Disclaimer; I don't own the Impossibles, or any of the Hanna Barbera creations connected to them, who are in or mentioned in this story. Hanna Barbera does. Warner studios/ Looney Tunes, owns Witch Hazel. In the cartoon Hazel is sometimes accompanied by a funny looking black cat, with no name, so I gave him one, I was just going to call him, Creepers as in Jeepers Creepers,(the song) but My friend Irual, genius that she is, suggested we give him the whole name and call him Creepers, for short. It's the only thing in this story, as far as the characters go, we can claim, the story idea is mine. There are a few Disney characters mentioned and one from L. Frank Baum. Erin T. Aardvark has ownership, of all her Original Characters, in or mentioned in this story; Martha Collins, Danalleah Critch, Shawn Smith, Aunt Tillie, David and Janice McAlister, Fluid Girl/FG, Skittles/Impossi-Pup and she created the true names of the Impossibles, SSHQ and Megatropolis and so owns those too. I'm just borrowing all of them, to write this story for fun and entertainment (And some Reviews, I hope.) I hope you'll enjoy it.
Authors note; Irual has again lent her experts eye in helping me, to craft my new story. Thank you to her for all her help.
This story has some references to and takes place some time after, Erin T. Aardvark's great original story, "Which Witch is Which?" I highly recommend, you read this and other stories, about The Impossibles written by this talented writer.
The title; "Hazel's Return, A Witch's Revenge!"
Story synopsis; The Impossibles, are again faced, with a cauldron full of trouble, as Witch Hazel secretly returns for revenge, against the teen trio of super heroes. Will Fluidman, Coilman & Multiman, be able to defeat this latest menace, or will Black magic, do the Voodoo on them & prevail?
Why not read on and find out!
Chapter #1; "That Old Black Magic!"
It was a bright sunny day and Calvin Manning Collins, Franklin Peter McAlister and Mark O'Neil Mills, also known as Coiley, Fluey and Multi, the Singing Impossibles, were just finishing a rehearsal for their next concert, which had lasted all morning and into the afternoon.
Their concert was scheduled for that evening.
Fluey's and Multi's Girlfriends, Danalleah Critch and Shawn Smith and Fluey's cousin, Frances Gwendolyn Quinn, also known as Fluid Girl, but mostly, called FG, were watching, along with Multi's puppy Skittles, from front row, center seats, in the auditorium and clapping wildly, as the last note was played.
As the boys were packing their guitars away…
Coiley suggested a visit to his house, for some well deserved refreshments. Everyone agreed, so they packed up the Imposs-mobile, and drove the short distance to the Collins home.
Coiley's Mom always had great treats available. She runs a very successful Diner, called Martha's, it's one of the most popular restaurants in down town Megatropolis.
She's a very talented cook and has quite reputation for great service and food.
The Impossibles could always relax and enjoy themselves more, at any one of their homes.
There they weren't constantly being asked for autographs, by screaming fans, they could just be themselves.
This time of the day the Diner Coiley's Mom ran, had finished the lunch rush, so she had come home for a while, to make some preparations for their evening meal.
As they arrived and walked in the door they were met by Martha Collins. She was in the middle of making a grocery list, for shopping trip on the way home from the diner later.
Martha, was surprised, but happy to see them. She always referred to the boys by their true names,
She greeted her son, and the others, "Hello Calvin, Franky, Mark, hello girls."
She bent down briefly, to pet Skittles, then she asked, "How is everything?"
Coiley smiled, gave his Mom a kiss on the cheek,(getting an Awww, look from the others) then replied, "Just great Mom, could we have something to eat? We're starving!"
She smiled at the group, "Of course Dear, everyone, sit down and relax!"
As she fixed some snacks, she could hear them excitedly talking about the upcoming concert.
Little did the Impossibles, their girlfriends and FG know, they were about to be spied on.
A certain witch, by the name of Hazel, had secretly come back into town, but was hiding in a cave, near Megatropolis, that had recently been vacated.
Hazel was a true bad witch, not above casting evil spells, or fattening up little children, to put into the nearest oven for supper.
Her personality, fitting her typical evil witch looks, right down to the witches black hat, black hair and green complexion.
In spite of her hefty appearance, she was surprisingly quick on her feet.
There would always be, some bobby pins, left spinning in midair, which having popped out of her hair, were left behind, after a quick exit.
She was accompanied by a skinny black feline, he had spooky green eyes and always looked as though he had just been frightened.
Like most cats, he was really neat and tidy, but, not so you'd notice, looking at him. He always had a frazzled look, from jumping out of the way, when ever Hazel made one of her quick bobbypin bailouts.
He rarely rode with Hazel, when she flew on her broomstick. A lot of the time, her control of flight was, shall we say erratic at best.
He suffered with airsickness, of course even a bat would get dizzy, trying to follow her aerobatics. To keep his balance he always had to dig, his long sharp claws into the wood of her broomstick.
His name was Jeepers Creepers. Creepers for short, mostly because of the way he crept around, on his tip-toes.
Witch Hazel, was looking into a rather large ornate mirror, not because she wanted to check out her makeup, which was the usual pale green pancake and midnight black eyelash mascara, but, for a more sinister reason.
She concentrated and with a wave of her hand, began casting a locating spell,
"Oh, Magic Mirror in front of me, I cast a spell so I can see, where those Impossibles might be!"
The spirit of the mirror answered, "Gaze into this ancient glass to see, where the ones you seek, shall be!"
As she watched, the mirror shimmered and her image faded, to be replaced with the interior of a kitchen. She had tuned into a small mirror on the wall at Coiley's house.
She watched, as the Impossibles and the girls were enjoying their food and chatting.
They didn't see the witch's image appear, because they were seated with their backs to the wall.
She whispered quietly to herself, "I can't wait to get my revenge, on those miserable do-gooders!"
The only other occupant in the cave besides Hazel and Creepers, was a large black bird, a crow named Cromwell.
He had been left behind, when the Crime Fighting Impossibles, had recaptured another evil witch, called Mother Gruesome, his boss.
He wasn't in a talkative mood, so he didn't make a comment and Hazel didn't even notice. She was too busy plotting and planning, how to make it tough for the crime fighting trio.
Watching them thru the mirror as if she were looking thru a window, she grumbled, "Kids!"
Not particularly interested, in their current conversation, Hazel was about to tune out, when she heard something, that caught her interest.
Coiley mention the concert and then one of the girls brought up something they could do on the weekend.
"Yeah! Coiley was saying, We don't have another gig after tonight, till next weekend, so unless Big D calls, we'll be on our own."
FG, exclaimed, "Great! We can go to that big new Amusement Park. The actual opening is next week, but they're having a soft opening, this Saturday and I've been dying to see it!"
Fluey commented, "Yeah, We're supposed to be there to entertain, for the opening, next weekend but it would be fun, to go for the preview. I hear they have a great big SCARY, rollercoaster!"
He had emphasized the word scary, and had gotten the reaction from the girls, he was looking for. A shuddery, yet excited look, from each of them.
The reaction from Multi and Coiley, was also predictable, matching smirks on their faces, which lucky for them, the girls didn't see.
Multi's puppy Skittles, was enjoying a bowl of tasty meatloaf mixed with whipped potatoes, Coiley's mom had fixed for her, left over from their family dinner, the previous night.
In the middle of chewing a mouth full, Skittles happened to look up, seeing a frightening image in the mirror up on the wall, that caused her, to gulp the food down, a bit too quickly.
She yelped, seeing Hazel's face, (talk about instant indigestion) but by the time the Impossibles turned around a minute later, her image had disappeared.
Multi couldn't figure out, what Skittles had seen, that frightened her.
Even though she had pointed,(Poing) right away at the mirror, all they saw was the reflection of themselves, not suspecting the sinister plotting, going on against them, as they planed their trip to the new Amusement Park.
Multi wasn't sure, if Skittles had really seen something and decided not to say anything more about it.
Later that night, they preformed at the concert, to rousing applause & two standing ovations.
As they were taking their final bows, the curtain closed and the kids,(especially the teenage girls) were still shouting for another encore.
Smiling at his band mates, Fluey remarked, "Always leave them wanting more!"
Coiley and Multi agreed, with big smiles on their faces, as they started to pack up. Danalleah, Shawn and FG had come back stage, with Skittles.
Shawn went over to give Multi a big hug, and complemented them, saying, "Great, as always!"
While Danalleah, was giving Fluey a squeeze and a kiss.
FG and Coiley were playing with Skittles, who was wagging her tail, happy that there weren't any mirrors anywhere around, after the scare, at Coiley's house.
Coiley gave Skittles, a nice belly rub and a treat, for being so well behaved at the concert. She gave him a big slurp of a kiss, as thanks for both.
(End of chapter 1.)