Chapter 13: Found

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Matilda: *dials the number on her phone then calls*

Junior: *picks up the phone* Hello?

Matilda: Junior?

Junior: *surprised at who called* uhhh.... y-yea...?

Matilda: Is Tulip there with you??

Junior: N-no...

Matilda: Where is she then?

Junior: last place I saw her was in the forest...

Matilda: THE FOREST??

Junior: *startled* Y-yea...

Matilda: WHY WOULD YOU LEAVE HER IN THE FOREST?!

Junior: um.. well... I guess just... we've been there before.... so... I thought she could handle it...

Matilda: You've been there before??

Junior: Yea... when we were delivering a baby...

Matilda: *sigh* Fine. But you're sure she's not there with you?

Junior: I'm sure. Unless...she snuck in here somehow...

Matilda: Well... can you help me find her...?

Junior: uh... *looks at stack of papers* Sure.

Matilda: Thank you. *hangs up*

Junior: *thinks for a moment before picking up the phone again* Hello, Andy. I need to go do something out of Stork Mountain and... I need you to... sorta be boss while I'm gone...

Andy: *speachless* W-what...??

Junior: I know it's a big task, but I think you can do it.

Andy: O-ok. I won't let you down.

Junior: Thank You. *hangs up* *leaves his office and flies to the forest*

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Tulip: *sitting/leaning up against a tree crying*

Junior: *flies to where she is* There you a- *looks at her concerned* Tulip...?

Tulip: *looks up surprised* J-junior..? *slowly starts to smile*

Junior: *slowly starts to smile*

Tulip: *stands up and hugs him tightly and cries more*

Junior: *hugs her back tightly and smiles* *pulls her out of hug and looks at her seriously* Tulip. Your family is looking for you.

Tulip: What...? I told Susie not to tell... *looks down worried*

Junior: Tulip. You need to go back home.

Tulip: *looks at him and cries* No...

Junior: Tulip... please...

Tulip: I don't want to...

Junior: You need to.

Tulip: *cries more* NO!

Junior: *puts his wing on her shoulder* Tulip...

Tulip: *hugs him* DONT LEAVE ME AGAIN.

Junior: *hugs her again sadly* Your family misses you.

Tulip: *cries more* I....I don't care...

Junior: * a little surprised* *hugs her tight*

Tulip: *hugs tighter* Please... don't leave me...

Junior: *looks down for a while before talking* I.....I won't.

Tulip: *looks at him surprised* You promise...?

Junior: I....I promise...

Tulip: *hugs him tight again* Thank you...

Junior: Anything to make you happy.

Tulip: *smiles and hugs a little tighter*

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*Susie and Matilda are with the police right outside their house*

Police: And where did you last see her?

Susie: She climbed out my window...

Police: Alright. *walks to her window outside her house* *takes a shirt of Tulips and lets the dog get her sent* Find.

*Dog sniffs around the window for a while before running in the way Tulip went*

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Tulip: *smiles at Junior*

Junior: *smiles back*

Tulip: Thanks again for staying with me. I just hope they don't find us....

Junior: *puts wing under her chin* Lets not worry about that. *smiles at her*

Tulip: *smiles at him* *puts arms around him and kisses him*

Junior: *kisses back*

*Police, Matilda, and Susie come*

Matilda: *sees them* *shocked then angry* JUNIOR?!

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