At Helpful Paws…
Hawka and Skeeta walked inside the dog shelter, were Woofer is right now. They noticed that it has a nicely clean floor, and a grey blue wallpaper, it also has some dogs that are friendly, like the other care-takers.
"This looks like a friendly looking shelter.." Skeeta said.
"I'm sure it is.." Hawka replied.
"So, where should we find Woofer at after we got in?" Skeeta asked.
"We should find some cages to look for.." Hawka said.
So Hawka and Skeeta looked everywhere to look for cage numbers for every dog. One cage was the Poodle, another was the Yorkie, then the third was the English Mastiff. The fourth one was the Golden Retriever, while the fifth one was the Bulldog, but the only dog was not Woofer. The sixth one was another Yorkie, while another was a Beagle.
"Well, we looked everywhere, still no sign of Woofer." Hawka sighed.
"Maybe he might be in the back row.." Skeeta said.
Hawka and Skeeta checked the last row. Then they knew that Woofer was in the last row in the dog shelters' cages. Skeeta and Hawka both looked at Woofer, then the dog backed away.
"Woofer, it's us.." Skeeta cooed.
Woofer looked at Skeeta and Hawka in shock.
"I-Is that you guys?" Woofer stammered.
"Yes, it's us.. Hawka told me about what happened to you.. So we are here to save you.." Skeeta said.
Woofer lowered his head and whined.
"Don't worry, Woofer. It's alright! We are here to save you!" Hawka replied.
"Really?" Woofer asked.
"Yes, really.." Skeeta replied.
The care-taker went towards Hawka and Skeeta.
"How's Woofer doing?" The care-taker asked.
Skeeta noticed that there's a caretaker, even Skeeta doesn't know who it is.
"Um, who are you?" Skeeta asked.
"Oh, that? My name is Tammy. I am a care-taker for Helpful Paws: Dog Shelter." Tammy explained.
"Well, nice to meet you Tammy!" Skeeta said.
"Are you here to take Woofer home?" Tammy asked.
"Well, before Mascot Manor, we are taking our friend to our apartment.." Skeeta replied.
The Persian Cat tilted her head.
"Mascot Manor? What's that?" Tammy asked.
"It's a house that is lived by 16 AFL Mascots. Before G-Man and Sunny Ray, we live in a house lived by Mascots before they were new here. Before 3 years, we are here just to save Mascots from terrible situations.." Skeeta explained.
"Wow! So that must be a great way for Mascots to be saved!" Tammy replied.
"In case you are wondering why, I am the Mascot for the Essendon Bombers. Before Mascot Manor, I used to be part of the Mosquito Fleet.." Skeeta said.
"Wow! That's nice to hear!" Tammy said.
"So, should we take Woofer home?" Hawka asked.
"Is he a mascot?" Tammy asked.
"Before he took place in Mascot Manor, he is. The current Mascot before Woofer has taken place before being replaced with him.." Hawka explained.
"How nice!" Tammy said.
Tammy gave the key to Skeeta, then unlocked the cage. Woofer didn't have any critical conditions on him, but his uniform was somehow stained in dirt.
"Well, Woofer. We will take you to our new apartment. Alright?" Skeeta asked.
Woofer nodded.
"Have a nice day!" Tammy cheered.
"You too!" The two Mascots said.
At the apartment..
"Well, Woofer. This is our new apartment!" Skeeta said, showing Woofer the apartment.
"Wow! This looks...nice!" Woofer replied.
"It sure is.." Skeeta said.
"It even has an air conditioner when it heats up or cools down inside the apartment you two are living right now.." Woofer explained.
"Correct!" Hawka replied.
Hank and Clyde went inside the apartment, then both shook when they both saw a grey bulldog towards Skeeta and Hawka.
"Who's that?" Clyde asked.
Before Skeeta talked to the two dogs about Woofer, the grey bulldog stopped Skeeta and then explained.
"I'm Woofer. Before Mascot Manor, I am the mascot of the Western Bulldogs, formerly the Footscray Bulldogs. The mascot I used to be somehow frenemies with is currently taken place before 3 years when I am gonna join the Bulldogs.." Woofer explained.
"Wow! How cool is that!" Hank cheered.
"It sure is, son.." Clyde sighed.
Clyde sighed in sadness.
"What's wrong?" Skeeta asked.
"I felt bad for my best friend.." Clyde said.
"Wait.. Who's your best friend anyway?" Woofer asked.
"Well, back when I was about Hank's age, I had a best friend named Aiden.. Aiden and I were best friends while we were in Middle School. Before I saved you Skeeta, I'm afraid that my friend is hospitalized.." Clyde explained, sadly.
The three mascots shook.
"I'm sorry about your friend, Clyde.." Woofer replied.
"I know.. But hopefully, he'll feel better…" Clyde sighed.
Clyde and Hank tried to open the door, Hawka said something.
"Where are you two goin'? Hawka asked.
"We are going back to our house.." Hank said.
"I'll see you guys later.." Clyde replied.
After Clyde and Hank got out of the apartment, Skeeta knew that Clyde's friend would be hospitalized.
"I'm sorry about Clyde's friend. You know?" Skeeta asked.
"Yeah.. We already know that.." Woofer replied.
Later..
Skeeta, Woofer, and Hawka went outside for a walk to the park.
"It's pretty outside to walk to the park.." Woofer said.
"It sure is.." Skeeta said.
Suddenly, a cry of help came towards the three mascots. The cry of help came from far away to Woofer, Skeeta, and Hawka.
"What's that noise?" Woofer asked.
"We better go and help someone!" Hawka replied.
"But it's too far away to get there!" Woofer said.
Skeeta had and idea. Skeeta grabbed the small teleportation machine out of his pocket, then records the cry, and the cry was located in Northern Melbourne. It only takes about 13 minutes to drive there, but 1 hour to walk there. So Skeeta hangs on to Hawka and Woofer, then used the small teleportation machine to teleport to North Melbourne.
Later in North Melbourne..
Skeeta, Woofer, and Hawka were now in North Melbourne. The sound got even closer, so they all followed the sound the cry was making. But it wasn't any cry, a Kangaroo cry it was making. The three mascots went towards the trapped kangaroo. The Kangaroo is in mild condition, like some scratches all over his arms, but had a ill-like raspy look on his face.
"*Gasp* That must be him!" Skeeta gasped.
As if all three mascots went towards the trapped kangaroo, they all knew that it was the mascot of the North Melbourne Kangaroos.
"I'm glad you're here guys!" The kangaroo cried.
"What happened to him!?" Woofer shook.
The kangaroo tried to speak, but his voice is a little raspy, but then not able to say the full sentence. But, there is a written note on the ground. Skeeta picked up the note and it said "While I was walking, there was this dog-like spiritual ghost. I tried to escape from the ghost, but then attacked me. Then tied me up onto a tree. Good thing I wasn't tied up that high onto the tree.."
"We must save him.." Hawka said.
"But we must know who he is.." Skeeta explained.
Barry tried to tell the three mascots about himself, but his voice was too exhausted when Barry wasn't able to tell the whole story, so there is another note on the ground. Woofer picked up the note, and it said "I am Barry, and I am the mascot of the North Melbourne Kangaroos. Before Mascot Manor, one mascot I didn't know about and had an unknown name had taken place before I became the mascot before 3 years prior to it.."
"Huh. How...interesting." Woofer said.
"Is there a way to save him?" Hawka asked.
"But what happened to his voice?" Woofer asked.
Another note is on the ground. Skeeta picked up the note, and it is similar to the first story Barry wrote, but more different.. It said "After the spiritual dog attacked me, his spiritual illness had gotten right inside of me, making me very ill." Skeeta shook.
"Don't worry, Barry! We'll save you!" Skeeta said.
Woofer tried to cut the rope while biting it, it was no use.
"Woofer, you can't bite the rope. It won't break.." Hawka explained.
Skeeta had an idea. Skeeta grabbed a cutterly machine out of his pocket, then pressed the button, revealing a sharp pointer. Barry gasped.
"Barry, don't get scared.. I'm just gonna cut the rope." Skeeta said, cutting the rope.
After Skeeta cuts the rope, the rope breaks out, and Barry was set free.
"Thanks...for saving..me.." Barry said, trying to speak.
"Your welcome." Skeeta replied.
"Maybe we should take him to a doctor. He looks sick.." Hawka sighed.
"I think it'll be a great idea.." Woofer replied.
At the Medical Center..
"So, You must be Woofer, Hawka, and Skeeta. All three AFL Mascots.." The Doctor explained.
"We are, while Barry is.." Skeeta replied.
"Huh. That's interesting. Anyways, Barry may have a case of a mediocre sore throat. Some, but not much.." The Doctor said.
"Then how is it mediocre if his voice sounds a lot raspy?" Woofer asked.
"Huh.. That's weird. If he has a sore throat, then his voice is raspy. A mediocre sore throat may contains a mild sound of a raspy voice, so he needs some medicine.." The doctor explained.
The doctor grabbed some medicine off the counter next to the sink, then took the spoon. After he grabbed the spoon and the medicine, he poured the medicine onto the spoon, then went towards Barry.
"Alright, Barry, open wide.." The doctor ordered with the spoon full of medicine in his hand.
Barry opened his mouth, then placed the spoon inside, and then Barry closed his mouth, while the doctor took the spoon off of the kangaroo's mouth. Barry swallowed the medicine the doctor gave him.
"So, how does he feel now?" Skeeta asked.
"You may have to wait a little bit of time, only about ten minutes for the raspy voice to go away." The doctor replied.
"This is gonna be quick.." Woofer said.
"It'll be.." The doctor replied.
10 minutes later..
"So, how does he feel now?" Hawka asked.
"Well, since you've waited for ten minutes, then it turns out that Barry's voice is not raspy anymore.." The doctor replied.
"That's great to hear!" Skeeta cheered.
"It sure is. All of you should go home now.." The doctor said.
Skeeta nodded and all four mascots walked back to Skeeta's apartment.
Back at the apartment..
"I'm glad you are here, guys.. And thank you Skeeta for saving me.." Barry said.
"No problem Barry.." Skeeta replied.
"So, should we go for a night walk after dinner?" Woofer asked.
"I think we could.." Barry said.
After dinner..
Barry, Woofer, Skeeta, and Hawka went outside for a night-time walk. Suddenly, something is moving in the bushes.
"Hold on, is there something moving in the bushes?" Skeeta asked.
"There's only one way to find out.." Woofer replied.
All four mascot looked beneath the bushes, then a long tail came out.
"Is this it?" Woofer asked.
They looked again, and there is a yellow/white cat that was beneath the bushes. Barry, Woofer, Hawka, and Skeeta all shook when they saw a yellow/white cat..
"Is that.. A CAT!?" Woofer shook.
The yellow/white cat meowed in sadness.
"Who is that!?" Barry asked.
"There's only a way to find out who he his.." Skeeta replied.
End of Chapter 3..