"Master? How much of the tube do you have done so far?"
"Well, it's pretty much done, but it hasn't been tested yet!"
"Master…I think it HAS to be, right NOW!"
"That's way too dangerous, Professor. We don't know if the tube is stable yet. It could break somewhere in the middle of nowhere! Hunter and Colleen could be lost and we wouldn't be able to trace them. Or the vehicle could get stuck in the tube. We have to test everything to make absolutely sure. I don't think it's safe to send for them now."
"W HAVE to, Master! I think it's very obvious that Hunter and Colleen are needed despirately! We can't win this without them!"
"I agree, but I don't know if it's really safe to just send for them without proper testing of the tube."
Hubert turned on the communicators. "I'd feel a heck of a lot better if you did it now!"
Master nervously turned on the communication device and set it for Arkansas.
Hunter and Colleen were sitting in the main living room with Bill and Hilary as they watched an old movie. Hunter was sitting near Bill's feet, and Colleen was near Hilary's. Bill looked over and grinned. "Tell the truth, Hil, you DO like having a dog for your own to pet don't ya?"
"Well." Hilary smiled and reached over to stroke the top of Colleen's head. "I'll admit, it IS nice to not wait my turn to pet a dog now that I can pet the other. "
"See, she ain't too much trouble, right?"
'Yeah..I admit, I do like having her around. She's actually very quiet….and she is kinda cute."
"Yep," Bill petted Hunter's dad. "Hunter, boy, she's a keeper!" Hunter parked happily as the doorbell rang. "Who could that be?" Bill asked, getting up. Soon he came in the room followed by Al and Tipper.
"Hy, Al," Hilary said, getting up as Hunter and Colleen moved to the doorway.
"Hey, Hilary. We came to say hi,: Al said. He noticed the dogs. "Hey, Hunter. Who ya got here, new friend?
Bill laughed. "Try the newest member of our family, his little doggie wife, Al."
"This is Hunter's WIFE?!"
"Wife, mate, doggie girlfriend, significant other, whatever ya wanna call her! That's Colleen. Ain't she cute?"
"Oh yes," Al said, shaking her paw. "Well, how do you do?" Colleen barked and Hunter barked. "Oh yes, yes I agree, Hunter. She's lovely. A real finder, congratulations!"
A little while later Bill had asked Al and Tipper to dinner. Afterward Bill put on some music and they all started to dance around the room. The romantic song made Hunter and Colleen smile. Hunter put his arm around Colleen's back as they swayed a bit to the song. Hunter once again longed to dance with his beloved wife and wished they were on two legs so they could. He slowly pulled Colleen closer to him and licked her cheek tenderly. Colleen leaned against Hunter and licked his cheek. They looked meaningfully at one another, reading one another's minds.'
"Let's go back to the doghouse, Colleen," Hunter barked to her. Colleen smiled, knowing what he was really saying. They got up, going through the doggie door and quickly making their way there when a familiar light shone down upon them, at once surprising and delighting them.
"Hunter? Colleen?"
"Master!" They both barked.
"Report to Headquarters, you two are despirately needed, immediately!"
"Is the tube done, Master?"
"Yes, and you both are needed. Please come quick, I'll tell you where it is.."
Meanwhile Blitz was starting to panic. "The Master is going to turn us inside out for this! Where is Muzzle?"
"We can't panic, Comrade, we just have to look for him!" Exile helped Shag up. "Shag, where did you last see Muzzle?"
Shag stood up and pointed to his right. "OK, well, we go to the right then. We try to listen to our Comrade. He couldn't have been taken too far. "Thy all began to slowly march in the direction Shag pointed out to them. They looked around and all over, knowing that any minute now more Cano Mutants could come from out of nowhere and attack them. They heard a starching and mumbling coming from a nearby door. "Muzzle?" Exile asked. "Stand back, I melt the lock on the door.
"I don't think so, " came the familiar disgusting voice of Parvo. Soon Parvo, Groomer, and more Mutants came running over and racially surrounded the on all sides. "You think after our last enounter with that rabid mongrel we didn't learn our lesson by now? You're not opning that door!
"Says who, Mtalhead?" Blitz said, taking out his tushie-biting bouquet. But before he could pull the trigger one of the Mutants picked him up and flung him against the wall "Ooohh….yes, Lassie IS my favorite movie..how did you know?' Before he passed out upon the floor.
"Blitz!" Exile said,. He looked at all the Mutants and tried to us his freeze ray, but after he took out only two or three Parvo gave a signal and the Mutants started to scatter. Exile tried to follow all of them, but found he couldn't do it alone. Shag had gone under a table. 'Shag! Shag, hel!"
"Get him, grab him, everybody get him! " Parvo ordred as the Mutants all picked Exile up and held him over their heads. "So…Mr. Leader-Of-The-Pack," he began with his arms folded across his chest. "It looks like you're outnumbered now, huh?"
"Yeah, well," came an all-too-familiar voice as two figured came through the crowd. "The odds JUST got a little better!"