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Mr Mouse nodded, grinning. "Yeah! He FELL OFF!"
"Off what?" asked Dot, puzzled. "Oh! You mean - "
"Yeah, right! Right off the top of the computer screen! He'd just
finished the line, and then he wobbled - and then over he went with this
kinda squawk! Right down the back! And then Reg the studio caretaker goes
"Sorry everyone - that's it! GOT to close up now, the automatic alarm's
going to go off in TEN MINUTES!"
"Oh NO!" said Dot.
"So that was it!!" said Wiz.
"Well it WOULD have been" grinned Mr Mouse. "But then we heard this
kind of crash! It came from the screen Adrian Webb the boss man from
esure.com was in, up above the studio floor. All you could see was these two
feet in these smart shoes kind of waving in the air! HE'D fallen over
too, right off his chair!"
"Double disaster!" said Dot.
"No, but wait!" said Mr Mouse, waving his paws about. "What was
also going on was this crazy laughing. Never heard anyone laugh so
much! Ho ho ho ho hee hee hee hee, it just went on and on, with these shoes
wobbling about in the air!"
He chuckled. "Then old Ade got up and got back on his chair. His hair
was all sticking up and his tie was tangled but he was still laughing.
He could hardly breathe and his face was all red, but he just said:
"That's IT! That's GREAT! That's JUST what that shot needs - just what WE
need! BRILLIANT!"
"So what about Cousin Esure?" asked Dot. She could remember that bit
from the commercial - it always made her giggle. And it had all been a
mistake! "Wasn't that a long way for a little mouse to fall?"
"Aw, no problemo" said MR Mouse. "Happened there was a load of old
curtains down behind there - stuff they'd used for filming before at the
studio. He was OK though he did look a bit worried when he came round the
front again - thought he'd messed everything up!"
He grinned. "Mind you, that was what Samira the director
thought! Wo! She looked up at Adrian and said in her best hissy swan's voice
"That's NOT in the script Adrian darling! If I'd known we were going to
do THAT I'd have booked a stunt mouse from Rodents In Danger!" But
Adrian just looked at her and with this big smile and said "It's great
Samira! Can't you see? Leave it in!" So Samira looks at the script again…
then at Cousin Esure… then at Reg… and she starts to laugh too!"
Mr Mouse paused and grinned. "Ever heard a swan laugh? It's weird! It's
like "Honk honk honk honk CATCHAKA! Honk honk honk honk CATCHAKA! Wild!
And the thing is, it makes everyone else join in - you can't help it!
In the end we were all laughing away - Cousin Esure, me, the weasels who
lighting men, Helen the make-up gerbil, even Reg!
He spread his arms out. "So that was it! When she got her breath back,
Samira said it - "OK everyone, job done! That's a wrap! We have our
final Rodent Roundup winner - AND our first TV commercial, featuring
Mister Mouse for esure.com!"
There was a pause. The three friends looked at each other, each with
her and his own thoughts. Then Mr Mouse let out big sigh. "And that's how
I didn't become Mr Mouse Superstar…"
He looked so down Dot couldn't help it. She stretched out her finger
and gently stroked her cheesehunter friend's back, even though she knew
he didn't really like it. "So… " she said. "How's Cousin Esure getting on now?" "Oh, fine" said Mr Mouse. "I'm glad he got the job really - he's such a great guy. And those commercials are so cool - seen the new one where he's being a kinda lollipop lady? He just loves it but he sure is busy - no time for anything else these days!" "Nothing else?" asked Wiz. "Nope!" said Mr Mouse. "It's hard work - every day, too!" Dot had a big idea to cheer Mr Mouse up. Ping! "So… if you were doing that" she said "You wouldn't have any time to help me and Wiz fight the cyber rats on the Internet, keep the cyberworld safe for everyone who needs it? I mean, how could we net-voyage without you?" Mr Mouse looked up. "Hey!" he said. "Never thought of that! You guys can't even get into the net without me, can you?" "No!" said Dot and Wiz together, both grinning. "Well!" said Mr Mouse, already looking much brighter. "That's it! Looks like we had a lucky - " SPLINK! went Dot's laptop. Everyone jumped. Mr Mouse hopped from key to key. The screen came up. flashing a strange jagged symbol in black, silver and red. It was a NetAlert! Maximum danger! Mr Mouse whistled. "We're on guys! Time to net-voyage! Hook up!" They all joined hands (and paws!) ready to zoom into the computer screen. Mr Mouse looked at his two friends and grinned. "Superstardom? No problem! I'll save it for next week!" And away they went - off to rescue Networld once again!
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