Disclaimer: See chapter 1.

Wow! Gosh! So many reviews! I'm so happy that people actually like this even a little! Sorry for leaving the cliffhanger for the entire summer vacation. I was busy playing! I'll try to add a little humor, too. Thanks a lot, and here's chapter 4!

Jon was very worried. A week had passed, and still nobody had answered his lost pets ad, except for people who only saw them once before. And the reward was even $5000! Jon needed some morale booster. Something that could cheer him up. Something that was like…golf? Nah. He'd miss without concentration. Camping? No, it would be lonely. How about a…DATE!

Jon quickly ran to the phone and dialed everyone in the phone book. When the phone was answered, He immediately said, "Will you go out with me?" which was a bad choice because most of the time, men answered. They hung up, thinking, This guy is sick. When he got a woman, she always hung up, too.

Jon was desperate; no one actually heard him out. He needed his pets. The troubled man paced around the room, thinking. Suddenly, the phone rang. As Jon picked up the phone, a deep, evil voice growled, "We have your pets. We know you are rich. Give us 30000 dollars within a month, and you can get your pets back. If you're late or if you don't pay, your pets die. The meeting place is the end of Shady Shack Alley, at 6:00 PM. Bring the money, and don't be late… or else. And, don't bring the police. We have hidden videocameras watching."

Jon was stunned. Oh no, he thought. I only have 15000 dollars from cartooning… He was in a bad situation. To get his pets back, he had a few reasonable options:

Rob. Robbing was, well, hard and bad. Borrow money. The interest would shoot up, and Jon's debt would become heavier.

(Freak of Fiction suddenly appears and whispers in Jon's ear. Jon gets a lightbulb. F.O.F disappears.) But, there's always a third option, mused Jon. Rescue Garfield and Odie, with friends' help! He quickly dialed up Nermal, Arlene, Guido and Fluffy, and Garfield's gangster friends. Who else? Jon thought. Ah! Lyman!

RING! RING! Lyman picked up the phone.

"Hello? Lyman? It's me, Jon."

"Hey Jon, guess what! I got a cure for my animal allergy! But, it only lasts ten hours. Still, it's pretty cool, huh? I didn't call you because I thought you were dead! Sorry."

"Lyman, Garfield and Odie got kidnapped."

"They're kids? I thought Garfield was, like, 20 human years old!"

"Uh you're getting off the point. Some evil person nabbed them for ransom."

"What does 'the' mean?"

"Uh I don't know either! But could you help me get them back?"

"How? As for money, I only have 7 grand."

"Uh we'll think of something!"

Heh heh… what has happened to Garfield and Odie? And how will Jon and Co. rescue Garfield and Odie? Your questions will be answered in the next chapter: Mission Start.

P.S. Please suggest who else you want to be in the mission, I know I missed some people.