The Rubber Chicken Gets One Step Closer
For the previous edition of our Rubber Chicken tale, go here.
For those who don’t know, the Rubber Chicken is searching for his love, the Fuzzy Duck.
The Rubber Chicken became alarmed when the Fuzzy Duck never met him for their date at the newest restaurant in town. After talking to her roommate, they discovered a note from the Fuzzy Duck saying she had to rescue her mother from the dreaded Skull King. Now, she too has been captured into his evil lair. Can the Rubber Chicken save her before she becomes trapped by the Skull King forever? Stay tuned…
“How did that happen?” the Rubber Chicken asked, his voice incredulous. “I just touched them and suddenly, they were whole!”
“You were thinking of her, weren’t you?” Mrs. Frizzle asked. She winked as he gaped at her. “True love, chickie. It’s all about true love.”
“I knew that,” the Love Pig interjected. He stared at the eggs as if the cracks might reappear any minute. “I knew that. I’m the Love Pig! Of course I knew that. Who said I didn’t know that?”
“Nobody,” the Rubber Chicken replied, rolling his eyes. He looked up at Ms. Frizzle. “So what do we do now? Take these back to the Lady in Pink?”
“You could,” Ms. Frizzle drawled with a grin. “Or we could try something different.”
“What?” the Rubber Chicken asked. “What could we try?”
Ms. Frizzle leaned forward. She looked toward the left, then to the right. “Would you want to see her? Talk to your duckie love?”
“What do you mean?” the Rubber Chicken asked. He pressed his beak together. It was too good to be true. It had to be. He had dreamed about talking to her for days, thought of nothing but her for every waking hour. To hear her quack, see her black eyes peering out from that yellow fuzz…it would be heaven. It would make all the hours of searching worthwhile.
The Love Pig clapped his hooves together. “Of course!” he cried. “Why didn’t I think of it?”
“You seek, chickie, eggs created by love have a special ability,” Ms. Frizzle explained to the confused Rubber Chicken. “If you hold it in your wings and whisper a certain spell, you can communicate with your love through the egg. You can see her and even speak to her!”
“How do I do that?” the Rubber Chicken asked. He picked up the egg and placed it in his wings. “Let me talk to her. I’ve got to know she’s ok. I’ve got to know…” He trailed off, unable to finish the terrible thought.
Ms. Frizzle grinned. “Repeat after me,” she said. “Feathers of white, corn of gold. Words alone can’t deliver my love. With a light heart, and strong hands, I’ll go back to the beginning, to find you again.”
The Rubber Chicken repeated the words. Holding his breath, he stared into the egg. Swirls of pink and red twisted inside of the colored shell. Suddenly, he saw the most beautiful sight in the world.
“Fuzzy Duck!” he cried, blinking rapidly. “Is it you? Is it really you?”
“Oh, Rubber Chicken!” she squealed. “How did you find me? Oh I’m sorry I missed our date. I felt terrible!”
“Where are you?” the Rubber Chicken cried. “Are you all right?”
“It’s horrible!” the Fuzzy Duck cried. “I’m trapped in a cell under the Skull King’s castle. They’ve got my mother somewhere else–I’m scared! I can’t get out!”
“Don’t worry!” the Rubber Chicken assured her. “I’m coming! I’ll rescue you!”
“Oh no,” the Fuzzy Duck shouted, shaking her fuzzy head back and forth. “Please, stay where you are. You don’t understand how dangerous the Skull King is. He’ll trap you too! You’ll never escape.”
“I’d rather be trapped with you than free alone,” the Rubber Chicken cried. “Please, darling! Tell me where you are! Tell me where the Skull King’s castle is!”
“It’s by the”–
Suddenly, the image disappeared. A harsh, bitter laugh filled the air and the egg turned black and cold. The Rubber Chicken dropped it from his wings, wincing as the egg crashed to the floor. “I’m sorry,” he said, trying to keep tears from filling his eyes. “It burned so bad, I couldn’t hold it…”
“Don’t worry about it,” Ms. Frizzle said, biting her beak.
“What was that?” the Rubber Chicken asked, staring at the black egg. “Who was laughing? Why did the connection fail?”
“That was the Skull King,” the Love Pig answered gravely. “He was listening. He knows you’re coming now.”
Ms. Frizzle gave the Rubber Chicken a determined look. “We need a plan.”
Stay tuned, Invisible Friends! Tomorrow we have a new Penelope’s Pie Shop and a new recipe Thursday! Friday we have a new Twirl and this weekend, a new featured creative blogger–the fabulous Brooke from Conversations with a Cupcake! We’ve also got a great new Easter craft! Stay tuned!
March 31st, 2009 at 2:45 am
I love these stories!
March 31st, 2009 at 3:01 am
Love conquers all – and broken eggs! Fingers crossed for the gallant rubber chicken in his battles with the Skull King.
March 31st, 2009 at 3:39 am
Tell “rubber chicken” I saih “hi”…and that it was nice running into him…lol
Cute story!
March 31st, 2009 at 5:32 am
ohh! i hope it’s a good plan! the skull king sounds so scary!
March 31st, 2009 at 5:40 am
Very good and so cute! God speed Rubber Chicken!
March 31st, 2009 at 6:03 am
Augh! Poor chickies!! Love the pics.
March 31st, 2009 at 6:14 am
nooo skull king leave fuzzy duck and rubber chicken ALONE! grr.
March 31st, 2009 at 7:03 am
Oh no! Poor rubber chicken, he is going to need help to get past the Skull King!
March 31st, 2009 at 7:06 am
Oh no! That wretched Skull King! Save her Rubber Chicken, SAVE HER!
March 31st, 2009 at 7:09 am
I hope that the Skull King doesn’t get him!
March 31st, 2009 at 7:13 am
I have faith in the rubber chicken
March 31st, 2009 at 7:19 am
The skull king does sounds scary…can’t wait for the next installment!
March 31st, 2009 at 8:01 am
LOL @ Ms. Fizzle “biting her beak”! Oh Rubber Chicken, we’re rooting for you!
I’ve missed reading your stories while we were on vacation! I wonder if I’ll ever had enough time to go back and catch up…4 more loads of laundry await me, however.
March 31st, 2009 at 8:59 am
Keep going, yummy looking Easter cookies for the cookie stealing bunny. Jane x
March 31st, 2009 at 9:28 am
Does Rubber Chicken have an.. err… older brother?
March 31st, 2009 at 10:17 am
That stinky old Skull King! Rubber Chicken is my hero!
March 31st, 2009 at 10:49 am
AWW, the poor fuzzy duck! I hope he can save her.
March 31st, 2009 at 10:51 am
They do need a good plan – the skull king is SCARY!
March 31st, 2009 at 12:25 pm
So do you write children’s books also? If not, you need to!! These are great.
March 31st, 2009 at 12:30 pm
I don’t know….the skull thing has me worried.
March 31st, 2009 at 12:36 pm
what a fun writer you are, I’m giddy…
March 31st, 2009 at 1:21 pm
My apology for not being able to comment for this story, I haven’t follow the story from the beginning. But, I must say that the photographs are so cute. I love the piggy.
Cheers,
elra
March 31st, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Sherrlyn of http://lovesimplyhappens.blogspot.com says . . .Go rubber chicken. Very fun thanks for the laughter! It’s my birthday today. Hurrah another year wiser.
March 31st, 2009 at 2:15 pm
I reaaallllyyy hope they have a good plan. I love your stories and these pictures, well, what can I say?! Fabulous, intriguing and funny!
March 31st, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Who knew all of this intrigue was happening in your own home? :O
March 31st, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Poor Fuzzy duck what will happen to her and her mother? I pray my little chicken uses his mind not his heart to find her. I don’t know what I’ll do if something happens to my little friend. I’ve raised him from a chic you know. Please keep him safe and find a wonderfly devious plan to get even with the Mean ole Nasty SKULL King!
March 31st, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Oh no! Another sleepless night. That darn Skull King!
March 31st, 2009 at 7:17 pm
What a nice Easter story
March 31st, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Yay! I love the rubber chicken and the fuzzy duck!!
March 31st, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Oh no, not skull king!!!
March 31st, 2009 at 8:01 pm
love the pictures… they really make the story. love pig – classic!
March 31st, 2009 at 9:00 pm
Oh no! I hope the rubber chicken can find the fuzzy duck in time! I think she will need years of therapy to get over the trauma of the skull king though…
XOXOX
Jen
March 31st, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Really nice and funny story, with beautiful pictures!
About metabolism, I hope you’ll find soon a new one exactly as you like it!
March 31st, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Thanks for stopping by my blog. Have a great week!
March 31st, 2009 at 11:18 pm
OH wow, this is getting even scarier Duckie! I know it will have a happy ending though. It just has to!! Love you loads! XXOO
March 31st, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Sometimes I just get sucked in by the pictures. They make me smile (and laugh!)