The second Mr. Resetti had burrowed away, Yuak started running straight home. Killer cats, angry moles...this was all too much! She was about halfway there when she ran into Blanca.
"Yuka! It's me, Blanca! The cat you met on the train! I just moved in here!"
"Oh, hello, Blanca. I'm in a rush to get home."
"Alright. Well, I'll be seeing you."
It was night by the time Yuka reached her home by the sea. Chuck was waiting, as he had finished installing all the security devices.
"Okay, everything's good here," he said. "The power generator and the wires are my house, 'cause I knew that little miss perfect wouldn't want ugly stuff like that in her house."
"You're right. I wouldn't. So are the burglar alarms on?"
"Yep."
"The locks are installed?"
"Uh-huh."
"The police are on speed-dial?"
"Sure are."
"The walkie-talkies to your house are hooked up?"
"Yeah."
Meanwhile, In Chuck's house, a cat figure was watching them on a TV screen.
"I even installed some cameras around so I can see that you're okay from my place," said Chuck on the screen.
"Well, you've done your work," Yuka told him. "Now go home."
"So you're not gonna thank me?"
Yuka walked inside. "No. Now, stop hanging around here. I need some sleep," she said as she slammed the door in his face.
"Fine. I'll see you tomorrow."
Yuka watched Chuck disappear in the snow which was now falling very hard out the window. As he disappeared from sight, she quickly locked all her doors.
"Hmmph," growled Chuck as he passed a couple of other houses. The lights were all out, and he knew that those lucky animals were all asleep without a care in the world in their nice warm houses. "It's bad enough that I had to do all that work without any thanks. Now I need to go home in the freezing cold snow and darkness...it's what I get for being such a nice guy..." Chuck continued home in the dark, still grumbling.
Down by the station, Officer Copper had finally gotten a break from his busy job and was listening to K.K. Slider play a song.
"Weh me ohh! Oh, weh me oh oh! Mee now me me-nah me ahh..."
"Help! Eek eek!" came Porter's voice.
Copper looked down on the tracks to see Porter tied up. "Porter! What is this?"
"It's Rover! He's back!"
"Good lord! I'd better call Booker!"
How...dramatic.