Part 2
Power
Yes passed like any other day, and Woopie spent most of his time in his room, looking out of the window, unable to do anything. Now and then, Nina would come, and they would stroll through the jammed streets of the Dog City, and afterward, Nina would take him to her home and present some yummy treats to him. Today, as they were walking down Vera street, a criminal bumped into them and snatched the bag from Nina. He was quickly chased by a police dog, Nina and Woopie. When they finally caught him, he dropped the bag and vanished after hurting the inspector. Woopie’s breath was roused; he did not know how to deal with such a situation. His dream replayed in his mind, and he quickly created a rare vitamin that healed back the inspector in minutes.
The inspector dog could not believe his eyes at the Woopie’s powers. He took his name and detailed address. By half-past seven, the inspector rang the doorbell and was escorted to his room by his mom and dad. The inspector had a brilliant opportunity for Woopie. ‘‘ I have talked to the Mayor about what you did today. He wants to meet you and request the trial of your powers in the City hospital and research centre. If the hypothesis is true, we are on the brink of outright war with the raccoon army. If this happens, we can utilize your powers in almost every dimension,” said the inspector.
‘‘Sir, if my powers can save the Dog City, then I will fulfil my vows” firmly replied Woopie.
Two days later, Woopie went to the city hospital. They had already received the initial reports from the Cats Counseling Centre. They escorted Woopie to an asylum where he met some mentally disturbed cats and dogs. ”That one on the ninth bed is Mayor Mika’s daughter. Go and see if you can try your luck on her” explained the leading dog scientist. Woopie fed her with a white vitamin, and after a few moments, she came to her senses and was as calm as if she were never diagnosed with a mental imbalance. The scientist congratulated him on this miraculous achievement.
Afterwards, he was taken to the emergency where many dogs and cats were brought on stature. Woopie was asked to visit each of them one by one and try to restore them. It took Woopie just one night to be designated as the chief health consultant of the City hospital and research centre. The old home gave way to a new home.
Thus began a new era in Woopie’s life. From Monday to Sunday, he would spend his entire time creating little chewing gums for the patients in different wards. He was finally hoping to become somebody famous and the city’s saviour. The window of his room was substituted with the shelves of different potions. He wished for the old times, but when he thought about it, he concluded that our wishes change with time, and we must progress and catch every possibility of achievement and prosperity.
One week later, as he was showing Nina other chewing gums and tablets that his power had created, he heard the terrible news. The Cats news channel aired news of the outbreak of a horrible war between Dog city and The Raccoon States. As Woopie saw a group of health workers carrying dogs and cats into the ambulances, he thought about the night the inspector had come to their home. Woopie did not believe what he said. He had concluded that it was just some manoeuvring talk of the inspector to get him into research for the sake of Mayor’s daughter. But he never thought why they kept them afterwards. It was not a question of one dog or cat; it was the city’s integrity created by the Cat Queen and Dog King that was at stake.
- ‘‘Nina, hurry up to the home and do not leave the place until we have a secure footing.’’
- ''Okay. And don't take too much upon your head, I will keep a look at your parents in the meanwhile,'' said Nina while closing the door of his lab.
”Now everything is going to centre around me. I will have to take the burden of this war upon my shoulder and produce as many vitamins as I can. But how shall I surpass my power? Surely it is not enough for the entire city. Even after working day and night, I can only save a handful of people’’ were the silent thoughts that seeped through Woopie’s mind. But he was not someone who would give up. After all, the opportunity was what he always wanted; to do something for the city and be anointed as the superhero of Dig-Cat world.
During the war, Dog City presented a spectacle of barren land. The cats formed groups and lived together in hidden zones while the dogs established their life patterns. At any rate, the city was deserted, markets were permanently closed down, and after five o clock, the city was dead. Silence ringed through the skyscrapers of the Dog City.
