"Woah woah woah! What's going on?!" Duke exclaimed. Mel and Buddy raced past him to tackle Tiberius, freeing Gidget. Her right paw not touching the ground, the Pomeranian ran to Max crying her eyes out. Stumbling around blindly, Ozone hissed, "Oh don't you dare start sobbing on us! I know what you did!" The cat attempted to swipe at Gidget but was tackled and punched by Snowball. By now everyone else had gathered on the roof. Holding Gidget close, Max demanded, "What's going on here?!"
"They attacked me!" Gidget cried. All eyes turned to the fluffy white Pomeranian. Her face buried into Max's soft fur, she sobbed, "I came up here looking for peace. I even brought them water! But they attacked me!" Gasps broke out amongst the crowd as they whipped their heads towards Ozone and Tiberius. Stationing himself in front of Gidget and Max protectively, Snowball crossed his arms over his chest and muttered, "Well? What do you guys have to say for yourselves?"
"Are you seriously trusting her over us?! She's not Gidget she's an imposter!" Ozone spat angrily. The hairless cat's eyes were squeezed shut, burning from the hot sauce that got in them. One was already swelling up from Snowball's punches earlier. His tail lashing angrily, the feline continued, "The pigeon and I are the only ones here who can see that and she attempted to silence us!"
"Tiberius, you're smarter than this. Don't tell me you believe this too," Max grumbled, glaring at the hawk. The old red tailed hawk opened his mouth to speak. However, the only thing coming out was a horrifying raspy cough. His throat felt inflamed and sore. Talking was not an option so he nodded his head quietly. Shocked at first, Max scowled and snarled, "I don't believe this."
"The one time you guys get along and it's the dumbest thing ever. Gidget's right here, this isn't an imposter," Duke pointed out. His ears pinned, Ozone hissed, "That's not Gidget! How can you all be so stupid?! Especially you Max!"
"Stop, please. No more fighting," Gidget whimpered, hugging Max tighter. Gently kissing her forehead, Max nuzzled her reassuringly. Looking back up at Ozone and Tiberius, the Jack Russell terrier growled, "Gidget is home and she's safe. If you can't accept that, you can both leave." Surprise was painted across the faces of both animals before Ozone mumbled, "What?"
"It means get lost and don't come back until you wise up!" Snowball shouted. His eyes widening in horror, Tiberius looked around at everyone. Some were frowning at him and Ozone, others looked as shocked as he was. At last, his gaze met the fake Gidget's. The imposter flashed him a victorious smile. Now even more determined to find the real Gidget, Tiberius sent a silent growl towards the imposter before helping the blinded Ozone up on his back. "We won't come back until we find Gidget, suckers," the hairless cat vowed as the hawk took to the sky, "Good luck surviving without us!"
"Whatever. Come on Gidget, let's get you fixed up," Max murmured, helping his girlfriend down the fire escape. Snowball, Duke, Pops and Leonard followed, the latter consoling a crying Norman. With Sweetpea riding on his head as he walked, Mel leaned to Buddy and whispered, "Did we really just do that?" The last one on the roof, Chloe was about to join the others when she spotted a dark colored jug in the corner. Red liquid dripped out. Giving it a taste, she immediately recognized the taste of hot sauce. Confused, she glanced up at the sky. Padding away, she couldn't help but think they were all in very serious trouble now...
