Chapter Ten: The Demise of an Unsuspecting Owl

Pet opened his eyes. Inside Busy Busbar there was no driver. The windows were just huge paintings of pictures of photos of landscapes.

"Hello, there," said a friendly rainbow.

Pet suffered a severe lack of parental guidance and exclaimed, "You're not a rainbow!"

The entity smiled wryly and tried to sell Pet some bubblegum.

"I'm allergic to cakes," Pet reproachfully declined.

"Very well," said the thing just as a tortoise swept past in the wind.

Pet's eyes grew to a size eleven and his mouth yelled, "I know who you are! You're the Lairy Sugar Plum Fairy, you are!"

The Lairy Sugar Plum Fairy nodded and peeled itself out of the canvas. There was something about him that made Pet long for sandwiches.

"I know what you're thinking," murmured the LSPF whilst scratching his ears, which happened to be slices of toast.

"That your mother was a mayonnaise bottle?" asked Pet with mild disinterest.

The Lairy Sugar Plum Fairy whistled.

"I think you're lying," said Pet.

"But I haven't said anything."

"Nevertheless."

The LSPF started floating towards a painted, pictured, photographed landscape. "I am a wafer-thin violin!" it pretended and blended out of sight.

Understanding that this may not be his typical holiday resort, Pet sat down.

There was a sound like engines being battered, with which Busy Busbar took off into the night and accidentally hit an unsuspecting owl.

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