Fanfic: Littlest Pet Shop: Pets' Big Adventure. Chapter 5. Russell's New Patience
The pets, Orm, and Dandy, started eating the bamboo soup.
"Mmm. Very tasty" Penny said while she was eating the soup.
"Definitely delicious" Vinnie agreed.
"I've never eaten anything in my life" Sunil said, enjoying his portion of soup.
"It's strange that we, other species, don't eat bamboo like pandas, but on the other hand, I don't argue. It really is delicious" Russell commented.
"Dandy is a special chef among my friends" Orm said.
"You have other friends?" Minka asked, surprised.
"Yes. And I think you'll become friends with them" the black skunk answered.
"Sunil, imagine what kind of bachelor party we'll have when we're at Littlest Pet Shop" the gecko said.
"We're going to have an amazing sausage party" the mongoose said with a smile.
The girls rolled their eyes in annoyance at Vinnie and Sunil.
"What's a "Littlest Pet Shop"?" Dandy asked curiously.
"It's a store where we don't sell pets, but their products" Zoe replied.
"What are "pets"?" the brown-eyed male asked again.
"I don't understand anything myself. It's hard to explain" Orm replied.
"Orm, please answer. Are you and your friends really not pets, or are you just pretending?" Russell asked, confused.
"That's true, Prickly Kolobok. We were technically born on the outside" the black male replied.
"So you're wild?" the blue-eyed dog understood.
"Yes. That's right" the dark green panda replied.
"It's a rare thing for us to meet wild animals" the purple-eyed gecko said.
"But what's even stranger is that you don't know what it means to be a pet" Russell added.
"And you don't know modern terminology" Zoe finished.
“We prefer traditional methods” Dandy said.
"But we can teach you the modern technologies we can use. If you're willing, of course" Minka suggested.
"If it's for science, then I agree" Orm agreed.
"Speaking of friends, how many of you are there, Orm and Dandy?" Pepper asked.
"Seven" the male panda replied.
"What a coincidence. There are only seven of us" Vinnie said in surprise.
Russell sighed, realizing something with his thoughts and asked with sarcastic curiosity: “I suppose you, Orm, will suggest that we first find the rest of your friends, and then we can finally go home, yes? Is this your new plan now?”
"You guessed it, Prickly Kolobok" the dark-green-eyed skunk replied with a smile.
Russell sighed again in irritation and muttered under his breath: "Why am I not surprised?"
“Then after the soup we’ll hit the road” Dandy declared.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, or in Downtown City, Blythe was still sleeping and Roger was going about his business. The teenage girl couldn't calm down even in her sleep. She tossed and turned in her bed, muttering the names of the pets and her guilt over their disappearance. It was clear that she was having a nightmare where she was searching in a black void.
"No...No...Russell...Zoe...Pepper...Penny...Minka...Vinnie...Sunil...Where are you?...I'm sorry...It's my fault...It wasn't on purpose..." she muttered.
Suddenly, she heard someone laughing in her nightmare. Blythe looked around and saw that it was the Biskits twins, who were laughing at her, saying, "Ridiculous. Just ridiculous. You couldn't keep track of your rodents". Blythe screamed in terror, waking up screaming and falling onto her bed.
"Oh...What a nightmare..." she said, rubbing her head.
“Blythe, is everything okay?” asked her father, who had just come to see her.
“Yes, dad...I just had a nightmare...” the blue-eyed girl answered, got up from the floor and sat on the bed.
Roger sat down next to her.
"We'll definitely find them, Blythe. Your mother would be worried about them too" the man with blue eyes said.
"Do you think so? She wouldn't blame me?" his daughter asked.
"No way. She would understand you too" he replied.
"Dad, thank you for always being there for me. I don't know what would have happened if I hadn't told you about my gift" Blythe said.
"I would have found out anyway, no matter how hard you tried to hide it from me. Your mother was always honest with me" Roger said.
"So far, only Youngmee knows of my friends. Do you think the others won't think I'm crazy, either?" she said and asked.
"I don't think so" her father replied with a gentle smile.
"I'll find out who's here" he said and headed for the front door.
Blythe sighed again and glanced at her favorite photo of the pets.
“I will definitely find you, my little friends” she whispered, as if she were talking to them, despite the fact that it was just a photo.
A few seconds later, Roger returned and said with a joyful smile: "Can you imagine, Blythe? My boss was just here and he gave me a vacation. Do you know what that means? We will have the opportunity to find your little friends".
Blythe was shocked at first when she heard the news, but then she smiled and her eyes sparkled with joy and hope.
"The whole week? HOORAY!!!" she exclaimed happily and hugged her dad "I need to tell my friends about this! And maybe they'll come with us too" she rejoiced.
“Then we’ll start searching right today” Roger said with a smile.
"But what are we going to tell Mrs. Twombly? She mustn't suspect this. Besides, I lied to the pets' owners about us supposedly being in London for a few days" the teenage girl asked and said.
"Don't worry, Blythe. I'll come up with a lie while we're getting ready. And don't forget to have breakfast when you're done chatting with your friends" the man replied.
“Okay, dad” Blythe said with a happy smile and began to start a video call with her friends from her laptop.
Roger Baxter smiled softly again at his daughter and left her room.
As she started the video call, Blythe began to speak smiling: "Youngmee, Sue, Jasper, guess what happened".
“Well, judging by your face, you probably found the pets” Jasper guessed.
Blythe laughed and said: "No, Jasper. Dad told me he's going to have the whole week off and we're going to start looking today".
"Wow! What great news!" Sue smiled happily.
"We're so happy for you, Blythe" Youngmee said with a smile.
"Where will you begin your search?" Jasper asked.
"I don't know exactly, but I think you could join us" Blythe replied.
"We'll definitely join you. The more of us there are, the better the chance of finding pets" Sue said.
"We can take Kora and Emma with us. They'd be happy too" Youngmee suggested.
"Excellent, Youngmee. We could use some company" Blythe agreed.
"What about Madison?" Jasper suggested.
"She'll only make a mess with her supposed safety items" the red-haired girl refused.
"Better not disturb her too much" the brown-haired girl said.
“What time shall we meet?” the violet-eyed girl asked.
"When I call you again. Dad and I still need to discuss a time and place to start searching for the pets" Roger's daughter replied.
"We'll wait" Jasper said.
"See you later" Blythe said goodbye after ending the video call.
Without thinking twice, Blythe went to have breakfast to gather her energy before starting to search for her little friends.
Meanwhile, in the Chinese jungle, the pets, Orm and Dandy, continued on their way after having their fill of bamboo soup. Russell was the only one with a disgruntled expression.
"Excellent. Just excellent. Instead of going home, we should find Orm's friends first. I didn't expect that plan" the orange hedgehog muttered sarcastically under his breath.
"Orm, can you tell us what friends you have besides Dandy?" Zoe asked curiously.
"If I tell you, your intrigue will be ruined" the male skunk replied with a smile.
"I can't wait to meet them" Minka said.
"Dandy, you know, you could become our official chef when we get home. You'll be cooking 24/7" Vinnie said.
"I wouldn't mind. Especially since what makes me happiest is that my friends like my culinary skills" Dandy said with a gentle smile.
"Besides, it's very noticeable that you're very calm" Pepper said.
"He's always calm, even if someone offends him" Orm explained.
“I would also like to be calm, because I can be easily offended and because of this I can cry” Penny said with a sad muzzle.
"Don't be afraid, Penny. I won't let anyone hurt you" the male panda said.
"Thank you, Dandy" Penny smiled shyly at him, blushing slightly.
Suddenly, the music "Mystic Ruins" from "Sonic Adventure" could be heard from afar.
"Do you hear that? Someone's playing music" Zoe said.
"Maybe they're Aborigines? They love flutes and drums" Vinnie wondered.
Dandy laughed softly and said: "No. They're not Aborigines. I have an idea who it might be. Let's go".
They headed towards where the music was coming from.
Somewhere on the other side of the jungle, where there was music, a brown monkey with a purple eyes was playing a wooden flute along with parrots playing drums. Other monkeys were spectators.
The pets, Orm, and Dandy arrived there just as the music was ending.
"Bravo! Bravo!" the monkey spectators cried joyfully, clapping their paws.
"Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen" the purple-eyed monkey bowed.
"And I thought you were good at something else" Orm said with a smile.
"Orm! Dandy! I'm so glad you found each other!" the brown monkey ran up to Orm and Dandy and hugged them.
"Guys, please introduce, this is Max Brown" the black skunk said to the pets.
"Max, these are our friends trying to find their way home" Dandy continued.
"The way home? Are you lost?" Max asked.
"Well, you could say that" Pepper replied briefly.
"Do you like drawing, Max? I absolutely love it" Minka inquired.
"I absolutely love drawing. It's just my gift" the brown male replied.
Russell sighed in displeasure and muttered under his breath: "Great. Another monkey who likes to draw. I have a feeling our Day Camp is going to be twice as messy with paint. I need to warn Blythe about this when we return from this adventure".
"Sunil, it looks like our bachelor party has a new addition" Vinnie whispered to the mongoose with a smile.
"This day just keeps getting better" Sunil whispered back to the gecko.
"Where should we go next, Orm?" Zoe asked.
"Forward, as always. The further we go, the better," the male skunk replied.
"How long will it take to find your friends, Orm?" Russell asked with a disgruntled tone.
"As long as it takes" Orm replied with a smile.
"It's just a nightmare" the hedgehog sighed discontentedly.
"Do you want to speed up the entire journey through the Chinese jungle?" Max asked, breaking the fourth wall.
"How so?" Penny inquired.
"Just like that. Repeat after me. One, two, three!" he answered.
The brown monkey began singing Julius's song from "Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin the Serpent" and dancing. The others, except for Russell, who had a disgruntled expression, began to imitate his dance moves. Russell did it too and was at the very end
"So, we have a serious matter here, and you feel the urge to dance?" the disgruntled hedgehog complained.
“Come on, Russ, it’s a cool song” Vinnie said with a smile, enjoying Max’s dancing and song.
The song soon ended with Max almost falling into the waterfall, but he managed to stop himself in time.
"Cool. A waterfall now. Let's go back" the green-eyed hedgehog said sarcastically.
"No, there isn't. There is a way to get over the waterfall" Max said, pointing to the vines above them.
"Oh, we'll be like Tarzan? Cool!" Minka said, liking Max's idea.
"Isn't it dangerous?" Sunil suddenly asked hesitantly.
"If you want to live, you have to learn to face danger" Max said, smiling and jumping, grabbing a vine.
"Just so you know, Max, I'm a mongoose, not a monkey like you and Minka" the yellow-eyed male said.
Max grabbed Sunil by the waist with his tail.
"Hey!" Sunil was almost startled, feeling himself being grabbed.
"That way you'll be safe" the male monkey said with a smile.
"I actually regret not staying at Day Camp" the mongoose said plaintively.
"Guys, grab the vines quickly!" Orm commanded, jumping and grabbing the second vine.
Vinnie, Penny, Minka, Zoe, Pepper, Dandy, and Russell did the same.
"I wonder if the vine can support pandas?" the purple panda asked, a little hesitantly.
"Even if we fall, Orm will save us in time" the dark green panda replied confidently.
"And we know why. You don't have to continue, Dandy" the pink-eyed skunk understood.
"Now, full speed ahead!" Max commanded cheerfully, and began leaping through the vines like Tarzan.
The others, except Sunil, followed the brown monkey's lead.
"I'm actually a hedgehog, not Tarzan!" the orange hedgehog complained again.
"Better shut up and concentrate" Zoe said, almost angrily.
"Sunil, how are you?" the gecko tried not to laugh at the mongoose who was Max's "passenger".
"Quite fine, but quickly" the blue male replied.
"What else did you expect, Sunil? We're all monkeys like that" the pink monkey said, also trying not to laugh as Max held Sunil with his tail.
"Minka, you better not drop our bag...ugh, tent, laughing" Russell said.
"My tail keeps her under my control" she said.
"Look! The perfect long vine for us all to jump down," Max saw a long liana.
"Are you crazy? We're going to crash!" Sunil said, terrified.
"Max can be trusted. His ideas are sometimes brilliant" the brown-eyed panda said.
The brown monkey leaped, grabbing a long vine. The others, except Sunil, did the same.
"Tell me when this will end" the mongoose said in a frightened voice, closing his eyes, afraid to look down.
"Everyone ready? One, two, three!" Max shouted.
And everyone jumped down safe and sound. The male monkey placed Sunil on the ground.
"You can open your eyes now" he said to the mongoose.
Sunil opened his eyes and sighed with relief: "Phew. We're alive".
"Ready to sail again?" Orm asked with a smile.
"The raft again?" Vinnie asked.
"Not again, but once again" the male skunk said, conjuring a raft with ten oars.
"Are you making fun of us, huh?" Russell asked Orm, displeased.
"Maybe" the black male replied with a smile.
"Someone throw me in the river" the hedgehog said sarcastically.
"Let's go, friends!" Orm commanded cheerfully, jumping onto the raft and grabbing an oar.
"Great. Rowing again" Zoe said sarcastically and jumped onto the raft.
Everyone else jumped on the raft too. The little animals began to paddle.
"It's torture. Just torture" Sunil said sarcastically.
“You know, Sunil, I’m even wondering if Orm even has any female friends” Vinnie began to speak his thoughts out loud.
“I hope they are not as stupid as our girls” the mongoose answered in a displeased tone.
"We hear everything!" Pepper, Penny, Minka, and Zoe shouted angrily.
"I assure you, you'll like them, Vinnie and Sunil. And even you, Prickly Kolobok" Orm declared with a smile.
Russell rolled his eyes silently.
Meanwhile, in Downtown City, Roger, who was dressed in a pilot's suit, and Blythe were already near the Pet Jet, waiting for Sue, Jasper, Youngmee, Kora and Emma.
"Thank you again, Dad, for deciding to help me" Blythe thanked her father.
"You're always welcome, daughter, and remember, everything will be alright" her father said.
A taxi pulled up to them, and Blythe's friends got out.
"Are we late?" Jasper asked.
"You're just in time" Blythe replied.
"Where do we start?" Sue asked.
"Let's start with the easiest place the pets could have ended up. That's China" Roger replied.
"Because there's a panda among them who really loves bamboo" the man in the pilot's suit replied.
"Um...Blythe, does your dad know exactly how to help you?" Kora asked.
“I hope so” Blythe replied with an awkward smile.
They boarded the plane and took their seats. Blythe sat a little further away from her friends and stayed in the pet area because she was feeling sad again.
"Next stop, China! Please keep your seat belts on until the flight is complete" Roger said through the microphone in the cockpit.
The plane began to take off. Blythe, in the pet area, looked sadly at the soft cushions and scratching post where the pets could have been. Only "mirage" versions of pets could be "present" in her head and "other" vision. The blue-eyed girl sighed sadly and began singing a song in the style of "Hallelujah" by Rufus Wainwright: "I wasn't that angry with you
And I didn't want to leave you.
My eyes are shedding tears.
Why is my fate so cruel to me?
Where are you? Where are you?
Where are you? Where are you?
I remember the beginning well.
And what happened in the end?
Without you, I don't feel like myself.
Remember that I still love you
And I will definitely find you
Where are you? Where are you?
Where are you? Where are you?
Maybe I'm going to lose my temper
But I can't stop worrying about you.
Here I am, crying and sitting here
And I feel guilty about my mistake
And I don't remove the sad mood.
Where are you? Where are you?
Where are you? Where are you?
I didn't know that before we met
That I could be friends with you forever.
This is what allows me to live on.
It's a shame you're not here
To hear my sorrowful song
Where are you? Where are you?
Where are you? Where are you?
We don't know what God is capable of,
He knows everything about everything in the world
I only wish for us to be together again,
That our friendship never be separated,
And that my broken soul becomes as it was.
Where are you? Where are you?
Where are you? Where are you?
Where are you? Where are you?
Where are you? Where are you?"
After finishing singing, Blythe sighed sadly again and continued to sit alone in the pet area.
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