The group met as they usually had after school in the park, only this time it was a Saturday. Calvin was there with his Dalmatian, Delilah, who was busy trying to chase her tail. Stacy was there, along with her eight year old brother, Mike. She was babysitting him that day so she had to bring him along, and his puppy, Rusty. And Henry was also there, too. "So," said Calvin. "Are we ready to go?"
"Sure are!" replied Stacy. She turned to her brother. "Now Mike, I need you and Rusty to stay with me at all times, ok?"
"Yes, Stacy," said Mike, innocently. Rusty let out a happy yip in his arms.
Calvin, the fearless leader, took the initiative to slide down the dark, dank tunnel before the others. Delilah followed him, obediently.
Henry, admittedly, was a little frightened. Being in enclosed places made him a little nervous, but with his friends, he was braver than usual.
"How far does this tunnel extend?" Stacy asked, hearing the sound echo back to her as she slid, holding onto Mike and Rusty. It seemed that the tunnel was never-ending. That is, until they came upon an underground lair. It was unlike anything they had seen before. Everything was still within pristine condition, glistening in the faint light from above.
"Fire hydrants? Is this some sort of hideout for dogs?" Henry questioned, becoming more curious.
"I don't know, but we can't stop here. We've come this far. Let's see how far this hydrant city goes, and if there is an entrance somewhere," Calvin said, as the three friends and two dogs followed behind, eagerly.
Delilah seemed to be intrigued by a scent coming from somewhere and in an attempt to catch up to her, Mike accidentally let Rusty go.
Just then, he started crying. "I should've held onto him tighter…Now he's gone and I'm not sure if we'll ever find him," Mike wept.
Stacy patted his shoulder, trying to calm him down a bit.
Just then, barking was heard. "I hear Delilah barking, I don't think she went too far," Calvin said, leading the trio again.
Unfortunately, they had not been found, but instead almost bumped into the entrance to the Hydrant city itself. The doors to the building opened and the four stepped inside, wondering where there dogs had gone to. They knew sooner or later, they'd find them.
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MeanwhileDelilah had found an odd looking tube and had poked it with her nose. Barking happily, she nuzzled it and it opened.
Just then, Calvin spotted her. "There she is!", he cried. "Rusty's there too." He then walked toward the two dogs. "Delilah, here girl!", he whistled for Delilah to come.
Just then, an alarm went off and the chamber that Delilah was in began to fill with mist.
Calvin and the others were horrified with what was going on. "Delilah!" he shouted. Soon, Delilah was surrounded by the oncoming mist. By the time it had cleared, she couldn't be seen.