All the way home Blitz kept telling himself there was no way the news story was true.
"It's just impossible" he thought. "There is no way that any robber would DARE to break into MY house".
But as soon as he was let inside his home he knew that someone had done just that. He knew because the first thing he saw was his owner looking furious.
"I see that you decided to come back" the Chancellor said coldly. "And just where were you anyway? What were you doing that was so much more important than protecting our home"? Blitz lowered his head.
"Don't bother apologizing now!" his owner snapped. "Thanks to you I was robbed last night. Now get in your doghouse and don't let me see you for the rest of the day".
Blitz shrunk down even more and slunk outside. He spent the rest of the day outside feeling awful.
The next morning Blitz awoke to a bright light shining in his face. Once he was fully awake he heard the Master's voice telling him to come to Road Rover Mission Control. Once he arrived he saw the Master talking to the others.
"What's going on" Blitz asked.
"Master told us about your other problem" said Exile "we're really sorry".
"Really" Blitz asked skeptically. "You don't have any dumb jokes"?
"Some things just aren't funny Blitz" Colleen said gravely and Blitz knew that she was telling the truth. If she had been teasing, Colleen would have never gotten his name right.
"Blitz, may I speak to you privately" the Master asked. Blitz nodded and followed the Master into another room.
"I am very sorry Blitz" the Master said once they were alone. "I never wanted your Road Rover duties to interfere with your family duties".
"It's not your fault Master" Blitz reassured the man. "You couldn't have known about the robbery".
"That is true" agreed the Master. "Still you would have been home to confront the robbers if you weren't on a mission for me. And if you had been home you wouldn't be in trouble right now". "And that is why" the Master continued quickly before Blitz could interrupt "I have decided to let you bring your owner here so he can understand why you weren't home".