Arthur, sometimes enemies can become helpful allies. Now I help Binky study, and he keeps all the other bullies from stuffing me in the locker." Arthur wasn't totally convinced such an extreme change could be possible, but maybe those two were just special.
Arthur shook his head; he had to hurry home, or he'd miss Bionic Bunny! Saying his farewells, Arthur dashed out of the store, almost slipping because the workers had begun mopping. The main one looked disappointed that Arthur hadn't fallen on his butt.
"Arthur is such a worry-wart, you know?" Binky laughed, eating the last of the ice-cream. Brain had to agree.
"I think Arthur has been messed up ever since Buster vanished, even though I should be the one traumatized after the Mary Moo Cow incident…" Binky continued, fishing in his pockets for money to pay for more ice cream. Brain gulped.
"First off, I told you: don't mention Mary Moo Cow to me, you ignoramus! Secondly, I actually know where Buster is located…" Brain said hesitantly. Binky grabbed him by the shoulders and shook him.
"What do you mean, Brain? TELL ME!"
Brain started to almost cry. "I was walking down the street when I saw Arthur's crazy dog dragging a body. I managed to trade it for a steak, and I took the body home to experiment on. Imagine if I could bring back a dead person! Everything I tried didn't work, though. I eventually gave up."
Binky looked horrified. He slowly backed up towards the door. "I have to tell Arthur….and the police…and my parents….and Molly…." Binky turned to run, but the doors wouldn't open. Brain sighed.
"Binky, stop being an idiot," Brain said, annoyed. A few seconds later, Brain realized that Binky wasn't fooling around. The doors were really locked. Suddenly, the lights went off, and that's when they realized that the workers had been absent for some time.
Shrieking like DW, Binky grabbed Brain. Brain tried to shake him off, but Binky was one persistent bugger.
"BINKY, GET OFF ME, YOU LUMMOX!" Brain screamed. The two wrestled on the ground, which was still wet. Then they heard a growling noise. Looking up, their eyes having adjusted to the dark, they saw….BUSTER BAXTER!
"I thought the fool was dead!" Binky yelled in Brain's ear. Wincing, Brain shoved Binky towards Buster, who punched him. Binky went down like a sack of potatoes.
Brain knew he only had one chance to escape! Grabbing a chair, he threw it at the window, which broke! Brain leapt through the opening and ran home, where he called Arthur.
"Hi, Arthur. Just wanted to say….we could be in trouble. Also, could you kill your dog? Thanks."
Author's Notes: Well, Buster is back from the dead. For those who never guessed, yup, Pal killed Buster in my first ever Arthur story. Creepy.