CH. 4

How could this happen? It had been in her ear when she left the pet shop, when she ran into the Biskits, when she feel asleep... It couldn't just disappear! Or could it? Had Sunil been practicing his disappearing act lately? No wait, he was working on the reappearing. So it wasn't magic that narrowed some of the places it could be.

The pets watched Alli dig in the grass, then her pockets again, then in a few places she hadn't been near then repeat. It was a pitiful sight, watching the poor girl grow desperate.

"So what's so special about the earpiece anyway? Can't she just buy a new one?" Shivers asked, scratching his head.

"It allowed her to understand what we say. Like Blythe," Russell paused from searching. Shivers barely batted an eye.

"So she can't buy a new one?" Russell opened his mouth but realized he didn't have an answered.

Sunil and Vinnie had been eavesdropping on their conversation and took the opportunity to explain.

"It's one of a kind. She made everything out of scratch."

Russell stared and blinked. Alli had made the entire earpiece out of scratch? "Even the exterior?"

Both pets nodded.

Russell sputtered. "H-how? That's advanced stuff. And how did she get the meteal?"

Sunil cleared his throat, "'Twas a dark and stormy night. Allison Nevla was working in her garage on a special project, a hearing aid. All was going well until-"

"It got electrocuted when it was charging." Vinnie interrupted.

The mongoose dropped the narrator tone and glared at his friend. "Yes, well, if that's how you want to tell it..."

"So she can understand us because her earpiece was barbecued," Pepper commented.

Sunil jumped. He hadn't heard the skunk approach along with the rest of the girls.

"Yep," Vinnie answered.

"And she has no idea who took it," Shivers gazed in the direction the Biskits left. "How unfortunate."

The squirrel bit his lip and glanced at the pets. They were beginning to brainstorm ideas of what could have happened most were convinced she left it at the pet shop. However Vinnie and Sunil were sure that their owner wasn't that forgetful. Taking his chance the squirrel sped off with a rushed: "Well,betterbegoing. Hopeyafindit. Bye!"

Pepper blinked at his sudden departure. "Why the little scum bag! He totally bailed!"

Penny gasped. "Pepper! Language!"

The sunk huffed. "Well he should have stayed to help us find the ear piece."

"Absolutely, but he left; so we have to find it ourselves," Russell nodded.

"Well don't bother," Blythe walked over to the pets. "Alli plans to retrace her steps back to her house. So we're going to accompany her."

Sunil glanced at his owner. Alli was beginning to pace and mumble to herself. Oh boy it was only a matter of time before she snapped and then things would get ugly. After snapping she would insult people left and right to close friends to complete strangers on the other side of the street.

"I recall going to the computer store before coming to Littlest Pet Shop. Let us try there first." Vinnie nodded

"Then we can try you're aunt's flat We dropped off your step- sister there remember?" Alli stared at her pets trying to find some hint to what they were saying.

"They said we should check out the computer store then your aunts place," Blythe translated apologetically.

Mongoose and Gecko blushed for forgetting so quickly that she couldn't understand them. If this was how it would be if they never found the earpiece, it was going to be a hard ride...

wow... I totally let this die, huh? I had this written a while ago. It ends a little suddenly...that's because it's unfinished... I'm mostly posting this to prove I'm alive... HI! I liveth!

Sorry, I haven't been working on this because of the LPS Hiatus. But I'll (try) to be better about it. Please review to tell that I've been forgiven... It helps inspire this dumb writer!

Over and Out!