Cherry checked her phone and put it away for right now as she leaned back into her chair. "The others are on their way back." she then told her daughter.
"Oh, thank goodness," Felicity replied. "By the way, Maman, when can I hear about your and Papa's secret wedding that not even Belle and Adam knew about?"
"Maybe later..." Cherry yawned as she leaned into her chair, trying to get some rest and relaxation seeing as she was on a beach.
"At least tell me some things..." Felicity pouted.
"Okay..." Cherry replied. "Um... Well, we met with your father's old family friends, the Van Dorts who were planning an arranged marriage with their son, and that was also when we met Ciel Phantomhive, and his butler who was a demon, Sebastian Michaelis."
"Whoa." Felicity said.
Cherry then leaned back.
"Aw, come on, tell me more!" Felicity pouted.
"Maybe later," Cherry replied. "I was at your Uncle Atticus's wedding though in Equestria, I was his best mare. Surprised he didn't choose Twilight Sparkle."
"If he did, then who would be the one to organize everything?" Felicity asked.
"You have a point there, Flick," Cherry had to admit. "Your uncle was just so close with your Aunt Twilight back in those days."
"Oui, but he must have wanted it to be fair." Felicity said.
"When they come back, we'll talk more later," Cherry smirked. "Mama needs to get some rest."
"Don't stay in the sun too long, Maman." Felicity replied.
"Don't worry, I'll be okay," Cherry soothed. "I learned a special vampire sun spell from Sibella and Draculaura."
Felicity smiled to that. "Don't wanna sparkle, huh?"
"You did not just say that." Cherry groaned about vampires that 'sparkled in the sun'.
"Oui, why?" Felicity asked.
"Just go play somewhere." Cherry sighed.
Felicity shrugged and ran off from her mother.
"Children these days..." Cherry muttered as she relaxed. "Ah... So relaxing."
Back with the others...
"Emily Elizabeth, here I come!" Clifford proclaimed.
"Gonna be great to be back home, isn't it, guys?" Cleo asked the others.
"You know it." Dot smiled as Akito was making sure he looked great for Emily Elizabeth.
"Is my hair okay?" Akito asked. "Are my shoelaces untied? Do I look silly?"
"Akito, what is with you?" Estelle asked her twin brother. "You're worse than Vincent when he's about to see Jenny."
"I want to look my best." Akito said.
"Why?" Estelle asked. "She's not Emi."
"I know, but..." Akito sighed.
"But what?" Jenny asked.
"I... I love her..." Akito confessed as he turned red in the face.
This caused Vincent, Estelle, Jenny, and the pets to gasp. Akito rubbed his arm nervously.
"But Akito, what about Emi?" Estelle asked. "You guys are crazy about each other!"
"Um, well..." Akito said before he felt himself about to split in two.
"There it is," Atticus said. "Right on cue."
"What just happened?!" Weenie gasped out of shock.
Jenny even nearly fell off of Clifford's back, but luckily, Oliver pulled her back so she wouldn't fall. Akito soon literally split into two people.
"I knew this would happen." Atticus said.
"Daddy, what happened to Akito?" Estelle asked.
"Well, do you remember that story I told you kids about Aunt Darla's friend Amber and Queen Elsa?" Atticus prompted.
"Ohh, yeah." Vincent said.
"So, one Akito will stay in Birdwell Island with Emily Elizabeth, and the other will stay with us?" Estelle asked.
"The one who loves Emi will stay with us, but yes." Mo smiled to the kids.
"Wow." T-Bone said.
"Uh, what do we call the other Akito then?" Estelle asked. "I don't think I can keep up with two twin brothers."
"Good question." Vincent said.
"Hmm... How about Red?" Snow White suggested with a yawn.
"I'm a person, not an imaginary friend." The second Akito said.
Snow White then shrugged as she fell asleep again.
"Michelangelo?" Vincent suggested.
"Hmm... Sounds promising." The second Akito nodded.
"Okay, after the artist who painted the Sistene Chapels!" Vincent beamed.
"Or a ninja turtle." The first Akito rolled his eyes.
"How about Mike?" The second Akito asked.
"Ooh, that's good," The first Akito agreed. "Why didn't I think of that?"
"You just did!" The second Akito smiled.
"Oh, right!" The first Akito smiled back.
"This is giving me a headache." Vincent groaned.
"I have a lot to learn about you humans." Clifford commented.
"Most humans don't split in two." Mo said.
"This is a special case." Atticus added.
"Wow." Clifford said.
Cleo and T-Bone thought back about how great Larry and the other animals were as Clifford was taking them back to Birdwell Island.
"I hope that Larry and the others do great." Kiki said.
"I'm sure they will, sweetheart, with or without Clifford." Georgette soothed.
"Are you sure?" Kiki asked.
"Things always work out for the better in the end," Georgette promised her. "That's how it worked for your Uncle Oliver and I."
Clifford began to think that Kiki might be right. Cleo and T-Bone continued to talk about Larry's Amazing Animals losing the talent contest without their big red friend as Clifford walked off away from the desert. Clifford soon stopped and looked way back as he wondered if he should really leave or not. After some thinking, they then went back. Atticus soon decided to message Cherry back real quick.
It was soon dark when the group had caught up the Larry and his amazing animals. Luckily in time too, it looked like a disaster was striking with the vehicles coming loose. Of course, Clifford was able to catch it before anything bad could happen.
"Thank goodness." Mo sighed in relief for Larry's Amazing Animals.
"That was close." Scruffy sighed back.
"You said it, boy." Akito agreed with his dog.
"Big Red to the rescue!" Larry smiled as he saw Clifford from the front seat.
"Time to give them a push, big fella." Mike smiled to the big red dog.
Clifford smiled back as he did just that, and where that did the trick as they now went down the other side. Clifford then ran after the vehicle as they were going into the big city for their big showdown to win the Animal Contest before landing in his seat.
"Whew." Mike smiled.
"On the road again~" Oliver began to sing. "I can't wait to get on the road again~"
"Please, no singing." Georgette told him.
"Can I whistle?" Oliver asked.
"No." Georgette groaned.
"Hum?" Oliver asked.
"...Fine." Georgette sighed.
"Huh, now where have we heard that before?" Mo smirked towards her husband.
"Gee, I dunno," Atticus smirked back. "Could it be a certain adventure of ours?"
"You already know the answer to that." Mo added.
"Sorry for leaving you guys at the last second back there." Scruffy smiled bashfully at the group of animals.
"So, you're back to stay, amigo?" Rodrigo asked Scruffy.
"Um, sort of." Scruffy said.
"Well, thank you for coming back anyway," Dorothy smiled. "It really means a lot to us. And even to Shackleford."
"You sure about that?" Scruffy asked.
"I'm not so sure myself." Clifford sulked.
"Listen, I know he was pretty mean to you yesterday," Dorothy coaxed to Clifford. "He was just feeling... Replaced by you."
"Replaced? I thought he was feeling jealous." Scruffy said.
"Besides, all I wanted to do was help." Clifford added.
"I know, I know, Clifford, it's not your fault," Dorothy coaxed. "Scruffy's right... He's just... Not the most secure ferret in the world, but he means well."
"You know, sometimes talking things out works," Scruffy said. "I learned that the hard way."
"You're a sweet pup." Dorothy smiled to Scruffy.
"Yeah, but I wasn't nice to Clifford and said some things I shouldn't have." Scruffy said.
"I'm sure you didn't mean it, sweetie." Dorothy tried to comfort.
"I was speaking out of anger," Scruffy frowned. "And misunderstanding."
"Anger can be a powerful emotion when you're in pain." Dorothy soothed.
Clifford decided to talk to Shackleford.
They soon made it into the city and they saw all the amazing sights and sounds.
"Rock on, dude!" Dirk laughed as they made it into the next destination which was for the Animal Contest and the moment of truth for the lifetime supply of Tummy Yummies.
"This is going to be great." Mo smiled.
They made their stop in front of a professional theater where they were going to preform for everyone, it was the high life for them all now. The host and hostess were going to introduce the man who made this all possible, but a little girl looked mad at him, and which sent a chill down the kids spines.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. George C. Wolfsbottom!" The hostess introduced.
Larry and the others came backstage as the man of Tummy Yummies Inc came to talk with the crowd while the little girl seemed to observe them.
"Why don't like how that girl is looking at us?" Dot asked.
"What girl?" Scruffy asked before looking over to see the girl behind the curtains. "Oh, that girl."
"Whoa, now we're talkin'!" The girl smiled up to Clifford. "Whoo-wee, that's a whole lotta red!"
"Can we help you?" Mike asked her.
"Howdy," The girl replied. "I'm Madison Wolfsbottom."
"It's nice to meet you." Mike said.
"Ooh, guys, we got a cue to meet." Larry told the animals.
"Break a leg, you guys." Weenie smiled to the other animals.
"Uncle Weenie, what a thing to say!" Kiki gasped.
"No, I learned that expression from Eloise's mother," Weenie replied. "It means good luck."
"Ohh." Kiki smiled.
The ones performing soon went out to the stage as the host and hostess introduced them.
"I doubt they're good." Scruffy said.
Larry's Amazing Animals soon went to preform for the people as this was the big animal talent contest, and where everyone would be amazed by their acts. Even Cleo and T-Bone had a lot of fun. Nothing could possibly go wrong now. Cleo stepped onto a lever as Rodrigo lifted his weight which made the crowd applaud. Rodrigo smiled sheepishly and then slid down the ramp beside him with the weight in his front paws before landing on the lever which sent him and Cleo flying in the air.
"Wow." Dot smiled.
The two dogs soon landed on Dorothy as she was walking across the tightrope with a baton. Dirk got himself ready to skate down the ramp as there were three hoops placed for him to go over.
"Go, Dirk!" The pups smiled.
Dirk sped down the ramp and flew into the hoops which amazed the crowd even more, and he even flew over the audience. Unfortunately, he went too far and got Dorothy, Cleo, and Rodrigo off of the tightrope as Dirk was about to land with a parachute which then summoned Clifford.
"Yeah, Clifford!" Scruffy and Dot smiled.
The animals first landed on Clifford's tail and he soon flung them up onto his back. Now it was Shackleford's turn and the crowd even took pictures as they couldn't believe their eyes.
"You can do it, Shackleford." Mo smiled.
Shackleford waved from the top and soon began his trapeze act with T-Bone.
"Wahoo!" Vincent smiled.
Shackleford and T-Bone soon trapezed together, but they missed each other at first before they came across the second time and flipped in the air to switch places. They soon tried it again, but hit each other's backs which made them about to plummet onto the wooden floor since there was no net.
"Oh, I can't watch." Estelle covered her eyes.
The crowd was in fearful suspense, but luckily, Clifford caught them from their fall.
"Clifford saved them, Mama." Teddy told his trainer.
"Oh, thank you, Teddy," Estelle smiled to her Pokemon. "That was a close one."
Teddy nuzzled up against her.
"That was awesome though." Vulpix chuckled.
"Yeah." The Ralts twins smiled.
"Well, at least they're having fun." Jenny smiled down to the Pokemon.
Clifford soon did a flip on his back and juggled the other animals on his back paws.
"Awesome." Atticus smiled.
Mo laughed and even clapped.
"Such an amazing feat." Colette looked impressed.
"Yeah, it really is." Patch added.
Meanwhile on Birdwell Island...
Just like in her suite, Eloise sat with her robe on in the couch and she held her parasol while wearing binoculars in case there would be a glare on the TV screen, only this time, she wouldn't have a meringue glacée and Nanny would have her three Pilsener Beers, and she wasn't watching boxing this time, but it was the Animal Talent Show. What she saw then caused her to gasp.
"What'd I miss?" Drell asked as he came into the room to sit down with her on the couch like Nanny would as he brought out a large sub sandwich for himself.
"I found Weenie and the others!" Eloise told him.
"Is that right?" Drell asked before he looked at the screen and gasped before coughing and nearly choking on his sandwich.
Eloise soon flopped over and took the phone and dialed a number.
Mr. Howard answered the phone, and knew who it was like Room Service back at the Plaza Hotel. "Good evening, Eloise." she then greeted the self-proclaimed city child and new friend of his daughter's.
"Hello, this is me, Eloise," Eloise greeted anyway. "Could you please tell Emily Elizabeth to turn on the TV?"
"Um, sure." Mr. Howard said.
"Thank you very much." Eloise smiled before hanging up.
"Do you always have to announce yourself?" Drell asked Eloise.
"Yes." Eloise smirked just to annoy him like Prunella or Mrs. Thornton.
"Oh, brother." Drell rolled his eyes.
Emily Elizabeth soon saw Clifford on TV with the others and called Sheriff Lewis and Mrs. Diller right away.
A Scottish Terrier soon came onto the stage to hand an envelope to the host and hostess of the animal talent contest.
"Who's that Scottish Terrier?" Mo asked.
"Kinda reminds me of Uncle Jock." Colette commented.
"I think we already know who won." Patch whispered.
"And the winner of the Tummy Yummies talent contest is..." The hostess began as she took the envelope with a suspenseful drum roll. "LARRY'S AMAZING ANIMALS!"
"Wahoo!" The Fudo family smiled.
Shackleford was the most happy out of all of them.
"We won!" Scruffy smiled.
"Good job, everyone!" Patch approved.
Everyone then celebrated the victory of winning the contest.
"Wahoo!" Dot smiled.
"We did it!" Larry smiled all around before hugging Clifford. "Y-You guys... You guys are the best!"
Shackleford glared at Larry.
"I never could've done it without you!" Larry laughed as he then picked up the ferret and spun him around on his shoulders.
Madison soon whispered something to her father. Scruffy decided to eavesdrop on what Madison whispered and didn't like what he heard. The daughter and father seemed to grin evilly to each other.