Steven and Phoebe Chapter 7

When 2-1-3 woke up, she was in a room at an animal shelter with some scared dogs. She tried to shoot them, but her guns were missing. She escaped by walking on the ceiling. Coincidentally, Evan and Steven were also in the animal shelter, talking to Frankie Foster about getting a new pet.
"We want a pet that won't die, a creature that is hardy." Asked Evan.
"Like a lion!" Said Steven.
"Steven, are you nuts? Do we have a lion door? No. We have a dog door. We're getting a dog or cat." Replied Evan.
When 2-1-3 got out of the building, something tried to shoot her! She then heard a familiar voice.
"Dexter?" Said 2-1-3. Dexter and Double D were hiding in the forest. She rushed back inside and went back into that room with the dogs. Steven was in the room, too, trying to find the right pet.
"Hello? Are there any animals in here?" Many dogs and a parakeet were hanging from the very top of the fence, cowering from the alien cat.
2-1-3 had no choice but to hide her back hairs, retract her extra arms, and shrink part of her head. Steven found her and brought the extra-terrestrial to Evan and Frankie.
"All of our pets are available for adoption." Frankie told Evan. When Steven brought 2-1-3 to the two young adults, Frankie shouted "Except that one!"
"What is that thing?" Asked Evan.
"A cat I think. We found it dead this morning."
"It was dead this morning?" 2-1-3 licked Steven's face.
"I like her!" He said.
"Does it have to be this one?" Moaned Evan. 2-1-3 licked her nostril.
"She's good." Responded Steven. "I can tell."
"Well, you'll have to think of a name for her." Said Evan.
"How about... Phoebe?" Asked Steven.
"Phoebe isn't a real name." Said Frankie, but Evan gestured her. "In Switzerland! But here it's good!"
"We'll take her!" Said Evan.
"I wanna buy her!" Said Steven. "Can I have two dollars?"
Evan gave Steven two dollars. Phoebe now belongs to Steven Universe.
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"You're mine now." Said Dexter, getting ready to shoot Phoebe.
"STOP!" Shouted Eddward. "I have found this mission to be far too dangerous! That boy is part of the horsefly's food-chain! Here, educate yourself." Double D handed Dexter a view master.
"Using little boy as shield. That is low even for you!"
Phoebe teased Dexter, and he got really mad. He was about to charge after her, but Double D was holding onto his tail and dragged Dexter into a bush.
Phoebe hissed at the hidden aliens, but Frankie squirted water at her.
"Bad cat, hissing at nothing!" She said.
"You can't shoot and can't be seen!" Double D told Dexter. "Just look at yourself! You look like a monster! We have to blend in."

Author's Notes: The parakeet in the adoption center is actually Mortimer, Kelsey's loyal 'falcon' on Craig of the Creek.

Frankie Foster was a character in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, in which she was the granddaughter of the adoption center's founder. Mr. Harriman called her Francis, but she preferred to be called Frankie.

The 'scared dogs' in the pet shelter include Saliva, Mandy's dog in The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Big Dog and Little Dog, from the late Hanna-Barbera cartoon 2 Stupid Dogs, Courage the Cowardly Dog, and everyone's favorite mystery-solving mutt, Scooby-Doo.