Home Sweet Home

I'm surrounded by idiots ... 2

"I'm surrounded by idiots," I repeated, as I stood up.

Betty looked at me with big, beautiful, sad, puppy eyes.

"Not you, my darling," I assured her, as I kissed her.

"You are my rock."

She smiled.

Now Harold had big, ghostly, sad, puppy eyes.

"Okay, Harold. You are not an idiot either."

I shook my head.

"We have to go. They have a head start on us and we have to get to my old apartment and save Mom."

"Is my Hummingbird in danger?"

The Baron suddenly appeared in front of us.

I nodded.

"Mom has been kidnapped by the aliens. Nicky is their Queen."

"Why would they kidnap my Hummingbird?"

"They think she is the Queen of England."

The Baron just stood there, dumbfounded.

"They really are idiots aren't they?"

"Whose an idiot?"

Calvin has arrived.

As tempted as we were to say ...

"You are,"

we didn't.

"Look we gotta go."

I started for the door.

As soon as I opened it, Russell flew up by my side and landed on the railing in front of me.

"Where you going?"

Betty walked to me.

"Sweetie. They are gonna want to come."

"We have to save Ethel Sueann. Betty and I are going to town and try to stop the aliens from taking her."

Calvin ran past me.

"Let's go. My girlfriend is in danger."

He ran to the van.

I looked at the Baron, shaking my head.

"Don't bother."

He walked past me.

"Let's go, son. We have to save your mother."

I looked at Harold.

"Come on, to the van."

"Birdie?"

"Get her."