The next morning, Zeta and Marlin had gotten up pretty late in the morning. After they had breakfast, they used the crystal bottle to transport to Marlin's car, still at
the rest stop in Texas... where to their surprise, they saw it was raining.
Zeta: (nervously) Okay, I certainly wasn't expecting this to happen!
Marlin: Zeta, we ended up sleeping past lunchtime! (holds out his smartphone to show that it was 1:30pm, on October 6) But now, I'm well rested and ready to get back on the road!
Zeta: Let's go off!
Marlin backs up his car, leaves the rest stop, and drives on the freeway in the rain. He turns on the radio to which the Supertramp song 'It's Raining Again' plays. Tthe car drives out of Texas, and into New Mexico. The rain was still pouring through the day as Marlin kept driving the car through the freeway. Day turned to night, and the rain wasn't stopping. They had stopped at a Dairy Queen restaurant to get inside to warm up, and get something to eat. (Song ends)
They each had a cheeseburger, french fries, an M&M blizzard, and a small Pepsi-Cola.
Zeta: Wow! I thought blizzards were just huge winds of snow! I never imagined it would be a kind if shivercone tasting treat!
Marlin: It's called 'ice cream'. It's another meaning of 'shivercone' in this world.
Later on into the night, still raining, Marlin was driving his car through the mountains, when suddenly, something happened to his car...
Marlin: (hears a loud rumbling sound in his car) I better pull over to the side.
Marlin parked the car safely to the side of the road. After waiting a few minutes, he started the car again. But this time, it wouldn't go! With this setback, Marlin was now worried about what to do...
Marlin: Zeta, wait inside the car when I call for help.
Zeta was worried for Marlin. She wondered what would happen if his car broke down... and more importantly, what would they do if the car didn't work anymore? After a little while, Marlin finally managed to get some help...
Marlin: Zeta, I managed to get a tow truck to pull us out of here! Just be patient, it'll be here soon.
Zeta nodded in understanding. Soon enough, in the pouring rain, the tow truck arrived, and pulled Marlin car, with him and Zeta in it, to a nearby shelter. After arriving at the shelter, a staff member took them to a small room. Both of them were completely distraught at what happened...
Marlin: I honestly don't know what to do now. I don't have enough money to get the car fixed. I'll have to call my relatives and inform them I'm not going to arrive as quickly as I hoped.
Zeta: (with sympathy, puts a hand on Marlin's shoulder) Marlin, if it makes you feel any better, you can sleep with me and Nazboo in my lair again tonight.
Marlin: (sighs) I'll can't do it tonight, Zeta. I have to see what I can get settled around here. You might want to go home right now. I'll come over to Zahramay Falls in 2 days and explain what the situation is.
Marlin gave Marlin a small hug, and said, reluctantly, 'Well, okay, then.' She went went back to her lair through the crystal bottle, and came back with a disappointed look on her face. She walked over to Nazboo, who was at first, excited to see her back, but then saw her looking sad, which shocked him...
Zeta: (sighs, while patting Nazboo's head softly) Nazboo, Marlin's car had broke down in the middle of nowhere, in the rain! I don;t know how we're going to cope with this now...
(Supertramp's 'Crime of the Century' plays)
Zeta looked at Nazboo, with a saddened look, while Marlin, back in the real world, in the shelter, still raining outside, decided to go to bed for the time being. Zeta knew the only thing to do for now is to go to sleep herself, and see what the results were next time Marlin came to visit. She got into her bed, with Nazboo climbing on it. Then she went to sleep, with Nazboo on the end. All they could go is wait to see what happens, as they both fell asleep.
(Song ends)