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|^|Sharing Your Chew Toy|^| - Dandys World

Thanks to his little mission, they were able to finish a few more floors and then head back up. Lets just say, Pebble got a few more treats after that run.

Everyone knew how important Pebble was to a good run. Of course he wasn't the only distractor, but he was definitely one of the fastest, so there was a higher chance of him being able to distract longer.

And that's where Pebble's little place was among the toons, being the adorable little companion that's able to lead the twisteds away from his fellow toons. Pebble thought it would stay like that forever.

That was, until December rolled around.

Day one, as if on cue, the Christmas toons popped up. Bobette, the main Christmas toon, was quickly introduced to the other mains, and found her spot rather quickly among them. Rudie, the reindeer, was a common toon, but was pretty similar to Looey, so they quickly became close buddies. Ginger, was a healer toon, and cousins with Cosmo, so he was happy to see her again.

And then there was Coal, an almost exact copy of Pebble, just bigger.

At first, Pebble was excited to have another toon like him, a fellow rock dog he could play with.

But it was very apparent that she wasn't the type to play, not like Pebble. She would just sit there, like a statue, as Pebble rolled around in front of her or attempt to jump on to her back, trying to get her to move.

Coal didn't budge one bit, the only thing that moved was her eyes, lazily following Pebble around.

To say Pebble was disappointed was an understatement. He really wanted another toon like him, but now that she was here, she was as interesting as an unbloomed flower.

Yet, the other toons seemed to love her, giving her more attention. Pebble tried to convince himself that it was because she was new, and who wouldn't be interested in something new? But Pebble couldn't help but feel jealous.

Coal barely had any personality, and she still had everyone crowd around her. It was starting to scare Pebble, thinking that everyone liked her more then him now.

But Pebble was informed that the Christmas toons were only sticking around until the end of December. So surely things can't change so quickly in just a month, right?

Well, apparently they can in just a week.

Pebble woke up early as usual, after a goodnight's rest and wonderful dreams of chasing squirrels. He hopped out of bed, full of energy, ready for that day's run.

But when he stepped out into the hallway, no other toon was in sight, which confused Pebble.

Usually there were a bunch of toons crowded together, deciding who should go on which run.

The only toon Pebble saw was Astro, who was staying behind after a long run from the day before.

Pebble bolted up towards him, startling the tired moon, "Oh! Pebble, good morning."

The rock dog barked at him, needing to know where everyone went.

Astro's one eye softened, "I'm sorry, Pebble, they all already left."

What? They left? Without him?!

"They said, since Coal is here, you can take a break from runs for a bit, and that they can take her instead." Astro explained.

Pebble's tail drooped. They left him, without even asking if he wanted to stay behind.

And they took Coal instead.

It took all of his willpower to not growl at the thought of her, but the jealousy was still there.

He tried to reason with himself, that the others were only looking out for him, not trying to replace him. But the seed of fear had already been planted.