Blythe and the pets made their way to the pet shop. Blythe was holding onto Kendra in her arms and she couldn't stop thinking about how cute she was. It made her think that her owner, Claudia, must be worried sick about her and it made her more determined to help Kendra find her.
When they made it to the pet shop, Blythe and the pets saw a huge line-up just outside of the sweet shop. They went inside to see Youngmee at the front desk franticly handing the customers their treats and working the cash register at the same time.
"Hey, Youngmee. What's with the line?" Blythe asked as she walked up to her friend.
"Oh, hey, Blythe," said a very worn out Youngmee. "Aunt Christie had just made a new treat. Chocolate mint cupcakes, and they seem to quite the sensation. People can't get enough of them. I've been serving customers non-stop."
"Hey, if you want, I can help you. With the both of us working together, this line will die down in no time," said Blythe.
"Thanks Blythe. You are the best," said Youngmee.
Blythe quickly made her way inside the pet shop, where she took the pets into the day camp area and gently placed Kendra on the ground.
"Now I have to go help my friend, but I promise as soon as I'm done, I'll come back here and help you find your owner," Blythe said to the young ferret. "In the meantime, the other pets will take care of you."
Kendra simply smiled and nodded her head.
"I'll be back in a few minutes, okay?" Blythe asked the other pets.
"Don't worry, Blythe. We'll take good care of the little cutie," said Zoe.
Blythe smiled at her animal friends as she walked out of the day camp.
Kendra began looking around the day camp and was quite amazed at all of the fun things they had. Just then, she heard a little rumbling from her stomach.
"Guess that banana didn't fill you up," said Minka.
"Don't worry, sweetie. We have plenty of delicious things to fill that little tummy of yours," said Zoe as she gently tickled Kendra's belly, causing her to giggle.
The pets took Kendra to the feeding area and pushed a food bowl filled with brown pet kibble towards her. Kendra was a bit uneasy at first when she looked at the food. To her, it looked like a big pile of dirt. But she had to admit it did smell pretty tasty. Kendra took a small handful of the food and gave it a small nibble. The pets soon saw her eyes widen. At first, they thought she didn't like it and were about to take it away when Kendra grabbed bigger handfuls of the food and started stuffing her face until the bowl was empty.
"Wow, you were hungry," said Pepper.
"That was the most delicious thing I've ever had," said Kendra. "You are so lucky. You get to eat this everyday."
Kendra then noticed the tire swing and walked up to it. She remembered seeing one at the playground at the park when Claudia would take her for walks, but she never got the chance to play on it.
"Wanna go for a ride?" asked Minka as she walked up next to Kendra.
She then picked her up and placed her inside the tire, told her to hold on and began pushing her. Kendra let out a bunch of little giggles as she went back and forth on the swing.
"That was great," said Kendra as the swing came to a halt.
"If you like that, then you're going to love all the other fun-fun-fun things we have here," said Minka.
Kendra was about to jump out of the tire swing, when she slipped and fell flat onto the ground. The other pets quickly ran up to her to see if she was okay. As Kendra sat up, tears started to form in her eyes as she clenched onto her knee. Zoe then began to gently rub Kendra's back as Russell eyed the injury and saw a small scrape on Kendra's knee.
"Don't worry, Kendra. I got just the thing to help with this," the hedgehog said as he walked away.
"It hurts. It really hurts," Kendra sobbed.
"Ssh. It's okay, darling," said Zoe as she gently wiped the tears from Kendra's eyes. She then leaned down and gently kissed Kendra's knee. "There. That should make it better."
Kendra couldn't help but smile at Zoe's little gesture. She was like a mother taking care of her child. Just then, Russell came back holding onto a small first-aid kit. He opened it up and took out a small box of bandages and took out three different coloured Band-Aids: one purple, one green and one red.
"Now which colour would you like?" he asked Kendra.
"The purple one, please," said Kendra. "Purple's my favourite colour."
"What a coincidence," said Zoe. "It's my favourite colour too. Hence my fur colour."
Kendra let out a small chuckle at Zoe's remark.
"Now don't pick at this," said Russell as he placed the Band-Aid on Kendra's knee.
Kendra admired the colour of the Band-Aid before giving Russell a small hug.
"Thank you, Russell," she said before giving him a small peck on the nose.
"Aww, you're welcome," Russell blushed.
"Hey Kendra," came the sound of Pepper's voice. Kendra turned around and saw Pepper with her back facing her.
"I guess I hurt myself too. I fell and bumped my nose and it is all swollen."
Pepper then turned around to reveal that she was wearing her red clown nose. She then squeezed it, causing it to squeak which made Kendra giggle. Pepper then started doing a number of other goofing things, making funny faces and silly noises, doing a handstand and doing a few cartwheels.
Kendra's giggling soon turned into a full on laugh. The other pets looked at Kendra as she laughed. Soon, Zoe started to giggle as well, followed by Russell, then Vinnie and Sunil and then Penny and Minka.
"Wow, I haven't this many laughs in a long time," said Pepper after seeing everyone laughing.
"It's not just that," Russell said, still chuckling. "It's Kendra's laugh."
"Yes. It's quite infectious," said Sunil before laughing some more.
Pepper then looked at Kendra laughing and had to agree. Pretty soon, she stated laughing as well.
When the laughter finally died down, Pepper walked up to Kendra and wrapped her arm around her.
"That's quite a laugh you got there, kiddo," she said. "If there was a award for most contagious laugh, you would win. No contest."
"All right, Kendra, what do you want to do next?" asked Zoe. "We can do whatever you want."
Kendra thought about it for a bit until she came up with the perfect idea.
"Can we play hide and seek?" she said. "I love that game."
All of the pets agreed that that was a good idea. Kendra and the pets all went to find a hiding spot while Zoe covered her eyes and started counting. When she was finished, she started looking for the pets. She found some of them pretty easily; Penny Ling and Pepper were hiding inside the fire hydrant slide, Minka was inside the fake tree, Vinnie and Sunil were hiding behind the lounge chair and Russell hid inside a bucket of balls.
The only one who wasn't found yet was Kendra. The pets looked everywhere, but couldn't seem to find her. Then Penny Ling noticed something that made her chuckle. She tapped Zoe on the shoulder and pointed to what she was looking at, a pet bed with a small pair of blue feet sticking out from underneath the pillow.
Zoe tried her best to hold in her laughter as she walked up to the pet bed.
"Well, this is a surprise. I've never seen a pillow with feet before," Zoe said before letting out a fake gasp. "I wonder if this pillow is ticklish."
Zoe then quickly tickled the two little feet, causing Kendra to laugh so hard that the pillow fell off of her.
"Found you, you little stinker," said Zoe as she started to move the tickling to Kendra's sides. "Give up yet? Say uncle!"
"Never!" Kendra shouted between laughs.
"Oh, no," said Sunil in a fake despair voice. "Kendra is being attacked by the dreaded tickle monster. Come Vinnie. We must save her."
Sunil and Vinnie quickly ran up, grabbed Zoe and pinned her to the ground.
"Quick, Kendra," said Sunil. "We need your help. There is only one way to stop a tickle monster."
He and Vinnie then started tickling Zoe's ribs before Kendra joined in by tickling Zoe's belly.
"No fair. I'm suppose to be the tickle monster," said Zoe while laughing.
"I'm afraid the tables have turned," chuckled Sunil.
The other pets looked on and couldn't' help but laugh at what they saw. Then Minka grew a sinister look on her face as she shouted "TICKLE FIGHT!" before running up to Sunil and started tickling his sides. Soon the others joined in as Pepper grabbed Vinnie, pinned him to the ground, and started tickling his feet with her tail. Penny Ling then grabbed Kendra and pinned her down as well.
"Hey Kendra? Do you like raspberries?" she asked. "If you do, then you're going to love this."
Penny Ling then blew a huge raspberry into Kendra's belly, making the small ferret go into hysterics.
After the tickling finally stopped, all of the pets were all on their backs, gasping for air.
"Best. Tickle fight. Ever," said Pepper.
"You got that right," said Kendra. "I love a good tickling."
At that moment, the young ferret let out a small yawn.
"Looks like someone's a little tired," said Penny Ling.
Kendra had to agree. She was starting to feel sleepy and could really use a nap. Soon all of the other pets started yawing as well. They all grabbed their pet beds, got comfortable and soon dozed off.
Zoe almost fell asleep until she felt something touch her side. She looked down and saw Kendra gently cuddling herself next to the purple dog. Zoe couldn't help but smile at this. She then leaned over and gently gave Kendra a small kiss on the forehead.
"Pleasant dreams, sweetie," she said before closing her eyes.