Q's Bayou Aventure Pt. 7

Mr. Snoops and Penny desperately kicked and screamed as what remains of an alligator tries to devour them. Bernard and Bianca are quick to act, climbing up onto the alligator to try and distract the creature from the humans, but this time it was not going to be fooled by ruses. Ellie Mae and Luke rushed to aide the other mice, but Luke was already losing his buzz and his movements became slow and uncoordinated. Ellie Mae crawled up the car and began to smack the exposed bone of Nero's jaw with her pin, causing tiny fractures to appear.

Penny pulled herself free from the car, but Mr. Snoops was still trapped. Trying to fend off the alligator teeth with your hands is not smart, and soon his flesh was punctured by the creature's teeth. Mr. Snoops was beginning to be eaten!

Q dove in to help them fight off the reptile, but Medusa quickly grabbed the owl by his wing and threw him against a nearby tree.

"Y-y-y-y-you dumb t-t-t-t-talking animals!" Medusa dropped the leash and jumped onto the fallen owl, ripping feathers out of place and bruising the bird's hollow bones. Evinrude saw Q in trouble and acted fast. The dragonfly zipped over and plunged itself into Medusa's ear. She reached up to try and pry him loose, but the dragonfly flew out of one ear and into the next. Soon she was swatting around her head with both hands, trying to shoo away the insect.

Q took the moment to try and pulled himself up. He tested his wings and found himself able to fly, albeit very painfully. Q didn't need to fly long though, just enough to rescue the others.

Q flew up high and swept down, catching Medusa's hair in his talons and pulling her towards the car. Medusa screamed and pulled at her hair, removing chunks of it but also bashing the bird's feet. Q continued through it though and threw her on top of Nero, who was still trying his best to bite Mr. Snoops. Bernard and Bianca jumped off just in time to avoid being crushed. Ellie Mae's pin had bust a chunk of the gator's jaw off, causing the bottom bit of it to become unhinged, but the teeth could still stab even if the jaw could not bite. Q continued to drag Medusa over Nero, but as he neared the head, he knew Medusa's added weight would bring the sharp teeth down on Snoops hard.

"The diamond! Hold up the diamond!" He hooted out, just as Medusa began to roll onto Nero's head. Mr. Snoops barely had time to pull the diamond up to block the teeth coming down on him now, The jaw shattered as it made contact with the Devil's Eye, and Medusa rolled off the now dead alligator and into Mr. Snoops hands. The diamond rolled off as Mr. Snoops held Medusa in his arms.

"Mr. Snoops... You aren't going to help her now, are you?" Asked Penny, flustered from the experience. Mr. Snoops thought for a bit, the still conscience and crazy Medusa looking up at him expectedly. Suddenly, the death throes of what remained of Nero frightened him, causing him to drop Miss Medusa. She helped herself to her feet and prepared to strike when Bernard climbed onto her dress. Her phobia caused her to stumble about wildly, and the drunkenness didn't help. She fell headfirst onto the car, knocking herself out.

After the group had regained composure, dumped and alligator corpse, and locked Medusa in the trunk of the now righted car, they prepared to make their farewells once more.

"Mr. Snoops, oh Mr. Snoops," Bianca piped up, "what about the diamond? You lost it in the fight."

"Oh phooey, let it be someone else's problem. I know its caused enough for me!"

"What about that Miss Medusa? What are you going to do with her?" Bernard asked.

"I guess I will take her to the police. Just as long as none of you tell one me for helping her out. I am awfully sorry about that Penny..."

"It's alright Mr. Snoops. Just as long as you take me home!"

The group drove off. Miss Medusa was arrested and charged with abduction amongst many other crimes, while Mr. Snoops was almost charged until the court realized Medusa was too rattled from her experience to be reliable in her incriminating accusations of him.

Mr. Snoops then drove Penny, the Rescuers, Q, and even Evinrude up to New York. Penny was returned to the orphanage, where she awaits a happy family. Bernard and Bianca reported back to the headquarters of the Rescue Aid Society, reporting the mission a success. Evinrude was honorarily instated, and Q was offered the same honors, but he refused.

"I am honored and flattered, but I sadly do not have the time to provide my services to the wonderful organization. I am still seeking a cure for my current state."

"Don't think we forgot Mr. Owl... I mean Mr. Q. I will gladly help you find a..." Bernard is interrupted by Bianca.

"He means WE will help you find a cure  for being an owl."

Evinrude is quick to shake his head no, buzzing his eagerness to help Q out. Besides, the bug still felt he had a debt to the bird after he was saved from those bats earlier.

"Oh, you want to help him Evinrude? Well, I guess you could." Bernard said, a bit disappointed not to be going on another mission with Miss Bianca.

"Don't worry Bernard, we will find more people who need help. We are the Rescue Aid Society after all!" Bianca says, hugging Bernard and waving goodbye to Q and Evinrude as they go off. A few members of the society were kind enough to patch up Q's injuries, making the bird as fit as a fiddle for when he would reappear at the bar later to resume his reading.

"Well Evinrude, I believe that was the most impressive adventure I've been on in years. Just between you and me, it was actually kind of fun!"

-FIN-