Foiled!

Thanks to Bill the Wonder Pup and his talent with the telephone, and some fancy door surfing by Mark Trail (that, or he was out practicing his high kicks, and got a little out of control), the plot of the Avians has been foiled, for now. Maybe if they'd recruited some people who didn't look like they were more interested in trying out for the Harlem Globetrotters than carrying out the Master Plan, they'd have been successful. We’ll just have to wait and see how they react to this little turn of events. Will they seek revenge? Will this further steel their hatred of Mark Trail and all he stands for? Will they decide to drown their sorrows in sunflower or thistle seed? Only time will tell. The important thing is that Bill can now cure Madeline because we all know that the sure-fire cure for someone in the hospital is cuteness. Forget the medicines, machines, and medical know-how, no, all you need is a puppy. There is one thing that troubles me, though. It appears as though Bill does not have bones since when Mark tucked him into his shirt to sneak him into the hospital, the shirt didn’t change all that much. Maybe Bill is really a stuffed animal. Maybe he’s like Hobbes. Maybe everyone in this comic world is crazy, and therefore sees a stuffed animal puppy as a real puppy. Maybe Mark has just lost some weight. I think this will have to be one of those mysteries that goes unanswered. For now, we should watch the skies, and wait to see what the Avian’s next move will be (it is heading towards summer, after all, and their numbers are growing).