Pet’s Little Problem

Only read this if you have read "The little thing we all call Pet!"

"What’s wrong with him today?" Paul asked.

"Oh, poor Pet. I dunno. He’s been like this ever since he had that egg!" Ringo said looking at George

"Don’t remind me!" George said. He came closer to Pet to examine him carefully. "Pet, would you like a mate?" Pet looked up quickly and stopped crying and started wagging furiously. "I found his problem. He wants a woman."

"You mean a female thing?" Ringo said. "But I’m not going to Austrailia again. How we gonna...?"

"I can create one! I’m smart and I have a laboratory. Wait here." George grabbed Pet and ran out to his car and drove home. Hours passed and George didn’t show. The doors burst open and Pet came hopping in happily. George was carrying something covered in cloth. he set it on the table.

"Presenting....Ellest!" He said and took the cloth off. It had the basic body of Pet, but its face was an adorable female. She looked scared. She looked away from Pet and his face dropped. The little hearts that had been flying above his head broke and fell to pieces. Ringo looked at him sadly.

"She doesn’t like him," Ringo said. "I thought you made her for him."

"I did, she’s just confused. In a few hours, they’ll be inseperable," George said. And he was right.

In an hour, Pet and Ellest were rubbing like cats against each other. Ellest seemed to make a purring noise when Pet was around. They went out of Ringo’s house together and to the park like any two.....things in love. They walked around town, despite the constant screamers and dog catchers that couldn’t understand what they were. They clawed their names into trees. Finally, Ringo had to check something.....

"Oh no!" Ringo cried.

"What?" John asked, before the rest of them could.

"Ellest is pregnant!" Ringo yelled. He had one of those strips in his hands. George took it from him and exaimined it.

"Plus signs means babies?" George asked. Ringo nodded. "Well, they are things, not humans, maybe its wrong?"

"I don’t think so. Last night I tried to feed her and Pet turned on me. He either has rabies or he’s protecting Ellest," Ringo explained. George pondered.

"I’d watch her waist line for a few months....." George said.

"But what if she has them in a few weeks? OR DAYS???? I’ll have a mess load of Pets to deal with!" Ringo bit his lip and sank into a chair behind him. "I’m so confused!"

"Don’t worry, I’ll take her from you until they’re born," George said.

"Correction: If you can get to her. Pet’ll tear you apart."

"Then Paul will do it," George grinned. Paul widened his eyes.

"Oh....no! You guys aren’t sticking me with this one!" Paul said backing away.

"Come on.....she’s a female!" John said.

"In that case, sure!" Paul smiled.

"But she’s not a human..." George said. Paul shrugged.

"All females dig me, if she won’t "do" me, she’ll trot along beside me and rub my legs," Paul grinned. Everyone rolled their eyes.

A few hours later, Paul was out in Ringo’s back yard with a leash and whistling.

"Here Ellest, Ellest...I got some puppy chow for you..." Paul continued. George waited behind him leaning against the house with a tranquilizer gun in case Pet showed up. Paul noticed a wooden box behind a tree and went to it quietly. Paul looked around the edge and into the box to see the two of them sleeping. Pet was laying over her back and she was facing away from Paul. Paul rattled the leash and Pet’s ears shot up, but that was all. Paul reached around carefully and grabbed the back of Ellest’s neck. He pulled gently.

"Come on...." Paul whispered. A sudden sharp pain went into his arm and he screamed in pain. Pet had waken up first and bitten him...hard. Paul backed away, but Pet was still attached to his arm and digging his teeth in deeper. George was aiming the gun, but Paul was flailing too much and before Paul knew it he had another pain in his butt. George had missed. Paul shook a fist at George.

"I.......hate.....yooooooouuuu....." and Paul passed out. Pet let out with some reasonable amount of blood on his face. Ringo pushed passed George to get outside. He marched up to Pet and stared at him as he growled and rolled up his lip.

"Pet! What’s gotten into you?!? You knock it off now or I’ll.....I’ll....." Ringo thought. "I’ll take away your subscription to Wildlife magazine!" John and George looked at each other.

"He can read?" John whispered to George. George shrugged. It seemed to work! Pet backed down slowly and led Ringo to the wooden box. Everyone watched as Ringo carefully picked up Ellest and carried her into the house. She was awake, but she looked sad and worried. She hadn’t gained any weight, so that was a good sign. Ringo carried her in and set her on a big chair. He went back out with George to bring Paul back in. The scene was hilarious! Paul was curled up on the ground and his leg was flinching like a dog dreaming. George looked at Ringo while he was giggling.

"Should we rub his belly?" Ringo asked. George burst out laughing. They finally carried Paul in and put him in Ringo’s bed. George started examining Ellest. She didn’t move or look at anyone. She stared directly at the floor.

"So?" Ringo said from behind. George nodded.

"Three weeks.....maybe four. Watch her carefully and feed her until she doesn’t want to eat anymore. You know, like a normal pregnant female....only she’s gonna want to be protected by Pet, so let her have her way," George said. Ringo nodded and understood. He had gone through Maureen’s pregnancy.

"I understand, I’ll do that," Ringo said. "But until she has them, could you guys do something?"

"What?" John and George both said. Ringo dragged Paul to them.

"Leave?" Ringo said pointing to the door. They smiled and took Paul away. Whatever Ringo wanted was their comand, and until Ellest ahd her babies, whatever she wanted, Ringo would repsond. This was going to be a lloooooooong......four weeks.