Chapter One- Sniffles
"Grim, where are you?!"
Hildy tapped her feet on the ground, looking at the clock atop the wall. It had been an hour since she had woken up and she knew there wasn't a moment to waste! There was trouble to be made in Jollywood but at the moment, she was waiting.
Waiting for Grim.
The goofy wizard had been moving slower than usual, Hildy becoming suspect when she had to pull him from the bed. Grim had promised to get up, to join her in mischief making but he still hadn't come out from the bedroom.
"GRIM! GRIIIIIM!" the witch shrieked "Don't make me come up there! I will turn you BACK into a spider if you-!"
"UNNNNGH!"
Hildy stopped once she was at the top of the stairs, a little surprised to hear such a moan.
"Oh, was that one of our undead pets….or did Grim get into the sugar skull cookies again last night?"
Hildy walked cautiously too the room, opening the door to see….
Grim.
The man was half lying on the bed, half on the floor, his long legs dangling on the floor and his clothes on in such a haphazard way that Hildy was stunned. Grim was NEVER a slob in his fashions so to see him so…so….
So messy!
His jacket wasn't even on completely, his wand clutched weakly in his hand.
"Grim? Lovey cakes?"
The wizard turn, his eyes blinking blearily but he smiled upon seeing his wife "H-Hi, witchy face. S-Sorry it's taking me so long to!"
A tickle in the nose.
Watery eyes.
"Ah-!"
"Grim?"
"AH-!"
"AH! AH! GRIM! DON'T-!"
"CHOO!"
There was a FLASH, a SPARKLE, a great CRASH!
The Gloom's cottage instantly transformed, becoming-!
A gingerbread house?
And to match it all, Hildy found herself dressed in a frilly, pastel dress, Grim matching the ensemble with a suit outfit that looked just as ridiculous.
"Ew! EW!" the witch screeched, hopping up and down in disgust "Sugar pink and lace?! Get it off, get if off!"
With one flick of the wand, the house was returned to normal…but this time Grim was on his back, breathing heavily and feeling twice as bad as he had before.
"Sorry…" he sniffed loudly "I think its allergy season for me."
Hildy hovered over the man, picking him up rather roughly by the collar of his jacket. She took a few looks at him.
"Mm-hmmm…ALLERGIES. I'm sure."
Watery eyes.
Red nose.
Sweaty skin.
Labored breathing.
This wasn't allergies.
Grim had a fever. A BAD one.
"Grimmy, I hate to say this…" Hildy sighed, shaking her head "But me thinks you should spend a few days in bed while I do the trouble making!"
"What?!" the man coughed, trying to pick himself up "I'm telling you love-cups! Th-this is just ALLERGIES! A-and-!"
The man's eyes grew huge as he looked upon his wife, lip quivering.
"A-Are you saying that I wouldn't help you like this?"
Hildy just blinked, helping her husband onto his feet before shoving him into the bed "YES. Yes I am."
Low blow.
"You can try to hide it Grimwold, but I know a sick wizard a mile away…." The witch said, conjuring up a thermometer, shoving it into her husband's mouth.
Up and up it went, the bulb hitting the top and glowing red.
"And you sir, are one hundred percent SICK!"
"B-But what about our plans?!" Grim said, looking even more upset as he sat up in bed and clutched onto his beloved "W-We were going to do so many terrible things today! Dye Queen Delightful's hair POLKA-DOT! Turn the river into month old pudding! I-it was to be our…Ah-!"
"Grim! WAIT!"
"AH-!"
"Put your wand down before-!"
"CHOO!"
*POOF!*
And then the house was a monster truck stadium, complete with various monsters and creatures driving around, the Glooms in the middle of the track and huddled together as the enormous vehicles road around them.
"GRIM!" shouted Hildy "YOU'RE STAYING IN BED!"
"WHAT?!" the man said "I CAN'T HEAR YOU! THERE ARE TOO MANY TRUCKS AROUND!"
Not too far from the Jollywood castle, seven little fellows prepared themselves for the work day ahead.
"Has anyone seen Sneezy?" huffed Grumpy, looking around for his wayward housemate "I swear, he's always missin' when I need him, but when I DON'T need him, he's blowin' everythin' aw-!"
Without warning, the little dwarf popped up from the cart Grumpy was about to enter "Hey Grumpy!"
Grumpy gave a shout as he fell back on his bottom, Sneezy smiling blissfully before him.
"Urgh…NIIIICE to see you this morning." Grumpy grimaced, the smile fake as anything "But now that I found ya, can ya do me a favor?"
"Uh, sure…" the younger dwarf smiled, hopping out of the cart "What do ya need me ta do?"
"I need ta check on the chickens today. Take in all the eggs they have. I know I'm gonna hafta deal with a lot of 'em so an extra hand would be useful!"
"Aw, of course!" smiled Sneezy, looking rather excited "I'll be glad ta give ya ah-!"
"Sneezy?"
"AH-! AH-!"
Grumpy knew what was going to happen next.
"CHOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
With a great blast, Sneezy was sent into a tree, landing within it rather clumsily before toppling out. Grumpy began to rethink his plans for the day. He knew that Sneezy WANTED to help him but upon taking a look, it seemed that the dwarf's sneezing powers where even stronger on this day than they had ever been.
Maybe…maybe this was a mistake.
"Er…perhaps you should sit this one out. I mean, I can find one of the others!"
"Ah, it's no problem!" Sneezy said with a smile, after wiping his nose of course "Besides, the others are too busy right now! We wouldn't want ta disturb them would we?"
Grumpy smacked his forehead; this was only going to get more painful as the day went on.