Jack coughed into his hand as he tried to hide his embarrassment, but there was nothing he could do about it now. The giant bear was deader than dead. Looking at it objectively, all of this was the bear's fault to begin with.
Why hadn't it just shrunk down instead of growing the Jolly Rancher? Now, not only did it not get to ride the shop, but Jack and the rest were inconvenienced as well.
"Everybody, form up! I want to see you all in a line. Form up. I have an important speech to deliver," Jack roared, his loudest yell a quieter than Tiny-Sparkles lowest whisper. But it didn't matter.
His pirate crew suddenly lined up in front of him, though why did there seem to be a few extra members?
There was, of course, first mate Tiny-Sparkles, and Ollie. The baby crystal alligator was there, as well as Bob. But why was there a gnome lining up as well? And why was the gnome's beard 8 feet (2.4 meters) long while the gnome himself was shorter than 2 feet (0.6 meters)!?!
