It had been a few weeks since Rabadaba had crash landed on the planet and he was really starting to feel at home there. One morning he woke up and decided to go to the Creativepeople cafe for breakfast. The cafe was pretty empty so he sat at the counter, chatting with Ladyisreal, the butterfly that ran the cafe, while he ate his pancakes.
The door opened softly and in walked a beautiful angel. Rabadaba stared at her in awe as the cafe filled with the soft glow and warm love she was emitting. "That's couponrlover," Ladyisreal explained. "She's our guardian angel around here. She's always looking out for all the animals around. I know she's helped me out so much in the past. I wonder who needs help now." The angel gracefully glided towards the counter where Ladyisreal and Rabadaba sat.
When she opened her mouth to speak, Rabadaba was mesmerized by her soft melodic voice. "Heatherperk and her family need us." Couponrlover explained. "Her husband's mother just passed away and the family is taking it pretty hard. Please spread the word to as many animals as you can."
Rabadaba and Ladyisreal acted quickly. Ladyisreal started calling all the animals she could to ask for prayers for the family and to let them know what was going on. Rabadaba hopped off into the forest in search for some of Heatherperk's friends that he knew he could find there. He travelled out to the shimmering pool of water he had visited with Heatherperk the last time he had seen her.
There in the clearing he saw a squirrel sitting by the edge of the water sharing a piece of cake with a sleek silver fish popping out of the water. He knew immediately that it was 2br02b and VIA. Those were just the animals he was looking for. As Rabadaba hopped closer, the pair stopped laughing. They could tell from the serious look on his face that something was wrong. Rabadaba hurried to explain between gasps for air. He had hurried there so fast that he was quite out of breath.
The pair immediately jumped into action. 2br02b grabbed a fish bowl sitting next to a nearby Rock and scooped water from the pond into it. Rabadaba looked at her puzzled so she explained "the streams don't run near Heatherperk's den, so VIA uses this fish bowl to travel there." As she was talking, VIA jumped up out of the water and landed with a plop in the bowl. The three went running through the Forest with 2br02b leading the way while Rabadaba followed carrying the fish bowl. When they arrived at the den, they could see Acrogodess and her two nearly grown wolf Cubs were already there, hugging Heatherperk and Hannahperk to comfort them. Heatherperk's husband was away with his family making funeral arrangements.
Shortly after Rabadaba, 2br02b, and VIA arrived, animals started pouring in from all corners of the planet. Ladyisreal and couponrlover had done an excellent job of spreading the word and nearly every animal around showed up to help comfort their friend in need. Many were bringing food, flowers, or cards filled with kind words of support.
The group was so large that they couldn't possibly fill Heatherperk's modest little sense they spilled out in the clearing around the opening to the den. VIA jumped out of the fish bowl and into a pool near the opening that Heatherperk had installed just so he could come visit. The group set up a giant picnic with all the offerings of food that everyone had brought.
Her big bear eyes were puffy and red from crying but Heatherperk smiled as she moved throughout the group hugging the others. She was missing her Mother in law so badly but the large group of all her friends gathering around her den warmed her heart. She knew all of those who has shown up were more than just friends, they were more like family.
The whole group gathered round with plates of food while Heatherperk smiled and started sharing some of her favorite stories about her mother in law. Despite her sadness at losing one of her best friends,Heatherperk was happy to have so many wonderful memories with her.
Q the mysterious masked owl landed in one of the low branches of a nearby tree to listen in on Heatherperk's stories that she was telling. Rabadaba heard him hooting softly "strength is when you have so much to cry for but you prefer to smile instead." Rabadaba smiled, everything he had heard about Q was right. He did seem to have the perfect quote for any moment.
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