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"So you understand?" Taddy asked for the third time as they pulled into the clinic car park and Ton nodded solemnly, understanding that whatever this was, it was important to Taddy bum. Daddy slid out of the driver's side and waited as Taddy unclipped Ton and carried him around the vehicle.

"You don't think …"

"No" Taddy cut him off firmly, "This is a big day and I will never find him too heavy for my back Cariad."

"OK darling" Daddy smiled at his stubborn Welshman and held the door as they entered the reception area.

This clinic had been recommended by Owen, a nice place that specialised in children, a lot of their patents being special needs and it was reflected in the bright mural behind the desk and toys scattered around like it was someone's home.

"Good afternoon, may I help you?" the woman asked in a bright pink smock and a kind smile as she looked directly at Ton.

"Hello there, the Harkness-Jones family." Taddy smiled back, "This is Carlton, the Ton Monster and he needs his first ever check."

"Oh wow!" she explained with a clap of her hands, "Your first one? How exciting. I bet you are going to be so wonderful, you look like a wonderful Ton Monster!"

Ton looked at her with surprise and then grinned happily as she exclaimed that he was so handsome in his lovely Teddy outfit.

Taddy sat and let him slide to the floor so he padded over to a set of drawers and pulled them open to find toys stuffed in them and he cooed with delight as he spied a Thomas Tank Engine.

He waddled back, waving it at Taddy excitedly and he exclaimed that this must be a very good place of they knew Thomas. Ton agreed wholeheartedly and was soon engrossed in the little mat with a train track around the edge, perfect for Thomas.

"Ton?" the lovely lady was back and she crouched to speak to him, "Do you want to come and meet Henry? He's the special eye doctor man who will look at your eyes and give them a special magical test."

Ton's eyes widened as he wondered if he was really magical and looked back at his lovely Taddy with a nervous frown, causing Taddy to rise and wave his hand at him for a little one to hold.

"I'll wait here with Thomas" Daddy said softly, "We can go get some nums afterwards, yeah?"

Ton walked calmly to the room and wondered of it might be McDonalds nums or maybe KFC nums, then he saw the chair.

It was a spaceship, with controls and everything.

His mouth fell open as he sucked in his breath and then he screamed for his Daddy. Daddy came slamming into the room, fear on his face, then he saw what Ton was pointing at and started to laugh, bending over as his adrenalin surged.

"Ton you scared poor Daddy. He thought you found a dragon or something he had to fight for you!" Taddy scolded as Ton stood with his arms up expectantly waiting to be lifted in.

Daddy scooped him up and plopped him into the cockpit, telling him he looked like a natural and Ton cooed.

"Well, hello there. You must be Captain Ton" a man said with a white coat on like Uncle Owen's. "Captain. I have a mission for you, if you can help me save the world today."

Ton clapped and growled menacingly as he showed his powers.

"Wow! You are strong. OK, see this little bit here? You put your chin in here and you look into this thing here, you might see some bad guys that need shooting."

Ton eagerly did so and frowned.

"Just wait a few minutes Captain, we need to make your ray guns work for you, look into the light and we can fix them" he called out and Ton calmly did so, still excited about the world saving thing.

"Well done" came a shout, then the man leaned back, "Ton. You know how pirates have eye patch things?"

Ton nodded and then looked surprised when the doctor showed him one.

"I need to see if you are a good captain or a pirate captain so if you put this on we can check again, yeah?"

Ton did, then they swapped eyes in case he was a different pirate.

Finally the man leaned back and clapped, Taddy and Daddy joining in as the man said he was definitely a good guy that just saved the world and made everyone safe.

Ton was so happy, especially when Taddy whispered that he got extra chicken nuggets for saving him and he knew it was KFC nums to come.