Episode 7: No Baths For Ruby
Rolling around in a pile, Ruby got herself covered in mud, barking and yapping as the warm sun beamed down on her without a care, even though she was getting dirty. She didn't notice Tuff a few feet away from her. She stopped rolling and looked at Tuff and wagged her tail.
But Tuff was a bit cross. "Not again! You're going to need a B-A-T-H, before Mom and Dad see you!"
Ruby's eyes got all wide and her tail drooped. "B-A-T-H?" she gasped, realizing what Tuff had spelt out to her. "Tuff! You just spelt the B word!" She then ran off leaving a track of muddy paw prints as Tuff chased her around the castle.
They ran and ran into the Ebrum apartment, and Ruby stopped when she got near the couch.
"Ruby, step away from the couch!" Tuff commanded.
At first, Ruby didn't move, but then she hopped on to the couch as Lady Like came in and gasped.
She gave the beagle a serious glare. "Ruby! Get off the couch right now!"
But Ruby didn't listen, instead she shook the mud off of her fur, but it spreaded everywhere, espescially on Tuff and Lady Like, she started to whimper in apology.
But, Lady Like didn't like that alot, and told Tuff to give Ruby a bath, and Ruby didn't like it one bit. She then got put outside on to the balcony, she barked in a high pitched way and whimpered, as Turtle and Pupcake felt bad for their beagle friend.
"Looks like Ruby got a time out." Turtle barked.
"It's not her fault that she hates baths, she just likes being messy and what not." Pupcake replied.
Turtle replied with a nod, he padded over to the door and opened it and motioned his tail to make the white pomeranian follow, the two puppies went outside to where Ruby was.
Once again, Ruby started to speak really fast at the beginning of her sentence. "Ohh, you guys you have to help me! I can't suffer another one! Turtle, Pupcake, please help! I don't want to be taken in again and be tortured by these stupid baths!" she whined.
"Ruby, take a chill. It was just one bath, it's not the end of the world. I mean, I don't mind if Kirby gives me a brush or a bath once in a while." barked Pupcake as she brushed Ruby's fur with her bushy tail.
Ruby sighed, she knew that her white puppy friend was trying to help her, but it wasn't working. "I know what you mean Pupcake, it's just I hate baths, all of that water and shampoo. Are you afraid of something?"
Pupcake nodded her head. "Yeah. I'm afraid of the vet. All of those vaccines and being tortured by being examined, it creeps me out! What are you afraid of Turtle?" The pomeranian asked.
"Well, I do have a phobia of vacumn cleaners. I'm afraid they might suck me up and do terrible stuff to my head?" Turtle answered.
Ruby tilted her head. "So you're afraid of Kirby then?"
Turtle's eyes became a little cross. "What makes you say that Ruby?"
Ruby sweatdropped. "Well, Kirby is kinda like a vacumn cleaner, since he can inhale things."
Pupcake glared at the beagle. "Now why in NOVA's name would Turtle be afraid of my best friend?!" She remarked.
"What? I was just saying." barked Ruby as Tuff opened up the door. She scurried in and sped out of the apartment with Pupcake and Turtle following.
They saw Ruby rolling around in the mud once again.
Turtle sighed and padded over to her. "Ruby, if you roll around in the mud again, you're gonna have to take another bath if Tuff sees you dirty again." he barked.
Ruby didn't care, she kept hopping in the mud puddle like it was her actual bath. "So? I don't care. I don't like baths, never have, never will." The beagle remarked.
"But do you want to take another one?" asked Pupcake.
"No." answered Ruby as she stopped rolling around in the mud and shook it off, leaving her fur a bit mucky. "But I do wanna get dirty though."
Turtle then barked, "But if you want to avoid from having another bath, you can't roll around in the mud."
Ruby nodded but then an idea came to her head. "I know! Maybe I can go through one day, without getting myself dirty!"
The two puppies both sweatdropped. After a few moments of silence, Pupcake spoke. "Good luck with that. I bet that in the first few hours you will start rolling around in the mud."
Ruby rolled her eyes in response. "You don't know that Pupcake. I can keep myself clean! Watch me!" And she walked off.
Turtle and Pupcake looked at each other and sweatdropped.
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It was nighttime in Dreamland and everyone was sleeping, except Ruby. She has tried her very best to keep herself clean through out the whole day and it worked, but now she really wanted to get all dirty again.
'Ugh! I'm so bored! I wanna get all icky and mucky again!' The beagle thought. 'Hmm. I'm pretty sure that it wouldn't hurt if I would just go out and get all dirty again.' Ruby padded out of her dog bed and left the apartment and went out of the castle, searching for a mud puddle to roll around in.
She then heard oinking sounds, coming from a nearby mud pond. Curious, she went over and saw pigs rolling around in the mud.
"Wow!" she barked. "I didn't expect to run into a public mud bath! Here I go!"
And she belly flopped in. Ruby rolled around in the mud, getting herself super dirty than ever before. Soon enough, she was so dirty that her whole fur was covered in mud.
"That was amazing!" She yipped as she saw the pigs leave. She tilted her head in confusion. "Huh? Where are you all going?"
Ruby followed the pigs that went into the woods and a nearby river. At first the puppy was confused, but when she saw one pig go in and clean the dirt off, she was shocked. And then another pig came in the river and cleaned itself off, and another and another. Not taking the sight anymore, she ran out of the woods and back home.
When she came back she saw the whole family and Turtle, who all had angry looks on their faces. Ruby whimpered in response.
"You're in deep trouble young puppy!" Tiff scolded Ruby.
Ruby then responded with a growl and padded over to the bathroom, making the family confused. She sat by the tub, waiting for someone to run the water. The Ebrums all looked at each other. Once again, Ruby growled and turned on the water herself, and jumped in.
"I guess Ruby learned her lesson." Tuff said.
"Yeah." replied Tiff. "Let's get her cleaned up."
And so they gave Ruby her bath and soon she was all cleaned up.
...
The next day, Ruby, Turtle and Pupcake were outside sitting in the sun. Ruby had a smile on her face, remembering the good bath she had last night.
"You seem in a good mood today, Ruby!" Pupcake barked.
Ruby nodded. "Yeah! Whoever knew that taking a bath would be so good!"
"Huh?"
"Long story short. When Ruby came back, she was all dirty and instead of running from another bath, she took it seriously." explained Turtle.
Pupcake nodded.
"From now on," Ruby barked. "I will take my baths seriously...sort of."
A/N: Sorry for not writing Tiny But Mighty, had writer's block on Episode 7. But I have published a new story entitled, The Dark Queen's Past. It is about Clarice and how she became the villainous cat, and it takes place before and during Kirby's Prophecy, so I really hope you can read it sometime! I will put in Episode 8 I promise!
Luv- KWF122
