Anne Fills Valerie's Shoes

"Don't worry about us, Anne," Henry said, hugging his second younger sister. "we will manage without you for the time being."

"We will?" Alan asked Henry in a worried voice.

"Of course we will, Alan Joseph Chan," Henry said. "besides, the Pussycats need her more than we do right now."

"But I don't have a Pussycat suit." Anne protested.

"Bleep bleep bleep bleep!" someone exclaimed, poking his head out of Melody's bag.

"Yikes! What is that?" Stanley asked, pointing at the alien creature.

"It's okay, Stanley, we made a new friend while we were trying to get back home to Earth," Alan M. said. "this is Bleep."

"I like him more than Sebastian, he doesn't scare me." Anne said.

"And unlike Sebastian, Bleep doesn't activate my allergy to cats!" Tom observed.

"Bleep bleep bleep bleep!" Bleep exclaimed again.

"What did he say?" Anne asked Alan M.

"Bleep said not to worry," Josie answered Anne just before Alan M. even got the chance to speak. "we have an extra Pussycat costume that would fit you perfectly."

"I guess I'd have to take my baseball cap off, won't I?" Anne asked.

"I'm afraid so," Melody said. "but don't worry, I will do your hair in a style that is sporty and says 'I'm feminine'!"

"You won't cut it, will you?" Anne asked Melody, she was feeling nervous.

"Of course not," Melody said reassuringly. "I'm an expert in ponytails, Anne!"

"That beanbag an expert in ponytails," Alexandra said. "now this I have got to see."

A few minutes later, Anne emerged from the Valentine residence with Melody at her side.

Anne was wearing her Pussycat suit complete with cat eared headband and long ponytail in the back tied with a sky blue ribbon.