10 Bathtub of Doom

chapter 10 BATHTUB OF DOOM "Holy moly!" said Andrew. Harley was diving like a roller coaster. Andrew and Judy grabbed a dog hair and hung on. Then the roller coaster turned into the worst kind of water ride. Blobs of slimy eggs rained down on them. Boulders of stinky cheese flew through the air. Andrew and Judy nearly drowned in a glob of sour milk. "I knew this was going to happen!" said Judy. "Harley loves to get into garbage bags. He rolls around in all the yucky stuff!" "Why would Harley do a dumb thing like that?" asked Andrew.

meep… "Not dumb," said Thudd. "Long ago, dogs live wild. Dog need to hunt other animals. But other animals smell dog and run away. Dog roll in stinky stuff. Stinky stuff hide doggie smell. Now dog get food from food bowl, but dog still roll in stinky stuff." "What on earth is going on?" boomed a woman's voice. "Harley! Get over here!" "It's Mrs. Scuttle!" Judy gasped. "You bad dog!" yelled Mrs. Scuttle. "You're filthy! And what a stink!"

Mrs. Scuttle got quiet for a moment. "Where's that whistling coming from?" she said. "And what is that thing?" "Oh my gosh!" said Judy. "She must have seen the Atom Sucker!" "I hope she doesn't turn it off!" said Andrew. "Another noisy gadget," snorted Mrs. Scuttle. "We've got to get those Dubbles out of the neighborhood." Andrew chuckled. "If Mrs. Scuttle gets close to the Atom Sucker, she could end up in our neighborhood." Judy laughed. "I'd rather have an eyelash mite for a neighbor." Mrs. Scuttle's hand zoomed down and grabbed Harley's collar. "Ooooow!" Harley whined. "We have to get inside Harley's ear!" said Judy. "Before we drown in Mrs. Scuttle's bathtub." Dog hair by dog hair, they pulled themselves onto Harley's ear. But the ear was flapping like a

giant rubbery flag. They couldn't get inside. Mrs. Scuttle dragged Harley to her house. She battled him up the stairs and into the bathroom. The bathroom was as white as an igloo, except for the shower curtain. It was blue and had mermaids and pirate ships all over it. "What time is it, Thudd?" Andrew asked. meep… "1:57," said Thudd. Judy and Andrew watched Mrs. Scuttle slide the shower curtain open and turn on the faucet. "Thudd, did you hear anything from Uncle Al yet?" Andrew asked. meep… "Noop," said Thudd. Water roared into the tub. "Sounds like Niagara Falls," said Andrew. Mrs. Scuttle poured something into the water. Hot steam curled up into the room. "Get in there, Harley!" Mrs. Scuttle thundered. Judy and Andrew hung on as Mrs. Scuttle pushed Harley over the edge of the tub.

meep… "Drewd!" called Thudd from Andrew's shirt pocket. "If Thudd get washed down drain, Thudd want to say Drewd been good friend. Thunkoo." Sploosh! Harley tumbled into the tub. An ocean of sudsy water rushed toward them. I can't believe we're going to get washed down a drain like an old scab, thought Andrew. Wait a minute…. Andrew reached into his front pocket. What he was looking for wasn't there. I was pretty sure I had some, he thought. Could it be in my back pocket? Yes!

Andrew felt a small cube wrapped in paper. Now we've got a chance!