Chapter 4
On the subject of money

8.55 a.m.
The Computer was connected to a power cable at Ma Bagge's trailer. Courage knocked hurriedly on the door.
"Hello Courage, nice ta see ya!"
The Computer had already helped Courage print out a long explaination for what was going on. Courage handed the sheet of paper to Ma Bagge. She removed her specs and put on an even thicker pair of reading glasses. She poured over it and growled.
"Judging from the message, that stupid boy's gone off and killed himself along with his dumb wife. Where's my inheritance and his insurance payout?"
Though Ma Bagge was a selfish old woman, Courage couldn't believe she was being so outrageously unfeeling. Eustace was her son and all she cared about was money! She hadn't even shed a tear!
Courage produced an official-looking will with Eustace's signature scrawled on it. The will read:" I leave half of my assets and fortune to Muriel and the other half to my mother. None for the stupid dog."
Courage then showed another will handwritten by Muriel. It wrote:" I leave all of my secret cooking recipes to Courage and my money with Eustace upon death."
4.15 p.m.
The lawyer stated that under such a special circumstance, Courage would only recieve the cookbooks while Ma Bagge would get all the money. Courage looked depressed. How was he ever going to find Muriel now?
Meanwhile, Ma Bagge cheered for joy.
"I get his gems, his stacks of money and that golden hat!"
Courage remembered when Eustace had to hire ten different surgeons just to put his body back together after the incident with the hat of gold. Eustace initially didn't look too pretty after that though he never was anyway.
"Do I get Courage?"
Courage grimmaced.
"No madam, you will not get him as a pet as he is now independent under act... "
4.45 p.m.
"Stupid dog, since you are not gonna belong to me, get lost!"
Courage and the Computer ran away from the trailer as fast as they could. When they entered the truck, Ma Bagge objected, saying that too belonged to her now.
"In fact, even that lousy, stinkin', walkin' and talkin' Computer is mine now!"
The only thing Courage and the Computer could do was to break the law.
"Come back here! That's mine! I own everything! You just... "
Suddenly, an alien invasion occured and an alien blasted Ma Bagge into a puddle of sticky goop. Courage went bezerk, using his plasma-ray death gun without thought. Soon, the whole leigon of space invaders were wiped clean of the face of the earth. Thank goodness he had bought that gun!
5.00 p.m.
Fearing that the police would blame him for Ma Bagge's ugly death, Courage hastily refuelled the truck using the coupons. While he was back on the road again, Courage referred to the instructions.
Step 1: Go to the nearest airport.
Courage looked st the map. Acording to the map, it was only a 13 minute drive away. He could be on a flight to New York in 5 hours time.
5.14 p.m.
Courage boarded the plane just as the doors were being closed. The Computer also scrambled in. They found their seats and got some curious stares. For 5 hours.
10.25 p.m.
They hopped into a taxi. This trip was going to take forty minutes.
11.05 p.m.
They arrived at the John F. Kennedy International Airport. The took the flight immediately.
5.30 a.m.
Courage dozed off while the Computer was still working and attracting stares