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Cleo accidentally offers to look after the class pet while Rochelle is at a concert.
Summary[]
Rochelle Goyle's usually the one to take Frido, the class pet, home with her during the weekend, but she has the Gargoylympics to go to this particular weekend. As such, she's looking for someone who can take care of him in her place. Draculaura wonders aloud who would say no to "such a luxurious coat", which Cleo overhears. She immediately volunteers, thinking she'll get a coat, but doesn't back out when that turns out not to be the case. Rochelle instructs her to abide by three rules: never give Frido cheese to eat, keep him warm, and never let him near electricity. Cleo is a little overwhelmed, but her friends offer to assist her.
At Cleo's house, Draculaura and Frankie are enjoying a cheese table when Frido comes begging for treats. Frankie warns Draculaura not to give him cheese, but Frido proves the kind of pet that just takes what it wants. Assuming he's thirsty, Abbey gives him a bowl of water, which is frozen by her powers. Lagoona tries to call her back, but Frido has already taken a sip and is feeling the effects. Frankie tries to wrap a blanket around him to get him warm again, but Frido tackles her, provoking a charge from her.
With all three rules broken, Frido gets hyperactive. Cleo gets a call from Rochelle, to whom she lies that everything is going well. To her horror, Rochelle announces she'll come to get Frido in a moment. The girls quickly run after him, only to find him in the middle of the living room as a skeleton motionless lying among his shed fur. As the girls are mourning, Rochelle steps into the room. They try to apologize and console her for the loss of Frido, but Rochelle assures the rest of the girls that Frido's perfectly fine--as it turns out, Frido's just in hibernation (basically a very deep sleep) rather than dead.
Rochelle elaborates by explaining that by not following the rules she had set out for them, it made Frido start his hibernation process earlier than he normally would've. Frido then briefly wakes up, revealing that Rochelle is in fact telling the truth. The girls, especially Draculaura, are relieved by this.
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References[]
- In the title, "pest sitter" is a pun on "pet-sitter" and "pest".
- The three rules of taking care of Frido echo the three rules of taking care of a mogwai in the 1984 horror comedy movie Gremlins.
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- This is one of the three webisodes first released as an extra on the "13 Wishes" DVD on October 8, 2013. As its "Ghouls Rule"-predecessors, it will likely be released in the regular line-up some months into 2014.