Chapter 12: Acquaintances
Ruby walked down the streets of Gongmen City and looked behind her to see how her babysitters were doing. Valerie's eyes were wide after Ruby gave her a present that had rubber snakes that shot out at her.
"Can we at least try to break in the mansion?" asked Josie.
"Sure," Ruby said. "But first," she added with a sly smile. "Let's race!"
"Race? Race for what? Race for who? Did you put a boy in a well?" asked Josie.
Ruby just gave Josie a look and said sarcastically, "No Josie, I only do that on Tuesdays."
"Let's just get back there and we'll plan something out." Peter said.
They walked to the mansion and Ruby looked at them. They were huddled together, discussing their plan. "Maybe we should break the glass doors," said Peter.
"Or we could try and climb through a window," said Valerie.
"Or we could dig our way in," said Josie.
The two just looked at her. Josie just shrugged, "It's an idea."
"Okay, if our ideas fail, we'll do yours," Peter said.
Peter came up to the glass door and gave a hard punch, hoping to break it. But then he's face cringed and he shook his paw from the pain. "That didn't work!"
"Let me try," said Valerie. The snow leopard got ready to run into it. She took a few steps back and crouched down.
She narrowed her emerald green eyes and charged at the glass door. She closed her eyes and rammed against it, but it didn't work. She hit the ground on her back and everything was spinning.
Ruby helped her up and said, "How's that working out for you guys?"
Valerie ignored her comment and went back to Peter and Josie. Ruby started to feel bad for them and began to ask if they wanted help, but they ignored her.
"We don't need your help," Josie said confidently. Ruby narrowed her eyes. Josie was really getting on her nerves.
"Alright then, go at it," Ruby said gesturing for Josie to go next.
Josie nodded. She walked up to the glass door and started attacking it. She punched it, slammed into it, high kicked it, low kicked it, and even headbutted it. Nothing worked.
Josie felt dizzy. Ruby laid back on the ground and saw it was starting to flurry. She gazed up at the clouds and stuck out her tongue, hoping to catch a flurry.
As she was watching the snow fall down, Peter came up to the mansion and looked up. He saw a window up high. If he could climb up there, he could try and open the window and get in.
Peter got out his claws and tried to climb up. His claws just scratched against the house. He looked around.
He saw a little flower box that would give him just the right lift to climb over to another ledge. He did his best to try and keep it steady, but he tipped it over as he jumped and grabbed onto the ledge.
"Ohh, Mother isn't going to be happy once she sees what you've done," said Ruby.
Peter tried not to mess anything else up. He tried to balance himself on the narrow ledge and looked up to find he was a big jump away from the window.
Ruby saw Peter looking at the window from where he was. He wouldn't dare, Ruby thought.
Then she watched as he leapt from the ledge and stretched out his arms and got his paws ready to grab onto the ledge.
She shut her eyes as he missed the ledge by the window. Her ears went flat as she heard him crash into the flower box.
She opened one eye and tried not to laugh as she saw there was a flower on his head.
"Having some troubles?" asked Ruby, in a slight taunting voice.
Peter ignored her and walked over to the two felines. He had a massive headache and it was pounding in his head. He closed his eyes and sat down.
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