At the Elwood City Times main office, Bitzi Baxter, was getting ready to go home. When all of a sudden, her boss comes in. "Good evening, Bitzi. Next month Elwood City and Singapore will be officially recognized as sister cities! So I need you to travel over there and work with the guys at the Singaporean Times News paper. You are going to explore the city, it's people, customs, cuisine, things like that. We are going to make stories for our paper to inform the citizens of Elwood what our sister city is like. Of course, it's an exchange program, so they'll be sending someone over here of the same rank in your place." Bitzi's boss explained.

Bitzi thought about it, but also thought it was about time to go home to Buster. "Can't you get someone else?" Bitzi asked. "Absolutely not! You are the only one capable and trustworthy enough for the job!" The Boss replied. Bitzi was still unsure so she said "But-" before she could say anything else her boss stated "Do it or your fired." It was now clear what she had to do, she was going on the trip. "Alright, I'm going. When do I leave?" She asked. "Well, the plane leaves in two hours. You need to get to the Elwood International Airport pronto!" The boss exclaimed as he handed her a plane ticket.

Bitzi drove home to pack her bags. As she entered her house she didn't head to the kitchen, so she didn't notice the shattered window Buster left earlier. She made her way to her room and only turned on the closet light. While she filled her suitcase with clothes she said to herself "It's only three weeks. When I get back, I can spend some time with Buster on the last month of summer vacation." The day before, she remembered she had given Buster permission to sleepover at Arthur's this Friday, so she didn't question his absence. She just made a note explaining the trip to Singapore, and stuck it on the fridge. She then got out of her house, locked the door, and drove off. She trusted Buster enough to live home alone for a couple of weeks, now that he was a teen.

Meanwhile, it was 8:45pm, Brain and George were waiting for the bus to go home from their trip to ponycon. They were both wearing pony ears head hair accessories and pony tail belts. Everyone that drove by them laughed at them. Some honked their horns yelling "ponyfags", others threw their drinks at them. None of those actions bothered them, however. "Boy, that was the best ponycon ever!" Shouted Brain as he snapped his fingers. "I'll say! I'm just glad you controlled your perverted urges and didn't get all 'touchy-feely' with the voice cast of MLP, especially Tara Strong," George responded. Brain blushed and scratched the back of his head "hehe, heh! Me neither, but I think the security guards that were holding me three feet away from them, as I took pictures and asked for their autographs had something to do with it. " Brain confessed. Both boys laughed out loud, moments later their bus arrived. This one was empty so no strangers were around to point and laugh at them. The bus driver knew how they were already, so he just let out a sigh as they paid their bus fares.

The boys got off at their stop. "So, are you up for AnimeCon next week?" George asked his friend. "Wouldn't miss it for the world," Brain replied. After wishing each other good night, they split up and each went to his own home.

Back at Arthur's house, he was laying in bed, in his pijamas. He had "Dreams of an Absolution" by Bently Jones playing on his IPod with speakers.

All the lights in the house were off, and Arthur had his curtain rolled all the way up. The moon's light lit up his room. As he admired the moon's beauty, the song be gan to play.

"And every night, I lay awake)
(And I find no conclusion)

(And every night, it just stays the same)
(I dream of absolution)

In the night-light, do you see what you dream
All your troubles, are they all what they seem

Look around you, then you may realize
All the creatures are with the light
And I might know of our future
But then you still control the past

Only you know if you'll be together
Only you know if we shall last

In the night-light, do you still feel your pain
For the valor you waited; never came
If you were able, would you go change the past
Oi mend a faux pas with one last chance"

"I wish I could have stopped Buster from eating those brownies," Arthur thought to himself.

The song continued:

"And I might know of our future
But then you still control the past

Only you know if you'll be together
Tonight

'Cause every night I will save your life
And every night I will be with you
'Cause every night I still lay awake
And I dream of an absolution-"

Suddenly, Arthur heard something in the tree near his room on the second floor, so he turned off his IPod.

He got out of his bed and looked out the window. He saw nothing extraordinary "must have been a cat," he thought. He then walked back to bed, before he could lay down a strong breeze hit his back. He then saw a shadowy figure enter his room from his window. "Wh-who is there?!" Arthur shouted as he shook in fear.

Arthur turned his lamp on, revealing a tall man with a white, ball-shaped head, it had two blue circles for eyes, a red smile, and yellow, cone-shaped hat.

"Hi, I'm Jack. Would you like to try my new Buttery Jack Black Pepper Burger?" The being asked. Arthur turned his head to one side in confusion. "What is that?" The aardvark boy asked. Jack laughed and said "It's a 100% beef patty with two slices of melting Black Pepper Cheese, plus onion rings, hickory smoked bacon, and Peppercorn Mayo, all on a gourmet signature bun!" The proud Jack in the Box owner then handed over the burger to Arthur. Our hero received it, he sniffed it "Smells pretty good!" Then he took a bite "Tastes even better!" Arthur remarked. Within 5 minutes he had completely devoured the tasty dish.

David Reed, Arthur's dad, heard Jack's voice as he walked by Arthur's room. Surprised by the unfamiliar voice, he rushed into his son's room. "Arthur, what is going on!?" Mr. Reed said. He then saw Jack standing there while Arthur sat in his bed. "It's all butter now!" Jack exclaimed, he then jumped out the window and fled the scene.

With Jack gone, Mr. Reed no longer felt concerned, but he locked Arthur's window just in case. He then exited his son's room and wished him good night as he closed the door on the way out.

Arthur then got comfy in his bed and went to sleep at last.