It was handed to Gail Elsy who wrote: The white dogs kept their distance from the brave little explorers. The smallest of the dogs led the two young warriors deeper into the forest. Though frightened, Lil' Bear went first. Snowflake couldn't hide her excitement and her majestic fur raised slowly upon her body until she closely resembled a snowball. The enticing smell made the curious raisin hunters move faster and faster. As they approached the stream, they began to shake form excitement. The stream was lovely delicious ferratone, the drug of all cures, the balm to soothe any problem. A mysterious black figure approached. the dogs whined and groveled at her feet, eager to please your mistress. She was pulling something that made horrendous squeaky sounds as it rolled behind her. The shadow woman reached behind her into the mysterious contraption and pulled out.... And to Rebecca McFarlane: Two black leashes, with horrendous, rhinestone studded halters. The shadow woman's head swung back towards the two ferrets, and a terrible, rusty voice issued from within the black hood. "Ah, two lovely ferrets for the collection. I shall break you to leashes, teach you to be calm, docile creatures, never to play or have fun again." Suddenly a loud CRACK sounded overhead, with a scream of "YEEEEEHHHAAAAA" reverberating through the suddenly shimmering air. Lil Bear looked up and started to dance, Snowflake started to smile. The white dogs were suddenly scattering in confusion as a small, white form whirled through them, chattering, biting them, and driving them away. Another form rushed into Lil Bear's side, dooking and dancing, telling him, "Let's gets these things!" With Lil Bear in the lead, Snowflake and the other two ferrets beside her, they routed the white dogs, which became black kitties and then became smoke, never to be seen again. The shadow woman started to scream curses, but was suddenly smacked on the head by a staff holding a gigantic hairball. She looked up to see a red wagon quickly descending upon her, and realized the Ferret Oracle was there! The shadow woman began to run, pulling her perverted, black wagon behind her, but the wheels were falling off, and the Oracle crashed into her, knocking her down. Lil Bear suddenly appeared, and began to bounce across the downed, evil woman. Snowflake appeared, along with the other two ferrets, which turned out to be two of the Crew of Merry Mayhem. The white fluff was Ghost, the ruby eyed terrorist, attacker of cats, and Komet, one of the fastest ferrets in the Crew. They joined Lil Bear in holding the shadow woman down, dancing across her, with Ghost chattering curses all the time, (cause she's a "Jersey Girl.") Suddenly the four ferrets backed off the shadow woman, for the Oracle approached. Her voice rang out. "You, evil woman. You shall be punished for hurting ferrets, for desecrating the forest, holding the raisin tree and ferretone river hostage. On your knees, witch." The shadow woman rose to her knees and the Oracle with a look of total disgust, took her staff and flicked the hood off the shadow woman's face to reveal.......... [Posted in FML issue 4867]