Pebbles is a black, shiny shagreen clutch - and here's how that happened. Pebbles was on vacation in Clearwater and having the time of her life! First she and the girls went to the Hard Rock Cafe in Tampa - an electric blue hurricane in a collectible glass?? Yes please! They each bought new sunglasses and visors in the souvenir shops, played some putt putt at Smuggler's Cove Adventure Golf, and relaxed on the beach under the $25 umbrella they bought at Walmart that blew away with each gust of wind (you should have seen Pebbles stumbling down the beach to catch it before it impaled a child). They loved to shake out their towels periodically, unleashing a virtual sandstorm on the three families sitting downwind of them. Then Pebbles and friends had a "swimming with the stingrays" adventure and clearly the rays thought her constant shrieks were a mating call. Every time they came near, she emitted a high-pitched squeal that seemed to excite the flapjackian beasts. Then suddenly, one decided to mount her from behind - it's gaping, oval-shaped mouth hanging slack-jawed. It's tiny little Pillsbury Dough Boy eyes staring lifelessly ahead. Pebbles shrieked helplessly as her friends collapsed into fits of laughter, along with the swim guide. She turned her head and locked eyes with her assailant, and for a moment a connection was made. Nearby lightning struck. Tectonic plates shifted. The earth tilted ever more slightly on its axis. Visions shot through her mind of her life, the ray's life, all mixed into one chaotic montage of land and sea. The stingray finally dismounted and swam away but Pebbles can't shake that terrible, awe-inspiring moment. Did it...get her pregnant?? Can that happen? Why is she craving worms, clams, oysters and snails? Why is her skin getting so bumpy?? She's morphing...
