Dukey winced as his ear was roughly grabbed. "Ow!...Ow, Mom, ow! Let go...She just went to wash my clothes, after I fell in some of Piranha's poo, that's all...ow!"<br/><br/>"Mom, maybe you could keep Mr. Klutz distracted while I go hide in the truck. Sound fair? Anyway, I need my cell phone from my pocket and...I left them my number, just in case."<br/><br/>He was even more embarassed, now, but his own mother had seen him naked before. He waited patiently, and in pain, for her to release her grip on his ear. "I promise, I'll go straight to Belle, get in the truck, and wait for you. I won't cause any trouble, Mom. As long as he doesn't see me like this, we should be fine, right?"<br/><br/>He did, however, have plans to disconnect the battery on the truck if all else failed, but he said nothing about that, waiting to see what would happen.