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Chapter 14—Electric Dread

Cruella stood in front of the puppies, smiling at them with a leer. "So," she told them threateningly. "Trying to get out already? It was very clever of you to leave that room. But this time, you won't get away. Not one of those blasted cops knows where I am! So you can't get away this time!" Cruella began to cackle in triumph.

But then, Patch nudged Scamp and whispered, "Hey… what about that hole in the wall?"

Scamp looked and saw a small hole in the wall. "Good idea!" Scamp whispered with a nod. "I'll go push it open!"

Scamp scampered ahead, and he instantly pressed the edge of the hole. The wall cracked slightly, widening the hole a bit, and now the hole was big enough for the puppies to slip through.

Meanwhile, Patch passed the message to the others, who nodded. Above, Cruella continued, "Don't leave! You'll serve a great purpose! You'll be part of my luscious, furry….what!"

Cruella looked down and realized the puppies were gone. She turned, and noticed the puppies escaping through the crack in the wall. "Grr… I knew I shouldn't have paid so much for this house," Cruella growled. But she then added, "Maybe it can still prove its worth."

The puppies squeezed through the hole and entered the grounds of Cruella's house. They immediately noticed that the front yard was vast with large, open grassy spaces, plenty of weeds, and a large fence encircling the yard.

"Where's the exit?" Lucky asked nervously.

"Over there," Angel answered, and she indicated a latch in the fence in the distance.

The puppies rushed over to the exit, but when they got there, they gasped. The fence was enormous!

"Woah," Scamp gasped, looking up at the towering fence. "I thought Jim Dear's was bad… now this!"

"We have to get out somehow though," Angel whispered.

"Here, let me try," Patch told them. "I have an idea! It's just like in Episode 244 when Thunder was trapped! He just broke through the fence! I'll take a running start and try to break a hole in this one!"

Scamp was still looking at the top of the fence. "This is one big fence," he told them, still in awe. "Let me see how strong it is," Scamp batted the fence, but then squealed, "Ouch!"

"What?" Penny asked, alarmed.

"The fence shocked me!" Scamp exclaimed in anguish, folding his paw down in agony.

"Patch, stop!" Penny squealed. But Patch didn't hear her, he was behind the house, and was taking a running start. There was nothing else for it. Penny ran straight toward Patch as fast as she could, and just before Patch ran into the fence, Penny blocked his way.

"Ow!" Patch shouted, slumping onto the floor. Then he looked up and saw why his path was blocked. "Penny, why did you do that?" Patch asked Penny.

"Patch, I just saved your life!" Penny told Patch, breathing exhaustedly.

Patch looked confused. "Why?" he asked.

"The fence is dangerous!" Angel told him.

Patch groaned, staring at the fence. He heard a small jolt of electricity and his ears drooped. "Of course… she would put up a killer fence."

Just then, Cruella walked outside. She surveyed the scene and looked simply delighted, lifting her arms up in the air. "Having fun trying to get out?" she asked, cackling energetically. "Oh, but it's not that easy," she exclaimed excitedly. "My beautiful fence is electrically powered so there is no way you can get out! And if you try, do you know what that means? It means you'll be ready to be part of my furry coat, a-ha-ha-ha-ha! Who'd like to be shocked first?"

Cruella continued to cackle as the puppies looked frantically at each other. "Thunder was not trapped in an electric fence," Patch told them sadly.

"I know how to get out," Lucky told them.

Penny and Patch looked at each other. "Really Lucky? How?" Penny asked hopefully.

"There has to be a power switch," Lucky exclaimed.

Patch gasped, "Lucky, it's a good thing you watch so much TV! Gosh, you're right!"

Scamp and Angel looked confused, and Patch explained, "Electric things turn on and off with a switch. So there must be a switch…"

"That can turn off the fence!" Lucky excitedly finished.

"So, who would like to turn off the fence?" Penny asked, looking above. "It looks like a safe time to try if you ask me," Penny told them, looking back at Cruella. She was still rambling on happily, and seemed to be waiting for the puppies to run into the fence again.

Scamp answered, "I'll do it! I've always wanted to break through a fence!"

The other puppies nodded. Then Angel told him, "Hey Scamp, I found the switch." She indicated a red button that was near the center of the fence.

"Well, let's try it," Patch told them, and Scamp nodded.

"Good luck!" Penny told him. "And do be careful!"

"I will," Scamp told Penny. Then he took a deep breath, and then ran to the right, back to the house…

"Where are you going!" Cruella screeched. "Come back! I'm warning you now. Come back!"

Scamp ignored Cruella, and turned and ran back to the fence. He then made a big jump and lunged at the red button… he hit the grey box where the switch was, but missed the button and fell on his back onto the floor.

"Ow… that hurt," Scamp groaned.

"Are you okay Tenderfoot?" Angel asked him hurriedly.

"I'm fine Angel," Scamp told her. "I'll get it next time," he told her brightly. But just when he prepared to try again, Cruella arrived and leered at the puppies. She smiled and blocked the red button. The puppies began to whimper.

"Oh, you want to touch that red button!" Cruella sneered threateningly. "Do you want some help?"

"No!" Angel squealed to Scamp. "Stop her, Scamp!"

But Cruella pushed the red button, and the fence began to make a buzzing noise. "All this button does is increase the fence's electrical power," Cruella told them smugly. Then she began to cackle in triumph. "You fools! The only button that will turn the fence off is in my bedroom! Now stop resisting, you're causing a lot of problems! Get in or else!" Cruella demanded.

The puppies did not move, instead, Cruella faced glares that were remarkably intimidating from five little puppies. "Very well, I'll take care of them out here," she smirked. Cruella went inside of the house, and left the five puppies waiting.

"Scamp, you really helped," Angel told Scamp admiringly.

"Did I?" Scamp asked, amazed.

"Didn't you hear Cruella?" Angel smirked. "She let slip exactly where that switch is."

In a few seconds, Cruella returned from the house. She was carrying out five food bowls, each of them was filled with dog treats. She put them on the front step of the house. "Here puppies… here puppies… think of the craving that you have! All those hours without a bite to eat! I've got your favorite, Kanine Krunchies, in here! And all you need to do is just get inside, and you'll feel the wonderful taste of fresh treats in your mouths! How does that sound?"

"The food's poisoned…" Patch whispered. "Remember how she said "spike" the food?"

"Oh yeah," Penny told them, remembering. "Let's not eat."

"Why did you have to take the ham sandwich?" Lucky complained to Scamp. He began to lie down and his stomach began rumbling fiercely. "I'm hungry, I want some food!"

Despite the fact that all the puppies besides Scamp have not eaten since they met Cruella, they resisted the temptation and none of the puppies moved to their bowls. Soon Cruella began to realize that the puppies would not cooperate. So she threw up her hands in outrage and screamed, "Get inside or I'll kill you all this instant with my bare hands!"

The puppies looked at each other, but they could all see that they didn't have a choice. Reluctantly, the puppies slowly trudged back inside the house. "Good, good!" she exclaimed. She then grabbed the puppies again and re-opened the living room door. Horace and Jasper evidently did not realize anything happened yet, as the garbage can was still tipped over and they were still watching TV. Cruella then rushed over to Jasper and Horace, as they continued to watch television.

"Jasper! Horace!" Cruella screeched as she entered the room.

They turned to see her angrily walking over to them. "What is it now, Miss?" Jasper asked exasperatedly.

"We're watching The Jailed Cops Show!" Horace whined.

"You blundering idiots! The puppies nearly escaped from your watch!" Cruella shouted, turning off the TV while continuing to hold onto the squirming puppies.

"Blimey!" Jasper gasped. "But how?"

"They knocked down that garbage can to get out, you idiots!" Cruella shouted. "And kill them all as soon as I get my weapon in the mail! Including the ones that aren't spotted! Their coats could be useful too!"

"All right, Ma'am, all right," Horace yawned. "We'll take care of 'em soon."

"Very well," Cruella added. Then she growled, "These puppies are too much work for you idiots. I'd say make it easy and lock them up. Hold onto those mongrels while I get the cage."

Horace and Jasper dutifully restrained the puppies and sure enough, Cruella came back with a large, metal cage. "Put them in here!" she ordered. "And lock it tightly, do you understand! Put it upstairs in the small bedroom. And lock the door!" she exclaimed.

"Okay, Ma'am," Jasper replied, and then he lifted the cage up the stairs, rattling the puppies in it carelessly. He opened up the door, and told them, "There you go. Have fun waiting! The skinning will be coming soon! And I'll make a bundle!" And then he shut the door again, laughing.

"Well, you know what we have to do next," Patch whispered.

The others gulped. They all knew what they would have to do next, but not one of them wanted to talk about it. It would be a task too close to Cruella for comfort.