"Bye Norman, I'll see ya tonight!" Andrew called out to his beloved pet guinea pig. Grabbing his light blue jacket and white backpack, the little boy left his bedroom. In a small cage sitting on a dresser, the child's guinea pig looked up from where he was eating some celery for breakfast. A big smile on his face, Norman squeaked to his owner, "Bye Andrew! Have fun today!" He could tell that he had been heard because the child could be heard giggling happily before he and his parents left for the day, going who knows where. The front door shut behind them.

Norman was alone in his apartment.

Finishing up with his breakfast, Norman sighed happily as he flopped down on the small wood shavings that made up the bottom of his cage. Gazing up at the ceiling, he smiled. After three weeks and one day, the young guinea pig had successfully found his apartment. It took awhile to find but it was worth it in the end. He couldn't get the image from last night of Andrew's beaming smile when he had curled up in the little boy's arms. While he was being held by his owner, the small rodent knew that his world was complete once more. Nothing could make him happier. But right now, as of this moment, he was bored out of his mind.

"There's gotta be something to do around here..." Norman murmured quietly and reassuringly to himself as he looked around his cage. He didn't feel like getting on the wheel or crawling through the various tubes though so he looked around the bedroom. He spotted a shelf with a bunch of board games but he had no clue how to play any of them, especially checkers, and it wasn't fun playing by one's self. A small sigh escaped from the young guinea pig as he sat down. That's when a brilliant idea came to him. His friends! He would go visit his friends!

"They'll be so happy to hear that I've finally found my apartment again!" Norman declared cheerfully as he clambered out of his cage and entered the closest air vent, going off on his glorious quest...