Unbeknownst to the husky, the bus was actually a little closer to 22 centimeters long; but still, intricately designed down to the tiniest, almost unnoticeable detail. The husky giggled as she noticed that little ads were printed along the side of the vehicle, just like on a real bus! The whole thing reminded her of the toys she used to play with as a pup… but as she flipped it around in her hands, she heard something rattling around inside. She brought it up to her ears, shaking it curiously. Yep, there was definitely something inside. “Oooh! Sounds like there’s a little somethin’ extra!” She smiles, her ears perking up in excitement as she pries off the top of the bus with her claws. What could possibly be hidden away inside, she wondered?
She finally pulled the roof straight off the bus, and bent over on her hands and knees, peeking inside with an eye. As her eyes adjusted, she realized that the bus’ seats were full of little mouse people, each about two centimeters tall, all looking frightened and disheveled after she had shaken the tiny bus so fiercely. Her heart sank as she remembered the warnings that had been going around the neighborhood a few days prior. This was a tour bus! The mice people had been taking these buses all around the city, and the police had strictly demanded that the larger anthros do not interfere. “Oh, no… I’m sorry, little guys…” She frowned, holding the bus up once again as she looked sadly down on its terrified passengers. “Did I ruin your tour?”
She was tempted to just put the bus back down and pretend it never happened… but she couldn’t just do that! She had to make it up to them somehow! She rubbed her chin with her other paw for a few moments, pondering, until an idea struck her. “Oh! I know!” She smiled, her ears perking up and her tail wagging with excitement. “I could give you guys a tour! I could show you around way faster than this dingy ol’ bus ever could!” The mice seem horrified by the idea of being carried around any longer, but their protests go unheard by the dim-witted husky, too busy excitedly coming up with ideas for her ‘tour’. She could show them around the museum, or take them to the beach, or, or…
She decided to just start with the park. She carried the bus-full of mice around and she continued her job, giving completely nonsensical descriptions of everything she sees. “And over there, we have... a duck! There are tons of those, like, pretty much all over the place,” she says, pointing excitedly, putting on her best ‘tour guide’ voice. “Oh! And there, we have our park’s famous statue! I don’t know who it’s of, but… it looks pretty cool!" Meanwhile, the captive mice try to ignore the husky’s booming voice, hoping that she eventually gets bored and puts them down. The entire trip, the driver of the tiny bus speaks breathlessly into his radio, reporting their predicament and calling for help.
Around the park, various guards and police officers are notified that a mice tour bus has been taken captive in the area, and instantly jump into action, questioning everybody they see. Meanwhile, Vicky’s just about to finish up her daily jog...