"Stop stop stop OW!" Ozone cried, writhing about in pain. Gently washing his eyes as best as she could with him squirming, Gidget murmured, "I know, I know. But we need to do this if you want your eyesight back." Arching his back as more water was splashed into his eyes, Ozone whined, "But it hurts!"
"And it's over you crybaby. Here, carefully press this on your eyes. Don't rub," Gidget advised, handing Ozone a towel. The hairless cat gratefully took it and did what he was told. With one taken care of, Gidget turned her attention to Tiberius. Laying down beside him, she murmured, "Alright bestie, let's try this." Taking the water bottle she had used, she let the water slowly trickle into the hawk's mouth while gently massaging his throat with her other paw. "Don't worry guys," she whispered, "I'm gonna fix this."
"Wonderful Gidget, I hope you and your pals have fun. I know I will," Gary remarked, earning everyone's attention. The beagle was getting himself suited up in a suit of armor. Standing beside him were five robotic dogs. "Look, I'm gonna be gone for about an hour. When I get back, I'll free you three," Gary promised, putting his helmet on. Casting one final glare over his shoulder before he and his robots left, he growled, "And don't even try escaping. That box is too heavy for you guys to move."
"He's right, for once," Ozone grumbled, finally able to see with one of his eyes. Holding the towel up to his left eye, the hairless cat muttered, "We're gonna need a different escape plan." Nodding her head in agreement, Gidget pointed out, "And fast. He's on his way to the apartment building, Trixie might be there already. We need to get there and stop them before they hurt our friends."
"Say no more, I might have something in here that can help us," Ozone announced. Hunching over, he began the long and hard process of hacking up his stomach contents. Pacing back and forth in front of the slime covered items, Gidget listed off, "A teddy bear, a cd, a pocketknife, a peanut butter jar, a hairbrush, handcuffs- Max's collar?!" Biting his lip, Ozone muttered, "Yeah... don't ask."
All of the sudden, there was a loud creaking noise. Gidget and Ozone looked up to see the cage door swinging open slowly. Hanging on next to the keyhole, Tiberius gazed down at them quietly while he held up his talons proudly. "Let me get this straight," Ozone hissed, "You sat here, letting us bottle feed you water for your injured throat all night, when you could've just done that?!" Tiberius rolled his eyes in response. Offended, Ozone spat, "I will knock you into next week!"
"Guys, focus," Gidget barked, dashing out of the cage, "We need to save Max and the others!"
