Wash had finally gotten well enough to leave the hotel room for more than just a food run - at least he wasn't too stiff to go very far anymore. He'd decided to head to Twilight Town for a change of scenery that was only minimally dangerous - nothing floating around here that he couldn't handle, at least. Melody pranced along next to him and Puddles trotted on his other side, nickering with excitement. They were going out! They were going to have fun!

They'd barely rounded one of the curves in the long, winding street when half the street was suddenly full of...something. Something big and fast and huge and somehow Meow Wow-shaped-

And that was about as far as his thought process got before the giant Meow Wow, which happened to be much faster than it looked, bowled him over. He bounced off the street with a startled and undignified yelp and lay where he landed, groaning. Of course. Of course.

Melody shrieked in fury and stood next to her person, bombs at the ready in case the thing came back for another round. Puddles sprinted after it, neighing at the top of his voice. Hey! Stop! You ran over his person! Don't do that!