Chapter 10 • A Musical Ladder
Cozmo circled the DogZ while thinking and beating on the drums at the same time. He noticed that when he got close enough to the DogZ they began to move slightly to the beat of the drums. Cozmo pulled up right above the DogZ and began to play a heavy drum solo. Sure enough the DogZ responded to the vibrations of the drumming. Twisting and turning to the beat of the drums each of the DogZ slowly began to awaken, becoming free from the state of suspended animation. The problem was that when he moved away the connection was lost.
Being the feline genius that he was, Cozmo knew that there had to be a way to make this connection last long enough to help the DogZ escape from the black hole.
Cozmo realized that if he pounded on the bass drum hard enough the anti-gravity properties from the drum set were transferred through space creating a connection to the DogZ. Considering all that he knew from this observation, Cozmo began to form an escape strategy based on the connection between the musical vibrations and the ant-gravitational powers he was able to harness.
Cozmic Cat devised a plan for creating matter with music. A musical ladder that the DogZ could climb to freedom. Luckily before he left for the Jamlands Cozmic Cat had configured his smart phone to pick up signals throughout the universe. Cozmo quickly tapped into his home database and grabbed an application to make some of the calculations he needed. Working at a furious pace the feline genius made some quick adjustments to the anti-gravity drum set and soon it was ready to go.
Cozmo hovered above the DogZ and began to beat on the drums in a strange asymmetrical rhythm with beats in various combinations of time. Soon there appeared out of the vibrations from the drums a musical ladder. The ladder gradually extended down from the bass drum to where the DogZ were floating in space. The three canines slowly began to move and awaken.
“Quickly. Jump on and climb the ladder!” Cozmo shouted down to the three canine musicians. Although all three DogZ were dazed and confused they followed Cozmo’s command and began to climb the ladder. The Space Bunnies continued to light the way as Cozmo kept up the unusual beat. The drumming cat began chanting to the beat as he rose up and began to journey out of the black hole. The Band of DogZ began to howl along with Cozmo while struggling to climb as fast as they could.
Having lost track of time, none were able to tell how long they had been climbing. Unable to sense the past or the future the dogZ were led on by the beat of Cozmo’s drums. Suddenly as if awakening from a dream they all emerged free from the black hole.
On exiting the black hole all the Space Bunnies shot off into space. The three canine musicians jumped on their guitars, but for the first time in there lives, they did not chase the Space Bunnies. Along with Cozmic Cat, all three DogZ raced away from the black hole as quickly as possible flying towards Daizy’s Starcastle.
Watching as all these events unfolded, Jack in the Black was astounded at Cozmic Cats ingenuity. This was the first time anyone or anything had escaped from his realm. Although this bothered Jack to no end, the great and intelligent spirit admired Cozmo’s abilities.
Jack in the Black could have easily prevented the DogZ escape. After all, he had complete control over almost everything that entered his realm. That is why he had at the same time great hatred and respect for Cozmic Cat. Cozmo’s creative invention is what mesmerized Jack into watching everything without getting in the way. Although he could have knocked the DogZ back into the hole, he just watched in amazement.
Aside from spirits, ghosts and interdimensional creatures such as Space Bunnies, nothing had ever defied his power before Cozmo arrived flying on the anti-gravity drum set. Other powerful kings and queens of the galaxies, by the laws of nature, were unable to enter within each others realms in full form. That is why Daizy could not help the DogZ. The great spirit and soul of the black hole wanted to make sure that this was a gift the DogZ would never expect again. He let out a sneer that caused the DogZ to freeze in place and spoke with evil laughter. “Never again Cozmo! Never again DogZ!
“But please keep playing. The only good thing I gained from these events is that now I can listen to your music. That’s one of the reasons I’m not stopping you now. As much as you all annoy me, I do love the music.”
Chilled by the sound of Jacks voice, the Band of DogZ raced away even faster. As Jack’s laugh echoed throughout the universe X, Y and Z realized for the first time that their were limits to how far they should go for fun. Any way you look at it, tempting Jack in the Black would eventually spell their doom. Chasing Space Bunnies just wasn’t worth the price of spending an eternity trapped inside a black hole. The Black DogZ would never get anywhere near the black hole again.
As they approached the Jamlands and felt a little safer, all three DogZ thanked the feline genius. “Hey Cozmo, we will never forget what you did for us today.” They all jumped on their guitars and patted Cozmic Cat on the back. “Look up in the sky!” Z shouted out. “We’re just in time for the party. Here comes Eeeyoo Eeeyooo the thunder breathing electric guitar dragon!”
