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"Granny Rose go fetch Copper," Cash said in a demanding tone.
However, Granny was busy scratching her rear on the floor, "hold up, I got myself an itch" she said
Cash just stared at her, amazed how she was no help at all.
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Meanwhile, Todd looked around for Copper, hoping to find him to see if he wanted to play, or go on some rides. He checked the barn-house but only found Cash, Granny Rose, Waylon and Floyd. He then decided to check inside the tour bus.
"Copper?" Todd said and tilted his head, surprised and a bit confused on why he found his best friend cuddling with Dixie.
"Um…I guess he's busy," Todd whispered.
Zelda sat on top of a dresser inside the tour bus, licking her paw, "your friend here is going to be busy for a long time," she said in a somewhat amused tone.
Todd looked up at her "What do you mean?"
Zelda let out a chuckle "you mean you haven't heard? Dixie has been doing this since she was old enough."
"doing what?" Todd said, "taking naps?"
"It's more than just naps, kid, pretty soon Dixie will get him to…you know."
"What?" said Todd
"Come on do I have to spell it out?"
Todd just stared at her blankly, not getting the message.
"Oh jeez, they're gonna mate!" Zelda yelled, annoyed by Todd's confused stares.
"Mate? What are you talking about?"
Zelda slapped her paw against her head, knowing now she had to explain everything to the clueless kit.
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Cash sighed and decided to go get Copper himself, since Granny Rose's itching wasn't going to stop anytime soon.
"Stay here guys, I'll get him" Cash said as he walked out of the barn house.
He walked to the tour bus. Right as he was about to go inside, Todd crawled out with an anxious and jumpy look on his face.
"Uh…hey kid, you ok?" Cash asked.
Todd looked up at him, his ears down in fright. He had the fear that Cash would be able to see what he was thinking about, which was Zelda's gruesome explanation of what mating was.
"Y…yeah…I…I'm fine…," Todd choked out, then quickly scurried away hiding behind a pile of cleaned dog bowls.
Cash watched him, he was suspicious of Todd's behavior, but decided to continue walking into the bus.
As he made it inside, he found Dixie cuddling with Copper and let out a sigh.
"This is what's been taking so long?" Cash said, "I wonder why Todd seemed so messed up about this?"
Cash shrugged then slowly and gently grabbed Copper by the scruff of his neck and pulled him away from Dixie, careful not to wake either of them up.
He carried Copper back to the barn house and set him down, Copper plopped down onto the hardwood floor, which woke him up instantly.
"Wake up kid, we have rehearsal to do," Cash said instructively
"huh?" Copper yawned, "oh yeah, ok"
Copper shook his head to wake himself up.
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Todd tried to forget everything he heard from Zelda by closing his eyes tightly and trying to focus on something else. Unfortunately, he was failing.
"That's so gross! How could anyone do that?!" Todd asked himself
Suddenly, something dawned on him. He had forgotten about it since Zelda taught him about mating.
"Copper!"
