Energize

I dropped the TV remote in front of a cabinet and the back of the battery pack jumped off, scattering the two boxes of energy to the winds. We got out flashlights and yardsticks and poked around under every piece of furniture, finding long gone cat toys and newspapers from January but no batteries anywhere. Eventually I had to open a new package and restock the supply before the TV noises became too obnoxious to bear. Annoyedly, we rummaged through closets on ladders to find some new ones, but in the end, the power was right there, only hiding. The power was behind a couple of doors but ready for immediate installation.