My Dog is a Grave Robber

My dog is almost always a well behaved mutt. He's almost 4 and has quite a few tricks up his sleeve, like sit, shake, roll over... you know, the basics. But I also told him something when he was a pup that he still remembers to this day... "You better not dig in my yard. Anywhere other than my yard is fine, just not mine." It's like he was really listening to me that day because he never digs in my yard.

Pulling into the drive way, I see he meandered outside to the deck to sunbathe. There is something about the sun that most dogs just adore. I get my stuff from the truck and go inside to change before proceeding with Thursday's routine.

Oh, and his name is Jarvis, by the way. Not like from the movies... just Jarvis.

So, after a 10 minute drive to the park, Jarvis quickly wonders off somewhere. I know he always comes back before we need to go, so I'm not worried. I look around the park to see what activities are going on today. I see some golf lessons, some fitness activities, some biking, and when I look over the tennis court, I see an old familiar face playing tennis by himself.

"Mike! Mike! Mike! Mike! Mike! Guess what day it is!?"

"Oh, hey Jack! And since when is Thursday Hump-day?"

"Meh. It's just something to say when your friend is named Mike."

"Yeah, yeah. You up for a match or two?"

"With an old friend? Of course!''

We played for 15 or 20 minutes until Mike suddenly forgets he supposed to be playing tennis. It's when his jaw drops that I look behind me to see what he's staring at and I feel my mouth fall open. My eyes just zeroed in to my dog who had a green glowing orb (or something) in his mouth, mud all over his body, and a dazed look in his eyes. Next my eyes traveled to what looked like a ghost of an old woman behind him.

"Hello? Can you see me?" She says

All I do is nod, and I assume Mike does the same.

"Well, this is working out well. Your dog was somehow able to find where I was buried. In his mouth you see an ancient heirloom. I request that you deliver it to someone for me. As to your questions, I am only a spiritual being trapped on this world until this orb is delivered to the oldest member of my family whom is still alive. All I ask of you is to deliver it for me and tell her what I tell you."

"Why us?"

"Well, since you both can see and hear me, why not you two?"

"Okay. How do we start?" asks Mike.

"Well, that's easy. Repeat after me. 'I allow this wicked Witch'"

I frown, and then repeat it with Mike. "I allow this wicked Witch"

"' To do two witchy things.'"

"To do two whitchy things."

"You should close your eyes, by the way. TELEBROSIA!"

"Wha- Gah!" I felt a bit like I was flying, one second and then standing still the next, getting poked by a holly bush.

"Couldn't you have picked a better spot to teleport to?!"

She shrugs and looks at Mike. "Just pick your jaw up already."

"Fine. Let's get this over with, though, I have a tennis game to practice for." He says stubbornly.

She gestures for me to go in front of her to the door. "Her name is Kathy. Just tell her what I tell you."

"Got it." I knock on the door and what a few seconds before Kathy answers.

"Yes?' she asks quite puzzled seeing 2 men and a dog with a glowing thing in its mouth.

Listening to the spirit who's name I still do not know, I say: "We are here to deliver something from your... Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandmother. Basically the object in my dog's mouth is the object blocking her spirit-form from leaving this earth. Somehow we can see her ghost form."

I gesture next to me.

"So uh. basically if you take this you will be freeing her from her entrapment on earth." Adds Mike.

"Oh okay... so, if I take this, you will leave me alone?" She reaches out and takes it from Jarvis, and then explains: "I just got home from a 12 hour shift... I JUST WANT SLEEP!"

She closes the door and the spirit lady explains her name is Margret, and then she just start laughing.

"She sounds just like me when I was alive!! Anyway. thank you two for your help, and close your eyes.

TELEBROSIA!!