Horror of Horrors!

Your hand hits a small cardboard box lying on the ground. Could it be the Disappearing Powder? It is!
You grab the box and fling the contents straight at MagnifiCAT's face.
MagnifiCAT's mouth opens wide, as if he is about to put a magical spell on you. His hand reaches just inches from your face.
Then...he isn't there.
The bag of tricks is gone too. There's nothing left to prove that your adventure even happened.
DID it happen? Or did you imagine the whole thing? For a second you squat on the sidewalk, confused and dazed.
"WOOF!"
Ralph bounds across the street. His tail wags. When you put out your hand to pet him, he licks it. Then he gazes up at you with big, grateful eyes. He's all the proof you need.
"Come on, boy," you say. "You can come home with me." And this time it really is
End Of Story