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|range = Short Trips (series) | |range = Short Trips (series) | ||
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|number in series = 6 | |number in series = 6 | ||
|team = [[Jack (Kept Safe and Sound)|Jack]] | |team = [[Jack (Kept Safe and Sound)|Jack]] | ||
|featuring = [[K9 | |featuring = [[K9 (Kept Safe and Sound)|Robot dog]] | ||
|setting = | |setting = | ||
|writer = | |writer = Paul Magrs | ||
|anthology = | |anthology = Short Trips: Companions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 2 April 2003 | ||
|series = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' | |series = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' | ||
|prev = A Boy's Tale (short story) | |prev = A Boy's Tale (short story) | ||
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|next2 = <!--This story does not contain any DWU elements, so please do not give this story a page.-->Waiting On (short story) | |next2 = <!--This story does not contain any DWU elements, so please do not give this story a page.-->Waiting On (short story) | ||
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'''''Kept Safe and Sound''''' was the sixth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Companions]]''. It was written by [[Paul Magrs]]. It featured [[K9 | '''''Kept Safe and Sound''''' was the sixth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Companions]]''. It was written by [[Paul Magrs]]. It featured [[K9 (Kept Safe and Sound)|a unique model of K9]] that would go on to feature in later stories by Magrs.. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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One Saturday, the bookseller tells Jack that [[Books of Mayhem: Volume Six|volume six]] is available. Jack pays one [[Pound sterling|pound]] for it, and tells the bookseller that he only has one volume left — volume twelve. | One Saturday, the bookseller tells Jack that [[Books of Mayhem: Volume Six|volume six]] is available. Jack pays one [[Pound sterling|pound]] for it, and tells the bookseller that he only has one volume left — volume twelve. | ||
As Jack makes his way through the market, he notices a [[K9 | As Jack makes his way through the market, he notices a [[K9 (Kept Safe and Sound)|robot dog]] in the electrical equipment stall. He strikes up a conversation with the dog, and they become friends. The dog is slowly being sold for parts. Jack visits it every Saturday, but he has to be careful because the [[young man (Kept Safe and Sound)|young man]] who runs the stall doesn't want Jack hanging around the dog. | ||
A few weeks later, Jack finally obtains the [[Books of Mayhem: Volume Twelve|last volume]] of the ''Books of Mayhem''. He is sad to realise that after he reads it there will be no more new stories. That same day, all that is left of the dog is its [[brain]]. The dog promises Jack that if he rescues it, it will tell Jack many new stories. Jack takes the brain home with him. | A few weeks later, Jack finally obtains the [[Books of Mayhem: Volume Twelve|last volume]] of the ''Books of Mayhem''. He is sad to realise that after he reads it there will be no more new stories. That same day, all that is left of the dog is its [[brain]]. The dog promises Jack that if he rescues it, it will tell Jack many new stories. Jack takes the brain home with him. | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Jack (Kept Safe and Sound)|Jack]] | * [[Jack (Kept Safe and Sound)|Jack]] | ||
* [[K9 | * "[[K9 (Kept Safe and Sound)|Robot dog]]" | ||
* [[Jack's mother (Kept Safe and Sound)|Jack's mother]] | * [[Jack's mother (Kept Safe and Sound)|Jack's mother]] | ||
* [[Bookseller]] | * [[Bookseller]] | ||
* [[Young man (Kept Safe and Sound)|Young man]] | * [[Young man (Kept Safe and Sound)|Young man]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Jack is collecting volumes of the short story series ''[[Books of Mayhem]]''. | * Jack is collecting volumes of the short story series ''[[Books of Mayhem]]''. | ||
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[[Category:K9 short stories]] | [[Category:K9 short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Short Trips: Companions short stories]] | [[Category:Short Trips: Companions short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in England]] | [[Category:Stories set in England]] | ||
