THE STORY OF ARPEGGIO AFTER SLY TURNED MATTERS TO CLOCK-LA CONTINUED: Dimitri, Kara, and I decided our next target would be Jean Bison. After all, he was one of the more dim types, but he was also VERY stubborn. It would be hard to get him to agree to join back with us KLAWW Gang members, but we were going to get him back, no matter what the cost. As the blimp set it's sights to Canada, the three of us decided to have a little meeting. "So what're we going to do about Bison?" Kara asked me, sipping some hot chocolate by the fire. "We're going to go, ask him to join, MAKE him join, then leave." I suggested. "It's that simple." "Nothing with Jean is simple, bro." Dimitri reminded me, shaking his head. Just then, a guard of mine rushed through the door, and handed me a letter. "A message from Canada!" he cried. I took the letter in my feathers, and read it aloud: "Dear Mr. Arpeggio, We regret to say that our boss, as well as your very good friend, Jean Bison, has been trapped in the deep-freeze once again. I am afraid we have tried everything. We found him floating across the Pacific Ocean, and tried to pull him back in, but we couldn't reach him. Now we have no clue as to where he's ended up. We are all so very sorry about it, (well, MOST of us,) and we hope you realize we have done all we can. Thanks for all your support! -The Guard Staff of Jean Bison" "WHAT?!?" Kara gasped. "Great. Just great! Now we'll have no brawn for the operation! And on top of that, you've lost a good friend! Now we'll just have to go find somebody else...how about Cousin Rajan? He's not too far from Canada. He's located down in North America. If we could just-" "Hold on a minute!" I said, inturrupting what I knew would be a LONG speech. "Now think. Who's the BRAINS of the operation?" "Moi!" Dimitri called, looking proud of himself. "No, you dork!" Kara scowled. "It's Arpeggio! Compared to him, you know absolutely nothing! Your brains are so tiny, a FLEA could eat them all in one small bite!" "Dimitri is no dork! At least I am not the little pussy-cat!" "Now, now!" I said, waving my wings in the air to calm my friends down. "That's not the point! The point is, I KNOW WHERE JEAN BISON IS HEADED!!" "Where's he going, Peggie?" Kara said with wide eyes, ignoring Dimitri's taunt. "Tell us! Tell us!" "Well, I'm glad you asked!" I said, pulling out a large map. "Now if we follow the currents of the ocean, added to the massive weight of Jean Bison, with THAT added to the weight of the giant ice block he's said to be traveling in, then we'll find that he's most likely to be headed somewhere in China! So I suggest we set flight to China. When we land there, I suggest we look for him." "China?!" Kara gasped. "Wow! I've always wanted to go to China! Oh we could go do some shopping in Hong Kong, then we could see some sites in Japan, and then we can fly over to-" "Wait!" Dimitri stopped her. "Dimitri needs to be in Holland in time for the ACES! Moi has been hired for commentary job!" "Well, then, I suppose we could drop you off on our way to China...but when do you suppose you'll be back?" I asked. "Dimitri will call you, dig?" "I suppose..." I sighed. "Then it's settled!" Kara called. "Okay, men! We fly to Holland!"