The Opals: Part Three

by Rose1505

As the week began to draw to an end Woodle was frantic. On Saturday Woodle's best friend, _Rubarb_ the Cybunny was going to be fighting in the battle dome. Woodle wanted to be there more than anything, but I wouldn't hear of it. On Saturday morning all hope of going seemed lost. Breakfast was eaten and chores were done.

April was begging to go to the park, but I was busy cleaning, and Charity was at a pool party with her friend Ninida the Acara. Woodle was the only one who could take her. Woodle didn't want to go any place but finally he gave in when he had an idea.

The two were walking along as if on the way to the park when Woodle said to April, "How do you like to go new places, April?"

"Would you..." she corrected.

"How would you like to go to new places!?!" Woodle demanded, loosing patience.

"I guess I like it just fine," she replied, pausing to straighten the bow on her tail.

"Well then, c`mon! I`ll take you to a great place you`ve never been to before!" April trotted along behind the quick footed Woodle.

Woodle finally stopped in front of a huge, domed building. Great lines spilled from the wide-open doors. "OOoooh no, Woodle, we mustn't! Mommy said we were never to come here `till we are older!" April protested.

"Humph! I guess we're old enough to decide for ourselves, this place is really cool, Mom is just stubborn!"

April gasped, "Well I don't care, I`m not disobeying Mommy!"

Woodle was quiet for a minute before thinking up a comeback. "Well I`ll just MAKE you come in then!"

"I`ll tell Mommy and Charity if you do!"

"If you tell Momma on me I`ll tell Charity where her blue Flotsam toy went!"

April's eyes rounded very large and she didn't speak. If Charity knew..."All right, I won't tell on you.."

"Atta' girl, c`mon!"

It was a long wait but finally they got in and found seats. The benches were hard and crowded. There was excitement in the air. When the battles began April cried and said she knew why Mommy hadn't let her come before. Woodle only shushed her.

"Oh, Look, here is Rubarb now, the brave lad! Fighting a Grarrl...gee I hope he wins!"

"And Laura, his nice Mommy, over in the corner there" April pointed.

"I wish Laura was my Mommy, she is reasonable at least," Woodle muttered under his breath.

Suddenly the lights dimmed and everything was dark except the spotlights on the two players. April closed her eyes and Woodle held his breath. Rubarb's opponent hurled a snowball at Rubarb and it hit, hard. Rubarb threw another back, but it missed. The battle raged on, but the Grarrl had the upper hand all the way.

And then, the Grarrl whipped out a Icy Snowball. He drew back his arm to throw it at poor Rubarb...

To be continued...