"Who's there?" Gidget demanded, jumping to her paws. The creaking noise continued, like someone was opening a door. However, the door wasn't opening. Then the Pomeranian remembered the windows near her cage. She turned around just in time to see two shadowy figures creep inside the hidden lair. At last, one stepped out of the darkness and into the light. Her spirits lifting, Gidget yipped happily, "Tiberius!"
His ribs showing underneath his raggedy feathers, Tiberius looked like he was absolutely exhausted and starving, maybe a little sick. But as soon as he saw Gidget, his eyes lit up in delight. Rushing over to the cage, the old hawk brushed his head against the bars. Reaching through the bars, Gidget hugged her best friend as best as she could. "I'm so happy to see you," she murmured, "I knew someone would find me."
"Oh yeah, no problem. Hey, don't worry about me. Just stumbling my way around here!" Ozone spat angrily, taking small shuffling steps towards the cage. Gidget was surprised to see him here. She was also surprised to see his head hanging low and his eyes squeezed shut. Glancing between her two saviors, she asked, "Are you guys actually working together? How did you find me?"
"This pigeon tracked your scent over miles and miles for the past four days. And yes, we are working together for once, get over it," Ozone grumbled before suddenly making a hacking noise. Gidget and Tiberius backed up as he somehow managed to cough up some wire cutters. Taking them to the cage bars, he blindly snapped them, creating a hole. After three bars were busted, Gidget slipped through with ease.
"Thank you so much guys," Gidget declared, wagging her tail happily. Facing the cage, Ozone muttered, "Eh, it was nothing. Pigeon's idea too. He knew you were missing the moment we got a good whiff of the imposter's scent." Just then, the fluffy white Pomeranian found herself being hugged by Tiberius. Hugging him back, Gidget mumbled, "Hey, it's okay. You found me, that's what's important."
"No, what's important is that you guys aren't going anywhere but back in that cage," Gary growled. The trio whirled around. Ozone unfortunately was facing a broom but Gidget and Tiberius looked up at Gary and Trixie. A smirk on her face, Trixie questioned, "How did you like the hot sauce?" His feathers bristling, Tiberius wordlessly hissed at the imposter. His tail lashing about angrily, Ozone asked, "And what if we don't agree to your demands?"
"I shoot all three of you right here right now," Gary replied coolly, whipping out a gun of some sort. That quickly got everyone's attention. One by one, they crept into the cage. Satisfied, Gary and Trixie pushed a heavy box in front of the hole they made, blocking off their exit. Confiscating Ozone's wire cutters, the beagle muttered, "Now do us a favor, stay in that cage until we finish our business with Snowball."
"Great," Ozone meowed as Gary and Trixie walked away, "Now what?"
