
D - Okay. I just turned the page.... I don't think I need to start it again, right? Maybe... Whatever.
Dear Hawk,
So we just stood around for a couple of seconds. Splash (here's her photo)

She decided that we should leave before anything else happens to
us. But before she could take two steps more, suddenly a dark, mysterious dog swooped in. Well, it just did. I almost thought it was a shadow... then a bird.... but... I think it was a dog. I nearly jumped out of my fur (don't tell Splash) as it brushed past me. I could see Splash looked a little shaken - to be honest, I was, too. But I'm not going to show it. Yes. Not going to....
Me: AHHHHHHH! WHATJUSTHAPPENEDI -
Splash: Calm down! I... I don't know. *pats my shoulder and accidentally creates another spark*
Me: Ow. *quickly pretends I did not scream
like a girl*
Splash: Hey. Is that... Did that... *bends down and picks up a grimy piece of paper* Yuck. You read it. *shoves it at me*
Me: Ew! No! *flicks it back at her*
Splash: *blows it back at me* Hold it and I'll read it.
Me: I - N - Fine. *very carefully holds it by the edges*
So... This is what the note said.
Splash: *reads it aloud* "Follow a place that not many have traveled for years." What do you think it is?
Me: Erm.... The Moon?
Splash: I don't think so... Bottom of the sea?
Me: T - That doesn't sound... good. Like... *finds excuse for not getting wet* Um, a storm under the sea?
Splash: You're right. Hmm... Maybe.... Somewhere dirty? A... trash can?
Me: I... I've been in a trash can... only a couple of days ago.
Splash: W -
Me: Long story. Hm... Dirty place... How about...
Both: The sewers?
Splash: Hmm... That could be it.
Me: But...
I've never been in the sewers before. Yuck.Splash: You say something?
Me: N - No! Like, the sewers... Um... great idea!
Splash: Okay, it might be the sewers... How do we get there?
Me: No, more important question - do you have grime-proof suits?
Splash: No. But we have to do without. So... the sewers... Do we need to pull up big charts and all of those boring stuff?
Me: Um, no. How about... there? *points at some kind of drain cover*
Splash: Sure!
So we went over and tried to pull the drain cover open. Just then,
somebody a big, scary guard - he walked towards us.
Guard Guy: HEY! You two! I have a question -
Both (Me and Splash): RUN!
So we ran. I don't think the guard was chasing us... But we managed to take cover in the Starbarks that Splash had been in.
Me: Okay, drain cover thing idea - out. *huff*
Splash: Yeah... *pant* Um... Any other ideas to get into... *looks around*
the sewers?Me: Um.... Flush ourselves down the toilet? Wait - Just joking -
Splash:
THAT'S IT!Dogs around us: *glares at us*
Me: Um, s - sorry, yeah, um....
So they turned away after that. We found a more private place... the girls' bathrooms.
Me: Um, you were at, 'that's it'...?
Splash: Okay. You should know that toilets connect to the sewers. Problem is that the toilet... flushing holes aren't big enough.
Me: They do? I mean, they do... But you're actually taking this seriously? The toilet thing?
Splash: Of course! All we have to do is rip to top part - the sitting part and the toilet itself - out. So we slide down the hole and.... find Shauna!
Me: B - But....
Splash: *grabs toilet seat cover and starts pulling*
Me: *stares*
Splash: *huff* So you're going to help me?
Me: Um, yeah.
Ew. *hurries over and starts pulling, too*
The funny thing is, as we were pulling, our paws accidentally slid on the slippery white surface on the disgusting toilet.... and touched. A tiny spark appeared... And a storm cloud rose up and floated above our heads. A strong wind started up... And it started raining. Only in this cubicle. And... it smashed the white bit - the top part - of the toilet right off.
Me: *peers in* Ugh... Dung. Yuck.
Splash: Yeah.... Disgusting...
Dog Outside: Oi! You done with your business in there yet?!
Me: Uh - Um...
Splash: NO!
Dog Outside: Why does it sound like there are
two dogs inside there?
Me: Um... because... I... change voices!
Splash: Yeah, I... some... thing we're - I mean, I'm - practicing!
Dog Outside: Humph. If you ask me, it sounds like you need to see a doctor or something.
Me: Y - Yes! I'll... consider the offer!
We turned back to our 'business'. The storm cloud and rain had stopped, leaving scorch marks, water puddles, and fragments of toilet on the ground. There was a small hole left, clotted with used tissues, dung, and who-knows-what.
Me:
This place needs a shower!Splash:
A shower - Skyler, that's a great idea!She held a paw over the hole. A blast of water shot down, clearing out all of those bits and pieces and making the hole bigger.
Me:
The water's... chipping away at the floor. And ground. Like... explosion!Splash:
Erosion. But it's still not big enough....Me:
So... you need a little wind to complete it, right?I flicked my paw down the hole. A gust of wind blew through, blasting away bits and pieces of the floor and such. Then I heard banging at the door.
Dog Outside: SPEED UP! *bangs on door*
Me: Y - yes! *glances at Splash*
Splash: *thumbs up*
Then we jumped in. Suddenly there was this horrible reek - even with the water and wind cleansing.
Both:
EEEWWWWWWWW!!!!Our voices echoed down - or up - the hole. I heard a voice - "WHAT'S GOING ON IN THERE?!" - it echoed down the hole. Then... silence. We were falling - which wasn't helping. Then I remembered - we could be splashes (no offense, Splash) of stuff at the bottom of this sewer. What a heroic way to die. And my wings couldn't spread out and help me fly because the hole was still small. Suddenly Splash yelled something I couldn't hear - and I heard a
splash. So... I wondered if we really were going to become
splatters of stuff down there. Suddenly I felt wind rush around me - and I landed safely in a muddy puddle. Splash was standing close by, attempting to brush the slime off her fur.
Me: Yuck. Lucky I'm not a cat... Otherwise I'd have
licked all of this stuff off. Ew.
I couldn't see clearly in the dark - which makes me also want to be a cat - so... I don't know which one to choose. But anyways... so we headed down the sewers, holding paws so we wouldn't lose each other in the dark. Suddenly I heard a noise. A shrill scream, I thought. So... I jumped and screamed. But of course, Splash simply pointed out it was a squeak of a rat. So... yeah. Embarrassing. Splash squeezed my paw once in a while, and I think I shivered. Because of the cold. Not like I'm scared of... a... the sewers. Yeah. So... Wait. I think... Is it... a noise? I think I see a dark shadow. Shape of... a toaster? No, wait. Is it a toaster...? Or a dog? Whatever it is... It's left something. A... clue?
Me and Splash are going to investigate it right now, so I'm going to put you down right now. See you, Hawk!