Part 8

Rabadaba the rabbit awoke one morning and decided he would go check on Heatherperk and her family. The last time he had seen her, she was very sad having just lost her mother in law who was one of her best friends. He thought for a while and decided to stop by the Creativepeople cafe to pick up something to take with him. 

When he walked in, he saw Ladyisreal, the butterfly who ran the cafe, flitting around a beautiful cake putting the finishing touches on the frosting. As Rabadaba approached the counter where the cake was sitting he saw the delicate roses Ladyisreal had crafted out of frosting that looked almost real. He gasped in admiration as Ladyisreal smiled at the finished product then asked him "what can I do for you Rabadaba?"

"I was going to go visit Heatherperk." He explained. "I thought it might be nice for me to bring her something to eat while I was going." "Perfect!" Ladyisreal exclaimed! "Tickledpink actually ordered this cake for Heatherperk. I was just about to ask 2br02b if I could borrow her drone to deliver it, but if you are already going there, would you mind taking it for me?" "I would love to!" Rabadaba replied. 

Very carefully, Rabadaba lifted the cake and placed it in the box Ladyisreal held open next to it on the counter. He then gingerly picked it up and carried it out the door and along the path. While he was walking, he happened past the blue police box next to the path. He thought back to the day he had met Tayloramzng, the eccentric raccoon who lived there and he decided he would have to stop by soon to see if he could get to know her better. 

After a while, he came up to the clearing where Heatherperk's den was and noticed the bear and her cub lying on their stomachs in the grass near the pond. He quietly edged towards them not wanting to disturb them. That's when he noticed the canvas propped up near the water's edge. He realized why they were laying near the pond. VIA must be visiting. As he neared the group he saw that Hannah had actually fallen asleep on her coloring book. Heatherperk was coloring in a coloring book herself while VIA was busy painting a part of a waterfall. 

"Sorry to interrupt," Rabadaba mumbled. "I just wanted to drop by this cake Tickledpink had ordered for you and see how you were doing." "Oh you're not interrupting anything," Heatherperk responded. "I was just coloring a picture of an owl for Q. I find the coloring helps me relieve stress and that mysterious owl is always dropping huge tips in my mail box. I wanted to do something nice for him. 

"I want to find out who Q is so bad!" Rabadaba exclaimed! "He's like this mysterious fairy god father, always helping everyone out and never asking for anything in return. Maybe we should try to catch him without his mask on, but when?"

"That's a great idea!" Heatherperk replied. "We just need to figure out which tree nests in and lie in wait until he wakes up. I doubt he sleeps with his mask on. Maybe we can catch a glimpse before he realizes we are there." VIA offered to watch Hannah while she napped and Heatherperk and Rabadaba ventured off into the woods. They would search every tree in the forest if they had to. They were determined to find where the mysterious Q lived.