Silver (The Devereaux Story)/Chapter 5

Meanwhile, with Eska and Benny, Eska was just preparing some warm milk for Silver while the mouse the slept in Benny's cradling arms. He wasn't making much of a fuss by squeaking. He just snoozed in Benny's arms.

"You're pretty good at this, Benny!" Eska complimented.

Benny coyly smiled, "You're not so bad yourself, Eska. I think you would make a great mother."

Eska smiled and peeked at Silver, "He sure is sleeping sound. I should have named him Sleepy instead."

"We already have one of those," Benny chuckled. So did Eska. Who knew that under all that shyness, Benny was a funny guy to be around? Eska looked at Benny and blushed as he fed Silver with the small milk bottle. Benny looked back at her and did the same.

"Uh..Benny?" Eska started to say, "I...."

Suddenly, just before Eska finished, someone slammed the door open. It was Brainy. Unfortunately, Bash couldn't keep him from finding out.

"Aha!" He pointed to them, "I knew there was something going on here!"

Eska looked at Brainy shocked, then Bash frustrated. Bash mouthed "Sorry" at Eska.

"Hording a secret item in your home is crime!" Brainy continued, "And as Papa Smurf says, 'Crime doesn't Pay!' So what are you hiding?"

"Why should we tell you?!" Eska stood up to him, "You're not the boss of me!"

"But, Papa Smurf is!" Brainy retorted, then peeked inside Benny's homemade scarf. He gasped when he found a mouse hidden inside, still sleeping away.

"You guys are hiding a mouse?!" Brainy freaked, "Do you know how much plagues are caused by mice alone?! I'm going to tell Papa Smurf and have that thing kicked out!"

"Hey! We found Silver's home!" Spiro and Felipe came back at the wrong time, "His family is coming to pick...him...up..." Spiro looked at Brainy, then Eska, then back to Felipe.

"Sacre bleu," Felipe looked around, "Did we come around at ze wrong time?"

"As I was saying..." Brainy turned around back to Eska, "I'm gonna tell Papa Smurf!"

"YOU BETTER NOT, PUNK!" Eska seethed at him.

"Um...guys," Benny tried to cut in. The two turned around to see what Benny wanted. Benny nawed on his knuckle in nervousness, "He hasn't moved a muscle nor woken up. I'm starting to worry about him."

Brainy and especially Eska ran over to check on Sleep...I mean, Silver. Brainy observed the mouse's vitals and gave his results.

"I'm afraid this mouse has low vitals, "Brainy adjusted his glasses, "He has a high fever, low blood pressure, and is slowly being unable to breathe."

Eska gasped, "Silver isn't sleepy! He's dying!!"

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