Danger lurks in every corner ch 9

Chapter 9:

It was a Wednesday after noon. Local citizens hung out at the public pool all day. Cuddles had to drag Flaky all the way to the fence. "I'm not going any further!" She exclaimed, grabbing onto the metal bars. "Come on, Flaky! Usually you get to the top of the water slide before quitting. Is there something wrong?" He asked. She opened her mouth to answer, but nothing came out. "Have a nice swim, and that will take your mind off of whatever is bothering you." Cuddles pried her hands off the fence and pushed her towards the pool. Flaky was even more cautious than usual. Maybe the incident with Flippy shook her up a bit... "Alright, are you ready?" He told her. She, of course, shook her head furiously. "Please, Cuddles! I don't want to go in! I'm afraid..." She whimpered. "Oh, that's just the fear getting to you. Jump!" He shouted, grabbing onto Flaky's paw and diving in. She shrieked about as loud as she did when Evil came into her bedroom. And with a huge splash, they were both into the deep end of the pool.
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Long, fierce conversations had taken place during the previous days. "Why? Why don't you like Flaky?" "I'm like you opposite. And you like her." "You have a point... but..." "But what?" "Was it necessary to kill her right before our first date?" "You're right... maybe I should of waited until marriage." "Shut up." "Make me." Flippy sighed. He never did win an argument with Evil. Since his truck had been stolen a few days ago, Flippy had to walk everywhere. He turned left at the corner of a brick building, when a faint squeal came into earshot. He recognized it from anywhere. A blue blur zoomed across the sky. He locked his gaze on the flying squirrel, dashing after the scream in the same direction.
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Cuddles rose to the surface. "See? Wasn't that fun?" He asked, when he opened his eyes to discover that his friend wasn't there. "Flaky?" He called out. Popping his head back underwater, he saw that the timid porcupine had sunk to the bottom. She still had her eyes open and she was waving her arms with much force. Cuddles swam down to her, grabbing Flaky's hands and pulling her upwards, but when her brought her to the top, he didn't have the strength to lift her out. DB, the new lifeguard, had been munching on a Peanut Butter sandwich the whole time and chatting with Petunia, Giggles and Lammy. "You sure? I could buy you an ice cream, babe." He said, not paying any attention to the action in the pool. Petunia, throwing him a disgusted look, responded "No thanks. I'd rather have ice cream with someone I like... perhaps Mime or Handy." DB sneered. "Your loss." He looked at Giggles. "How bout you, Pinky?" She wrinkled her heart-shaped nose. "Gross!" She exclaimed. "Fine, then." He changed his glance to Lammy. "Uuuum..." She clutched Mr. Pickles in one of her paws. "No thank-yoooou." DB rolled his eyes. "You ladies will regret missing out on all of this." He ran a hand down his body. Petunia laughed. "Trust me. I don't think we will." The flash in the sky returned when Splendid landed before them. "Hello, citizens. Did somebody need help?" He asked them. "I do!" Cuddles sputtered out, attracting his attention. "I can't get my friend out of this pool. She can't swim." He explained in a raspy voice. "Hm. Okay, then." Splendid dove head-first into the pool, and in two seconds flat, flew out, carrying Flaky and Cuddles. His audience cheered him on. "Thank-you, my good people." He announced, dropping the two of them in midair so he could wave to all of his adoring fans. Flaky fell onto an inflatable cushion, that obviously popped once her quills laid on it. She had survived, though... she needed mouth-to-mouth immediately. Cuddles screeched as he dropped from the sky, landing on the sharp top of Toothy's umbrella that cut through his head, making blood rush out of his scull and run down the umbrella. Giggles, now noticing Flaky, said "Hey! She still needs some help!" She pointed at her body. "Right you are, young lady." Splendid replied, gliding over to Flaky. He put his ear to her chest. "It requires CPR in order for her to live." He stood up and dusted off his fur. "I can do it." A voice rang from behind. Splendid's eyes grew wide, then he snapped his head over to the sound. "You!" He snarled. The red squirrel smirked. "That's right; I'm back." He responded in a cocky tone. Splendid moved away from Flaky, now focusing on Splendont. "Yeah? Well I'm gonna make sure that you never do come back again!" Splendont chuckles. "Are you threatening me?" He asked. "I believe I was." "Oh, so you want a piece of me?" Splendid cracked his knuckles. "Bring it on." While they kept arguing about who was better, Flippy finally arrived at the gate. He pushed it open and came over to his crowd of friends. Even though he had to slice through, he still made it to the front very quickly to see an unconscious Flaky lying on the ground. "What happened?" He asked the others. "We'll explain later. Right now, Flaky needs CPR!" Toothy answered. "I know how to do it." He said softly. "Well then? What are you waiting for? Do it!" Giggles told him. Flippy knelt over Flaky. He took a big gasp of air in, and placed his mouth to hers. He breathed out. After doing that a few times, She eventually coughed up some pool water and sat up. Her vision blurred for a few moments, but then she could make out the figure. "Are you alright?" Flippy told her. She let out a small yelp before back away and saying "Just... leave me alone, please!!!" And with that, Flaky darted out of the pool area, with Splendid and Splendont still fighting, DB still hitting on girls and leaving Flippy heart-broken.