Bandits Belt

by The Home Blue

dad's always have patience for their kids but when it runs out. they do things they might regret

20. Barbeque

BINGO'S SCHOOL

Lila was running through the bushes, She was panting and looking for somewhere to hide. She ran under a perfectly placed log that hid her. She was trying to catch her breath While looking through a hole in the dead tree.

"Sniff"

"Sniff"

She heard sniffing, Lila Covered her mouth to not make a sound. She could see Bingo on all fours walking on the ground. This time her arm was in an arm sling, Bingo was having a hard time finding her balance. Since the trees were covering most of the light from the sun. Lila was able to see the red heeler's eyes glow in the dark. She looked up, and ran off, Not knowing that the Maltese were just beside her. Lila took her hands out of her mouth, She was so happy she didn't find her. But what she didn't know was that behind the hollow dead tree was, A red Heeler with constricted pupils. Looking behind her, Through a hole in the Tree.

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH"

Lila started to scream her Lungs out as Bingo Broke through the Hollow Tree, With her none broken Arm.

"BARK"

"BARK"

The Red Heeler barked at her, Lila Had nowhere to go. She tried breaking through the wood, But her tiny arms weren't strong enough. Bingo got inside and jumped at the Maltese, Lila just kept on screaming with her eyes shut.

"Boop"

Bingo touched her nose, Lila opened her eyes and Bingo's pupils were back to normal. She had a huge smile on her face, The Red Heeler began to laugh on the ground. "I WIN, WOLF HUNT", Bingo yelled at her other friends, They all walked up groaning in annoyance.

WolfHunt was a simple game, one out of all of the dogs would take turns in acting like a wolf. And the other players would be the prey, And if you were caught by the wolf. You would have to play dead while the wolf looks for the other players. Even though Lila knew this was just a game, every time Bingo would play she would take the game too seriously. She would walk on all fours and sniff the ground to try and find them, But this time she scared Lila too much. She had tears rolling down her eyes, She felt as if her life was at stake. "You're Too good at this game Bingo". Jasper G said, he was a Doberman, And his best friend was Jasper W. "Hey I think you scared Lila a bit too much" Sadie said, she was a Siberian husky, Bingo looked back to see Lila, She was still trying to catch her breath, Tears were still rolling down her eyes.

"Lila…Are you ok?" Bingo said, walking up to her with an open hand, Lila just broke through the other side of the dead tree and began to run away from The Red Heeler. "I went overboard on the game again, Did I?" She said, rubbing her broken arm, out of embarrassment. The two Jaspers patted their friend's back, Trying to make her feel better.

Outside of the woods, was a small house that was over the hill. Where the kids would go inside and play with toys, Or sometimes draw with crayons. Down the hill was Harley the Japanese Akita, She was on the soft grass drawing in her sketchbook. She then looked up to see Lila running out of the woods with tears in her eyes. She stopped by where Harely was drawing And sat down on the grass. The Maltese was trying to catch her breath while looking back into the woods. "Are you ok Lila?" Harley asked her, Lila started to calm down a bit, her breathing was back to normal and she looked back at the Akita. "I hate playing WolfDog, Bingo takes the game too seriously". Lila said looking back at Harley, as she continued to rant, "She gets on the ground on all fours and starts to run at me like a wild animal, I can't take it anymore".

"Well….why don't you just ask her to stop?" Harely asked, ignoring her drawing, and paying attention to her scared friend. "I've told her once But she thought I was joking". Lila said, She looked back to the woods to see Bingo walking up to her. Lila then stood up and walked away from the red Heeler, Bingo stopped by Harley. "Why is she mad?" Bingo asked her, The Akita just closed her sketchbook and began to walk up to the house. "She hates the way you play Wolfdog with her". Bingo just stood there looking at the ground; she didn't know it scared Lila that much.

"KIDS TIME TO GO HOME, YOUR PARENTS ARE HERE".

Said a Black and Brown Tibetan Mastiff, she was Bingo's primary school teacher. The Red Heeler sighed And began to walk up to the house.

Parked outside of the house the parents went to pick up their kids. Bingo Walked outside onto the sidewalk waiting for her father, She saw Lila run up to her parents hugging them. The Maltese looked back at her friend, Bingo smiled at her. All Lila did was ignore her, As she got inside the car. Bingo's ears dropped, The Little Heeler sighed and sat down on the sidewalk, she was about to cry. "Are you ok, Bingo?" Her teacher said as she sat down beside The young Heeler, She was missing her left eye and had a medical eye patch covering her old wound. "No Mrs. Mastiff, Lila is mad at me, Because of how I play WolfHunt". Bingo said, she looked up at her teacher. "Oh…..were you crawling on all fours again…well walking on all three. She said pointing to her student's broken arm.

Bingo nodded and put her chin on her knees. "It's ok Bingo, Just tell her you're sorry and that you will never do it again". Mrs. Mastiff said, patting her student's back, She couldn't move her left arm as much as she used to anymore. She looked up and saw Bandit park his car in the parkway. Bandit got out of the car walking up to his daughter and the teacher. "Hello Mrs. Mastiff, how are you doing?". He first greeted the Tibetan mastiff, with a handshake. "Oh Mr. Heeler, you can call me HoneyCake, We've known each other long enough". She said, shaking his hand with her left arm, it was a little painful to move it. "I know, I just prefer to call you Mrs. Mastiff, You know out of respect".

HoneyCake had to quit working her police Job, Ever since Chilli had nearly ripped her neck out. Her long puffy hair covered the stitch marks under her neck. But her broken arm was permanently damaged, It didn't hurt a lot. But even then, the chief had to let her out of the job Because she couldn't handle the recoil of her Gun, Or even be able to jump over a fence. Even though her husband was wealthy and she could have been a housewife. The idea of not having to work was not in Honeycake's mind. So she went back to her old job where her parents took care of kids. It was not as exciting as taking down bad guys, Even though she sadly never had the chance to do so. But it was something to keep her out of the house.

"Alright, we better head off then, We're gonna have a barbeque today". Bandit said, Tapping his daughter's shoulders and letting her know to get up. "Oh that sounds wonderful, But why on a Friday, isn't it more appropriate on Saturday". HoneyCake asked, "Well you see I invited my friend Patrick, But he couldn't go on Saturday, So Brandy and I changed it to go on Friday''. The Blue Heeler said, Just noticing Bingo's glum look on her face. "Hey mate are you alright…..Bingo?" The Little Heeler did not respond. All she did was hug her father. "She scared one of her friends While playing WolfHunt''. The mastiff said, Bandit looked down at Bingo. He got to her eye level and gave her a disappointed look, "Bingo we're you on all fours, And acting like a wolf, Again". HoneyCake was a bit surprised by the Blue Heelers' change in attitude, It was almost as if he was a completely different person.

"I'm sorry Dad, Everyone likes it when I act like that. And they always want me to act like a wolf, When we play WolfHunt". She said scratching her arm sling, Bandit looked down at it. If he wanted to he could have broken it into 4 pieces, His eye started to twitch just from the thought of it. He took in a deep breath and gently hugged his daughter. Ever since the belt incident he promised himself to never get anything like that ever again. "Come on Bingo your aunt is waiting in the car". Bandit said, walking his daughter to the car. "Have a nice day HoneyCake". The Mastiff just stood there for a bit, She shuttered And walked back to the house.

Bandit opened the door for Bingo, He picked her up and put her seatbelt on. "Hey Bingo", Said a male voice. It was Makenzie, He was on the left side of the car. Bluey was in the middle of the sit, Bingo was confused on why the border collie was in the car. Ever since the day he drank the red juice in her house, She blamed him for getting hit in the eye by her father. "What are you doing here?"She asked, sounding rude on purpose. "Mackenzie's dad fell into a hole and broke his leg. He had to go to the hospital, And his wife is on a business trip. But she should be back tomorrow, So Mackenzie is gonna stay with us in the meanwhile". Bandit explained, As he started up the Car. "Hey Bingo, How was Kindergarten", Brandy said looking back and waving at the Heeler.

Bingo looked up at her, The older Heeler gave her a big smile. But Bingo didn't return it, She just waved and looked outside of the car window. "What's wrong with her?". Brandy said, Looking at Bandit as he began to leave the parkway. "She scared Lila When they were playing WolfDog. Bingo Was walking on all fours and acting like a wolf". Bandit explained, Brandy just sighed, The Blue Heeler had told her about Bingo's behavior when she played WolfHunt, Bandit hated it because it reminded Him of when he last saw Chilli in the hospital. The last thing Bandit wants is for Bingo to act like his deceased wife. Back with the kids Bluey and Mackenzie were having a disagreement. "How can you be so sure the sun is not a planet? Stars are shaped differently". Mackenzi complained, Bluey just looked back at her father. "Well Dad says that Stars are hot balls of gas, But if that's true then why is Jupiter a planet? It's a big ball of gas?", Bandit Groaned out of anger, And Brandy just slapped her head with her hand.

Bluey I swear to god, It took me 3 hours to explain to you why the sun is not a planet. If I have to do the same explanation for a second time I'm gonna sell you to the circus". Bandit said seriously, Brandy was surprised by the Blue Heelers' reaction, Mackenzie However was persistent to get an answer. "But Bluey's dad's planets are round, And stars are pointy. It's pretty obvious that the sun is a planet", He said Proudly, Brandy looked out of the window, The car was not moving that fast. "Hey Bandit, Do you think I'll be ok if I jumped out of the car right now?"

BRISBANE SUPERMARKET

After a 30 argument with Mackenzie and Bluey, They all got out of Bandit's car and headed inside the supermarket, Bandit wanted to get some steak, And sausage for the Barbeque. Brandy on the other hand wanted to buy some Shark meat to grill. "I'm gonna make sure to show you, kids, a 1-hour documentary on why the sun is not a planet when we're done with the Barbeque". The Blue Heeler said to his daughter and the Border Collie, He then grabbed a cart that was parked near the entrance of the supermarket. They all headed to the frozen food center where Bandit was looking to find the least expensive steak, Mackenzie and Bluey were however slapping the chicken breast and having a very good time. "Hey, Bluey check this out". Mackenzie said, Surprising the young Heeler, By scaring her with a frozen pig head. Bluey Fell on the floor screaming, While Mackenzie put the deceased head near Bluey's face. "Bandit Just shook his head out of annoyance, But then he had an idea. He snatched the pigs head out of Mackenzie's arms, and began to chase the Border Collie. "AAAAHHHHHH, I'm sorry", Mackenzie yelled as Bandit chased him into a corner. "Are you gonna start to behave, Or do I have to make you kiss the Pig". The Blue Heeler said as he inched closer to the scared dog.

While Bandit was torturing Mackenzie with the pig, Brandy was in the exotic meat section of the market, Looking at the frozen bull sharks. "30 bucks for two sharks, That's a good deal". She said picking them up And placing them in a basket. "Aunt Brandy can we also take this", Bingo said, The Little Heeler said holding an airtight bag of a bloody dead Iguana, With her normal arm. Bingo's tail was wagging, Even though the blood was tight in the bag she could still smell it. "Oh….well I've never cooked an iguana before, But let's see what Bandit says". Brandy put the Bloody Iguana in her Basket as she began to walk back to Bandit

The Blue Heeler was now chasing the two kids with the pig head. Bluey and Mackenzie were screaming, But both of them were smiling. Bluey then grabbed Mackenzie's arm and ran into the food isles. Bandit couldn't stop in time, And he crashed into a small Japanese Chin dog. She fell on the ground and all her groceries from her basket fell on the ground. "Oh my God I'm so sorry Ma'am, Are you ok?". He said gently picking up the old lady, She was wearing large glasses And had her eyes closed. "It's ok deary, Could you just help me with my groceries". The dog said in a strong Japanese Accent, Bandit began to pick up the food on the ground, It was mostly canned foods and bottled water.

"I'm sorry again for, Crashing into you. I was just playing around with my kids". He said giving her back the basket, "Don't worry deary, We all make mistakes. I just hope you have a nice life, Bandit Heeler". The Chin Dog said, Walking away from the middle age Heeler. "Wait how does she know my name?". He asked himself, Bandit then felt something touching his lower cheeks" "Oh my goodness this Bum smells like a poopy one". Mackenzie said in a different voice, As Bluey Rubbed the pig's nose on her father's bottom. "What's going on here?" Brandy questioned as she, And Bingo walked up to the 3. "This Bum smells like it has never been washed before". Mackenzie said to the Red Heeler, Brandy then played along with the kids. "Oh I can believe that, I swear every time Bandit sits down on the couch he always leaves a brown spot. I think he has Dinkle Berries, She smirked at the Blue Heeler. "Oh really, Do I have to tell them about the time you forgot to wear one of your pads. At the pool party When we were at your house". He said, giving Brandy a big grin, Her face then turned a bright red.

"IT WAS ONE TIME". She yelled at the Blue Heeler, "Sadly I was under the water when it happened, How could you release so much blood in 5 seconds". He asked, starting to have horrible memories of that day, Brandy grabbed the pig's head from Bluey. And began to hit Bandit with the dead head pig." YOU BUNGHOLE DIDN'T YOUR MOTHER EVER TEACH YOU TO NEVER TALK ABOUT A WOMAN'S CYCLE". She yelled, as she continued to hit him with the head, Bandit began to laugh out loud. The three kids just stared at the 2 grown adults, "What's a Cycle?" Mackenzie asked out loud, "Bluey just shooked her head. "Hey do think this will taste good". Bingo said showing them the Dead bloody iguana in a clear airtight bag.

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH" They both yelled at the deceased animal.

HEELER HOUSE

Bandit, Brandy, and the three kids brought the groceries inside the house. Bandit still had a smile on his face, As he put the food on the table, The kids ran off into Bluey's room. Bandit locked the Cabinet where he kept the Wine. Brandy was still mad at Bandit for telling her about the incident. "Can't believe we got kicked from the supermarket". Brandy complained as she opened the door which led to the open roof part of the house. "You were hitting me with a pig's head, what did you expect". Bandit said, taking the sheet of his grill, Trying to turn it on. "Well you didn't have to talk, About me shitting Blood all over the fucking pool. You know they all made fun of me for that". She complained

"Brandy you didn't shit Blood in the pool, It came out of ya thing, You know what I'm talking about". He kept on trying to turn on the electric Grill, But there was no spark. "Piece of shit doesn't work" Bandit complained, He would always have difficulty with turning on the grill. But it was extra tricky today. Hey Brandy, how do you think the shark will taste on the grill……….Brandy?". Bandit looked behind him to see the Red Heeler with her head on the wooden table. She had her ears down and arms wrapped around her head. The Blue Heeler left the grill on and walked up to his friend, "Hey I'm sorry for saying that in the supermarket. It wasn't appropriate, I just wanted to get you back for making fun of me". He said, patting her shoulder, Brandy lifted her head a bit. "It's not that Bandit……It's just that…..I don't know… I've been thinking about my dad, I know he hit me…..But he's the only family I've got left. I'm just worried for him, Bandit".

Brandy put her head back down on the table, She was looking forward to the barbeque all week. But now all she worried about was her father that hated her. Bandit Sighed, He knew what he had to do, "C'mon" Brandy looked beside her to see Bandit with his arms open wide. "Sometimes we all need a hug, Just to feel a little better". Brandy stood up and hesitated for a second, But in the end, she hugged the Blue Heeler. It didn't make her feel flustered or anything like that. It was just a hug from a friend, One to make her feel better. To let her know she had someone that cared about her. "Thanks, Bandit". She said, putting her head over his shoulder, Inside the house Bingo was watching them through the mirror. Even though she still missed her Mum, Brandy had been acting as a mother figure toward her and Bluey. But even then it felt wrong, at least to the little Heeler. She didn't want a new mum, All she wanted was her old mum back. Bingo never even had the chance to say goodbye,

"BOOM"

The Grill had exploded, And a large fire was created, Bandit had left it on for a while. "SHIT," He said as the two ran inside the house, Bandit ran into his garage and took out his fire extinguisher. He took the pin out and began to shower the fire with the white powder. It took him about a minute to stop the electrical fire. Bluey and Mackenzie ran to see what happened, "Aunt Brandy, why is the grill covered in snow?" She asked her, Brandy just sighed and walked up near Bandit." It's not snow Bluey, But now we can't have our Barbeque". She said, Bandit walked up to his burned grill, Luckily none of the wooden floors had caught on fire. "I think I have an idea, of how we can still have it". Bandit looked out his phone and put it up to his ear. "Hey, stripe…..…no nothing much, But my stupid Grill caught on fire and well I was planning on having a barbeque today……..Yeah and…I was wondering if we could use your grill, Yours was always better. Then mine And we could cook for your family, I was also wondering if I could bring the kids and a few friends…….oh…… Today…….. Ok, thanks mate".

"BEEP"

Bandit quickly texted his friend, Patrick, Then he put his phone back into his pocket. "Alright looks like we're still gonna have a barbeque, Stripe said. I can use his grill but he's leaving for a week with his wife. Their both leaving for Sydney for their 16th anniversary, In 30 minutes". He said as he grabbed the bag from the wooden table, And began to walk inside his house. The kids began to follow him, "Dad why haven't we seen uncle stripe for so long", Bingo asked him, Bandit just looked to the side trying to find the right words. "Well he has been……busy and well he has to take care of your aunt Trixie now because she can't walk anymore". Bandit picked up the rest of the bags on the kitchen table. "Hey Mackenzi could grab some of the bags I could really use the help mate". Bingo ran to her room to quickly grab her chilli plush. "Of course Bkueys dad". Mackenzie grabbed some of the bags. Brandy, still outside sitting on the wooden table, did not want to see Stripe. But she also wanted to have a barbeque with Bandit. And maybe, just maybe Stripe had forgotten about her "special" proposal from a while back.

After they all entered the car and put their seat belts on, Bandit ran back to make sure the door was locked. He entered and started up the car, As they drove down the road. The kids were discussing their favorite Tv Shows."I'm telling you Mackenzie, The show with the blue cat and orange fish is better than the one with superheroes". Bluey said The Border Collie had become closer friends with the Blue Heeler, Cloe was still Bluey's best friend but Mackenzie had become her second friend. "But in that show all they do is yell and complain about life, It's good but it's not as good as my favorite show". Mackenzie complained, As the kids kept on bickering, Bingo was starting to lose it. It's been 29 minutes and they haven't shut up. Bingo put her plushie on her lap, She began to rub its head gently.

"They talk too much Mum, What do you think I should do". She asked the lifeless plushie

………….

"No I'm not doing that, I think Dad told me it's only something bad dogs do". She said as she continued to talk to her plushie. Bandit looked at Wendy and saw her talking to the plushie. It reminded him about Chilli's hand in the mini freezer, He hadn't talked to her for days now. Taking the pills made him realize just how mentally ill he was. He never realized just how gross and crazy it sounds to have the hand of his deceased wife. But he didn't want to think about it too much, He just stayed focused on the road. Brandy on the other hand was thinking about what would stripe say about her. Bandit had just arrived at Stripe's house, They all got out and grabbed the food bags, And walked up to the door. Bandit was smiling happily to know that his brother allowed him to use his grill.

"DING DONG"

After a few seconds, someone opened the door, "Hey stripe tha...". It wasn't his brother that opened the door, It was a Chow chow.

"Wendy"? The Blue Heeler questioned, What was she doing at his Brother's house." Oh hey, Bandit?" She said, equally confused as he, Muffin, and Socks walked beside Wendy, though it's been 3 years they still remembered their cousins." BLUEY, BINGO". Muffin yelled as she ran up to hug both of her coupons." IT'S BEEN FOREVER WHERE HAVE YOU TWO BEEEEENNNN". She yelled, shaking her cousins with surprising strength."MUFFIN", Bluey and Bingo also yelled, And returned the hug to their younger cousin. The white Heeler then looked up at The older Red Heeler, She looked familiar. "Hey Muffin", Then it clicked Muffin did see her, "AUNT BRANDY". She yelled, hugging her leg, "Wow you remember me, Even after all this time". Brandy said, wagging her tail, Even though she only met her for a day. She had never forgotten how the White Heeler looked. Bandit looked back at Wendy, "Soooo….what brings you here?". He asked her, Wendy crossed her arms as she looked down at the red Heeler still hugging the young Heeler. "I'm about to take them with me to my house, Your brother is going on a trip with Trixie. And well they want to be alone so He paid me to take care of them Until they come back….And what brings you here?". She said looking up at the blue Heeler. "Well my grill blew up, And I asked him if I could use his grill". He said, showing her the bags of meat.

Bingo walked up to Socks, She wanted to greet her "Hey socks, I've missed you-" But she didn't finish her sentence, Socks just ran back to Wendy and tried to climb up to her. Wendy picked her up, The purple Heeler started to whimper." What's wrong with her?" Mackenzie asked, Wendy Patted her back to try and calm her down. "I-Its complicated…..", she said, Looking at Bandit, The Blue Heelers' eyes widened at what the Chow Chow was trying to say. "Is-Is it because Bingo is a Red Heeler". He whispered getting a bit close to Wendy, The Chow Chow Nodded. She remembered one time in the supermarket, A Red Heeler came out of nowhere in the Corner and waved at socks. The Purple Heeler Screamed out loud and ran up to Wendy. The Red Heeler walked up to Wendy And wanted to know what was wrong with her, But Socks kept on screaming and wailing. She had to run out of the supermarket And comfort the little Heeler.

Brandy walked up to Bandit and Wendy "Hey Wendy, Is she muffins sis-".

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

Socks screamed and put her face on the Chow Chow's Fur. Bandit gently pushed her away from the wailing heeler, "SOCKS" Stripe said, running outside to see his daughter crying on Wendy. He looked to the right to see Bandit, But also Brandy, She smiled and waved at him. But He didn't return it, "What is she doing here Bandit?". He said not bothering to say hi to his brother, "Well I did say I was gonna bring some friends, You've met Brandy Before, Right?". Trixie rolled herself outside on her wheelchair and when she saw the red Heeler, Her hand instinctively covered her privates. She too had developed a fear of Red Heelers, "Aunt Brandy". Bingo yelled and ran up to her Aunt, Even though Bingo was her Niece she was still a Red Heeler. Trixie's heart was starting to race, She was gasping for air, "GET AWAY FROM ME". She yelled at the young Heeler, Bingo stopped in place and ran back to her aunt. Brandy held her close, Stripe noticed it, "Looks like Bandit replaced his crazy bitch with the whore of a sister". He thought to himself, "Bandit I'm sorry but we can talk right now, Trixie and I have to get to the airport". He said, grabbing the handles of her wheelchair as he started speed-walked to his car.

Their suitcases were already in the back. Stripe opened the door and picked up Trixie from her WheelChair, And gently put her in the car seat. "Muffin, Socks, C'mere girls, were about to leave". He said to his kids, Wendy walked towards the purple Heeler And gave the young heeler to her father. Stripe held socks, And moved down to the ground to hug both of his daughters, He got up and looked at Wendy. "I don't want them near her", Stripe whispered to the Chow chow, While looking at Brandy. The Red Heeler looked away, "And Bandit next time you say you're gonna invite someone make sure to tell me who exactly they are". He said to his brother as he got inside the car and started to drive to the airport.

…….

"He didn't even say goodbye", Bandit complained, He entered his brother's house, Bluey, Mackenzie, and Bingo followed the Blue Heeler. Leaving Wendy and Brandy alone outside with muffins and socks. "Well I better get going, I don't want to interrupt your barbeque". Wendy said smiling at the Red Heeler, Socks was behind her leg, Hiding from Brandy." WHAT, But aunt Wendy We haven't seen Bluey and Bingo for ages. Can we please stay for the Barbeque" The white Heeler said, running up to Brandy and hugging her leg. Wendy didn't want to disobey Stripe, Mostly because she knew how terrified Socks of Red Heelers were, So she had to find an excuse. "I'm sorry sweetheart But we're not invited to Bandits barbeque, plus we ha-". She stopped mid-sentence when she remembered that judo was still inside of stripes house…With Bandit.

She ran inside to see where her daughter was, She ran upstairs to see her walking up to Bluey and Mackenzie. The border collie greeted her, But Bluey walked away not acknowledging her. "J-Judo we have to go now come on sweetie". She said grabbing her hand and walking to the stairs," UNCLE BANDIT" Muffin yelled running out to near the pool where bandit was starting to cook the shark. "Can aunt wendy, socks, and me, stay for your barbeque party". She said wagging her tail, Wendy came outside, To see Bandit starting to cook. "Yeah you guys can stay with us, But I doubt Wendy would want to". He said as he added some spices to the dead fish. "He's right Muffin cmon it's time to go". She said, opening her hand so Muffin can grab it, She slowly started to walk up to her, with her head down. "But I haven't seen them in forever please Aunt Wendy can we stay. I want to be with my cousins". She whined, Wendy, hated seeing muffin like this, But she just didn't trust Bandit yet, She hasn't even fully forgiven him for almost choking her to death.

"Wendy….I don't know if you care but, Patrick and his family are coming for the barbeque…..You know just to eat and all that, So…..the kids won't be alone". The Blue Heeler said, Wendy knew what he was saying, She looked down at the 6-year-old, Muffin looked down at the ground not wanting to leave so soon. Wendy sighed and looked back at Judo, "You better be on your best behavior while we stay for an hour or two. Go tell Bingo and Bluey that you're sorry and you'll never do it again". She said sternly to her daughter, Judo nodded and walked away inside the house. "So we can stay here, Aunt Wendy". Muffin said wagging her tail, Wendy got down to her level. "Just for a bit, Make sure you have everything packed before we leave". She patted Muffin on the head, The white Heeler giggled and hugged the chow chow. She then ran off as she was told. Even though Muffin and socks were not her kids, She still treated them as if they were her own.

"So….Since how long have you been a babysitter?" Bandit asked, flipping the shark meat on the grill. Wendy slightly closed the glass door, turned around, and laid her back on the wall, She sat down on the ground. She grabbed a cigarette from her pocket and a lighter And lit up the cigarette. Bandit started to ball up his fist why would she still carry her cigarettes around her?

"You scare me you know……Even after all these years, You scare me Bandit, But even then I still feel guilty". Bandit stopped curling up his fist, "It was my fault for what Chilli did to those policemen, It's my fault they had to kill Chilli, Maybe if I minded my business that day none of that would have ever happened. But why……Why did you have to say something so….Morbid…..To Judo. Ever since that day, I can't stop smoking. It's the only thing that calms me down when I'm around you". She said putting her knees up to her chest, Bandits eyes opened wide. He has realized just how much he has done to the Chow Chow. Some part of him said she deserved this after all he went through. But the other part told him to do the right thing.

He closed the grill and set it on a lower heat, He walked beside Wendy and sat down keeping a bit of distance between them. There was silence Wendy kept her eyes on the Blue Heeler, Bandit was looking at the ground trying to find the right words. "Do…Do you really want to know why I…choked you". He said looking at Wendy, It took her a second but she nodded. "It wasn't a police officer that killed Chilli, And only Brandy, And my mum knows this….But…I was…I was the one that killed her", That shocked Wendy, In the news it was said that she died from police fire. It was never said who exactly killed her, A new wave of quilt hit her.

She felt even worse than she did before. B-Bandit, I didn't know, I-Im sorry" she said, holding his shoulder, Bandit looked at her hand, He sighed. "Even then I should have never done that to you, But I know why I did it, I was so….angry, But what I said about your daughter is unforgivable. All I hope is that this will make you understand, Bandit said grabbing a plastic white bottle from his pocket, He gave it to the Chow Chow. Wendy at first was confused, Until she turned the bottle and read the prescription

"SCHIZOPHRENIA PILLS"

"Oh My, How?" She said giving the pills back to him, Bandit opened it and took a pill out. He took in a deep breath and placed it in his mouth, When he swallowed he instantly felt calm. He no longer had any bad ideas, He started to think reasonably now. But he knew she would appear, He opened his eyes to see her, Standing right in front of him. It was Chilli, She looked exactly the same back at the hospital, The only exception being 6 bullet holes in her skull. The Red Heeler smiled at her Husband, Showing him her shattered teeth. Wendy couldn't see her, Because she was just a hallucination. But even then no matter where bandit went she followed him everywhere. She went away after an hour or two, But even then it was too much for bandit to handle. His breathing was starting to get faster, His heart was thumping. "Bandit, what's going on, Are you ok?'' She said, getting up and walking towards the Blue Heeler.

"Every time I take these Pills I see hallucinations of her Wendy". He shuddered as he got up and ripped the wall behind him. Wendy walked up in front of the Blue Heeler, dropping her cigarette and grabbing his face "Look at me Bandit, She's just a hallucination Don't give in to her. My grandpa went through the same situation. Just breathe, look at me, and say, "She's not real". Even though Wendy covered a majority of the Red Heeler, Bandit could still see Chilli's eyes in his peripheral vision. He was still breathing quickly, But he shut his eyes and listened to Wendy. "Sh-Sh-She's not real, She's not real, She's not real". He repeated as he opened his eyes the only one standing there was Wendy giving him a worried look. His breathing, and heart rate slowed down. Wendy still had her hands around his head and he gently moved them away. "Th-Thanks Wendy". He said as he walked back to the grill, He wanted to try and forget about what just happened. The shark was almost ready to be eaten.

The Chow Chow walked up to the grill, smelling the delicious meat. "Wow, That smells great, Bandit". She complimented him, Bandit smiled and sliced a bit of the meat, and gave it to Wendy. She took it and tasted it. "Oh my, this is really good, Where did you get this". She said as she savored the flavor, It was spicy but sweet at the same time. "Brandy and I went to the supermarket before coming here, She bought the shark". He said smiling remembering when she was hitting him with the pig at the market. "You spend a lot of time with her you know". She said,

"Yeah, We really do, She's great with the kids, you know. And they like her a lot, and So do I". Wendy saw a change in the blue heeler as if was in a trance thinking about her.

Inside the house Brandy had just finished cutting the head, And tail off the dead iguana. "Hey Bingo, could you throw this bag inside the trash can?" She said, giving the Heeler the grocery bag that had the dead iguana, Tail, And head. "O-O-Of course Aunt Brandy". She said, walking downstairs, Which was weird since the trashcan was on the left of the kitchen. She didn't think too much about it, She assumed that Bingo would have just thrown it outside so it wouldn't leave a smell in the kitchen. Brandy took the rest of the meat downstairs, She was about to open the glass door. But then she heard Bandit and Wendy talking, She normally didn't want like to eavesdrop but she never really liked the chow chow. In the end, she hated to admit it, But she was jealous of the Chow Chow. She put her ear near the door.

"Maybe……Maybe you should ask her out If you do spend a good amount of time with her". Wendy said, Brandy was confused about what she meant by that, Who was she talking about? "W-With Brandy", Bandit stuttered, the Red Heelers' ears perked up, Could this be it.? Will he finally ask her out, If he did, she would happily accept it. She smiled, with a bit of blush on her face, Waiting for what he had to say. "Well…..I mea-"

"DDDDDAAAAADDDDDDDD"

Bluey yelled, inside the house, "DAD, CAN WE PLAY INSIDE THE POOL". Brandy quickly walked away from the door she did not want to be seen eavesdropping. Bandit opened the glass door, And walked inside. "Ok Bluey, But you're gonna get bleach in your eyes, Ask Muffin has any extra Goggles for you". He said, Bandit looked to his left seeing Brandy walk up with a bowl of meat, "Here you go, It's all ready, I'm going to go work on cutting the vegetables''. She said giving him the bowl of meat, "Thanks Brandy, Wendy said that the shark tasted good". He's said, Brandy just stood there for a second and smiled at him, She walked away back upstairs. Bandit was a bit weirded out, But he thought nothing of it. He just walked back outside where Wendy had taken a few more slices of shark meat.

Yet none of them knew what was going on in the bathroom. Bingo had the bag on the toilet seat, She was in front of it like a dog waiting for her treat, Her mouth was drooling. She couldn't take it anymore, The Heeler opened the bag, As the smell of blood was released into the air. Her tail started to wag out of excitement, She first took the tail out. She licked the blood off it. And when she was done, She began to rip off what little meat it had. Her eyes began to constrict, Her instincts were taking over. She began to shake the tail all over the bathroom like a savage. She then placed the filet's tail on the ground And began to chew through the bone. It was satisfying to hear the bones crack.

Outside of the room, Bingo left her plushie outside in the middle of the hallway. Socks and out of the playroom with scissors cutting paper to make a paper family. She extended it and there were 4 dogs holding hands. She then put it down And saw the plushie in the hallway staring right at her. It looked just like her deceased aunt, A perfect replication of her. Even though it's been 3 years, She remembered how the pale heeler tried to shove a piece of her mum's own private parts down her mouth. She started to hyperventilate, She remembered the taste of flesh in her mouth. It tasted horrible, And the red Heeler had almost cut her throat from the inside. It may not have been Her aunt, But even then she wanted to get revenge. She gripped the scissors, Anger filled her body, She grew the courage and ran up to the plushie.

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH"

She yelled stabbing it over and over again, pieces of stuffing flew in the air. Socks tore the legs apart, SHe lit its mouth open and grabbed a piece of its leg, As she shoved it down the plushie's throat. And finally, she grabbed it from the inside and tore it apart.

"Creak"

The purple Heeler looked to her right, Her pupils constricted out of fear. It was Bingo, She had blood all over her face, But what distracted Socks was the iguana head in her mouth. Bingo was huffing tired from shaking the tail all over the bathroom, She looked down at the floor. Her favorite Plushie was ripped into pieces, and Stuffing all over the floor, To most people it was just a stupid doll. To Bingo it was a reminder of her deceased mother, And her bitch of a cousin, just ripped it into pieces.

"CRUNCH"

The iguana's head shattered in her mouth, She licked up the brain matter and spat the skull on the ground. Bingo was furious, She opened her arm sling and threw it at the ground. It hurt like hell, But she got down on all fours and started to slowly walk around socks. She growled at her cousin, She would never act like this, But considering that she was in her feral state, She had no real control over her instincts. Right now all her brain was telling her to…..Eat her organs. There was no one in the hallway where the two Heelers were located, Socks had nowhere to run; her only option was to fight.

"GGGGGRRRRRRRRRRR"

Bingo Jumped at the Purple Heeler, Socks moved out of the way in time. However, she still had the scissors in her hand And tried to stab her cousin in the head.

"Drip"

"Drip"

She missed her head, But not her ear, Muffin had managed to slice it in half. Bingo was bleeding severely, But she was too distracted by her torn piece of ear on the floor. She picked it up with her mouth and began to eat it, Savoring every drop of blood. Her pupils got even more constricted, She hasn't had a taste of dogs blood in forever, It was amazing. But now she wanted more, She turned her head around and smiled at socks. The same smile that her aunt gave her at the hospital.

On the top floor, Muffin was letting Bluey Mackenzie, Judo, and Bluey. Borrow goggles to go swimming in their father's pool, "Hey Muffin do you have some floaties I could borrow? I don't know how to swim yet". She said, putting pink goggles on her eyes, "Wow, you're 10 and you can't swim yet, I was swimming when I was seven". Bluey complained looking angrily at the Chow Chow, Judo knew she was still mad at her. So instead of arguing with her, She just looked the other way away from the Blue Heeler. "Bluey why are you so mean to Judo '', Mackenzie complained standing up to her friend. "Because she's the reason why Bingo Broke her arm, And I hate her". Bluey pointed at her ex-friend, Muffin just watched them argue, "How?" Mackenzie asked, Bluey put on her pair of googles. "She distracted Judo's mum because she wanted me to smoke with her. I couldn't help Bingo and she fell and broke her arm". She explained

"Bluey I told you I was sorry, I just thought it was something cool. And I wanted to do it with you……I'm sorry". She said, sadness coming from her voice. Muffin Walked up to Judo and hugged her. Even though the border collie can understand why Bluey hated Judo, He could also relate to her. He did make Bluey drink the alcohol when they were 7, It was his curiosity that caused him to get severely beaten by his father. So it was also Judo's curiosity that caused her to be hated by Bluey. "Did your mum tell you you couldn't smoke, And you wanted to do it. Because you were curious about how it felt?" He asked, Judo hugged Muffin back and nodded. "Well… That happen to me one time…I wanted to try alcohol Because dad always said I couldn't. So one day I took it and well, He got really angry at me……And he hit me with a….belt". Mackenzie said, scratching his shoulder.

Even after 3 years that day still haunted the little border collie. He didn't hate his father, But he still hated getting beat by the belt even though it was one time. Bluey grabbed her friend's shoulder letting him know she was there for her. "What I'm saying is…Don't be curious, Always listen to your mum and dad. Because like they say curiosity killed th-".

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH"

They all heard A scream coming from downstairs. The four dogs ran down to the hallway, To see Socks pinned on the ground by Bingo. The Red heeler was ripping a piece of her skin out of her face. "BINGO" Bluey yelled in fear, How could her own sister be acting like this? Why was she ripping a piece of her own cousin's skin off? While Bluey and Mackenzie stared at the red Heeler, Judo grabbed a hard plastic cricket bat on the floor. Bingo had her claws deep in Sock's back as she continued to scream, The Heeler opened her mouth and placed it over socks neck about to finish her off.

"WHACK"

Bingo fell off of socks, She quickly got up and Judo tried to swing the cricket bat down on her. Bingo moved away and jumped on top of Judo, They both fell on the floor. The Red Heeler, covered in blood from the dead iguana and her cousin, Tried to bite down on Chow Chow's neck. Judo however moved her arm right on time, To let Bingo bite on it. Bingo gripped her mouth on her arm, And in a second she twisted her head.

"SSSSCCCCCCCCCCCRSSSHHHHHHHH"

Bingo had managed to rip a good amount of Judo's skin from her forearm. It was too hairy so she spat it back out. Judo screamed in pain, giving The Red Heeler the perfect chance to bite her neck. She opened her bloody jaws about to bite down on the chow chows neck.

"THUMP"

Bingo was thrown about 6 feet down the hallway, She felt a huge amount of pain in her stomach. She couldn't breathe, Bingo was gasping for air, She looked up to see her father in front of judo acting as a barrier between chow chow and his daughter. Brandy had her hands covering her mouth, Shocked by how her niece was covered in blood. Wendy ran up to her wailing daughter. Bandit did not move his gaze from his daughter.

"Bingo…..what have you done"

End of Chapter 20

A/N: I made this chapter longer because I couldn't keep my promise of making two chapters during spring break.

-Special thanks to Molestioriginal12 for the idea of bingo trying to kill socks. They suggested this a whole while back.

-I'm almost 2/3 done with bandits belt, But even then it's a long way towards the end, Till next time.