Sing Your Heart Out

From Bad to Worse

Buster is in his office on top of a tall ladder, fixing some leaking pipes with tape. The koala hums a tune to himself. As Buster starts cleaning the glass on some portraits, he looks at which portrait he is currently cleaning. It was a photograph of when Buster officially claimed ownership of the theater that he loves so much. In the picture, Buster was about to cut the ceremonial ribbon with Eddie, Miss Crawly, and his father by his side.

Years ago, after Buster cut that ribbon, the crowd around him cheered.

"All creatures great and small, welcome to the Moon Theater!"

Buster turned to his father with a smile before embracing the older koala with a big hug, his father returning the gesture. It was Buster's way of showing his gratitude towards his father for working so hard, for so long, just to purchase the theater for his son. Buster's father truly was an amazing parent.

"Mr. Moon?" Miss Crawly called, interrupting Buster's train of thought. "I have Judith from the bank."

Buster quickly slid down the ladder.

"What? Oh, no, no. Tell her I'll call her back in the morning."

"Oh, I can't. She's right here." Miss Crawly meekly announced.

As if on cue, a brown alpaca with red glasses, a black blouse and a gray pencil skirt appeared in the doorway crossing her arms. Buster could have sworn he heard ominous music when she appeared.

"Judith! Hello!" Buster greeted nervously.

The three animals began walking out of the theater.

"I work for a bank, not a charity, and if your accounts are not settled by the end of the month-"

"Okay. Judith...I personally guarantee by the end of this month this show is going to be the biggest hit this city has ever seen." Buster claimed.

"Mr. Moon, none of your shows have ever worked! None of them!" Judith exclaimed. "You've had your chances. Now settle your accounts or we will repossess this property!"

Buster laughs nervously as Judith walks away.

"Okay. Toodle-oo."

Miss Crawly walks up beside her boss with a look of concern on her face.

"What are you going to do, Mr. Moon?" Miss Crawly asked.

"Honestly? I have no idea." Buster sighed.

At Eddie's parent's mansion, Eddie was getting ready to do some laps in the pool. Setting down his soda and robe, Eddie jumped from the diving board and landed into the pool with a splash. The sheep swims from one side to the other and back again. As Eddie resurfaces, he spits out some water and opens his eyes to see Buster sitting at the edge of the pool, drinking Eddie's soda. Eddie let out a scream at the koala's sudden appearance.

"Are you wearing a speedo, Eddie?" Buster questioned.

"What are you-?!" Eddie hissed.

A voice calls from inside of the mansion.

"Eddie? Is everything alright?"

"Yeah, uh, just doing my laps, ma!" Eddie called back.

Later, Eddie and Buster are inside of the pool house, sitting on a pair of inflatable chairs and playing video games with a bowl of chips between them.

"So what, you live in the pool house now?" Buster asked.

"Yeah, my folks want me to be more, you know, 'independent,' I guess." Eddie explained as he munched on a few chips. "They even hooked me up with this life coach dude."