Tumbling down the chute, the search party fell into a heap at the bottom. The first to crawl out of the pileup, Gidget saw a vent above their heads, She quickly pushed it open, allowing the others to crawl out. She followed them once everyone had gone through to discover they were in a community garden. "That rabbit is the definition of a psychopath..." Mel mumbled, flopping down on the grass. All of the sudden, there was a yowl. Whirling around, the group saw that Chloe had pinned Ozone.
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"What are you doing here traitor?!" Chloe hissed angrily. Ozone trembled under her paws, his green eyes tearing up. Rushing over, Gidget barked angrily, "Chloe, that's enough!" She shoved the tabby of the hairless cat, who dashed over to the others. Huffing, Gidget turned to the rest and asked, "Is everyone okay?"
"Sweetpea's missing a tail feather," Buddy reported. The little parakeet was chirping in a panicked tone.
"Where's Norman?!" Tiberius cried, obviously panicking.
"He must've been captured..." Pops murmured. Gidget sighed softly as she sat down. Lifting her head, she stated, "We'll find him and the others, don't worry."
"No, we're going home!" Chloe hissed. Everyone turned towards her as the tabby got up in Gidget's face and spat furiously, "Ever since Max and Duke went missing, everything's been going down hill!"
"Chloe, please don't-" Buddy tried to speak but a glare from the cat silenced him.
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Turning to face Gidget again, Chloe continued, "Let's go over what's happened today, shall we? You manage to talk a bunch of morons into this stupid love quest of yours. You recruited a mass murderer, a backstabbing alien and an old timer to join us. We went on a long journey only to find the guy we needed to talk to is dead. Apparently, Max and Duke were taken by psychotic animals who probably got Norman too. They want us dead. We're lost, hungry, tired and don't even have a plan. Worse, we're following a dog who's too blinded by love to see these problems! Should I add anything else?!" Everyone cringed at the tabby cat's words. Not even waiting for an answer, Chloe walked away from Gidget.
"Don't listen to her-" Mel began but Gidget interrupted him in a sad voice, "No, she's right. I just wanted Max to notice me for once... and I put all of you in danger. I'm sorry." Gesturing to Chloe, she went on, "Chloe, lead them home."
"With pleasure," Chloe growled.
"What about you?" Buddy asked. Sweetpea chirped quietly.
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Lowering her head in defeat, Gidget answered, "Just go home. Don't worry about me." Without another word, the Pomeranian got to her paws and began walking away with small steps, her tail drooping...
