Chapter 4

After that night the unlikely duo continued their journey. Maddie told Perry she would be a lot more quiet, much to Perry's satisfaction. After hours of crossing rivers and avoiding poison oak, Perry could see in the distance, a small hill with grass: his destination. They reached the top of the hill, and Maddie, rather confused, asked, "Is this where we were supposed to go? It's not very-" Perry walked to a little flower and tugged it. With that, the wind began to howl, and something was appearing in front of them. It was a portal. Perry grabbed Maddie's hoof and they both jumped in.

When Maddie opened her eyes again, they were behind a house. Unlike the forest, this place was animated, just like the two of them. It looked like the sun was beginning to rise. "Oh. Is this your home? You have a family?" Perry nodded. "Well great! We can go in then!" Perry suddenly remembered something and stopped the fawn. He pulled out a pamphlet and handed it to Maddie. She began reading it. Then she looked up. "You're a secret agent? Cool!" She read it some more. "Ohhhhhhh I see. Your family doesn't know about this? And if I tell them, you'll have to leave them?" Perry nodded. Considering she was a small child, he didn't even know if she would be able to keep it a secret or not, as he knew children could never really do such a thing. He was beginning to think maybe he would have to erase her memories with her. Maddie smiled, and patted his head. "Don't worry. You're secret's safe with me." She genuinely looked like she meant it, so Perry decided to trust her.

Perry took off his hat and got on all fours. Maddie, feeling a bit drowsy, walked under the tree in the backyard, and started dozing off.