Next morning, Miss Wu and Skates made breakfast for everyone, including the four new guests – the four people rescued from the Moon with Winterbottom. They had slept on the sofas in the hotel lounge, as the rooms were already full to bursting. The four abductees said it was much better than the camp-site on the dark side of the Moon where they had spent the previous countless number of nights. Chops the dinosaur, who had also escaped from the Moon, had to sleep in the net in the exotic garden, because Tusks the botanist didn't trust it not to eat the precious rare plants while everyone was asleep.
Miss Wu had never had such a full hotel, but it seemed it was only for one night. Captain Cookie said during breakfast that he would be taking off that morning.
“I'll take the penguins and everybody back to the Imperial Penguin Lands,” he said, stuffing a sausage into his beak.
“Oh!” said Miss Wu. “Are you sure? I know it's overcrowded, but I don't mind everyone staying longer.”
“Thank you, but we're already behind schedule,” the captain said.
“And I'll have to drop the abductees off too. I don't know how long......”
“Can I have your attention, please, everyone!” said Admiral Spicerack, entering the dining-room drunkenly. Everyone looked up from their plates at the admiral, who was swaying from side-to-side as if he was back on the deck of his galleon.
“It's my great pleasure to announce – hic!– that Leiutenant Temples and Supervisor Singsong have asked me to officiate at their wedding!” he said, hiccupping.
There was a lot of murmurring and “oohs” and “aahs”.
“The wedding will be held at the Wishing Well in the exotic garden” he continued, “and afterwards there will be a reception here in the hotel.”
What?!! thought Miss Wu.
“And then,” continued the admiral, “We'll all go to Aerobot for ice cream in the airship!”
What?!! thought Capt. Cookie.
There was a great cheer from all the guests. “Hooray!”
“How can I get a wedding reception ready in such a short time!” Miss Wu said to Capt.Cookie. “The dinosaur has eaten all the salad!”
“And this is going to make the airship very behind schedule!” said Cookie.
© David Severn 2013
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