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Ton was creeping, the theme music in his head something like the James Bond theme he liked but really it was the Jaws music. He paused as he got to the side of the house, his Taddy sitting on the steps with Martian Man. He listened with horror. He thought they were whispering about a party, possible cake alerts or something but what he heard plain broke his huge heart.
"He wouldn't have lasted the day" Marv said with a huff of sorrow, "No water, no food, the only shelter under the seat. Nah, if another dog hadn't come along and torn him apart the sun would have got to him. White, would have burnt to a crisp."
"To chose a pet and love that pet then abandon it like that. You ssid he was microchipped?" Ianto asked and then felt a tickle in the back of his neck, swinging to look at the corner of the house "Ton? You there?"
Ton stepped into the open, his fists at his sides "They left him! They didn't love him if they left him. You never leave a baby!"
"Ton… "
"NO! How Dare They!" Ton was enraged, turning to stomp over to the two dogs laying together in a clump of grass and he seized the tiny dog up, crushing it to his chest with a loud sob "I'm sorry darling. Poot baby, poor little sweetling! Perfect, yeah. Lovely little baby. Tadda loves you!"
The dog had no idea what was happening but wagged his tail hopefully as he felt that special tingle in his gut that told him this was a special person with those powers special people have to love properly.
"Poor little Munchkin" Ton crooned, his heart breaking for his newest baby "Poor wee Muncher."
And that is how Muncher joined the clan.
Gods help us all.
