"So you see," Otter explained.  "That is how this madness all began!"
 "So where did that bad dragon come from?" Maxie asked.
 "Well," Otter began.  "Those three trappers, once they found the enchanted
crinkle sack, began using it for selfish, evil purposes, and a rift was
created in the realm to the dark side of the universe.  The result was that
all kinds of nasties came out of the closet, so to speak, including Snarl,
and some other beasts that I am not sure about."
 "So how did snarl get to the forest?" Shiva questioned.
 "He came out of the sack, of course... which happened to be in the woods
that you saved a while ago..." Otter answered.
 "So how can six, little ferrets like us go against a huge dragon like him?"
Maxie asked.
 "Well," Otter stated.  "You need to bring Miss Wiggles back from the
Rainbow Bridge to use her extreme powers of goodness against him, and
anything else that happened to crawl out of the sack!"
 "Oh wow!"  Sammi exclaimed joyfully.  "We get to see Miss Wiggles again!?
I sure have missed her!"
 "Yes," Otter confirmed. "But the only way that you can get to the Rainbow
Bridge is by going inside the crinkle sack, and it will transport you to
that wonderful place!"
 "How the heck are we going to find the sack?" Rosie asked.  "Should we run
an ad. for it in the newspaper under lost and found?"
 "Quit being fresh, Rosie!"  Shiva scolded her.  "Otter needs our help
desperately!"
 "Sorry," Rosie apologized.  "I just don't see how we can pull this off!"
 "Do you have any raisins around?" Otter asked.
 "Sure," Cleo answered, running to fetch the jar that they were kept in.
"Here you go!"  She handed him the container.
 "Okay," Otter declared.  "I will enchant these raisins with special powers
so that you can use them to help you get the crinkle sack back!  I have just
enough strength left in my body to do this one magical feat!"  Otter then
waved his paw over the jar of snacks and they glittered for a few moments
with a whitish glow and then resumed their normal appearance.
 "Wow!" Sammi shouted, excited by this spectacular display.
 "Now," Otter advised.  "I must warn you not to eat any of these raisins
unless you are in dire need of help, when things are beyond your control and
you need assistance!"
 "But I want one now!"  Tony exclaimed, and grabbed one in his mouth.
 "No!!!"  Otter screamed.  "Don't eat that raisin!!!"  He was too late
though, because young and wild Tony did in fact devour one of the magical
fruits, and something very strange happened after that... He vanished into
thin air!!!
 "Uhhh..." Rosie said.  "Tony?  Where'd he go?"
 "He dissappeared!!!"  Maxie yelled.  "Our brother is gone!!!"
 
                  (to be continued...)
[Posted in FML issue 1939]