Dog Man: Fetch-22 with Petey and Maddie

Chapter 14: Do Good, Flippy

"Hey, what happened?"  Chief asked as he, Sarah, Zuzu, Molly, and Flippy ran by. Maddie, Lil' Petey, Dog Man, and 80-HD removed their costumes, putting them in the chest 80-HD had out.

Stellaluna removed her costume and put it safely in her bag. "Did we miss anything?" Sarah asked.

"No, not really," Petey answered.

"Just the arrest of two bad guys," Stellaluna answered proudly.

"Aren't you that lady that sold useful items for adventures and to solve chaotic problems in the city?" Sarah asked.

"Yeah, I was on vacation for four years, but now that I'm back, I'm back in business," Stellaluna explained.

"That's awesome," Sarah said, Zuzu wagging her tail in happiness. "I'm glad you're around to help us out, since a lot of crazy stuff happens."

"Anyways, Commander Cupcake saved the day again," Lil' Petey said.

"He did not!" Petey corrected.

"Hooray for Commander Cupcake!" Everyone except Petey cheered. Petey slapped himself on the forehead in annoyance.

"Alright, let's go, you two," Petey told Maddie and Lil' Petey.

"Hey, papa, Flippy and Molly don't have anywhere to live," Lil' Petey said. "Can they stay with us for a while?"

"Please?"

"Please? Please? Please? Please? Please? Please? Please? Supa-dupa please?"

"Can you do it for Lil' Petey?" Maddie asked Petey. "It probably won't be long, though."

"Okay, but only for a-"

"Yay!" Lil' Petey and Molly said with excitement before Petey could finish.

"Bye-bye, everyone," Lil' Petey waved at his friends. "Let's all play again tomorrow, okay?"

"C'mon, Flippy," Lil' Petey said as he, Maddie, and Molly began walking with Petey. "Let's go!"

"Thanks, guys, but I can't," Flippy told Lil' Petey, Molly, and Maddie.

"Why not?" Lil' Petey asked as Molly, Maddie, and Petey looked at him.

"I think I'm needed elsewhere," Flippy told them.

"Where, Flippy?"  Maddie asked.

"Well, there are twenty-one baby tadpoles in that swamp back there," Flippy said. "And I'll bet they're feeling pretty lonely and afraid all by themselves. I remember how that felt. So I was thinking they could use a friend."

"You and Lil' Petey were so good to me when I was in fish jail, Maddie," Flippy as he hugged Lil' Petey with Maddie joining in. "You guys made comics for me. You guys inspired me. You guys kept me going. Now it's my turn to do good."

"Hey, I wanna be good, too," Molly said.

"Well, you can help me if you want," Flippy told Molly.

"Okay," Molly said.

"And you guys can visit us at the swamp anytime," Flippy told Lil' Petey, Maddie, and Petey.

"Yeah, you and Maddie will have to teach me how to make comics," Molly said.

"We will," Maddie said.

"Maybe you two can teach all twenty-two of us," Molly said.

"Okay," Lil' Petey said.

"Well, let's go, kiddo," Flippy told Molly as he began to leave. Maddie, Petey, and Lil' Petey waved at them.

"Bye, Lil' Petey, bye Maddie," Molly said, and looking Petey. "Bye, old guy."

This offended Petey. However, Maddie knew that Molly was just a kid and that she was only almost a day old. So she probably wasn't trying to be rude.

"See, Papa,"  Lil' Petey said as he and Maddie walked home with Petey. "I told you Flippy was a good guy."

"Yeah, I guess so," Petey shrugged.

"He's changing the world," Maddie said.

"Well, I don't know about that," Petey said. "I mean, come on. All he's really doing is looking after a few baby tadpoles. That's not really gonna change the world."

"Maybe not," Lil' Petey said, and looked at Petey and Maddie.

"But it'll change their world," Maddie added. Petey thought he and his family walked. His friend, Maddie, was determined, hopeful, and kind. Those were things he liked about her. He didn't tell her about the kisses she had given him when he went back to cat jail before he got his pardon.

"Maybe you guys are right," Petey told Lil' Petey and Maddie.

"We are?" Lil' Petey asked. "We were right about something?"

"I said, maybe," Petey told Lil' Petey and Maddie.

"We were right about something," Maddie said.

"Sweet!" Maddie and Lil' Petey both said.

The End