♫You don't have to live a life of sin♫
♫You don't have to break the law and break the law again♫
♫You can make just one mistake♫
♫And it can take you to your grave♫
♫One bad move can turn your world upside down♫
♫It's such a shame
♫'Cause you've been so good up 'til now♫

I got a new duck.  Yep.  Another new duck.  It's almost as much fun as my stretchy duck.  This one sounds like it is making a rude noise when it quacks!  Ha!  Ha!  Rude noises!  Bwah-ha-ha!  What could be funnier?

But on to business...

Here are the contest entries so far.  Sorry if I missed any. 

Title entries: 

Seva:  The Scale of the Tail! subtitled: He ain't scaley, He's my brother

Skye:  DIVOVKSI !!!!! (which is one of the Croatian words for monster); Taj Divovski Pas (also Croatian:   The Monster Dog);  Blizanci (Croatian for Twins)

Casting entries:

Skye:  Lyle-Antonio Banderas, Morgan-Catherine Zeta-Jones, Skye-Angelina Jolie, Basil-Robin Williams

Basil:  Lyle-Robin Williams, Dexter-Clint Eastwood, Matches-Molly Shannon, Seva-Wendie Malick, Princess Morgan-Liv Tyler, Mayor Impy-Renee Zellwegger, Skye-Molly Price, Basil-Jim Carey

Impy:  Miss Matches-Julia Roberts

Miss Matches:  Miss Matches-Suzanne Somers

Chapter 25   

    “Where we going, Cop-a-houla?” Basil taunted his partner.
    “Shhh…I’m trying to concentrate.  I think I’ve got a bead on our suspect,” Skye replied.  They had arrived at the site of the original incident, but the area was deserted. 
    “Looks like somebody could use a hug,” Basil had commented upon seeing the damaged buildings, overturned cars, and broken glass. 
    “I wonder…” mused Skye, ignoring her partner.  She had picked up a scent at the site, but was unable to identify its source.  She was trying to think like a detective, use her education and skills and come up with an explanation for the scene.  It seemed logical that whatever had caused all this damage was the source of the unusual scent she had located.  Clearly nothing like this had ever happened in Chicago before, so it seemed reasonable that the scent markers would be unfamiliar.   The trail seemed strongest heading north, but as she slowly and deliberately narrowed the scent cone, she began to suspect that the source had already moved on from that direction.  She picked up a faint but discernable track now headed east, further away.  Her gut instinct told her this was the fresh trail.  This trail was mingled with the scent of fear.

Chapter 26

    “I really wish you’d reconsider, Your Honor.”  Dexter was once again on the phone with Mayor Impy, this time trying to convince her to postpone a live public address, so far with very little success.
    “Dexter, Chicago needs reassurance. Everyone is in a panic.  I’ll just make an announcement and then you can answer some questions,” Mayor Impy replied.
    “Madame Mayor, to be perfectly honest, you can’t swing a cat in this city without hitting someone who claims to have seen a monster.  One of our ‘eye witnesses’ reported a monster that turned out to be my neighbor’s toy poodle.  Please, just let the police handle it,” Dexter said.     
    “I’ll meet you at Millennium Fountain in 20 minutes.  Straighten your collar for the cameras, Chief,” stated Impy, then she broke the connection.  Dexter growled and approached the site of the most recent attacks, the Barkery Café.  He stopped dead in his tracks when he caught a glimpse of the most stunning dog he had ever seen.  She was approaching him with a lilting gait, which he assumed was due to the fact that she was only wearing three shoes.  At her side was a harried-looking Whigle, but Dexter barely took notice of her companion.
    “Finally!  It’s about time the police arrived,” Seva snapped. 
    “Two of our friends have been kidnapped by a big green critter that looks kind of like me,” said Lyle.
    “It has my shoe!  My favorite shoe!  Look at these!  These are Prada, you know.  Can I file a report?  What are you going to do to get my shoe back?”
    Dexter blinked at Seva.  Slowly he turned his eyes from her and stared at Lyle.  “What did you say?” he asked.
    “There’s a big green guy, looks a little like me but not so handsome.  AnyLoo, he took Princess Morgan Anna Maria of Appalachia and Miss Matches (of WGN) hostage.  Well, I hope he took them hostage.  He might have eaten them.  He did look a little hungry.  And he drooled a lot.  Kind of smelly, really.  Maybe not so much like me at all,” rambled Lyle.
    “Which way did they go?” demanded Dexter.
    “Thataway, towards the lake,” replied Lyle.