"Well, Booker is on the case," sighed Copper as the train with them on it continued chugging away. "At least we know that...Or he could be sleeping..."

Chuck found himself tied completely up with all the wire from that stupid stuff Yuka bought. Rover must have slipped in before Chuck had left his acre, and had hid there throughout the night.

"Relax, Chuck," said Rover. "I'm not going to kill you. You will feel a bit of discomfort, however. It's Yuka I'm really after. I knew that Copper would get hit by that train with Porter. Perhaps they survived it. And if he didn't, well, I've got a few less worries in the world. As you can see, I've unplugged most of Yuka's security. I've left the TV on so you can watch me do her in. I'm a whiz with electricity, you know."

"I talked to Resetti! I know that---"

"RESETTI'S HERE!" Rover now looked as made as that mole had a few minutes ago.

"I didn't say much to him, but he knows you're here! He's probably at Yuka's house right now, protecting her! He's---"

"SHUT UP!" Rover plugged one of the wires in, electrocuting Chuck. "That won't kill you, but it will make you unable to help in any way. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to pay a certain koala a visit to do a certain thing before a certain groundhog shows up."

"S-s-stop saying certain!" Chuck barely whispered through the voltage.

"Eh, shut up, bacon bits!" Rover ran outside to do his "certain something."

The train, meanwhile, was now passing through the Mushroom Kindom.

"We'll never get back to Pinesville in time!" cried Copper.

"Look! A P-wing! Eek eek!" Porter managed to grab the wing and become Racoon Porter. "Look! I'm a mixed breed! Get it? I'm a monkey and a---"

"Not now! Fly us back to Pinesville and hurry!"

Meanwhile, Rover was walking to Yuka's house with a demented smile. He passed a snowman sitting in the path.

"Hey, buddy!" called the chilly guy. "I bet I could be the most popular guy in town, if I had legs."

Without a word, Rover knocked over the snowman and continued walking.

"Thanks a lot, jerk!" called the frosty man.

Porter and Copper flew through the sky. They passed Kirby on a warp star with a star rod.

"Hey, Porter!" he called. "I didn't know you were a mixed breed!"

"See? Kirby gets the joke!"

The Star Warrior smiled. "Well, I gotta go, know. I have to fight an evil nightmare trying to take over Dreamland."

"Oh," said an embarrassed Copper. "We're just after an insane cat."

"Well, as long as it's good against evil."

The Nightmare flew up to Kirby and zapped him, knocking him out of the sky. "Star warrior down! Star warrior down!"

Yuka was lying in bed, trying to sleep, when she got a knock at the door. She sat up and started for the phone to call the police. All she got was the sound of Booker snoring. "Whoever you are, get lost! Crazy Redd said that no one could get through this STEEL DOOR that he sold me!"

The door fell down.

"God, I hate that guy."

In walked...Blanca? "Blanca? What are you doing here?"

"There is no Blanca," said the cat as she pulls her face off. It was a mask! Under that blank face, it was Rover. "Ha! Blanca was just a way of me getting to you! It also gave me a chance to wear women's clothing."

"Yes, could you please take off the dress?"

"Fine...now, where was I? Oh, yeah! I was about to kill you!"

"Great..."

Am I the only one who gets annoyed at the snowman? I always manage to screw him up!