Blythe walked across the street, moving rather quickly due to the fact she didn't want anyone to be the least bit suspicious of her heavy handbag, due to it containing a fox even though Downtown City allows all kinds of people to adopt all kinds of pets, but this was a wild fox. Downtown City only allows people to keep domestic animals, unless they adopt a wild animal for taming purposes. "Blythe, why are you moving so fast?" asked Pepper, trying her hardest to keep up with Blythe even though she was on a leash and if she stopped to take a rest while Blythe was still walking she would just be pulled along.

"If anyone finds out there's a wild fox in my handbag, they'll call Animal Control on me!" panted Blythe. "Hey, don't worry about it," said Minka. "No one in Downtown City would poke their noses in other people's business!" "I suppose you're right, Minka," said Blythe. "But still..." Blythe finally arrived at the Littlest Pet Shop and walked over to the door. "Well, pets... This is it," she said. "Blythe, what if Mrs. Twombly sees your heavy handbag and questions about it?" asked Penny Ling. "Meh, just tell her it's a bunch of pet toys that you just bought!" said Pepper. "I'd hate to lie to Mrs. Twombly," said Blythe, sighing. "It's for the best, though," said Zoe. "If you tell Mrs. Twombly there's a wild fox in your purse she'll freak out and would think animals are dangerous and would close Littlest Pet Shop!" "And if she wouldn't do that," said Pepper, "Then she would fire you or call Animal Control!" "Or maybe all together at once!" said Penny. "Okay, we're making a big deal out of this," said Blythe. She took a deep breath and opened the door, ringing the little bell above it. "Hello, welcome to Littlest Pet Shop," muttered Mrs. Twombly as she was stacking some dog food in the shelves behind her. "This is your chance!" whisper-shouted Pepper. "Run inside the daycamp before Mrs. Twombly sees you!" "Okay!" whispered back Blythe, running over to the daycamp, opening the door and quickly slamming it behind her. "If you need any help, just give a ye... Um, hello?" said Mrs. Twombly as she turned around. She looked around. "...Huh. I thought for sure someone was entering the Littlest Pet Shop. Huh! Maybe it was just my imagination. After all, I'm becoming an old woman. My hair isn't as red as it used to be." Mrs. Twombly sighed and grabbed a duster and began to dust the shelves where the cat food was.

Blythe took a sigh of relief. "At least Mrs. Twombly didn't see us," said Zoe. In front of them, there was Sunil, Vinnie, and Russell. Russell was curled up in a ball and Sunil and Vinnie were next to him trying to comfort him. "Hey, calm down, buddy," said Vinnie, patting Russell, trying to avoid his quills. "Yes, she should be back any minute now," said Sunil, doing the same. "She's back right now," said Pepper, walking up to them. "You're acting like she's been gone for weeks or even months!" Russell uncurled himself from his spiky position to look around. Finally, when he spotted Blythe, a big smile decorated his face. "BLYTHE! YOU'RE BACK!" cried Russell, crying tears of joy. He ran up to Blythe and hugged her leg, careful not to hurt her with his spiky quills. "I can't believe you're okay! Were you out of the hospital already?" "Um... What do you mean?" asked Blythe. "Me and the girls went to the park, not the hospital." "You and the girls were gone for so long Russell thought that you got attacked by a rabid fox and now you were in Downtown City Hospital and you wouldn't be back for 3 months," explained Sunil, walking up to Blythe. "...A rabid fox, you say?" said Blythe, smiling nervously, looking at her handbag. "I'm glad you weren't REALLY attacked by a fox!" said Russell, smiling wide, letting go of Blythe's leg. "Why would you think Blythe got attacked by a fox?" asked Sunil to his prickly pal.

"After all, foxes don't live in city parks. They live in forests!" "Actually, Blythe met a fox and took her with us!" said Minka. Blythe shot a glare at her. Minka shrugged nervously. "What the... you took a... a FOX to the LITTLEST PET SHOP?!" cried Russell, beginning to hyperventilate. "Breathe, Russell, breathe!" said Vinnie. "We had no choice!" said Blythe. "Her front paws were stuck in a leg trap! She would've bled to death if we didn't help her! And she can't survive with 2 broken paws out in the wild! Whether you like it or not, this fox is going to stay with us until her paws recover!" Russell began breathing so fast his heart missed a beat, twice! "SH-SHE'S GONNA EAT US ALL!" cried Russell. "Russell, find your happy place!" cried Sunil. "HOW CAN I FIND MY HAPPY PLACE IF THERE'S A FOX THAT'S GONNA EAT US ALL FOR LUNCH?!" cried Russell. "Russell, you're gonna have a heart attack! Calm down!" cried Blythe. Suddenly, there was a small rustling in Blythe's handbag. "Wh-What was that sound...?" asked Russell. His voice leveled down, but he still sounded extremely scared. "Oh, that? Heh, that's just the fox we brought from the park," said Pepper, smirking. "Oh, no... I suddenly feel... LIGHT HEADED!" yelled Russell. He started wobbling around and Vinnie and Sunil tried to make him stand straight. "Russell, you really need to calm down!" yelled Blythe sincerely. "You'll have a major heart attack!" Then, Vixie popped her head out of the bag. Once Russell saw her, he fell down to the floor. He had fainted.

Sunil did a facepalm. "That hedgehog is so afraid of foxes, one look at them and he'll faint," he muttered to himself. Blythe sighed. "I'm gonna take Russell to the vet. You guys can show Vixie around." Blythe picked up the body of the hedgehog and opened the door and walked out of the daycamp, Vixie jumping out of her handbag at the last minute. "Vixie?" said Vinnie. "Who's Vixie?" "I'm Vixie," said the fox, smiling. She looked behind her as Blythe was talking to Mrs. Twombly as Blythe was carrying the fainted body of Russell. "It seems like your hedgehog friend has fainted from the sight of me." "Yeah," said Pepper. "Russell's parents were killed by a fox when he was only a hoglet, and he's been terrified to death of foxes ever since that day." "Um... Do you like the taste of hedgehog meat?" The fox scoffed. "Well, I've never tasted it before, but I've heard it tastes bland and too many bones. I've also heard it tastes so hard. I prefer soft, small, meat that doesn't have alot of bones, and all those quills... Bleh! I like chicken meat the best." "Umm... Have you ever considered eating... skunk meat?" asked Pepper, shaking. "No," said Vixie. "Dead skunks smell - and taste - worse than the live ones." "Phew!" said Pepper, wiping a drop of sweat off her head, breathing a sigh of relief. "What about panda meat?" asked Penny.

"Hmm.." said Vixie. "Honestly, I've never tasted it before. But I've heard panda meat is big, and hard, and much too many bones! And hard meat usually tastes extremely bland." Penny Ling sighed. "Phew!" "And dog meat?" asked Zoe. "It actually doesn't taste half-bad," said Vixie, smirking. Zoe gulped. "Um... You know what, guys? I think I'm gonna go in the fire hydrant, to, um, you know... save myself...!" Zoe smiled nervously and zipped up the slide to the fire hydrant, shaking and trembling. "Do you like mongoose meat?" asked Sunil, shaking and trembling, fearing the answer. "I've never tried it before, but I've heard mongoose meat tastes just plain old awful! Ugh!" responded Vixie in disgust. Sunil sighed with a breath of relief. "How does gecko meat taste, for you, I mean?" asked Vinnie. "It tastes veeeery juicy," said Vixie, licking her lips. "Although if the gecko's tail is missing, the part around the tail will taste bad. In fact, gecko meat almost tastes like chicken." Vinnie blanched, his scales turning as white as snow.

Vinnie ran up some hamster pipes and tubes that lead to the fire hydrant. "Um.. Can I hide here with you?" asked Vinnie, nervously. "Fine by me, dear!" said Zoe. "Soooo, are you hungry?" asked Pepper to Vixie. "No, I'm fine," responded Vixie. "I already ate so many pet treats and food in Blythe's fox den." "Um, it's not a fox den," said Penny. "It's a handbag." "Are you sure?" asked Vixie. It felt so much like a fox den... With a never-ending supply of food." "Oh, don't worry, we have many types of food here in the Littlest Pet Shop and even more than that tiny handbag," said Sunil. "Where do you urinate? Because I really need to do it right now," said Vixie. "In that litterbox over there," said Pepper. "And get there quick before you soil yourself!" Vixie ran up to the litterbox walking a bit awkwardly since her front paws were broken and lifted up one leg. The rest of the pets looked away as she did her business. "Why do you urinate and make feces in this small, sandy place?" asked Vixie. "Because it's easier for Blythe to clean up later and it's less messy," responded Pepper, still looking away. "Hmph, you domestic pets have so little liberty. Us wild animals empty ourselves wherever we please." Everyone except Vinnie, Zoe, and Vixie chuckled nervously.