104R 41: A Day Of Reconing.

Later, that night, back at De ViL Manor, the Lewis family were sitting in the living room on a Lepard sofa, watching the news broadcast about Candace's arrest on T.V. Among them in the room were Bo, Rex, Jason, Molly and the puppies, who had decided to go back to the castle-like house with them to visit for a while before heading home. Isabella, Charlie and Waddlesworth and the other dogs were also there too.

On the T.V. was a female news reporter standing outside the police station giving a broadcast about Candace's arrest. The words at the bottom of the screen read 'LIVE. DOG/KIDNAPPER ARRESTED.

"I'm standing at the scene right now, Jill. And i can tell you, it is a miracle that no one got hurt when around this woman. Earlier today, miss Candace Davis was arrested for stealing all of London's Dalmatian puppy population, as well as stealing four Dalmatians over in the U.S. from Kansas, and kidnapping her nephew, Keegan Lewis. The boy has been safely reunited with his family, and the four Kansas pups have been returned to their owners, but what miss Davis did with London's Dalmatian puppy population remains unknown. Miss Davis was then picked up by the doctors today and was taken to an asylum, where she is awaiting a psyche evaluation." Said the female news reporter in a british accent.

Jerry then got the remote and changed the channel, only for the other channel to be of another female news reporter talking about the incident, with Candace's picture on the right side of the screen, with her name, CANDACE DAVIS, written at the bottom of the picture. The words at the bottom read 'CRAZY WOMAN STEALS LONDON'S DALMATIAN POPULATION AND KIDNAPS 11 YEAR OLD BOY.'

"Yeah, Candace Davis certainly got her 15 minutes of fame today. Just like she had planned. And although miss Davis has not been available for questions, unconfirmed reports from mayor Lewis suggest that she was responsible for stealing all of London's Dalmatian puppy population, along with four others from in the U.S. from the state of Kansas, as well as kidnapping her own nephew, 11 year old Keegan Lewis. I've been told that Keegan and the four Kansas Dalmatians have been returned to their families,and that none of them were harmed during this incident, and that miss Davis is safely locked away in a mental facility, where she can't do harm to anyone else. But unfortunantly, it is not known what she did with all of London's Dalmatian puppy population. And wheather they will be found and returned to London is not yet..."

Jerry used the remote to turn off the T.V. and then placed a hand on Keegan's back. "It's going to be okay, Keegan."

"(Crying) It's not gonna be okay. Copper's gone and aunt Candace is locked up for something she didn't do." Said Keegan. The 11 year old then got up from the sofa and ran out of the livingroom.

"Keegan, wait!" Said Jerry.

"Hold up there, Jer, Jer. We'll got talk to Keegan." Said Waddlesworth, resting on Dottie's back.

All of the dogs then headed out of the room after Keegan, along with Isabella and Charlie.

"Dad...can i go and talk with Keegan?" Jason asked.

"Sure, go right ahead." Said Rex.

"Thanks." Said Jason. "Come on, guys." He said to the puppies before running out of the room, with them following.

Linda turnned to Jerry. "I didn't mean for it to turn out like this."

"I know, but Keegan is right. Copper and Candace are apart of this family." Said Jerry.

"I know, but what choice did i have? She stole all of London's Dalmatian puppy population, along with those four Dalmatians from Kansas. Not to mention the fact that she kidnapped your son. Not judge or jurry in their right mind is going to overlook that. It was out of my hands." Said Linda.

"Yeah, i know, honey. I know." Said Jerry, putting his arm around Linda.
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Meanwhile, on top of the creepy rooftop hangout of De ViL Manor, Keegan sat on a creepy looking fountan, with Isabella and Charlie sitting beside him and the dogs at their side and Waddlesworth in front of him. The rooftop was really creepy. It had Gargoyal and Lion statues on it.

"I miss him too, but we gotta keep it together." Said Waddlesworth.

Keegan, Isabella and Charlie sniffed, with their faces tear-stained, while all of the dogs whimpered.

"(Crying) Oh, who am i kidding? I miss that little guy so much." Said Waddlesworth. The Parrot flew up to Keegan, landing in the boy's lap.

Keegan petted Waddlseworth on the head as he and his friends continued crying.

Waddlesworth looked up at Keegan.

"We can't let this happen." Said Charlie.

"(Crying) I know. It's not pretty seeing a grown Parrot cry." Said Waddlesworth.

"No. We've got to do something about Copper and miss Davis." Said Charlie.

Just then, there was a dinging sound, and the gang looked and saw the cage door to the lift elevator open, revealing Jason and the four puppies inside.

"See, i told you they were on this floor. Never underestemate a K-9's sniffing abilities." Said Max.

"Keegan. Everyone." Said Jason before he and the puppies exited the cage elevator and ran over to where Keegan and the others were sitting.

"Hi, Jason." Said Isabella.

"Hi, Isabella, hi, Charlie." Said Jason. "Hello, Keegan." He said, but there was no answer from Canadian boy. "Keegan?"

"Come on, Lewis. You can't just hide up here on the roof top for the rest of your life." Said Dice.

"Yeah, we just wanna make sure you're alright, that's all." Mickey added.

A teary-eyed Keegan lifted his head and looked up at Jason and the Miller pups.

"Hey, Keegan." Said Max.

"You okay?" Jason asked.

Keegan: "Guys, look. I'm sorry about what happened...And my stepmother and..."

"Oh, it's okay." Said Dice.

"No it's not! Don't you get it?! None of this is okay! Not my Dad marrying that witch in the first place was okay! Not making her mayor of London, not her lying on Copper and my aunt Candace, and locking them away, was okay! It's all just a bunch of BULL!" Said Keegan.

"At least my sibblings and i are all okay." Said Dice.

"Yeah, and you know what? I bet we can find some way to prove that Copper and your aunt are innocent. Right?" Max added.

"Yeah." Said Jason, Dice and Mickey, along with Olive, who barked in agreement.

"Prove they're innocent? Guys, they're done." Said Keegan.

"Are you serious?" Asked Isabella in disbelief as she stood up from the fountain.

"What do you mean 'done?' Come on!" Added Charlie, standing up.

"Didn't you see this? Huh?" Keegan asked, holding up a news paper. "Look, it says my aunt is a danger to society, and so is Copper. A deluded, washed-up wanna be movie star, who never had a shred of fame in her entire life. This is all my fault. If i hadn't run away with Copper in the first place, i would have never ran into my aunt Candace and she would have never gotton involved in any of this. And now she's gonna spend the rest of her life in the nut house, and Copper is gonna be put to sleep, and it's all because of me."

"Oh, come on, you don't really that?" Said Isabella.

"Yeah. I do." Said Keegan.

"Keegan, none of this is your fault." Said Charlie.

"Yes, it is. All of this is my fault. That's why my Mom died. If i hadn't asked her to go on that camping trip with me and Dad, she wouldn't have been on the road with us that day and she wouldn't have been in the car with us when that delivery truck crashed into us." Said Keegan.

"Keegan, i can understand that you are still hurting from that, you shouldn't blame yourself for what happened to your mother. It only just makes the pain much more worse." Said Isabella.

"Izzy's right, Keegan. Death is something that cannot be foreseen or taken for granted. It's a way of life and it can happen to anyone. Not to mention anything can happen." Said Charlie.

"Listen. You're not the only one who lost someone. I did too." Said Jason.

"You did?" Keegan asked.

"Yeah, i lost my Dad six years ago when i was just 5 years old. Well, technically, he wasn't my Dad, my real Dad is down stairs with Bo and your family. But he was my father in ever way that counts. And i miss him every single day." Said Jason.

"Sorry." Said Keegan, bowing his head.

Isabella: "Keegan..."

Keegan: "Izzy, please..."

Isabella: "Keegan, look...i know you're sad right now and probably afraid to try and help Copper and..."

"Yeah, i am afraid. I'm afraid that this...This, me, right now, this is who i am. This is my lot for life. That my Mom and gone forever and now i've lost both Copper and my aunt Candace both in one day. And it's all my fault." Said Keegan.

Jason: "But my Mom told me..."

"What? What did she say? What did your Mom say?" Keegan asked.

Jason: "Well, you know...Mom says that people never die as long as there's someone to remember them...and that that person lives on inside our hearts."

"Ugh!" Keegan looked up at Jason. "That's just a bunch of stupid, corny..."

"No, it's not." Said Jason.

"What? You really believe that your Dad lives on inside you?" Said Keegan.

Jason: "Well, yeah, maybe..."

"Well, then your just as dumb as i am!" Said Keegan. "Look, Jason...You and me...we both miss our loved ones for good reason. 'Cause deep down, we know...we're never gonna see them again."

An angry Jason glared at Keegan as tears ran down his face. The 12 year old boy then ran and headed off towards the elevator.

"Jason, wait! I'm sorry! Jason!" Said Keegan, standing up.

Jason opened the cage door to the elevator and got inside and closed it back. The 12 year old American boy pressed a button and the elevator went down to it's next destination.

"Stupid." Keegan slapped himself on the forehead.

"I can't believe you just did that. Keegan, how could you say something so mean to someone who was trying to uplift your spirit?" Said Isabella.

Keegan: "But..."

"But nothing! Izzy's, right! Jason offered to help you and you shot him down in the worst possible way! You should be ashamed of yourself!" Charlie added.

Keegan bowed his head. "You're right."

"I know i'm right. Look, i know you're hurting right now, and that you blame yourself for all that's happened, but now's the time to fix all of that...asuming that you want to. Do you?" Said Isabella.

"...Yes." Said Keegan.

"Then do the right thing. Help us get Copper back and clear your aunt Candace's name." Said Isabella.

Keegan: "But my stepmother..."

"Is the real threat. Not just to you anymore...but to the whole community of London." Said Isabella.

"I was gonna say that my stepmother is the mayor of London. There's nothing i can do." Said Keegan.

"So what, you're just gonna role over and play dead, like you always have? What if something like this happens again? Because you know it likely will. What, are you gonna role over and die then too?" Said Isabella.

Keegan: "Look..."

"No, you look! Keegan, you have always told us how your stepmother has mistreated you over the years, and how you've always said that when an opertunity presents itself, you're gonna get away from her. Right?" Said Dice.

"Yes." Said Keegan.

"Well, today is that day. You know in your heart that now is the time to do something...because if you don't, that's it. It's just gonna get worse from here...for you...for your Dad...for Candace...for Copper...for Izzy, for Charlie...and all of London. Now that Linda is mayor, she will be even more dangerous than ever before. But the question is...are you willing to do whatever it takes to stop her?" Said Dice.

Keegan knew that Dice was right. Ever since the first year of her marrage to his Dad, Linda had always been mean and cruel towards him. Now that she was mayor of a community, it would be 10 times worse. The boy knew in heart that now was the time to do something to stop her because if he didn't, that was it, it was just gonna get worse from here. Keegan then dried his eyes. "Yeah...i'm willing."

"That's what i like to hear. Now, here's the plan." Said Dice. Everybody huttled together as the eight week old Dalmatian began whispering his plan to them.

104
DALMATIANS
RETURNS
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