Alfie, an adventure loving Golden Retriever, and Molly, a curly brown Wirehaired Pointer, are two dog friends that meet for fun and games at the park each day. But today, Alfie’s housemate Tiki, the little black ShiChi, is missing!
“Where’s Tiki?” barks Molly.
“I don’t know,” Alfie whines worriedly, “I’ve looked everywhere”.
“Let’s have a look together,” suggests Molly. They run off, into the bushes, following Tiki’s scent.
Molly and Alfie pop out in a small clearing with honeysuckle blocking it off from the rest of the park. The only entrance that a human could fit in is a narrow mud track. There is a tree in the middle of the clearing, and tied to it is Tiki! A Rottweiler is patrolling in front of her. It growls at Alfie and Molly. Alfie gnashes and growls at the Rottweiler to keep it captivated while Molly gnaws at the rope. “Please help me, Molly,” pleads Tiki. “I’m trying to,” Molly grunts in reply as she chews the rope yet again. The Rottweiler notices her and abandons Alfie. He shunts Molly onto the ground. She gets up and charges into the Rottweiler. Molly barks fiercely. The rottweiler whines and sprints away. Molly returns to the rope and gnaws it off the tree. Alfie bites it off Tiki’s neck. “Thank you,” Tiki yaps happily. Suddenly, a man pushes through the mud track and seizes Tiki. “Sit,” he commands. Neither Molly or Alfie follow the command. The dogs jump and slam their paws into the man, barking angrily in his ears. He knocks them off and runs away in a different direction with Tiki. Molly and Alfie shoot after him, barking as they go. The man arrives at a Transit van and throws Tiki into the back… the dogs run in after Tiki. Before they can get out, the man slams the doors shut. He climbs into the driver’s seat and drives away.
After a very short drive, they arrive in an old factory. “Welcome to your new prison, hounds!” sniggers the man as he opens the van doors. The dogs shoot out, into the next room. “Oh, come on!” the man roars. The dogs run in circles around him. They leap onto a desk and flow back through the door. Before the man enters the room, the dogs squeeze through a hole in the rotting door. The man sees the dogs escape and hops into his van to follow them.
He spots the dogs on the path to the park. He pulls over and jumps out, sprinting toward them. The dogs weave around trees to find their owners about to leave. They bark to alert them that they are in danger. “Give me my dogs,” growls the man as he emerges from the trees. “These are our dogs, you beast!” say the owners. “I want them to be mine so they are mine!!!” roars the man. Fortunately, the owners had called the police about their missing dogs and they arrive and take the man away.
“It’s good to have you back, Tiki,” smiles Molly. “Yeah. I think we all deserve a rest,” says Alfie. Their owners put the dogs back in their cars and drive home.
By Max.
