Ch 2
Dougal found Zebedee tending to his garden at the back of his house. He seemed sad. "How come you're not with Arduro?" he asked the dog. "I know what you're feeling." He replied to him.
"What do you mean?" Zebedee asked him. "I detect a hint of jealousy from you. Are you feeling just a little bit jealous of Arduro?" he said to the Magical Springer. He saw sadness in Zebedee's eyes. "Okay I am. I thought at first that Arduro being here would be fun but now I'm not sure. He's taking away my friends." Zebedee answered Dougal. He smiled at that. He'd never seen Zebedee jealous before.
"Remember when my cousin Digger came from Down Under to visit and the others liked him better than mw because he was cheerful and more funnier than me? I tried everything to make my friends pay attention to me again, even dress up as a clown but in the end I found they still loved me even though I was different from Digger so I thought it was okay. Maybe it's the same with you and Arduro. You should try something big, something dramatic. That would get their attention." Dougal told him as he walked off.
Zebedee thought about what his friend had said. "Dougal's right. I feel jealous, the way he was when Digger visited. But what kind of big thing should I do to get my friends back?" he thought as he saw Arduro come into the house. He then cooked them Spanish omelettes but Arduro noticed that his cousin was very quiet the rest of the night. "Is Zebedee mad at me or something? I haven't done anything to him. Maybe he thinks I took his friends from him but I didn't. They were playing and included me in their game. Maybe I should talk to Florence." He thought as he drifted off to sleep. He was dreaming of Mardi Gras in Spain and eating tapas. He smiled as he slept peacefully.
The next morning Zebedee got up early. He was planning something. Florence and the others were organising a party for Aduro. Zebedee got really mad when he saw that and bounced off. "I wonder what's wrong with him? He's always in a good mood." Brian said to Florence as she set up streamers. "I'm not sure but I think⦠he's jealous of Arduro. I should talk to him." She answered gently. Zebedee then saw Train and got an idea. "Since theu like Arduro so much, if I put a spell on Train that makes him wreck the party, they'll pay attention to me agaib. It's perefect!" he thought as he used some of his magic on Train and laughed as he bounced off. "What's going on?" Train yawned but closed his eyes and went back to sleep. Arduro noticed Zebedee was in a good mood as he bounced into the kiychen. "Bueno dias Zebedee. I see you're feeling much better than yesterday." he said as he ate cereal. "Oh I am and I'll be staying that way if my plan works!" Zebedee chuckled as Arduro left the house. He followed him in secret so he cpi;d watch the fun. He'd made him invisble so Arduro and the others wouldn't notice him.
Florence was at his house not realising what was going on. She then heard Train going out of control as he sped towards the party. "He's out of control! But why?" she said running after him. "Get out of the way!" Train yelled as Brian and the others panicked but Arduro jumped in front of them. He then used his magic to halt Train before he'd caused any damage. "Thanks Arduro man." Dylan said as he fell asleep. "Gracias my compadres. I like to help my friends. But who would pull a trick like this?" he answered. Florence gasped as Zebedee appeared. He seemed cross. "You ruined my plan!" he yelled as he bounced off on anger. Arduro knew Zebedee had wanted this to happen so his friends would pay attention to him again. Sam found him hiding behind the Roundabout. "Hey Zeb. I heard Arduro's looking for you. He was great saving Dylan, Brian and Ermintrude was." he told him. Zebedee was really angry mow.
He was going to do something drastic. He was running away from the Village. "If they want Arduro, then I'll just leave. They won't miss me with him around." he told himself as he packed up his most precious things and vanished...
