It was a tremendous success at the grand opening of Littlest Pet Street, and everybody was happy about it of course… well, except for the Biskit family, considering that they are clearly losing the competition now. Any who, it was pretty much thanks to Blythe for featuring a celebrity in the grand opening, which is literally the only reason why most people came. This celebrity, as you may already know, is a cat; a cat that earned its huge fame by starring in fail videos online. Everyone liked it because she was adorable! No wonder this cat's latest video had almost a billion views. It probably has over a billion views by now anyway. This cat is Felina Meow.
She was a mean and bossy cat who wanted everything her way. She was supposed to be at Downtown city, but was at another city instead. So, she was visited by her entourage, who were Blythe and some of the Littlest Pet Shop pets! They all took Felina with them to Downtown city to attend the grand opening of Littlest Pet Street. Felina gave everyone a tough time during the journey to Downtown city. However, after watching the Littlest Pet Shop pets have so much fun and were happy together, she felt bad and was convinced to turn over a new leaf. When they all returned to Downtown city to attend the grand opening, she wanted to walk on the red carpet with her entourage, which she addressed as friends. So, goodbye, mean and bossy Felina Meow! And hello, new and improved Felina Meow!
Don't worry. This isn't the last time we'll see her…
It has now been a week after the grand opening of the Littlest Pet Street, and the pets were going through their normal routine at the Littlest Pet Shop day camp. Penny Ling was chewing off bamboo while enjoying the scenery of the day camp, Vinnie and Sunil were watching advertisements on television, Pepper was performing jokes in front of Zoe and Minka. And lastly, there is Russell, away from all the other pets, reading a book while relaxing in a comfy pillow. He was somewhere where no pet could interrupt him: behind the large, purple armchair. But something wasn't right with him now.
Unlike the other pets in the day camp, Russell felt so bored with what he was doing! Sure, he likes the book he's currently reading now, but this is the fourth time he's reading it! He didn't have a better hobby to do. Does he have any other book to read? Well, yeah, he does. In fact, recently, Blythe has given Russell a few of her books to borrow and read for a while, which was very nice and considerate of her. The bad news, however, was that Blythe's books were romantic drama books, and he was clearly not into THAT sort of stuff! No, he's more interested in detective and mystery books. Why else does he like being a detective himself? But he accepted these books any way because he didn't want to disrespect her taste; he understood why she likes these books. After all, it's good to out try other kinds of things for a change.
Russell just stopped reading and groaned in boredom as he looked over to his side to see the stack of books that Blythe had lent him. Some of them were even glittery and pink! Eugh! Those romance books are just sitting over there, not being read by him. Should I read them? He thought to himself. I might not even like them.
He took a few seconds to come up with a decision, until his thoughts were interrupted by a sound in the distance. That sounds like laughter! Russell wanted to investigate, but he glanced at Blythe's books one more time. I guess I can think about them later, he thought and rushed away from behind the armchair to see where the sound was coming from. It came from a slightly higher platform next to the big window.
It was Zoe and Minka, both laughing as they were covered in pistachio; Pepper sprayed the pistachio at them with her flower.
"I'll be honest," Zoe said between chuckles, "It's been a while since you've used pistachio."
"Hey!" Russell called them from the distance, "What's up?"
The others looked at Russell. "Hi, Russell. I've heard that not using your jokes for a while can make them funny again in the future." Pepper stated. "I didn't use pistachio in forever, so that's why Zoe and Minka are covered in it! Wanna try?"
Russell scoffed; why would he ever want to be covered in pistachio when he practically defines the opposite of messy. "No way."
Zoe rolled her eyes and nudged Pepper, signaling her to hand her the flower. Pepper winked and handed Zoe the flower. Then, at the most unexpected time, Zoe used the flower and covered Russell in pistachio! He was shocked, but then his surprise just turned into laughter. It actually is pretty funny when you haven't used pistachio in a while, he thought.
Minka laughed, but she suddenly had an idea! She felt the texture of the pistachio she was covered in, and was sure that her idea would work! "This would go great as paint!" She yelled, then she snatched the flower off Zoe's paw and jumped away, leaving the three pets confused.
"I don't think Minka's plan will work." Zoe commented. Pepper and Russell nodded as they both agreed with her. Just then, they were called by Vinnie.
"Guys! You need to see this!"
The three pets and Minka hurried over to Vinnie and Sunil, who were watching TV. Penny Ling also approached the group. "What is it?!" asked Russell.
"It's on the television." Sunil responded.
All the pets looked up at the TV; it's the news, and it seems like they are commenting on the Littlest Pet Street. There is a news reporter on TV, and she's talking. "Good morning, and welcome to the Downtown City news central, where news is delivered to your television. Today's news is based on the grand opening of Littlest Pet Street, which has been an immense success. It is a small street, that offers a variety of shops and different facilities for both owners and pets to enjoy. Additionally, a guest star has appeared in the grand opening, who is the adorable cat who has recently hit a billion views online. She is Felina Meow."
The pets looked at the TV and recognized the name. "Oh! Felina! She was quite friendly." Commented Penny Ling.
"And she is so adorable!" Minka said, "If she ever comes here, I'm going to make a portrait especially for her!"
"It's not going to be just random paint splattered onto the canvas, will it?" Pepper asked, "Paint it like how you painted us with Blythe, with the emotionless colors and big eyes."
"Don't call it random paint splatter!" Minka said, "All of my work is art! The paint splatter has meaning! And the painting with Blythe and the pets just… freak me out. The eyes look like they're staring into my soul…"
"Which is exactly why we all loved the painting." Argued Russell, "You do want Felina to love the painting too, don't you?"
"Well, I guess." Minka said with a sigh, "But it's not like she'd come to the day camp anyway."
"You can say that again." Zoe said with slight anger in her voice, "That overrated cat is probably too arrogant to think about being here anyway."
Zoe started unintentionally growling in anger; she was a dog, what do you expect? It was because she was so jealous and hated Felina. The pets looked at Zoe with a concerned look. "Don't tell me your still jealous of that cat, Zoe." Pepper said. She remembered when they all watched one of Felina's videos online, and Zoe was the only one who disapproved, whereas everyone else went "Aww."
Zoe didn't like her ever since she saw the video, she was in fact jealous. She must've been jealous because the cat was so famous unlike Zoe. And Felina didn't even need to put effort in it.
"Me? Jealous?" Zoe asked in anger, as if the pets were heavily annoying her. The worst part is that her tone gets even angrier as she continues. "Jealous?!" She repeated in a more furious tone. "JEALOUS OF FELINA MEOW?!"
The other pets glanced at each other, feeling scared to how Zoe's reacting. She was growling so hard right now, it's unbelievable. She's never felt so jealous before. It's all because of the cute, little accidents Felina makes that makes her so overrated and famous. Furthermore, she was the reason why most people came to the grand opening of Littlest Pet Street in the first place. The cat only made tiny accidents in videos and became huge and popular. And Zoe's worked a lot harder than her as Zoe was a poser and even a contender at Terriers and Tiaras… but she got hardly any fame in return. It was so unfair! Without realizing, she lashed out at her friends because she was so overwhelmed by uncontrollable anger!
"OF COURSE, I'M FUCKING JEALOUS OF THAT BITCH!" Zoe snapped furiously! This kind of language shocked the pets greatly, but Zoe continued raging. "That stupid cat literally had to only fall off tables and pianos and make an adorable face and meow! THAT has gotten her billions of views! THAT has gotten her famous and attracted everyone to the grand opening of Littlest Pet Street! THAT is totally unfair! Do you know how hard I work onstage, showing off my fashion and doing my striking poses, even at Terriers and Tiaras?! HOW CAN MY ARDUOUS WORK NOT MAKE ME AS LIKABLE AS THAT FUC-"
Just then, Zoe stopped talking immediately, as she realized what she was doing. She looked at her friends, who seemed scared of her now.
"I-I'm sorry…" Zoe admitted softly, "I'm… terribly sorry for my bad language and anger… It's just… I've worked so much harder, and people don't notice it."
"It's alright, Zoe… But we all notice your work." Penny Ling said with a smile. "That's all that matters, right?"
"That's right." Sunil agreed, "And it does take a lot of patience for others to notice it too."
Zoe was still furiously jealous of Felina, but having her friends around really makes a difference. "T-Thanks, guys. I really needed to hear that." She thanked with a smile and sighed.
"You guys do know that the new is still on TV, right?" Asked Vinnie. "Why are you all still talking?!"
"Oh, right."
The pets turned to the TV and continued watching the news reporter speaking. "The grand opening has been a success indeed. However, while the owners of Felina Meow are still abroad, the celebrity cat is unable to return to her owners."
The pets suddenly gasped at the TV. "W-what does that mean? Does that mean Felina is staying here?!" Minka asked in surprise and curiosity.
"I think so, Minka." Responded Pepper, sounding concerned.
The news reporter continued talking. "Her return to the owners will have to be delayed by at least a few weeks. This is because there has been a recent weather report that has caused a plane to crash-land on an island. This plane goes by the name Pet Jet."
All the pets were shocked, and so was Pepper. "The Pet Jet?! Roger's plane crashed?! Russell, Penny Ling, Minka, Sunil! You guys were on that plane too! What happened?!"
"Long story short," Russell said, "You see, while I was on the Pet Jet with Blythe and the others, I was hoping for an accident to happen because I thought that it would make a great scene for the film we were producing for the grand opening of Littlest Pet Street."
"I see. So, you jinxed it, didn't you?" Pepper said with an unamused expression.
Russell chuckled embarrassingly, "I guess. And then the harsh weather caused us to crash-land onto an island. Luckily, we had a plan! We turned the plane into a boat, had a rhino push us into the water, and then had a whale take the boat to Downtown City."
"What?! Well… thank goodness you guys are okay." Pepper said. She never knew what she'd do if the others never made it back. "By the way, what was a rhino doing on an island?"
"I have no idea."
The pets continued watching the news reporter on the TV and she continued talking. "Due to the incident that has occurred to this Pet Jet, nobody is permitted to use oversea transportation until it is confirmed that both the weather and transport vehicles are safe again. Luckily, the Pet Jet has been recently found, and is currently being restored and repaired at the Downtown airport. The shortest time for confirmation of safety is three weeks. Because of this incident, Felina Meow should remain in Downtown City for now until it is confirmed that she can return safely. The location of where she will stay in the meantime will not be told on air to allow privacy for the cat. This is Downtown City news, and thank you for listening."
The news on TV ended, and then the pets glanced at each other in silence. This was shocking news. Where on earth is Felina Meow going to stay?! What if she's in danger?!
The silence was then broken as soon as Blythe enters the day camp through the door.
"Blythe!" The pets yelled as they all approached her hastily and felt partially relieved.
"Hey, guys!" Blythe greeted. "What's going on?"
"Did you hear the news?" Russell asked with concern.
"Yeah." Blythe responded. "What about it?"
"W-Where's Felina going to stay? Do you know?" Minka asked desperately; she really wanted to paint her a picture.
"As a matter of fact, I do know." Blythe happily announced with a smile. "Pets, I have good news; Felina Meow is going to stay right here at the Littlest Pet Shop for at least three weeks!"
The pets were happy and relieved to hear that; at least the cat wasn't in danger. Minka was also excited, and just cheered and jumped all over the place. "Well, I'm sure we can all make her feel at home." Russell assured.
"I'm trusting you to that, Russell." Blythe said, but then noticed something strange. "…Zoe? Are you alright?"
Zoe was shocked, but realized she was asked a question, then looked at Blythe. "Oh! Um, I'm ok."
Blythe sighed in relief. "Great. Well, Felina is due to be here in a few minutes. She's disguised so that no one can recognize her. How cool is that?!"
"That is pretty cool, I guess." Sunil said. "But is it THAT big of a deal? So, what if she is recognized on the streets?"
"Then the people might secretly follow her to the Littlest Pet Shop, and then share the news with others about the fact that she's staying at Littlest Pet Shop. Then this place will get crowded with Felina's fans. We don't want that, do we?"
"I guess not. That makes sense."
"Good. Well, I'm gonna go to my room now and wait for Youngmee to arrive. She'll be carrying Felina over here too. If anyone needs me, just let me know, ok?"
The pets nodded as they understood, and Blythe proceeded towards the dumb waiter and got in it. Then she used it to take herself to her room. Quite efficient if you ask me.
Meanwhile, the other pets were concerned about the dog. "Zoe?" Russell said softly, "I know how you're feeling right now, but don't worry. Felina will only be here for a while, and then she'll be on her way."
"Ok." Zoe said. But deep inside, she knew she didn't want to even look at Felina. Russell nodded, thinking that everything will go fine between her and the cat. The other pets decided to go back and do what they were doing earlier.
Zoe didn't want Felina to be here. But this was something she had to get through. Let's admit it, Zoe is going to see Felina sooner or later.
Looks like Felina is on her way to the day camp! And it looks like she'll be part of the gang! …for a while.
Russell returned to the place behind the purple armchair, where he recently was, and feeling quite excited! This is great, he thought. A celebrity is going to be a day camper! This isn't the first time we've seen a celebrity pet before though. Of course, she'll turn out better than Shahrukh, because she's turned over a new leaf unlike him.
As excited as Russell was, he spots the piles of books that Blythe lent him, and his excitement was then killed. He didn't like romantic drama books, but he can't judge them, because he hasn't given them a go yet. He wants to try them, but at the same time, he doesn't. I guess I'll just read these romance books when I feel like it, he finally decided, then sat on his pillow and continued reading his own book.